Lana album with the best lyrics?

[ilovetati 15,299]

This is a hard one for me. I'll have to go with Ultraviolence because of it's ability to conjure mood, paint pictures of moments, and the biting sarcasm throughout the record. The repetition in the choruses works in this album because of the hazy, 4am swing of the production. Lust for Life had very high highs in terms of lyrics, but also some of her very worst...UV is more consistent. 

 

I think NFR may surpass it, though.

 

Some faves:

 

"Shared my body and my mind with you

That's all over now

Did what I had to do

'Cause you're so far past me now

 

You get a little bit of Bourbon in 'ya

You get a little bit suburban and go crazy

Because you're young, you're wild, you're free

You dance in circles around me

You're fucking crazy"

 

"I could have died right there

‘Cause he was right beside me

Jim raised me up, he hurt me but it felt like true love

Jim taught me that, loving him was never enough

 

With his Ultraviolence"

 

"But I can't fix him, can't make him better

And I can't do nothing about his strange weather

 

But you are invincible

I can't break through your world

'Cause you live in shades of cool

Your heart is unbreakable"

 

"They say I'm too young to love you

They say I'm too dumb to sing

They judge me like a picture book

By the colors, like they forgot to read

I think we're like fire and water

I think we're like the wind and sea

You're burning up, I'm cooling down

You're up, I'm down

You're blind, I see"

 

"Down on the West coast, they got a sayin'

"If you're not drinkin', then you're not playin'"

But you've got the music

You've got the music in you, don't you?"

 

^this especially speaks to me as a fellow sober individual. One of her very best, IMO.

 

"He's got the fire and he walks with it"

 

^Seamless David Lynch reference

 

"You say that you wanna go

To a land that's far away

How are we supposed to get there

With the way that we're living today?"

 

"The power of youth is on my mind

Sunsets, small town, I'm out of time

Will you still love me when I shine?

From words but not from beauty

My father's love was always strong

My mother's glamour lives on and on

Yet still inside, I felt alone

For reasons unknown to me"

 

And - although simple - the lethal sardonicism of FMWUTTT is underappreciated. 

 

HM to Born to Die, though. I know a lot of people focused on the Lolita theme, but it's a pretty incredible blend of Americana imagery, satire, and a personal narrative. 

[Doll Harlow 12,370]

This is actually so hard to decide.

[PARADIXO 33,127]

Honeymoon for me, especially when you think of them collectively with the production. One thing leads to the other. I am extremely metaphoric myself, so Honeymoon is slightly better than Ultraviolence's pure rawness.

 

Norman will most likely top it though. I'm just very attracted to the 'whatever' attitude of the lyrics.

[ArtDecoDelRey 15,284]

Although Honeymoon and Ultraviolence are my favorite albums of hers (atm, NFR is coming), I chose to vote for Born To Die. The album just has this some of the best storytelling through lyrics and it really takes me to another world, full of americana glamour and bad boys, but the lyrics also paints the picture of such an unfulfilling lifestyle, which has became apparent to me as the years go on.

[Cacciatore 19,347]

It's almost a tie for me. Honeymoon has the best bridges by far, but Ultraviolence has awesome verses. I chose Ultrav because of songs like Brooklyn Baby, Black Beauty, Old Money, Ultraviolence and Flipside, they're lyrical masterpieces 

[daytonadeath 3,597]

LFL got some pretty good lyrics tbh

[Kurac na Biciklu 2,359]

Lust for life

[mkultraviolence 5,832]

I think Born To Die creates very vivid imagery with lyrics and the instrumentation so it has to be mentioned, but AKA seems more genuine to me I guess. There are always strong lyrics in all her albums, though not every song. This is so difficult 

[Enco 2,799]

born to die lyrics are iconic and timeless

[Fingertips 72,053]

Honeymoon. It's pure poetry to me. 

[dead account 323]

Each album has something special about each lyric, but to me Ultraviolence is the most powerful. Even if I don't directly relate to something, the lyrics make me feel the emotion and it seems like I'm practically in the relationship

[cherryblossoms 10,433]

I feel like Born to Die has the most character (Diet Mountain Dew, National Anthem, etc.), Ultraviolence is the most poetic (Shades of Cool, Black Beauty, etc.), Honeymoon uses a lot of imagery (God Knows I Tried, 24, etc.), Lust for Life is a bit loose and fun (Lust for Life, Summer Bummer, etc.), while NFR is going to be more confessional.

[MoonAgain 872]

tough to choose but i’m going with ultra

[Sugar Venom 9,658]

poor paradise lmao

[baddisease 17,960]

I voted for Paradise, but Ultraviolence and Lana Del Ray are also good.

[drowning mermaid 1,706]

weeell, maybe it’s because I’ve never been in love (heartless bitch that I am) and AKA has the least songs directly about love or heartbreak compared to the rest of her albums, but I love how fun and out-there the lyricism of that album is. Plus, it injects so much magic and mystery in normal places you pass everyday, like motels and gas stations

[SparkleJumpropeNoose 8,750]

kinda wanna say AKA since that album has such standout lyrics for me but

[creditcardromancer 780]

AKA, there are no skips for me and the lyrics are so different from what anyone else could ever do. Pawn Shop Blues and Yayo are two of her most beautiful songs.

[Beautiful Loser 49,827]

I'll wait until I've heard NFR! before I lay my vote, but BTD has this great storytelling and way of words that I sometimes miss.

[SlowGinFizzzz 15,355]

Y'all are ugly and fat for doing Paradise dirty and not acknowledging what a masterpiece it actually is.

Lyrics-wise, I would say it's Paradise > Born To Die and Ultraviolence > LDR and Honeymoon > Lust For Life

 

We'll see where NFR fits in this.