Once again, she pushes to sound as badass as possible - which, in many songs, completely works - but in this one it falls flat. I like the verses, as they flow well and it’s got some seductive bad-girl charm, but the choruses, particularly the harshly sung “they’re DISGUSTING, I’m delicious” is so funny. This is one of those songs that makes me laugh every time I hear it. “They’re disgusting, I’m delicious” - Delicious Who she is and her ‘persona’ in the song just doesn’t come together brilliantly.ĥ. I’m not exactly threatened by an adorable girl who likes to make music videos in her room with wigs. It’s unpolished and unfinished, so it could have improved, but the repetition of “don’t fuck with me” and “you’re not a gangsta” is a little bit silly. I still love it and like what she was going for - the badass, female version of Scarface (or part of his crew, I’m not even that sure really) - but it falls a bit flat with her cutesy voice and slightly cringe lyrics. I love Lana, I love Lizzy, I love her musical experiments, but goodness me this song is a messy one. “Don’t fuck with me (you’re not a gangsta)” - Scarface I’m pretty sure, if I think hard enough, there would be a more fitting lyric to go in that section of the song rather than the destruction of the word “ovation”.Ĥ. It’s at the point where I can only sing it if I exaggerate it ridiculously like she does. I love the song, I love her lyrics, but it just didn’t work right. The way she stretched “ovation” to “ovaysheoo-on” to fit in with the timings is so strange to me. “Give me a standing ovation” - National Anthem Personally, I think she came up with the line “stolen images” and loved it so much she threw anything in as a rhyme.ģ. The bland description of summer - she could have used anything yet she chose “nice and hot” - and the weirdly jarring comparison of her sweet life to vanilla doesn’t settle right at all. Lana has had quite a few simple lyrics (which have been mentioned in the links above) but this one takes the cake with me. It’s just an unsettling lyric in that it doesn’t sound right. “Summertime is nice and hot, and my life is sweet like vanilla is” - Without You I’ll still dramatically sing along but at the back of my mind I’ll be thinking how crap Jim is at nicknames.Ģ. Her clarification doesn’t sit well either (“that stood for deadly nightshade”). It evokes beautiful imagery, and she sings it prettily, but the idea that someone legitimately called her “DN” and “poison” just doesn’t work for me.
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This lyric, plus the line of how he used to call her “poison - like I was poison ivy” is a lyric that doesn’t entirely work for me, and leaves me wrinkling my nose wondering who the hell comes up with such a shit nickname. “He used to call me DN - that stood for deadly nightshade” - Ultaviolence Following my ‘research’ ( o/ o/ o) on the matter, I have compiled my personal least favourite lyrics by Lana Del Rey:ġ. I have frequently spoken about how much I love Lana and everything she creates, but not everything is perfect. This is not hate, I adore her and her music, I just like to explore her from all angles.