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Wildflower Wildfire Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Here's the deal
’Cause I know you wanna talk about it
Here's the deal
I promise you, like, a million tomorrows
Here's the deal
What I can promise is I’ll lie down
Like a bed of wildflowers
And I'll always make the sheets
Smell like gardenias wild at your feet
And I nourish you hazily
[Pre-Chorus]
Baby, I, I, I, I've been runnin' on stardust
Alone for so long
I wouldn't know what hot fire was
Hot fire, hot weather, hot coffee
I'm better with you
It's strange, but it's true, darling
[Chorus]
Not to turn into a wildfire
To light up your night
With only my smile and nothing that burns
Baby, I’ll be like a wildflower
I live on sheer willpower
I’ll do my best never to turn into something
That burns, burns, burns
Like the others, baby, burns, burns, burns
[Verse 2]
Here's the deal
’Cause I know you wanna talk about it
Here's the deal
You say there's gaps to fill in, so here
Here's the deal
My father never stepped in when his wife would rage at me
So I ended up awkward but sweet
Later then hospitals, stand still on my feet
Comfortably numb, but with lithium came poetry
[Pre-Chorus]
And baby, I, I’ve been running on star drip
IV's for so long
I wouldn't know how cruel the world was
Hot fire, hot weather, hot coffee, I'm better
So I turn, but I learn (It from you, babe)
[Chorus]
Not to turn into a wildfire
To light up your night
With only my smile and nothing that hurts
Baby, I run like a wildflower
I live on sheer willpower
I promise that nothing will burn you
Nothing will burn, burn, burn
Like the others, baby, burns, burns, burns
Burn, burn, burn (Like the others, baby)
Like the others, baby, burns, burns, burns
[Outro]
It's you from whom I learn, learn, learn
It's you from whom I learn, learn, learn
Here's the deal
’Cause I know you wanna talk about it
Here's the deal
I promise you, like, a million tomorrows
Here's the deal
What I can promise is I’ll lie down
Like a bed of wildflowers
And I'll always make the sheets
Smell like gardenias wild at your feet
And I nourish you hazily
Baby, I, I, I, I've been runnin' on stardust
Alone for so long
I wouldn't know what hot fire was
Hot fire, hot weather, hot coffee
I'm better with you
It's strange, but it's true, darling
Not to turn into a wildfire
To light up your night
With only my smile and nothing that burns
Baby, I’ll be like a wildflower
I live on sheer willpower
I’ll do my best never to turn into something
That burns, burns, burns
Like the others, baby, burns, burns, burns
[Verse 2]
Here's the deal
’Cause I know you wanna talk about it
Here's the deal
You say there's gaps to fill in, so here
Here's the deal
My father never stepped in when his wife would rage at me
So I ended up awkward but sweet
Later then hospitals, stand still on my feet
Comfortably numb, but with lithium came poetry
And baby, I, I’ve been running on star drip
IV's for so long
I wouldn't know how cruel the world was
Hot fire, hot weather, hot coffee, I'm better
So I turn, but I learn (It from you, babe)
Not to turn into a wildfire
To light up your night
With only my smile and nothing that hurts
Baby, I run like a wildflower
I live on sheer willpower
I promise that nothing will burn you
Nothing will burn, burn, burn
Like the others, baby, burns, burns, burns
Burn, burn, burn (Like the others, baby)
Like the others, baby, burns, burns, burns
[Outro]
It's you from whom I learn, learn, learn
It's you from whom I learn, learn, learn
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I think this song is about being in a relationship while having a mental illness that has the ability to change your mood drastically. Maybe something like bipolar disorder or being a borderline personality. Lana pitches in how a part of why the character in the song is constantly shifting between a sweet wildflower and a rupturous wildfire is because of her parents, specifically the lack of her father sticking up for her which may have lead to an attraction to unstable guys, further amplifing the mental battle.
One of my favs on bb
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BINGO!!!!! I came here to see if anyone would figure out the correct interpretation like I have, and you have it EXACTLY DOWN PAT. Listen to the rest of the album - Lana very very VERY heavily alludes to having borderline personality disorder because of her early childhood. It’s so interesting how I have this exact same situation, no song has ever described my life until this one. A dad who won’t step in for his little girl when the mother abuses her. So now she acts chaotic with her lovers, but she is trying to change for this...
BINGO!!!!! I came here to see if anyone would figure out the correct interpretation like I have, and you have it EXACTLY DOWN PAT. Listen to the rest of the album - Lana very very VERY heavily alludes to having borderline personality disorder because of her early childhood. It’s so interesting how I have this exact same situation, no song has ever described my life until this one. A dad who won’t step in for his little girl when the mother abuses her. So now she acts chaotic with her lovers, but she is trying to change for this one man, who she truly loves.