over the years lana has always managed to give me just what i need, in various stages of life. her work has been food for my soul for so long. i hope she knows the affect she has.
This song is raw. I’ve heard easily over 100 times, and each time she says, “you can’t blacken the pages with Russian poetry and be happy, and that scared me,” I need to hold back the tears. The way she sings “happy” and “scared” in this line is ethereal and soul touching.
Honestly, the best song on the record. It tells a story, the music accompanies, but takes us through chapters of life, and her variations on the theme, as they morph and move from blue to grey... it's not a song, it's an anthology of life experience and poetry. IMO none of the other songs on the record come close to this. Masterful.
I feel as if Lana’s old albums took place near the beaches, in lively cities such as LA and New York City, and had more of a sexual vibe to them. But now this album and Chemtrails over the country club sound as if they where written in a cabin, in a small rural city with a farming community, and has more family and platonic love than romantic vibes. We are in a different Lana era now and i live for it :)
I just adopted a german sheppherd from An agressive household. She was just diagnosed from cancer on her breasts Because of having so mamy puppies (they were selling her children) and her hormones don’t work properly anymore She is getting better mentally, still.. She is my best friend and when I have no one - she welcomes me with that doggy face smile on her face. Dogs are the mental healthy animals. We love you Lana - Saba loves your music as well, falls asleep every time she hears ‘Blue Banisters’. Sign
She doesn't deserve a Grammy, or any prize or an award. She deserves the world. She deserves all the good things that are coming and will keep going to her. She's an angel on earth, but at the same time she's so human as us to make mistakes and learn from them. She lights people with her words and her melodies. I'm so proud of Lana on this album and as a fan, I really enjoy the perfect mix she's giving us of good music and words full of beauty and knowledge. ♡♡
"Blue Banisters" 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?" Oh, Oklahoma Mm-mm, mm 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" Oh, Oklahoma (Oh-oh) Jenny jumped into the pool She was swimmin' with Nikki Lane She said, "Most men don't want a woman With a legacy, it's of age" She said "You can't be a muse and be happy, too You can't blacken the pages with Russian poetry And be happy" And that scared me 'Cause I met a man who Said he'd come back every May Just to help me if I'd paint my banisters blue Blue banisters, ooh Said he'd fix my weathervane Give me children, take away my pain And paint my banisters blue My banisters blue There's a hole that's in my heart All my women try and heal They're doin' a good job Convincin' me that it's not real It's heat lightning, oh-oh-oh, oh 'Cause there's a man that's in my past There's a man that's still right here He's real enough to touch In my darkest nights, he's shinin' Ooh-ooh-ooh Jenny was smokin' by the pool We were writin' with Nikki Lane I said I'm scared of the Santa Clarita Fires I wish that it would rain I said the power of us three can bring absolutely anything Except that one thing The diamonds, the rust, and the rain The thing that washes away the pain But that's okay, 'cause Now when weather turns to May All my sisters come to paint my banisters green My blue banisters grey Tex and Mex are in the Bay Chucky's makin' birthday cake Chickens runnin', bare feet, there's a baby on the way And now my blue banisters are green and grey, ah-ah Summer comes, winter goes Spring, I skip, God knows Summer comes, winter goes Spring, I sleep, Heaven knows Every time it turns to May All my sisters fly to me To paint, paint
This is my interpretation of this song. I don't know how it will be, but I hope it will be more good after you finish reading. At the beginning of the story is she says she has a picture of her on a tractor. And her friend (Jenny) asks how she got it. All that she was going to convey was a coincidence. Sometimes, one thing happened for no reason. So she replied to her friend "Oklahoma," indicating that anything could happen here. The same goes for dried flowers on the dressing table. She didn't know what the reason was. She just knew she got it from Oklahoma. The next scene is the swimming pool. Two of her friends talk about how men don't like strong women. Another friend (Nikki) replied that we can't have two things at once and be happy. In life, sometimes you have to choose one. The coincidence her friend said shocked her because once in a lifetime, she once met a man she fell in love with, in Oklahoma. (Lana's favorite color is blue. it conveys sadness and sadness is always with us. It has beauty within.) The man promised that he would be her banisters (who is willing to be her lean-on.) He promises to take care of her sorrow, promises to have children with her, promises to have a house together. Even the day he didn't come back, those promises were still with her. She went on to say that she had a hole in her heart that came from the man's promises. (Actually, it's not just because of that guy. The pain in one's life is so great that the hole is deep.) Her friends try to heal it. They consoled her that these wounds would not make her give up. She felt good having a friend by her side, but one thing was still beside her as well. He was with her everywhere, in dreams, in thoughts, shining in the darkness. He's so real that she can't lie that the pain isn't real. Back to the swimming pool scene, She told her friends that the California wildfires would be raining. (She avoids saying to her friend that one day the pain will be healed.) She had hoped that she could do anything, but she knew it wasn't raining. The fire doesn't stop burning and the pain never goes away But she thought it was time for her to make a choice. Once again, summer has returned. She looked back at the life and the world. She found that everything was fine and stable. Everyone was trying to heal her pain. She had just realized that it was up to her whether she would let the pain heal or not. Then in the house where she dreamed that he would be the person she would lean on, it was her friends and sisters she loved instead. Then the man standing in the house in her memory gradually disappeared. He never comes back, but she needs to be happy. Green and gray are not her favorite colors. But two colors are not sad. (I've read one comment that when we have a bruise, it will be blue initially, and fade to green and gray.) Summer comes and winter goes. She had just realized how long she hadn't let go of him in her memory. Summer comes and winter goes. In the end, she finally made up her mind that he couldn't keep his promises. But everyone around her can. So she let him go. (At the end when her voice seems to be asleep I saw a painting of a woman in white sleeping on the bed. There was a light and angels flew down to meet her, which are her friends, and they are willing to heal and always be by her side. So she sleeps tonight and meets peace in dreams.)
Lust for Life (2017) ‘Get Free’ Lyrics: “I wanna move Out of the black (Out of the black) Into the blue (Into the blue)” Blue banisters (2021) Lyrics: “All my sisters come to paint My banisters green My blue banisters grey” I really feel like Lana is healing. From black->blue->grey/green I’m happy she is, as shes always expressed a sense of not belonging or being unable to feel understood/whole from a previous interview I watched when she was going by Lizzie Grant. I’m beyond grateful for the lucidity she’s provided to us in her work.
when this song first came out in may i didn’t quite understand it, but lately i’ve realised how important family and friends actually are... now i get it, and i love it
I just can't explain how 'on time' Lana is for me... In all her sadness and glory. I feel a spiritual connection to her music. I'm so impressed with how the music has evolved with the times. And by no means do I think this is deliberate.....I think this is actually how she feels. Which is what draws me to her in the first place xo
This song feels like when you realise that the biggest storms in your life are behind you, but you realise that somewhere deep inside your roots is potent melancholy and rage and youre accepting that thats who you are and stop resisting it, resaulting in you being more careful and loving with yourself in the future.
Lana, it's the first time that I listen to you, I knew you a few days ago, and now I listened to you, I loved you, I loved your voice, I love you Lana 😭♥️♥️. July 3 2022
