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Oh, then I guess we're on the same page lol! I feel like the songs near the end of LFL (Heroin, Change, and Get Free) start to shift the focus back to her persona. It makes the transition from LFL to NFR seem smoother; and in this sense, LFL as a whole wouldn't be too weird in her discography, I guess!

I love reading everyone's positive messages about the new music; it gets me hyped even more lmao

I think it's quite the contrary, actually. LFL was probably the easiest and most fun project for her to do. With her saying that it was "for the fans" and that it was more "socially aware" in terms of politics she could move away from her persona for a bit. (a different focus than her past albums) But yeah, it was probably a small dip for her in the sense that it's not as well thought out and deep as her other albums? So more in some sort of artistic way? Idk how to explain it, but I hope you know what I mean lol

I'm so happy to see that the lyrical storytelling genius that she is is finally back again. Favourite lines from HTD: But I love that man like nobody can He moves mountains and turns them to ground again Can't wait to see what the narrative of the new album is going to be like!

I was lucky to be there and witness it live. It was amazing

"But if you hold me without hurting me, you'll be the first who ever did" Oh man, this sounds so sad and hopeful at the same time

YES

Ohmygod. That second snippet of Cinnamon floored me. All the songs she's teased and released of NFR so far sound so cohesive and mature; exactly what I was hoping for after LFL. Let's hope the rest of NFR will have the same vibe. Plus, it looks like introspective Lana (the best lana imo) is back again!

Yeah, I immediately thought of the WM intro too. Maybe she was in the process of recording Cinnamon at the time?

The good sis is creating another cohesive masterpiece NFR pls come thru

Snippet: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtZpAuL3UzA

Which was heartfelt! But did not reflect in her new song at all, imo

Fans are eating this up because her fans are mostly young teenagers who have the same mental capacity as her. Not trying to be edgy or anything, but my teenage sister, for instance, is a big fan. Her lyrics are basic and relatable to youngsters.

That's probably literally what happened

Just like I expected... Very on the surface, no depth. I mean, it's a cute song, but the only figure of speech miss Lavigne knows is the analogy. It's always been that way. Oh well

Lmao It sounds like the typical Avril Lavigne song. Not really exciting or anything, but I can imagine teenagers liking this kind of stuff.

Thanks for sharing! What's your blog?

I don't know... Based on the lyrics in Cherry she seems to have some sort of hate/love relationship with fame, imo...

Her music is steeped in references to alcohol, but not in an overt way. She compares alcohol to love and (in her more recent albums) love to fame: Ultraviolence: Jim raised me up / He hurt me but it felt like true love. Crying tears of gold like lemonade. Music to Watch Boys to: Nothing gold can stay / Like love or lemonade. Cherry: Love, I said real love, is like feelin' no fear / When you're standin' in the face of danger / 'Cause you just want it so much Love, I said real love, it's like smilin' when the firing squad's against you / And you just stay lined up The last line in cherry seems to allude to her being photographed on a red carpet where she's being "shot". From GQ interview (2012): "When I write about the thing that I've lost I feel like I'm writing about alcohol because that was the first love of my life." Her first love was alcohol, her new love is fame.

I totally get what you're saying, because it seems like the logical thing to do, but let's not forget that nothing's ever certain with Lana. In the end, does it really matter if the singles are part of the new album or not? Her decision of including the songs on the new album is probably based on her idea of how they would fit in with the new "narrative". And that narrative can change in the process of making the album (like with LFL). Ultimately she (almost) always delivers. So if these new songs aren't part of a new album, you'll know that something else amazing is coming. What she does is great, how she does it is... well... flaky lol

PROLIFIC QUEEN Time for the Pre-Release Thread????

It works with any other two letters, though... So I don't think it's telling us anything.

Wow, that's really interesting! Do you think those lines refer to all of her past albums? Anyone can start again = BTD (Lizzy Grant becoming Lana Del Rey?) Not through love, but through revenge = Paradise (don't know about this line, though) Through the fire we're born again = UV (Album is filled with references to fire + "Thank you Dan Auerbach for bringing fire back into my life") Peace by vengeance brings the end = Honeymoon? Idk. I'm probably overanalysing again...

LMAO I'm the bolt, the lightning, the thunder

Do you guys think that MAC could be (a reworked version of) Yosemite and the other song she's going to release is BAR/Architecture?