Arthur Hill has shared his tongue-in-cheek summer single ‘Hot Sprite’•
Syd has announced her new album ‘Beard’ and shared lead single ‘Callin’ featuring Blu June•
Cara Delevingne has released a Jessica Lee Gagné-directed short film alongside her debut singles•
Nieve Ella turns humiliation into revenge on new single ‘Bite Back’•
aespa's 'LEMONADE' arrives with guest appearances from Becky G, Ty Dolla $ign and G-DRAGON•
alt-J’s Joe Newman shares ‘Mr Alligator’ as his debut JJerome87 solo album nears•
Keo introduce their debut album 'Put A Smile On For Me' with new single 'That’s Me'•
Blood Orange samples Sky Ferreira’s ‘Everything Is Embarrassing’ on his new song ‘Essex_Honey.mp3’•
Ravyn Lenae says “fuck all of that” on her new album ‘Blue Island’•
Lily Allen has teamed up with JADE for a new version of ‘Beg For Me’•
Skye Newman returns to South East London on her new project ‘SE9 Part 2’•
Perrie’s new single ‘Passenger Princess’ was inspired by wanting someone else to take the wheel•
Watch MUNA perform ‘Mary Jane’ in a new live session•
Ezra Collective have announced their fourth album 'Here Because of Hope'•
Role Model's new album 'Chuck Timely & The Hourglass' is coming this August•
Audrey Hobert has unveiled a new video for 'Sex and the City' as she begins her headline tour•
The Dork 2025 Readers' Poll nominations are in, featuring CMAT, Turnstile, Wolf Alice, Djo, Hayley Williams and loads more•
flowerovlove has released her first-ever first Christmas track, 'wishlist'•
Mighty Hoopla and Olly Alexander have announced Trans Mission, a concert for trans solidarity•
JADE has announced a deluxe edition of her debut album, 'THAT'S SHOWBIZ BABY! THE ENCORE'•
Arthur Hill has shared his tongue-in-cheek summer single ‘Hot Sprite’•
Syd has announced her new album ‘Beard’ and shared lead single ‘Callin’ featuring Blu June•
Cara Delevingne has released a Jessica Lee Gagné-directed short film alongside her debut singles•
Nieve Ella turns humiliation into revenge on new single ‘Bite Back’•
aespa's 'LEMONADE' arrives with guest appearances from Becky G, Ty Dolla $ign and G-DRAGON•
alt-J’s Joe Newman shares ‘Mr Alligator’ as his debut JJerome87 solo album nears•
Keo introduce their debut album 'Put A Smile On For Me' with new single 'That’s Me'•
Blood Orange samples Sky Ferreira’s ‘Everything Is Embarrassing’ on his new song ‘Essex_Honey.mp3’•
Ravyn Lenae says “fuck all of that” on her new album ‘Blue Island’•
Lily Allen has teamed up with JADE for a new version of ‘Beg For Me’•
Skye Newman returns to South East London on her new project ‘SE9 Part 2’•
Perrie’s new single ‘Passenger Princess’ was inspired by wanting someone else to take the wheel•
Watch MUNA perform ‘Mary Jane’ in a new live session•
Ezra Collective have announced their fourth album 'Here Because of Hope'•
Role Model's new album 'Chuck Timely & The Hourglass' is coming this August•
Audrey Hobert has unveiled a new video for 'Sex and the City' as she begins her headline tour•
The Dork 2025 Readers' Poll nominations are in, featuring CMAT, Turnstile, Wolf Alice, Djo, Hayley Williams and loads more•
flowerovlove has released her first-ever first Christmas track, 'wishlist'•
Mighty Hoopla and Olly Alexander have announced Trans Mission, a concert for trans solidarity•
JADE has announced a deluxe edition of her debut album, 'THAT'S SHOWBIZ BABY! THE ENCORE'•
Dork
News
Features
Reviews
Magazine
Shop
Listings
Directory
Festivals
Hype-THE BEST NEW NAMES, FIRST
Upset-DORK'S HOME FOR ALL THINGS LOUD
Festival Guides-YOUR ESSENTIAL FESTIVAL COMPANION
Hype-THE BEST NEW NAMES, FIRST
Mixtape-DORK'S BEST NEW TRACKS
Play-DORK'S NEW MUSIC FRIDAY EDIT
Upset-DORK'S HOME FOR ALL THINGS LOUD
Playlist Covers
Playlist Directory
Recommender
Before Doors-LIVE SESSIONS
Music Video Directory
Down With Boring-THE DORK PODCAST
Chart Attack-UK NUMBER ONES, DISSECTED
Dork Live
Dork Radio
Live
Live 24/7
Dork Radio
  1. Lyrics
  2. Panic! At The Disco
  3. The Ballad of Mona Lisa Lyrics
The Ballad of Mona Lisa by Panic! At The Disco

Lyrics

Panic! At The Disco

The Ballad of Mona Lisa

From Vices & Virtues2011

Written by Brendon Urie, Butch Walker, John Feldmann, Spencer Smith

Produced by Butch Walker, John Feldmann

Lyrics

The Ballad of Mona Lisa

She paints her fingers with a close precision He starts to notice empty bottles of gin And takes a moment to assess the sin she's paid for A lonely speaker in a conversation Her words are swimming through his ears again There's nothing wrong with just a taste of what you paid for Say what you mean, tell me I'm right And let the sun rain down on me Give me a sign, I wanna believe Whoa, Mona Lisa You're guaranteed to run this town Whoa, Mona Lisa I'd pay to see you frown He senses something, call it desperation Another dollar, another day And if she had the proper words to say, she would tell him But she'd have nothing left to sell him Say what you mean, tell me I'm right And let the sun rain down on me Give me a sign, I wanna believe Whoa, Mona Lisa You're guaranteed to run this town Whoa, Mona Lisa I'd pay to see you frown Mona Lisa, wear me out I'm pleased to please ya Mona Lisa, wear me out Say what you mean, tell me I'm right And let the sun rain down on me Give me a sign, I wanna believe Whoa, Mona Lisa You're guaranteed to run this town Whoa, Mona Lisa I'd pay to see you frown Say what you mean, tell me I'm right And let the sun rain down on me Give me a sign, I wanna believe There's nothing wrong with just a taste of what you paid for

Lyrics provided by LRCLIB

About this track

"The Ballad of Mona Lisa" is a song by Panic! At The Disco from the album Vices & Virtues, released in 2011. The song was written by Brendon Urie, Butch Walker, John Feldmann, Spencer Smith. It was produced by Butch Walker, John Feldmann.

Panic! At The Disco profile →Vices & Virtues album →Track profile →
Track 1 of 15Decaydance/Fueled By Ramen

Contributors

  • Brandon Paddock— 278 credits as songwriter & producer →
  • Erik Ron— 640 credits as songwriter & producer →
  • Fred Archambault— 180 credits as producer →
  • John Feldmann— 2,343 credits as songwriter & producer →
  • Matt Appleton— 141 credits as producer →
  • Butch Walker— 840 credits as songwriter & producer →
  • Brendon Urie— 764 credits as songwriter & producer →
  • Butch Walker— 840 credits as songwriter & producer →

Other Versions

  • The Ballad of Mona Lisa→
  • The Ballad of Mona Lisa→
  • The Ballad of Mona Lisa→
  • The Ballad of Mona Lisa→

More from this album

Vices & Virtues

Let's Kill Tonight
Let's Kill Tonight
Lyrics
Hurricane
Hurricane
Lyrics
Memories
Memories
Lyrics
Trade Mistakes
Trade Mistakes
Lyrics
Ready to Go (Get Me Out of My Mind)
Ready to Go (Get Me Out of My Mind)
Lyrics
Always
Always
Lyrics
The Calendar
The Calendar
Lyrics
Sarah Smiles
Sarah Smiles
Lyrics

More Lyrics

by Panic! At The Disco

All lyrics →
High Hopes
High Hopes
Panic! At The Disco
I Write Sins Not Tragedies
I Write Sins Not Tragedies
Panic! At The Disco
Death of a Bachelor
Death of a Bachelor
Panic! At The Disco
Emperor's New Clothes
Emperor's New Clothes
Panic! At The Disco
This Is Gospel
This Is Gospel
Panic! At The Disco
Lying Is the Most Fun a Girl Can Have Without Taking Her Clothes Off
Lying Is the Most Fun a Girl Can Have Without Taking Her Clothes Off
Panic! At The Disco
Girls/Girls/Boys
Girls/Girls/Boys
Panic! At The Disco
Say Amen (Saturday Night)
Say Amen (Saturday Night)
Panic! At The Disco

From Dork

Panic! At The Disco on Dork

Panic! At The Disco have returned with a new single, tour and news of a forthcoming album

'Viva Las Vengeance' is the title track to the forthcoming full-length, set to land on 19th August via Fueled By Ramen.

Artist

Panic! At The Disco →

Album

Vices & Virtues
Vices & Virtues →
Dork
Down With Boring

Join thousands of music lovers getting the best new tracks, exclusive interviews, and breaking news delivered straight to your inbox every week.

In print now

June 2026

Latest issue variants

View archive
Dork, June 2026 (Bleachers cover)

Bleachers

Dork, June 2026 (Myles Smith cover)

Myles Smith

Dork, June 2026 (Towa Bird cover)

Towa Bird

Advertise|Support|About Dork|Privacy Policy|Genres|Years|Sitemap|RSS|Cookie settings
© 2026 The Bunker Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved.
Powered by PlaywireAdvertise on this site.