Love

I like how this song turned out. It's got a really chill mood and a nostalgic feeling to it, making me love what we are capable of feeling. The accompanying video, to me, kind of matches up with the feelings. If you look:

~"Look at you kids with your vintage music Comin' through satellites while cruisin' You're part of the past, but now you're the future Signals crossing can get confusing"~ The very first line shows that she's looking at the younger people and talking about them. She notes how they like old things and continues with the vintage theme by bringing up satellites. The first satellite was launched in the late 50's and since then thousands more had been launched, which continues the vintage theme of Lana's song (and if you watch the video, it's quite obvious). She says they're coming through satellites while cruising, so to me I think that means these younger people are either out of this world or super down to earth (I think it's the first of the latter, based on more lyrics); they're one way or the other without changing their minds. These young people, even if they're so vintage and dwelling in the past, they are still the next generation to carry on human life and the world. It feels controversial and kind of scary to know that you'll have to take on so much responsibility; this is what it's like to face reality, when signals in life start to cross.

~"It's enough just to make you feel crazy, crazy, crazy Sometimes, it's enough just to make you feel crazy"~ True true, Lana. Growing up and looking back makes you feel crazy. It's so simple to do, and it just makes you feel strange. The video begins in black and white/faded tones, so I think during these times Lana is looking back.

~"You get ready, you get all dressed up To go nowhere in particular Back to work or the coffee shop Doesn't matter 'cause it's enough To be young and in love To be young and in love"~ (This little bit makes me think of the "Schrodinger's Cat" idea.) She's talking about the younger people, they're ready either to start working or to keep going about living their way; in a way, it's like the younger people are either ready to have responsibilities to provide for themselves in the long term (down to earth) or they're ready to forgo all of those responsibilities at the moment and wait (out of this world). Either way they're ready, and either way they can feel in love, and when you're in love you feel like you are young because for a moment you forget about all of those responsibilities.

~"Look at you kids, you know you're the coolest The world is yours and you can't refuse it Seen so much, you could get the blues But that don't mean that you should abuse it"~ When you're young and in love, you feel pretty unbounded, and it's such an amazing feeling. When you're young and unbounded, it's easy for you to be up to date on all of the cool, hip things; being young is literally the coolest time to be alive (at least from my experience). You feel like you rule the ground you walk upon, it's just amazing to be alive. Also, at this point in life, you've seen a lot of things--whether they're uplifting world events and life experiences, or depressing realities, Lana wants the young people to steer away from blues, because why waste away your young, amazing life on something that doesn't feel good?

In the video, the first permanent bit of color comes to Lana's eye and eye makeup and you can see that they're blue. (This might not actually mean anything or her eyes might just be blue and that's cool, but...) I think this means that she spent time in the blues, which is why she's talking about the younger people and wanting them to not experience what she has in her lifetime; she's seen so much that she's gotten the blues and abused it (in some of her other songs, she's talked about rough times in her life). Then in the video, you see the moon and how close it looks to the earth, and the ceiling is gone. I think this shows how unbounded you feel and how close it is to feel out of this world when you're in love. There's colors everywhere, the water looks refreshing (hinting youth), the stars are bright, the sun is warming, and the young people are effortlessly drifting off into space having a surreal, fun, active time, because they're in love, not carrying any dead weight of responsibility.

~"Don't worry, baby Don't worry, baby"~ When you're in love, just don't worry. Don't think of depressive things, forget about your responsibilities for a moment, just let that amazing feeling take you over.

~"And it's enough just to make me go crazy, crazy, crazy It's enough just to make me go crazy, crazy, crazy

I get ready, I get all dressed up To go nowhere in particular It doesn't matter if I'm not enough For the future or the things to come 'Cause I'm young and in love I'm young and in love"~ She reveals that she's in love, feeling young and overtaken by what it's like to be in love, not necessarily thinking about the future at the moment. When you're in love, you can see so many beautiful things, and that's what Lana sees, despite being grounded, but she sees herself on the moon.

Lana has stated that she made this album for her fans. I interpret the first single off the album, "Love," as an ode to Millennials, who make up a large chunk of her fanbase.

"Look at you kids with your vintage music Comin' through satellites while cruisin'"

This verse and the next line give a nod to Millennials being referred to as "the generation of nostalgia." I picture a group of friends driving down the road listening to old, vintage music on their smartphones via the internet, via satellites up in space.

"You're part of the past, but now you're the future Signals crossing can get confusing"

On one hand, Millennials are the last generation to have memories of existing in the world without computers, the internet, smartphones, etc., yet they are the first generation to grow up with and master these pieces of technology at fairly young ages - Millennials are partly past, partly future.

On the other hand, trends that we thought were buried in history are re-emerging in the present day; the world is struggling with intensifying racism, there are anxieties of a nuclear war, America in particular is in a very fragile political state. The past is repeating itself, but as Millennials are growing up, they will be in positions of power to change sad things going on in the world.

"Seen so much, you could get the blues But that don't mean that you should abuse it Though it's enough just to make you go crazy, crazy, crazy"

Millennials are becoming adults amidst the terrible things I mentioned above, but they were exposed to tragedies at young ages, as well. Growing up with horrible things seemingly being "the norm" (terrorist attacks, mass shootings) is enough to make anyone get the blues and feel crazy, but you can't give up. We need to keep going and do what we can to improve the world.

One last note - I think the line "young and in love" can mean more than love in the romantic sense. When you're young, you feel as though the world is yours, and there are endless possibilities that await you. Perhaps by being "young and in love," Lana means being in love with the potential that the world holds, or simply just showing love in general to a world that needs more of it.

I honestly don't know how to interpret this song, but I am a little sad to see it only has one comment. I do agree with one thing that other commenter said; this is a super moody song but in the best way possible.

It's probably her happiest song so far. She seems happy and I guess the song is about acceptance. How sometimes life and love can make you go crazy and how we cope during those times might not seem right, but it doesn't matter because she was young and was in love. Though it made her go crazy or seem crazy because maybe she was. I really think she's in happy place now where she finally accepts it and not worrying for the future or anything that comes, or who she is now for that matter. Because she's still young and still in love.