Lana Del Rey LYRIC ANALYSIS

"Radio"

Not even they can stop me now              Who are they?
Boy, I’ll be flying overhead
Their heavy words can’t bring me down       Critics?
Boy I've been raised from the dead

No one even knows how hard life was         Mysterious
I don't even think about it now because      Both lines suggest very negative
I've finally found you        You being a person or the career?
Oh, sing it to me

Now my life is sweet like cinnamon       Negative to positive
Like a fucking dream I'm living in                Strong expression
Baby love me cause I'm playing on the radio         Radio - big promotion, recognition
(How do you like me now?)

Pick me up and take me like a vitamin      Drug reference?
'Cause my body's sweet like sugar venom oh yeah        Sexualised
Baby love me cause I'm playing on the radio
(How do you like me now?)       Dig at critics?

American dreams came true somehow      Another link to America
I swore I'd chase until I was dead              Never given up (Lizzy to Lana)
I heard the streets were paved with gold
That's what my father said        Multi-millionaire father

No one even knows what life was like
Now I'm in LA and it's paradise        LA for her career, success
I've finally found you          Content
Oh, sing it to me           People are singing her songs