Some of of Lana Del Rey’s lyrics give off love-dovey, romantic, marriage-minded energy.
Here’s a breakdown of how Lana’s marriage to Jeremy Dufrene connects with lyrics from her discography.
Mariners Apartment Complex
Let’s talk about Mariners Apartment Complex and the way it leans into redemption and romantic transformation.
These lyrics shed light on being there as a support system for the man she loves. It describes being flawed woman, but still showing up and still trying her best.
Lana sings, “You lose your way just take my hand. You’re lost at sea, then I’ll command your boat to me again. Don’t look too far, right where you are, that’s where I am. I’m your man.“
These lyrics are incredibly beautiful because marriage can be seen as a place of emotional transformation.
Marriage can become the place where you move from being a person who always gets hurt to a person who is always loved, cherished, and valued.
In these lyrics, Lana is seemingly telling the man she loves that whenever he feels lost, she will be there for him, no matter what.
She used the analogy of a person lost at sea on a boat, which is probably one of the scariest places, a person can find themselves lost.
But she brings comfort and warmth, the way a wife brings comfort and warmth to a husband in these lyrics.
Let Me Love You Like a Woman
She stays on theme with that in her song Let Me Love You Like a Woman. This song perfectly relates to her marriage with lyrics that could flawlessly be intended for a wife to say to her husband.
Lana sings, “Let me love you like a woman. Let me hold you like a baby.”
When men are out in the world, they often act a certain way that hides weakness and emotion, based on the fact that we live in a patriarchal system.
They don’t feel comfortable, expressing vulnerability, sadness, or even ever crying in public.
So when Lana sings, “Let me love you like a woman and hold you like a baby,” she’s letting him know that she can be his safe space.
And typically, a wife is a husband’s safe space. He doesn’t have anyone else he can turn to the way he can turn to his wife where he can fully let his guard down and open up with all of his emotions.
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