Darling, darling, doesn't have a problem 
Lying to herself 'cause her liquor's top shelf 
It's alarming honestly how charming she can be 
Fooling everyone, telling them she's having fun 

She says you don't want to be like me 
Don't wanna see all the things I've seen 
I'm dying, I'm dying 
She says you don't want to get this way 
Famous and dumb at an early age 
Lying, I'm lying 

The boys, the girls, they all like Carmen 
She gives them butterflies, bats her cartoon eyes
She laughs like God, her mind's like a diamond 
Audio tune lies, she's still shining 
Like lightning, light, like lightning 

Carmen, Carmen, staying up 'til morning 
Only seventeen, but she walks the streets so mean 
It's alarming truly how disarming you can be 
Eating soft ice cream, Coney Island queen

She says you don't want to be like me 
Looking for fun, getting high for free 
I'm dying, I'm dying 

She says you don't want to get this way 
Street walk at night and a star by day 

It's tiring, tiring 

The boys, the girls, they all like Carmen 
She gives them butterflies, bats her cartoon eyes
She laughs like God, her mind's like a diamond 
Audio tune lies, she's still shining 
Like lightning, light, like lightning 

Baby's all dressed up with nowhere to go 
That's the little story of the girl you know 
Relying on the kindness of strangers 
Tying cherry knots, smiling, doing party favors 
Put your red dress on, put your lipstick on 
Sing your song, song, now, the camera's on 
And you're alive again 

Mon amour, je sais que tu m'aimes aussi
Tu as besoin de moi
Tu as besoin de moi dans ta vie
Tu ne peux vivre sans moi
Et je mourrais sans toi
Je tuerais pour toi

The boys, the girls, they all like Carmen 
She gives them butterflies, bats her cartoon eyes 
She laughs like god, her mind's like a diamond 
Audio tune lies, she's still shining 
Like lightning, light, like lightning 

Like lightning, light, like lightning

Darling, darling, doesn't have a problem 
Lying to herself 'cause her liquor's top shelf

-Lana Del Rey