If it was a test to show her audience who she really is - instead of the picture the media has painted her as - I would say she passes with flying colors. “Blue Banisters” as a whole is nothing of an album if not powerfully authentic. Yet, out-of-sync drums and a sort of crying-yell echoing the lead vocal in the latter half of the song contribute to a beautifully messy narrative of how Lana perceives herself and how she wishes others - namely the men in her life and the broader media - would perceive her. The lyrics are a romanticization of her weight gain, in light of the coronavirus pandemic and the constant online scrutiny she has faced. I was surprised to find “Black Bathing Suit” among my favorite tracks. The seamless lyrical flow over subtle harmonies and piano chords provide the perfect framework to illustrate an achingly vulnerable time in Del Rey’s life. Through soft and echoey lyrics, Del Rey presents blue banisters - which her partner would paint for her - as a symbol of happiness and inner peace that was taken from her upon their split.
This heartbreak ballad also alludes to her most recent ex-boyfriend and how her friends have comforted her during the breakup.
“Blue Banisters,” the title track, specifically, exudes details of Del Rey’s personal life - most clearly through the mention of her friends Nicki and Jenny, her two dogs Tex and Mex and her sister Chuck. The entire album is deeply emotive, a quality many fans look for in Lana Del Rey’s music the stories told in “Blue Banisters” detail different aspects of her life during the pandemic as if each song is a diary entry. Because of this consistency, more attention is drawn to Del Rey’s lyrics, through which her storytelling allows a particularly intimate view into her true emotions and her life as of late. I agreed, so my expectations for this album were comically low before its release.ĭespite this rocky start, “Blue Banisters” and its delicate piano accompaniments are remarkably cohesive. When she released the title track as one of three singles back in May - the others being “Text Book” and “Wildflower Wildfire” - I could only focus the cover art, which so many fans claimed looked like it was made on PicsArt. To be completely honest, my first impression of what would become Lana Del Ray’s “Blue Banisters” album was far from impressed.
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