She definitely has fame on her mindĭel Rey lets us know exactly what she thinks of fame on “ Dark But Just a Game” when she sings, “it’s dark, but just a game - so play it like a symphony.” “Wild at Heart” - a song that shares its title with a 1990 David Lynch film, a very Del Rey touch - really leans into the shade. The song’s final line is especially revealing and introduces one of Chemtrails Over The Country Club’s recurring themes: when Del Rey sings, “it kinda makes me feel like maybe I was better off”, she seems to be hinting that fame hasn’t been too fulfilling for her. As she namechecks rock bands Kings of Leon and The White Stripes - and something called the ‘Men in Music Business Conference’ - Del Rey sets an intimate and wistful mood that she maintains for the next 45 minutes over the course of the album. Here, she looks back on her carefree pre-fame days as a waitress who felt ‘seen’ by her man. Del Rey is continuing to build her own mythĪ hardcore Del Rey fan could probably write a thesis just on the opening track “ White Dress”.
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