A&W by Lana Del Rey is one of my favorite songs by her, even though it’s incredibly dark and heartbreaking.

Here’s a portion of my lyrical analysis of the masterpiece she created.

In A&W’s chorus, Lana repeats that it’s not about having someone to love her anymore, it’s the experience of being an American whore.

She repeats it a couple of times as if she’s self-soothing and consoling herself with the reality that being loved may simply never be in the cards for her.

Being seen as a lovable woman who’s worthy of coming in first place for someone just doesn’t feel attainable to her in that part of the song.

The end of the song changes pace and gets super repetitive in a legendary way, with Lana singing about Jimmy hitting her up just to get high together, which also goes hand-in-hand with being seen as an American whore.

If someone only calls you up to dabble in illegal substances together, they don’t see you as someone super valuable or someone they want to love and protect.

They see you as a good time, a fun time, and not someone who will be around for a long time.

It’s unclear who Jimmy is, but we do know that Lana sang about an abusive romantic partner named Jim in her song Ultraviolence when she sang, “Jim told me that he hit me and it felt like a kiss.”

What are your thoughts on this song by Lana? Is A&W one your faves by her as of now? Let us know in the comment section below.