Palmer, Amanda - Video Games Lyrics






Swinging in the backyard
Pull up in your fast car
Whistling my name
Open up a beer
And you say, Get over here
And play a video game

I'm in his favourite sun dress
Watching me get undressed
Take that body downtown
I say you the bestest
Lean in for a big kiss
Put his favourite perfume on
Go play a video game

It's you, it's you, it's all for you
Everything I do
I tell you all the time
Heaven is a place on earth with you
Tell me all the things you want to do
I heard that you like the bad girls
Honey, is that true?
It's better than I ever even knew
They say that the world was built for two
Only worth living if somebody is loving you
Baby, now you do

Singing in the old bars
Swinging with the old stars
Living for the fame
Kissing in the blue dark
Playing pool and wild darts
Video games

He holds me in his big arms
Drunk and I am seeing stars
This is all I think of
Watching all our friends fall
In and out of Old Paul's
This is my idea of fun
Playing video games

It's you, it's you, it's all for you
Everything I do
I tell you all the time
Heaven is a place on earth with you
Tell me all the things you want to do
I heard that you like the bad girls
Honey, is that true?
It's better than I ever even knew
They say that the world was built for two
Only worth living if somebody is loving you
Baby, now you do

Now you do, now you do, now you do
Now you do, now you do, now you do

It's you, it's you, it's all for you
Everything I do
I tell you all the time
Heaven is a place on earth with you
Tell me all the things you want to do
I heard that you like the bad girls
Honey, is that true?
It's better than I ever even knew
They say that the world was built for two
Only worth living if somebody is loving you
Baby, now you do

Now you do, now you do, now you do
Now you do
Now you do, now you do, now you do





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  1. L.... C....

    Anyone who knows Amanda knows she would never ever do something like this to diminish or mock any other artist

  2. C.... O....

    The fact that she's doing this in bondage. I am dying.

  3. C.... H....

    Two of my favorite artists and aesthetics being blended together! I literally squealed with happiness when I saw this in my suggestions bar.

  4. P.... S....

    im fucking crying why is amanda palmer a GODDESS

  5. M.... B....

    Amanda Palmer. Wow.

  6. B.... O....

    Fantastic! You are incredible ♥

  7. C.... B....

    Well, she already did this with "Guitar Hero" as any fan knows

  8. g.... ....

    When it comes to Lana Del Rey covers I've heard I much prefer Tiamat's version of Born To Die

  9. A.... C....

    I get this.

  10. l.... ....

    Guys, this is not a competition, this is a tribute. Stop being asshats, yes, we know you hate women in pop music in an unreasonably intense fashion. Don't project that into Amanda's music, she's just trying to cover a cool song.

    l.... ....

    Trying?

  11. T.... ....

    Everyone is trash talking Lana, what? She's got such a somber voice. I love it! Amanda is great too. I enjoy them both. :)

  12. H.... C....

    my favorite song of lana, love so much this cover, love amanda, big big artist<3

  13. A.... V....

    Amazing cover, you make it so much more deep and meaningful. Love you.

  14. C.... S....

    (✪ ✪)
    Holy holy.
    I thought I had gotten everything out of this song I could ever get from it.
    Dang near moved me to tears.

  15. G.... S....

    TAN SIMPLE....COMO EL QUE BONITA

  16. G.... S....

    QUE BONITA

  17. U.... T....

    Now show me the link where lana answers the challenge by doing an amanda palmer song.

  18. U.... T....

    Obviously lana had to give her permission or something to use her song it is not exactly happy birthday she has to get permission to use it she is not like an ordinary fan and can get away with stealing other peoples songs lana would sue her ass.

    U.... T....

    you can legally cover people's songs its fine

  19. L.... K....

    Lana del Ray? I can outplay her with my hands tied

    L.... K....

    +Be Mine or maybe, just maybe, my auto correct doesn't recognize her name and I didn't realize it

    L.... K....

    or maybe since amanda was a performer in the arts she is wearing the wedding dress with her hands tied to symbolize how the woman in the song feels trapped by this love...

    L.... K....

    +Tina Kuklinski dude it was a joke...

  20. G.... P....

    My goodness! And her hands are tied!...
    What the fugg is that supposed to mean? (Rhetorical!!)

  21. D.... K....

    WOW. Thanks for the goosebumps, Amanda.

  22. A.... T....

    AAAAAAHHHHH! My two favorite artists have come together (directly/indirectly) XD

  23. y.... ....

    aka 1950's Concerto for two hands tied.  (shibari voce)

  24. L.... W....

    So much better than Lana's. <3

    L.... W....

    +Lex Winters I wouldn't go that far but it is quite good

    L.... W....

    @Hapsetshut
    I would, and did.

  25. r.... t....

    amazing track and came to me when I was thinking profoundly about someone I cant believe it  

  26. C.... M....

    Me encanta más con Amanada...
    Es hermosa! :')

  27. C.... L....

    Though some see this as Amanda poking fun at Lana Del Rey, I think she really likes the song and did it justice.
     

    C.... L....

    @Corey Linstrom I agree. If you read any of Amanda's social media she loves a lot of modern popular artists non-ironically. I remember her old blog she cited an Avril Lavigne album as one of her inspirations for her music :P

  28. C.... ....

    beautiful

  29. D.... R....

    I think its beautiful how she played the piano with her hands tiet

  30. t.... ....

    She done just Houdini'd this bitch

  31. j.... ....

    Lana should be able to sing like this 

  32. Y.... O....

    Divina !@_@

  33. G.... E....

    The for and against folks...perhaps she did this version for *gasp* fun!? I love to sing songs and change them up a bit. Amanda looks like she's just enjoying herself singing and playing. I personally enjoyed this version and enjoy Del Rey's version as well.

    G.... E....

    you da boss!   ( wink)  ---> fun

  34. G.... ....

    Thanks for nothing.She murdered the song.Lana may not have a great voice but this version sucks!

    G.... ....

    You are a piece of shit

  35. G.... C....

    the live perfomance on stage looked intense, and what a radical cover of video games. Thanx hun you are awesome and once again I would like to remind myself its not for me its for you and how I choose not to forget and how forgiveness is pointless if you are just another artificial troll or evil clown with no balls.

  36. S.... S....

    Her Shibari bound wrists, dress, and that beautiful haunting voice. Oh Amanda... I love you. Thank you so much for sharing!

  37. G.... x....

    I think this is beautiful. 

  38. E.... V....

    eh why is her hands tied?

    E.... V....

    "Lana Del Ray? Pfft, I can outplay her with my hands tied together."

    E.... V....

    If you listen to the lyrics, Lana is quite submissive to her man. It's quite deep and meaningful, that her hands are tied together, actually!

    E.... V....

    @oneillkza
    lmfao thank you for existing that is the best answer i have ever seen hahaha

    E.... V....

    because its amanda fucking palmer ;)

    E.... V....

    +Evelina V. Why are yours not?

  39. R.... H....

    ...My girlfriend and I consider a mark of the health of our relationship that, if we were to leave each other today, we'd both be better, tomorrow, for having known each other. "True" love is whole people choosing to tangle their lives up--not because they need each other, but because they *want* each other. It's not true love anymore if one person loses the ability to be a person in their own right--that's incredibly unhealthy.

  40. E.... P....

    If you watched Lana Del Ray's interview, she explained this song and the lyrics. At the time when she wrote it, her career was going nowhere and she decided to live in the moment with the person she was in relationship with, this song wasn't meant to be sad. I guess it only comes off as sad because of the style it is sung and because that relationship didn't work. It's sort of a melancholy of the past.

  41. J.... S....

    Why does she always make playing an instrument harder

  42. M.... B....

    I dunno. There's also the interpretation of real love and devotion, and willing subservience--there's something to be said for that overwhelming love that makes you willing to do anything for someone. It doesn't necessarily indicate total self-sacrifice.

  43. F.... d....

    actually, the tied hands are less of a tell than the horrid fake eye-lashes..

  44. F.... D....

    I love that her hands are bound! Superb psycho tripping!!

  45. C.... K....

    but that is what love do to you, if it's true. It's fucking mean... -.-'

  46. D.... ....

    Ahh my one favorite person singing my other favorite persons song. Musicgasm.

  47. B.... T....

    Flawless fucking human being.

  48. r.... 2....

    it took me three times viewing this to realize her hands were tied together.

  49. R.... B....

    i was about to say that.. she looks a bit weird but, i liked it :)

  50. P.... M....

    great!

  51. p.... ....

    So is nobody going question why her hands are tied together, or...?
    My theory is that it just adds to the tragedy of the lyrics... or she just wanted to try playing it like that :P

  52. S.... L....

    more lana covers i love this miz of 2 of my fav singers

  53. H.... ....

    Oh she's a pretty princess, I like it

  54. N.... S....

    hahahaha sorry I wanted to write "I smell hipster" but I clicked the enter button by accident xD

  55. N.... S....

    I smell hispter

  56. N.... S....

    I smell

  57. a.... ....

    If you are talking about Amand Fucking Palmer then I recall reading in some blog-like post of hers on her site that ever since she first heard Lana Del Ray sing it she thought of doing a cover of it with her hands tied. So, more or less on a whim, she did it.

    Or something like that. I can't be arsed to google the post to give you a word-by-word version. But basically what's with her is that she's as FAR from awkward as anyone can ever be - awkward is when you're ashamed toots :)

  58. E.... B....

    That's Amanda Fucking Palmer.

  59. E.... w....

    wassup w the awkward bondage girl

  60. a.... ....

    Wow!! 3

  61. L.... ....

    with money we can do stuff we are not able to.

  62. S.... K....

    this song is tragic no matter who's singing it. and gorgeous. both Lana and Amanda are amazing.

  63. w.... ....

    I think it always was ;)

  64. M.... B....

    Isn't that the truth.

  65. M.... B....

    Those are qualities that most singers better have..lol.

  66. D.... A....

    ..... <3

  67. J.... V....

    Has Amanda just turned this into a song about stockholm syndrome??

  68. W.... ....

    Um...yes she can. Otherwise if she never could sing, then how would it be possible for Amanda to cover her song hmm? ;)

  69. W.... ....

    Playing the piano with wrists bound is a definite talent!

  70. A.... ....

    u sick

  71. L.... ....

    lana cant sing.

  72. K.... S....

    better than Lana for me..

  73. T.... ....

    Love seeing my #1 favorite goddess singing another one of my favorite goddesses songs with her hands tied. :) My heart melts.

  74. T.... ....

    haha yea someone's been practicing, I'm just saying :)

  75. T.... ....

    this is why I love her!!!!!

  76. V.... R....

    Creepy.

  77. l.... c....

    + wonderful room!

  78. l.... c....

    I just love it..

  79. M.... ....

    Except Amanda has been doing this since '89, so not really.

  80. D.... ....

    Good interpretation, I imagine it can be used for practice as well.

  81. D.... Q....

    Stockholm syndrome! <3

  82. Q.... ....

    why you tied up?

  83. R.... O....

    I thought this was totally obvious..?

  84. L.... A....

    I guess I don't get the bound wrists. Or any of it, really.

  85. J.... C....

    No, Amanda's not a snob. She's had songs with less complicated piano parts in it... Also I do believe that Lana Del Rey is the best thing in mainstream pop music for a long time!

  86. C.... S....

    She sounds better than Lana.

  87. a.... ....

    I'm guessing she's satirizing the lyrics of the song... It's a beautiful song for sure, and I like Lana's version too, but the lyrics are really disturbing! A woman defining herself completely in terms of a man, measuring the entire worth of her life by her relationship, and desperately doing anything the man wants to cling to his love? The woman in the song has really imprisoned herself in a miserable existence, like Amanda with her bound wrists and depressed, blank expression.

  88. R.... E....

    Neil's a little too good w/ those knots :)

  89. t.... ....

    Minimal facial expressions and batting of the eyelashes + tied hands emphasizing the limited range on the piano...Do I sense criticism or am I just projecting? :P It is a pretty song, but I feel like this performance is satirical.

  90. T.... ....

    I love how she puts her heart into everything she does.

  91. m.... g....

    why are your hands tied together ????

  92. R.... ....

    Lana del Rey can sing live well too

  93. G.... S....

    She's so beautiful <3

  94. B.... S....

    This really is a beautiful song. Leave it to Amanda to sprinkle the diamond dust over gold. 3

  95. D.... D....

    I figure its the difference between being a good singer and being a good aritst.

  96. D.... H....

    i remember helping teach/conduct a class she took in college, Writing For The Stage, which students would have to submit One-Act plays every week which the whole class would act out. she was so charged up, vivacious and exuberant-- just a wonderful student/participant. she would write such hilarious scripts and her acting was also marvelous and off the proverbial hook. i knew she was destined for greatness and yet she was always humble, graceful, and so down to earth. Amanda it was a pue joy. ty

  97. F.... K....

    Parker*

  98. F.... K....

    well she is 10 years older...

    anyway, the merit of this song goes to whoever composed it, and those were Lana and Justin Park