"Let me put on a show for you, tiger
Let me put on a show"
Intro
Yayo is a song Lana has previously expressed a great love for. This is probably why it has been reu
sed so often.
It has been featured on the No Kung Fu EP (a demo version), the Kill Kill EP, the Lana Del Ray a.k.a. Lizzy Grant album, and the Paradise Edition of the Born to Die album (a remastered version).
It was written by Grant herself and is 5 minutes 45 seconds long. It is registered on ASCAP.
'Yayo' may refer to 'yeyo', another name for cocaine. This seems likely given the running theme of abusive substances in her songs.
Music Video
There is rumoured to be a video to accompany the song, home-made by Lana using only clips from movies, as opposed to herself using a webcam. The video has since disappeared.
Lyrics
I like the snake on your tattoo
I like the ivy and the ink blue
Yayo
Yeah, you
Yayo
You have to take me right now
From this dark trailer park life now
Yayo
How now
Yayo
Put me onto your black motorcycle
Fifty baby dollar dress for my “I do"
It'll only take two hours to Nevada
I wear your sparkle, you call me your mama
Let me put on a show for you, daddy
Let me put on a show
Let me put on a show for you, tiger
Let me put on a show
I need you like a baby when I hold you
Like a druggy, like I toke you
Yayo
Yeah, you
Yayo
Put me onto your black motorcycle
Fifty baby dollar dress for my “I do"
It'll only take two hours to Nevada
I wear your sparkle, you call me your mama
Let me put on a show for you, daddy
Let me put on a show
Let me put on a show for you, tiger
Let me put on a show
Hello, heaven, you are tunnel-lined
With yellow lights on a dark night
Yayo
Yeah, you
Yayo
Put me onto your black motorcycle
Fifty baby dollar dress for my “I do"
It'll only take two hours to Nevada
I wear your sparkle, you call me your mama
Let me put on a show for you, daddy
Let me put on a show
Let me put on a show for you, tiger
Let me put on a show