daphnedinkley

that's entirely subjective. imo, honeymoon is much more glamorous, luscious, and refined, whereas NFR is more raw, stripped back, and casual

just thought more people should see this.

The title track's fucking timeless. Go to the airport. Get on a plane, the intro reminds me so much of it and the feeling of soaring as you go up in the air, literally. Clouds, set on blue skies, sunlight from the day, the blinding sunbeams, but there's still this kind of sadness bc ur leaving the airport from the ones u love, from all types of love-sense. The ocean sparkling below if ur lucky via route/timing whatever   The piano literally sounds like it's rolling. I still get fucking visions of fine china, and horses galloping across streams, making the water dance like droplets. water droplets imitating gemstones in the air mid-flight That opening line. both lines that start the choruses. The patience it has. How beautiful it all sounds, yet how it's never in your face.   I'm honestly gay, but this track reminds me, quality wise, of the love of how usually women/feminine guys do. and how it just envelops you, but leaves as it ends, leaving you fucking confused after you realized that you let it get away. This track's a beautiful ghost, it reminds you of the one who got away. I'm sure we've all at least had that feeling where we had to leave when we still didn't want to, or was left to getting confused until the slow burn reached u a day. that's what this song is. it's a fucking echo of someone's love that ran out bc someone couldn't appreciate it. There's nothing as standout about it, from pieces, nothing too showy, or shiny. but put it together, it's what or who you miss. and it fucks you up. it's like, it's like it calls on a different kind of subconscious or intuition foresight, even (?) to be appreciated properly.   The horns at the end signal that departure, it's probably the most obvious in your face aspect of the track imo. But it's still so beautifully, juxtaposedly soft. Don't get me wrong, The greatest is AMAZING. But it still relies on novelties from past culture, kinda like precious imagery scrapbooking, that yeah although still incredibly well done, diminishes it's identity from a meta kind of sense. It's incredibly more wholesome without a doubt, but it's overall quality still drips of a pop star, not the love goddess ya guys still aspire her to be.   We can argue how the tracks, and opinions of it are subjective, that's always true. But I honestly think the title track's a lot more transcendent, while The greatest is still talking about the doom of a failing world. The poignant piano's gorgeous, but still warns of doom and fatalism. Would u really like Lana to be better remembered as that, like I get the beauty and comfort of it, TG, but I honestly think NFR is a tier higher: narratively, and in sound.    
The already fleeting character of the track, just leaves you wanting more of the paradise she painted, left, leaving you wondering where tf she went. It adds more to who she is, and although difficult, the respect, valuing of self-worth, and protection of leaving, and the mystique she carries. Especially as hard as it is when you don't want to, but have to. It just seems so much more like her too

White Whorte Forever

White Whorte Forever

White Whorte Forever

White Whorte Forever

yknow somethin, i've never properly read her poetry! i've seen a couple though and although i can't fully recall them, i do remember quite liking them.
 
love that kurt cobain clip!! and ironically enough, do kind of agree with what he's saying. i think there are songs where blunt and not overly-thought-out lyricism works well. i'll use nirvana as an example; the song 'sliver' is one of my all time fave songs, and lyrically it really speaks to me despite just being a simple and obvious tale about being a kid throwing a little bit of a tantrum because they're being dropped off at their grandparents' house and they're away from home. it's simple, it's blunt, it's honest and it works. if it was fancy and thought out, it wouldn't be the same. i feel that way about a lot of nirvana's music. it taps into a strange little place in my brain that just makes me feel really human and vulnerable. i think a lot of that is down to the simplistic and raw nature of the music
 
back to lana - there are plenty of her songs that shine with (and possibly because of) really simple and straightforward lyrics. video games is one of them! others like old money, oh say can you see, and cruel world do too. now that i think of it, it's an interesting idea to debate internally - the difference between lazy lyrics vs straightforward lyrics that may or may not work 

i definitely have my problems with NFR, but i still love it. honestly i just had such a moment with FIILY and Venice Bitch - in fact, i can honestly say i've had a "moment" with every song on this album where they just really HIT ME in a particular way, even the songs i'm not massively keen on like TNBAR and California. moments where the song just speaks to me in a completely new and transcendent way. maybe it relates to the seasons changing, my emotions changing, the state of mind i'm in, i dunno. either way it's a wonderful feeling. the only song i haven't had a moment with yet is Love Song.

my worst nightmare is lana going back to a doo-wop Lust For Life/Get Free/How To Disappear sound for this album, and i like all those songs lmao idk why i just feel like that sound is almost always cheesy and although i love those tracks i'd dread an entire album of it

yknow somethin, i've never properly read her poetry! i've seen a couple though and although i can't fully recall them, i do remember quite liking them.
 
love that kurt cobain clip!! and ironically enough, do kind of agree with what he's saying. i think there are songs where blunt and not overly-thought-out lyricism works well. i'll use nirvana as an example; the song 'sliver' is one of my all time fave songs, and lyrically it really speaks to me despite just being a simple and obvious tale about being a kid throwing a little bit of a tantrum because they're being dropped off at their grandparents' house and they're away from home. it's simple, it's blunt, it's honest and it works. if it was fancy and thought out, it wouldn't be the same. i feel that way about a lot of nirvana's music. it taps into a strange little place in my brain that just makes me feel really human and vulnerable. i think a lot of that is down to the simplistic and raw nature of the music
 
back to lana - there are plenty of her songs that shine with (and possibly because of) really simple and straightforward lyrics. video games is one of them! others like old money, oh say can you see, and cruel world do too. now that i think of it, it's an interesting idea to debate internally - the difference between lazy lyrics vs straightforward lyrics that may or may not work 

yknow somethin, i've never properly read her poetry! i've seen a couple though and although i can't fully recall them, i do remember quite liking them.
 
love that kurt cobain clip!! and ironically enough, do kind of agree with what he's saying. i think there are songs where blunt and not overly-thought-out lyricism works well. i'll use nirvana as an example; the song 'sliver' is one of my all time fave songs, and lyrically it really speaks to me despite just being a simple and obvious tale about being a kid throwing a little bit of a tantrum because they're being dropped off at their grandparents' house and they're away from home. it's simple, it's blunt, it's honest and it works. if it was fancy and thought out, it wouldn't be the same. i feel that way about a lot of nirvana's music. it taps into a strange little place in my brain that just makes me feel really human and vulnerable. i think a lot of that is down to the simplistic and raw nature of the music
 
back to lana - there are plenty of her songs that shine with (and possibly because of) really simple and straightforward lyrics. video games is one of them! others like old money, oh say can you see, and cruel world do too. now that i think of it, it's an interesting idea to debate internally - the difference between lazy lyrics vs straightforward lyrics that may or may not work 

next person who posts that camo jackoff gif is gonna be financially responsible for the vomit damage to my laptop 

White Whorte Forever

iiiiiiiimmm dreaaaaming.... of a whiiiiite hot 4evaaaa 

Pitchfork talking about backlash like they weren’t one of the biggest contributors of it, mmm hmmm.
 
Now giving her the #1 album, keep sucking up that ass peasants.

But I love that man Like no body can
He moves mountains and pounds them to ground again 
 

Let's not lie to ourselves I wanted to say that I hope we get another godly hoe track let's just be honest 

I just want the two country songs from the coalition event to have a studio version.

god her fashion is just...

Are you sure? I think she might actually be a demon. 

Can this church convert me from poor to rich, thanks

i'm sure one day she'll come back to your country with her very own show! then it'll be much cheaper. keep the hope 

my worst nightmare is lana going back to a doo-wop Lust For Life/Get Free/How To Disappear sound for this album, and i like all those songs lmao idk why i just feel like that sound is almost always cheesy and although i love those tracks i'd dread an entire album of it

i don't know why but i just find it soooooooo like... almost cringe?? i think it reminds me of when a new girl group comes out and their label tries REALLY hard to make them the NEXT BIG THING (but they always flop) and they always have at least one of these '50s/'60s inspired doo-wop tracks and they're always super corny and predictable and bleh. or like when female pop vocalists go thru a "vintage phase" (no shade to Xtina cause Candyman is a banger). maybe it just feels a little toooo much like playing dress up to me. 
that being said, i quite like LFL, definitely like Get Free and even like HTD despite its obvious flaws. but i feel like i've had my fill of that from lana now. but then maybe, as you said, if she went all-out with it, it could actually really work... something as intricate, groovy and perfectly produced as You Keep Me Hangin' On would be great, but if it's only some half-assed bells and a doo-wop beat with predictable backing vocals she can keep it
 
edit: i think that's my problem... how predictable these tracks tend to be, from anyone!