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I HATE IN MY FEELINGS WITH A PASSION 

i always thought that the get free lyric was about drugs/fake relationships/addiction

but the no kung fu version
perfect

well, it's the pre-pre-release, so we don't have any info about the album. I do not see any problems in discussing what we like in her previous albums or what do we wanna see in her next one (i don't wanna sound rude)

isn't that every pre-release thread lmao? And Lana is still on tour so we shouldnt expect anything in a while

So this thread will turn into the LDR5 thread where people argued about all her previous albums for 567899999 pages before any official news about anything in released?

all the songs on honeymoon + all the songs on uv + pawn shop blues, yayo (AKA), heroin and get free are her best songs. 

TV in Black and White is such a classic
Video Games' little sister

i honestly don't believe for a second that he found that book in her home

I have my doubts too... But I'd love to see her with this book

This is my opinion:
 
- the chasing rainbows lyric I think refers to her seeking fame in the Lizzy grant era and then when she finally found it the "arches were illusions solid at first glance"
 
- and the lust for life lyric is actually ab allusion to another song, which I can't remember right now

I agree with what @@baddisease said. When she mentions God in her songs, I feel like it's mostly used as a metaphor. Maybe she did/does believe in God but in the context of her songs, I feel like it's not meant to be taken literally. Like when atheists say "God help us all," it's just used as a statement. They don't actually believe that God will help them. I believe Lana also said that God Bless America was not to be taken as a literal reference to the biblical God, it was just a sentiment.
 
"I ask her if she feels the appropriative nature of the song title may stir any pots of sorts.”Well, it’s the God word,” she says measuredly. “But the phrase has wider meaning. It’s more of a sentiment. When I wrote it I didn’t feel like it was confined to a traditional portrait of the Lord, as some sects might see it. It was more like, ‘Fucking God bless us all and let’s hope we make it through this.'
 
And considering these lyrics, I would not be surprised if she's shed her traditional religious beliefs LOL.
 
What'd God give me a brain for?
He won’t help me use it
What'd God give me a plan for If he won’t help me do it?
 
You know, sometimes I think God is playing a little game with me
Looking down from heaven, laughing, and trying to see how much I can take
Because the way things go, it's like a joke
 
God's dead, I said, "Baby that's alright with me."
No one’s gonna take my soul away

Not sure how to interpret all of Gods & Monsters, I wonder if all the mentions of God were strictly metaphorical?

I think, as a metaphysics lover, she likes the concept of God as being an universal "protector", even if he doesnt exists. I guess she felt inspired by this thought to create "Love" and the whole LFL persona. Just like Bjork with her song "Saint".
 
And honestly if she doesnt believes in God that makes me love her even more.

Like I said my first hint was that photo taken by that psycho ass stalker who snuck into her home and took photos of her her books. I'd actually read the book he posted a pic of, and I thought "Wait a minute, that book is an atheist manuscript trolling religious people" and I was confused.
 
Then Lana's interest in science, Elon Musk, space, etc. started increasing and I couldn't help but be like "hmmmm...."
 

not sure tbh. its not very clear

A lot of people in Lana's situation (not as a famous person, but with her upbringing) end up atheist/agnostic.I think it's natural, especially as one ages and becomes more jaded.

Maybe I'm just projecting the shit out of my own beliefs, but I really feel like Lana's new lyrics suggest she no longer believes in god.
 
Lana's constant talk about god has always been something that slightly irritated me about her lyrics, so the changes she's made lately might have stood out to me more than they would have to the average person.
 
The first sign was when that creepy ass psycho stalker snuck into her home and shared a photo of Lana's copy of The Satanic Bible. Despite what he title makes it sound like, the book is actually just preaching rationality. The authors don't really believe in the existence of Satan and they don't worship evil. They just see satan as the most "rational" character in the Bible and therefore use his name as a stand-in for logic and also as a way to prove the ridiculousness of religion in the faces of religious people. For example, they tried to have a statue of Satan built in a public square and when Christians protested, they asked WTF is the difference between our religious freedom of "worshipping Satan" and yours of worshipping Jesus?
 
So that right there was a red flag that Lana might be leaving the Christian crowd.
 
Then Lust for Life came out and a lot of her lyrics just felt atheistic to me ("There's no more chasin' rainbows/And hopin' for an end to them/Their arches are illusions/Solid at first glance/But then you try to touch them (touch, touch)/There's nothin' to hold on to (hold, hold)/The colors used to lure you in (shut up, shut up)/And put you in a trance").
 
Several songs just feel like Lana no longer believes in a god. And yes, I know that there's a song called God Bless America and All of the Beautiful Women in It, but it just feels like lip service? Like she doesn't really mean it.
 
A lot of her lyrics sounds like what I went through as I transitioned from a believer to a non-believer.
 
All this combined with her space and science obsession and I feel like ol' girl is no longer the Christian chick she used to be.  
 

Also the chorus of Lust for Life where Lana/The Weeknd go
 
Cause we're the masters of our own fate
We're the captains of our own souls
 
Were red flags (in a good way) for me.

is this unpopular
 

Born To Die > Lust For Life
 

Honestly, I feel like she can do whatever she wants but it does still bother me that she still smokes, like, it's SO SO bad for your health and most likely will fuck up her singing voice over time, which makes me so sad. She has such a beautiful voice, I don't see why she would be willing to trade that away for a cigarette or two here and there.
 
Also, an unpopular opinion, but I think she should stop smoking on stage/at her shows. She can do whatever the fuck she wants in her own time, but surely she realizes she's performing in front of so many young, impressionable people that might think smoking is cool because their idol does it??? It's also even worse when she smokes on stage at venues that clearly have "No Smoking" signs everywhere - it's disrespectful to the organizers of the events and owners of the venues, it's a health hazard and it's sending the wrong message to her audience.
 
Hopefully no one comes for me for this comment 

i really like the melody and concept but the lyrics read like a stupid, whiny, drama queen's journal

Does anyone have all her unreleased/non-album music? I'm looking for it and can't find all of it.
 
 
agreed.
 
I don't believe one person or another. I just want the music and keep it moving.