Don’t sing this song about fearing you’ll no longer be loved when you get old if you already know that you will be. Then she answers her own question: “I know you will, I know you will.” I think that put me off at first, too. But, eventually, I was able to quote unquote hear the lyrics in the way they’re obviously intended this is the story of someone looking back on her life, wondering if she’ll have anything left when she’s “no longer young and beautiful.” “Will you still love me when I got nothing but my aching soul,” she sings, essentially pleading, while massive beats that call to mind Craig Armstrong strike like thunder. Even if she’s singing from the perspective of a character in the movie, which is based on one of my least favorite books of all-time, it just struck me as someone bragging about their extravagant lifestyle.
“I’ve seen the world, done it all, had my cake now, diamonds, brilliant, and Bel-Air now,” she croons, actually having the gall to rhyme “now” with “now.” But what initially put me off was that I felt like she was bragging about these things. In fact, it continues to give off that vibe when Lana begins singing. Written by Lana and hit-maker Rick Nowels, it starts off with ominous bells and eerie strings, giving off a bit of a James Bond theme song vibe. So, I deleted that review and I’m serving you this instead.
I tried to focus on the review I was writing, but with each word I wrote I felt like I was becoming a bigger and bigger liar.
After listening to the song nearly 10 times, I found myself liking it. I wrote about the lyrics being sub par and Lana practically slurring half of them with her peculiar pronunciation. I started off writing a very negative review of this new Lana Del Rey single from The Great Gatsby soundtrack.