Lana Del Rey - Text Book Review

Text Book is a song by singer Lana Del Rey that was released on May 20, 2021. This is the third and final of the surprise release singles from Lana's upcoming album, Blue Banisters.

Here on "Text Book", Lana goes back to her country that first heard on her albums "Norman F***ing Rockwell" and "Chemtrails Over The Country Club".

This dreamy track finds the singer reminiscing about her self-discovery and first loves. She takes her listeners on a journey with her father and being blinded by luxury on the first verse with the lyrics:

I guess you could call it textbook
I was looking for the father I wanted back
And I thought I found it in Brentwood
It seemed only appropriate you'd easily had my back

On the chorus, Del Rey starts connecting the dots between her father and her partner hoping that things will turn out differently for her singing:

You've got a Thunderbird, my daddy had one, too
Let's rewrite history, I'll do this dance with you
You know I'm not that girl, you know I'll never be
Maybe just the way we're different could set me free

She makes a reference to Black Lives Matter as a sign of entering into a new way of activism with the lyrics:

And there we were, screamin', "Black Lives Matter" in a crowd

By the Old Man River, and I saw you saw who I am

Oh my gosh, you guys. Lana Del Rey did not come to play when she dropped these three gorgeous songs without any promotion or announcement whatsoever. Text Book is an awesome song and I liked the way that it sound from beginning to end.

I highly recommend that you listen to all of three of these track by Lana to kinda get the feel of her life story.

Buy, listen and stream Text Book by Lana Del Rey on Spotify, Apple Music, Deezer, YouTube and more:

https://www.iheart.com/artist/lana-del-rey-692502/songs/text-book-134872930/?autoplay=true

https://open.spotify.com/track/50J98YfyIUVLWbXoQZambN?autoplay=true

https://www.deezer.com/us/track/1378563822?autoplay=true

 https://www.amazon.com/Text-Book-Lana-Del-Rey/dp/B0958374Z1

https://music.apple.com/gb/album/text-book-single/1568121778

 

Lana Del Rey - Wildflower Wildfire review

 

 

Wildflower Wildfire is a song by singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey that was released on May 20, 2021. It is the second one of the first three singles that was released simultaneously for Del Rey's upcoming eight studio album, Blue Banisters.

The piano driven track, produced by Mike Dean, lyrically talks about Del Rey comparing her life to nature and wildfire.

On the first verse, Del Rey wants to talk about a relationship with her boyfriend singing:

Here's the deal
'Cause I know you wanna talk about it
Here's the deal
I promise you, like, a million tomorrows

Lana finds herself wandering alone for the desire of company and warmth as she sings on the pre-chorus:

Baby I, I, I, I've been runnin' on stardust
Alone for so long
I wouldn't know what hot fire was
Hot fire, hot weather, hot coffee, I'm better with you
It's strange, but it's true, darling

Then, the singer get really personal talking about her strained relationship with her mom, which is something that she has never mentioned in any of her music, and her struggles with mental health on the second verse with the lyrics:

My father never stepped in
When his wife would rage at me
So I ended up awkward but sweet
Later than hospitals and still on my feet
Comfortably numb but with lithium came poetry

Lana doesn't want to turn into a wildfire like her mother once was, but she wants to grow into a beautiful and strong wildflower instead singing on the chorus:

Not to turn into a wildfire
To light up your night
With only my smile and nothing that hurts
Baby, I run like a wildflower
I live on sheer willpower
I promise that nothing will burn you

All I can say is that I am absolutely amazed by Miss Del Rey's artistry on "Wildflower Wildfire". It's like she pulled back some layers of her life that we didn't know about until now. The lyrics and production on this is what makes this song so touching.

Buy, listen and stream Wildflower Wildfire by Lana Del Rey on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, Deezer and more:

https://www.iheart.com/artist/lana-del-rey-692502/songs/wildflower-wildfire-134873867/?autoplay=true

https://open.spotify.com/album/761oXL0XFzpRE36GF1wn89?highlight=spotify:track:5WhzJEUErG4gdSqxNCB9ED

https://www.deezer.com/us/track/1378563752?autoplay=true

https://www.amazon.com/Wildflower-Wildfire/dp/B09582VZ1C

https://music.apple.com/us/album/wildflower-wildfire-single/1568121964

 

Lana Del Rey - Blue Banisters review

 

Blue Banisters is a song by singer Lana Del Rey that was released on May 20, 2021. It serves as one of the three lead singles off of her upcoming eighth studio album, Blue Banisters.

Blue Banisters is a midtempo indie song that talks about the singer's personal life. She opens up the song with a country reference singing:

There's a picture on the wall of me on a John Deere
Jenny handed me a beer, said, "How the hell did you get there?"

On the second verse, she mentions some flowers that were given to her by her former lover with the lyrics:

There were flowers that were dry, sittin' on the dresser
She asked me where they're from, I said, "A place I don't remember"
Oklahoma (oh)

The Oklahoma reference in this song is rumored to be about Lana's ex-boyfriend Sean Larkin, who works as a police officer in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Del Rey then moves on to talking about the man who loves to paint her life blue as she sings on the chorus:

Said he'd come back every May
Just to help me if I'd paint
My banisters blue
Blue banisters, ooh

First of all, I am a huge fan of Lana Del Rey's music. Her voice is so beautiful and elegant. The lyrics, production and the cover are all so good. Blue Banisters just proved that Lana Del Rey is ready to release a new era with her music. 

Buy and stream Blue Banisters by Lana Del Rey on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube and more:

https://open.spotify.com/track/6FpdEqPmZ9aXIXiDi0Ke0f?autoplay=true

https://www.deezer.com/us/track/1378563862?autoplay=true

https://www.iheart.com/artist/lana-del-rey-692502/songs/blue-banisters-134872918/?autoplay=true

https://music.apple.com/gb/album/blue-banisters-single/1568128574

https://www.amazon.com/Blue-Banisters/dp/B09582BC47