Lana Del Rey - Summertime Sadness

stop asking how many people are here in 2024. we never left.

Quarantine sadness.

A message to future generations: don’t let this song die. Masterpiece!👆😾

I was 25 when this song came out, im 37 now. Time flew so fast… enjoy your youth people, it won’t last forever

Lana's songs always put me in the most happiest state of depression. What a fcking oxymoron.

Summertime Sadness was written about Lana's best friend who committed suicide. Lyrics: "I got my red dress on tonight" Even though in the video she is wearing a white dress, she is wearing a red dress to represent the blood on her dress from her best friend. "Done my hair up real big, beauty queen style, high heels off, I'm feeling alive" Here she is having a flashback to the good times she had with her best friend. "Honey I'm on fire I feel it everywhere, nothing scares me anymore" The feelings she had overwhelms her and since she's lost someone so important to her she feels as if nothing can be worse than that. "Kiss me hard before you go, summertime sadness. I just wanted you to know that baby you're the best" Girls especially show their love for their best friends in numerous ways, in this case she is kissing her best friend goodbye. She also wants to see her again so she can tell her how much she meant to her and how much she loved her. "I'm feeling electric tonight, cruising down the coast going 'bout 99. Got my bad baby by my heavenly side, I know if I go I'll die happy tonight." She is being careless with her actions so that if she does die she wouldn't mind because she thinks she will be reunited with her best friend again. Hence "I'll die happy tonight." "I think I'll miss you forever, like the stars miss the sun in the morning skies." I think she meant that she misses her best friend but will never see her again because she belongs to the sun, and Lana will always be a star. The sun also once started out as a star, but now has become a bigger entity. This shows how her best friend was once with her but she died or moved on, intent on not giving her a second chance. "Late is better than never, even if you're gone I'm gonna drive." She's saying how even though she committed suicide she's happy with all the memories they had together and all the times she got to be with her. When she says that she's gonna drive she means that she's gonna try to move on from the past. _______________________________________... In the video the meaning is still the same however it's a bit different. Lana is all dressed angelic and with fog all around her to represent an angel (also to represent her best friend/the blonde girls actions in the video). The blonde girl represents Lana (I know it seems confusing but basically in the video just switch the roles and it makes it 10 easier to understand the concept of the video). While the blonde girl is driving and when she is standing at the end of the bridge she is remembering all the memories she had with Lana. She thinks that if she kills herself she will be reunited with Lana again "I know if I go, I'll die happy tonight.". When the girl jumps off the bridge a red glass drops to represent her death. But in the end even though she thought that if she committed suicide she would be with Lana again, they still did not end up together. That's what made it a summertime sadness. Sorry if it's so long, I just really love this song and I want people to know the real meaning behind it c: GOT IT FROM THE INTERNET!

“Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory” -Dr Seuss

Its 2024 and I'm still listening to this masterpiece 💗

Wow this song is 8 years old? Time flies

Who else is having summertime sadness in the winter?

2024 anyone 😅??

Who listens in 2024 ❤

Her music is just like wine, the older the better.

8 Years later , if you're watching this you're a legend

Its April 2024, let's see how many legends are listening to this incredible song🦩

It’s crazy how many people come back to the song every day, this song is legendary

I didn’t know this song would hit after all these years

This is the summer time sadness that Lana’s been talking about.

We may not all speak the same language, but music is a language we all understand.

Let's see how many people are listening in July 2022!!! Edit: OMG that's alot of likes.