![]() ![]() By the end of the song we hear Lana singing with another man, this could be her lover supporting her and/or controlling her words. She feels misunderstood, but she thinks the only person that would actually understand her is him. Lana brags about her lover, she’s deep into the relationship. Similar to the way a sugar daddy wants his mistress solely for sexual purposes. She’s bragging about the fact that this cold man wants her more than anyone else. Lana treats herself as a slave to this man, wanting to be controlled only allowing her deeper thoughts to ponder this relationship.Īnd when he calls, he calls for me and not for you. The bridge flashes to a potential psychedelic trip Lana is on, reminding the listener that the man she sings about could easily be a reference to alcohol. She wants to save him from his addiction so that they can have a real relationship, but he is too far gone. She dreamt of a man like this and allows herself to fall deeper into his illusion. ![]() Her boyfriend never shares too much with her, he keeps his cool composure and treats her poorly. Lana explores her lovers' world, a world of blue. Lana was part of an underground cult in New York. This mainly references a song from 1962, He Hit Me (It Felt Like a Kiss) A song that depicts the physical abuse a woman has to face after being with another man.Ĭause I'm your jazz singer and you're my cult leader. The audience never seeing this man could allude to the fact that Lana is imagining him. ![]() The video is Lana seemingly getting eloped in Italy to an unknown man. She mentions the name “Jim” which could reference many things from an alcoholic beverage to a man she never knew but fell in love with. She talks about a man that treats her poorly ultimately leading Lana to her demise, she didn’t care about her possibly dying because the road to it was a fantastical journey as long as he was with her. Lana is in an abusive relationship that she loves to be a part of. As well as a psychological study revealing that the woman who wears a little red dress attracts all sorts of men and has the most fun. This alludes to an archetype that Lana mentioned multiple times in her first two albums a vintage stereotype. The lyrics are repetitive and the instruments get louder as do her vocals this highlights the tone of the album as well as her mood. In the song, she wails the word “Crazy” to add emphasis on how she feels. Lana recalls a time in her life when she was controlled by a dominant force it was either a man or alcohol or both. Sometimes when I write about my feelings, about what sounds like a person, I'm actually writing about the way I felt when I was completely inebriated, which was really good-until it wasn't working for me anymore Thinking about not drinking forever was very scary, but once I did it wasn't hard anymore because I had all of these miracles happen that let me know I was on exactly the right path. Lana knows her potential, but getting the gold would mean she’d have to let go of the perfect fantasy. A battle between a woman and her desires. So, I will be speaking about Lana as if she is still the character that people recognized her as. As the years have passed this “character” is no longer an evident part of Lana’s identity. An important thing to note: During the Ultraviolence era, Lana Del Rey was still seen as a character of a broken girl that seeks dominant men. I won’t be discussing the producers, secondary writers or any events from the Ultraviolence era I’m focusing purely on the album. To start, I must mention that Lana is credited as head-writer on all of the tracks with the exception of The Other Woman, which is a cover. Each song relates to a greater ideology that the album conveys. I’ve done an analysis on the standard edition of the album, decoding each song, as well as some lyrics, ultimately decoding the narrative itself to figure out what it is that makes the album so attractive. I, as a long-time fan of the artist, have always wondered why the fans tend to gravitate towards Ultraviolence*.* Most of Lana’s fans consider Ultraviolence to be her best work, though critics don’t see it that way. ![]() The album has jazz/rock influences from the 70s while maintaining a sub-theme of self-destruction. As Lana Del Rey’s third studio album Ultraviolence turns five, it is evident that the album has garnered a cult following. ![]()
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