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Being a mistress on the side,
It might not appeal to fools like you,
We've been around on the sly,
Might not be something you would do,

But you haven't seen my man,
You haven't seen my man,
You haven't seen my man,
You haven't seen him

He's got the fire, and he walks with fame,
He's got the fire, and he talks with fame,
He's bonnie on the side, bonnie on the side,
Makes me so sad girl,
He's money on the side, money on the side,
Makes me so sad girl

I'm a sad girl,
I'm a sad girl,
I'm a sad girl,
I'm a sad girl,
I'm a bad girl,
I'm a mad girl

Being a bad bitch on the side,
Might not appeal to fools like you,
Peeping around while he gets high,
It might not be something you would do

But you haven't seen my man
You haven't seen my man,
You haven't seen my man,
You haven't seen him

He's got the fire, and he walks with fame,
He's got the fire, and he talks with fame,
He's bonnie on the side, bonnie on the side,
Makes me so sad girl,
He's money on the side, money on the side
Makes me so sad girl

I'm a sad girl,
I'm a sad girl,
I'm a sad girl,
I'm a sad girl,
I'm a bad girl,
I'm a mad girl

Watch what you say to me,
Careful who you're talking to,
Watch what you say to me,
Careful who you're talking to,
I'm on fire baby, I'm on fire

He's got the fire, and he walks with fame,
He's got the fire, and he talks with fame,
He's bonnie on the side, bonnie on the side,
Makes me so sad girl,
He's money on the side, money on the side
Makes me so sad girl

I'm a sad girl,
I'm a sad girl,
I'm a sad girl,
I'm a sad girl,
I'm a bad girl,
I'm a mad girl
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behata On Jun 12, 2014
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Cover art for Sad Girl lyrics by Lana Del Rey

She'll never be anything to him but his little side chick, his trophy, he's essentially Clyde and she's his bad bitch partner in crime, Bonnie.

She doesn't wanna admit to herself that he'll never love her the way she hopes he will, so she tries to look on the bright side of being his mistress because being his mistress is better than being nothing at all.

@GoddessofLove I think she is not trying, she knows why she chooses to be sad and bad at the same time. You haven't seen her man, otherwise you would understand :)

Cover art for Sad Girl lyrics by Lana Del Rey

In the beginning of the song, she was stubborn and tried to convince her that being his mistress isn’t so bad. Now she breaks down, and confesses that it isn’t what she hoped it would be, and that it makes her depressed.

She is his little “bonny” lover, a kept woman who receives his “money on the side”. The words “on the side” is repeated and emphasised — she is nothing more than an accessory to him, and is easily replaceable.

@SetarehXx Do you know what is the meaning of the word Bonnie?

Cover art for Sad Girl lyrics by Lana Del Rey

She is using the "cheating" metaphor both to make fun of her critics, as well as to symbolize the dynamic of the relationship she has. Again she seems like she is carefree in the verses (cheating, being a bad bitch), but in the chorus you see that she really loves her boy, who walks and talks with a fire. He is emotionally distant, which makes her a sad girl. But also, the critics call her too emotional, a mess, a "sad girl," and I don't think she didn't title the song SG so as to get at the critics. You call me a sad, overemotional girl? I am one!

Song Meaning
Cover art for Sad Girl lyrics by Lana Del Rey

About a girl who is in love with a man, whom does not love her back. He sees her merely as someone he can show off to people, she's an object of his desires, and she knows this. However, she loves him so much, she tries to kid herself and others into believing that it's great being his "bonny/money on the side" "you haven't seen my man" is her justification when people try to tell her otherwise. "You don't know him, so you wouldn't understand" when other people try and tell her otherwise, but despite trying to fool herself, she knows what's going on, and that's why she's sad.

My Interpretation

@stagnate Do you people search for the meaning of the word Bonnie? She know exactly why she is there with him. I don't see she is fooling herself, I see words someone can understand, and lot of people don't...cuz they didn't see her man especially feel him like she is cuz she is his Bonnie.

Cover art for Sad Girl lyrics by Lana Del Rey

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My Interpretation

@ShatteredVinyl she is sad cuz he isn't with her, she knows why and he chooses him anyway cuz she is his Bonnie. She is sad and bad at same time.

Cover art for Sad Girl lyrics by Lana Del Rey

i dont have anything to say other than this song is amazing

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Cover art for Sad Girl lyrics by Lana Del Rey

lana references the suspicions that a partner is cheating in this when she says ‘his bonnie on the side’ referencing to bonnie and clyde, showing how the unnamed ‘he’ has a relationship with this girl which is unstoppable, she’s like his ‘partner in crime’. the unnamed bonnie on the side is also the speaker lana is showing in ‘the other woman’, something i dont think a lot of people realise. towards the end of the song lana says, ‘i’m on fire…… he’s got the fire’ showing how the ‘he’ in this scenario sets her metaphorically on fire, not only her feeling captivated by him but also him sabotaging her every time, causing her to feel burning on fire by his cheating on the side, all while loving him.

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Betrayal
Unrequited Love
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Cover art for Sad Girl lyrics by Lana Del Rey

aka when she say his bonnie on the side bonnie means handsome, aka pretty, attractive

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