A bizarre Lana Del Rey track has leaked in which she takes several swipes at Lady Gaga.
The song is believed to have been recorded in 2009, and seems to indicate that Del Rey somehow considered herself more 'credible' than Gaga, which is a little bit like Stalin bragging that he was more 'compassionate' than Hitler.
The lyrics don't leave too much doubt about the target of Del Rey's ire:
You were the freak king of the piercing shop
All the girls thought they could sing, but they’re really not s***
I don’t get it
You’re looking like a man, you’re talking like a baby
How the f*** is your song in a Coke commercial, crazy?
I don’t get it
Your taste once exquisite
What happened to Brooklyn, what happened to New York?
What happened to my scene, what happened to punk rock, rock?
You called me the queen of the downtown scene, babe
How the f*** would you go switch it up and then replace me?
I don’t get it, I’m so legit
Tell me, was it ’cause I wasn’t platinum in jewels?
That perhaps you thought I was a little bit even uncool
Kid, was that it?
Stefani, you suck, I know you’re selling twenty million
Wish they could have seen you when we booed you off in Williamsburg
You’re hurt, I know my words don’t hurt, yeah
Oh, girl, I see you walking ’round in your pearls
Thinking that you’re number one
You’re so funny, ’cause honey, you’re not
What happened to Brooklyn, the last frontier?
They said you could make it anywhere if you can make it here
But where, no magic in the air
What happened to Brooklyn, what happened to our scene, baby?
Have we all gone Gaga crazy?
Remember when the streets used to be dangerous and we were born bad
And we were born bad?
Punk rock, punk rock
The boys used to punch each other in the face and girls were walking around wasted
And everyone had a good night, come back in sunlight
Punk rock, rock, rock
It's not exactly Jay Z vs Nas (or even Jay Z vs Jay Z's Hyphen), but we wait with bated breath for Gaga's response.
