"Ultraviolence" is a song about an abusive relationship, as Lana recounts h… Read Full Bio ↴"Ultraviolence" is a song about an abusive relationship, as Lana recounts her experiences of being in a relationship with someone who had "ultraviolence" or extreme, violent behavior. The song is told from the perspective of the person experiencing the abuse, as they struggle to cope and come to terms with the situation. Lana talks of being "filled with poison" and how her partner "hit [her] and it felt like a kiss". She goes on to describe how despite the abuse she feels a deep connection and love for the person and does not expect anyone to understand what she is going through, calling him her "cult leader". The song is a heartbreakingly honest account of the difficulty of navigating and leaving an unhealthy relationship.
It is the second track of Lana Del Rey's third studio album, Ultraviolence.
It is the second track of Lana Del Rey's third studio album, Ultraviolence.
Ultraviolence
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Dawit Dawit
nice
@vivian5109
As an abuse survivor, I can say that I genuinely don't understand the hate this song receives. "He hit me and it felt like a kiss" is also a song by The Crystals that expresses the same message as this song--victims aren't justifying abuse, but when it's happening to them, it's so easy to romanticize it because of the love they feel for their abuser. To me, this was just a gorgeous, powerful song, not some twisted justification for abuse.
@abigailperrin9069
Exactly. I have been listening to this non stop since I found it even though I left my emotionally abusive and toxic relationship last year. It brings back so many memories and feelings. He never hit me; but his actions and the lies, manipulation, and ways he made me feel 'crazy' for five fucking years were very abusive. Yet, we will always have a connection deep down and a love for eachother. The only way to escape him was to cut off all contact, I tried maintaining a friendship after I left him for someone "good", and all the friendship did was complicate things or bring me drama. Now that I cut all ties my life feels easier and happier, more fulfilling, yet there are many times I miss the chaos and pain I used to have in my life. It makes no sense but it is how the human mind can be.
@abigailperrin9069
I feel contempt towards him. It's more of any empty "I don't know this person anymore ", like a lingering ghost, then any kind of missing them or any true hatred or anger. I'm not angry or filled with a burning rage but there also isn't any real love leftover. I just don't know who he is anymore and it is because I don't have the shades pulled over my eyes now to believe in the lie of who I wanted to believe this person was. And the last time I spoke with him because I needed a favor only he could help with, he was so different(and he didnt help me), so it is the idea that we have both moved on so there is no longer that compelling need to bend over backwards to do things for that person anymore (regardless of relationship or not, even the friendship caused one sidedness of one or the other trying to do favors, help the other out, because of the feeling of we were always supposed to do that.) That connection is severed and I don't think it has any way of ever repairing itself, it's just too far gone. The whole thing. A true friendship, anything. Like I said, now it is just a ghost of the past that still lingers from time to time through painful memories, and some happy ones, but they almost feel unreal, like it never happened. It's a strange feeling. It's like I miss the time he represented in my life, a lot of the memories and places (we are drug addicts. I am now in recovery after I left him and have almost a year clean. As for him, I don't think he is ever going to be truly sober.), so much stuff, the chaos and destruction that happened while together, the familiarity, all of that, I miss sometimes, but I don't miss HIM because he is not who I wanted him to be or who I knew him to be. We have both changed. It's a very melancholy feeling.
@allstr8peopledeservetodie10
@InaudibleBoom who cares . music you are allowed to feel whatever connection to the song you have
@angelashinner
turtlestan wtf? This song is a sad song if u have any emotions and in this she never said be like me. She says I went through a toxic relationship and it was terrible and it made me feel so depressed that I later came up with such deep sad album and you ask me why I stayed in that relationship for so long? Because I was in love and love had blinded me and all his violence and mean behaviors seemed like attention to me. She’s just describing a toxic relationship.
@ellavillamor2300
Exactlyyyy
@rosaquinones96
I think the reason why people don't like this album is cause it's not the regular catchy thing. If you listen, you can realize this is her best album yet. The songs are so much more deep, and meaningful.
@rosaquinones96
Dumbasses Telemachus Kout
@Pandamanxv3
Jagoda Wojcik in my opinion "ultraviolence" is not that different, but others are