Gods & Monsters Lyrics

[Pre-Chorus]
You got that medicine I need
Dope, shoot it up, straight to the heart, please
I don't really wanna know what's good for me
God's dead, I said, "Baby, that's alright with me"

[Chorus]
No one's gonna take my soul away
I'm living like Jim Morrison
Headed towards a fucked up holiday
Motel sprees, sprees and I'm singing
"Fuck yeah, give it to me, this is Heaven, what I truly want"
It's innocence lost, innocence lost

[Bridge]
When you talk, it's like a movie and you're makin' me crazy
'Cause life imitates art

If I get a little prettier, can I be your baby?
You tell me life isn't that hard

[Chorus]
No one's gonna take my soul away
I'm living like Jim Morrison
Headed towards a fucked up holiday
Motel sprees, sprees and I'm singing
"Fuck yeah, give it to me, this is Heaven, what I truly want"
It's innocence lost, innocence lost

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About

Genius Annotation

“Gods & Monsters” is the sixth track from Del Rey’s well-received EP, Paradise.

Lana sings of her longing for a change in the music industry with an eerie melody to support the song’s underlying metaphor.

The track peaked at number 15 in the US Top 40 Rock Charts and was featured in the songstress’s short film, Tropico.

It is worth noting that one of Lana Del Rey’s inspirations, Jeff Buckley, was once in a band entitled Gods and Monsters.

This song was covered by Jessica Lange in season four of the horror anthology series American Horror Story.

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Was this song included in American Horror Story?
Genius Answer

A cover of this song—performed by Jessica Lange—appeared in the third episode of American Horror Story: Freakshow.

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