> Also, this is not a negative, either. In hip-hop slang, "sick" is the same thing as saying "dope" or "ill." It means that person/thing is cool/awesome.
Big dreams, gangster
Said you had to leave to start your life over
I was like: "no please, stay here,"
We don't need no money we can make it all work
But he headed out on Sunday, said he'd come home Monday
I stayed up waitin', anticipatin' and pacin' but he was
Chasing paper
"Caught up in the game" that was the last I heard
>> Again, that commentator who thought "chasing paper" meant getting an MBA, is wrong. In hiphop, Chasing paper usually means getting caught up in something illicit because you'll probably get easy money out of it. Usually this means selling drugs. It's also called the drug game. He got caught in the drug game.
You went out every night
And baby that's alright
I told you that no matter what you did I'd be by your side
Cause Ima ride or die
Whether you fail or fly
Well shit, at least you tried.
>> The whole song, in the chorus too, she's describing that she would have done anything to have kept him. In the first half of this verse she seems to acknowledge that he tried, but in the next few lines, she obviously feels that wasn't enough.
But when you walked out that door, a piece of me died
I told you I wanted more-but that not what I had in mind
>> She didn't mean she wanted more money, but that's how he took it and so he got caught in that aforementioned "game."
I just want it like before
We were dancin' all night
>> This is what she meant by "more." She wanted to go back to how it was.
Then they took you away- stole you out of my life
>> "They" could mean other drug slingers, maybe he died in a turf war or something. But I think it could also mean he went to prison, and "they" mean the police; or maybe "they" are not cops, but the people who lured him to sell drugs in the first place. The way she sings the chorus sounds like she hopes he's still alive and she's waiting for him.
Will love you till the end of time
I would wait a million years
>> wait to get out of prison, maybe? Or stop selling drugs?
>> Lana said this song was part of a trilogy: Video Games, Blue Jeans, Born to Die. It makes sense that he's not dead if there's another part of it. It also makes sense if he is dead though - just have to read Born to Die in a different way (which is pretty easy)! :D">
Blue Jeans Meanings & Lyrics Discussion by earthgirl2 | SongMeanings
> Also, this is not a negative, either. In hip-hop slang, "sick" is the same thing as saying "dope" or "ill." It means that person/thing is cool/awesome.
Big dreams, gangster
Said you had to leave to start your life over
I was like: "no please, stay here,"
We don't need no money we can make it all work
But he headed out on Sunday, said he'd come home Monday
I stayed up waitin', anticipatin' and pacin' but he was
Chasing paper
"Caught up in the game" that was the last I heard
>> Again, that commentator who thought "chasing paper" meant getting an MBA, is wrong. In hiphop, Chasing paper usually means getting caught up in something illicit because you'll probably get easy money out of it. Usually this means selling drugs. It's also called the drug game. He got caught in the drug game.
You went out every night
And baby that's alright
I told you that no matter what you did I'd be by your side
Cause Ima ride or die
Whether you fail or fly
Well shit, at least you tried.
>> The whole song, in the chorus too, she's describing that she would have done anything to have kept him. In the first half of this verse she seems to acknowledge that he tried, but in the next few lines, she obviously feels that wasn't enough.
But when you walked out that door, a piece of me died
I told you I wanted more-but that not what I had in mind
>> She didn't mean she wanted more money, but that's how he took it and so he got caught in that aforementioned "game."
I just want it like before
We were dancin' all night
>> This is what she meant by "more." She wanted to go back to how it was.
Then they took you away- stole you out of my life
>> "They" could mean other drug slingers, maybe he died in a turf war or something. But I think it could also mean he went to prison, and "they" mean the police; or maybe "they" are not cops, but the people who lured him to sell drugs in the first place. The way she sings the chorus sounds like she hopes he's still alive and she's waiting for him.
Will love you till the end of time
I would wait a million years
>> wait to get out of prison, maybe? Or stop selling drugs?
>> Lana said this song was part of a trilogy: Video Games, Blue Jeans, Born to Die. It makes sense that he's not dead if there's another part of it. It also makes sense if he is dead though - just have to read Born to Die in a different way (which is pretty easy)! :D" />
I never do this. But some interpretations are just so obviously wrong that I felt the ridiculous need to correct them. It's ridiculous, I know. But whatever. Here it is:
Blue jeans, White shirt
Walked into the room you know you made my eyes burn
This is not a "negative," as one commentator suggested. She's saying that he was so awesome that the aura around him was blinding.
It was like James Dean, for sure
You so fresh to death & sick as ca-cancer
Also, this is not a negative, either. In hip-hop slang, "sick" is the same thing as saying "dope" or "ill." It means that person/thing is cool/awesome.
Big dreams, gangster
Said you had to leave to start your life over
I was like: "no please, stay here,"
We don't need no money we can make it all work
But he headed out on Sunday, said he'd come home Monday
I stayed up waitin', anticipatin' and pacin' but he was
Chasing paper
"Caught up in the game" that was the last I heard
Again, that commentator who thought "chasing paper" meant getting an MBA, is wrong. In hiphop, Chasing paper usually means getting caught up in something illicit because you'll probably get easy money out of it. Usually this means selling drugs. It's also called the drug game. He got caught in the drug game.
You went out every night
And baby that's alright
I told you that no matter what you did I'd be by your side
Cause Ima ride or die
Whether you fail or fly
Well shit, at least you tried.
The whole song, in the chorus too, she's describing that she would have done anything to have kept him. In the first half of this verse she seems to acknowledge that he tried, but in the next few lines, she obviously feels that wasn't enough.
But when you walked out that door, a piece of me died
I told you I wanted more-but that not what I had in mind
She didn't mean she wanted more money, but that's how he took it and so he got caught in that aforementioned "game."
I just want it like before
We were dancin' all night
This is what she meant by "more." She wanted to go back to how it was.
Then they took you away- stole you out of my life
"They" could mean other drug slingers, maybe he died in a turf war or something. But I think it could also mean he went to prison, and "they" mean the police; or maybe "they" are not cops, but the people who lured him to sell drugs in the first place. The way she sings the chorus sounds like she hopes he's still alive and she's waiting for him.
Will love you till the end of time
I would wait a million years
wait to get out of prison, maybe? Or stop selling drugs?
Lana said this song was part of a trilogy: Video Games, Blue Jeans, Born to Die. It makes sense that he's not dead if there's another part of it. It also makes sense if he is dead though - just have to read Born to Die in a different way (which is pretty easy)! :D
"Past experience is an indicator of future behavior" ~Dr. Phil What I would give to have him be incorrect, but he's not. Every pivotol moment the same decision was made, which led to nowhere, if that makes any sense.
"Past experience is an indicator of future behavior" ~Dr. Phil What I would give to have him be incorrect, but he's not. Every pivotol moment the same decision was made, which led to nowhere, if that makes any sense.
I think evolve would be a more fitting term. People are always changing but staying the exact same if that makes sense. Some people lack the ability, aptitude, strength or whatever it is that prevents them from evolution. Because while we evolve were moving in a direction that will eveutally come full circle as we progress through life. Hopefully, once complete we'll be at the end of oru journey and destination:)
I think evolve would be a more fitting term. People are always changing but staying the exact same if that makes sense. Some people lack the ability, aptitude, strength or whatever it is that prevents them from evolution. Because while we evolve were moving in a direction that will eveutally come full circle as we progress through life. Hopefully, once complete we'll be at the end of oru journey and destination:)
R U gonna walk down my Seattle street, Bella? You didn't all the times you had the chance. You intentionally made a walk impossible. So what's gonna be different this time. Nothing. You are incredible in so many ways, but not that one.
R U gonna walk down my Seattle street, Bella? You didn't all the times you had the chance. You intentionally made a walk impossible. So what's gonna be different this time. Nothing. You are incredible in so many ways, but not that one.
"This is not a "negative," as one commentator suggested."
"This is not a "negative," as one commentator suggested."
Excuse me, I said it had "negative undertones", which means something different.
Excuse me, I said it had "negative undertones", which means something different.
Are you saying metaphors that involve references to cancer, burning and death are completely positive? Or don't show contain sort of negative undertone, that is separate from their surface-level meaning?
Are you saying metaphors that involve references to cancer, burning and death are completely positive? Or don't show contain sort of negative undertone, that is separate from their surface-level meaning?
"Also, this is not a negative, either. In hip-hop slang, "sick" is the same thing as saying "dope" or "ill." It means that person/thing is cool/awesome."
"Also, this is not a negative, either. In hip-hop slang, "sick" is the same thing as saying "dope" or "ill." It means that person/thing is cool/awesome."
Of course "sick" is slang, that's incredibly...
Of course "sick" is slang, that's incredibly obvious, we're not all from the 18th century. She linked it back to cancer because she's being ironic, and is probably commenting on the origin of the word. She does the same thing with "fresh to death", which is pretty paradoxical.
All her compliments on him use imagery that is negative, but is reshaped into something positive. Which points to the fact that there is underlying negativity, on at least a subconscious level.
Your interpretation of these lyrics are incredibly shallow. Even though I'm not a fan of Lana Del Rey, I understand that her lyrics aren't just "hip" ways of expressing that "you are the best, you're awesome!" and nothing more.
Okay so my friend knows Lana and was pretty close to her.
Okay so my friend knows Lana and was pretty close to her.
"Big dreams, gangster
Said you had to leave to start your life over
I was like: "no please, stay here,"
We don't need no money we can make it all work"
"Big dreams, gangster
Said you had to leave to start your life over
I was like: "no please, stay here,"
We don't need no money we can make it all work"
The song is legitimately about this guy she was in love with, the dudes name is Rob. He was into heroine or something (dealing it/using it) and one day he traveled to Alaska for some reason or another.
The song is legitimately about this guy she was in love with, the dudes name is Rob. He was into heroine or something (dealing it/using it) and one day he traveled to Alaska for some reason or another.
"But he headed out on Sunday, said he'd come home Monday
I stayed up waitin',...
"But he headed out on Sunday, said he'd come home Monday
I stayed up waitin', anticipatin' and pacin' but he was
Chasing paper
Caught up in the game" that was the last I heard"
Caught up in the heroine game that is. While the guy was there in Alaksa he overdosed. The news spread to all his friends but after a day or two Lana still had no idea and MY friend was the one who found out and called Lana on the phone to tell her the news. Lana then wrote the song sometime between then and January 15 when she performed it live for the first time on Saturday Night Live (She was pretty messed up with alcohol and what not thats why the performance was so ehh.)
"You went out every night
And baby that's alright
I told you that no matter what you did I'd be by your side
Cause Ima ride or die
Whether you fail or fly
Well shit, at least you tried."
The name "James Dean" is an acronym here but definetely it was a main character in the movie called "Heather's"(1988). The description fits the good guy becoming the bad guy as James Dean.
The name "James Dean" is an acronym here but definetely it was a main character in the movie called "Heather's"(1988). The description fits the good guy becoming the bad guy as James Dean.
@earthgirl2 yes agree with all you said except I think she means he is probably dead because "that was the last I heard". Born to die sort of carries on that theme. If he was just in prison she'd be able to contact him. And the wait a million years suggests she sees it as an eternal love and she'll find him again
@earthgirl2 yes agree with all you said except I think she means he is probably dead because "that was the last I heard". Born to die sort of carries on that theme. If he was just in prison she'd be able to contact him. And the wait a million years suggests she sees it as an eternal love and she'll find him again
Blue jeans, White shirt Walked into the room you know you made my eyes burn
It was like James Dean, for sure You so fresh to death & sick as ca-cancer
Big dreams, gangster Said you had to leave to start your life over I was like: "no please, stay here," We don't need no money we can make it all work But he headed out on Sunday, said he'd come home Monday I stayed up waitin', anticipatin' and pacin' but he was Chasing paper "Caught up in the game" that was the last I heard
You went out every night And baby that's alright I told you that no matter what you did I'd be by your side Cause Ima ride or die Whether you fail or fly Well shit, at least you tried.
But when you walked out that door, a piece of me died I told you I wanted more-but that not what I had in mind
I just want it like before We were dancin' all night
Then they took you away- stole you out of my life
Will love you till the end of time I would wait a million years
"Past experience is an indicator of future behavior" ~Dr. Phil What I would give to have him be incorrect, but he's not. Every pivotol moment the same decision was made, which led to nowhere, if that makes any sense.
"Past experience is an indicator of future behavior" ~Dr. Phil What I would give to have him be incorrect, but he's not. Every pivotol moment the same decision was made, which led to nowhere, if that makes any sense.
So what you're also saying is that people don't change. THAT is not true.
So what you're also saying is that people don't change. THAT is not true.
Hi, by the way. :)
Hi, by the way. :)
Some can't, even when you believe they truly want to. We've discussed hurdles.
Some can't, even when you believe they truly want to. We've discussed hurdles.
Regardless, change is inevitable. Not easy, but inevitable.
Regardless, change is inevitable. Not easy, but inevitable.
I think evolve would be a more fitting term. People are always changing but staying the exact same if that makes sense. Some people lack the ability, aptitude, strength or whatever it is that prevents them from evolution. Because while we evolve were moving in a direction that will eveutally come full circle as we progress through life. Hopefully, once complete we'll be at the end of oru journey and destination:)
I think evolve would be a more fitting term. People are always changing but staying the exact same if that makes sense. Some people lack the ability, aptitude, strength or whatever it is that prevents them from evolution. Because while we evolve were moving in a direction that will eveutally come full circle as we progress through life. Hopefully, once complete we'll be at the end of oru journey and destination:)
R U gonna walk down my Seattle street, Bella? You didn't all the times you had the chance. You intentionally made a walk impossible. So what's gonna be different this time. Nothing. You are incredible in so many ways, but not that one.
R U gonna walk down my Seattle street, Bella? You didn't all the times you had the chance. You intentionally made a walk impossible. So what's gonna be different this time. Nothing. You are incredible in so many ways, but not that one.
Typical. The words come easy, but when they don't there is silence. That's not evolution.
Typical. The words come easy, but when they don't there is silence. That's not evolution.
Um. lol. Housework is inevitable also. Sorry.
Um. lol. Housework is inevitable also. Sorry.
Yeah. I understand those years of housework that kept you busy.
Yeah. I understand those years of housework that kept you busy.
What are you talking about? You gonna come clean for me? Sounds good! I got the little maid outfit ready. ;)
What are you talking about? You gonna come clean for me? Sounds good! I got the little maid outfit ready. ;)
"This is not a "negative," as one commentator suggested."
"This is not a "negative," as one commentator suggested."
Excuse me, I said it had "negative undertones", which means something different.
Excuse me, I said it had "negative undertones", which means something different.
Are you saying metaphors that involve references to cancer, burning and death are completely positive? Or don't show contain sort of negative undertone, that is separate from their surface-level meaning?
Are you saying metaphors that involve references to cancer, burning and death are completely positive? Or don't show contain sort of negative undertone, that is separate from their surface-level meaning?
"Also, this is not a negative, either. In hip-hop slang, "sick" is the same thing as saying "dope" or "ill." It means that person/thing is cool/awesome."
"Also, this is not a negative, either. In hip-hop slang, "sick" is the same thing as saying "dope" or "ill." It means that person/thing is cool/awesome."
Of course "sick" is slang, that's incredibly...
Of course "sick" is slang, that's incredibly obvious, we're not all from the 18th century. She linked it back to cancer because she's being ironic, and is probably commenting on the origin of the word. She does the same thing with "fresh to death", which is pretty paradoxical.
All her compliments on him use imagery that is negative, but is reshaped into something positive. Which points to the fact that there is underlying negativity, on at least a subconscious level.
Your interpretation of these lyrics are incredibly shallow. Even though I'm not a fan of Lana Del Rey, I understand that her lyrics aren't just "hip" ways of expressing that "you are the best, you're awesome!" and nothing more.
Ethanescence; yet your interpretation was reading way to far into the lines. to each it's own.
Ethanescence; yet your interpretation was reading way to far into the lines. to each it's own.
Okay so my friend knows Lana and was pretty close to her.
Okay so my friend knows Lana and was pretty close to her.
"Big dreams, gangster Said you had to leave to start your life over I was like: "no please, stay here," We don't need no money we can make it all work"
"Big dreams, gangster Said you had to leave to start your life over I was like: "no please, stay here," We don't need no money we can make it all work"
The song is legitimately about this guy she was in love with, the dudes name is Rob. He was into heroine or something (dealing it/using it) and one day he traveled to Alaska for some reason or another.
The song is legitimately about this guy she was in love with, the dudes name is Rob. He was into heroine or something (dealing it/using it) and one day he traveled to Alaska for some reason or another.
"But he headed out on Sunday, said he'd come home Monday I stayed up waitin',...
"But he headed out on Sunday, said he'd come home Monday I stayed up waitin', anticipatin' and pacin' but he was Chasing paper Caught up in the game" that was the last I heard"
Caught up in the heroine game that is. While the guy was there in Alaksa he overdosed. The news spread to all his friends but after a day or two Lana still had no idea and MY friend was the one who found out and called Lana on the phone to tell her the news. Lana then wrote the song sometime between then and January 15 when she performed it live for the first time on Saturday Night Live (She was pretty messed up with alcohol and what not thats why the performance was so ehh.)
"You went out every night And baby that's alright I told you that no matter what you did I'd be by your side Cause Ima ride or die Whether you fail or fly Well shit, at least you tried."
At least he tried right?
The name "James Dean" is an acronym here but definetely it was a main character in the movie called "Heather's"(1988). The description fits the good guy becoming the bad guy as James Dean.
The name "James Dean" is an acronym here but definetely it was a main character in the movie called "Heather's"(1988). The description fits the good guy becoming the bad guy as James Dean.
@earthgirl2 yes agree with all you said except I think she means he is probably dead because "that was the last I heard". Born to die sort of carries on that theme. If he was just in prison she'd be able to contact him. And the wait a million years suggests she sees it as an eternal love and she'll find him again
@earthgirl2 yes agree with all you said except I think she means he is probably dead because "that was the last I heard". Born to die sort of carries on that theme. If he was just in prison she'd be able to contact him. And the wait a million years suggests she sees it as an eternal love and she'll find him again