For Amy and for Whitney ❤️❤️

@mendwithmere

11 ай бұрын

just reading about this. really want to go off on a tangent about this because my reaction is not deep enough, didn't do it justice.

@hgsgagshehaha6117

11 ай бұрын

@@mendwithmere NOO I like the reaction. I didn’t even know till I found a live performance where she sang it

@haendellmagalhaes6112

11 ай бұрын

@@mendwithmere oh u always do it justice. it's kinda scary lol when i see these reaction videos im always ready to "oh here they go completely missing the point" but not you. so far, you always go where lana wanted the listener to go. and that's pretty amazing because in just one listen u can do it. so smart

@carriethompson84

11 ай бұрын

​@@haendellmagalhaes6112 yes, I feel the same way plus she makes me think about things and brings up different things that I never would have thought about otherwise. It took me watching her reaction video to "a&w" to really sit down and take the time to listen to the lyrics and hear what Lana was actually saying about rape and I didn't understand the first couple of times I listened to it that she was basically saying that most women who are really pretty and have a voluptuous body, they're asking for that attention and it's even somehow their fault if they get rate. Like the whole thing went completely over my head because I didn't have the lyrics the first couple of times I heard it & just saying what I thought she was saying the next times I listened LOL😂 and I was so very shocked when I saw her video but it really really made me understand what Lana was saying. Mere just gets it really quick.. love ya Mere!

@haendellmagalhaes6112

11 ай бұрын

@@carriethompson84 omg exactly!!!!! this

During live performances, the "For... and for... (shut up, shut up) part" is different because she fills the spaces in with 'Amy' and 'Whitney" as in Amy Winehouse and Whitney Houston.

@mendwithmere

11 ай бұрын

Oh wow. This changes things for me. Thank you for sharing!!

@svp5377

11 ай бұрын

@mendwithmere I would also add that when she sang it live she added another part...she sang "who never got to fly at night cause they got caught up in the dance of cruel romance"

@absentgraph9864

10 ай бұрын

she says cho rop cho rop,like in lust for life,like the birds,not shut up shut up

@jessehak1784

10 ай бұрын

@@absentgraph9864 That's not what the lyrics I see online say, but I could be wrong

This song means everything for her career. It's about the darkness that comes with being famous, and how all these women legends of music died bc of drugs or thinking they should selfdestroy in sake of their art. So this is her taking a different path, and she's doing it for all who never got the chance. She's going to do what she wants, not what music industry wants from her. That song is the ending of Lust for Life. After that record, she started a new sound (Norman, chemstrails, blue banisters etc)

And the fact that it's the last song on the album. NFR came out after, where she really sings “you painting me blue, blue blue” in the very first song. And in this project, she takes on a more stable role in the relationship, she says “hold YOU like a baby” “Let ME command your boat ” She is no longer candle in the wind”

@mendwithmere

11 ай бұрын

hell yessss!

@AsiaKishai

11 ай бұрын

Yesss personal growth!!! samee

@edrap1149

11 ай бұрын

Ugh Lana is so incredible I can’t fathom her existence sometimes

If you did all of LDR songs I would literally take days off from work so I can sit and watch them all

@mendwithmere

11 ай бұрын

hahahahhaha

@mendwithmere

11 ай бұрын

that's a major compliment

“For Amy and for Whitney and all my birds of paradise who never got to fly at night cuz they were caught up in the dance” I think she’s talking about addiction and depression and how there others who were unlucky not reaching the point of taking a chance on life for the better

@mendwithmere

11 ай бұрын

I'm realizing this now and hate this reaction for it. I'm going to record more discussing this tomorrow.

@matthewstreacker7402

11 ай бұрын

@@mendwithmere Hey you always have good insight! I love your respect for Lana even in her darkest lyrical moments. Just shows that we’re all human and we’re all fallible and always looking for guidance towards a better place

@EzekielSilvestre-uc8we

11 ай бұрын

I thought it was "dens" or cages and not "dance"

@Starryeyedobsolete

11 ай бұрын

@@mendwithmere she only sings the lyric live, so it’s not your fault for not catching onto that. You had a fantastic reaction.

I’m so happy you did this song!! What I like is that in ride she’s like “i got a war on my mind” and in get free she says “sometimes it feels like I’ve got a war in my mind.”

@mendwithmere

11 ай бұрын

ooo good catch! that subtle difference is huge!

in the second verse she actually says "finally gone is the burden of the CROWLEY way of being that comes from energies combined," as in Aleister Crowley (born 1875 in Britain) who i don't really know much about but apparently started his own religion and is described as an occultist. i guess there's something in his philosopy which lana sees as having been powerful in the culture or in her life which she now rejects

I saw her kinda perform this song live, it was everything.

@mendwithmere

11 ай бұрын

jealous

I have always thought/agreed that GF is the sequel to Ride. There’s obviously the lyrical parallels (war in my mind, themes, etc), but as a neurodivergent individual I have always interpreted Ride as meaning just going with the flow and being the passenger because you don’t have the confidence to be the pilot, having a passive/agreeable/mutable personality, putting up with everyone and their BS, whispering rather than speaking, etc. I always related to the war in the mind because I’m indecisive and can operate in extremes (and extreme nuance/detachedness), and the “I’m tired of feeling like I’m f-ing crazy” as that is the experience of ADHD/autism/mental health issues. But Get Free is just that- getting free. It’s less raw and rangey than Ride, it’s like how Taylor Swift went from describing love as burning red to golden. Just my thoughts :) (Random note- I feel like ride and Taylor Swift’s Mirrorball and This is Me Trying are in the same vibe family. Maybe that’s just me though)

@mendwithmere

11 ай бұрын

omg I've thought the same thing about the Lana/Taylor correlations! Thank you for sharing because this makes me see the songs in a whole new light. I have ADHD and relate. My son is on the spectrum and I am always advocating for him nonstop because I can tell it is easier for him, or takes less out of him, to go with the flow. thank you for this.

@equestrianfeminist9097

11 ай бұрын

@@mendwithmere You’re absolutely welcome! Thank you for the insight & space to share! 🤍

One of the most amazing things about Lana is from the start of her career you do see her growth and depth until the present day, just pure art! What a journey it is! Great Reaction!

Omg listen to tomorrow never came, the greatest, and happiness is a butterfly

@mendwithmere

11 ай бұрын

will do!

on live performances she sings "caught up in the dance of cruel romance"

Lovely reaction to my favorite song! As someone dealing with treatment resistant depression for years now the lyric “out of the black, into the blue” means so much to me. I’ve always personally interpreted it as meaning going from a really dark place to a place that’s still not super happy but it’s getting there. If I was ever willing to get a tattoo it’d absolutely be of those lyrics. 🖤💙

this song genuinely has helped me through my darkest times. this song always calms me down and reminds me everything will be alright :,)

This is one of my favorite Lana Del Rey songs tysm

@mendwithmere

11 ай бұрын

you are very welcome :)

Hey Mere! I'm so early for this one. Get Free is in my top three favorites from Lana. It is so cleansing and transitional. The lyric is wrong though, about "the crowding way of being" it is actually "the Crowley way of being" which I believe is a reference to Aleister Crowley, who is of course well known for his work with the occult. So I think that she is shedding this really creepy darkness around her, which is beneficial in every way possible of course. A way of leaving her demons behind, perhaps? Combining energies also sounds a little like witch craft, so maybe she got involved in something that was too much for her, but I of course have no idea for sure. The rainbow lyrics are my favorite, it is just so true. You're exactly right, how many of us have tried to reach out to something that was an illusion? It just sums up disappointment so perfectly. I just love that you are watching her growth from this point of view. I have been with Lana on her journey from the beginning so I've grown with her too. And even though we're grown-ups, we never stop growing. Lots of love! 💜

@shilohgoes5544

11 ай бұрын

That makes way more sense, now I know the verse is about when she was in a cult. This song and maybe more of LfL is about the trauma she has from that/processing/overcoming that time in her life.

@Dave-vb4nd

11 ай бұрын

Found the damn comment ❤

This is my favorite Lana song ❤

@mendwithmere

11 ай бұрын

love it

And people in comments already mentioned to react to Change and Heroin. They’re both beautiful. (Personal favourites of the LFL 😊)

@mendwithmere

11 ай бұрын

yes to these!

When she sang it live, she talked about amy and whitney, and when she said "cause they were caught up in the dance", she added "of cruel romance".

listening to her music in order is the only right way to understand her life

Hi mere, I really love your content and how you discuss lyrics. I would listen to Change too, it's so beautiful and her journey to maturity continues to shine

@mendwithmere

11 ай бұрын

aww thank you for watching and I'll add it to the list :)

@ruinswithin

11 ай бұрын

​@@mendwithmereI agree, Change is a must! Last minute addition to the album.

@TinCole

11 ай бұрын

CHANGE IS A MUST FOR REAL!!!!

This is one of my favorite songs of lana

I overlooked this song for years but have really fallen in love with it lately, definitely one of her best

"out of the black / into the blue" is one of things I want to tattoo the most, the only reason I haven't done it yet it's because I haven't done much to actually heal myself, I'd feel like a hypocrite, maybe someday... this is one of Lana's most beautiful songs, I'm proud of her for choosing what's best for her ❤

@indiefaerie

11 ай бұрын

From one internet stranger to another, as someone who has tattoos as reminders and who has taken a long time to heal things I never thought I could move on from, I just wanted to say that it's more than okay to get ink like that as something aspirational, something to reach for while you move through the world or tread water or self-soothe. We're never really done, so if having a beautiful lyric with you (it's one of my favourites, too) would help in anyway, do it. Don't let anyone -including yourself!- tell you tattoos can only be acquired after you've checked a certain box. Do it, do it, do it. 💜💜

@shilohgoes5544

11 ай бұрын

You could draw strength from the tattoo, trust me 💛

This album is a masterpiece with great lyrics

the "for... and for..." is "for amy and for whitney" as in amy winehouse and whitney houston

@almaTHEtherion

11 ай бұрын

houston

@mendwithmere

11 ай бұрын

just found this out and must discuss more

@almaTHEtherion

11 ай бұрын

@@mendwithmere yesss, i love this about lana so many references

Lana is a true poet and has so many beautiful songs not only sonically but spiritually 🧘🏻‍♂️🌀

Fantastic suggestion to follow up the 'Ride' reaction with 'Get Free'. Thanks to whomever made the suggestion. It is so cool to observe Lana's growth as a person from aka Lizzie Grant to her latest release. Enjoyed the reaction/review and analysis Mere

This song is so beautiful. I really recommend you Change (is the song before this one on the album), it really fits to your current moment in life, like it says, "changes". Love from Brazil.💙

You need to watch the live version, she completes phrases in the live version, like "For Amy and For Whitney" (she has them tattooed in her chest) and when she sings "And all my birds of paradise who never got to fly at night 'cause they were caught up in the dance", she adds "of cruel romance".

OMG I HAVE BEEN THINKING THAT I REALLY WANTED YOU TO REACT TO THIS SONG I'M SO HAPPY, it is just the perfect song that shows the start of lana's growth, especially because it transitions into the NFR! era

also what a perfect song to do after ride they connect so beautifully

love the vids. I really think you would enjoy Pink Champagne. It was an outtake from the ultraviolence album that later got reworked to fit into chemtrails. Lyrics are killer

@mendwithmere

11 ай бұрын

ooo I'll add to list

I will never tire of lana's music. Every consecutive album has a richer message behind it than the previous one. Her last two albums especially have so much wisdom and comfort, feels like a warm hug from a mom or aunt.

I really loved your reaction and thoughts, as I watched I also thought that what she meant by "out of the black into the blue" was that she was moving on from something almost abstract/intangible(black) to something real and full of light (blue). I say this because black and white are not colors because they do not have specific wavelengths, black is the absence of visible light.

This is one of my favourite songs, im glad i get to saw her sing in São Paulo last week💙🖤

i love this song so much, im so happy you did it! As positive it is having this freeing revelation, all I hear is false hope. Because at times when u realise everything at once it gets scary, and most of the time the hope only lasts till the idea seems easy. Idk if I think so just cus when I was playing this song on repeat that's what was going on w me lol. Also when she says "I wanna get off but I keep riding the ride" it just reminds me of breaking a pattern because as aware as u are its trying to just jump.

Mere, you are just the best!! This song always makes me cry...probably because I am not quite there yet on the journey of getting free, but working so hard on it. PS....you MUST react to Off to The Races by Lana! After seeing your reaction to Ride, I'm dying to see how you react to that one...

I always thought that she said “…like my heart was I, was not discerning…” Meaning that she didn’t/couldn’t discern between who was good or bad for her just like her heart wasn’t discerning about who she loved. I may be off base but it sounds like it works 😆 accurate lyrics are so important when breaking down a song! 🖤 Thanks for all of your (Lana) analyses Mere. Love and appreciation 🙏

This song was so instrumental in the development of my mental health lol. Was dealing with addiction and the constant cycle of extreme highs and lows was so exhausting. The chasing rainbows line is such a good metaphor for chasing the next high, thinking it’ll bring happiness but it’s only temporary. Hearing “I want to get off, but I keep riding the ride” the first time was like a slap in the face.

I think you should listen to Carmen , its my favourite lana song and there is such a deep story behind the lyrics. Beautiful People Beautiful Problems is a good one too featuring stevie nicks

@mendwithmere

11 ай бұрын

Stevie nicks?!!!!!!!! done

@footfungus666

11 ай бұрын

@@mendwithmere I LOVE YOU ❤

She’s mentioned Whitney and Amy when she sings it live

It’s actually the Crowley way of being, referring to Alister Crowley. Also in the first line when her voice drops out and it just repeats “for, for”, it’s her saying “for Amy and for Whitney”

This is one of my favorite Lana songs! Thank you for your reaction! ❤️

From her album Honeymoon I recommend ‘god knows I tried’ & ‘Terrence loves you’ :)

So happy you reacted to this one! I knew you would like it. Please keep them coming. There’s so many gems that I would like to hear you analyze and talk about. Love,❤

Omg I hope you listened to the outro off-camera! It's so beautiful and calming. Great video!

BBY blue means sad. means, melacholy and it actually refers to Rithem and Blues (R&B) . in conclution, beautiful sadness, like to be alone while you grow as a human being. and stop being in the dark.. that is to be depending on someone else's "love"

I love your videos, you totally have become my favorite creator of content, it so pleasant to watch your perspective, somehow i can relate to her songs and when you understand them it feels like you're listening to me. I don't know it just feels therapeutic ❤ so thank you.

This song is so beautiful and the lyrics are amazing, feels that it comes from the bottom of her heart ❤ i love your reactions!

Is there a reason this is my favourite Lana song ?❤️‍🩹😭

Your analysis are amazing, love how you feel the lyrics and interpret it in a brilliant and deep way. Your so realist love you and ur chanel!

you explained the second verse so well , i thought of it but couldn’t put it into words , thank you!

I love your videos and how you interpret songs hope to see more Lana reactions in the future 🫶🏽

my favorite color is blue too, cobalt metallic blue

Adding the lyrics to the video helps a lot to keep trace of the idea as the song goes on. Spot on!. Thanks for that.

Omy finally, one of my faves

We have to remember that this video came out in 2012/13.. When she says “the America we used to be” she just means the Americana aesthetic that was. Definitely agree though, this video would not hold up today. But this video was insanely impactful for the time.

Rewatching every single one of your Lana reactions just to say that you are amazing and I love you

Birds of paradise are beautiful little songbirds with splendif colors that live in rainforests

This is one of my all time favorite lana songs 😊

Actually really like this song, it’s my first time listening to this song and I think it’s #underrated

I am so glad you reacted to this song! Such a powerful song. I feel like there is also a much deeper spiritual and esoteric meaning to the song due to the mention of Aleister Crowley. It has SO many layers of interpretation. My favourite type of song!

your lana reactions are literally my favourite on this app

Get free is such a great song the lyrics are deep and has different meanings especially when she says for...and for...(shut up,shut up). I would suggest you do carmen next it's such a good song. I hope you'll be able to do it next !!

Where did your reaction to The Blackest Day go? I was watching it and then it disappeared. I'm so excited for it and this one is great! Ty!

I would love to see you do Cinnamon Girl! It’s one of my favorite Lana songs and it still manages to make me bawl after four years haha

this song is everything ❤️❤️

@mendwithmere

11 ай бұрын

so good

The day before this was posted I was in the car listening o get free and was like omg mere should really react to this

queen of consistent uploads

In São Paulo, her latest show, she change the verse "cause they werw caught up in a dance" to they wer caught up in a bad romance

yay this is one of my favorites from lana

Idk if someone commented this, but I was reading about how out of the black/into the blue is a play on words related to military terminology! Apparently it’s “out of the blue and into the black,” but she flipped it.

@mendwithmere I would also add that when she sang it live she added another part...she sang "who never got to fly at night cause they got caught up in the dance of cruel romance

rewatching this on a hard day because your thoughts on this song are amazing🫡

Proud wearer of the Mend with Mere tee shirt today! Between the two Ride reactions, which is the only way I would have revisited the smutty video, having seen it once when it debuted, then never again, and this first listen for me, too, of the studio version of Get Free, it was a satisfying journey . . .

i dont know how many times i've cried listening to this masterpiece

I'm loving all Lana's reactions

i love that you did get free!! you should do dealer, heroin, violets for roses or the blackest day

@myopia2020

11 ай бұрын

I'd replace "or" with "and". Great picks!👏

yess my fav song 🥰

I think you should react to “Thunder” next. Thunder has some references to Get Free like how this had references to Ride. It’s a beautiful song, and has beautiful lyrics. I interpret it as her pleading with her significant other to come to the same realizations that’s Lana herself came to in Get Free. Also absolutely love your reactions ♥️♥️

First of all love this song Lana and your reactions .i am a singer songwriter therapist and huge lana fan so i never miss your reactions . The "crowded" way is " Crowley " way as in Alistair Crowley . She had gone on quite the spiritual journey in her life and the rest of the verse " that comes from energies combined makes so much sense if you know what she means by " gone is the Crowley way ". His teachings learned more towards the dark arts as she also mentions in this song. Keep up your wonderful videos ! Loved the Harry styles and tsylor swift as well.

Blue color is also Lanas favourite one :)

Hello! I suggest you to do the reaction to the album "Chemtrails Over the Country Club" by Lana Del Rey, especially the songs "White Dress," "Dark But Just A Game," and "Tulsa Jesus Freak" because I believe these songs are particularly important to her. The songs discuss fame and her personal love life experiences. In the album, she opens up about her personal life. When the album was released in 2021, it generated controversy due to the music video for the title track. Although the album is my favorite in her discography and holds a special place in my heart, it is sadly underrated compared to her other albums. Thank you so much; I truly appreciate it.

My fav colour is also baby blue

My fav Lana song 🙏🙏🙏

Thank you ❤

I really think lana’s most healing album is blue banisters I really recommend!

Would love your reaction to Heroin by Lana. Thank you so much for all of these. They mean so much and I love watching your content.

You should totally do a reaction to cinnamon girl !! worth it

Hi Meredith love your content from a fellow therapist and Lana lover, I’m very impressed, can you do old money by Lana?

I believe blue refers to freedom and ocean/sea. (It also has a deep meaning in both philosophy and psychoanalytic.) U should also look at 13 Beaches.

you should definitely listen to thunder by lana! i think it’s very complex and i’d love to hear your opinion on it💗💗

@valarmorghulis8238

11 ай бұрын

Yes!!!! ❤❤❤❤

could you please do heroin and change together? they are so beautiful and i think you would like to see her thought process though them

@mendwithmere

11 ай бұрын

ooo yes!

I love your reactions because you just get it and you get it quick LOL. I always feel like you're spot-on and you think about things that just went over my head completely or I just didn't think about because I was just too busy listening and seeing along LOL. The funny thing about this song, you may have found this out when you were looking into it, Radiohead try to sue Lana because they said "get free" sounded way too much like "creep" but the funny thing is, "creep" sounds exactly like another song from the 60s if I'm not mistaken. I can't remember the name but I think they dropped it or settled. I can't remember but yeah, I just still think that's so crazy especially when that was her "modern manifesto". She did admit that she took inspiration from the song "creep" but it was different enough to where most people didn't even think about that song when they heard her song... XoXo ❤

@coast7325

11 ай бұрын

Lana denied that “creep” inspired her song

@carriethompson84

11 ай бұрын

@@coast7325 I just read what was supposedly a direct quote from her saying that. Maybe the publication is lying? I don't know

Omg, you should definetely listen to blackest day, I would die for your reaction

Loved it as usual! I have a question for you, do you hear Lana on your daily basis now?

the grants or candy necklace?… they’re both so sad and emotional, I would love to see a therapist break it down.

actually blue also the same lana's favorite color!!