The 'Ultraviolence'-era cut includes a reference to an anti-war John Lennon song.
, the benevolent Lana Del Rey has graced us with a delicate new single that’s dripping with yearning. Well, actually two songs: “Say Yes To Heaven,” and its TikTok-friendly sped-up version that takes her vocals to alien-like levels of pitch.
“Say Yes To Heaven” is not really a new song; it has long held a cult following, and real Lana heads have probably had it on repeat in their Apple Music libraries for the last few years. Del Rey co-wrote the song in 2012 with Rick Nowels. A relic of Lana’sera, it leaked online in 2016 along with other early cult favorites like “Fine China” and “Your Girl,” but was never officially released.
The song is singsong and lullaby-like in its repetitive melody, a repetition that’s dialed up in the sped-up version, which, unlike the original, has almost a trance-like, anthemic quality. But its real beauty shines in its simplicity. The original begins with finger plucking guitar and Del Rey’s breathy, pleading chorus. “I’ve got my eye on you/ Say yes to heaven/ Say yes to me,” she sings, gutted and hopeful.
It’s a simple gut-punch of a song about submission and yearning. “If you dance, I'll dance/ And if you don't, I'll dance anyway,” she sings. “Give peace a chance/ Let the fear you have fall away,” likely referencing John Lennon’s 1969 anti-war song with Yoko Ono, “
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