Big Bad Wolf

Lana Del Rey · Other Songs - Lana Del Rey

I told you not to go into the woods

I told you that he wasn't any good

I told you not to go into the woods

I told you that he wasn't any good



I'll take the wrong path

I think I'll go a little off track

And now there's no way back

You took all the apples that I had

But I heart you and I wanna be your girl

I heart you and I know you'll rock my world



'Cause you rock, rock, rock, rock, rock

You know that I want what you got

You rock, rock, rock, rock, rock

Big bad wolf, come on and eat me up, up, up

(I told you not to go into the woods)



Big, bad, naughty rock star

Your claws are shining bright in the dark

Lifting up my little red skirt

I know you'll leave me here in the dirt

But I heart you, and I wanna be your girl

I heart you, so come back and rock my world



'Cause you rock, rock, rock, rock, rock

You know that I want what you got

You rock, rock, rock, rock, rock

Big bad wolf, come on and eat me up, up, up



Life is like, like a little game

That we like to play

Just for fun, just for fun

Yeah, we take nothing seriously

Nothing's wrong, make me run

All night long



Hide and seek is how you play with me

Oh, you're tempting me

Just for fun, just for fun

I hear you calling me over city streets, through the trees

Mess with me, then you'll leave



Oh, be still my heart

Escaping in your cherry red car



'Cause you rock, rock, rock, rock, rock

You know that I want what you got

You rock, rock, rock, rock, rock

Big bad wolf, come on and eat me up, up, up



'Cause you rock, rock, rock, rock, rock

You know that I want what you got

You rock, rock, rock, rock, rock

Big bad wolf, come on and eat me up, up, up

Big Bad Wolf

Lana Del Rey's "Big Bad Wolf" stands as a haunting centerpiece in her early discography, embodying the gothic romanticism and cinematic noir that would define her career. Released during the formative period of her work, the track utilizes a brooding, atmospheric production style characteristic of her debut era, blending melancholic vocals with a sense of impending doom. The song explores themes of predatory desire and tragic romance, echoing the dark fairy tale motifs often found in her lyrics. Its sonic texture, marked by reverb-drenched guitars and a slow, dragging tempo, established a template for the dream-pop and baroque pop genres that Lana would masterfully expand upon in subsequent albums. The recording captures a specific moment in her artistic evolution, where she began weaving together elements of Hollywood glamour with a pervasive sense of melancholy and existential dread.