StillOnMyMind

10 days until magnum opus arrives. 

I'll try & explain the connections I've made when I hear L4L (even though this is the NFR thread). For me, it's as if 1/2 of the tracks are more geared towards "Lust" & the other 1/2 towards "Life" (well, lusting for life amidst the fear of death). She scatters these 'lust' & 'life' tracks in a pattern. I don't care if this is a reach, but here's my track-by-track breakdown:
 
"Love" -> life-affirming, since she's kinda addressing us (and addresses her self-love, towards the end) "Lust for Life" -> lust, since it's more about her & The Weeknd's chemistry. The music video is also a fantasy. "13 Beaches" -> life, given the beginning dialogue about not being other people & Lana's "dying for something real"  "Cherry" -> lust; just hear that chorus again  "White Mustang" -> This was a trickier song for me to mentally categorize, because it could be that she's looking back on someone she knew. But she also mentions "Armageddon", the man being a killer, & that "Summer's meant for lovin' & leavin'"... I would categorize this as a 'life' song.  "Summer Bummer" -> lust, given the chorus bridge & A$AP Rocky's feature  "Groupie Love" -> This song is like the opposite of ^ that's nonetheless attracted/attractive. I figure this is a 'life' song because it's almost like Lana's celebrating that she's got her man in A$AP Rocky. Plus, the applause at the very end makes it seem such.  "In My Feelings" -> lust, because she's hyping herself up as the bad bitch she is "Coachella - Woodstock in my mind" -> life, because she's calling out for sustaining something greater than her own individual actions "God Bless America" -> In a break with this lust-life pattern I've categorized, I'd consider this a 'life' song. You can just tell from the title that she's celebrating female solidarity, and in the verses, she's affirming her own worth.  "WTWWAWWJKD" -> I'd categorize this as a 'lust' song, but it's certainly slower than the other songs I labeled as 'lust' songs. When she addresses the girls, she knows not all of them can just go 'across the pond' to avoid the Trump administration. When she addresses the boys, she's calling out all their greed.  "Beautiful People, Beautiful Problems" -> A 'life' song, because the lyrics present a more relatable/realistic situation (aside from the rivers running red with blood & walking through fire).  "Tomorrow Never Came" -> A 'lust' song, even though it's another romantic duet, because of the lyrical content tying back to how Lana's hypothetical date didn't grow into a lasting relationship.  "Heroin" -> From here until the album's conclusion, this pattern I made is broken. I'd consider this a 'lust' song because this is perhaps the darkest song on the album. Its placement on the track listing is akin to "The Blackest Day" off of Honeymoon. Not to mention the vibe where she's alluding to the Manson Family. Heroin's lyrics seem to be the (ir)rational outcome of Lana's lusting.  "Change" -> Undoubtedly a 'life' song, and Lana's most personal song off the album. ALL of the lyrics are in the present tense here. The piano keys set up this so(m)ber vibe. (I imagine her sobering up here after letting go of the dark energy in the previous song). It's also the last song on the album to feature her falsetto voice. She also wraps up her 'summer', complete with harmonies, questioning her beauty & stability leading up to the falsetto-fied chorus.  "Get Free" -> Now that Lana has released the dark energies, acknowledged the turmoil in this world (without compromising her values), and grown from her more vain expressions, she much more clearly sees & charts the path she's taking. She releases her negative energy by stating she 'crossed the threshold' & that 'the Crowley way of being' is gone. (Aleister Crowley was a famous practitioner of the occult arts, & was once described as the world's most wicked man). The pre-choruses suggest she won't allow herself to be consumed by society's false perceptions & projections of what an ideal life entails. She also indirectly states that she won't take us for granted, a suggestion made in 'Love'. And the 'out of the black, into the blue' lines feature increasingly contrasting harmonies, along with the keyboard sounds that I personally imagine as lighthouse lights, and along with the beach noises at the very end.  All in all, I hope the Lust For Life album makes more sense for you if you perceive these songs as being complimentary coupled up!

Am I the only one in this fanbase who adores LFL? I don’t get the hate and it makes me sad.

The honeymoon instrumental is so intricate and cinematic and beautiful though. I put it on to calm down or when I'm trying to get into a creative mode of mind. To my ears it's one of the most beautiful instrumentals of hers.

it still kind of blows my mind some people still think lana is going to retire or even take a long break after this album. after born to die she said she wasn't even going to make music anymore but look where she's at 5 albums later, she wrote the lust for life title track right after she finished honeymoon, she started writing songs for nfr back in 2016, this bitch is never going to stop writing and making music it's pretty much her whole life and i think she still loves doing it and i don't think the fame bothers her as much as we think it does cause she's over here name dropping kanye west in her songs knowing it's going to draw some kind of attention   but anyways she's probably already writing songs for her next album that'll come out in 2 years

I’ll never understand the LFL hate. Not all songs were perfect but come on. If we can forgive NFR for having BAR and Doin Time then lets forgive LFL for it’s sins too

Am I the only one in this fanbase who adores LFL? I don’t get the hate and it makes me sad.

Am I the only one in this fanbase who adores LFL? I don’t get the hate and it makes me sad.

Am I the only one in this fanbase who adores LFL? I don’t get the hate and it makes me sad.

Am I the only one in this fanbase who adores LFL? I don’t get the hate and it makes me sad.

Am I the only one in this fanbase who adores LFL? I don’t get the hate and it makes me sad.

Am I the only one in this fanbase who adores LFL? I don’t get the hate and it makes me sad.

Am I the only one in this fanbase who adores LFL? I don’t get the hate and it makes me sad.

I promised myself that I would never bring up this song again because we're all sick of it, but the fact that she put BAR, Yayo, Black Beauty on her studio albums makes me think we'll get Yosemite eventually. 

I don't understand the hate for TNBAR's new lyrics. They're cute and California-based now, just like the rest of the record

Well NFR will be #1 on my playlist and thats the only chart i give fuck about

I've just listened to The greatest after many days not listening to it and my gosh. What a perfect tune. I almost cried again when the "don't leave me, I just need a wake-up call" comes and then the piano striking when she's singing "I'm facing the greatest".
 
My new favorite Lana song.

I've just listened to The greatest after many days not listening to it and my gosh. What a perfect tune. I almost cried again when the "don't leave me, I just need a wake-up call" comes and then the piano striking when she's singing "I'm facing the greatest".
 
My new favorite Lana song.

I've just listened to The greatest after many days not listening to it and my gosh. What a perfect tune. I almost cried again when the "don't leave me, I just need a wake-up call" comes and then the piano striking when she's singing "I'm facing the greatest".
 
My new favorite Lana song.

I've just listened to The greatest after many days not listening to it and my gosh. What a perfect tune. I almost cried again when the "don't leave me, I just need a wake-up call" comes and then the piano striking when she's singing "I'm facing the greatest".
 
My new favorite Lana song.

You also realize that Taylor has an army of fan to back her up for her weak music right? We are definitely a dedicated bunch, leaks or not, but Lana doesn't attract crowds as much as Taylor, even though Lana's music is miles ahead. 

I've just listened to The greatest after many days not listening to it and my gosh. What a perfect tune. I almost cried again when the "don't leave me, I just need a wake-up call" comes and then the piano striking when she's singing "I'm facing the greatest".
 
My new favorite Lana song.