Lana Del Rey - hope is a dangerous thing for a woman like me to have - but i have it (Official Audio) Stream/Download:smarturl.it/LDRhope Follow Lana Del Rey: / lanadelrey / lanadelrey / lanadelrey / lanadelrey lanadelrey.com
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”
@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.
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
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.
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.
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”
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”
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: 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.
[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
*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
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.
She said in an Instagram live she wrote the part "calling byond the grave I just want to say 'hi dad'" 'cause she was so depressed once, and she didn't want to talk to anyone except her dad.
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
2017: there’s something in the wind, I can feel it growing in. It’s coming softly in a ways of a bomb 2019: There’s a new revolution, a loud evolution that I saw. Born of confusion and quiet collusion
This song is not for everyone but It's such a poetic and dark song which is about the way she's feeling about her own emotions nowadays. She's being completely honest and confesses that she's not happy yet even if the news say it. She still has a sadness she can't get rid off but she has hope. It's a honest and deep song about herself .
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!
For anyone wondering- Sylvia Plath was an American poet who is known for advancing confessional poetry. Plath suffered depression her entire life and committed suicide from carbon monoxide poisoning from a gas oven when she was 30. So Lana, with this song, is writing confessional poetry and describing what Plath must have felt 24/7; some sort of continuous despair. The bittersweet irony is that Lana has hope. Dangerous for a woman who suffers despair daily to have hope to keep going because that would continue the despair that she wishes to end? Maybe.
"Hope is a dangerous thing for a woman like me to have"..because hope leads to trying again.. which leads to more disappointment & despair .. but I have it x
From the perspective of someone who's been battling depression for over 13 years, here's how I understand this part: hope can give you a strong reason to live but once you lose it (and sometimes losing hope isn't that difficult), you may also lose that reason. That's why it's so dangerous to have hope.
@@paulinamuchowska1081 Both perspectives are honest and relatable. I also suffer from depression and I attest to feeling anxious for having hope because I always know it's going to be short lived. I know that it's dangerous to lose hope. Having hope in the first place is also dangerous because hope surely prolongs our suffering because it's short-lived. Being someone who always romanticising death, hope is a very dangerous thing to have, that's how I feel Lana and Sylvia,the Lana and myself feel about it
The way I saw it was that hope is dangerous for her because it will one day end her depression/sadness. its a dangerous thing to her sadness and despair.
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 😭💜
LiL Trosiuuu Damn right it’s because she’s LANA DEL REY SHE CAN MAKE A PILE OF SHIT INTO A MASTER PIECE💓💞💓❤️Because she is that FUCKING BEAUTIFUL💞💓👏🏼👍🏼🙏🏼🙌🏼😇😇
She needs features. And not like the one's from the last album, she needs big names. Personally, I'd love if she did a song with Eminem. A theme close to Skylar Grey's "Kill for you". My humble opinion.
she’s still a pretty big artist, not like other rappers and ppl but she definitely has her name out there,, also I don’t think she gives 2 nuts abt how popular she is
Most of the people I know are just listening to Gucci gang and I’ve just given up trying to show people good quality music. Whatever tho they’d probably ruin the community. After all do we really want that many people here? Sure she’s pretty underrated amongst my generation but we kinda suc. I’m good with her community being free from the majority of that. Keeps her fan base ACTUALLY fun ya know 👌
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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! :)
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.
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.
The magic of Lana happens when you allow her to peel you back to your rawest form, exposing all that aching, ugly, painful stuff and illuminating it all so it looks beautiful. Just for a moment, you can put down your sword and dance with your demons.
After looking into fandom accounts and their followers, I was shocked to see that a lot of them were not impressed by this true work of art! She’s being so open and poetic with us instead of relying on nostalgic imagery and I really enjoy this new direction. She’s really grown up and I’m here for Norman Fucking Rockwell!
I feel like she is finally truly writiing about herself, in songs like change, get free and this one. They have a special feeling, that most of her other music doesn’t have. Like she finally let go of only writing about beautiful, tragic love stories.
No. All of her songs r about her. This is just going ‘deeper’ into the instability she’s always felt within herself that led her to be that beautiful tragedy that falls for the abusive piece of shit.
@@steeldogx11 That's one of the dumbest comments I've ever read. A three chord progression in the verse does not make this a Wicked Game knockoff, or else 90% of pop songs are Wicked Game knockoffs. Jesus fuck you are stupid.
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
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
This song is about her depression, « Black Narcissist »is the other version of herself. Often depression is depicted as being black and it only thinks of itself. It’s a metaphor for depression, not shade on azealia or kanye as people want it so bad for a controversial lyrics while it’s not. This song is so sad if you think about it. Even the title shows how lana thinks that hope is bad for her, and that’s sad no one should think of that way even tho their past was that hard, strong song and strong lyrics. It’s amazing that she just sang it with a piano, remind me of old money or video games theme song. So basically the song is beautiful but it’s not a single material. Songs like cinnamon or happiness is a butterfly would be good. Love lana , she did it again ! Norman Fucking Rockwell is coming !
And she already used the word "black" many times in her discography to symbolise depression and sadness, it's nothing new. But people are stupid and like to make drama for nothing.
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.
