Favourite Lana Lyrics

[TRASHBABY 346]

"been trying hard not to get in to trouble but i got a war in my mind"

"im tired of feeling like im fucking crazy, im tired of driving till i see stars in my eyes"

 

"ladies if you really want to reign them suckers

line up them lips and plump up them pluckers

baby, that's the only way to get them motherfuckers"

 

"how do you know me so well? after only one night"

 

"im on fire but what can i do

singing in the choir but im looking at you 

ill be outside pick me up after school"

 

"dear lord when i get to heaven please let me bring my man

when he comes, tell me that youll let him in

father tell me if you can"

 

"boy you wanna come to my motel honey

boy you wanna hold me down tell me that you love me 

dont you know that i have really never loved nobody 

but you"

 

oh and 

 

DRINKS ON THE PATIOOOOOOOOOOO

[Pancake Karma 176]

Off To The Races and This Is What Makes Us Girls are beautiful.

[Bae 565]

"one gun on the table, headshot if you're able"

gets me every time 

[Anthem 1,558]

"I wear my red lipstick, grab my coat and gun

Wonder if this is it, it's darkest before dawn

Sometimes I wanna give in but I just have to go on

Miss American now I'm gone, baby, gone

 

Used to talk about where we'd be and where we'd go

Now we know, baby now we know"

 

"What's happening? Where did we go?

The Jersey shore was long ago"

(She should have kept the "what's happening" in OM because it gives [at least for me] a different and more sad feeling)

 

"There's nowhere on this earth that I'd rather be

Than in your bedroom breathing heavily"

 

"Jim raised me up

He hurt me but it felt like true love

Jim taught me that

Loving him was never enough"

(So heartbreaking)

 

"Mary prays the rosary for my broken mind"

 

"You should never come between a woman and her dream and a man who never knew his place"

 

All of Born to Die, PSB, OTTR, VG, AFFA, etc.

 

 

And finally (though I could be biased because this is my favorite lyric from my favorite song by my favorite artist)

 

"Hello heaven, you are a tunnel lined with yellow lights on a dark night"

[Trinity 1,226]

"What's happening? Where did we go?

The Jersey shore was long ago"

(She should have kept the "what's happening" in OM because it gives [at least for me] a different and more sad feeling)

YES. I know exactly what you mean. When she says "what's happening" it's like she's watching her relationship/life crumble in front of her and there's nothing she can do but look back on the memories. So much sadder/better. 

[Swan Song 289]

I've always loved "Been trying hard not to get into trouble but I've got a war in my mind" from Ride.

Also that whole bit in ITH "You're a hard man to love and I'm a hard woman to keep track of". 

 

Every word of "Black Beauty" and "Is This Happiness," mostly because all of those emotions are true to reality (based on my experience).

 

Also, the sadness is just fucking beautiful.  I plan on getting BB quotes tattooed on me for my next birthday.

 

BB is so lovely. What lyrics in particular were you thinking about choosing? 

[Creyk 11,717]

This final verse is just so sad it gets me every single time. Because of this I can't listen to the song very often even though it's so great

 

Remember that little old cowgirl
Waiting for you back in that red river valley _{(the way she pronounces these adds so much to the mood)}
Waiting back in that Tallahasee
I love you

[LifeisBeautiful 152]

I've always loved "Been trying hard not to get into trouble but I've got a war in my mind" from Ride.

Also that whole bit in ITH "You're a hard man to love and I'm a hard woman to keep track of". 

 

 

 

BB is so lovely. What lyrics in particular were you thinking about choosing?

 

Im going to get "Life Is beautiful, but you dont have a clue." Its kind of to remind myself that when Im very down.

[50ShadesofCool 3]

"i'm tired of feelin' like i'm fucking crazy"             

[LiamViljoen 908]

The song Radio, to me, has always been more about the mood and the melody than the lyrics, which for the most part aren't that great. One line, though:

 

"I heard the streets were paved with gold. That's what my father said"

 

That line has always been really poignant to me. I guess other people haven't mentioned it because besides that line it isn't a very special song lyrically.

[insomnia 5]

People never die in Miami

 

Those simple words perfectly describe my teenage years.

[GodBlessMe 2,141]

I know it isn't very special but I love the line "drinks on the patio."

[kitschqueen 580]

I know it isn't very special but I love the line "drinks on the patio."

I'm in love with this line. I think it's the delivery "drinks on the pat-eeeeooo"

[HEARTCORE 18,971]

The bridge of Guns and Roses always gives me goosebumps.

"I can feel it coming in the air tonight

See you working on that Blue Pacific

I can see you bathing in the summer light

You turn to tan and you look terrific"

 

The lines sound more like they're from poetry than from a song; the imagery is just so strong and clear. The way she delivers it is heavenly too.

[Lily 120]

WTF I thought they were original and unique

with the life imitates art line and all of that

 

She quotes Walt Whitman a lot, as well as other poets.  "Life imitates art" is a quote Oscar Wilde; I believe it's from from Dorian Gray.  I consider her a true original, but that doesn't mean she doesn't "borrow" from the greats.

 

 

That being said, I really love the lyrics to Black Beauty, Young And Beautiful, Oh Say Can You See, Old Money, Last Girl In The World, National Anthem, Born To Die, Dark Paradise, Butterflies, Blue Jeans ... and so many others, but those are what come to mind instantly.  

[Creyk 11,717]

She quotes Whitman a lot, as well as other poets.  Life imitates art is Oscar Wilde, I believe from Dorian Gray.  I consider her a true original, but that doesn't mean she doesn't "borrow" from the greats.

 

 

That being said, I really love the lyrics to Black Beauty, Young And Beautiful, Oh Say Can You See, Old Money, Last Girl In The World, National Anthem ... and so many others, but those are what come to mind instantly.  

What's your favorite line from Old money?

[Lily 120]

What's your favorite line from Old money?

 

I love the whole thing, but in particular:

 

Will you still love me when I shine

from words and not from beauty?

*

Those summer nights seem long ago

so is the girl you used to call

the Queen of New York City

*

And if you send for me, you know I'll come

and if you call for me, you know I'd run

I'll run to you, I'll run to you, I'll run run run

I'll come to you, I'll come to you, I'll come come come

[Just Cherry 3,794]

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.

[Mafiosa 1,090]

"I paint the house black

My wedding dress black leather, too

You have no room for light

Love is lost on you"

- Black Beauty

 

"No more skipping rope, skipping heartbeats with the boys downtown

Just you and me feeling the heat even when the sun goes down"

- Lolita

 

"But, he was chasing paper

Caught up in the game, it was the last I heard"

- Blue Jeans (I love this line for some reason)

 

"Blue hydrangea

Cold cash divine

Cashmere, cologne

And white sunshine"

- Old Money

 

 

 

Editing

[LiamViljoen 908]

"feet"

- Born To Die

 

"cum, cum, cum"

-Old Money

 

"those bitches be four"

-Blue Jeans

 

"my old man is a bad-man-butt"

-Off To The Races

 

"ba-dadi-dadee-dadeew bo-daydee-daydo-dadup"

-Brooklyn Baby

 

"you smell"

-JFK