Body Electric

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.

I have always associated Lana with Marilyn Monroe cause they both have this dark mystery about them,

I love how when you hear her in interviews she's this smiley, bubbly girl with a cute little voice and a sweet personality. But her songs are so dark and mysterious, it's so interesting to me, trying to figure her out.

It may have a little to do with the poem by Walt Whitman "I Sing the Body Electric"

I've never read Whitman's poem, and it's obvious that there is probably a correlation, but from listening to the lyrics I get the impression that this song is about being intimate with someone that no longer loves you. Maybe she was recently broken up with, and she still loves him, but she's still hurt because they were only recently both in love. She stays intimate with him as a way to stay close to him, but she pretends everything is okay even though it really isn't.

Idk, maybe I'm reading too far into it.

I read every comment, and I think you all have a serious overlook. “Elvis is my dady... ... or at least I PRETEND”

Then again she says “Mary praise the rosary for my broken mind” Then whispers in sarcasm (I said don’t worry about it) This part of the song is sarcastic.

I read the whitman poem. Nothing that significant in regards to interpreting the song.

Her lyrics are a bit... repetitive.