| Lana Del Rey – Blue Jeans Lyrics | 9 years ago |
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THE BORN TO DIE TRILOGY: "I feel like 'VIDEO GAMES' and 'BLUE JEANS' and 'BORN TO DIE' are all part of a trilogy. I had met this guy and I was really struck by him visually and when it became clear that we couldn't be together anymore.... I just knew in my heart that I would still honor that relationship for a long time. It was just more about living in the memories of the best of the past and just honoring that time." - Lana Del Rey |
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| Lana Del Rey – Damn You Lyrics | 9 years ago |
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One of the most honest, heartfelt, tender breakup songs of all time. She writes of a love that's integral to her growth as a person; a love to whom she "held on tight for her life." But together they shared a love that's codependent and based on escape—meaning, the stakes are low. Living life on the run. Nothing to lose. Getting messed up, for fun. And when Lana loses that love…. She can’t bring herself to grieve for it. “I won’t cry myself to sleep, if I do I’ll die." And why can't she? TAKE IT TO THE BRIDGE..... "Every once in a lifetime, Dreams can come true. Now and then when the stars shine.... You meet somebody like you." In this, Lana is saying knows her life will be bigger than this, her first, love. This isn't her once-in-a-lifetime love— the dream-come-true love. The boy she loved, the love she had, comes around in this world as often as the night falls. This love was as natural / unavoidable / sure as the stars shine. It isn't extraordinary in and of itself, but for the way it helped her grow. She so sincerely loves this person, and the memories that she made with him.... And she can't bear to cry herself to feel badly, to regret anything, to truly hate her lover.... And that’s how she signs off: "I pray your life is sweet, you fucker.... Damn you." NOTES: [a] Are we all watching this via the YouTube video? The one where Lana is wearing the Dopey the dwarf baseball shirt? If not-- WHAT BROUGHT YOU HERE, dear reader???? [b] One of the strongest points in this song-- Just enough detail to make it feel like a diary entry, or something so personal it can't help but become universal. [c] "Hello, hello, where did you go?" //I love the softness in her voice here; almost conversational// [d] I for one love that this song still feels like a secret. |
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