| Lana Del Rey – Off to the Races Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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I think the speaker in this song is Carmen, from that later track on her album. The songs might just have similar themes but be completely different, but my interpretation is that both Carmen and the speaker in this song are prostitutes. I think "Carmen" is about the difficulties of a life of prostitution from an outsider's perspective, but "Off to the Races" is Carmen's defense for her lifestyle...she believes (or just tells herself) that she's really living the good life and that her pimp legitimately cares about her and takes care of her. Just a thought :) I had been wondering about this when I heard some similarities in the two songs, ex: "slipping on my red dress, putting on my makeup" from this song and "put your red dress on, put your lipstick on" from "Carmen." |
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| Lana Del Rey – Born to Die Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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I don't really agree, either, with the idea of this song being more about the meaning of life in general, so here's my take on the whole thing, which goes along with the doomed relationship angle... I do think there is something to the religious references in the song, but I think they are meant to be a product of her turning to her faith when contemplating this doomed relationship. I think, like others, that "born to die," is meant to mean that their relationship was doomed from the beginning. I think she has realized what she wanted from a relationship, and it's not this guy (hence the "lost but now I am found" verse). But it is hard for her to accept it, perhaps because of all the fun times they've had, and so the whole song is coming from a very contemplative standpoint. In the chorus, I think she's asking him not to talk seriously with her about their relationship because it's too depressing (don't make me sad, don't make me cry). She wants it to stay simple, she doesn't want to think about the fact that it probably won't work out (keep making me laugh, let's go get high). I think the "love is not enough" line suggests what she's realized, that no matter how strongly they feel about each other it just won't work out. |
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