Norman Fucking Rockwell - Pre-Release Thread

[ilovetati 15,298]

some of Lana's worst lyrics:

"goddamn man child"

"fuh ih ah luh yuh"

"in the car in the car in the backseat im your baby"

"Topanga's hot tonight, im taking off my bathing suit"

"the culture is lit"

"t t t tender, ha ha ha ha"

"sing it for my babies on the tour life"

 

dont even play sis

 

Two of your examples are based on enunciation rather than lyrics. 

 

One is a play on words

 

"In the car" and "goddamn man child" are completely fine. The latter is like a Fiona Apple song, and you're seriously reaching for examples.

 

Tour life was more embarrassing because we associated it with the cringe of her IG post "tour lyfe"

 

Only BAR is truly cringeworthy.

[Valerie 1,379]

"honeymoon is lana's best lyrically  "

 

stranger than a stranger

 

now it's time to eat soft ice cream

 

pink flamingos always fascinated me

 

honeymoon is in my top 3 dont come for me

 

 

Grab my waist, don't waste

 

Sing it for my babies on the tour life

 

I just wanna dance with you

I just wanna dance with you

 

Baby I just wanna dance with you

(Dance, with you, dance)

Baby I just wanna dance with you

(Dance, with you)

 

We were so obsessed with writing the next best American record

Cause we were just that good

It was just that good

 

Whatever’s on tonight, I just wanna party with you

 

I'm taking off my bathing suit

 

In the car in the car in the backseat I'm your baby

 

- No bridges

- 9/14 songs mentioning party & dance in mostly non-creative ways

- Sparse atmospheres

- Motifs like party dress, mess, serial killer coming back from the grave due to writers block & severe autopilot (hello White Mustang teas)

- Cinnamon Girl being BTD meets The Weeknd aka 2011 a tired sound!

- NFR has TNBAR...enough said

- Etc!

 

[TrashMagiq 58,574]

i hate gays so much its unreal

[Cacciatore 19,347]

 

I get it - nostalgia plays a big part in our experience of music, but Honeymoon's lyrics were pretty laughable at times.

 

HM:

"We both know the history of violence that surrounds you"

"Your honey dew"

 

"Our honeymoon

Our honeymoon

Say you want me too

Say you want me too

Dark blue

Dark blue"

 

MTWBT:

"Pink flamingos always fascinated me."

"Hoes with lies akin to me"

"Velveteen and living single - it never felt that right to me"

"Nothing gold can stay - like love or lemonade"

 

"God knows I tried

God knows I tried

God knows I tried

God knows I tried

God knows I tried

God knows I tried

God knows I tried

God knows I tried"

 

HBTB:

:All I wanna do is get high by the beach

Get high by the beach, get high

All I wanna do is get by by the beach

Get by, baby, baby, bye bye

The truth is I never bought into your bullshit

When you would pay tribute to me 'cause I know that

All I wanted to do was get high by the beach

Get high, baby, baby, bye bye"

 

"Don't need your money, money

To get me what I want"

 

Freak:

 

"Be a freak like me, too"

"Stranger than a stranger"

 

"You're cold as ice, baby

But when you're nice, baby

You're so amazing in every way"

 

Art Deco:

"Baby, you're so ghetto."

 

TBD"

"It's not simple, it's trigonometry

It's hard to express

I can't explain"

 

24:

"There's only 24 hours in a day"

"If you lie down with dogs, then you'll get fleas"

 

"Why you work so hard..."

 

 

 

All of these are... iconic? And of course they won't make sense if you take them out of context

[mrborntolose 9,967]

i’m bored

[sweetie 6,627]

 

I get it - nostalgia plays a big part in our experience of music, but Honeymoon's lyrics were pretty laughable at times.

 

HM:

"We both know the history of violence that surrounds you"

"Your honey dew"

 

"Our honeymoon

Our honeymoon

Say you want me too

Say you want me too

Dark blue

Dark blue"

 

MTWBT:

"Pink flamingos always fascinated me."

"Hoes with lies akin to me"

"Velveteen and living single - it never felt that right to me"

"Nothing gold can stay - like love or lemonade"

 

"God knows I tried

God knows I tried

God knows I tried

God knows I tried

God knows I tried

God knows I tried

God knows I tried

God knows I tried"

 

HBTB:

:All I wanna do is get high by the beach

Get high by the beach, get high

All I wanna do is get by by the beach

Get by, baby, baby, bye bye

The truth is I never bought into your bullshit

When you would pay tribute to me 'cause I know that

All I wanted to do was get high by the beach

Get high, baby, baby, bye bye"

 

"Don't need your money, money

To get me what I want"

 

Freak:

 

"Be a freak like me, too"

"Stranger than a stranger"

 

"You're cold as ice, baby

But when you're nice, baby

You're so amazing in every way"

 

Art Deco:

"Baby, you're so ghetto."

 

TBD"

"It's not simple, it's trigonometry

It's hard to express

I can't explain"

 

24:

"There's only 24 hours in a day"

"If you lie down with dogs, then you'll get fleas"

 

"Why you work so hard..."

 

 

 

I fail to see anything here that would further your point, luv! Anyway, I'm sure we can find lyrics of a similar inclination from NFR. It's not a Honeymoon exclusive, and it's not necessarily bad.

[ThisIsRusko 1,521]

don't you ever again shade the album that has this masterpiece on.

 

[ilovetati 15,298]

I fail to see anything here that would further your point, luv! 

 

Well, then it makes more sense why you'd think HM is her best. 

[TrashMagiq 58,574]

are y’all still taking lyrics out of context so u can prove that whatever albums y’all are comparing are better lyrically..

[sweetie 6,627]

Well, then it makes more sense why you'd think HM is her best. 

 

[transfemmefatale 246]

they fascinate her...

lol true. and i mean, to be fair ive always been more attracted to melodies than lyrics in my music, maybe shes almost like an auteur director but in music form like david lynch who always do weird stuff that feels right somehow.

[Cacciatore 19,347]

don't you ever again shade the album that has this masterpiece on.

 

 

This song is a perfect example of what Honeymoon is all about. The lyrics are meant to be poetic, to paint images on your head and take you on a journey. When I listen to Salvatore I automatically imagine myself in Italy, eating ice cream sitting by the sidewalk on a hot summer day while I watch cute guys walk by. "Pink flamingos always fascinated me" of course that line won't make sense but it paints a image on your head of you surrounded by flamingos and girls on a field (I see you Dua Lipa). It's not meant to be literal, it's poetry it's exquisite it's magical. 

[ilovetati 15,298]

https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/lana-del-reys-recent-fan-tracks-reflect-some-of-her-strongest-songwriting-yet/

 

Kisses, luvs.

[Terrence Loves Me 72,696]

I really dont see how TNBAR is gonna fit into this record.. like at all. Production wise anyway, considering she hasn't changed anything about it. The whole album has a surf/beach vibe but BAR has those deep basey sound effects which is straight out of the lust for life era (13beaches style) so im confused as to why she didnt change it a little

[necessary sacrifice 8,865]

I think Lana has great lyrics, and yeah, sometimes they can be a bit cringey but so is everyone else’s lyrics. If you overanalyze anyone’s lyrics, they seem silly. Even Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen have cringey lyrics often. Or like even read some Ginsberg poems or something. Everyone has cringey lines. They either create a feeling or don’t, and that’s all that matters.

[love deluxe 8,861]

the fags are arguing about lana lyrics now? imagine how tired we are.

[Vanilla Icy 29,602]

every time lana says cool in a song it sounds so stupid brooklyn baby being the exception 

he says to be cool but i'm already coolest

 

my boyfriend's back and he's cooler than ever

he was cool as heck 

but she's still a pretty phenomenal writer considering she's been writing all of her own songs since like 2005

[MoonAgain 872]

I really dont see how TNBAR is gonna fit into this record.. like at all. Production wise anyway, considering she hasn't changed anything about it. The whole album has a surf/beach vibe but BAR has those deep basey sound effects which is straight out of the lust for life era (13beaches style) so im confused as to why she didnt change it a little

I’m not sure but it’s a blessing that i’m not going to question

[GeminiLanaFan 49,044]

LOLLL
It's wayyyyyy too soon to rank the album yet. And it will probably be its own thing, not a UV 2.0 or a HM 2.0
As for the lyrics of her songs, well it's not always a question of quality of the words rather than an impression they create, i think. 
And anyways, she writes music, it can't always be the Nobel price for literature. 

[Foxglove 2,266]

 

 

I believe that you see me for who I am

 

I see you for who you really are

 

Choose your fighter

 

 

your profile pic should really be the album cover

 

https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/lana-del-reys-recent-fan-tracks-reflect-some-of-her-strongest-songwriting-yet/

 

Kisses, luvs.

lets all remember pitchfork's ratings for LDR albums tho:

BTD - 5.5

UV - 7.1

HM - 7.5

LFL - 7.7

 

none of them break 8, LFL is highest, BTD is lowest, none are that good?  you listen to paid critics who get ad money for writing a certain view but not critics on lanaboards who are actual fans?? lol