from my point of view this is all about melancholy and of course her patriotism. walt whitman was an all-american writer who made a poem called "body electric" i have read it a few times but i guess its too deep for me and i cant find what it has to do with this song. Lana likes poetry a lot. In the intro of her song "ride" she says about how she wanted to make art with her words and stop being a groupie. No wonder she idolized a poem writer who was all-american. so this is a sad song about feeling lost and thinking marilyn and elvis are the ones who made up what she is now because they inspired her. the poem maybe is like her own personal anthem or alma mater.
oh, and remember when in "cola" she sings:
"i pledge allegiance to my dad for teaching me everything he knows"
from my point of view this is all about melancholy and of course her patriotism. walt whitman was an all-american writer who made a poem called "body electric" i have read it a few times but i guess its too deep for me and i cant find what it has to do with this song. Lana likes poetry a lot. In the intro of her song "ride" she says about how she wanted to make art with her words and stop being a groupie. No wonder she idolized a poem writer who was all-american. so this is a sad song about feeling lost and thinking marilyn and elvis are the ones who made up what she is now because they inspired her. the poem maybe is like her own personal anthem or alma mater.
oh, and remember when in "cola" she sings: "i pledge allegiance to my dad for teaching me everything he knows"
i dont know man, its just my opinion.