[1] On December 7, 2022, American singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey said her ninth studio album, Did You Know That There's a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd, was due for release sometime in early 2023.
[2] To accompany the announcement, she made the album available for preorder and released its title track, "Did You Know That There's a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd", as a single.
[10] The gospel song is built around soft piano chords alongside harmonizing background vocals.
She uses religious imagery to address either a lover or a family member who might disappear from her life soon and says she will always remember her memories of them.
[16] An ode to her other family members can be found in the bridge:[14] My sister's first-born child, I'm gonna take that too with me.