PARADIXO

inb4 it's the Summertime Sadness remix

if you have photoshop, make the photo 12cm by 12cm on 300 DPI resolution. it prints the exact size. I also printed the back cover.
 
I use these templates http://www.promo-cd.co.uk/?page_id=378
 
 
+ the quality is really really good + detailed in the flesh and the sidebar is pink but the scan came out really bad

How could Jackie beg him to stay and try to remember what they had...he was shot in the head guys...

Seeing all those posts about Lana not being "lyrically wise" (I mean not only the last few in this thread but also the criticism toward Y&B and lots of posts in other threads) I cannot tell whether it's actually an "unpopular Lana opinion" . Not like I don't entitle you to your own opinion cuz I entirely do (especially if I sometimes agree at least to a limited extend) but just wondering if it doesn't turn out that in fact there are more people disliking Lana lyrics (as textual works, not regarded in their context) than those really cherishing them.
 
So if loving Lana as a songwriter is an unpopular one, here is mine:
 
There countless Lana songs that I find lyrically exquisite. To list but very few examples:
 
She's Not Me:
 
"I'm the ghost in your mashine" - besides referring to philosophy (what itself makes the song more profound) Lana totally alters the whole concept. While orginally the term describes dualism in one person, Lana's use encompasses two of them. Translating this metaphore, it appears as "I'm [as a "ghost"] lingering inside your body ["mashine"] and no, I am not leaving". What it exactly means, we can surely argue but for sure she uses the philosophical concept to wrap with it the fact that her (ex-)boyfriend and she are binded.
 
And this intended change of an already existing term smells kinda Gainsbourg-like to me... but I guess that's too far-fetched?
 
I also love how she uses lots of slang expressions and idioms that literally are about death: "a ride or die bitch", the already mentioned "ghost", "dead and gone", "suicide blonde"... Crammed together, they add some thrill to those lyrics! Like there's something supernatural about it... I'm probably the only one to have such a weird association but the song matches some scenes of "Over Her Dead Body" where Kate, having died as Henry's fiancée, becomes a ghost and tries to hold back his new romance. The characters' aims are quite different in the romantic comedy film and in the song but I just want to point out that the concept of the ghost stalking her (ex?) partner fits quite well into the lyrics. Hopefully the movie helped me to illustrate it...
 
I know it's ridiculous to interpet it literally but it's beyond me, I feel haunted by my stupid ideas.
 
Off To the Races:
 
The "Lolita" quote - "Light of my life, fire in my loins" is one of my favorite phrases ever, a pensive and good-sounding cluster of words (both because of the alliteration and its meaning).
 
OTTR is full of other colorful epithets such as: "my red nail polish", "his cocaine heart", "your black Cristal", "your little scarlet starlet", "a soul as sweet as blood red jam", "my tar black soul"... All those color words colorize the song Actually, I perceive OTTR rather as an image than words. Some will say that's kitch-like but to me it is not - it would be if she constantly described characters in the story only by hair color (like in poorly-written fanfiction like "the tar-haired girl said this, the tar-haired girl said that") but referring colors to intangible notions sounds at least a bit fresher to be and doesn't make me cringe.
 
And "scarlet, starlet" is alliteration again, if I'm not wrong? Another reason to love those lyrics!
 
Talking of colors, may I just mention one lyrics from Hundred Dollar Bill? I agree that "I'm in my party dress, he says you're such a mess" isn't the cleverest lyrics under the sun but "you turn my mood from black to blue" is a really well-thought phrase. It uses two adjectives which literally both mean colors but also mean certain moods... Reminds me Emilie Autumn's "my ocean is bluer than the heart you had to break".
 
I also think Lana can catch a lot of meaning in her similes: "life sweet like cinnamon, like a fucking dream I'm living in", "spinnin like a ballerina" (followed by "feelin gangsta" and that's why it's aww-some"), "like Jim Morisson", "when you talk, it's like a movie"... they tell more than non-poetic prose ever could tell!
 
Or simple repeted sentences from some AKA songs "I'm in love with a dying man / I have done everything I can" is enough to describe her whole mischief/distress connected with the situation. Such songs really call for your imagination, telling you very little but at the same time kindling your curiosity.
 
I know I'm an infinite bore to have posted my dull elaboration - but I just wanted to point out what indeed I see in Lana lyrics... Sorry if I'm too stupid to word my feelings... I am stupid :< .
 
And that I worship so many Lana lyrics doesn't necessarily mean I'm a fan of "You're disgusting, I'm delicious" .
       

I know you all hate it but... the UV artwork is beyond beautiful imo

I know you all hate it but... the UV artwork is beyond beautiful imo

I know you all hate it but... the UV artwork is beyond beautiful imo

I know you all hate it but... the UV artwork is beyond beautiful imo

This is EVERYTHING. I don't even know how to describe it, it's a very strange song. Mother Nature slayed me once again 

This is EVERYTHING. I don't even know how to describe it, it's a very strange song. Mother Nature slayed me once again 

This is EVERYTHING. I don't even know how to describe it, it's a very strange song. Mother Nature slayed me once again 

Ohhhh yesss so different

I just read all the lyrics and they are sooooo good. I cannot wait. The interlude, all the flower imagery and metaphors, it's so perfect... Maybe her best songwriting yet. 
 
I interpret it to be about how she's tired of waiting for the one to come along and tired of things not working out in her love life. She's in her prime and she want's to be "picked" before she gets too old.

"deadly nightshade" and ending with "i'm in love" repeated. 

Bro... Define iconic...

Saint Jack thanking himself

May I just say that I love the lines "But you haven't seen my man" musically...

Bro... Define iconic...

The bad typography/TV screen filter is throwing me off so bad

Because Lana's not obsessed with death or dead celebrities... 

Even though I am not a big Cat Power fan, I have to agree on the point that Lana's lyrics aren't the deepest ones. She has good ones, but yeah, most of her songs lyrically turn out the same, although she is indeed good of "crafting" the lyrics to sound wonderful in the context of the song. This doesn't make these songs less relatable, but if I compare her to  (more recent) songwriter artists like Marina or Florence, I have to admit that Lana is not THE source of innovative lyrics. Even songs that are said to be "personal" often come out sounding quite ... well, "what Lana does" like. That is nothing i dislike, but it's a fact. At least when it comes to everything she officially released. For example almost everything is about love and depending on a partner. Judging from the unreleased content, I would say that AKA is definitly more indie concerning sound AND lyrics (indie does not always mean big lyrics). May Jailer ... well, the songs really always tell a kind of story and have more content than most of her BTD and UV songs. There are other unreleased songs which are not that "song-writer"-y as the May Jailer era but somehow seem more complex, because they have lots of metaphors etc. (Last Girl On Earth).
 
Still, Lana songwriter wise is definitly above the average level in my eyes.

ITS HERE ITS HERE ITS HERE ITS HERE ITS HERE ITS HERE ITS FINALLY FUCKING HERE

WATCH:




BUY:
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/dear-dreamers-hunter-hooligan-ep-campaign/x/8328449
 

BRAND NEW INTERVIEW WITH ME TALKING ABOUT MY NEW SINGLE!!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7fbSYN69z8
 

...Well I didn't have a negative opinion and would basically agree with you, therefore I don't even know what you're talking about or why every post references me...
 
#IMPACT, I guess
 
 
Well I am loving the whole ultra-gay white boy rapper thing you've got going in these songs (not negating the other songs, because I haven't come across one that I didn't like) more than I ever thought I might, so I'm showering Queen Banks with my gratitude You both have kinda drag-queeny references, that's enough to sell me on basically anything