Arcadia – English Lyrics

• By: Lana Del Rey
• Album: Did you know that there’s a tunnel under Ocean Blvd

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the poignant beauty of Lana Del Rey's "Arcadia," a song that invites you to reflect on identity and belonging. Through vivid imagery and heartfelt lyrics, Lana paints a portrait of Los Angeles, offering listeners a chance to improve their English vocabulary while diving deep into the song's emotional landscape. This song is special because it offers an escape into Lana's unique world, filled with both nostalgia and a yearning for something more .

[English]

(soft piano music)

♪ My body is a map of L.A. ♪

♪ I stand straight like an angel ♪

♪ With a halo ♪

♪ Hangin' out the Hilton Hotel window ♪

♪ Screamin', "Heyo, baby, let's go" ♪

♪ My chest, the Sierra Madre ♪

♪ My hips, every high and byway ♪

♪ That you trace with your fingertips like a Toyota ♪

♪ Run your hands over me like a Land Rover ♪

♪ In Arcadia ♪

♪ Arcadia ♪

♪ All roads that lead to you as integral to me as arteries ♪

♪ That pump the blood that flows straight to the heart of me ♪

♪ America ♪

♪ America ♪

♪ I can't sleep at home tonight, send me a Hilton Hotel ♪

♪ Or a cross on the hill, I'm a lost little girl ♪

♪ Findin' my way to ya ♪

♪ Arcadia ♪

♪ My body is a map of L.A. ♪

♪ And my heart is like paper ♪

♪ I hate ya ♪

♪ I'm not from the land of the palms ♪

♪ So I know I can't stay here ♪

♪ I'm not native, but ♪

♪ My curves, San Gabriel all day ♪

♪ And my lips like the fire licks the bay ♪

♪ If you think that you know yourself, you can come over ♪

♪ Lay your hands on me like you're a Land Rover ♪

♪ In Arcadia ♪

♪ Arcadia ♪

♪ All roads that lead to you as integral to me as arteries ♪

♪ That get the blood flowing straight to the heart of me ♪

♪ America ♪

♪ I need a miracle ♪

♪ I can't sleep at home tonight, send me a Hilton Hotel ♪

♪ Or a cross on the hill, I'm a lost little girl ♪

♪ Findin' my way to ya ♪

♪ Arcadia ♪

♪ They built me up three hundred feet tall ♪

♪ Just to tear me down ♪

♪ So I'm leavin' with nothing but laughter, and this town ♪

♪ Arcadia ♪

♪ Findin' my way to ya ♪

♪ I'm leavin' them as I was, five foot eight ♪

♪ Western bound, plus the hate that they gave ♪

♪ By the way, thanks for that ♪

♪ On the way, I'll pray for ya ♪

♪ But you'll need a miracle ♪

♪ America ♪

(drum roll)

(western music)

(upbeat electronic music)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
map /mæp/ A2	noun - a representation, usually on a flat surface, of the features of an area of land or sea.
angel /ˈeɪndʒəl/ A2	noun - a spiritual being believed to act as an attendant or messenger of God.
trace /treɪs/ B1	verb - follow the course or path of.
run /rʌn/ A1	verb - move at a speed faster than a walk.
integral /ˈɪntɪɡrəl/ C1	adjective - necessary to make a whole complete; essential or fundamental.
arteries /ˈɑːrtəriːz/ C1	noun - any of the muscular-walled tubes through which blood is carried from the heart to the body.
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - the organ in your chest that pumps blood around your body.
native /ˈneɪtɪv/ B1	adjective - belonging to a particular place by birth.
curves /kɜːrvz/ B1	noun - a line or shape that bends or is rounded.
lips /lɪps/ A1	noun - either of the two soft parts forming the edge of the mouth.
fire /faɪər/ A1	noun - the process of combustion.
lay /leɪ/ A2	verb - put down gently or carefully.
miracle /ˈmɪrəkl/ B2	noun - a highly improbable or extraordinary event.
laughter /ˈlæftər/ B1	noun - the action or sound of laughing.
bound /baʊnd/ B2	adjective - heading or traveling in a specified direction.
pray /preɪ/ A2	verb - address God or a god in supplication or thanksgiving.
tear /tɪər/ A2	verb - pull apart or into pieces by force.