Tristesse

Controversial opinion maybe, but i think a lot of lanas “misheard” lyrics are made to sound that way on purpose. Mother loves wordplay, i wouldn't be surprised if there are some intentional double meanings in her lyrics. “White mustang” sounding like “why am i staying?” is the first one that comes to mind.

absolutely! i'll take anything that's filled with classic lana-isms and her genuine, authentic style of songwriting. i could use the song Kintsugi as an example - it's so heartbreaking that i find it hard to listen to on a regular basis, but when i do i'm floored by how beautiful and eloquent it is, so i'm glad that song exists and that we got to hear it. can i pop my pussy to it? no! but i still love it! on the other end of the spectrum, Summer Bummer is probably one of lana's most mainstream sounding or radio friendly songs, yet it's one of my faves because while it's fun and light hearted it still retains the lana vibe with the creeping, ominous piano at the start, the imagery ("white lines and black beaches and blood red sangria" is just so, so, SO lana del rey hahaha) and it doesn't feel like lana selling out, just lana dipping her toes more fully into the trap/hip-hop sound that's been present since her debut. Doin Time got a bunch of radio play, and even though it's a cover it still feels true to lana's vibe - it would fit right in on an album filled with You Can Be The Boss / Us Against The World / Hundred Dollar Bill type tracks. and yet, Video Games was lana's breakout hit, which is undeniably a ballad! so i think it goes to show that authenticity prevails, so there's no need to even focus on making hits or chasing radio play. if it happens, it happens! if not, then not! like many here i couldn't care less about chart or radio numbers for lana - i have faith that whatever comes next will be interesting and enjoyable, so long as lana trusts in her artistic instincts and surrenders to the whim of her muse 
 
(christ i can really waffle on cant i )

Agreed it’s chaotic, she seems super happy and carefree, we are being served looks and vocals, and she’s keeping us on edge about her next move. Organised promotion eras are overrated. This is real life 

i’m sorry but your post is so wrong and delusional. And i’m so TIRED of people saying someone isn’t a real fan for not eating every crumb of manipulation that Britney’s team puts out. 

I’m sure she’ll perform For K Pt 2 at the next show and Let the Light In and Dealer too
 

You don't get it
You just don't get it
You've already forgotten even though I just said it
Came tonight to put my work on display
Bringing New York down to St. Tropez
You don't get it
You just don't get it
You've already forgotten even though I just said it
(1) I won't fall in love
(2) I won't ever stop
(3) I'm partying all night
(4) I'm gonna make it pop

Fav photo on twitter

Honestly this is her most creative album musically

The set list is mid but her hair/aesthetic and stage presence have been glamorous and energetic. Such an upgrade from her last two tours. Jealous of anyone seeing her live no matter what she sings

Am i the only one who also thinks this era isnt done after she ends the festival tour. Idk what to expect, but i do see this era going down as one of her finest. I have a friend whos neutral on lanas music tell me that this album is her most heartfelt and she feels that shes really becoming popular amongst the general public again. I feel this is the most open and honest shes been in the past few albums, and the small world shes created really does resonate with a lot of people. Its def an amazing comeback in terms of artistic vision and lyricism and i think lanas is realizing how much she is loved. Whatever comes next, i hope she either she goes completely left field unexpected or she just has fun. Dyktatuob i think will go down as one of her most respected artworks.

agne not knowing these lyrics i’m giggling

Yeah but I feel like this era really put Lana the person/musician herself on the level she deserves. She's easily a "main pop girl" now, as I said before, arguably the biggest female singer beside Taylor and SZA. And I don't think it's coincidence that this is happening during the Ocean Blvd era, which is an amazing and acclaimed record that put her "back to form".
 
At the end of the year A&W will be topping all year end lists

Also, I firmly believe Ocean Blvd is shaping up to become one of Lana's most iconic / defining eras
Born to Die, Norman F Rockwell and Ocean Blvd
 
She's bigger than ever, the amount of material we got this year is insane, all the press talk, headlining festivals, selling out stadiums, controversies, acclaim etc
 
She's legend

This just shows that she is the artist of people born in the mid-90s to mid-00s honestly. She's so huge and so resonant for us. I just hope this doesn't ruin her already rocky experiences of performing over here - we've got to pull through at Hyde Park and make it an amazing show.

My thoughts
 
This album is absolutely incredible, the sheer power in every track. I personally think the album is very cohesive and kinda builds its own grand and beautiful world which I felt was lacking in the last several albums. I get everyone disliked the side D tracks but personally I think they work perfectly on the album, especially at the end. It leaves the album on such a fun and good note, on what would otherwise be just a very heavy emotional record. Every track really makes a statement and my only real complaint is the lack of Zodiac, the deranged rocker anthem, as track 5.. because yes, I would delete Judah Scuffed Interlude from existence if I had it my way  But thats my only complaint. I lied, I just lied to you, I don't like Margret that much but its cute so it gets a pass. Fingertips is also one of my new favorite Lana songs. The melody and the orchestration is just gorgeous and the lyrics are absolutely tragic yet breathtaking. Its a beautiful gift and I'm so glad she shared it with us. I also absolutely love Let The Light In, The Grants, Sweet, A&W, Fishtail, Peppers, imjustgonnaenduplistingthewholealbum, Candy Necklace.. like this album is a classic and I hope everyone recognizes it as that

The poll in fact shows that there are more Margaret fans than The Grants fans and Sweet fans, which is extremely worrying. Research has shown that Sweet fans are the most oppressed and socially isolated demographic on Lanaboards, and the most likely to suffer from major depression and comorbidities such as fibromyalgia, schizophrenia and iron deficiency.

"snow on the beach by taylor swift I love this-"
"what do you want from me"

This has probably all been said before but i was randomly rewatching the candy necklace music video and in the final scene it all clicked into place for me, that the point of the video Is the irony of not getting the thing you want most and have worked so hard for during life and only receiving it after death. The women from which Lana takes inspiration from for the video desperately wanted something during life (validation/fame/acclaim) but only received it after their tragic untimely deaths. 
The Black Dahlia was a budding actress who wanted to be a star and in a cruel twist only received fame after her violent murder, while Marilyn Monroe wanted to elevate her image, to be taken more seriously as an actress and now after death is revered as a Hollywood legend. Its about the irony of not getting the thing you want during life but receiving such recognition posthumously. Towards the end of the video it all builds up to this moment where there’s a bloody body in a trunk in the back of the car (presumably Lana’s), before it cuts to a shot of Lana getting her star on the Hollywood walk of fame while people cheer. I never understood this last shot and how it relates to the rest of the video but I think this ties in to the many times Lana has said over her career that she wants to be appreciated and respected first and foremost as a songwriter, and to find a community of like minded musicians. She felt harshly and unfairly criticised by critics and rejected by the music industry at large in the aftermath of her debut and SNL performance. The toxicity and scrutiny of the debate around Lana Del Rey and her image/persona has lasted for over a decade, impacted the way people perceived the music and clearly took a toll on her mental health. She has also made comments (although I cant find them now) about how she felt rejected by New York and that she would only be appreciated there after her death. This makes me think that the ultimate point of the video is a commentary on how Lana believes that after her death she will be appreciated by the public and her work to finally be recognised how she wanted it to be received. I also think the necklaces in the video represent metaphorical shackles on the confinements of fame or the box in which she was placed by the media/music industry over the years, as well as the mental burden that goes along with the controversy/discourse which unfolded around her - all of which she is finally freed from upon death.
 

March was such a terrible, terrible month for me, it even ruined my first listening experience with this album.
I feel better now and Ocean Blvd has become the highlight of my year.
 
The Grants - Ocean Blvd - Sweet are some of her best ever vocals, lyrics and performance
A&W - Candy Necklace - Kintsugi - Fingertips - Paris Texas has to be her darkest run ever, and not only that but A&W and Fingertips are career peaks
Grandfather - Let the Light In - Margaret  These songs are epic
And Peppers and Taco Truck are absolute bops. Taco Truck is one of her best ever songs to smoke to...
 
The lyrics are fantastic through the whole thing, so many iconic lines and interesting stories. Fingertips is definitely my favorite.
 
Also it's incredible how the release of this album kinda officially cemented her as a totally MAIN global artist. Selling out big shows, headlining festivals all over the world, awards, critical acclaim, record-breaking streaming numbers... ugh. I knew 2023 was going to be huge for her. 2024 will be bigger!
 
Thank you Lana.

Okay sorry hun im realllllllllllly not feeling this take. I dont think lana cares that much about how “good” her numbers are, she obviously had a vision in mind for candy necklace and this album does deal with very heavy themes. I wouldnt expect a “sexy” video for a AW where shes singing about such delicate subjects for most of the song. Maybe she’ll serve some great looks, but to say making music videos for only sad songs is a “waste” sounds a bit like a slap in the face. At this point in her career i didnt think we’d be saying that she should cater to the general public.

Some of you are actually so funny...
Lana's career consistently peaking over time in terms of commercial success
even pre Midnights and post Snow on the Beach bump consistently one of the most streamed women daily 
 
releasing a 16 track album full of beautiful melodies and orchestras that is certainly unique (what other artist is releasing GPSOTSOMFWHDSF or Fingertips or title track??? - and even if they did everyone would recognize the LDR influence lol) and yet you're sitting here trying to convince everybody that Lana appeasing her management to release a trending tik tok song somehow means SYTH (which, as much as the delusional BOZ crowd is sad to admit, was never produced by anyone other than Rick Nowels) is better written or produced than her recent work...truthfully it's a cute girl but if it got 7 different reworks it clearly wasn't doing it for Lana lmao
 
a lot of you who discovered born to die in 2017 (or in 2012) simply want its accessibility (BEATS) in her production because you think fast = better hence the sped up version nonsense lmao
you just made that up???  "Never thought I’d see the day when this song got an official release. Thrilled it finally came out in it’s original version. Congrats" is legitimately all he said lmao AGAIN you BOZ heads and ur fan fiction it's hilarious

who the fuck is asking for a dua\lana collab

I love Say Yes To Heaven but all of Ocean Blvd is significantly more cinematic and unique than this song lol
 

We do not talk enough about how the title track is one of her best songs..
 
The last minute is so…. 

it's been nearly a month and my favorite lyrics/ stand out to me are:

"so you say there's a chance, for us?" "do you think about heaven? do you think about me?"
"it's like camarillo only silver mirrors runnin down the corridor" "fuck me to death, love me until I love myself" 
"what you don't really understand, is that I've got magic in my hands, stars in my eyes"

"love me if you love enough, you can be my light"
I wanna say "callin aquaman to my bedroom, ended up we fucked on the hotel floor" feels a lot more iconic 

"rhino designer" "infatuated w Adam's son, why are you so fascinated with me?" 

"fortune teller, favorite ever, that's the story of us" "white noise comin out of my brain, turns off for nothin" "i feel lucky" 

"probably runnin away from the feelings today, in the snow-capped mountains of the desert" "I don't know anyone else that knows the songs that I sing..."
"it's just that I don't trust myself, with my heart- so i had to let it break a little more, cus they say that's what it's for"

So much in Fingertips

first verse of grandfather, "cus i'm good in spirit, warm-bodied a fallible deity wrapped up in white"
"when you know, you know"

"like hollywood and me, that diamond on your ring, the soul that you bring to the table"
"lately i've been sunnin in the LA riverbed, wearing nothin but the summer bruises on my knees" "I wish I could skinny dip in your mind"
"i'm like fuck it dance naked for the neighbors i open up the blinds" "Hands on your knees, I'm Angelina Jolie..."
"knife in my jacket, honey on the vine, baby I'll bring the coffee if you bring the wine"

"when I'm violent it's Carlito's Way" "spin it til you whip it into whipped cream, baby" "imagine if we actually gave a fuck" 

the lyricism spins from deep, poignant, to just plain immaculate like polished metal. 

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such a solid, active album. 
btd's energy feels like running or escaping a casino 
uv's like a seedy underground bar/ studio / motel w great amenities 
honeymoon' feels aptly like the glamorous world of hollywood and all that that means 
lfl, modern hollywood woodstock 
nfr, titanic the film, as well as an art indie cinema film 
chemtrails, like a lazy day in an opulent garden waiting for that something to feel alive again 
blue banisters, a funeral of a past self, shedding herself of clothes from a past world

and I know that it's just been a month but. in some kind of strange way, I think it might be, i can't articulate it to the exact point but, she feels the most alive and present here. sounds like she's the most awake here, the most present. and i think she does that w the clear instrumentation and her vocals. 

the photoshoots, the album imagery w the different covers/ visuals. the way candy necklace's video was presented to us, and the meta hollywood star moment. 

i feel so grateful to be able to be experiencing this, and having albums i've already known of hers beforehand just adds to it. it feels like- like ur being rewarded for coming this far with her music and her journey as an artist. i know that not much is happening at the moment, but i deem it as a pivotal sort of time, experiencing all this art, feelin like life's woven some kind of magic and wonder thru this album and her art. just wow- thank u Lana 💕