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I think most of the video was black and white so that the colorful blue water scenes made more of an impact.
Like, every time those come on the screen lights up and that contrast is interesting.
 
Plus blue is a running theme thorough the album, so that fits too

From my knowledge of Lizzy Grant she can maintain a cute smile like that while saying "Is it wrong that I think it's kind of fun when I hit you in the back of the head with a gun?" so I still think her intentions could be dark, haha

AKA vibes. Love how young she looks. 
 
Tbh I don't see anything sinister in these smiles, sorry @ and @

The exact picture I was thinking of as I said that. 

AKA vibes. Love how young she looks. 
 
Tbh I don't see anything sinister in these smiles, sorry @ and @

AKA vibes. Love how young she looks. 
 
Tbh I don't see anything sinister in these smiles, sorry @ and @

AKA vibes. Love how young she looks. 
 
Tbh I don't see anything sinister in these smiles, sorry @ and @

She's happy with how things are going this era and that's evident in this video. 
The white boys looked hotter in the music video than they did in their instagrams so that's a plus.   

AKA vibes. Love how young she looks. 
 
Tbh I don't see anything sinister in these smiles, sorry @ and @

She's happy with how things are going this era and that's evident in this video. 
The white boys looked hotter in the music video than they did in their instagrams so that's a plus.   

She's happy with how things are going this era and that's evident in this video. 
The white boys looked hotter in the music video than they did in their instagrams so that's a plus.   

She's happy with how things are going this era and that's evident in this video. 
The white boys looked hotter in the music video than they did in their instagrams so that's a plus.   

Well, there's a reason he's your ex right? 
All jokes aside, Sufjan Stevens makes beautiful music. You should give him another chance

my ex loved sufjan stevens and one time i told him his music was too depressing and we almost broke up over it lol

My own song 

The Blackest Day is most likely about Barry IMO. 
His favorite color is black, etc. I honestly don't think she's so torn up about him in the long run, but when it was happening it might've been traumatic.

To me, it's the perfect mix of all her albums together, not really a follow-up to an individual album, but an entire new entity, with elements of all of her previous works.
 
The title track has strings, which makes it a lot more similar to Born to Die, but is slower like Ultraviolence. Its lyrics remind me of Paradise, with its references to fire, roses, and so on, but it also has a bit of an Ultraviolence feel as well with the reference to "the history of violence" line. It also sounds very much like a soundtrack song too.
 
Music to Watch Boys To has this exotic/tropical vibe and lyrics that reminds me of Paradise, but the drums remind me of Ultraviolence, as does the "nothing gold can stay, like love or lemonade" line. The only Born to Die reference I can think of is the "blue ribbons on ice" line (This Is What Makes Us Girls throwback).
 
Terrence Loves You is probably the only song on the album that sounds as if it definitely could have come from another era. It sounds like a bit of a slower Ultraviolence track, in my opinion, with the guitars and drums towards the end, and the jazzy influences.
 
God Knows I Tried is quite similar to Ultraviolence - not really sure why, but it's kind of slow, has guitars and a lot of reverb. The chords are also quite similar to "Kinda Outta Luck" so it has a bit of an unreleased feel too.
 
High By The Beach is quite a modern song with a few electronic elements, as well as fast beats and a catchy chorus, which definitely makes me think of Born to Die. Lyrically though, the bridge takes me back to AKA, with that "lights, camera, acción" reference.
 
Freak reminds me of Paradise, since it's kind of Cola 2.0 in my opinion and it has that same sexy vibe to it. The beats have a similar feel to Born to Die.
 
Art Deco sounds quite similar to Born to Die as well, with the beats and lyrics.
 
Religion starts off sounding a lot like Ultraviolence, quite slow and reflective, but by the chorus it sounds like a more mature version of a Born to Die song, with the chords in the background and the beats.
 
Salvatore has beats most similar to Born to Die, but vocals reminiscent of Ultraviolence or Paradise.
 
The Blackest Day reminds me a lot of Cruel World, considering its length and chaotic nature. It even references guns. A few of the lines sound like something off Paradise or Ultraviolence ("Just put your hands up in the air, the radio on" which is similar to West Coast and Burning Desire's lyrics).The chords in the background though sound very much like Born to Die, and it's quite a fast track by the chorus and bridge.
 
24 sounds a lot like her soundtrack songs, but has that same jazzy vibe as Ultraviolence.
 
Swan Song has the orchestra of Born to Die, vibe of Ultraviolence, and the lyrics of Paradise, but more than anything, sounds like another soundtrack song.
 
Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood reminds me most of Ultraviolence, it has a very similar tone to The Other Woman in my opinion.
 
So, overall, you can pick out lots of elements that reference her previous works, but the album as a whole is so diverse that it doesn't sound like just one album. It has the variety of AKA and some lyric throwbacks, some similar beats to Born to Die, a bit of a tropical vibe reminiscent of Paradise, as well as the slow, jazzy feel and occasional guitar strum/drum sound of Ultraviolence.
 
I feel like you should add a "mixed" option to the poll, because Honeymoon sounds neither like just Born to Die nor just Ultraviolence.

lanaboards in 2016 tbh:
 
I used to think that Honeymoon was a sleep inducing album
 
but Divorce tops it
 
Divorce is a musical sedative

The Blackest Day is most likely about Barry IMO. 
His favorite color is black, etc. I honestly don't think she's so torn up about him in the long run, but when it was happening it might've been traumatic.

The Blackest Day is most likely about Barry IMO. 
His favorite color is black, etc. I honestly don't think she's so torn up about him in the long run, but when it was happening it might've been traumatic.

Come on. It's totally about Taylor. The girl even has a minute and a half long monologue at the beginning of her video, which then ended up winning "Best Female Music Video" as well as being nominated for "Best Music Video" at the MTV awards. Taylor completely copied Lana's concept (save for the epilogue - Taylor's ended with the song), and she also used Lana's ex boyfriend. We know how attached Lana is to her men.
 
While I'm not trying to stir shit, the connection is clearly there. It's stronger than any other connection people have tried to make - even the one incorporating Lady Gaga.

"Baby I'm a forlorn on fire, and I'm what you desire" instead of "four alarm fire"... 

I thought forlorn worked because it's ~so Lana~ and I thought she was badass for making an adjective into a noun.

Come on. It's totally about Taylor. The girl even has a minute and a half long monologue at the beginning of her video, which then ended up winning "Best Female Music Video" as well as being nominated for "Best Music Video" at the MTV awards. Taylor completely copied Lana's concept (save for the epilogue - Taylor's ended with the song), and she also used Lana's ex boyfriend. We know how attached Lana is to her men.
 
While I'm not trying to stir shit, the connection is clearly there. It's stronger than any other connection people have tried to make - even the one incorporating Lady Gaga.

Come on. It's totally about Taylor. The girl even has a minute and a half long monologue at the beginning of her video, which then ended up winning "Best Female Music Video" as well as being nominated for "Best Music Video" at the MTV awards. Taylor completely copied Lana's concept (save for the epilogue - Taylor's ended with the song), and she also used Lana's ex boyfriend. We know how attached Lana is to her men.
 
While I'm not trying to stir shit, the connection is clearly there. It's stronger than any other connection people have tried to make - even the one incorporating Lady Gaga.

Come on. It's totally about Taylor. The girl even has a minute and a half long monologue at the beginning of her video, which then ended up winning "Best Female Music Video" as well as being nominated for "Best Music Video" at the MTV awards. Taylor completely copied Lana's concept (save for the epilogue - Taylor's ended with the song), and she also used Lana's ex boyfriend. We know how attached Lana is to her men.
 
While I'm not trying to stir shit, the connection is clearly there. It's stronger than any other connection people have tried to make - even the one incorporating Lady Gaga.