Sadie

she's an artist. she's allowed to have opinions. shes not running for public office, she has 0 reason to be "diplomatic" 

People, go off on her again so we have an active 2 days of Lana posts 

Lana Del Rey - Norman Fucking Rockwell (Remixes)
 
1. Twitter God Complex
2. Ignorant Bitch
3. Fuck it, I Don't Care Anymore
4. Draggin' Time
5. Feminist Song
6. Controversial Girl
7. How To Piss Off a Million People
8. The Next Best American Scandal
9. The Baddest
10. A Phone is a Dangerous Thing for a Woman Like Me to Have - But I Have It

Lmao u guys
First you say she should address the post, now you feel embarrassed...
Shut up, Karen.
 
And for the people who didn't like her #fuckoff post, it wasn't the only thing she posted, she addressed what was happening and after explaining her point, she said #fuckoff and I couldn't have said it better. Stay mad if u want to

Exactly this Abel is the male equivalent to LDR yet he never faced any fucking criticism. Okay so he can sing about being oh so sorry for putting a woman into a terrible psychological situation but Lanz can't sing from the woman POV? Jesus Christ. Yes. Twitter stans are sick in the head. Also I read a post about how Twitter stans get so mad when a woman speaks her mind lol...

Too scared to even check twitter tbh

Too scared to even check twitter tbh

Too scared to even check twitter tbh

Too scared to even check twitter tbh

Too scared to even check twitter tbh

Too scared to even check twitter tbh

I do agree she shouldn't have named women like Nicki (who received/receives intense hate and scrutiny for being sexually unapologetic and much like a pararell to lana was not taken seriously in music and the rap world for having theatric persona and having to dial it back to be taken seriously despite being one of the most talented female mcs in the game)
 
but she said what she said.. lana is just telling her story with no filter no carefully thought out words no pr machine behind her... i dont believe there was any malicious intent to be racist and bring down women of colour i think she admires these women and use them as references because she probably personally knows them but this is just my two cents as a poc

if you think anything she said was racist, you totally missed the point. i do agree that namedropping them was not the smartest move, but she didn't mean in a negative or critical way, she named a few female artists who have been successful in their musical careers, and why she should be able to sing about whatever she wants to sing about without scrutiny, nothing more, nothing less. 
 
wait about a week or two and mostly everyone will forget about this and move onto the next controversy, cancel culture is so toxic and majority of the time it never does anything. 
 
anyways i'm so happy that lana is taking her power back. she should be able to sing about whatever she wants, it's her art, and she shouldn't have to feel afraid to do so. 

Reading the first line again, it really is hilarious that Doja Cat (a protege of Dr. Luke), Ariana (a white woman that purposely purports herself as mixed), Camila (a reality tv contestant and bona fide racist), Cardi B (a stripper turned reality tv personality turned rapper), Kehalni (boring) have not had to face the same rocky trajectory as an actual musician who has never done anything other than be authentic to herself and followed her own artistic inclinations so strongly.

She looks so young I want her hair to stay like this
 
And I’m shocked at how long she’s had dark hair for all these years and having the motivation to keep it like that. I have naturally dark hair so I wouldn’t know but omg

She looks so young I want her hair to stay like this
 
And I’m shocked at how long she’s had dark hair for all these years and having the motivation to keep it like that. I have naturally dark hair so I wouldn’t know but omg

She looks so young I want her hair to stay like this
 
And I’m shocked at how long she’s had dark hair for all these years and having the motivation to keep it like that. I have naturally dark hair so I wouldn’t know but omg

She looks so young I want her hair to stay like this
 
And I’m shocked at how long she’s had dark hair for all these years and having the motivation to keep it like that. I have naturally dark hair so I wouldn’t know but omg

She looks so young I want her hair to stay like this
 
And I’m shocked at how long she’s had dark hair for all these years and having the motivation to keep it like that. I have naturally dark hair so I wouldn’t know but omg

It's not easy finding the right partner. Especially these days when a lot of people either feel they can't afford or just straight out don't want to settle down. Listening to some of her 2009-2011 unreleased songs, she came off as a hopeless romantic and lowkey struck me as the type of girl who eventually wanted to find her happily-ever-after and start a little family. 
 
She wasn't always going to be the trailer park pin-up girl, the 60s inspired diva, and the sad girl/bad girl forever. Can't expect a 34 year old to be in the same place as their 26 year old self. I like seeing when she posts pictures hanging out with friends around LA. She was surrounded by bad influences and troubles during her 20s so I'm glad it seems she's clean and in healthier environment these days. 
 
My parents were the type of people you read about on forums like r/raisedbynarcissists. Yeah, they fed and clothed me and the basics. But they weren't at all the type of people you could trust or run to when you were feeling down unless you wanted to be ridiculed and feel worse in the end. The norm is for parents to be loving and caring. So most people don't understand what it's like to not get along with parents, or even more when some people dislike their own parents.

Imagine being that talented that some old guys try to get their piece of cake just because a few chords sound similar.

Sometimes I just miss Barrie 

Strap in kiddos, here's my graham4anything style analysis of the covers BTD and LFL.
 
BtD vs LfL Cover Analysis
 
Album Titles
As it's been discussed previously, Lust for Life is probably a play on Born to Die. Both titles feature a verb (if you take "lust" to be an imperative verb rather than a noun), its preposition, and the object of that preposition. Born in order to Die. Lusting in pursuit of Life. There is also a clear semantic contrast between "die" and "life". They're opposites and highlight an opposing focus to ones ideological outlook on life- Am I living just to die, so that my focus is on death? Or am I living for the sake of life, so that my focus in on life? These contrasts probably inform us a bit about the direction Lana is going to take in this album.
 
Covers in Comparison
A few comparisons can be made which lead me to believe that the LFL cover is an intentional harkening to the BTD cover. They both feature Lana standing forward, facing and looking into the camera, in front of a car. Other users here have pointed out that the car appears to be a similar kind to the one on the BTD cover. In both covers she takes up about the same amount of space. Both covers also feature a similar color scheme, with Lana in white, against a blue background. To me these similarities make it clear that she is trying to evoke BTD for a purpose which we will further explore.
 
Covers in Contrast
 
Styling
In the BTD cover, we see Lana in a clean, buttoned up white blouse, perfectly styled hair, large earrings and reddened lips. These details give Lana a clean, manicured look. In contrast, the LFL cover features a lace dress, a more neutral lip, and daisies in the hair, which are placed asymmetrically. This creates a less crisp look, more organic and inviting, less cool and composed. Besides the daisies, the LFL cover features no ornamentation either (like jewelry). In contrast with the large shining earrings on the BTD cover, this would signal a turn away from opulence (which hasn't really been a theme since UV).
 
Lighting
In the BTD cover, the photographer relied on natural lighting for the shoot. Natural lighting creates heavier shadows, putting a good portion of Lanas face in shadow. A shadowed face appears more mysterious. In contrast, on the LFL cover Lana's face has been fully illuminated, and there is little shadowing anywhere on her face. This makes her appear less mysterious, more open, more "transparent" (perhaps a response to years of journalists badgering about "the MYSTERY of lana del rey").
 
Font
The BTD cover makes use of what we've come to know as "her" font, the tall, unadorned, statuesque trademark font. The font is very utilitarian- it has no flourishes at all. It appears cold and uninviting. Contrast with the LFL font which is full of flourishes and personality. This adds a more personal touch to the cover, and makes it appear more genuine and inviting.
 
Tone
In the BTD cover, Lana looks directly into the camera, impressively unexpressive. There is no indication of emotion on her face, so we rely on other cues to determine the tone of the cover- the heavy shadows, the tight styling, etc. On the LFL cover, Lana looks right into the camera and smiles. This very obvious indicator of emotion causes us to look to her to determine the tone of the cover- which would appear to be a happy one.
 
In Conclusion
The comparisons between these covers give us the impression of an evocation of a previous era, but more importantly, the contrasts inform us as to what this evocation means. I believe that Lana intends to give us an album that is antithetical to Born to Die, with an emphasis on life rather than death, on purpose versus futility. Styling and tone choices lead me to believe that this album will attempt to be more genuine, less manicured, and more approachable than previous works.
 
Why the border?
My theory on the border is that it's supposed to look like a polaroid or like we're looking into a television screen, but I'm honestly not sure.