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he must have misunderstood because it wouldn’t make sense to “write a standard” like thats not how it works

I hate to be crazy but I found this out researching her family tree. It’s from Patty’s side and ancestors apparently fought on both sides, which may play into what she says about her karmic lineage. I actually found this out very recently so its funny she mentions it now.

he must have misunderstood because it wouldn’t make sense to “write a standard” like thats not how it works

I hate to be crazy but I found this out researching her family tree. It’s from Patty’s side and ancestors apparently fought on both sides, which may play into what she says about her karmic lineage. I actually found this out very recently so its funny she mentions it now.

QFTC: What do you guys usually refer to the album as? If you always call it “Did you know that there’s a tunnel under ocean blvd?” you’re stronger than a us marine. On the flipside if you call it “dykttatuob” you’re a little crazy.
I just say ocean blvd usually

Tulsa Jesus Freak vs How to disappear 

jesus they shouldve announced it was no longer affiliated then

I think this is referring to Me too/time’s up  Many people think it skipped the music industry altogether- i think they asked her that on some red carpet and she looked uncomfortable. 

he must have misunderstood because it wouldn’t make sense to “write a standard” like thats not how it works

I actually have a clip of me on soundcloud singing this exact song Acapella. Am I posting it? No way! Lol.
I mean I can sing.. a little, but it isn't even in the same ballpark.
 

he must have misunderstood because it wouldn’t make sense to “write a standard” like thats not how it works

I hate to be crazy but I found this out researching her family tree. It’s from Patty’s side and ancestors apparently fought on both sides, which may play into what she says about her karmic lineage. I actually found this out very recently so its funny she mentions it now.

It’s hard out here for the Abercrombie girls

Not sure if this has been shared in here but:
 
 

I seriously would pay money for this happen. 
We need someone like us, one of us, to ask the things we’ve all been wondering since the moment we discovered her. 

Wow, this almost seems like a connected double meaning that envelops itself - that last bit about “falling to disaster through the combination of a personal failing and circumstances with which they cannot deal” is sort of the same idea I suggested about her not being able to find the beauty in her hardships and only being able to see them as the harsh tragedy that they are. So, this idea of “Greek” being used to imply both a metaphor for beauty and for the definition of a Greek tragedy connect with one another and make the line even more multifaceted! She can’t find the Greek metaphorical connection within the tragedy, because the tragedy itself is already Greek… Amazing x

I think you’re right about this. While I was reading your interpretation, I just had the thought maybe she’s also talking about a Greek tragedy in an ancient Greek theatrical way. Maybe this is a stretch but it’s defined as: a play in which the protagonist, usually a person of importance and outstanding personal qualities, falls to disaster through the combination of a personal failing and circumstances with which he or she cannot deal)
Although I'm not super familiar with a ton of greek mythology, i think there’s a lot of similarities between greek tragedies and her music. 
   

I love that line, but it certainly is complex. Here’s my simple personal take on it, especially with the context of her using Greek mythology and poetry as metaphors in her writing. It seems Lana finds comfort in metaphors (as do I, I love a good metaphor) and will often use them to sort of “soften a blow” of a hardship she’s sharing in her music, poetry, etc. For example, writing “they said to say yes but I did and I don’t like how it turned out” after taking influence from the Ulysses reading with the repetition of the word “yes” in the final lines. Or, in this interview noting how people have been burnt by certain paths they take in life, and after rather nonchalantly mentioning that she hasn’t yet had children after previously expressing she hoped to one day, says she’ll keep exploring life’s opportunities until something melts her wings - like Icarus after flying too close to the sun.
In these two recent examples, it seems she’s using references to Greek mythology and poetry to process and understand her own life & emotions and find comfort in the connections.
So, in that line when she says “they say there’s irony in the music, it’s a tragedy, I see nothing Greek in it” I take it to mean that she’s unable to find the beauty or the art in the hardships that have happened (such as the loss of her family, friends, other details she shares in the song) & while others may find irony in her music and view her sadness to be beautiful or artistic in a way, it’s not how she sees it this time. She can’t find that comforting tie in to relate her own story to that of an artistic myth or beautiful poem, so it is only what it is - just a tragedy.
To simplify - I see nothing Greek in it = I see no beauty/comfort in it
I think that’s also why in Fingertips she says everything sort of plainly/straight to the point especially in the latter half of the song following that line. The lyrics are quite diaristic. Instead of taking her thoughts and stories and attempting to string them into beautiful/artistic lyrics to soften them, she’s just telling them as they are. She can’t find that beautiful connection, she can only see the harsh tragedy. As the song progresses, the lyrics get more and more raw - until we reach the very final lines of the song where she ties in Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love & beauty, which is perhaps her final attempt of trying to find the beauty in an ugly situation.
I hope I explained that all in a way that makes sense. But either way, that’s just my own interpretation - I love that lyric, so I’d love to hear any other interpretations as well x

i get kind of irritated when her music is always delimited to being sad, and for sad people to listen to. like it’s true a majority of her music is sad i suppose i just don’t get why her audience is always underestimated as a load of sad people! they don’t understand we can bump to sad girl in the club 
 
it’s exciting to see her cement the american classics and standards album as something that’s coming soon! she just keeps giving

I’ve got a war in my mind karmic lineage 
 
also love reading these interviews I’m so glad she’s been doing more now <3

I hate to be crazy but I found this out researching her family tree. It’s from Patty’s side and ancestors apparently fought on both sides, which may play into what she says about her karmic lineage. I actually found this out very recently so its funny she mentions it now.

I think this is referring to Me too/time’s up  Many people think it skipped the music industry altogether- i think they asked her that on some red carpet and she looked uncomfortable. 

jesus they shouldve announced it was no longer affiliated then

he must have misunderstood because it wouldn’t make sense to “write a standard” like thats not how it works