Elizabeth Woolridge Grant, known professionally as Lana Del Rey, is an Amer… Read Full Bio ↴Elizabeth Woolridge Grant, known professionally as Lana Del Rey, is an American singer-songwriter and producer. Her music is noted for its cinematic quality and exploration of tragic romance, glamour, and melancholia, with frequent references to contemporary pop culture and 1950s–1960s Americana.

Raised in upstate New York, Del Rey moved to New York City in 2005 to pursue a music career. After numerous projects, including her self-titled debut studio album, Del Rey's breakthrough came in 2011 with the viral success of her single "Video Games"; she subsequently signed a recording contract with Polydor and Interscope. She achieved critical and commercial success with her second album, Born to Die (2012), which contained the sleeper hit "Summertime Sadness". Del Rey's third album, Ultraviolence (2014), featured greater use of guitar-driven instrumentation and debuted atop the U.S. Billboard 200. Her fourth and fifth albums, Honeymoon (2015) and Lust for Life (2017), saw a return to the stylistic traditions of her earlier releases, while her critically acclaimed sixth album, Norman Fucking Rockwell! (2019), explored soft rock. Her next studio albums, Chemtrails Over the Country Club and Blue Banisters, followed in 2021. Her ninth studio album, “Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd” was released on all platforms March 24th 2023. It includes singles like the title track - "Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd", "A&W", and "The Grants".

Del Rey has collaborated on soundtracks for visual media; in 2013, she wrote and starred in the critically acclaimed musical short Tropico and released "Young and Beautiful" for the romantic drama The Great Gatsby. In 2014, she recorded "Once Upon a Dream" for the dark fantasy adventure film Maleficent and the self-titled theme song for the biopic Big Eyes. Del Rey collaborated with Ariana Grande and Miley Cyrus on "Don't Call Me Angel" for the action comedy Charlie's Angels (2019), which peaked at number 13 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. Additionally, Del Rey published the poetry and photography collection Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass (2020).

She is the recipient of various accolades, including two Brit Awards, two MTV Europe Music Awards, and a Satellite Award, in addition to nominations for six Grammy Awards and a Golden Globe Award. Variety honored her at their Hitmakers Awards for being "one of the most influential singer-songwriters of the 21st century".

hope is a dangerous thing for a woman like me to have
Lana Del Rey Lyrics

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24/7 Sylvia Plath
Writing in blood on my walls
'Cause the ink in my pen don't work in my notepad
Don't ask if I'm happy, you know that I'm not
But at best, I can say I'm not sad
'Cause hope is a dangerous thing for a woman like me to have
Hope is a dangerous thing for a woman like me to have

I had fifteen-year dances
Church basement romances, yeah, I've cried
Spilling my guts with the Bowery Bums
Is the only love I've ever known
Except for the stage, which I also call home, when I'm not
Servin' up God in a burnt coffee pot for the Triad
Hello, it's the most famous woman you know on the iPad
Calling from beyond the grave, I just wanna say, "Hi, Dad"

I've been tearing up town in my fucking white gown
Like a goddamn near sociopath
Shaking my ass is the only thing that's
Got this black narcissist off my back
She couldn't care less, and I never cared more
So there's no more to say about that
Except hope is a dangerous thing for a woman like me to have
Hope is a dangerous thing for a woman with my past

There's a new revolution, a loud evolution that I saw
Born of confusion and quiet collusion of which mostly I've known
A modern day woman with a weak constitution, 'cause I've got
Monsters still under my bed that I could never fight off
A gatekeeper carelessly dropping the keys on my nights off

I've been tearing around in my fucking nightgown
24/7 Sylvia Plath
Writing in blood on your walls
'Cause the ink in my pen don't look good in my pad
They write that I'm happy, they know that I'm not
But at best, you can see I'm not sad
But hope is a dangerous thing for a woman like me to have
Hope is a dangerous thing for a woman like me to have

Hope is a dangerous thing for a woman like me to have
But I have it
Yeah, I have it

Yeah, I have it
I have

Overall Meaning

Lana Del Rey’s song “hope is a dangerous thing for a woman like me to have” is a vivid exploration of her mental state. The lyrics reveal a lot of pain and a deep sense of isolation, with the singer not fitting in with the high society elite, and instead struggling with her own internal demons.

The opening lyrics reference Slim Aarons, an American photographer who was known for his images of the jet-set lifestyle of the rich and famous. Del Rey describes how she imagines that life would be less stressful if she were one of the debutantes, all dressed up in their pink dresses and high heels on white yachts. But she comes to the conclusion that she is not like them, and that she is not happy.

The second verse of the song is more intense, with Del Rey describing her own struggles with mental health in vivid detail. She references Sylvia Plath, the writer who famously committed suicide, and suggests that she is tearing around in her nightgown in a similar state of frenzy. She also talks about writing in blood on her walls, which is a powerful image that suggests intense feelings of passion and desperation.

Overall, the song is a powerful and poignant exploration of mental health issues, and the toll that they can take on individuals. It’s a reminder that everyone struggles, even people who seem to have it all, and that hope can sometimes be the one thing that keeps us going.

Line by Line Meaning

I was reading Slim Aarons and I got to thinking that I thought
As I was reading Slim Aarons, I began to contemplate my own life and feelings

Maybe I'd get less stressed if I was tested less like all of these debutantes
I wonder if my life would be less overwhelming and stressful if I didn't have to constantly compare myself to wealthy, privileged women

Smiling for miles in pink dresses and high heels on white yachts
These women seem to have it all, but their happiness is just an illusion

But I'm not, baby, I'm not / No, I'm not, that, I'm not
I am not like these women, and I cannot pretend to be happy like they do

I've been tearing around in my fucking nightgown / 24/7 Sylvia Plath
I have been struggling with my mental health and find solace in the works of Sylvia Plath

Writing in blood on my walls / 'Cause the ink in my pen don't work in my notepad
I am expressing my innermost thoughts and emotions in a raw, visceral way that cannot be contained on paper

Don't ask if I'm happy, you know that I'm not / But at best, I can say I'm not sad
I am not happy, but I try to convince myself that I am not completely miserable either

'Cause hope is a dangerous thing for a woman like me to have / Hope is a dangerous thing for a woman like me to have
As someone with a troubled past and mental health issues, holding onto hope can be detrimental to my well-being

I had fifteen-year dances / Church basement romances, yeah, I've cried
My teenage years were marred by awkward social situations and romantic disappointments

Spilling my guts with the Bowery Bums / Is the only love I've ever known
I feel a kinship with the homeless people I have confided in, as they are the only ones who have truly listened to me without judgment

Except for the stage, which I also call home, when I'm not / Servin' up God in a burnt coffee pot for the Triad
Performing on stage is where I feel most comfortable and alive, but I also do menial jobs for the Triad to pay the bills

Hello, it's the most famous woman you know on the iPad / Calling from beyond the grave, I just wanna say, 'Hi, Dad'
As a celebrity, I am constantly connected to my fans through technology, but I still yearn for a connection with my deceased father

I've been tearing up town in my fucking white gown / Like a goddamn near sociopath
I have been engaging in reckless behavior and acting out of control, like someone who has an antisocial personality disorder

Shaking my ass is the only thing that's / Got this black narcissist off my back
Dancing and performing is the only activity that numbs the pain and silences the voice in my head that tells me I am worthless

She couldn't care less, and I never cared more / So there's no more to say about that
The person I am referring to is indifferent to me, but I have invested too much energy in this one-sided relationship

There's a new revolution, a loud evolution that I saw / Born of confusion and quiet collusion of which mostly I've known
I have witnessed a societal shift that is both chaotic and unorganized, but I can relate to this feeling of uncertainty and hidden manipulation

A modern day woman with a weak constitution, 'cause I've got / Monsters still under my bed that I could never fight off
Despite being a modern woman who stands for women's rights and equality, I am still haunted by my own personal demons that I cannot overcome

A gatekeeper carelessly dropping the keys on my nights off
Even when someone has the power to ease my burdens, they often neglect to do so or do not understand the true depth of my struggles

Writing in blood on your walls / 'Cause the ink in my pen don't look good in my pad
I am expressing my innermost thoughts and emotions in a raw, visceral way that cannot be contained on paper

They write that I'm happy, they know that I'm not / But at best, you can see I'm not sad
Despite what the media may portray, I am not happy, but at best, I am trying to stay neutral and not let my emotions consume me

But hope is a dangerous thing for a woman like me to have / Hope is a dangerous thing for a woman like me to have
As someone with a troubled past and mental health issues, holding onto hope can be detrimental to my well-being

Hope is a dangerous thing for a woman like me to have / But I have it / Yeah, I have it / Yeah, I have it / I have
Despite the risks, I still have hope for a better future and hold onto it as tightly as I can

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Elizabeth Woolridge Grant, Jack Antonoff

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Most interesting comments from YouTube:

@jxxck7480

4y↑3.3K

I was reading Slim Aarons and I got to thinking that I thought
Maybe I'd get less stressed if I was tested less like
All of these debutantes
Smiling for miles in pink dresses and high heels on white yachts
But I'm not, baby, I'm not
No, I'm not, that, I'm not
I've been tearing around in my fucking nightgown
24/7 Sylvia Plath
Writing in blood on my walls
'Cause the ink in my pen don't work in my notepad
Don't ask if I'm happy, you know that I'm not
But at best, I can say I'm not sad
'Cause hope is a dangerous thing for a woman like me to have
Hope is a dangerous thing for a woman like me to have
I had fifteen-year dances
Church basement romances, yeah, I've cried
Spilling my guts with the Bowery Bums
Is the only love I've ever known
Except for the stage, which I also call home, when I'm not
Servin' up God in a burnt coffee pot for the Triad
Hello, it's the most famous woman you know on the iPad
Calling from beyond the grave, I just wanna say, "Hi, Dad"
I've been tearing up town in my fucking white gown
Like a goddamn near sociopath
Shaking my ass is the only thing that's
Got this black narcissist off my back
She couldn't care less, and I never cared more
So there's no more to say about that
Except hope is a dangerous thing for a woman like me to have
Hope is a dangerous thing for a woman with my past
There's a new revolution, a loud evolution that I saw
Born of confusion and quiet collusion of which mostly I've known
A modern day woman with a weak constitution, 'cause I've got
Monsters still under my bed that I could never fight off
A gatekeeper carelessly dropping the keys on my nights off
I've been tearing around in my fucking nightgown
24/7 Sylvia Plath
Writing in blood on your walls
'Cause the ink in my pen don't look good in my pad
They write that I'm happy, they know that I'm not
But at best, you can see I'm not sad
But hope is a dangerous thing for a woman like me to have
Hope is a dangerous thing for a woman like me to have
Hope is a dangerous thing for a woman like me to have
But I have it
Yeah, I have it
Yeah, I have it
I have

This costs a like x stay safe in quarantine

@danna594

4y↑504

Lyrics 🌹

I was reading Slim Aarons
And I got to thinking that I thought
Maybe I'd get less stressed
If I was tested less like all of these debutantes
Smiling for miles in pink dresses
And high heels on white yachts
But I'm not
Baby I'm not
No, I'm not
That I'm not

I've been tearing around in my fucking nightgown
24/7, Sylvia Plath
Writing in blood on the walls
'Cause the ink in my pen don't work in my notepad
Don't ask if I'm happy, you know that I'm not
But at best I can say I'm not sad
'Cause hope is a dangerous thing
For a woman like me to have
Hope is a dangerous thing
For a woman like me to have

I had fifteen-year dances
Church basement romances yeah I've cried
Spilling my guts with the Bowery Bums
Is the only love I've ever known
Except for the stage which I also call home when I'm not
Serving up God in a burnt coffee pot for the triad
Hello it's the most famous woman you know on the iPad
Calling from beyond the grave, I just wanna say, "Hi dad"

I've been tearing up town in my fucking white gown
Like a goddamn near sociopath
Shaking my ass is the only thing that's
Got this black narcissist off my back
She couldn't care less and I never cared more
So there's no more to say about that
Except hope is a dangerous thing
For a woman like me to have
Hope is a dangerous thing
For a woman with my past

There's a new revolution
A loud evolution
That I saw
Born of confusion
And quiet collusion
Of which mostly I've known
A modern day woman
With a weak constitution
'Cause I've got
Monsters still under my bed
That I could never fight off
A gatekeeper carelessly dropping
The keys on my nights off

I've been tearing around in my fucking nightgown
24/7, Sylvia Plath
Writing in blood on your walls
'Cause the ink in my pen don't look good in my pad
They write that I'm happy, they know that I'm not
But at best you can see I'm not sad
But hope is a dangerous thing
For a woman like me to have
Hope is a dangerous thing
For a woman like me to have
Hope is a dangerous thing
For a woman like me to have
But I have it
Yeah, I have it
Yeah, I have it
I have

@diegocaetano2710

3y↑70

[Verse 1]
I was reading Slim Aarons and I got to thinking that I thought
Maybe I'd get less stressed if I was tested less like
All of these debutantes
Smiling for miles in pink dresses and high heels on white yachts
But I'm not, baby, I'm not
No, I'm not, that, I'm not

[Chorus]
I've been tearing around in my fucking nightgown
24/7 Sylvia Plath
Writing in blood on my walls
'Cause the ink in my pen don't work in my notepad
Don't ask if I'm happy, you know that I'm not
But at best, I can say I'm not sad
'Cause hope is a dangerous thing for a woman like me to have
Hope is a dangerous thing for a woman like me to have

[Verse 2]
I had 15-year dances
Church basement romances, yeah, I've cried
Spilling my guts with the Bowery Bums
Is the only love I've ever known
Except for the stage, which I also call home, when I'm not
Servin' up God in a burnt coffee pot for the triad
Hello, it's the most famous woman you know on the iPad
Calling from beyond the grave, I just wanna say, "Hi, Dad"

[Chorus]
I've been tearing up town in my fucking white gown
Like a goddamn near sociopath
Shaking my ass is the only thing that's
Got this black narcissist off my back
She couldn't care less, and I never cared more
So there's no more to say about that
Except hope is a dangerous thing for a woman like me to have
Hope is a dangerous thing for a woman with my past

[Bridge]
There's a new revolution, a loud evolution that I saw
Born of confusion and quiet collusion of which mostly I've known
A modern day woman with a weak constitution, 'cause I've got
Monsters still under my bed that I could never fight off
A gatekeeper carelessly dropping the keys on my nights off

[Chorus]
I've been tearing around in my fucking nightgown
24/7 Sylvia Plath
Writing in blood on your walls
'Cause the ink in my pen don't look good in my pad
They write that I'm happy, they know that I'm not
But at best, you can see I'm not sad
But hope is a dangerous thing for a woman like me to have
Hope is a dangerous thing for a woman like me to have

[Outro]
Hope is a dangerous thing for a woman like me to have
But I have it
Yeah, I have it
Yeah, I have it
I have

All comments from YouTube:

@thevibeguide

5y↑6K

Her voice is to-die-for.

@erique_k

5y↑3

The Vibe Guide it’s were born to die for her voice,this is dumb ew

@funkymusic5749

5y↑1

The Vibe Guide 🍓DeLiCiouS VoiCe🎶🎵 🎶🎵🎶🎵🎤😴❤LaNa🍃🌹🍃

@ananonymouscat3042

5y↑5

Dont die. Die die. High die. Low die.

@morganmorris2698

5y↑2

So true

@funkymusic5749

Morgan Morris ☝

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@richardcrago

4y↑14.8K

Lana sings like she's lived on earth for thousands of years

@richardcrago

4y↑146

@utopia I loved reading your thoughtful reply to a comment I just copy and pasted. Seriously though, I fucking love Lana's music because I see the INFJ in me in her. As someone who has been through pain I think I feel very deeply, even if I can't always express it very well haha.

@saniyarumaiza3303

4y↑93

richard crago TO A COMMENT I JUST COPIED AND PASTED. I cackled at that.

@hayalbir

4y↑65

Maybe right she lived life like a thousand year.
It is painful

@carolyntalbot947

4y↑1

👏👏👏

@hfrway4444

4y↑3

True

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@shxed.

4y↑2.6K

Lana makes her fandom feel like they're the most posh and elegant fandom ever.

@helenahelena2056

4y↑134

because we are

@daisyslovebot

3y↑29

@@helenahelena2056 yes we are

@brianna3340

3y↑21

@@helenahelena2056 yes we are

@ilsewagner6843

3y↑16

@@helenahelena2056 yes we are

@nirzara7176

3y↑12

Who possibly feed on absent grammys

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@art3mis837

3y↑1.3K

this should’ve been a cultural reset for everyone but obviously, lana del rey never gets enough credit for her songwriting talent.

@kingjay239

3y↑63

I agree. These words go deeper than deep. They cut like a razor but at the same time heal you. Idk how to explain it

@gsiya4023

3y↑21

@@kingjay239 cutting me open and healing me good

@zabelconnor

3y↑1

Honestly, this is meh.

@frenchbaguetteoui

*co-written talent.

@reginamills6137

2y↑3

She's brilliant! No she never gets enough credit. I just love her.

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@rosie6

2y↑586

I keep coming back to this song. It’s divine. For anyone feeling hopeless like me , there will be days when your coffee tastes like magic, your playlist makes you dance, strangers make you smile and the night sky touches your soul. You will fall in love with life again. I hope all Lana fans and everyone here can live a happy life filled with hopes and dreams. <3

@wayzenni1546

2y↑10

This is so sweet ❤ thank you and same for you and everyone reading this ✨✨<3

@auriglamz24

1y↑1

Thank you 🫶🏾

@Crimson_Jay8

1y↑7

Thank you for writing this. I'm glad to know others do feel the same way. Cheers. raises coffee cup <3

@davekatcho3157

1y↑5

I will save this comment forever in my heart❤️

@aidenallen4965

1y↑3

Beautifully said <3

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@LeighPhillips78

3y↑148

These comments are beautiful. Beautiful people with beautiful comments.

@at-bw6ew

3y↑5

god knows we got them

@LanaBlakely

5y↑5.2K

I used to get sad when people made fun of my name being "anal" backwards but ever since I discovered Lana Del Rey a few years back I never get offended anymore because I have the same name as the f*cking QUEEN!

@Hanna-to2wc

5y↑310

Lana Blakely The name Lana is beautiful. Truly beautiful. (:

@odanilooliveira

5y↑200

Lana is a beautiful name

@thebandito3856

5y↑177

The name is beautiful? How can someone even make fun of it?!

@user-vn3dk8qz4q

5y↑296

Never thought of it that way lol

@Naif3mk

5y↑145

Lana Blakely lmao I can’t stop laughing

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@jennyumm89

4y↑846

How did she sing this in the studio without completely breaking down? I can't even get through the first verse and I'm already balling.

@kishmishbhat1583

3y↑9

Bawling?

@huskylover8167

3y↑20

@@kishmishbhat1583 you know what they meant lol

@danielkoschalka3955

3y↑40

@@kishmishbhat1583 Nah, she got bored and decided to shoot some hoops.

@seanbryant-smith5662

2y↑6

JennyLou. Ah the magical Lana Del Rey has this affect on people. You've discovered the brilliance of a gifted song writer who creates equally amazing music. Embrace it & love it. Soothes the soul !!!

@birdOfswords

1y↑302

this song hits different after you've finally survived it all

@lethalmatcha

1y↑19

yea. this song makes me feel like I am a war-torn warrior with my spear atop of a hill, wearing a thorn crown and a white dress torn everywhere. freshly dried tear tracks and eyes looking far ahead. -- is it realistic? no. does it capture what I feel? yes.

@averymetcalf1171

37w

this <3

@jxxck7480

4y↑3.3K

@LucienVeronica

4y↑17

You are the best ❤️

@jxxck7480

4y↑4

Koen Ipema 🤗

@comingrevolution3710

4y↑5

Bad lyrics

@comingrevolution3710

4y↑10

Like a God and a sociopath

@preetkumar2053

3y↑2

Tysm u angel ❤

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@starxsirius1429

4y↑393

Raisa Bruner says: " If there's one thing you can always count on Lana Del Rey for, it's dedication to her character and her themes: decrepit Americana, a kind of depressed hedonism, moody self-reflection on the passage of time as a gilded age flakes away. Lana's project has always been to mythologize an era -- one she may not have ever even lived in, but one she embodies in spirit and form with impressive commitment. "Hope is a dangerous thing for a woman like me to have -- but I have it" is a five-and-a-half-minute dirge, just Lana's spare vocals over piano. But it includes some of her finest, most chilling writing, and most precise singing. She has an uncanny ability to coin new turns of phrase in her lyrics. (You don't hear pop stars name-dropping Sylvia Plath that often, after all.) And then there's this: "They write that I'm happy, they know that I'm not, but at best you can see I'm not sad." Something to chew on. "

@angelag5578

3y↑22

The only thing I love more than Lana & her lyrics is a critic who gets Lana & her lyrics

@kinetixeve888

1y↑11

She understands on a deeper level what all women go through. She just gets it.

@Karim-sh8pu

3y↑276

Its not possible to fake lyrics like these.
She definitely lived what she´s singing, and that comes thru in all of her songs.

@Foeko

5y↑3.7K

‪hope is a dangerous thing for a clown like me to have - but i have it‬

@animalfinatic9366

5y↑21

Dang me too

@jauzaaimtiyaazfaadhilah257

4y↑13

valid

@animalfinatic9366

4y↑49

Honestly whenever I look back at this comment it makes me laugh so much

@irmaa.5402

4y↑10

What are you hoping for, mate?

@cuponia4219

4y↑1

This comment age well

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@annabelleboisvert-bouchard6862

3y↑89

At the peak of my depression i cried to this song alone on the floor of my bathroom whilst fully sobbing... thanks Lana for sharing your hope, i did get better

@angelag5578

3y↑151

All of Lana's discography is a never-ending abyss of emotional depth & soul-stabbing nostalgia... but the sheer complexity of storytelling, lyricism, rhyming, & visuals that this song conjures is simply unmatched.

@achebwahs1111

2y↑2

Beautifully articulated.

@danna594

4y↑504

@ju-jy7eq

3y↑3

Thank u soooo much💕😌

@girastinka5434

2y↑2

Heartbreaking 💔💔💔

@heidi22209

2y↑1

Thanks ♡♡

@irazorn3712

4y↑81

One of the most beautiful poets and songwriters of all times. How lucky we are to be alive at the same time as Lana.

@diegocaetano2710

3y↑70

@georgiakate1949

5y↑4K

when ur tears have tears

@Wavyflix

5y↑16

Georgia Kate underrated comment... 🙏🏾

@nole142

4y↑5

Did you read this somewhere

@georgiakate1949

4y↑8

puneet kapil i don’t think so i think it was just what i thought when i heard the song 😅

@nole142

4y↑6

@@georgiakate1949 I'm struck to your comment....its so so deep....god knows what you were thinking one year ago when you type this comment....

@Cami-ls1ki

4y↑7

Just reading this made my eyes tear up even more

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@xavierderck3910

4y↑853

I'm 55 y and a heavy metal fan.
But I have to commit this is a masterpiece!!

@pishkismaslo

4y↑51

do you have a lot of money?

@xavierderck3910

4y↑29

Yes . Lots. And houses.

@terrencefckingrockwell790

4y↑83

@@pishkismaslo gurl go for it😂😂😂

@user-up9sl4hn3e

4y↑11

Terrence fcking Rockwell LMAO

@ekinish7

4y↑7

@@xavierderck3910 hi are u single

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@dorianpedroza4058

1y↑168

The best song, the reference to Sylvia Plath is so amazing that it makes this song a work of art.

@somendrasingh6772

3y↑55

NFR>>>>>>>
I'll never get over the fact that SCAMMYS snubbed her like that ...it was literally the album of the fucking year

@harinijayakumar3820

4y↑197

I will never understand people who dislike a lana video.

@strega1380

3y↑18

Crying too hard to press the right button

@kennethostrer735

3y↑1

Preach

@htck399

@@strega1380 wait you meant the left button right?

@biancaa4aa

@@htck399the right button as the correct button

@lassetunge131

3y↑43

These comments are so underrated
Best comment section in YouTube history

@nexmusic8984

5y↑4K

“Don’t ask if I’m happy, you know that I’m not, but at best I can say I’m not sad”
She said it all !

@purfectangelboy

5y↑27

God, i fuckingg love Lana

@fsocietey

5y↑1

You can see*

@allananoynay8651

5y↑2

Relate much

@eusanagalilee360

5y↑5

only Lana gets it

@Beebeebee111

5y↑49

Dark Fire Sky That part reminds me of the lyrics from a song called Nowhere Fast: “and when I’m lying in my bed, I think about life and I think about death, and neither one particularly appeals to me”

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@siddharthnaagar7028

1y↑24

Lana isn't a songwriter she's a literal poet, she's the Joni Mitchell of our times and a legend

@angus9999

4y↑150

i do love the song ‘norman fucking rockwell’ but this song deserved the grammy nomination more. pure poetry

@sweetlikecinnamon5951

3y↑46

I can’t believe this is already 2 years old

@stillslaying

49w

Can’t believe this comment is already 2 years old 😭

@redvelvet88

4y↑84

You. Yes, you. You have good taste in music.

@gizcasva4716

3y↑35

"Don't ask if I'm happy. You know that I'm not, but at best I can say I'm not sad."

@williamdragan9191

5y↑2.4K

- What's your favourite instrument ?
- Lana's voice.

@farman933

5y↑10

piano

@thaydwart2875

5y↑6

Yeass 😍😍

@CUPCAKEBASS

5y↑1

I did a cover of this song on my channel. I would love if you watch it and give your feedback :)

@utku_baloglu

5y↑2

first ADELE, then Lana

@frumoasa

4y↑45

I think of my mother every time I listen to this song. she's been through a lot in life and I'm sure no one else would have gone through it all the way she did, because she had hope, even if it could be a dangerous thing to have. I am grateful that she is still alive and I love her enormously.

@magdalenafabis8517

3y↑165

STILL MY FAVOURITE SONGS
2021 SOMEONE ??

@wanterbaik

3y↑2

Hope..
Is a dangerous thing.
For a women like meeee too havvvveeeee

But i haveeeeeee
It
I haveeeeeeeee
Yeah i haveeeeeeeee
It
I haveeeeeee

@softlullaby674

3y↑1

@grepeach

2y↑1

@crapentertainment2227

4y↑877

As a fan of poetry, especially the work of Sylvia Plath, I appreciate how Lana incorporates Sylvia’s work into this song. You can tell Lana’s actually read some of her poetry!

“I’ve been tearing around in my fucking nightgown, 24/7 Sylvia Plath.” - Lana

“One cry, and I stumble from bed, cow-heavy and floral in my Victorian nightgown.” -Sylvia Plath, from her poem “Morning Song”

@lyhnalemsii2738

4y↑14

I Love u 🍾

@feng2770

3y↑23

lana’s also a poet, check out her new poetry book!

@mikalowahren

2y↑4

@@feng2770 Thank you 🤯

@aliciapeterson9235

3y↑37

I am so jealous of people listening to the goddess herself Lana Del Rey for the first time.

@jeffb7677

41w↑8

Nothing hits me harder than when when she starts singing at the end “I have…. it”. You can really feel how genuine this is. Almost as if she is fighting through every emotion as she is singing it 😭💜

@jeweld.282

5y↑4.4K

How does Lana Del Rey make the lyric “shaking my ass” sound so poetic I don’t even understand

@meltedicecream5049

5y↑16

LMAOOOOO😂😂😂

@aliiibabyyy67

5y↑252

Or “my pussy tastes like pepsi cola” okay babygirl

@bryceglassick

5y↑3

Because she has money

@stevedinis2949

5y↑65

@@bryceglassick Nope.

@kishiakaik6513

5y↑42

B. Wtf

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@sophieg7021

3y↑14

I've never understood the Sylvia Plath reference until I had to read one of her poems in a seminar this semester. It's called "daddy". For me it's one of the most powerful poems I've ever read. She committed suicide in her 30s. The instructor told us that she was depressed for almost her entire life. That makes this song even more sad. The perfect song to cry to. Thank you Lana!!! RIP Sylvia, you're still having an impact on so many people.

@Dina4444.

3y↑35

Lana literally doesn't care if you "unstan" her or not and I'm glad she made that clear 💕

@jeffreym2009

1y↑4

I’m 62 and first heard LDR’s, Doin Time in 2019 or 2020, and thought what a gorgeous, wonderful, soothing voice. Then all of a sudden she was no longer on Houston 94.5. I called and their response was, ‘there’s only so much shelf life!’ BS! I heard about these other loser’s (Ariana Grande, Nicki Whatever, etc) who evidently became jealous, woke and used the age old racist BS. LDR, keep singing young lady. Those haters wish they had 10% of your talent.

@scis3385

4y↑93

Someone: your favourite song?
Me: hope is a dangerous thing for a woman like me to have,but I have it....
Someone: what?? I am just asking the name of song!
Me: yes

@xsasukex

4y↑43

She's a legend to me. There are other artists I like and go back to from time to time but over the years she's one of the few I'm just always listening to.

@jamesduksta5595

4y↑110

When I first developed panic disorder back when this song was first released, I played it non stop and oddly enough it soothed me just the smallest bit. I was not able to sit or relax at any time until I finally got into see a doctor and treat my condition. This song will forever remind me of that intensely difficult time in my life and still to this day when I have an episode, I play it. Anxiety and panic disorder is a terrible and invisible suffering and for anyone that has it out there, just know that you are not alone and that there is hope.

@lboo1266

4y↑1

panic disorder is definitely terrible, specially when you don't know exactly what it is that you're having while you have an episode and that makes it even harder. but luckily i haven't had any episodes since last february. i hope you're doing better too! :)

@anttoniala-petays6250

3y↑1

xNx everything

@asmaemarouani2250

23w

I can relate..

@ivy_2080

5y↑1K

“Don’t ask if I’m happy, you know that I’m not, but at best i can say I’m not sad” ..

There is a lot of PAIN

@Sheistyscorpion

5y↑1

😭

@niamawar6685

5y↑3

The line Hit me hard.

@nathanielcustodio741

5y↑10

congratulations you are now depressed!

@meirnabaz1869

take analgesics

@michellecosta3267

4y↑36

The most beautiful song in this album.

@avserenity7240

3y↑12

It’s beautiful that she made such a somber song positive toward the end with the simple words “I have it”.

@norabui

4y↑58

The perfect quarantine album... Lana is a godsend

@DavidAbisaiGomez

3y↑52

I love this song. It's just like she is opening her soul to the world. "Monsters under my bed and I haven't fought". ART

@NoName-mw5vo

2y↑19

Today is my birthday and crying listening to this . Thank you lana being there for me

@simstopher6662

5y↑6.7K

“I am, I am, I am.”- Sylvia Plath
“I’m not, I’m not, I’m not.” - Lana Del Rey.
❤️

@jillianelise5

4y↑270

Oh my goodness this WOMAN

@crapentertainment2227

4y↑311

If I’m not mistaken, I think she also referenced some of Sylvia’s poetry!

“I’ve been tearing around in my fucking nightgown, 24/7 Sylvia Plath.” - Lana

“One cry, and I stumble from bed, cow-heavy and floral in my Victorian nightgown.” -Sylvia Plath, from her poem “Morning Song”

@rosalindlee671

3y↑6

@@crapentertainment2227 😭😭😮

@costcofreezers

3y↑6

@giovanni4068

3y↑8

Wow

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@sonGmund

4y↑10

truely the best writer of our time

@celina7530

4y↑54

i love you lana, i love your lyrics, they’re the most incredible i’ve ever heard

@rosedaisy8398

1y↑64

All her songs are Angelic but God this one.......

@syarulnizamtv5444

1y↑5

It something else.....in beautiful ways

@rizdelrey

4y↑130

Lana is a Goddess, all these mainstream artists copying her style is so heartbreaking

@santaskiddo7503

2y↑5

no one can do it and no one will ever be able to

@PejmanTayebi

2y↑2

@@santaskiddo7503 billie eilish did it ... 🤧

@santaskiddo7503

2y↑4

@@PejmanTayebi and it sucks

@avalancheKT

4y↑16

One thing I adore about Lana is that her lyrics display a deep sense of self awareness. It took me 15 years of therapy to get to that level of self awareness and ownership

@axraelxin

5y↑1.7K

Wig: Snatched
Skin: Cleared
Hope: is a dangerous thing for a woman like me to have-but I have it

@imabigboy5416

5y↑9

I was about to comment that this is so old but you saved it

@axraelxin

5y↑2

@@imabigboy5416 lol I'm happy that I saved it 🤠

@Someone-nz5in

5y↑8

hotel: trivago

@adifferentkindofhuman9283

5y↑9

Peaches: ruined

@morganthomas2242

5y↑1

Soul: proud 🤗

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@emircancanyurt

4y↑30

I am crying the shit outta nowhere when i listen to this song every fucking time. Thank you for this masterpiece, Lana, for making the feeling of sadness like a butterfly, thank you so much again.

@costcofreezers

3y↑17

i can’t believe this song is two years old. it feels like it just came out a few months ago.

@thulanigwebu

3y↑7

"dont ask if im happy, you know that im not. but at best i can say im not sad"

same Lana, same.

@PabloSchan

2y↑13

This song is so amazing, we're so lucky to live on Lana's era.

@pickledcucumber8693

2y↑8

This is the one of the most comforting yet most triggering songs this world has blessed us with

@ogeleazar

5y↑3.7K

The fact that the only instrument used is a piano and the echo of her voice gives this song such a beautifully haunting feeling. So simple yet so chilling. You can truly feel like she's singing all alone in an empty room reflecting and sharing her thoughts.

@ZhiyingFlora

5y↑43

YASSSSSS this is so fucking true and ppl seem to not understand this

@davidedidonna6976

5y↑8

Couldn't have said better

@MrFilosofia

5y↑5

THE LYRICS ARE ALREADY IN MY CHANNEL!!!!, CHECK THEM OUT AND DO NOT LOSE THEM :)

@joannathekiiid6963

5y↑2

01emercado01 this comment ✨👌🏻

@BlackAdder665

5y↑1

@ZhiyingFlora: Who is "ppl"? I know it means "people" but who do you mean? What gives you the idea that "people" don't understand? Did you do research? How many are they? etc.

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@turkeyweasel9347

4y↑10

Lana Del Rey I am sure does not read the trillion comments left for her but seriously she has got me through the darkest places in my life when I feel alone I listen to her it's like a friend telling me it's okay. I have had a rough road in life illness, marital issues, addiction, sadness/depression, betrayal, loneliness, etc.. I'm 1000 miles from home looking for a better life for years and falling short often feeling it's just me to pick my self up again but Lana has always been there and plays the perfect tune I need to get through what I'm struggling with. Sometimes I am surprised how I feel after sitting alone crying because she sang the words i couldn't express. I feel better and ready for the next good day.

@lgtg9268

4y↑20

This is a masterpice, and maybe the best song she has ever written.

@sourcandi259

3y↑4

THE MIND OF THIS GIRL

@tonysproule3408

3y↑11

This song hit's every trigger that ever existed...

@caliman99

3y↑4

one of the most beautiful things about this song is that she left in every breath, mouth sound, enunciated letter and warble. its like she is singing inches from your ear, and there is no other sound but the muted keyboard. lovely. heartbreaking. then she resolves the song with a quietly defiant phrase that doesn't actually resolve. genius.

@user-qr8gj8wi5b

5y↑474

she's not just a music artist anymore. she's a poet.

@ashleshapaliwal6838

5y↑16

Just like she always wanted to be

@charmedprince

5y↑12

Waiting for that Nobel prize for literature

@DanielaL702

5y↑2

Lana’s a legend ❤️

@bobleflaneur1

5y↑2

I have an old interview where she says that first and foremost 'I'm a writer' - she is also an accomplished writer of music in terms of composition, whether or not she has a lot of studio (production) craft now, I couldn't say.

@nyinyilwin4304

27w↑5

It's like she touches my heart with her soft hand, ethereal

@claireandersongrahamkeller2744

4y↑8

Advanced depression, the depths of despair, feeling, it is the new everything. We are needed. In feeling, I return to life. In feeling, I have choices. In pain, I am reminded of my power. In this song, I remember: Hope lives and rises from Acceptance. Thank you for this song, it is beautiful.

@Kyungsoo2102

3y↑15

I took this path, therefore, I must act confident and strong. I hope the day will come when I will cry with tears of happiness and relief instead of pain and sorrow.

@josephusmosquera6585

4y↑7

This song expresses such complex feelings. It's like realizing how hurtful the world may be, but still knowing that there is no other direction to choose, expecting the sun to rise, soon or later.

@Anushka275

4y↑8

She takes me to vulnerable state in life. I relate how she says "hi dad". My dad died and he wasn't even able to speak to us in the end. But I hated him and I still him, but still. The words in this song are so pure of heart. It feels just like how I went through the same depression and I really thought I would be a sociopath at the end of it.
But there is hope. Please love yourself, because that is the only thing that makes life a tad bit easier.

@AirwaveMusicTV

5y↑106

Wonderful.

@erinstones9695

1y↑10

This song makes me cry everytime I listen to it. So raw, so emotional. Beautifully sung

@bm421

4y↑8

This is a relatable, deep song. Who is more talented and raw than Lana? No one. ❤️ Thank you Lana.

@monicamonteparte2049

4y↑11

"I've been tearing around in my fucking nightgown 24/7 Sylvia Plath" -me for the past month

@rhondad8670

3y↑13

She sings the sadness in my heart 💔

@sanskritichauhan5116

4y↑8

this song is criminally underrated!

@lolalaise4530

5y↑365

Lana is a contemporary legend. I will tell my grand kids I lived in the Lana era.

@whiteaura4697

5y↑2

Me too

@haydar6029

Me too

@sa-dr8xy

2y↑6

this song alone deserved a grammy

@TonyTerrana

2y↑8

one of the greatest pieces of poetry I've ever heard - and still my favorite picture

@manuelvelarde588

24w↑5

This song is my favorite poem. It pretty much makes you one of the greatest American writers of your and mine generation as far as I'm concerned. I get her, Lana. I so get her. I've walked with her. I like talking about her. I wanna be her friend, but I know better. She will stay in my heart for now.

Thank you forever, Miss Grant.

@ItisMoody

3y↑27

Since it came out 2.5 years ago this song has hit home for me in different ways. I'm going through a certain challenge in my life right now and it hits home so differently than it did last year during the pandemic lockdowns & challenges I faced then, and different from a really awful period I had faced the year before...

@omar2000s

2y↑5

This song is like wine, it gets more valuable when time passes the more priceless it becomes I swear to GOD.

@plasticwraprocks

5y↑243

this long ass title and selfie as cover art... revolutionary

@brandon-mi3vh

5y↑3

queen of unconventionality

@Ciscooox

plasticwraprocks LMFAOOOOOOO

@nm00.24

4y↑3

Thank you Lana, you put my life so well into words, "Don't ask if I'm happy, you know that I'm not, but at best, I can say I'm not sad."

@reyhansu8275

4y↑9

SORRY FOR MY BAD ENGLISH! 🥺
I'm your man '' these words really brought me to me, made me feel incredibly happy, filled with hope, released from depression and connected to life. Lana is an angel. I owe him my life, he's my real mother, I know, I feel it. Lana was very different from her usual style on this album, I think she has left her bad days behind now and I did so with her. Thanks if you read this, I hope everything is fine, take care of yourself. 😔🌑🦢🥳💖💘🦋

@giovanni4068

3y↑6

Happy birthday to the masterpiece that is hope ..

@drewpeacock6823

4y↑8

I love Lana del Rays music, I never realized she suffered from depression.
I’ve never suffered an unhappy day in my life.
The only sad thing is, that one lifetime is not enough time, to do all that I want to do.

@kennethostrer735

3y↑4

Every song is a lived-in universe of it's own. Lana is really something else. Bless her

@dani0623el

5y↑3.7K

This is becoming very weird, every time I go through some important moment in my life, Lana comes out with a totally appropriate song.

@mia_x

5y↑54

OH MY GOD SAME...I've spent weeks and months trying to understand how this is possible

@franciss1887

5y↑50

I think that's because she understands human experience well by virtue of being one. Whatever you're going through, you're never alone. God love you!

@marjajarv406

5y↑6

Honestly, same!💛

@sebastianbusz5619

5y↑4

I guess you're not the only one since the new year has just begun

@RainbowShinePets

5y↑2

Daniel Ocampo Leal same!!

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@rosie6

2y↑6

I still remember when I first heard this and mariners. The emotion I felt omfg, i went from a fan to an aircom

@siivviila6594

2y↑10

„Monsters still under my bed that I could never fight off
A gatekeeper carelessly dropping the keys on my nights off“ this line hits very hard

@user-be3dp3wd3x

1y↑4

Quite literally a masterpiece piece in it’s own right. Her most autobiographical song to date, hyper-emotional and ethereally written. This song alone should have given NFR a grammy

@carlospayares9769

4y↑17

This song helped me at a bad time, I am very grateful to lana del rey, I love you. Your music is art
-Greetings from Colombia

@katetsiligkiri4624

4y↑4

Most underrated Lana's song.

@dorianzagorski4784

5y↑6.6K

There’s no other artist that can make u feel the way Lana does.

@ryankay7894

5y↑9

Love you Dorian

@FerTalaveraF3rch0

5y↑18

I Completely agree

@karenpenavazquez189

5y↑5

Concuerdo completamente.

@marcelofranca8342

5y↑2

@estebanabril1724

5y↑18

Radiohead

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@ItisMoody

2y↑5

Lana Del Rey is being honoured with the ‘Decade Award’ at Variety's Hitmaker Event for being "One of the best singer-songwriters of our time." THIS extraordinary masterpiece is a perfect example why.

@amandacolegrove8690

Never heard a more beautiful song. The lyrics hit me right in the feels and I cry every time I hear this song.

@rebeccaxia350

4y↑17

I thought this song's name is 'hope is a dangerous thing for a woman like me to have'. I thought, oh that's depressing.
Then I realize the name is 'hope is a dangerous thing for a woman like me to have - but I have it'. THAT'S EVEN MORE DEPRESSING

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