Lyric Analysis and Initial Ideas
I got my red dress on tonight
Dancing in the dark in the pale moonlight
Done my hair up real big beauty queen style
High heels off, I'm feeling alive
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Oh, my god, I feel it in the air
Telephone wires above are sizzling like a snare
Honey, I'm on fire, I feel it everywhere
Nothing scares me anymore
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Kiss me hard before you go
Summertime sadness
I just wanted you to know
That baby you're the best
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I've got that summertime, summertime sadness
S-s-summertime, summertime sadness
Got that summertime, summertime sadness
Oh, oh, oh
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I've got that summertime
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I've got that summertime
I've got that summertime
I've got that summertime, summertime sadness
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I've got that summertime
I've got that summertime
I've got that summertime, summertime sadness
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I'm feelin' electric tonight
Cruising down the coast goin' 'bout 99
Got my bad baby by my heavenly side
I know if I go, I'll die happy tonight
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Oh, my god, I feel it in the air
Telephone wires above are sizzling like a snare
Honey, I'm on fire, I feel it everywhere
Nothing scares me anymore
​
Kiss me hard before you go
Summertime sadness
I just wanted you to know
That baby you're the best
​
I've got that summertime, summertime sadness
S-s-summertime, summertime sadness
Got that summertime, summertime sadness
Oh, oh, oh
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I've got that summertime
I've got that summertime, summertime sadness
S-s-summertime, summertime sadness
Got that summertime, summertime sadness
Oh, oh, oh
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Got that summertime
I got that summertime, summertime sadness
Got that summertime, summertime sadness
Got that summertime, summertime sadness
Oh, oh, oh
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Summertime Sadness - Lana Del Rey
This suggests that she is getting ready to go on a night out as she has put her dress on and is doing her hair.
This suggests she is in a car going fast and feels as though her lover is with her. As she is going fast it suggests that she doesn't care if she dies because then she will be with her love.
"High heels off" I am going to do her walking out of her heels.
"Cruising down the coast going' 'bout 99" I am going to do her driving in a car.
The overall idea of the song is about not being able to live without the one you love.
This suggests that it is the last time she is going to see her love.
This suggests that she has been through a lot of pain and doesn't care what happens to her anymore.
"Oh, oh, oh" I am going to do an extreme closeup of the mouth with the artist singing it.
Lyric Meanings
My Ideas
"That baby you're the best" I am going to have her putting on lipstick in a mirror.
"S-s-summertime" I am going to have her falling onto a bed edited so she actually falls on the "summertime".
I am going to have performance in the drama studio for the verses.
I am going to have random clips of things like fireworks and waves.
I am going to have performance in the drama studio for the bridges but in black and white.
I am going to have random clips of her with other people and of her by herself.
Pictures of my Initial Ideas