PARADIXO 31,634 Posted August 30, 2015 Whenever people discuss about Lana's new lyrics, some members say "she's never been a really good songwriter," "she never was a lyrical genius," etc etc. So I'm making this thread as a reminder that Lana really is a great songwriter. You can share your favorite lines as well. Amazing lyrics Oh Say Can You See Pawn Shop Blues Yayo Off to the Races Video Games Bel Air Old Money Black Beauty Money Honey Methamphetamines Trash Magic Good lyrics Drive By Gramma Mermaid Motel Born to Die Blue Jeans Million Dollar Man Without You Ride Cola Ultraviolence West Coast Pretty When You Cry Terrence Loves You Ok lyrics Kill Kill National Anthem Radio Gods and Monsters Cruel World Brooklyn Baby Money Power Glory Guns and Roses Flipside Actually bad lyrics Diet Mountain Dew Lolita American Burning Desire Fucked My Way Up to the Top Honeymoon (+ millions of unreleased tracks) 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AKA Lizzy Grant 2,236 Posted August 30, 2015 I think AFFA has amazing lyrics but I don't know how many people would agree with me 6 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dsvelca 837 Posted August 30, 2015 I think most people here dislike Body Electric, but i really like the lyrics from the bridge- My clothes still smell like you, And all the photographs say you’re still young. I pretend I’m not hurt And go about the world like I’m havin’ fun We get crazy every Friday night, Drop it like it’s hot in the pale moonlight. Grand Ole Opry, feelin' all right Mary's swayin’ softly to her heart's delight. 5 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AKA Lizzy Grant 2,236 Posted August 30, 2015 also Is This Happiness has amazing lyrics 7 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PARADIXO 31,634 Posted August 30, 2015 Best lines from the Amazing Lyrics list Trash Magic: "And you look even more handsome than you did the day that I left you." Methamphetamines: "Where did you go? The Jersey Shore was long ago. As with our hopes and ocean grow, and so I bid you farewell." Money Honey: Everything Black Beauty: "You said if you could have a way, you'd make a nighttime all today, so it'd suit the mood of your soul." Old Money: "Will you still love me when I shine from words and not from beauty?" Bel Air: "Gargoyles standing at the front of your gate trying to tell me to wait... but I can't wait to see you." Video Games: Everything too It's so well written Off to the Races: "THEY WOULD RUE THE DAY I WAS ALONE WITHOUT YOU!!!!" Yayo: "Hello Heaven, you are tunnel lined with yellow lights on a dark night." </3 Pawn Shop Blues: "In the name of higher consciousness, I let the best men I knew go, 'cause it's nice to love and be loved but it's better to know all you can know." Oh Say Can You See: "The sway of the hips and arms will cradle you from afar. They swing until you're tired and send you to Mars. Night time is almost ours." 7 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Trash Magic 26,992 Posted August 30, 2015 So "I'm in love with a dying man" isn't an amazing legendary timeless iconic lyric? My Best Days under good lyrics 1 Quote "It's 2011, and we should all be aware of exactly how fast technology is developing" - Lana Del Rey Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PARADIXO 31,634 Posted August 30, 2015 So "I'm in love with a dying man" isn't an amazing legendary timeless iconic lyric? yes but overall it isn't thaaaaat good 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
luminom 3,275 Posted August 30, 2015 praise this thread 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dsvelca 837 Posted August 30, 2015 Brooklyn Baby - They judge me like a picture book, by the colors, like they forgot to read 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheBoss 13,360 Posted August 30, 2015 Carmen has amazing lyrics, the best of BTD actually 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PARADIXO 31,634 Posted August 30, 2015 Brooklyn Baby - They judge me like a picture book, by the colors, like they forgot to read Never understood that line Carmen has amazing lyrics, the best of BTD actually Yes, but some lines are really horrible 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheBoss 13,360 Posted August 30, 2015 Money Hunny is my life 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
toshi 948 Posted August 30, 2015 This is just opinion...... TBH I don't even know why I opened this thread, I already think of Lana as a great songwriter. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
luminom 3,275 Posted August 30, 2015 i also really like never let me go lyrics but i understand why some of you would think its bad 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Trash Magic 26,992 Posted August 30, 2015 ultraviolence is not excellent. 8 Quote "It's 2011, and we should all be aware of exactly how fast technology is developing" - Lana Del Rey Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VegasBaby 895 Posted August 30, 2015 She has the potential to be a great song writer (see Elvis) but repeats herself with words that seemingly don't mean anything apart from sounding pretty. It may mean something to her undoubtedly but if I hear another song with 'boy blue' or 'red dress' or 'pale moonlight' in one more time.. It's just a bit lazy imo. 1 Quote Sweeping scents and blue hydrangea. Summer hail and summer stranger. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PARADIXO 31,634 Posted August 30, 2015 ultraviolence is not excellent. Overall it's good and the lines where she mentions Jim are HEAVENLY 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kristinaj 1,166 Posted August 30, 2015 No acknowledgement for Dark Paradise? That's my favourite Lana song lyric-wise 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BlueJeans 2,603 Posted August 30, 2015 Brooklyn Baby - They judge me like a picture book, by the colors, like they forgot to read Never understood that line I always thought she said "cover", like "Don't judge a book by its cover" ? I think Lana Del Rey has some amazing lyrics, some less good and some quite bad. I couldn't get over "Cry tears of gold like lemonade ". But the melody usually makes up for those. About the recurrence of certain words ("red dress", "pale moonlight" etc ...) I think it actually sort of build her universe and it creates a form of intertextuality within her own world. Actually bad lyrics Diet Mountain Dew Lolita American Burning Desire Fucked My Way Up to the Top Honeymoon (+ millions of unreleased tracks) Wait wuuuuuut 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Constantine 4,072 Posted August 30, 2015 Where the fuck are Elvis, 1949, Axl Rose Husband, Get Drunk, Raise Me Up!? Amazing lyrics right there Also, there's nothing wrong with Lolita or Diet Mtn Dew. 5 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
