![]() In the track “Put Me in a Movie,” she laments to her lover, “Lights, camera, acción/ You know I can’t make it on my own/ Put me in a movie.”įollowing the commercial success of Born to Die and the positive critical response to Ultraviolence, Lana refines the line into a message of empowerment, free of dependency, on Honeymoon’s lead single: “Lights, camera, acción/ I’ll do it on my own/ Don’t need your money, money/ To get me what I want.” …shows us some hopes of hers never change.įreedom, in the form of riding a motorcycle on the open road or getting high by the beach, has been a long-time theme of Lana Del Rey’s lyricism. In 2010, Lana released her unofficial debut album Lana Del Ray (note the ‘a’). Lana’s cross referencing… …showcases her self-growth as an individual. ![]() Editor Keith Girard of The Improper writes, “Del Rey likes to think of herself as a songwriter first, but this may be the first time in recent memory that an artist has recycled the same lyrics over and over again.”Ĭross referencing, recycling, reusing- call it what you want, but it’s precisely this (and her ethereal voice) that “allows us to step into a technicolor dream, where endless possibility is the only rule,” says ASCAP President Paul Williams of her art. ![]() Paradise, Ultraviolence, Honeymoon) yet quintessentially the no-fucks-given Lana we all love at the same time.Īs a long-time fan of the singer and her lyricism, I enjoy jumping down the rabbit-hole that is Lana Del Rey Wiki, scrolling to the “Cross-Reference” section of a song’s page, being redirected to another song with its own list of cross-references and so on.Īnother term for the writing style is “recycling,” implying it to be a cheap form of songwriting. In 2019, she is slated to release Norman Fucking Rockwell - a name which is a complete departure from her previous poetic titles (i.e. ![]() On the former album cover, she is sending us an ice-cold stare and, on the latter, she is smiling at us. From Born to Die to Lust for Life, Lana Del Rey completed a revolution in lyricism and attitude. ![]()
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