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Finally I understand Butterflies Part 2.

Welcome to LANALYSIS, where we get real unhealthy in our obsessions and absolutely revel in it.

This is a project I've been maintaining for a while now--Lana + Analysis...get it? The basic purpose is to relate every one of her songs (that's right, every last one of them) to her known and assumed relationships. Not a stone is left unturned. Privacy is violated. The fans rejoice. Mind you, it’s all pure speculation, but ~this is what makes us stans~

It’s pretty long but an interesting read, if I do say so myself. I hope you enjoy it in all it’s updated glory, and I will continue to update as new information is revealed and new songs come out. I will also be adding pictures, sources, etc. Stay tuned!

Let’s get started!



EARLY RELATIONSHIPS (1985 - ~2005)



LOCAL ROCKSTARS (~2005 - 2009)



YOU MADE ME NICE FOR A WHILE (2009 - 2011)



POST-BREAKTHROUGH (2011+)



IN THE LAND OF DISCREPANCIES



ADVANCED LANALYSIS



IN SUMMARY..

Lingering questions…
- Who the fuck is K?
- Who the fuck is Ray?
- Who the fuck is Bill? Is Bill really K? Does Bill matter at all?
- What significance do cars play? She mentions eight in total (white Corvette, white Pontiac, blue Chevy Nova/Chevrolet, Cadillac convertible, Mercedes, pickup truck, Lamborghini, Bugatti Veyron)
- When was she/who was she with in New York City and New Jersey? Ditto LA? Most mysterious and pressing, her time in the South?
- Did she have a fling with Bradley Soileau?
- Did Chris C. matter enough to her for her to write songs about him?

Assumptions Made:
- Lana was a gogo dancer.
- K is a drug dealer/murderer, dead or on death row.
- Jimmy is her ex-fiancé, addicted to cocaine despite a Wikipedia page stressing how healthy he is, associated with Chevrolets.
- Much of Sirens is about completely different relationships.
- She fucked Bradley.
- Mike controlled her career but their relationship wasn’t associated with anything fucked up like drugs or stripping.


Thanks for reading! I crave both your feedback and theories! This remains a forum collaboration and I don't claim to have the final say on Lanalytical manners.

For the sake of believability, I'm always hunting receipts, and currently:
- The interview where she refers to "Yayo" as the prequel to "Video Games"
- The interview where she describes "Video Games" as dealing with mutual sobriety in a relationship--her and her partner both staying clean.
- The interview where she talks about meeting her boyfriend in rehab and being dazzled by his small-scale celebrity.

Just found another relevant article from March 2012... 
 
http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/tv-film/1098364/billy-corgan-talks-and-talks-about-the-source-film-ya-ho-wha-13
 
Billy Corgan Talks -- and Talks -- About 'The Source' Film, Ya Ho Wha 13 and How a Drum Circle Changed His Thinking
 
Billy mentions our dear Lana in the answer to the last question of the article. Interesting.

The Manson Family and the Source Family as the two aspects of the Hierophant card of the Tarot
 
Charles Manson -- a charismatic liar; representing the empty belief systems of the Outer Church
Father Yod -- a genuine dabbler in esoteric mysteries; representing the initiations of the seeker; the Kabbalistic masculine Yod meets the feminine Heh

If we could discover the name of the place with the long trees (Summertime Sadness music video/FMWUTTT booklet picture/Some The Source Family pictures)... It would help a little bit, I think. We all know Lana is obsessed with places (Chateau Marmont, Coney Island, New York, LA...). Idk

I was searching about the SS music video and found out it was set on Santa Clarita, CA. I've searched about the place and found nothing interesting. It might be weird to stuck on this place with the trees, but i was watching the Tropico teasers and one of them show Lana like in the SS video, of course some cuts from the video... About these line of FMWUTTT, you done very well by noticing this! It really fits! Sorry if i don't quote you guys or anything else, I'm always on the mobile mode of the forum

If we could discover the name of the place with the long trees (Summertime Sadness music video/FMWUTTT booklet picture/Some The Source Family pictures)... It would help a little bit, I think. We all know Lana is obsessed with places (Chateau Marmont, Coney Island, New York, LA...). Idk

I think the video goes along with her always saying she is the type of woman that will always be the other woman. She wants that life, to be married, babies, children etc but as most relationships with the other woman the man constantly lies to her and tells her that one day they will be together, they will be married.  in the end she's just not that type of girl. So the video shows her getting dressed up in a wedding dress and eventually being left at the altar, well because the guy never shows up. He plays with her, seduces her but at the end of the day she's left alone. 
 
I hope that makes sense. 

wow 
sounds so much more intense and dark in Born To Die

In love with the Florida Kilos one :')

In the car on the way to school. On the bus coming home. On my record player, or from my computer.
Start to finish, always.
Lastly when I go to sleep.

I will try. But idk, it's okay to do this? I need to watch the doc first. Which point between Lana and The Source Family is the most important to us?
If you (@@Lanakai) will do it, that's better. You are more into the story. I also agree, step by step.

The first thing i check when i get home now is this thread haha. You deserve a lotta credit for sure! Great theory, every detail, analysis... @@Lanakai I'm really excited about it

That's a interesting point. The Isis reaction to Ultraviolence. I have thought of the opposite: Some fan asking Lana about The Source or some hippie cult...

That's a interesting point. The Isis reaction to Ultraviolence. I have thought of the opposite: Some fan asking Lana about The Source or some hippie cult...

Feeling like Detective Cooper of Twin Peaks haha. I'll watch the doc too and try to read more about it.

That's ok! Sometimes i feel bad about the digging, but it's beautiful when things start to make sense :')

Feeling like Detective Cooper of Twin Peaks haha. I'll watch the doc too and try to read more about it.

That's ok! Sometimes i feel bad about the digging, but it's beautiful when things start to make sense :')

I will try. But idk, it's okay to do this? I need to watch the doc first. Which point between Lana and The Source Family is the most important to us?
If you (@@Lanakai) will do it, that's better. You are more into the story. I also agree, step by step.

So, I was doing a LOT of research (lmao) and all I could discover is that the video was recorded in Santa Clarita, CA, nothing else 
There's a waterfall in the beggining, maybe some canyon. Eternal Valley Memorial Park and the William S. Hart Museum in Santa Clarita have those hedges trees, but it's not the right place. In the video she stands in front of a ornamented gate, maybe some mansion/museum?
 
And yes, she sings those verses from FMWUTTT in UV.

I google mapped it and Santa Clarita is about 40 minutes from Nichols Canyon (where the family's second house was located) and Loz Feliz (the first one). 
 
It's also definitely at Nichols Cayon as you can see the trees in the upper left corner of this picture here:
 

 
I'm betting those trees and that look is something popular for landscaping in the LA area lol Oh well...

I was searching about the SS music video and found out it was set on Santa Clarita, CA. I've searched about the place and found nothing interesting. It might be weird to stuck on this place with the trees, but i was watching the Tropico teasers and one of them show Lana like in the SS video, of course some cuts from the video... About these line of FMWUTTT, you done very well by noticing this! It really fits! Sorry if i don't quote you guys or anything else, I'm always on the mobile mode of the forum

I was searching about the SS music video and found out it was set on Santa Clarita, CA. I've searched about the place and found nothing interesting. It might be weird to stuck on this place with the trees, but i was watching the Tropico teasers and one of them show Lana like in the SS video, of course some cuts from the video... About these line of FMWUTTT, you done very well by noticing this! It really fits! Sorry if i don't quote you guys or anything else, I'm always on the mobile mode of the forum