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.
Ride
Two of Lana’s saddest songs ever are Ride and Ultraviolence.
In Ride, Lana sings, “I’m tired of feeling like I’m f-ing crazy. I’m tired of driving till I see stars in my eyes. All I’ve got to keep myself saying baby, so I just ride, I just ride.”
These lyrics can be interpreted as her describing a relationship that has brought her to the brink of insanity from all of the toxicity.
She also sings about how lonely she feels in this song when she sings, “I hear the birds on the summer breeze, I drive fast. I am alone at midnight. Been trying hard not to get into trouble, but I’ve got a war in my mind.”
As someone who personally struggles a lot of existential dread, I can really resonate with these lyrics about feeling like there’s a war in my mind.
I feel like I’m constantly at war with myself, trying to bounce back-and-forth between fighting to achieve my goals or just wanting to give up and curl up into a ball of depression wishing I could disappear.
Ultraviolence
Ultraviolence is equally as sad because she sings, “I can hear sirens. He hit me and it felt like a kiss.”
That’s the description of an abusive relationship.
She also describes the pain of being in a heart-wrenching relationship, knowing that she loves someone who she shouldn’t.
She sings, “I will do anything for you, babe. Blessed is this union. Crying tears of gold like lemonade.”
In a healthy romantic relationship, you aren’t constantly being brought to tears, even tears of gold.
You are simply happy. You are simply content. You are simply at peace.
Both of these songs evoke sad emotions from folks who’ve been through heartbreak.
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