"ULTRAVIOLENCE" - LANA DEL REY
Informacion
Elizabeth Woolridge Grant (Nueva York, 1985), de nombre artístico Lana Del Rey, es una cantante y compositora cuyo estilo ha sido definido por los críticos como ‘Vintage’ dada la temática y estilo de sus letras, que versan sobre el romance trágico con toques melancólicos y referencias a la cultura pop de las décadas 50 y 60.
LETRA
He used to call me DN
That stood for deadly nightshade
'Cause I was filled with poison
But blessed with beauty and rage
Jim told me that
He hit me and it felt like a kiss
Jim brought me back
Reminded me of when we were kids
With his ultraviolence
Ultraviolence
Ultraviolence
Ultraviolence
I can hear sirens, sirens
He hit me and it felt like a kiss
I can hear violins, violins
Give me all of that ultraviolence
He used to call me poison
Like I was poison ivy
I could've died right then
'Cause he was right beside me
Jim raised me up
He hurt me but it felt like true love
Jim taught me that
Loving him was never enough
With his ultraviolence
Ultraviolence
Ultraviolence
Ultraviolence
I can hear sirens, sirens
He hit me and it felt like a kiss
I can hear violins, violins
Give me all of that ultraviolence
We can go back to New York
Loving you was really hard
We could go back to Woodstock
Where they don't know who we are
Heaven is on earth
I will do anything for you, babe
Blessed is this union
Crying tears of gold, like lemonade
I love you the first time
I love you the last time
Yo soy la princesa, comprende mis white lines
'Cause I'm your jazz singer
And you're my cult leader
I love you forever
I love you forever
With his ultraviolence
Ultraviolence
Ultraviolence
Ultraviolence
I can hear sirens, sirens
He hit me and it felt like a kiss
I can hear violins, violins
Give me all of that ultraviolence
Figuras literarias
Metáfora: "He used to call me DN / That stood for deadly nightshade" - comparando al hablante con la belladona.
Símil: "He hit me and it felt like a kiss" -
expresando la intensidad del impacto con una comparación.
Hipérbole: "Give me all of that ultraviolence" - énfasis exagerado en el deseo de violencia intensa.
Aliteración: "Blessed with beauty and rage" - repetición del sonido inicial "b".
Personificación: "Loving him was never enough / With his ultraviolence" - atribuir la violencia a una cualidad personal.
¿Qué significado tiene?
La canción se cuenta desde la perspectiva de la persona que sufre el abuso, mientras lucha por sobrellevar y aceptar la situación. Lana habla de estar "llena de veneno" y de cómo su pareja "la golpeó y se sintió como un beso". Continúa describiendo cómo, a pesar del abuso, siente una profunda conexión y amor por la persona y no espera que nadie entienda por lo que está pasando, llamándolo su "líder de culto". La canción es un relato desgarradoramente honesto de la dificultad de navegar y dejar una relación enfermiza.
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