This song was spawned by her relationship with Barrie. Lana herself said this in an interview with FASHION magazine last summer. Here's the quote:
On how her relationship with rocker Barrie-James O’Neill fueled Ultraviolence‘s lyrics:
“I’m a dark character and he very is an even darker character than I am. Trying to get some consistency and some normality within the dynamic of that relationship has been impossible. Songs like “Shades of Cool” came out all that.”
This song was spawned by her relationship with Barrie. Lana herself said this in an interview with FASHION magazine last summer. Here's the quote:
On how her relationship with rocker Barrie-James O’Neill fueled Ultraviolence‘s lyrics: “I’m a dark character and he very is an even darker character than I am. Trying to get some consistency and some normality within the dynamic of that relationship has been impossible. Songs like “Shades of Cool” came out all that.”