Lana Del Rey Themes, Motifs, and Cross-References

Alcohol/drinkingI can be your champagne wine Pick me up and make a toast Champagne in the air Fix me up a mixed drink, Bacardi I been drinkin' Jack and Coke a lot 'Cause I just wanna dream, I just wanna drink Come on, get drunk You know you wanna Open up a beer, you say, "Get over here And play a video game" Drinking in the small town firelight (Pabst Blue Ribbon on ice) We were skipping school and drinking on the job With the boss Drinking cherry schnapps in the velvet night You sitting, sipping on your Black Cristal, yeah Cases of Bacardi chasers Chasing me all over town We're on a quick, sick rampage Wining and dining, drinking and driving Darling, darling Doesn't have a problem lying to herself 'Cause her liquor's top shelf Drink all day and we talk 'til dark (Blue Ribbons on ice) Play them like guitars, you're like one of my toys It's so crazy, I could drink it like tequila sunrise Get out that whiskey Pour it right quickly Drink lime green, stay up 'til dawn Your favorite liquor off the top-shelf Wine is flowing with Bacardi Like if you heard I was out in the bars drinkin' Jack and Coke You just crack another beer And pretend that you're still here America/patriotismDirect reference to "Come When You Call Me America" I'm America's Sweetheart Trying to get away Me, your red, white and blue girl Star spangled danger A-M-E-R-I-C-A All I want to do is play Miss America, with the blue mascara on I'm Miss America, now I'm gone, baby, gone And you salute me, Miss America I'm Lana Del Rey from the U.S. of A We were two kids livin' life on the run Like the American dream, baby Italian alloy, classical American And I'm America's sweetheart We were two kids just tryin' to get out Lived on the dark side of the American dream Red, white, blue is in the sky Summer's in the air and, baby, heaven's in your eyes I fall asleep in an American flag American dreams came true somehow I swore I'd chase 'em 'til I was dead Direct reference to "American" Is it the end of an era? Is it the end of America? Direct reference to "Looking for America" If you come back to America, just hit me up Biker/motorcyclePut me onto your black motorcycle I'll be outside pick me up after school In your Thunderbird, baby blue Lemonade, motorcycles Lemonade, motorcycles They were angels forever Forever angels Beach/coast/oceanLyin' on the beach and the hot sun (yeah hot) Yeah, I want you God bless the universe, god bless the ocean Does the ocean inspire, easy rider? Direct reference to "West Coast" Direct reference to "High by the Beach" Let's dance by the ocean Ah, ah And all my black beaches are ruined Being crazy/insaneWhen you gonna let me drive you crazy like nobody do My man's crazy and his mind isn't right Trouble's what feels good to me Crazy as since I was three Tell me do you think that's wrong? Don't cry, honey, crazy girl Go out every night whenever I feel sad All this drive-by love got me crazy like a drug No man can keep me together Been broken since I was born Call me before I get stupid Make me uncrazy like you did Summer’s almost over, baby Everybody thinks I’m crazy You like your girls insane Because I'm crazy, baby I need you to come here and save me You're a careless con and you're a crazy liar, but baby I tried so hard to act nice like a lady You taught me that it was good to be crazy I'm tired of feeling like I'm fucking crazy Ah, he's in the sky with diamonds and he’s making me crazy You make me crazy, you make me wild You're fucking crazy Oh, oh You're crazy for me Put on that Hotel California Dance around like I'm insane Put your life out on the line You're crazy all the time Be a freak like me, too Bel AirDirect reference to "Bel Air" BlackDirect reference to "Black Beauty" BlueSweeping scents and blue hydrangea Direct reference to "Baby Blue Love" They call you Baby Blue Because it’s your favorite color, boy All of my, all of my fine china Blue, ah, blue Blue hydrangea Will my forever love never return to me? My baby lives in shades of blue Blue eyes and jazz and attitude Sun and ocean blue Their magnificence, it don't make sense to you Say you want me too Dark blue Dark blue Flames so hot that they turn blue Everything looks better from above, my king Like aquamarine, ocean's blue All the lights are sparkling for you, it seems On the downtown scenes, shady blue Carry me home, got my blue nail polish on It's my favorite color and my favorite tone of song Direct reference to "Hey Blue Baby" Direct reference to "Blue Banisters" And there you were with shinin' stars Standin' blue with open arms CaliforniaBaby, if you wanna leave, come to California So I moved to California, but it's just a state of mind The California sun and the movie stars Direct reference to "California" Cars/drivingWhite Pontiac heaven All in your car for Our trip across the U.S.A We in the Pontiac From July to July And you're the best thing I ever seen So won't you pull up your white corvette As long as you got the Chevrolet, I will ride Direct reference to "Driving In Cars With Boys" Mommy's Mercedes or Billy's pickup truck Take me in your fast car, Mercedes Kissing on your neck while you drive, he, he Hair thinning in the wind Cadillac convertible with him We were just teenagers when we fell in love Driving in your fast car Pick me up In a pickup truck Roll it down You got it going on We could drive forever, my baby We could leave it all and never look back If you wanted heaven, baby Sit back in my pink cadillac Drive me in your car until the sky gets big Swinging in the backyard, pull up in your fast car Baby stopping at 7-Eleven There in his white Pontiac Heaven I'm feelin' electric tonight Cruisin' down the coast goin' 'bout 99 Even if you're gone, I'm gonna drive, drive, drive Take me to the Hamptons, Bugatti Veyron Drive fast, I can almost taste it now I drive fast, wind in my hair I push it to the limits cause I just don't care I'm driving fast, flash! Everyone knows it Gold chains, kissing fly, leaning on your chrome ride And your white Corvette under willow trees Hawaiian tropic, dark, and a bottle of jack in the Cadillac As I drive down the highway He lives in California too He drives a Chevy Malibu Red racing cars, Sunset and Vine We could cruise to the blues Wilshire Boulevard if we choose And we could cruise to the news Pico Boulevard in your used Little bullet car if we choose Carry me home, got my new car and my gun Wind in my hair, holding your hand, listen to a song Left the canyon, drove to the club You've got a Thunderbird, my daddy had one too Celebrities/iconsWe're like Sid and Nancy loving the fight You are my Axl Rose husband Direct reference to "Elvis" Lookin so good, like an Axl Rose Bring that velvet Elvis over here Where the bad boys roll hard, dressin' like James Dean Where the bad boys blow smoke Just like they're James Dean And the it girls blow kisses Just like Marilyn The voice of Nirvana says "Come as you are" (Maybe we could go to) Suede Tokyo Or see Van Halen at their reunion show Heavy metal hour on T.V Diamond Dave and Ray Lee Mansfield ringer from the Hollywood silver screen, silver screen I belong to a bygone era Like the Scarlett O'Hara of the downtown scene It was like James Dean for sure "Springsteen is the King, don’t ya think?" I was like, "Hell yeah, that guy can sing" Elvis is the best, hell yes Elvis is my daddy Marilyn's my mother Jesus is my bestest friend [...] Whitman is my daddy I'm living like Jim Morrison Body electric and I dance like Morrison And the velvet Elvis and the rosaries Well, my boyfriend's in a band He plays guitar while I sing Lou Reed You've got me all dressed up tonight Springsteen on the radio Ground control to Major Tom Can you hear me all night long? Ground control to Major Tom All I hear is Billie Holiday It's all that I play Crosby, Stills and Nash is playing I miss the bar where the Beach Boys would go Dennis's last stop before Kokomo Like Sun Ra, feel small [...] Listening to White Stripes when they were white-hot Listening to rock all day long [...] I wasn't famous, just listening to Kings of Leon to the beat Chateau MarmontChateau Marmont memories fading I was loungin' at the Chateau Marmont When you take her to Chateau Marmont 'Cause you booked the top suite Likes to watch me in the glass room, bathroom Chateau Marmont, slipping on my red dress, putting on my makeup CherriesYes, I can make you that cherry pie My, my, apple of my eye Looking really hot while I make ya cherry pie Drinking cherry schnapps in the velvet night My eyes are wide like cherry pies I see it in his eyes, I’m his cherry pie Gold hoops, cherry pie, I'm the apple of his eye Coca-Cola/PepsiPuts them on a roller coaster, lures them in with Coca-Cola! Jimmy gonna buy me a Coca-Cola Roller coaster, Coca-Cola Direct reference to "Coca Colla" Chic, delicious, sweet tart Sipping on my Diet Coke A Coca Cola kid, roller coaster child Baby, remember, I'm not drinking wine But that Cherry Coke you serve is fine Coney IslandMaybe we could go to Coney Island I'm your little harlot, starlet Queen of Coney Island Eating soft ice cream Coney Island queen We're going to Coney Island Cults'Cause I'm your jazz singer and you're my cult leader I love you forever, I love you forever "Freak" music video DiamondsDiamond horseshoe sparkling Just your diamond to adorn me Baby's always wanting more Buyin' diamond jewelry Diamonds and pearls, your little girl Direct reference to "Fake Diamond" One day, my hoops will be made of diamonds Diamonds are my bestest friend She laughs like God Her mind's like a diamond Um, do you think you'll buy me lots of diamonds? Ah, he's in the sky with diamonds and he’s making me crazy I wear my diamonds on Skid Row I wore diamonds for the birth of your baby [...] I wore diamonds for the day of our wedding Lay me down tonight in my diamonds and pearls Dope and diamonds Dope and diamonds Diamonds DressesBlack eyes Short dress I hope you remember me like this Dancing in the stars in my sundress Come back baby, come back to me I'll be in my sundress watching TV I'll put on your favorite dress and we'll party Honey, put on that party dress Hell yes! Put me in a party dress one time Black bra, red dress, makeup on Eyes all on my dress again I know how this ends Chateau Marmont, slipping on my red dress, putting on my makeup I got my red dress on tonight Dancin' in the dark in the pale moonlight I'm in his favorite sundress Watching me get undressed Put your red dress on, put your lipstick on I know that I'm a mess with my long hair And my suntan, short dress, bare feet Honey, put on that party dress I remember party dresses I remember party dresses Copacabana, yes in my party dress Put my little red party dress on Everybody knows that I'm the best, I'm crazy I'm getting all dressed up tonight Dressed up just to hear you, boy When I was a waitress wearing a white dress Look how I do this, look how I got this [...] I was a waitress wearing a tight dress Drugs/getting highIcon Young star Heroin fiend Roller coaster, Coca-Cola Crystal methamphetamine I do them drugs to stop the f-food cravings If you wanna get high with me I'm in the back doin' crack, drinkin' p-p-pepsi Jean Paul Gaultier, Versace and yayo Right line, right man Right mixture of cocaine and heroin You are a junkie on your window smiling wide You bought me dimebags Felt like we were famous V is for my valiant Valium baby E is for the X that we took with champagne I am lyin', usin' again Drugs suck it up like vanilla icys I'll spend my days getting high with all my friends [...] Shootin' heroin and speedballs Direct reference to "Daytona Meth" I’m shimmering in love on that crystal meth Are you back in Greenwich, droppin' acid? Did you leave for Battery with your weed? Yo soy la princesa, comprende mis white lines Cooking up a dream, turning diamonds into snow Yayo, yayo, yayo And all the dope fiends Yayo, yayo, yayo Direct reference to "High by the Beach" I used to shoot up my veins in neon [...] Chances in my veins, running out of time Those nights were on fire We couldn't get higher All the pills that you take Violet, blue, green, red to keep me at arm's length don't work Fireworks'Member how we used to escape for the summer? Fireworks and sparklers would light up the black skies Gas stations/Convenience storesBeen pumping gas at the Texaco, road to road Me and Claudeen at the Seven Eleven Baby, we can go down to 7-Eleven Baby stoppin' at 7-Eleven GoldWith your golden grill true love never dies Gold and silver-lined my heart Gold chains, kissing fly, leaning on your chrome ride Gold hoops, cherry pie, I'm the apple of his eye Crying tears of gold like lemonade Sun in my mouth and gold hoops Nothing gold can stay Like love or lemonade Nothing gold can stay HollywoodIt's like a Hollywood movie The black and white waves sparkling truly Mansfield ringer from the Hollywood silver screen, silver screen Cruising down the street on Hollywood and Vine for you, baby She's got the best, sparklin' like a Hollywood movie, ahhh High up in the Hollywood hills taking violet pills High up in the Hollywood hills crushing violet pills But Hollywood legends Will never grow old Ice creamEating soft ice cream Coney Island queen La-da-da-da-da Soft ice creams Now it's time to eat Soft ice cream Jazz and bluesI'm a pop-blues singer, fam-bam zinger I'm a bad jazz singer, givin' you the finger 'Cause I'm your jazz singer and you're my cult leader I love you forever, I love you forever My baby lives in shades of blue Blue eyes and jazz and attitude And my jazz collection's rare I can play most anything We could cruise to the blues Wilshire Boulevard, if we choose But I lost myself when I lost you But I still got jazz when I've got those blues Beatboxing and rapping in the summer rain Like a boss, you sang jazz and blues All I hear is Billie Holiday It's all that I play Las VegasHe doesn't mind I have a Las Vegas past To Las vegas, chaos Casino oasis Honey it is time to spin We should have left Las Vegas And then began again LemonadeLemonade, motorcycles Lemonade, motorcycles Crying tears of gold like lemonade Nothing gold can stay Like love or lemonade LolitaSicko, psycho, sicko, but he's my beau Puts them on a roller coaster, lures them in with Coca-Cola! Direct reference to "1949" Direct reference to "Lolita" Direct reference to "Carmen" (Lolita's nickname in the book) Light of my life, Fire of my loins LonelinessSometimes I get lonely, millions can hold me now I feel so alone on a Friday night Long BeachThat we're well-qualified to represent the L.B.C I miss Long Beach and I miss you, babe Head to Long Beach to Newport By your side as they don't yet know where I reside Los AngelesYou were from L.A. but you were all there You were all right So I'm going Back to Santa Monica New York to L.A On the streets of LA Where the future is now I was a young girl, selfish and wild Like a fire in LA I can already taste it, kid L.A.'s gonna look real good He doesn't mind I have a LA crass way about me Now I'm in L.A., and it's paradise L.A., I don't even have to fake it now I'm a star child, big smile, living in L.A We could cruise to the blues Wilshire Boulevard if we choose And we could cruise to the news Pico Boulevard in your used Little bullet car if we choose L.A. is in flames, it's getting hot New York CityGreenwich, I need you Strangled up in ivy So I'm going Back to Santa Monica New York to L.A Brooklyn, move my soul like this Kissin' my stilettos 'Cause I am the baddest girl in NYC Diet Mountain Dew, baby, New York City Are you back in Greenwich, droppin' acid? We could go back to New York Loving you was really hard The Queen of New York City Took a flight to New York City I miss that Hudson River line Well, now it's been years since I left New York I miss New York and I miss the music New JerseyI am the New Jersey Dance Queen He is the construction king Older menI like them over 50 (Oh really?) You got the grin of a very old man My old man is a bad man I gots a taste for men who are older It’s always been, so it’s no surprise Palm treesPalm trees in black and white Last thing I saw before I died Palm trees in the light, I can see late at night Palms reflecting in your eyes, like an endless summer Religion/Christianity/God/JesusI am my only god Now What you don't tell no one, you can tell me Swing it high like Jesus, baby God bless the universe, god bless the ocean God bless you and god bless me I said it's nice to love and be loved But I'd rather know what God knows The stone Mary in the garden She let me know she watching But I trust in the decision of the Lord To watch over us Take him when he may, if He may I even think I found God In the flashbulbs of the pretty cameras Direct reference to "Gods & Monsters" Let’s take Jesus off the dashboard Got enough on his mind Jesus is my bestest friend Mary prays the rosary for my broken mind I've always been a strong woman of faith Got your Bible, got your gun You talk lots about God Freedom comes from the call Direct reference to "God Knows I Tried" RivierasEverything I want, I have Money, notoriety, and rivieras RosesFlowers in my hair, roses on the vine Roses in my hair, dancing in the air Feels like I'm flying You smell like a million roses Bathed in rock 'n' roll There are roses in between my thighs And a fire that surrounds you SaigonBabe, in the land of sweetness and danger, Queen of Saigon Down on the West coast, they got their icons Their silver starlets, their Queens of Saigons San FranciscoTook a trip to San Francisco All our friends said we would jive Santa MonicaSo I'm going Back to Santa Monica New York to L.A Santa Monica, I'm racing in the lights for you, baby SmokingCigarettes, Robitussin Will I ever get to heaven? Buy me my peach lip gloss Cigarettes and lollipops Smokin' in the back, in our mini skirts Smokin' all my cigarettes Missin' what we used to got With Slurpee machines and organs playing Preferably with smoking inside He had a cigarette with his number on it He gave it over to me, “Do you want it?” In my white mink, pink cigarettes from the store Cigar hanging from your lips I can see my baby swinging His Parliament's on fire and his hands are up I'm smokin' while I'm runnin' on my treadmill So I smoke cigarettes Just to understand the smog SummerI can be your summertime Baby, you can call me May Summer hail and summer stranger 'Member how we used to escape for the summer? Fireworks and sparklers would light up the black skies Hot like the summer and mean like a child Summer’s almost over, baby Everybody thinks I’m crazy Direct reference to "Summertime Sadness" Summer's in the air and, baby, heaven's in your eyes Summertime is nice and hot Your hot, hot weather in the summer Hot, hot, neglectful lover Or sun or summer days It's all a game to me anyway Palms reflecting in your eyes, like an endless summer That's the way I feel for you The summer's wild And I've been waiting for you all this time Summertime, and the livin's easy Summer comes, Winter goes Spring I skip, God knows Swimming/poolsSuper cool, swimming pool I want you, you, you, by my swimmin' pool Watch me in the swimming pool Bright blue ripples Yo, we used to go break into the hotel Glimmering, we’d swim Trailer parksSingin' in the trailer park Come back to your trailer, come see your queen ViolenceDirect reference to "Ultraviolence" We both know the history of violence that surrounds you