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Official "Ride" discussion thread, let's do this. She has restored the faith of god in me.

Someone make a thread for "Ride" so we can leave the previews here and go be organized stans.

And the iTunes Festival tomorrow. WTF are we gonna do for the next two months after she stops giving us all these gifts?

I’ve been out on that open road You can be my full-time daddy, white and gold Singing blues has been getting old You can be my full-time baby, hot or cold Don’t break me down I’ve been traveling too long I’ve been trying too hard With one pretty song I hear the birds on the summer breeze I drive fast I am alone at midnight Been trying hard not to get into trouble But I’ve got a war in my mind So I just ride Just ride I just ride I just ride Dying young and playing hard That’s the way my father made his life an art Drink all day and we talk till dark That’s the way you road dogs do it, light till dark Don’t leave me now Don’t say goodbye Don’t turn around Leave me high and dry I hear the birds on the summer breeze I drive fast I am alone at midnight Been trying hard not to get into trouble But I’ve got a war in my mind I just ride I just ride I just ride I just ride I’m tired of feeling like I’m fucking crazy I’m tired of driving till I see stars in my eyes All I've got to keep myself sane, baby So I just ride, I just ride I hear the birds on the summer breeze I drive fast I am alone at midnight Been trying hard not to get into trouble But I’ve got a war in my mind I just ride Just ride I just ride I just ride

Our luck, it won't be out in the US on the 25th. Like everything else

'jldafsbvovdskh ;lv What countries, oh pinupgirls where are you, it's totally in Germany, I bet.

Anyone else noticing some melodic similarities between "Cola" and "Body Electric"? Like, after the "Cola" snippet, I just expect it to go "we get doooown every Friday night". I guess the chorus will have to set it apart.

Gods and Monsters is going to slay all.

I'm loving Monicker's stan-mode right now, I really am.

Plausible, but I hear real FOE-tawn. Seems distinct to me *Kanye shrug*

You don't understand the amount of lives I'd sacrifice to have it right now. I wrote up some lyrics - "Ride" I've been out on that open road You can be my photon, daddy, white and gold Singing blues has been getting old You can be my photon, baby, hot and cold "Cola" My pussy tastes like Pepsi cola My eyes were wide like cherry pies I gots a taste for men who are older It's always been, so it's no surprise "American" You made me crazy, you made me wild Just like a baby, scream your name like a child Your skin so golden-brown Be young, be dope, be proud Like an American "Gods and Monsters" In the land of gods and monsters, I was an angel Living in the Garden of Evil Screwed up, scared, doing anything that I needed Shining like a fiery beacon You got the medicine I need Fame, liquor, love, give it to me slowly Put your hands on my waist, do it softly "Bel Air" Gargoyles standing at the front of your gate [???] told me to wait, but I can’t wait to see you So I run like I’m mad, to heaven’s door

I think a lot of us assume the ordeal with K happened in 2006 simply because that's the Sirens date we have. I believe it to be before that, I honestly do. I did put "Money Hunny" under the K section. Unfortunately, it's looking like "Burning Desire" is going under nonspecific. Hopefully we get some tracks on Paradise that continue to flesh out this story.

This is really fucking dark, "Blue Velvet" sounds so out of place. Should have been "Heart-Shaped Box". If this goes the way of the rest of her releases, I'll be so excited to obtain some demos from this. Some piano tracks, like the original Video Games or Million Dollar Man. Oof. I could cry knowing I have to wait until November for "Gods & Monsters".

Someone write the titles in order, because they're all mixed up and I can't figure out which is Ride or Bel Air.

I think it's a great closing track, the repetition and dirge-like quality is good for that. Just not a single.

Looks like I'm one of the minority that's in love with this song. The instrumentation fits so well, doesn't seem too tortured like much of Born to Die. What a Jaguar ad this'll make.

I've been thinking THE SAME EXACT THING but was afraid to say it because I thought it would sound racist. Thank you for finally allowing me to say this He's got a golden grill, he's lying with his gold chain on, choosing A$AP wasn't an accident. I'm not the only one who thought this, sweet! I know it's a stretch, but I swear it was 2011 on someone's list. Why do you doubt it? (What's 2009?) You're probably more right than I am, but it's worth it to consider when you look at the details. Marilyn Monroe, an office worker, texting could imply that they don't actually see each other.

Problems: - Why on earth use the Blue Jeans photo shoot for a new release? - Yayo doesn't need a lot of production. It can probably handle it, but it doesn't need it - No "Will You Still Love Me..." Otherwise: - I'll never have to listen to this Yayo. - It's still really exciting.

I think at the most, Born to Die is a Jimmy song, OR she decided to mix and match because she thought Bradley was hot. His involvement in the Blue Jeans video is probably related to my theory on their relationship. (Speaking of which, no one pooh-poohed my "Fake Diamond" theory, cool ) Blue Jeans has obvious connections to For K, though. I put Born to Die there because evidence dictates this relationship had some fatal elements. I guess I don't know much about this fling with Van Wilson, other than an interview saying she merely made out with a record producer. I'll guess this is some serious sleuth work I shouldn't know about. I take issue with her dating Mizrahi in 2009 because that seems to be when her...whatever it was with Chris started (evil's right, it could just be a friendship, but giving him the songs "Paris" and "Puppy Love" seems so fitting). I think if any of them were short-lived, it was her time with Reeve. You're right to an extent, Sir Entity, but I will point out that this is more speculation than discussion, and most of the info is stuff fans have freely posted on the internet. At most I can claim some insight and ability to connect ridiculous ideas, but I did none of the sleuthing. I'd venture that even you've done some of the work I have written here, to be honest. Having dedicated so much time to not only her music, but her mythology, I'm very interested in this information you're hiding and would love you to share, whether personally or over time. I tell nothing but the most obvious facts and endless speculation here, even if I do know a little more that isn't inferred to in the lyrics. At the very least, would you mind saving me from being totally off and just steer me in the right direction, what with some of my details being "wrong"? I guess my only defense is that I'm only collecting the information others have written about publicly. For instance, everyone called "Afraid" a sister to "Video Games", and I trusted that. Do I have a statement that Mike controlled her? No. An early draft of this had me replacing names of the more innocent with "older man" or "internet fling", but everyone already knows, evil. Thanks so much, I can't wait for you to shit on all my hard work (It will be fantastic.) Of course he would love to have you believe that. I remain unconvinced :love: Another sleuth on our hands? Maybe someday you can share with us. ...Soon

I promise I will buy this. I just need a download link immediately, though!

Gosh that's fucked up. It's would actually be pretty convincing, had she not basically explained the meaning of the video games. What a cool explanation, though. The only definite dates we have, relationship-wise: K was already out of the picture by the time she released Sirens in 2006, and already broken up with Mizrahi by 2009. This opens up to even before 2006 for her to have a relationship with Jimmy, Mike, and even Reeve Carney. There's a chance her relationship with Jimmy could have been over by the time she wrote Put Me in a Movie.

Wrecked It was just silent the whole time, couldn't dig it.

It's my all-time favorite book, if that's any indication. Read it

Welcome to LANALYSIS, where we get real unhealthy in our obsessions and absolutely revel in it. This is a project I've been maintaining for a while now--Lana + Analysis...get it? The basic purpose is to relate every one of her songs (that's right, every last one of them) to her known and assumed relationships. Not a stone is left unturned. Privacy is violated. The fans rejoice. Mind you, it’s all pure speculation, but ~this is what makes us stans~ It’s pretty long but an interesting read, if I do say so myself. I hope you enjoy it in all it’s updated glory, and I will continue to update as new information is revealed and new songs come out. I will also be adding pictures, sources, etc. Stay tuned! Let’s get started! EARLY RELATIONSHIPS (1985 - ~2005) LOCAL ROCKSTARS (~2005 - 2009) YOU MADE ME NICE FOR A WHILE (2009 - 2011) POST-BREAKTHROUGH (2011+) IN THE LAND OF DISCREPANCIES ADVANCED LANALYSIS IN SUMMARY.. Lingering questions… - Who the fuck is K? - Who the fuck is Ray? - Who the fuck is Bill? Is Bill really K? Does Bill matter at all? - What significance do cars play? She mentions eight in total (white Corvette, white Pontiac, blue Chevy Nova/Chevrolet, Cadillac convertible, Mercedes, pickup truck, Lamborghini, Bugatti Veyron) - When was she/who was she with in New York City and New Jersey? Ditto LA? Most mysterious and pressing, her time in the South? - Did she have a fling with Bradley Soileau? - Did Chris C. matter enough to her for her to write songs about him? Assumptions Made: - Lana was a gogo dancer. - K is a drug dealer/murderer, dead or on death row. - Jimmy is her ex-fiancé, addicted to cocaine despite a Wikipedia page stressing how healthy he is, associated with Chevrolets. - Much of Sirens is about completely different relationships. - She fucked Bradley. - Mike controlled her career but their relationship wasn’t associated with anything fucked up like drugs or stripping. Thanks for reading! I crave both your feedback and theories! This remains a forum collaboration and I don't claim to have the final say on Lanalytical manners. For the sake of believability, I'm always hunting receipts, and currently: - The interview where she refers to "Yayo" as the prequel to "Video Games" - The interview where she describes "Video Games" as dealing with mutual sobriety in a relationship--her and her partner both staying clean. - The interview where she talks about meeting her boyfriend in rehab and being dazzled by his small-scale celebrity.

Film-savvy.