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Excellent point. This actually gives me newfound hope for the release of both BAR and Yosemite on the new record lol. She did, however, change the title from BAR to Architecture, so something was definitely up with that title.

I believe she was less invested with LFL than with her other albums, yes. But I also believe that she can be very serious about her music (e.g. Honeymoon, her "vanity project")

Maybe Lana said Yosemite was "too happy" because it was missing its other "too sad"-half BAR. Let me explain in terms of Yin and Yang: "Many tangible dualities (such as light and dark, fire and water, expanding and contracting) are thought of as physical manifestations of the duality symbolized by yin and yang." So what about the duality of happy vs sad? She is such a poetic and cryptic person. I love that about her. If that is her explanation for keeping it off of LFL, then that's actually a much nicer way of saying: "you guys stole the other half, so you're not getting this".

I'm so glad I started talking even though I've been a member here for almost two years

I retract my earlier statement that Lana herself anticipated a probable leak. What I believe what happened is that she had already filmed BAR and Yosemite. Then BAR leaked. And I think this leak affected both the rollout of LFL AND her artistic process.

I'd like to believe that. But I think she sort of imposed a new sense of meaning onto the already filmed scenes. Trying to make something of these "useless" expensive scenes filmed by an expensive director. For instance, in the MTV interview (posted by @@UltraHeroin a few posts above), when asked whether it is a rocket or missile going up in the air, she says: "it started as a rocket, a year ago. And as tensions had been rising with North Korea, I've been thinking about it more as having a nuclear connotation". Which to me seems, idk how to put it... Uninspired. Uninspired, because it was not an integral part of the creative process, but rather imposed later on.

Wouldn't it be absolutely crazy to think that maybe we lost Yosemite due to the BAR leak? I know, I know, Lana herself said that Yosemite was too happy, but why would she put out a song that's only a "yin" without a "yang"? She couldn't give it to us fully because of the damn leak... Which is actually such a shame.

I absolutely agree with you. I'm going crazy over here lol. I've been comparing the Yosemite snippet with the melody and they seem to match, especially the "we did it for the right reasons" part. The way she sort of 'adlibs' (is that a verb?) the word "reasons" seem similar. You can check for yourself on this site to see the videos side by side. Someone else already mentioned it, and considering the fact that Lana herself said that Yosemite and BAR were like Yin and Yang, the most likely possibility is that these video scenes were probably intended for BAR AND Yosemite... It all makes sense: - White Mustang wasn't recorded before the video was shot (hence she doesn't sing in the video) - The video was most likely intended for BAR (supported by the few lines she sang in the BTS video and the obvious imagery) AND Yosemite (or maybe I need hearing aids) I'm too excited to properly type lmao. Someone take the wheel

Plants. I always buy plants. Someone should stop me. I don't even have enough room. Help (but my three new orchids are so pretty)

So the unfamiliar melody could possibly be the "other song" then, right? I'm interested in what others have to say about this

He did not say that exactly, but it's a good idea to review what was said exactly: (is this how I embed a YouTube vid?) In the first part Lana is humming/singing some sort of melody that is unfamiliar to me. Does anyone know what it is? Next, she sings a line from BAR. And later on, someone asks her: "Do you want to switch over to the other song you wanted?" to which she responds: "yes". Am I going crazy? lol

I think you're right! So what would this "other song" that Rich Lee mentioned then be exactly? Maybe a song we don't know about? Or maybe one of the other songs of LFL?

That makes a lot of sense, actually

Agreed. Ugh! I'm not trying to be all conspiracy crazy, but I can't help but think that the leak of BAR was somewhat intentional on Lana's part... Remember how Rich Lee asked her if she wanted to do the other song? It means that they shot scenes for both BAR and WM. Why would they do that? Were they anticipating a probable leak?

Thyme present and thyme past... ...are both perhaps present in thyme future And thyme future contained in thyme past...

I'll be there next week! I can't believe I'm going to see her for the first time ever. I still have a spare ticket (standing area) left. I'll probably be going to drive to Antwerpen from the Rotterdam area in the Netherlands that day. So if anyone from there would like to tag along, I'd be happy to share my car. Send me a PM if you're interested!

I see. It's what you think is unrealistic. Right?

I'm still not convinced lol. I was just wondering why you'd think that (as I am also very much into analysis)

Which is interesting that she sang that. Because it alludes to the finiteness of marriage ("till death do us part") as opposed to the notion of eternity (see how the Os in Honeymoon on the album cover are linked like an infinity symbol). It makes me think about her writing process.

Why would you say that? I mean, sure, sometimes his interpretations seem a bit far-fetched, but I do think it is interesting to have such a different perspective on Lana's music