Life Lesson (w/ Jon Batiste)

[Elle 122,848]

Jon Batiste:

Never second guess yourself

'Cause we were fallin', darlin', from the start

Always listen to your heart

'Cause we were fallin' from the start

 

Lana Del Rey:

You're happy until you're not

Yeah, you see into your heart

I read an article about a star who said that standing in the shadow of her husband felt so dark

Reminded me of you and I because

That's very much the way our story was

Because my biggest blessing 

My biggest blessing

He got so mad, there in a flash, in just one second

I became his life lesson

I'm his life lesson

Now

 

Jon Batiste:

Going through this world alone

Here to now right my wrongs

Shadow into the light

From the start, it was all in all

Fears of a place and time

When the space was made and sticks were laid

Say it again, I pray

 

Lana Del Rey:

What's her name, I said, what's shaking down

With auburn hair, her dress was long

She's not your type, it made me smile

But she's as sunny as the dawn

Get gone

 

Jon Batiste:

Get gone

 

Lana Del Rey:

Get gone

 

Jon Batiste:

Get gone

 

Lana Del Rey:

She rocks a little red car like me, man, she belongs

She wears her hair like mine with a part in the middle and I think it's cute 

But she could be the one to take my place

 

Jon Batiste & Lana Del Rey:

She was my biggest blessing

She was my biggest blessing

 

Lana Del Rey:

I hope it's cold where you reside

You wake up late at night

& I would reckon

That you'd be guessing

I'm, I'm your life lesson

 

Jon Batiste:

Ohh, ohh

Ohh, ohh

 

Jon Batiste & Lana Del Rey:

You were my biggest blessing

You were my biggest blessing

 

Lana Del Rey:

It's like a dream, know what I mean

Things are peachy keen

This very second

& I would reckon

Now you know

It

[The Siren 30,526]

Always excited for more Lana vocal!

[Mer 62,524]

2 minutes ago, Elle said:

I hope it's cold where you reside

You wake up late at night

& I would reckon

That you'd be guessing

I'm, I'm your life lesson

Sorry but these are absolutely savage lines. And the formality of them makes the insult so funny ngl. 

[Lanaparadiserey 23,982]

Seeing so much hate for this song really ruined my hype for it

8 minutes ago, Elle said:

She rocks a little red car like me man she belongs

She wears her hair like mine with a part in the middle and I think it's cute 

But she could be the one to take my place

This so is cunty

[Eugene 26,672]

Ok, after listening to it a couple more times... I like it, actually. 

[MamaDelGhey 2,281]

It’s. Personal. 

[bluechemtrails 27,316]

Yeah, I see into your heart ? (makes more sense)

[Rico25 7,956]

It's cute 

It's giving 

[ivory almond 16,368]

alright yall it's growing...

[longtimeman 9,011]

I love the lyrics more than the song, and I love the song a lot.

[ivory almond 16,368]

i think im just not a jon fan 

[Lanasvape 354]

It’s sooo cute omfg. The little jabs and insults are so silly, but I think there’s something so beautiful/powerful about being able to finally see loosing someone as a blessing in your life. ♥️♥️♥️

[longtimeman 9,011]

I always thought the most savage line ever about an ex- (or in that case, a soon-to-be-ex) was Nick Cave's 'Darling you're the punishment for all my former sins', but this has some rippers.

[Rico25 7,956]

We've been blessed this year with a gorgeous and daring album this year and these extra piano ballads 

 

Now I want her to be in a major mvoie soundtrack again 

[Unidentified Major Tom 2,137]

I think it's very bold of Lana to bring such personal lyrics to a feat for someone else's song.

I understand why it's just a bonus track, as it doesn't really match the vibe of the rest of his album.

Jon Batiste, king of empathy.

[slang 1,533]

I'm thinking it's LDR's song -- topic wise -- else why would JB have made it a bonus track; also if LDR wanted to hide the fact that it was her song -- topic wise -- putting it on somebody else's album is a pretty good way. Technically a good collab in the sense LDR is used a lot, but I don't know if I like the fundamental gloominess of the song. So "life lesson" is a "one that got away" type song, with some characterization for both POVs of the relationship. 

 

I like the lyrics off of a youtube comment for the track (at Jon Batiste's channel, I don't know if the link will work as intended, unless pasted into the browser's URL field):

 

 

 

Edit: no the link didn't work, but @Nada-yj9eg 

were the lyrics referred to.

 

In terms of lyrics' interpretation, the cold vs. hot theme-ology would appear to refer to temper, so "you're icy till you're hot" [in the OP "Yeah, I see into your heart", which I don't hear as much].

 

"He got so mad, there in a flash, in just one second
I became his life lesson"

 

Speculatively, the "cold" in the part below, is actually a wish that temper is restrained.

 

I hope it's cold where you reside
You wake up late at night
& I would reckon
That you'd be guessing
I'm, I'm your life lesson

 

Another interesting difference is that the commenter's lyrics ends the song with "Amen", which I swore I heard the first time, but in fact the ends with "A-", so you're garden pathed there, although "it" works too, but damned if I can hear any final "t".

[bluechemtrails 27,316]

she clearly sings "yeah I see into your heart"

[SuperMegaStan 10,023]

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I hope it's cold where you reside

 

[slang 1,533]

7 minutes ago, Good Intentions said:

she clearly sings "yeah I see into your heart"

 

Yeah, that's an important line to hear correctly.

[Psychedelic Pussy 30,111]

7 hours ago, Elle said:

Jon Batiste:

Get gone

 

Lana Del Rey:

Get gone

 

Jon Batiste:

Get gone

me to this song: