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If you had to associate a single image, symbol, or other visual to each track from a Lana album, what would you choose? 

 

I began thinking about this because, one day, I'd like to get a tattoo themed around AKA, presuming I still love it in the future-- and, so, since it would be so hard to distill into a single image, I thought about what symbols could represent each track, taking inspiration from the sound, the lyrics, and even the videos. 

 

Here's some ideas I had for the AKA tracks, in the context of a tattoo: 

 

Kill Kill - Hibiscus flower

Queen of the Gas Station - 7/11 sign

Oh Say Can You See - American flag

Gramma - Blue ribbon (like the kind at a state fair)

For K, Pt. 2 - Guitar

Jump - Black-and-white palm tree

Mermaid Motel - Ferris Wheel at Coney Island

Raise Me Up - Pickup truck or shotgun

Pawn Shop Blues - Golden earrings or an orange (???)

Brite Lites - A spotlight, maybe? A stripper pole?

Put Me in a Movie - A film strip or movie camera

Smarty - Christmas lights

Yayo - Black motorcycle

 

I'm interested to hear what symbols you all think could represent different tracks! Have fun!

 


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Last year, out of complete boredom (and because my friend who has one of those fancy T-shirt printer things said he would make me a shirt for free if I made something creative) I actually made a quick little Born to Die motif shirt. I'll attach a picture so you can see what symbols I chose -

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Starting with Born to Die - 

Born to Die - an unloaded gun
Off to the Races - a Polo Player
Blue Jeans - an alligator's head
Video Games - a console controller
Diet Mountain Dew - can of mountain dew
National Anthem - an American flag
Dark Paradise - two black palm trees
Radio - wifi connection, full bars
Carmen - a red rose
Million Dollar Man - a man's gold ring
Summertime Sadness - teardrops and a red lipsticked kiss
This is What Makes Us Girls - mascara in a violet tube
Without You - a gold heart shaped locket
Lolita - peach lips
Lucky Ones - a poker chip



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Cruel world - Bourbon with a gun-shaped corkscrew

UV - an orange with blue and red around it like there's a police car

Shades of cool - a cocaine container shaped like a heart and patterned like a strawberry like that merch necklace

Brooklyn Baby - a minimalistic stage set up with pages scattering around

West Coast - Opened Parliament pack with "Goodbye" written on one of the cigarettes just like in Serial Killer

Sad Girl - Man's strong hand with lots of veins etc and a tiny girly hand with fake nails holding

Pretty when you cry - a glowing teardot

Money Power Glory - ???

FMWUTTT - scattered pearls :creep:

Old money - either blue hydrangea or a red car driving towards the sun end of discussion


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for Paradise, 

Ride - a heavy motorcycle 
American - a bald eagle of a pilot's pin
Cola - pepsi logo 
Body Electric - not really a symbol, but when he calls my name
Blue Velvet - violet blue sweet peas 
Gods & Monsters - stacks of gasoline drenched bills
Yayo - small uncut diamonds
Bel Air - golden aviator glasses, with maroon turtle embellishments 



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BTD:

 

Born To Die - Palace

Off To The Races - Swimming pool

Blue Jeans - Water

Video Games - Skateboarders

Diet Mountain Dew - Neon lights

National Anthem - Americam flag

Dark Paradise - Heaven

Radio - Ice cream

Carmen - NYC

Million Dollar Man - Dollar bills

Summertime Sadness - 8mm film

This Is What Makes Us Girls - Purple neon lights

Without You - Gold

Lolita - West Hollywood

Lucky Ones - Stars

 

PD:

 

Ride - Desert

American - ?

Cola - Runaways

Body Electric - Nightclub in heaven :toofunny:

Blue Velvet - Jazz club

Gods & Monsters - Stage

Yayo - Nevada

Bel Air - Heaven

 

UV:

 

Black Beauty - Mansion overlooking the sea

Brooklyn Baby - Dive club in NY

Cruel World - Suburban gothic

Florida Kilos - Sandy beaches

Fucked My Way Up To The Top - Boudoir

Money Power Glory - ?

Old Money - Trees in Hollywood

Pretty When You Cry - White dress, smudged mascara

Sad Girl - Gentlemens club

Shades of Cool - ?

Ultraviolence - A cult in California

West Coast - LA beach

Guns and Roses - Axl Rose in the 80s

The Other Woman - Black and white scene

 

HM:

 

Honeymoon - Pink flower haze field

High By The Beach - White mansion near the beach

Terrence Loves You - ?

Art Deco - Girl out partying

The Blacket Day - Black Sea

Freak - Cult in California

Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood - ?

God Knows I Tried - Suicide / LA hotel

Music To Watch Boys To - Tropical Florida

Religion - ?

Salvatore - Italy, ice cream

Swan Song - Cadillac

24 - Mafia

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Born To Die

 

Born To Die - Tigers
Off To The Races - Cars

Blue Jeans - Jeans (obv)

Video Games - Harp

Diet Mountain Dew - Empire State Building

National Anthem - American Flag

Dark Paradise - Water

Radio - Sunset Boulevard

Carmen - rose

Million Dollar Man - grand piano

Summertime Sadness - cyrpess

This Is What Makes Us Girls - a cloth handkerchief

Without You - Road 66

Lolita - Hearp-shaped sunglasses

Lucky Ones - skyline of LA

 

Paradise

Ride - black motorcycle

American - sun

Cola - Pepsi

Body Electric - Apple

Blue Velvet - tears

Gods & Monsters - angel

Yayo - cocaine

Bel Air - fountain

 

Ultraviolence

Cruel World - Bourbon

Ultraviolence - wedding dress

Shades of Cool - cabriolet

Brooklyn Baby - feather

West Coast - cigarettes

Sad Girl - Fire

Pretty When You Cry - Razor blade

Money Power Glory - diamond

Fucked My Way Up To The Top - pearl

Old Money - hydrangea

The Other Woman - chandelier

Guns and Roses - beach

Florida Kilos - cocaine

Is This Happiness - gun

Flipside - microphone

 

Honeymoon

Honeymoon - pink rose

Music To Watch Boys To - 2 boys kissing

Terrence Loves You - Starry night

God Knows I Tried - lonely beach house

High By The Beach - Weed

Freak - palm trees

Art Deco - beach promenade

Burnt Norton - rose garden

Religion - guitar

Salvatore - a person at the beach eating ice cream

The Blackest Day - a black veil

24 - a clock

Swan Song - a swan (obv)

Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood - ?


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Shooting star- Lucky Ones

Short floral dress- Lolita

Heart shaped red sunnies - DMD

Rose- Carmen (a lot of other songs but probably from the blooming rose in the music vid)

Flower Crown and tiger stripes- Born to Die

Red Nailpolish- OTTR

Pool Ripples- Blue Jeans

 

Open Road - Ride

Sun rays - Cola

Blue Velvet - Literally Blue Velvet

Gold Eye-shadow - Body Electric

Skull with rose in its mouth - Gods and Monsters

Street Lights- Yayo

Fireflies- Bel Air

 

Old b&w photograph of vintage car- Old Money

Strawberry- Shades of Cool

Peacock feathers- Sad Girl

Black Lace Gloves - Black Beauty

Gun - Ultraviolence

 

Palm trees and sun - Freak
Cateye shades - Salvatore
Wisteria tree- Honeymoon
Hibiscus- MTWBT

God Knows I Tried - sunsets (even tho its meant to be sunrise)

Swan Song - White long dress

 

Daisies and stars- Love

Red velvet- Lust for Life

Cherry-red guitar - Cherry

Surfboard- Kill Kill (idk why)

Sparkly Mascara - Mermaid Motel

Country Bar - Velvet Crowbar :') wtf

Winking eye - Smarty

Red Lipstick - Serial Killer

Antique plates and teacups - Fine China

White bed sheets in the wind - Yes To Heaven

Sunrise over mountains - Angels Forever

Deep Red Rose - Your Girl

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