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Mmm

Ooh

 

Blackbirds will sing in the same key

As you play in the shoes that I bought you

& Sweet baby Jane don't know a thing

About my songs, but she knows I'm a monsoon 

 

& Baby you

All the things you do

& the ways you move

Send me straight to heaven

Baby you 

What you never knew

What I never said

Is you're my living legend

 

Hipsters will sing just like a dream

In Sin-é or the back Brooklyn bayou 

But you never cared about my name

& darling I never meant to defy you

 

But baby you

All them things you do

& those ways you moved

Send me straight to heaven

& baby you

I never said to you

You really are

My living legend

 

I got guns in the summertime

& horses too

Guns in the summertime

& horses too

I never meant to be bad or unwell

I was just living on the edge

Right between heaven and hell

& I'm tired of it

 

Ooh

All the things you do

& the ways you move

Send me straight to heaven

& Baby you

What I never said to you

Is you really are

My living legend

 

Why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why

Why, why, why, why

Why, why, why, why

Why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why

Why

 

My living legend

My living legend

My living legend

My living legend


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"She made special mention of one such individual, Jane Powers. “She’s a real estate agent. I met her seven years ago in New York and I loved her. I really wanted to be a singer. I would say, ‘I don’t know what’s going to happen.’ She’d say, ‘God didn’t save you from drowning just to beat you up on the shore. All you really need is patience when you have persistence.’ She’s just an angel.”"

 

from https://entertainment.inquirer.net/163131/lana-del-rey-i-was-very-wild#ixzz6TQFKRec6
 

 

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The melody of the bridge "I got guns in the summertime" reminds me of the Summertime Sadness background vocals - 


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Oh my fucking god :defeated: :defeated: :defeated: Best birthday present

 

"I never meant to be bad or unwell

I was just living on the edge

Right between heaven and hell

& I'm tired of it"

 

this fucking KILLED ME!!!! :poordat:

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This song was definitely born out of her mommy issues and how Jane was a guiding light in absence of a maternal figure. Interesting it should leak now as she has been more vocal about it this year. The mystery grows...


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This song was definitely born out of her mommy issues and how Jane was a guiding light in absence of a maternal figure. Interesting it should leak now as she has been more vocal about it this year. The mystery grows...

The verses in particular really carry more of a weight after her Mother's Day post  :(

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She's saying why?? I thought it was AAARHHHHHHHH AH AH AH AH AH AH ARHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH


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On 7/27/2020 at 1:39 PM, Elle said:

Blackbirds will sing in the same key

As you play in the shoes that I bought you

 

I don't know if it is the way she sings them, but these are such good lyrics. Easily one of my faves of her.

 

This song overall is pretty good, just imaging someone making you song about as a thank you for everything... A pretty nice sentiment


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On 7/27/2020 at 2:39 PM, Elle said:

Blackbirds will sing in the same key

As you play in the shoes that I bought you

& Sweet baby Jane don't know a thing

About my songs, but she knows I'm a monsoon 

 

these lyrics are gorgeous and just pull my focus into the song so quickly and easily. the instrumentals are simple but beautiful (in both the final and alt versions) the ending is iconic and gets me every time.... i love this song even though it's not necessarily as angsty or powerful as some of her other uv songs/outtakes. i just love it and it hits so hard, so personal, so close to my heart. 

i just needed to express my love for this song while im in the moment tearing up to it :toofunny:


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