(Speculations) Symbolism & Clues in Lust for Life Trailer

[Ultra Violet 19,041]

i think she chose that table trying to get something to look vintage science/sci-fi.. zany ..lowkey creepy dr frankenstien vibes or something

true, it looked really abstract and surreal, that might be as far as the symbolism goes haha

[analwinterofmylife 2,644]

true, it looked really abstract and surreal, that might be as far as the symbolism goes haha

 

Yass I think it's more of a stylized prop than symbol. But it seems p vintage spooky doctor/scientist vibes

[Ultra Violet 19,041]

Yass I think it's more of a stylized prop than symbol. But it seems p vintage spooky doctor/scientist vibes

so pretty much The surreal Magician 

[longtimeman 9,011]

I really don't think that Mercury has anything to do with the record label - there have been far too many artists on that label over past few decades (discogs lists 48,000 releases), and the label doesn't have any particular identification of what might be described as as the 'Mercury sound'. As a clue, it's pretty much as vague as having a picture of a piano to represent any particular pianist.

[Ultra Violet 19,041]

I really don't think that Mercury has anything to do with the record label - there have been far too many artists on that label over past few decades (discogs lists 48,000 releases), and the label doesn't have any particular identification of what might be described as as the 'Mercury sound'. As a clue, it's pretty much as vague as having a picture of a piano to represent any particular pianist.

 

okay, but so far it's the most solid guess we have, just like Chimera Records. 

We know the XO is The Weeknd collab, so the others going into the cooking pot have got to be similar in that kind of way

[litewave 520]

The ladder might be another reference to Peg Entwistle - the girl had to climb the ladder attached to the H before jumping to her death. There might be some more general symbolism about the danger of falling after climbing to a top...

 

The ladder may also symbolize Jacob's ladder, a connection between heaven and earth. Lana's ghostly appearance and position above the city indicate she is in the heavenly realm.

[DeadAgainst 1,515]

Era inspiration?

 

[LDR5 2,738]

Era inspiration?

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4DoZlT7KSE

For sure

[Ultra Violet 19,041]

Maybe her smiling a lot in the trailer was the BIGGEST HINT OF ALL and no one guessed

 

  

[Sugar Venom 9,658]

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could this be a hint for a collab? the "cook" part and the frying pan reminded me of this, i really hope that's what it is i mean why else would they word it like that???

it could just be a random invite for a collab, but i think the whole cooking thing is too coincidental to not mean something. just my onion

 

[Flowerbomb 65,595]

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could this be a hint for a collab? the "cook" part and the frying pan reminded me of this, i really hope that's what it is   i mean why else would they word it like that???

it could just be a random invite for a collab, but i think the whole cooking thing is too coincidental to not mean something. just my onion 

 

Yeah I mean, out of all the hints so far, this is clearly so so obvious.. But then that would mean there is like, 4 collabs...

[Ultra Violet 19,041]

So did anyone end up getting the trailer? :')

[Stargirl 13,351]

So did anyone end up getting the trailer? :')

NO

WHY IS THERE A STRAWBERRY SADJKFLDSADJFKJ

[MahaMaha 1,112]

ALSO, why has her table got weird legs? its like a ladder as the legs

I literally saw this table last year in November in a furniture store

[Ultra Violet 19,041]

NO

WHY IS THERE A STRAWBERRY SADJKFLDSADJFKJ

WHY WASNT IT A CHERRY GODDAMN LANA

[Stargirl 13,351]

WHY WASNT IT A CHERRY GODDAMN LANA

DUMB BITCH DOESN'T KNOW HER FRUITS 

[Ultra Violet 19,041]

So the 7 planets were obviously the seventh month for release?

 

The hourglass and goblet? Um? The goblet could still represent feelings/emotions like the standard tarot meaning. And Hourglass could be that the album was waiting to be released? I.e. when the time ran out the album would be released? Idk

 

And if Sean was the chimera, Abel the XO and Stevie the Mercury, then was A$AP the whisk? Lmao

[Stargirl 13,351]

So the 7 planets were obviously the seventh month for release?

 

The hourglass and goblet? Um? The goblet could still represent feelings/emotions like the standard tarot meaning. And Hourglass could be that the album was waiting to be released? I.e. when the time ran out the album would be released? Idk

 

And if Sean was the chimera, Abel the XO and Stevie the Mercury, then was A$AP the whisk? Lmao

goblet= wine 

 

hourglass= thyme

 

a stretch. it's like im warming up for a marathon

 

also, carti was the whisk because his adlibbing sounds like the noise a mixer makes when whisking batter

[baddisease 17,953]

is it safe to say that, on a whole, the trailer didn't mean much?

[cherriesandwine 700]

I think the trailer is probably irrelevant since she changed the tracklist and the whole album so much in the 3 months before the release which was after the trailer release lol