For Free a song by Lana Del Rey on
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About For Free
"For Free" is a song by Joni Mitchell covered by Lana Del Rey[,artist], Weyes Blood and Zella Day. It's a song that reflects on the value of art in society, the distinction between art as a commodity and art as an expression of the soul of the artist. The song is told from the perspective of three different female characters who offer their experiences and insights on the role of art and artists in society. The first verse, sung by Zella Day, portrays .
For Free Lyrics
[00:25.45] I slept last night in a good hotel
[00:31.73] I went shopping today for jewels
[00:39.18]
[00:43.47] The wind rushed around in the dirty town
[00:49.27] And the children let out from their schools
[00:57.40]
[01:00.25] I was standing on a noisy corner
[01:07.06] Waiting for the walking green
[01:17.06] Across the street, he stood, and he played real good
[01:22.65] On his clarinet, for free
[01:33.20]
[01:38.66] Now me, I play for fortunes
[01:44.62] And those velvet curtain calls
[01:53.15]
[01:55.59] I've got a black limousine and two gentlemen
[02:02.13] Who escort me through these halls
[02:10.66]
[02:13.25] And I'll play if you got the money
[02:19.65] Or if you're a friend to me
[02:29.68] But the one-man band by the quick lunch stand
[02:35.33] He's been playing real good, for free
[02:47.83]
[02:51.82] Nobody stopped to hear him
[02:56.84] Though he played so sweet and high
[03:08.40] They knew he had never been on the TV
[03:14.68] So they passed his music by
[03:25.87] I meant to go over and ask for a song
[03:31.92] Maybe put on a harmony
[03:42.43] I heard his refrain as the signal changed
[03:47.32] He was playing real good, for free
[03:55.61]
