Mafiosa

i think paris + puppy love/marilyn Monroe are so cringey

i can't believe lana invented liberalism queen of the two party system

this is my favorite song of all time, it's really special to me. i'd like to share my own personal meaning that i connect to this song, which is part of what makes it so magical for me. you don't have to agree, it's just my perspective.
 
pin up galore is generally about the female pin up archetype. it's a heart wrenching and melancholy tale told from the perspective of a pin up; lana is putting herself in the place of one of these women, as part of the pin up lives in every woman. she can empathize in a way, and she feels connected to a bygone era of glamour. 
 
these girls exist to entertain others: crowds, men, america - the world. lana invokes strong americana imagery to take you back to the height of the pin up era - the 40s in particular. they thrive off of the screams and cheers, it makes them feel alive. when she sings about becoming someone "not of this world," this is where she gets into the dehumanizing aspect of it. these beautiful women have dedicated their lives to pleasing others. eventually it gets extremely numbing and you can't even feel anything but a disconnect. the "monster" line is even more illustrative of this concept; she can't even recognize herself anymore after fame. 
 
"prizes, prizes a diamond tiara / here's to the girl with the blue mascara" this feeds more into the beauty queen archetype, but it's still the same idea. just more imagery to invoke the obsession with glamour and materialism. girls are lauded for their appearances and must appeal to men. "i have a disco ball mind" "i wanna die" is really just going into detail about the mental state that she's in. her mind has become reflective, she can see the lights from the cameras, from the stage. her brain has been replaced with thoughts of performance. she can't handle it anymore, she wants to die, she wants to die.
 
lana can connect to pin up girls like marilyn. in the early stages of her career, singing at open mics, she felt empty performing night after night with little success. the only thing that kept her going was her own passion and will. she didn't want to conform to how other people saw her or wanted her to be. 
 
lol this wasn't supposed to come off as being super feminist-y, just how i see the song and connect with it curious to see what other people think, as this is such a rich and dark song!

sorry but this is so incredibly haunting and one of her best lyrically, compositionally, and yes vocally

I can see what you mean. I respect your opinion, but I politely disagree. 
I think it can mean so many things - her mind is sharp, her mind is clear, beautiful, multi-faceted (as kik said). I think it just captures the whole image of Carmen, who she is. The word choice is perfect, imo. It paints a picture of a deceitful, smart, sad girl.

why is that a bad lyric?

the drum roll before the chorus sends shocks through my body

I can see what you mean. I respect your opinion, but I politely disagree. 
I think it can mean so many things - her mind is sharp, her mind is clear, beautiful, multi-faceted (as kik said). I think it just captures the whole image of Carmen, who she is. The word choice is perfect, imo. It paints a picture of a deceitful, smart, sad girl.

I only think the chorus is sarcastic, where she chants about money, power, and glory... The verses are quite thoughtful

I think this song is satirical, but also a very spiritual song with many allusions to heaven and God. The use of hallelujah/alleluia is a factor. Also, I think the "land that's far away" is heaven.

this has been one of my favorites from the start

I can see what you mean. I respect your opinion, but I politely disagree. 
I think it can mean so many things - her mind is sharp, her mind is clear, beautiful, multi-faceted (as kik said). I think it just captures the whole image of Carmen, who she is. The word choice is perfect, imo. It paints a picture of a deceitful, smart, sad girl.

I can see what you mean. I respect your opinion, but I politely disagree. 
I think it can mean so many things - her mind is sharp, her mind is clear, beautiful, multi-faceted (as kik said). I think it just captures the whole image of Carmen, who she is. The word choice is perfect, imo. It paints a picture of a deceitful, smart, sad girl.

why is that a bad lyric?

sorry but this is so incredibly haunting and one of her best lyrically, compositionally, and yes vocally

this is my favorite song of all time, it's really special to me. i'd like to share my own personal meaning that i connect to this song, which is part of what makes it so magical for me. you don't have to agree, it's just my perspective.
 
pin up galore is generally about the female pin up archetype. it's a heart wrenching and melancholy tale told from the perspective of a pin up; lana is putting herself in the place of one of these women, as part of the pin up lives in every woman. she can empathize in a way, and she feels connected to a bygone era of glamour. 
 
these girls exist to entertain others: crowds, men, america - the world. lana invokes strong americana imagery to take you back to the height of the pin up era - the 40s in particular. they thrive off of the screams and cheers, it makes them feel alive. when she sings about becoming someone "not of this world," this is where she gets into the dehumanizing aspect of it. these beautiful women have dedicated their lives to pleasing others. eventually it gets extremely numbing and you can't even feel anything but a disconnect. the "monster" line is even more illustrative of this concept; she can't even recognize herself anymore after fame. 
 
"prizes, prizes a diamond tiara / here's to the girl with the blue mascara" this feeds more into the beauty queen archetype, but it's still the same idea. just more imagery to invoke the obsession with glamour and materialism. girls are lauded for their appearances and must appeal to men. "i have a disco ball mind" "i wanna die" is really just going into detail about the mental state that she's in. her mind has become reflective, she can see the lights from the cameras, from the stage. her brain has been replaced with thoughts of performance. she can't handle it anymore, she wants to die, she wants to die.
 
lana can connect to pin up girls like marilyn. in the early stages of her career, singing at open mics, she felt empty performing night after night with little success. the only thing that kept her going was her own passion and will. she didn't want to conform to how other people saw her or wanted her to be. 
 
lol this wasn't supposed to come off as being super feminist-y, just how i see the song and connect with it curious to see what other people think, as this is such a rich and dark song!

young & beautiful
doin time
groupie love
angels forever
damn you
breaking my heart
 
 
coachella goes without saying

she's just the definition of a white feminist. 
 
feminism bored her until trump was elected? and she just saw it as an opportunity to jump on the etsy white table magic wagon... ok
 
she's just really misinformed and should stop speaking as an authority on topics like feminism, science, etc. it's embarrassing.  
 
disclaimer: i don't think the name-dropping pertains to this issue, i just have found her feminism talk to be inane and disingenuous. i don't think she cares about women, she cares about public opinion of her more than anything.

i feel that too
idler wheel is more euphonic and has more gusto to me

i thought she was trying to say that george floyd would disagree with the violence and rioting happening

"people need to leave her alone"
 
she's a 35 year-old woman she doesn't need to be shielded from the consequences of her actions
 
i agree threats are never ok and there's no point in being gratuitously nasty (she removed the video and hopefully learned), but take your stan hats off for a second. she was in the wrong.

"people need to leave her alone"
 
she's a 35 year-old woman she doesn't need to be shielded from the consequences of her actions
 
i agree threats are never ok and there's no point in being gratuitously nasty (she removed the video and hopefully learned), but take your stan hats off for a second. she was in the wrong.

you guys are being fucking obtuse. it's not "damned if she does, damned if she doesn't"
 
she posted a video in which you can clearly identify looters and posted in to her account w millions of followers, then condemned them on her story, almost confirming she posted the video out of malice

the fact that anyone watched this long enough to notice she was in it