On the streets of LA / Where the future is now / We dance like nobody's watching us / And we live like we want to / But it can all get a little crazy / Unless there's something to hold onto / For me, that was true love
Lana del Rey is queen. Don't even argue with me on this, because I refuse to think otherwise.
She has this ethereal quality to her voice that takes you back in time. Although I think we often associate her with Hollywood glamour and wild parties with bad boys, motorbikes and drugs. Okay so not the best qualities for a queen. And yeah, she can stir up a controversy about real music (if there's such a thing) just by existing.
Because Of You just reaffirms why I love Lana del Rey. The slow drumming coupled with her dreamy voice emphasises another world - a past world - where she reminisces a love in the past and how he made her feel. The song feels like its really personal, with its lyrics and it seemingly connected to a past life.
Now that I think about it, a lot of her songs talk about youth and is nostalgic for her past. She must have had a pretty adventurous time as a teenager.
My favourite line in this song?
Roses in my hair, / dancing in the air, / feels like I'm flying / Tell me you love me, boy, do it
I personally think there's something beautiful about all these words she concocts. Which line is your favourite?
Over and out
xx
Cece
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