Listening to Lana Del Rey’s music is the best and so is watching movies from the Hunger Games franchise.

Here’s a breakdown of the Lana songs that connect with each Hunger Games character.

Katniss Everdeen: Get Free.

Katniss was determined to fight back against the capital so she could finally be free.

Lana sings, “This is my commitment, my modern manifesto. I’m doing it for all of us who never got the chance. And all my birds of paradise who never got to fly at night. ‘Cause they were caught up in the dance.”

Katniss’s mission was for everyone who grew up forced to live in poverty based on their corrupt government. Her manifesto was to create drastic change.

Lana goes on to sing, “Sometimes it feels like I’ve got a war in my mind. I wanna get off, but I keep riding the ride. I never really noticed that I had to decide to play someone’s game, or live my own life. And now I do. I wanna move. Out of the black. Into the blue.”

Katniss had a war on her mind. Se was done playing President Snow’s game. She was done participating in the Hunger Games. She was ready to move out of the black of Snow’s control into the blue of pure and utter freedom.

Peeta Mellark: Lucky Ones.

Love was on Peeta’s mind when he first saw Katniss on one rainy fateful evening.

Lana sings, “Every now and then, the stars align. Boy and girl meet by the great design. Could it be that you and me are the lucky ones? Everybody told me love was blind. Then I saw your face and you blew my mind. Finally, you and me are the lucky ones this time.”

You might not think it as luck for both of them to end up in the Hunger Games, but it was when you consider the fact that it paved the way for their love story to start forming.

Gale Hawthorne: The Blackest Day.

Gale messed up. Big time. And his mistake resulted in Primrose’s death, which butchered his chances of ever being with Katniss.

Lana sings, “It’s not easy for me to talk about. I have heavy heartstrings. And not simple, it’s trigonometry. It’s hard to express. I can’t explain. Ever since my baby went away. It’s been the blackest day, it’s been the blackest day.”

Gale dealt with regret in the form of heavy heartstrings after losing Katniss forever.

President Snow: 24.

Snow was evil incarnate. He loved seeing innocent kids die while participating in the Hunger Games because it made him feel superior and powerful.

Lana sings, “There’s only 24 hours in a day. And half of those, you lay awake with thoughts of murder and carnage.”

Snow got off on seeing murder and carnage. He was diabolical.

Haymitch Abernathy: Tough.

Haymitch was a survivor. He got through the Hunger Games event he was selected to fight in despite how scary and traumatizing it was.

Lana sings, “Tough like the scuff on a pair of old leather boots. Like the blue-collar, red-dirt attitude. Like a .38 made out of brass. Tough like the stuff in your grandpa’s glass. Life’s gonna do what it does. Sure as the good Lord’s up above. I’m cut like a diamond shinin’ in the rough. Tough.”

Was there another Hunger Games character as tough as Haymitch?

Effie Trinket: Change.

Effie changed for the better between the first movie and the final one.

Lana sings, “Change is a powerful thing, people are powerful beings. Tryin’ to find the power in me to be faithful. Change is a powerful thing, I feel it comin’ in me.”

Effie’s willingness to change and evolve beyond being a pawn for the capital was a sign that she had a good heart.

Primrose Everdeen: ​Hope is a Dangerous Thing for a Woman Like Me to Have – But I Have It.

Primrose had hope that everything would turn out okay, even though she was terrified when Katniss first volunteered as tribute for her.

Lana sings, “Don’t ask if I’m happy, you know that I’m not. But, at best, I can say I’m not sad. ‘Cause hope is a dangerous thing for a woman like me to have.”

Primrose’s hope carried Katniss through the games up until the point of Primrose’s heartbreaking death.

What do you think of these Hunger Games characters and the way they relate to Lana’s songs? Let us know your thoughts in the comment section.