Which Lana Del Rey Song Am I?

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Do you got that summertime sadness? Are you playing video games? Are you a Brooklyn Baby? Take our short quiz to discover which of Lana’s many iconic songs best represents you!

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Lana Del Rey singing into a microphone at a concert.

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Questions Overview

1. What do you crave right now?
  1. Flowers
  2. A kiss
  3. A hot shower
  4. Ice cream
  5. A swim
  6. A cigarette
2. Choose a location.
  1. A lighthouse
  2. A picnic
  3. A concert
  4. My crush’s house
  5. The suburbs
  6. The beach
3. Who's your fave non-Lana artist?
  1. Billie Eilish
  2. Taylor Swift
  3. FKA Twigs
  4. Mitski
  5. Sabrina Carpenter
  6. Olivia Rodrigo
4. What are you afraid of?
  1. Loneliness
  2. Time
  3. Failure
  4. Being trapped
  5. Being misunderstood
  6. Being hurt
5. Choose a drink to hold while sitting shotgun in a vintage convertible.
  1. Mint iced tea
  2. Black coffee
  3. Lavender latte
  4. Pepsi
  5. Mountain Dew
  6. Hot tea
6. Your animal familiar is…
  1. A spider
  2. A dog
  3. A dolphin
  4. A cat
  5. A pony
  6. A swan
7. Don’t think, just choose a word.
  1. Sunlight
  2. Diary
  3. Strange
  4. Flight
  5. Kiss
  6. Stormcloud
8. What outfit and accessories match your vibe?
  1. Swimsuit & sunglasses
  2. Shorts & a tank top
  3. Jeans, feathers in my hair
  4. 1950s dress, pearls
  5. Shiny black gown
  6. Comfy sweats
9. What do you rely on the most for guidance?
  1. My head
  2. My heart
  3. My gut
  4. My friends
  5. The universe
  6. My lovers
10. Pick a color:
  1. White or gray
  2. Black or blue
  3. Red or pink
  4. Green or gold
  5. Purple or brown
  6. Orange or yellow
11. Your favorite Lana songs are…
  1. Deep
  2. Tragic
  3. Lonely
  4. Edgy
  5. Nostalgic
  6. Spicy
12. What's your sun sign?
  1. Pisces/Scorpio
  2. Sagittarius/Aries
  3. Taurus/Cancer
  4. Leo/Libra
  5. Virgo/Capricorn
  6. Aquarius/Gemini

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You\u2019re Lana in her \u201cgangster Nancy Sinatra\u201d era: elegantly jaded, decked out in your flower crown, lips curled into a despairing snarl (spiritually, if not literally). You embody the dramatic, tragic, and yearning aspects of \u201cBorn to Die,\u201d Lana\u2019s first single from her very first album. A classic, just like you. But at least while you\u2019re waxing gloomy about lost love and the inevitability of heartbreak, you\u2019re rocking an absolutely iconic look. \u2764\ufe0f\u200d\ud83d\udd25

Listen to \"Born to Die.\"<\/a><\/b>","edit_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Love"},{"url":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Do-Karaoke"}],"link_data":[{"title":"How to Love Your Partner (& Yourself) Deeply","id":34524,"url":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Love","image":"\/images\/thumb\/6\/62\/Love-Step-23-Version-2.jpg\/-crop-200-200-200px-Love-Step-23-Version-2.jpg","alt":"How to Love Your Partner (& Yourself) Deeply"},{"title":"How to Do Karaoke","id":53398,"url":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Do-Karaoke","image":"\/images\/thumb\/1\/13\/Do-Karaoke-Step-12.jpg\/-crop-200-200-200px-Do-Karaoke-Step-12.jpg","alt":"How to Do Karaoke"}],"minimum":0},{"text":"You\u2019re \u201cVideo Games.\u201d","meaning":"\u201cIt\u2019s better than I ever even knew, \/ They say that the world was built for two: \/ Only worth living if somebody is loving you, \/ And baby now you do.\u201d

You\u2019re \u201cVideo Games,\u201d Lana\u2019s breakout hit from Born to Die<\/i>: you\u2019re gloomy, babe-alicious, and full of hopeless longing\u2014like a funeral march, but, like, smoking hot. Passionate and devoted, you\u2019re willing to risk everything for true love.

Listen to \"Video Games.\"<\/a><\/b>","edit_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Love"},{"url":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Do-Karaoke"}],"link_data":[{"title":"How to Love Your Partner (& Yourself) Deeply","id":34524,"url":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Love","image":"\/images\/thumb\/6\/62\/Love-Step-23-Version-2.jpg\/-crop-200-200-200px-Love-Step-23-Version-2.jpg","alt":"How to Love Your Partner (& Yourself) Deeply"},{"title":"How to Do Karaoke","id":53398,"url":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Do-Karaoke","image":"\/images\/thumb\/1\/13\/Do-Karaoke-Step-12.jpg\/-crop-200-200-200px-Do-Karaoke-Step-12.jpg","alt":"How to Do Karaoke"}],"minimum":0},{"text":"You\u2019re \u201cSummertime Sadness.\u201d","meaning":"You feel it in the air\u2014telephone wires above are sizzlin' like a snare. You got that summertime sadness! You\u2019re dark, gloomy, and strangely\u2026hopeful? You may be prone to despair, but you cling to what brings you joy with every fiber of your being. And that\u2019s what makes you so amazing.

You\u2019re also the Lana song everyone knows and loves. You traverse genres and listeners and though you may feel alone sometimes, the fact that everyone gravitates towards you and knows every single word is proof that you\u2019ve got friends all around you who are nuts about you\u2014and who\u2019d pick you first at karaoke in a heartbeat!

Listen to \"Summertime Sadness.\"<\/a><\/b>","edit_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Stop-Feeling-Lonely"},{"url":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Do-Karaoke"}],"link_data":[{"title":"How to Cope When You're Feeling Alone: 22 Things to Do","id":708433,"url":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Stop-Feeling-Lonely","image":"\/images\/thumb\/4\/40\/Stop-Feeling-Lonely-Step-13-Version-3.jpg\/-crop-200-200-200px-Stop-Feeling-Lonely-Step-13-Version-3.jpg","alt":"How to Cope When You're Feeling Alone: 22 Things to Do"},{"title":"How to Do Karaoke","id":53398,"url":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Do-Karaoke","image":"\/images\/thumb\/1\/13\/Do-Karaoke-Step-12.jpg\/-crop-200-200-200px-Do-Karaoke-Step-12.jpg","alt":"How to Do Karaoke"}],"minimum":0},{"text":"You\u2019re \u201cRide.\u201d","meaning":"\u201cI hear the birds on the summer breeze, I drive fast, \/ I am alone at midnight. \/ Been tryin' hard not to get into trouble, but I, \/ I've got a war in my mind, \/ So, I just ride.\u201d

You embody the soulful yearning of \u201cRide.\u201d All you want is to be free and feel the wind in your hair, to escape from the trials and tribulations of life. You\u2019re gloomy, but still hopeful, somehow, in that aesthetically desperate way only Lana (and you) can be. There\u2019s a better life somewhere, and you\u2019re the type of person who knows how to find it.

Listen to \"Ride.\"<\/a><\/b>","edit_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Be-Independent"},{"url":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Be-a-Free-Spirited-Person"}],"link_data":[{"title":"How to Be Independent","id":298975,"url":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Be-Independent","image":"\/images\/thumb\/f\/fc\/Be-Independent-Step-10-Version-3.jpg\/-crop-200-200-200px-Be-Independent-Step-10-Version-3.jpg","alt":"How to Be Independent"},{"title":"How to Be a Free Spirited Person","id":1173710,"url":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Be-a-Free-Spirited-Person","image":"\/images\/thumb\/a\/a1\/Be-a-Free-Spirited-Person-Step-14-Version-2.jpg\/-crop-200-200-200px-Be-a-Free-Spirited-Person-Step-14-Version-2.jpg","alt":"How to Be a Free Spirited Person"}],"minimum":0},{"text":"You\u2019re \u201cYoung and Beautiful.\u201d","meaning":"\u201cWill you still love me when I\u2019m no longer young and beautiful? I know you will.\u201d

You\u2019re \u201cYoung and Beautiful\u201d from The Great Gatsby<\/i>, a song about passionate love\u2014and faith that the love will live on, though the future may be hazy. Like \u201cYoung and Beautiful,\u201d you\u2019re wistful, reflective, and urgent. You embody the iconic song\u2019s loyalty to a passion so strong it can never be forgotten or diminished by the passing of time or by fading memory.

Listen to \"Young and Beautiful.\"<\/a><\/b>","edit_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Be-a-Free-Spirited-Person"},{"url":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Do-Karaoke"}],"link_data":[{"title":"How to Be a Free Spirited Person","id":1173710,"url":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Be-a-Free-Spirited-Person","image":"\/images\/thumb\/a\/a1\/Be-a-Free-Spirited-Person-Step-14-Version-2.jpg\/-crop-200-200-200px-Be-a-Free-Spirited-Person-Step-14-Version-2.jpg","alt":"How to Be a Free Spirited Person"},{"title":"How to Do Karaoke","id":53398,"url":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Do-Karaoke","image":"\/images\/thumb\/1\/13\/Do-Karaoke-Step-12.jpg\/-crop-200-200-200px-Do-Karaoke-Step-12.jpg","alt":"How to Do Karaoke"}],"minimum":0},{"text":"You\u2019re \u201cBrooklyn Baby.\u201d","meaning":"Your boyfriend (or girlfriend) is in a band. They get down while you play Lou Reed. You\u2019ve got feathers in your hair and you get down to beat poetry. Your jazz collection\u2019s rare and you can play most anything. You\u2019re a Brooklyn baby!

Like the slow, psychedelic tune from Ultraviolence<\/i>, you\u2019re ethereal, dreamy, and totally groovy\u2014with just a hint of charming self-deprecation. Your sense of humor and your elevated style make you the envy of everyone you meet, but you\u2019re (almost) too hip to notice. Cool as a cucumber and hot as a steamy summer day in the big city, you know what you want, and you\u2019re not afraid to go after it.

Listen to \"Brooklyn Baby.\"<\/a><\/b>","edit_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Form-a-Band"},{"url":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Talk-Like-a-Stereotypical-New-Yorker"}],"link_data":[{"title":"An Expert-Backed Guide to Starting a Band","id":14445,"url":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Form-a-Band","image":"\/images\/thumb\/e\/ed\/Calculate-Interest-Rate-Step-6-Version-3.jpg\/-crop-200-200-200px-Calculate-Interest-Rate-Step-6-Version-3.jpg","alt":"An Expert-Backed Guide to Starting a Band"},{"title":"How to Talk Like a Stereotypical New Yorker","id":206320,"url":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Talk-Like-a-Stereotypical-New-Yorker","image":"\/images\/thumb\/6\/69\/Talk-Like-a-Stereotypical-New-Yorker-Step-10.jpg\/-crop-200-200-200px-Talk-Like-a-Stereotypical-New-Yorker-Step-10.jpg","alt":"How to Talk Like a Stereotypical New Yorker"}],"minimum":0},{"text":"You\u2019re \u201cWest Coast.\u201d","meaning":"\u201cDown on the West Coast, I get this feeling like \/ It all could happen, that's why I'm leaving.\u201d

Like the brooding, seductive, and psychedelic song from Ultraviolence<\/i> describes, you\u2019re fluid, breezy, and spontaneous. While sometimes your impulsiveness can get you into trouble, you\u2019ve got a no-regrets philosophy that serves you well. You\u2019re unafraid to take chances, come what may, and you unashamedly go after your heart\u2019s desire.

Listen to \"West Coast.\"<\/a><\/b>","edit_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Be-a-California-Girl"},{"url":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Be-Seductive"}],"link_data":[{"title":"How to Be a California Girl","id":254839,"url":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Be-a-California-Girl","image":"\/images\/thumb\/d\/d0\/Be-a-California-Girl-Step-14-Version-3.jpg\/-crop-200-200-200px-Be-a-California-Girl-Step-14-Version-3.jpg","alt":"How to Be a California Girl"},{"title":"How to Be Seductive","id":3005162,"url":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Be-Seductive","image":"\/images\/thumb\/4\/42\/Be-Seductive-Step-14-Version-3.jpg\/-crop-200-200-200px-Be-Seductive-Step-14-Version-3.jpg","alt":"How to Be Seductive"}],"minimum":0},{"text":"You're \u201cHigh by the Beach.\u201d","meaning":"\u201cAll I wanna do is get by by the beach, \/ Get by, baby, baby, bye-bye.\u201d

You\u2019re the chill but determined \u201cHigh by the Beach,\u201d from Honeymoon<\/i>. All you want to do is escape the pressures of daily life and other people who make too many demands of you. Maybe you long to be by the beach, in the salty sand under a dreamy, beaming sun, or you\u2019ve got your own specific dream locale\u2014either way, you\u2019ll stop at nothing to make your vision a reality. \ud83d\udd25

Listen to \"High by the Beach.\"<\/a><\/b>","edit_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Get-High-Without-Drugs"},{"url":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Have-Fun-at-the-Beach"}],"link_data":[{"title":"How to Get High Without Drugs","id":3316272,"url":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Get-High-Without-Drugs","image":"\/images\/thumb\/3\/37\/Get-High-Without-Drugs-Step-16-Version-2.jpg\/-crop-200-200-200px-Get-High-Without-Drugs-Step-16-Version-2.jpg","alt":"How to Get High Without Drugs"},{"title":"How to Have Fun at the Beach","id":551852,"url":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Have-Fun-at-the-Beach","image":"\/images\/thumb\/8\/81\/Have-Fun-at-the-Beach-Step-18-Version-2.jpg\/-crop-200-200-200px-Have-Fun-at-the-Beach-Step-18-Version-2.jpg","alt":"How to Have Fun at the Beach"}],"minimum":0},{"text":"You\u2019re \u201cCherry.\u201d","meaning":"\u201c'Cause I love you so much, I fall to pieces, \/ My cherries and wine, rosemary and thyme \/ And all of my peaches (are ruined).\u201d

\u201cCherry,\u201d Lana\u2019s stirring ballad from Honeymoon<\/i>, embodies intense devotion and rage in battle with one another. (You must<\/i> have some Scorpio in your chart, right?) Like Lana, you\u2019re emotional, deep, and passionate, and you\u2019re willing to risk it all for true love. While sometimes your intensity and spontaneity can get you into trouble, you\u2019ve got a no-regrets philosophy that serves you well. You\u2019re unafraid to take chances, come what may, and you go after your heart\u2019s desire with a courage and confidence we can\u2019t help but stan!

Listen to \"Cherry.\"<\/a><\/b>","edit_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Be-a-Free-Spirited-Person"},{"url":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Live-Life-With-No-Regrets"}],"link_data":[{"title":"How to Be a Free Spirited Person","id":1173710,"url":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Be-a-Free-Spirited-Person","image":"\/images\/thumb\/a\/a1\/Be-a-Free-Spirited-Person-Step-14-Version-2.jpg\/-crop-200-200-200px-Be-a-Free-Spirited-Person-Step-14-Version-2.jpg","alt":"How to Be a Free Spirited Person"},{"title":"How to Live Life With No Regrets","id":397907,"url":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Live-Life-With-No-Regrets","image":"\/images\/thumb\/c\/c3\/Live-Life-With-No-Regrets-Step-16-Version-2.jpg\/-crop-200-200-200px-Live-Life-With-No-Regrets-Step-16-Version-2.jpg","alt":"How to Live Life With No Regrets"}],"minimum":0},{"text":"You\u2019re \u201chope is a dangerous thing for a woman like me to have\u2014but i have it.\u201d","meaning":"You\u2019ve been tearing around in your nightgown, 24\/7 Sylvia Plath. You\u2019re \u201chope is a dangerous thing for a woman like me to have\u2014but i have it\u201d: soft and sorrowful, yet not without faith that things can change, even when trouble seems inevitable or endless.

You\u2019ve been through a lot in this life, but you\u2019re dedicated to facing yourself head-on, whoever that \u201cself\u201d may be at any given moment\u2014and maybe you don\u2019t even know half the time. But that\u2019s OK. Hope might be a dangerous thing, but sometimes, it\u2019s all we have, and it\u2019s enough.

Listen to \"hope is a dangerous thing for a woman like me to have\u2014but i have it.\"<\/a><\/b>","edit_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Have-Hope"},{"url":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Write-Poetry-for-Beginners"}],"link_data":[{"title":"How to Have Hope","id":50828,"url":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Have-Hope","image":"\/images\/thumb\/5\/52\/Have-Hope-Step-19.jpg\/-crop-200-200-200px-Have-Hope-Step-19.jpg","alt":"How to Have Hope"},{"title":"How to Write Poetry for Beginners","id":5763610,"url":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Write-Poetry-for-Beginners","image":"\/images\/thumb\/6\/6b\/Write-Poetry-for-Beginners-Step-13.jpg\/-crop-200-200-200px-Write-Poetry-for-Beginners-Step-13.jpg","alt":"How to Write Poetry for Beginners"}],"minimum":0},{"text":"You\u2019re \u201cVenice B*tch.\u201d","meaning":"\u201cGive me Hallmark, \/ One dream, one life, one lover, \/ Paint me happy in blue, \/ Norman Rockwell, no hype under our covers, \/ It's just me and you.\u201d

Arguably Lana\u2019s most experimental song, \u201cVenice B*tch\u201d is a dreamy, psychedelic meditation on accepting yourself and your life as they are, flaws and all. Maybe you\u2019re coming to grips with your real self and practicing loving who that self is. You\u2019ve been through a lot in life, but it\u2019s all brought you where you are now and made you the perfectly imperfect person you are today\u2014and that person is fancy-free, relaxed, thriving, in her lane, focused, and the envy of everyone she meets.

Listen to \u201cVenice B*tch.\u201d<\/a><\/b>","edit_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Reflect-on-Your-Life"},{"url":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Learn-to-Accept-Yourself"}],"link_data":[{"title":"How to Reflect on Your Life","id":1780429,"url":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Reflect-on-Your-Life","image":"\/images\/thumb\/9\/90\/Reflect-on-Your-Life-Step-16-Version-2.jpg\/-crop-200-200-200px-Reflect-on-Your-Life-Step-16-Version-2.jpg","alt":"How to Reflect on Your Life"},{"title":"How Can I Accept Myself? 15 Different Strategies","id":194999,"url":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Learn-to-Accept-Yourself","image":"\/images\/thumb\/7\/72\/Learn-to-Accept-Yourself-Step-15.jpg\/-crop-200-200-200px-Learn-to-Accept-Yourself-Step-15.jpg","alt":"How Can I Accept Myself? 15 Different Strategies"}],"minimum":0},{"text":"You\u2019re \u201cChemtrails over the Country Club.\u201d","meaning":"\u201cIt's beautiful how this deep normality settles down over me. \/ I'm not bored or unhappy, I'm still so strange and wild.\u201d

You\u2019re \u201cChemtrails over the Country Club,\u201d a song that manages to balance nostalgia and disillusionment. You dream of normalcy and stability, a life of fun and security with your friends and family. At the same time, you know that there\u2019s more to life than white picket fences, and that your particular unique brand of strangeness and creativity can\u2019t be contained by American suburbia\u2014nor should it be. It can be tempting to go after what\u2019s normal and uncomplicated for the sake of ease, but you were meant for bigger things, baby. Your vibe is simultaneously comforting and familiar, yet unabashedly strange, new, and surprising. Everyone wants to know you or be you, even if they\u2019re too shy to say so. You\u2019re bound to change the world. We can\u2019t wait to see what you do!

Listen to \u201cChemtrails over the Country Club.\u201d<\/a><\/b>","edit_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Reflect-on-Your-Life"},{"url":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Join-a-Country-Club"}],"link_data":[{"title":"How to Reflect on Your Life","id":1780429,"url":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Reflect-on-Your-Life","image":"\/images\/thumb\/9\/90\/Reflect-on-Your-Life-Step-16-Version-2.jpg\/-crop-200-200-200px-Reflect-on-Your-Life-Step-16-Version-2.jpg","alt":"How to Reflect on Your Life"},{"title":"How to Join a Country Club","id":5744611,"url":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Join-a-Country-Club","image":"\/images\/thumb\/0\/05\/Join-a-Country-Club-Step-11-Version-2.jpg\/-crop-200-200-200px-Join-a-Country-Club-Step-11-Version-2.jpg","alt":"How to Join a Country Club"}],"minimum":0},{"text":"You\u2019re \u201cWhite Dress.\u201d","meaning":"\u201cSummer's almost gone, \/ We were talking about life, we were sitting outside 'til dawn, \/ But I would still go back \/ If I could do it all again, I'd fly.\u201d

You\u2019re reflective, sensitive, and nostalgic, and maybe you have a habit of dwelling a little too much on what might have been\u2014still, you\u2019ve come so far and accomplished so much, and even if your life hasn\u2019t been perfect or there are things you wish you had done differently, that makes no difference. The journey has been beautiful, and the end result (you!) is too.

Listen to \u201cWhite Dress.\u201d<\/a><\/b>","edit_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Learn-to-Accept-Yourself"},{"url":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Reflect-on-Your-Life"}],"link_data":[{"title":"How Can I Accept Myself? 15 Different Strategies","id":194999,"url":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Learn-to-Accept-Yourself","image":"\/images\/thumb\/7\/72\/Learn-to-Accept-Yourself-Step-15.jpg\/-crop-200-200-200px-Learn-to-Accept-Yourself-Step-15.jpg","alt":"How Can I Accept Myself? 15 Different Strategies"},{"title":"How to Reflect on Your Life","id":1780429,"url":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Reflect-on-Your-Life","image":"\/images\/thumb\/9\/90\/Reflect-on-Your-Life-Step-16-Version-2.jpg\/-crop-200-200-200px-Reflect-on-Your-Life-Step-16-Version-2.jpg","alt":"How to Reflect on Your Life"}],"minimum":0},{"text":"You\u2019re \u201cBlue Banisters.\u201d","meaning":"\u201cThere's a hole that's in my heart all my women try and heal. \/ They're doing a good job convincing me that it's not real\u2026. \/ Now when weather turns to May \/ All my sisters come to paint \/ My banisters green, \/ My blue banisters gray.\u201d

Tender, devoted, and hopeful, you\u2019re \u201cBlue Banisters,\u201d Lana\u2019s moving ode to the power of friendship to overcome loss, heartbreak, and disillusionment. You\u2019re a testament to the ability of platonic love to move mountains, and a reminder that there\u2019s no tragedy so great that time, friendship, and a little paint can\u2019t heal it. It\u2019s obviously a priority for you to cultivate strong friendships: your friends are lucky to have you in their lives, someone caring and nonjudgmental to support them in the bad times and scream with laughter in the good, and you\u2019ve probably got a handful of your own friends you couldn\u2019t imagine life without.

Listen to \u201cBlue Banisters.\u201d<\/a><\/b>","edit_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Help-and-Support-a-Friend-Through-Any-Hardship"},{"url":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Find-a-True-Friend"}],"link_data":[{"title":"How to Help and Support a Friend Through Any Hardship","id":86870,"url":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Help-and-Support-a-Friend-Through-Any-Hardship","image":"\/images\/thumb\/2\/2f\/Be-Mature-Step-7-Version-3.jpg\/-crop-200-200-200px-Be-Mature-Step-7-Version-3.jpg","alt":"How to Help and Support a Friend Through Any Hardship"},{"title":"How to Find a True Friend","id":66141,"url":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Find-a-True-Friend","image":"\/images\/thumb\/b\/b0\/Find-a-True-Friend-Step-17-Version-2.jpg\/-crop-200-200-200px-Find-a-True-Friend-Step-17-Version-2.jpg","alt":"How to Find a True Friend"}],"minimum":0},{"text":"You\u2019re \u201cDealer.\u201d","meaning":"\u201cI don't wanna give you nothing \/ 'Cause you never give me nothing back. \/ Why can't you be good for something? \/ Not one shirt off your back.\u201d

Like Lana in the raw and gritty \u201cDealer,\u201d from Blue Banisters<\/i>, you\u2019re honest, brash, and unafraid to stand up for yourself. You give your time and energy to others willingly\u2014but you\u2019re not scared to take it away if you find yourself being taken advantage of or giving more than you\u2019re getting. Stick to your guns and enforce your boundaries, and you\u2019ll find out real quick who your real friends are. \ud83d\udc85

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More About 🖤 Lana Del Rey 🖤

Lana Del Rey, aka Elizabeth Woolridge Grant, is a singer and songwriter from upstate New York, though many of her songs focus on her experiences on the West Coast, specifically in LA. Her music spans genres and aesthetics and takes inspiration from various musical influences, but it’s typically nostalgic, cinematic, tragic, and glamorous, often making reference to pop culture and 1950s-70s Americana.

She’s won numerous awards, including an MTV Video Music Award, three MTV Europe Music Awards, two Brit Awards, two Billboard Women in Music Awards, and a Satellite Award, and has been nominated for 11 Grammy Awards and a Golden Globe Award. She has released nine studio albums, including:

  • Lana Del Rey (2010, never released physically)
  • Born to Die (2012)
  • Ultraviolence (2014)
  • Honeymoon (2015)
  • Lust for Life (2017)
  • Norman F*cking Rockwell! (2019)
  • Chemtrails over the Country Club (2021)
  • Blue Banisters (2021)
  • Did You Know That There's a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd (2023)

A tenth album, Lasso , is forthcoming in 2025.

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