BoardingSchool

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pb9hv7JpCxQ
 
 OH MY GOD, I had never ever heard the "hidden" lyrics in the bridge before. My wig is gone. I disliked the loud, aggressive guitar on that bridge anyway, so this is my new official version. 
 
You're hot, hot
Weather in the summer
High, high
Neglectful lover
Hot, hot
Weather in the summer
High, neglectful lover
You're crumbling, sadly
You're sadly, crumbling
 
So the "Heroin" bridge is a bit of a callback to this, too... ("hot, hot, winter in the city, somethin' bout this weather" etc)

The two duets are enchanting!   Probably the only time she'll do either live, so that's very special. I hope there are surprise guests on the rest of the tour! Random thought: what if Barry was in one of the California shows...and they dueted "Summer Wine" and then she sang "California" to him on stage? I get chills just imagining. 

The two duets are enchanting!   Probably the only time she'll do either live, so that's very special. I hope there are surprise guests on the rest of the tour! Random thought: what if Barry was in one of the California shows...and they dueted "Summer Wine" and then she sang "California" to him on stage? I get chills just imagining. 

The two duets are enchanting!   Probably the only time she'll do either live, so that's very special. I hope there are surprise guests on the rest of the tour! Random thought: what if Barry was in one of the California shows...and they dueted "Summer Wine" and then she sang "California" to him on stage? I get chills just imagining. 

The two duets are enchanting!   Probably the only time she'll do either live, so that's very special. I hope there are surprise guests on the rest of the tour! Random thought: what if Barry was in one of the California shows...and they dueted "Summer Wine" and then she sang "California" to him on stage? I get chills just imagining. 

The two duets are enchanting!   Probably the only time she'll do either live, so that's very special. I hope there are surprise guests on the rest of the tour! Random thought: what if Barry was in one of the California shows...and they dueted "Summer Wine" and then she sang "California" to him on stage? I get chills just imagining. 

The two duets are enchanting!   Probably the only time she'll do either live, so that's very special. I hope there are surprise guests on the rest of the tour! Random thought: what if Barry was in one of the California shows...and they dueted "Summer Wine" and then she sang "California" to him on stage? I get chills just imagining. 

I like them together on stage. This feels much more alive than the studio version.

Shades of Cool   But did she for real do Wait for Life or is that a mistake?? 

I keep hearing it as "our love's a lie" instead of "alive" which would be a completely different song indeed. 

I love this song SO MUCH.    And it just struck me today that the lines
 
"I hope you remember me like this, Smokin' cigarettes in my sundress, Glamorous and gangtsa, oh yes."   ...are like a way more badass version of Taylor Swift on "Wildest Dreams":   "Say you'll remember me
Standing in a nice dress, staring at the sunset babe
Red lips and rosy cheeks"   (one of the only Tay songs I truly like, but still can't compare to Lana). Pure coincidence I'm sure, but it makes me laugh to think of Tay listening to this is 2013 and getting inspired to write the G-rated version and release it the very next year. 

I love this song SO MUCH.    And it just struck me today that the lines
 
"I hope you remember me like this, Smokin' cigarettes in my sundress, Glamorous and gangtsa, oh yes."   ...are like a way more badass version of Taylor Swift on "Wildest Dreams":   "Say you'll remember me
Standing in a nice dress, staring at the sunset babe
Red lips and rosy cheeks"   (one of the only Tay songs I truly like, but still can't compare to Lana). Pure coincidence I'm sure, but it makes me laugh to think of Tay listening to this is 2013 and getting inspired to write the G-rated version and release it the very next year. 

I love this song SO MUCH.    And it just struck me today that the lines
 
"I hope you remember me like this, Smokin' cigarettes in my sundress, Glamorous and gangtsa, oh yes."   ...are like a way more badass version of Taylor Swift on "Wildest Dreams":   "Say you'll remember me
Standing in a nice dress, staring at the sunset babe
Red lips and rosy cheeks"   (one of the only Tay songs I truly like, but still can't compare to Lana). Pure coincidence I'm sure, but it makes me laugh to think of Tay listening to this is 2013 and getting inspired to write the G-rated version and release it the very next year. 

Maybe she was giving "devil horns" when she recorded it.    

I took it as her seeing all these perfect "Norman Rockwell" relationship images while acknowledging that her relationship is kinda messed up, which I love.
 
I've changed how I interpret the song; at first I thought she was comparing the man to Norman Rockwell (the actual artist), but after reading her interview: "Del Rey told Vanity Fair earlier this year that the album name was a tongue-in-cheek reference to the state of the American Dream. “It was kind of an exclamation mark: so this is the American dream, right now,” she said, adding that “this is where we’re at—Norman fucking Rockwell. We’re going to go to Mars, and Trump is president, all right.” The album is named for the iconic 1940s illustrator known for his patriotic depictions of America during World War II, a time when it seemed that America at least attempted to market itself as standing for some ideal."
 
So, the title of the song/album is a sarcastic take on America and on her relationship, like, "things are crazy in this country and I'm fucking a man-child who's a pretentious mess, not exactly a Norman Fucking Rockwell painting, now is it?!" We stan a sarcastic queen.

It does sound like "phones", but "Vogues" makes more sense, like I'll pick up all the escapist magazines you like, anything to try to get you out of your head...I see it as not necessarily romantic love (although it could be), but more like she still loves Barrie as a friend and knows how bad his depression gets, and she's pleading with him to let her distract him from all that for awhile and just give him a big hug ("lying in my arms" could just mean holding him, not sex).
 
This song BREAKS MY HEART and I LOVE IT, ugh. I can imagine saying this to my (depressed) ex, whom I don't want back but do want to help. 
 
When she says, "I'll throw a party" it sounds so desperate and sad, she finally achieved Lizzy Grant's stated goal of writing a song that sounds like 'A SAD PARTY'!     

It would be cool if the vinyl were white but iridescent, sort of shimmery like heat waves if that makes sense? I'm picturing a '60s vibe, a little nod to the Beatles' iconic "White Album" (1968). Lead single: Yosemite. 

I keep hearing it as "our love's a lie" instead of "alive" which would be a completely different song indeed. 

It would be cool if the vinyl were white but iridescent, sort of shimmery like heat waves if that makes sense? I'm picturing a '60s vibe, a little nod to the Beatles' iconic "White Album" (1968). Lead single: Yosemite. 

It would be cool if the vinyl were white but iridescent, sort of shimmery like heat waves if that makes sense? I'm picturing a '60s vibe, a little nod to the Beatles' iconic "White Album" (1968). Lead single: Yosemite. 

It would be cool if the vinyl were white but iridescent, sort of shimmery like heat waves if that makes sense? I'm picturing a '60s vibe, a little nod to the Beatles' iconic "White Album" (1968). Lead single: Yosemite. 

It would be cool if the vinyl were white but iridescent, sort of shimmery like heat waves if that makes sense? I'm picturing a '60s vibe, a little nod to the Beatles' iconic "White Album" (1968). Lead single: Yosemite. 

That isn't the official title...it's an untitled project. It modernizes the book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, but it's not an actual film that's in production yet; the interview says SHE'S writing a film (script?) and songs, but who knows if she'll self-produce or if it'll get picked up by a studio or if nothing ever comes of it, haha. It sounds very much in the research/writing stage.
 
That said, maybe she should see if her friend Guillermo del Toro would like to direct...? 

It would be cool if the vinyl were white but iridescent, sort of shimmery like heat waves if that makes sense? I'm picturing a '60s vibe, a little nod to the Beatles' iconic "White Album" (1968). Lead single: Yosemite. 

It would be cool if the vinyl were white but iridescent, sort of shimmery like heat waves if that makes sense? I'm picturing a '60s vibe, a little nod to the Beatles' iconic "White Album" (1968). Lead single: Yosemite.