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Carla Melrose

You need to react to her first two proper albums Sirens and Lana Del Rey AKA Lizzy Grant x

Erin

Lana first met her current husband in 2019 (when she took his swamp boat tour) , but they didn't get together until later, they definitely weren't together when this album was made. At least according to media reports (and maybe what his ex told tabloids? Lol), it didn't seem like they were together that long at all before they got married in 2024, but who knows. She seems happy at least!

Jermonster

California is the best.

Violet bent backwards

Fun fact: Jon Batiste is the pianist behind the music in Pixar's 'Soul' 🩵🫶🏻

Violet bent backwards

"About 'Kintsugi'—yeah, it’s a beautiful, heartbreaking song. Lana was at an awards ceremony accepting an honor when she asked people in her speech to pray for her maternal grandmother, who was sick. Not long after, her passing was confirmed. I remember she shared a post saying, 'When I was 15, you promised me that when you left, you'd leave me your ring. I wish I’d never wanted it—I just want you.' Maybe she was referring to being away from her family when they were going through all of this—maybe she was on tour, I can't quite remember—but she probably felt guilty or helpless."

Violet bent backwards

"In 'Fingertips,' she also talks about her Uncle Dave passing away, and for the very first time, she explicitly addresses why she doesn't get along with her mom, Patricia Grant. When Lana developed alcoholism at a young age, her mother sent her away to a boarding school, where—as she mentioned in another song—she was treated with lithium. When she first blew up, her family was always by her side, but around 2014, her mom stopped showing up entirely and hasn't been seen since. For instance, back in the Born to Die era, her mom was embarrassed when Lana performed 'Cola,' while her dad got the fun behind it. Her parents are still married and he’s always right there with Lana—hanging out with fans, joining her on tour, and so on—but it seems she never quite forgave her mom. That experience clearly scarred her, yet through it all, she never lost her sweetness. These days, there's an older woman named Candace whom Lana adores and affectionately calls her Mom 💗

Violet bent backwards

“Margaret,” it’s about Margaret Qualley (the actress from The Substance), who got married in 2023 to Jack Antonoff (a friend of Lana’s who produced the entire Norman Fucking Rockwell! album)—Lana wrote that song for them. Unfortunately, just about a month ago or so, rumors surfaced that they are already getting a divorce. Neither of them has said anything yet, but everything points to it being true. It’s one of my least favorite songs on this album, but it’s still a beautiful gesture. This track went super viral on TikTok because of the chorus “when you know, you know,” and a lot of people sing it without even knowing it’s by Lana💗.

taim king

u should react to her unrealesed album!! lana del ray aka lizzy grant.

Erin

Okay apologize in advance for the novel - just got to the Judah Smith interlude part. Don't worry you were as confused as most on first listen, people weren't sure if she was fully buying into/endorsing the preacher, whether she was laughing WITH or AT him, etc - but anyway, here is my take on the album concepts and how the JS interlude relates/why I think she included it right after A&W. I think the album follows with the metaphor of going through a tunnel - first curiously peering in, then venturing inside to total darkness, and finally seeing the light grow as you approach the other end. In the first 3 songs she is at a crossroads or maybe more of a reflection point. She is getting older and taking inventory of her life - What will she remember on her deathbed? Will she be a final dot on the branch of her family tree, or will she settle down and continue her family line, creating a legacy beyond just her music? These are forward-looking questions but I think they lead her to look back to understand how her past has informed her present. She realizes she has to face/process some difficult memories more directly to move forward in life - the only way out of a tunnel is through it. In A&W she starts exploring difficult topics- loss of childlike happiness/innocence/freedom, her mom, how she has used sex and other distractions as an escape. She references a traumatic experience and how her lifestyle/image/previous actions would invalidate that experience in the eyes of others, so that's just another thing she had to hide and suppress. During the transition it sounds like she is going deeper into a tunnel with the industrial sounds, little water drops/clicks, and the echoing of her voice. Then the beat drop going into the second half is like a full descent into madness. She sees/relives her downward spiral, recognizing how she used escapism to avoid some bad feelings in the moment but ultimately it made things worse and brought her into total darkness. IMO the sermon is something she found thought-provoking or that resonated with her in some way after venturing into these dark parts of her past and being overwhelmed by it. He is talking about someone basically calling out to God at their bottom/in a state of desperation; they have been pursuing physical desires and chasing highs that leave them empty instead of just loving and valuing the great things they have right in front of them - so I could see her paralleling that to the state she was in. In my opinion the single most important line, however, is the last one: "I used to think my preaching was mostly about you. And you're not gonna like this, but I'm gonna to tell you the truth: I've discovered my preaching is mostly about me." I feel like this was a revelation for Lana that she uses as a message to her listeners. As much as her art is made for people to consume, for her it serves an essential purpose to explore her emotions in an uninhibited way and to process really complicated feelings. Her art draws speculation from listeners and judgment from critics, but at the end of the day it is the result of her raw vulnerability as she processes her life, it just so happens that we get to hear the unfiltered things many people would not willingly share. I feel like some people interpret this interlude as Lana endorsing everything this man is about but I don't really take it that way. I'm not religious at all, I know he has views I strongly disagree with but I still think the sermon has some interesting insights that tie in well with the album concepts. It doesn't surprise me that she would sit in on a sermon like this and take something away from it. Plus from everything I have read, Lana has always been heavily interested in concepts of death/afterlife. Her undergrad major was philosophy with a concentration in metaphysics. She previously referenced that as a child she had a preoccupation with death which led to an existential crisis of sorts, and alluded to this being a driver in abusing alcohol at an early age. Plus, I am trying to imagine being a celebrity living with mental illness going through some deep shit in Hollywood, surrounded by such a strange mix of people and culture...going to a celebrity megachurch to try and find some comfort and meaning in a desperate time doesn't seem that strange when I consider her reality.

Leslie Gonzalez

California has the most national and state parks in the country. You can find almost every environment here. We have the lowest peak and highest peak in the continental US. We last have the hottest weather ever recorded here, the biggest tree in the world, mountains, forests deserts, and some of the biggest cities in the USA. You can almost find everything here and California. Also all cities are dirty.