First time hearing ULTRAVIOLENCE by Lana Del Rey - I may or may not be okay...

[@PassionDumpofanAutist]

Wow! Thanks for all the thoughtful and amazing comments guys! So satisfying to be welcomed into this loving community!! If you’re excited for more, the deluxe reaction (including Flipside) is already up on Patreon. No worries if not, we can chat in the premiere next Saturday on KZbin! 🖤🖤🖤 patreon.com/PassionDumpofanAutist

[@octaxlugo3540]

dont forget also Is This Happiness? hahhah

[@PassionDumpofanAutist]

@@octaxlugo3540 in the same reaction!

[@JUNI-r1r]

Genuinely dont know how people can listen to ultraviolence and think its glamorizing but then i have to remind myself that not everyone has experienced a relationship like that. I found this song while i was still in a physically abusive relationship, i told myself that it was okay that my partner hit me because they would cry and apologize afterwards. I ended up viewing their violence as love, so the lines "he hit me and it felt like a kiss" "he hurt me but it felt like true love" hit me like a damn train every single time. Im glad you understood the meaning of the song, i had a feeling you would 💗

[@PassionDumpofanAutist]

I can imagine that hitting so deep. Thank you for sharing your story! 🖤🖤🖤

[@miamiapos]

the fact that pretty when you cry was freestyled is absolutely mind blowing

[@bisexualdennisreynolds]

what?! oh my god that's awesome!

[@PassionDumpofanAutist]

She’s absolutely phenomenal! 🖤

[@nyxanth247]

Loved your reaction❤

[@PassionDumpofanAutist]

Thanks!!

[@moviebuff2024-o6m]

A friend of mine had a super interesting insight into the Ultraviolence line "I can hear sirens, sirens, he hit me and it felt like a kiss'. She said she thinks that because emotional abuse is invisible (like ultraviolet light... "Ultraviolence"), it can be impossible to make anyone believe it's happening to you (and often you don't even realise it yourself), whereas being hit creates a visible mark that you can show as proof and is also easier to recognise as abuse. So she sees the line as saying that because the abuse has now turned physical, at least the sirens will finally come and save her because she finally has proof of it - not only for other people, but for herself. And that's why it 'felt like a kiss' , because it was like a 'thank god I can now see this for what it really is and ask for help'. Not saying this is what Lana actually means, I just thought that was a fascinating way to look at it.

[@PassionDumpofanAutist]

This is freakin brilliant! And as someone (smart, capable and emotionally intelligent) who took 7 years to realize I was being emotionally abused, it speaks to my soul as well. Thanks for sharing that! 🖤🖤🖤

[@moviebuff2024-o6m]

⁠@@PassionDumpofanAutistI’m so sorry to hear you went through that. Thankfully I haven’t experienced it myself, but physical DV was rife on one side of my family, and also my best friend (who is basically my sister) - also smart, capable and emotionally intelligent - was in a 12 year emotionally abusive coercively controlling relationship and I saw first hand how it slowly dimmed her light, chipped away at her soul, her self-worth, everything. Thankfully she got out, and I’m so glad to hear you did too. Sending love! 💜💜💜

[@simser2832]

" He hit me and it felt like a kiss (...) reminded me of when we were kids" Lana grew up with an abusive mother that's why she remembers the violence from her childhood, later in her more recent albums you'll get more info. Jim as well might have been raised up in violence yet in his case he copies the actions he grew up with and let's his anger on Lana in an abusive form since that's the only way he knows how to comprehend his emotions.

[@rebemtz1]

Or Jim the alcohol and every time she drank the memories came back. UV is also a an alcohol brand, ultraviolet light for making it. + Jim bean + Domestic Violence . It’s a great song

[@simser2832]

@rebemtz1 yea I think it's meant to mean both !!

[@PassionDumpofanAutist]

Yes! I totally think she has multiple meanings in most of her songs!!

[@PassionDumpofanAutist]

Yes, I’ve heard this and am looking forward to learning more as I discover more albums. 🖤

[@aniolla]

OMG girl, I just found your channel and I know I'll be here for a long time, I love your reactions and interpretations. You get it Lana❤❤

[@julesy3372]

THIS IS MY SUPERBOWL

[@PassionDumpofanAutist]

🖤🖤🖤

[@ReisMauldin]

In shades of cool, the bridge where her voice is lowered and the guitar is loud. It's him being the guitar being high and ignoring her, when she is trying to tell him how she feels

[@PassionDumpofanAutist]

Oh I did NOT pick up on that but I absolutely love that interpretation!! She’s so clever. 🖤

[@llLuthor]

The next album is the most elegant and glamorous, the forgotten son honeymoon.😂

[@PassionDumpofanAutist]

I’m so excited!! A lot of people think I’m gonna really like it! 🖤

[@dylancook8863]

Honeymoon was the first vinyl I ever purchased for a reason. 🫠😅

[@darioan1676]

Not as forgotten now!

[@mototsu1971]

My fav 😂😍 wish she would go in that direction again

[@Goldun-nah]

Ohhh I’ve been waiting and waiting for that one!!! My fav album

[@JROMEGA]

I love your Lana reactions. You have such a poetic soul and you get Lana, you said it yourself. Not everyone does, but those of us who do; dig in. Keep doing what you're doing and be wordy, we love it! Excited to continue this Lana journey with you 🫶🏻

[@PassionDumpofanAutist]

Aww, this comment seriously made my day. I have such insecurity about putting out first time reactions because there is so much missed and of course after a few listens my thoughts are so much clearer. But comments like this make me feel validated even in the “imperfect” first reactions. 🖤🖤🖤

[@zetsubo_ioc1983]

i genuinely appreciate all the pauses you take during the song to speak your mind on it, its so refreshing to hear other peoples thoughts and interpretations of her lyrics as they can really be taken in many different ways from people

[@PassionDumpofanAutist]

That is so validating to hear! I know I’m not everyone’s cup of tea but I do it for the people like yourself who appreciate the thoughts during!! 🖤🖤🖤

[@whitetrash444]

you should definitely read her "question for the culture" she states that she doesn't glamorize abuse, but she's a glamorous person singing about her realities

[@PassionDumpofanAutist]

When was this put out? I’d love to include it in the right “era” for lack of a better term. I’m trying to kinda go through things the way a fan would’ve experienced in real time cause I’m nerdy like that. Lol

[@whitetrash444]

@ she posted it on her instagram on may 2020 but it was her talking about her first two records "born to die" and "ultraviolence". she states "if I even expressed a note of sadness in my first two records I was deemed literally hysterical as though it was literally the 1920s"

[@ninjaturtles12121]

'blue' is featured on every single album on multiple songs heavily throughout the years n takes on any and all the meanings of blue that we know!! like 'feeling blue' i.e. sad/depressed, blue flame being the hottest flame, 'talk till you're blue in the face' (blue=lack of oxygen/out of breath) all the phrases and meanings associated with blue you best believe Lana has incorporated them into her work! like she says '"it's my fav color and my fav tone of song"' i.e. she likes sad songs. she says "'singing blues" referring to the genre of music. she sees herself as a student and fan of jazz and blues music. so yeah blue is a heavily used concept throughout the years

[@marreuu]

almost 2 hours of reaction??? this is heaven on earth! as a huge lana fan, I'm loving your journey and how you go deep in her work. sending love from brazil 🇧🇷💗

[@ninjaturtles12121]

No matter how many times I have listened to the song ultraviolence it ALWAYS hits me really hard. I cry every single time. The play on "I can hear (police) sirens sirens violins violins" instead of 'violence' n how her mind changes the police sirens sound to violins to protect herself, and the "we can go back to the start when I don't know who you are" - wish I had never even known you to begin with and the "I could have died right there in his arms b/ he was right beside me"- he could have literally killed me right there; "Jim taught me that loving him was never enough"- learning that no matter how much I loved it was never enough for you. ahhh I can go on n on, it always gets to me. I bawl. This entire record is incredibly magical in the hardest way I cry a lot and I have listened to it hundreds of time!!! Highly recommend sitting with a lot of lyrics in this album. The things she isn't saying and reading between the lines brings a new experience every fking time!! No one was doing this at that time she was soo ahead. I am so glad finally now several decades later she is finally getting the recognition!

[@nykola]

After listening to DYKTTIATUOB especially "Fingertips" I can never listen to the "My mother's glamour lives on and on" part the same way. Lana's ability to create masterpieces both artistically and psychologically out of her life experiences amazes me to the core! ❤

[@PassionDumpofanAutist]

Can’t wait to make these connections on my journey!! Certainly felt the significance of that line and I’m sure it’ll cut deeper once I have more understanding. 🖤

[@haendellmagalhaes6112]

ultraviolence is about a cult leader-cult follower-like-relationship. This is a quote from Lana back in 2014: “I used to be a member of an underground sect which was reigned by a guru,” she said. “He surrounded himself with young girls. He thought that he had to break people first to build them up again. At the end I quit the sect.” i dont know if the song is about this exact experience or if its just inspired by it like she was with a man who was so toxic and she was so willingly going for more and more that reminded her of that. anyway its obviously about toxic relationship and going for more but theres nothing romantic about it - i think the critics are just dumb lol its a super sad and strong song

[@PassionDumpofanAutist]

I think that certainly inspired it, as well as her relationship with alcohol and abusive relationships she’s had. I believe they are all woven in there tbh. 🖤

[@Marqo974]

Some info that can help you to understand the album better: - The name of the album may also remind you of ultraviolet light, which is dangerous for humans and it's invisible, just like his Ultraviolence. - Some theories says that some songs may have double meaning - not only abusive relationship, but also her addiction to alcohol. - In Cruel Word it's like she introduce the theme of the album, the relationship that is over, and then in the next songs she explains the details about the relationship. - She dated a Scottish musician, Barrie-James, for like 3 years and it's possible, that he is the guy she's talking about in this album. There are multiple reasons people think that, but also she's singing in Brooklyn Baby, that her boyfriend is in the band, in West Coast she says, that she's leaving him to go chase her dreams as a singer - she went to LA. And she also probably mentions him in other albums in some songs.. e.g. California (about how she wants him to come to California) and The Next Best American Record (about writing songs together). They recorded song Summer Wine together, he is credited in a few of her songs as writer with Lana - Brooklyn Baby from this album, some songs from Blue Bannisters (because she released some old songs of hers in that album, and in some unreleased songs.. and also in 2021 he released old song that they recorded back in time togehter... so it seems like they're in good terms now.. - Brooklyn Baby was meant to be a duet with Lou Reed, but unfortunatelly he passed away the day they planned to record it - I read that Pretty when you cry was freestyled and recorded in one take. When you coonect it with UV, it could be meant in the way that he likes to make her sad and feel bad, because then when he come back, he's like a saviour who raises her up. The more he brings her down, the more she needs him and he can feel the power he has over her. And I love how her voice seems so fragile and vulnerbale in that song, so heartbreaking.. - Many times she's ironic, satirical or critising the public view on things.. just like in the songs Money power glory or Fucked my way.. People critised her and accused her of being inauthentic, just wanting money and fame, getting famous thanks to sex with some influential men.. so she was like fuck it, I'll make a song about it 😄 - Btw she's from Lake Placid and it was apparently her mother that sent her away to boarding school to get sober when she had problems with alcohol. She also lived in Spain as a teenager few months, then she lived on Long Island with her uncle Dave who taught her to play the guitar and she began writing (that is when it all started).. then she lived in NYC, singing in small bars and nightclubs. After few attempts to break through she met Ben and Ed, managers, with whom she still works today. She went to London, where her career started with songs from Born to die. Only then she moved to California.

[@PassionDumpofanAutist]

I’m gonna read this comment after I’ve done my own research!! Thanks so much for taking the time to write these out. I am reacting to interviews of this time period next week on live so I’m gonna keep that fresh by waiting to read this though! 🖤🖤🖤

[@dylancook8863]

This comment is excellent. Very spot on and informative 👍

[@PassionDumpofanAutist]

Hehe came back after a month to read after moving on to Honeymoon! Amazing info. Thanks so much!! 🖤

[@amycoap]

i’m so excited for this!! sending you a belated hug because ultraviolence is a tough listen!!

[@PassionDumpofanAutist]

It was definitely heavy but I loved every second!! 🖤

[@luisparedes7105]

In FMWUTTT the “I am a dragon you’re a whore don’t even know what you’re good for mimicking me is a fucking bore to me” lyric was a diss to Lorde. I believe they had some beef years ago.

[@leonramirez8391]

She is not romanticizing domestic violence she is just telling how she felt at the time.

[@PassionDumpofanAutist]

Yeah, that’s what I said in the video! 🖤

[@HmmmYeahRiiiiiight]

The Jim mentioned in the title song is Jim Beam - this song is all about her battle with alcoholism and the damage it caused her. The whole perspective of the song changes when you know that information.

[@PassionDumpofanAutist]

Totally. I also personally believe she is never only talking about one thing. She’s a genius like that. I think we can find many meanings. 🖤

[@Ag8844]

I can feel you trying to avoid using the word dichotomy 😭 it's funny but adorable

[@PassionDumpofanAutist]

She really plays with her opposites!! Hehe 😜

[@ninjaturtles12121]

Lou Reed was supposed to feature on Brooklyn baby but he tragically passed away right before so she had her bf at that time sing the last few lines with her

[@ninjaturtles12121]

"will you still love me when I shine from words but not from beauty" is her asking if they'll still love her when she is old and no longer has her beauty but has her intelligence and words (older and wiser). She has an entire song on this concept called "young and beautiful" "will you still love me when I'm no longer young and beautiful. will you still love me when I've got nothing but my aching soul" It was featured on the great Gatsby movie.

[@PassionDumpofanAutist]

@@ninjaturtles12121 yeah, that’s kinda what I was getting at. Just said it in different words. Her mind and talent, not her physical beauty. Many women experience this question.

[@timo8846]

I recently watched your Preachers Daughter reaction (which I loved) and as the biggest Lana Del Rey fan I wanted to see if you have made any reactions on her music. I am soo happy to see that you’re on your Lana journey right now and I’m so excited to follow along. 💗💗

[@davicinga1]

nice reaction ! it's funny that you talk about Lana's music giving you 'dance in slow motion' vibes as Lana herself addresses it in her follow up album to ultraviolence 😂

[@lisa_loves_scarlet]

I've always thought of the "Bonnie on the side", to be referencing Bonnie and Clyde. Like she's his dedicated Bonnie, but she's one of many for him. Also, in Shades of cool, the mention of "Bonnie's blue" is interesting and could have lots of interpretations, including the Bonnie's blue flag or that she is Bonnie and she is blue. So interesting

[@PassionDumpofanAutist]

Yes! I knew she had a Scottish bf at one point so I think that’s why my brain went to the word “Bonnie” like Bonnie lass. I’m gonna be honest though, I think she means both. Lol, I think she’s that clever to understand that word okay and how they both fit and mean similar but different things. She’s fascinating!! 🖤

[@ryasa777]

Love that you’re taking your time and giving each era the space it deserves

[@PassionDumpofanAutist]

I wish I could do more tbh, but I’m too excited to move on! But yeah, they deserve this as a minimum tbh. 🖤

[@juani.gonzalez]

deluxe tracks!!!!

[@PassionDumpofanAutist]

Up on Patreon currently and will be up on KZbin next Saturday! 🖤

[@andreguilherme_]

Florida Kilos and Flipside are tracks that enhance this album as a whole and i'm already looking forward to your reaction to them.

[@andreguilherme_]

Bro, the video came out 5 days ago and i ended up not receiving the notification. The reaction video to my favorite Lana album, amazing album 👍

[@haendellmagalhaes6112]

your analysis on Brooklyn baby.... sooooo good!!!! you see that's right she was telling the pov from the young girl who was is love and felt so good on the side of her boyfriend who's super cool (but not as cool as her which just explains how cool she thinks this is and feels) the woman in this song I feel like could be you on that relationship with the older man you talk about when days were good and you just felt alive

[@haendellmagalhaes6112]

omg and I just realized that the very next song is west coast in which she obviously states that she is in fact in love out loud lol that's amazing story telling and I never realized it, there's a continuous history through the album

[@haendellmagalhaes6112]

it's like she's clearly telling us the story of an abusive relationship in the most toxic way possible in this album but showing the pov of the victim where it really feels good and they're going for more without hiding their flaws like brooklyn baby and west coast and also like sad girl when she continues trying to convince that her man's worth it because "you haven't see my man you just don't know how incredible he is" truly adoring him like a cult leader figure it's amazing

[@sabrinassl9832]

i am loving this journey so much ❤❤❤ can’t wait for the others 🥰 youre amazing!

[@theresacastro3106]

Ive been loving this series!❤✨

[@PassionDumpofanAutist]

Yay! That makes me so happy!!

[@Cherryberryfruitt]

fun fact: almost all of the album was done in one take! They had all the lyrics and instrumental finished up (except pretty when you cry which was free styled) and did all the vocals in one night, the producer said that 90% of the vocals were done in one take and only a few lines from the whole album were redone also some of my favourite songs from lana are about her Scottish ex boyfriend barrie-james, its rumoured that brooklyn baby, shades of cool, california and west coast are about him (also the songs in uv deluxe and more in the albums coming up). He's also a singer/songwriter and is credited in a lot of her songs even in her later albums even though they split up a decade ago. He was also the inspiration behind the line 'my p*ssy tastes like pepsi-cola' lol. It's known that they split due to Barrie's mental health, Lana said in an interview that they split ways because he had deal with 'some stuff' and referred to him as unwell on a few occasions 😕 you'll notice most of the songs about him refer to his mental health (especially shades of cool and black beauty). it seems like theyre both still friends even to this day though, he often sings her songs when he goes live on Instagram and it breaks my heart everytime 😅, after finding out california was about him i never listened to it again without crying Edit: this is so long sorry lmao but i also wanted to add that another music reactor i watch was actually contacted by Barrie who said he wanted to thank him for supporting Lana 😭 so cute he was watching reaction videos 🥺

[@DoomyTalks]

Amazing reaction, keep going on the Lana content ❤

[@wenny51]

i really enjoy your insights of the songs and the feelings you have while listening to it. this is also why i love Lana’s music, because people can feel it in all kinds of ways, make it something your own.. the way her lyricism is so beautiful and unique, the power of it to bring you into her world-so stunning. i can’t wait for you to listen to honeymoon and also i would love and can’t wait to hear your thoughts on Blue Banisters (my fav album these last couple of months), i understand why people don’t “like” it - it’s hard for me to say ‘like it’ but it’s not really what people tend to listen from her (she also made it that way-it’s there if you want to know what’s going on with her in that particular part of her life) but it’s so relaxing and lyrics are stunning too big fan of your interpretation, keep going please ❤️❤️🫂

[@TanyaPhilipose]

omg so readyyy!!! lana got crucified by the media for ultraviolence , they said she "glamorized" abuse, when in my opinion, an abuse victim can tell their story however they may need to, its her experience and it does a good job at emphasizing how an victim feels in the cycle of abuse. i know im glad she made this song and album bc i can relate personally and it makes me feel less alone in this experience, which is what art and music should do. candy in most of her songs is referencing drugs lol. When lana uses the name Jim, it usually refers to one of these things: a general name used for her exes, Jim beam (alcohol), and ppl like Jim Morrison and Jim Jones occasionally. Ultraviolence means so much to me, and it INFURIATES me when ppl say she glamorized abuse, bc no, ultraviolence shows how I felt in abusive relationships, shows the victims perspective in an accurate manner, how it becomes soo so difficult to leave somebody who has manipulated u into thinking they love you, even while hurting you, so thank u so much for ur appreciation of the song and its meaning. i think "i couldve died right there cuz jim was right beside me" is such a sad line and a double entendre, bc in a physically abusive relationship u feel as though u could lose ur life at any moment due to how close u are with an abuser, its scary. Shades of cool is my #1 offf this album. the meaning, the vocals, and the guitar bridge is PERFECTION. u hit the nail on the head, lana is saying she can't help or fix her man who is dealing w mental health struggles and drug issues, etc. in shades of c Lou reed was actually supposed to do the vocals in the back of Brooklyn baby but he actually died shortly before they were supposed to record. pretty when you cry was freestyled and done in one take!!! amazing song, i love the guitar bridge in this one as well. i think it's interesting, a lot of abusers tell u ur "pretty when u cry" after they r the ones that made u cry, another display of the cycle of abuse and how it continues. ur correct; money power glory is supposed to be satire, the media came after lana saying she was a bit of a gold digger so in this song she kinda just leans into that portrayal. fucked my way up to the top is also satire yes, she was criticized by ppl saying she slept w ppl to get famous, which didn't happen. and also she makes a dig at Lorde after Lorde came for her, "mimicking me is a fuckin bore, to me" was meant for Lorde. cant wait for more lana!!!!

[@Happiness_is_a_butterflys]

I love how songs of Lana gives european vibes with americans influence.

[@PassionDumpofanAutist]

🖤🖤🖤

[@Dion-jf8ct]

Another interesting perspective on the song ultravionce is Lana using the name Jim and then cult leader, there was a man who led a cult and brainwashed them to drink poisonous koolaid his name was jim

[@PassionDumpofanAutist]

I totally think this song has multiple meanings and that is most definitely one of them!! She seems to like to compare different types of relationships, men, alcohol etc. she’s so clever!! 🖤

[@tangerine4665]

Your house looks so cozy ☺️

[@shanhatesyou2448]

another great reaction ❤❤❤ thank you sm for taking your time with her discography i really love how you digest her music 💕

[@PassionDumpofanAutist]

Thanks so much! It’s such a pleasure doing this and sharing this with you guys. ❤️

[@RomanNavi]

I love how she uses sad as both emotionally down but also pathetic. Sad Girl is not just a pity track

[@ninjaturtles12121]

fked my way up to the top is her being ironicl. Her peers like Lorde were criticizing her HEAVILY for her so called "anti girl power anti feminist" approach. (at this time "girl power" the term was it, with Beyonce's who run the world and Lorde's debut, and Katy Perry's kissed a girl n liked it etc era, it was the whole girl bossing era. This feminism era failed to include women like LDR who don't fit the "strong" women box. LDR has said true feminism is inclusive and should make room for women like her too and not just the strong female empowerment types) And here comes LDR not fitting that mold. Her peers and critics (Lorde etc) were like "she must have just fked her way up" dismissing her art n success whilst also copying her new non mainstream alt style so this was an ironic "so what if I slept my way to the top who cares and what are you going to do abt it other than mimicking my style- psst fk off whilst I go lay down in my diamonds n pearls" kinda vibes.

[@PassionDumpofanAutist]

Yeah, tbh I can’t remember what I even said in this first reaction but I’ve listened to it about 10 more times since and I think after the 3rd or so time I could really feel the anger and rage that is subtle in this song from a first listen. I certainly understood from the beginning it was satirical. That makes total sense to be in response to critique of not fitting the boss girl narrative. She threatens some of that narrative by being her authentic self and it seems that some (not all) feminists forget why the movement was started by our ancestors. And it certainly wasn’t to force every woman to fit in a specific box. That’s what they were fighting to get away from (in amongst many other things obviously). Not to move from one box to another. Because for most of the recent history women have been put into boxes (men as well tbh), and anyone that doesn’t fit their narrative feels like a threat to that. Myself as a neurodivergent woman has personally always been on the fringe of society’s expectations and I’ve never fit any box that’s been put in front of me. These people have lost the plot imo. Lana has done more for my sense of womanhood and empowerment than many of these “boss girl” types tbh. And I’m a proud feminist in the true sense of the term. But I’m not above critiquing where the movement has gone off the rails imo. Anyways, that’s my rant on that. Lol

[@alessandro_camacho]

1:38:14 When you listen to her lastest album and also, blue banisters album, you'll have most of the answers you are looking for... I love the video 🙌🏼

[@PassionDumpofanAutist]

Oh that makes me SO incredibly excited. And thanks for just guiding me to the answers and not spoon feeding them to me. I appreciate this more because I do like figuring out these connections myself!! 🖤🖤🖤

[@alessandro_camacho]

@@PassionDumpofanAutist I know I catch that and I hope you fall in love with how in the end, all these stories from the beginning got almost a complete context since most human part of her is presented in NFR! Good luck 🍀.

[@iKate36]

I think Ultraviolence is my faourite album of Lana ❤‍🔥 I get emotional, because it's been around 10 years since it was released and I still remember my first listen in my living room and how it seald my love for her ❤About the "Jim", I feel like listeners too often think of "man" while listening to Lana's songs, while she frequently writes about her RELATIONSHIP with addiction or fame or city, at least in her earlier yers (or it can be both, having a double meaning). So Jim is probably the alcohol and her addiction (Jim Beam) I heard some interpretations that also points to cult leader Jim Jones who lived around 50s - 60s, since it suits the period Ultraviolence sound seems inspired by and since Lana said this in an interview➡ :"“Ultraviolence” looks back on my time in New York. I was, for a while, part of a sloping underground scene, which was dominated by a guru. He believed in the concept of destroying his followers first and then rebuilding them. I fell for him because at that time, I longed for security". Also, this album is JUST NOW getting it's deserved reviews and it makes me want to cry because FINALLYYY - like, for me it was a love from the first listen, but also FINALLY because it means our society is changing, it is ok to depict the point o view of a victim, to BE a victim and talk about it, it's the abuser who should be ashamed. I remember at the time it was released the songs that were called feminist had to be empowering, but it almost screams toxic positivity to me and it narrows down the feminism, it excludes those who are still struggling, it erases the trauma and the process of healing. ALSO! I haven't seen anyone saying this in the comments yet, but during the time of releasing this album there was a drama with label: "Auerbach openly criticized her label's role on the creative output of the record. He stated the label threatened with not extending the recording session for Ultraviolence any longer unless they heard something from the record.[7] After they sent them [the label] the rough mix of what they had at the moment they were unhappy about the results. They even threatened Lana the record wasn't going to be out unless she worked with "the Adele producer", who most fans speculate to be Paul Epworth, long time producer on Adele records, who also reworked previously leaked demo of "Black Beauty" to fit in more with the sound of the record. According to Auerbach, after Epworth listened to the same rough mix he loved it and stated the album was amazing and that he wouldn't do anything to change it. His words may have influenced the label's own opinions as they changed their mind suddenly and let Lana release the record" Plus in Rolling Stone interview Auerbach emphasized that "she sang live with a seven-piece band. That's the whole record - a seven-piece band with her singing live. It was crazy"

[@Dion-jf8ct]

The lyric he hit me and it felt like a kiss was actually a song title by the crystals. There’s also a clip of Amy winehouse talking abt the lyric I think you’d enjoy seeing amys opinion on the lyric

[@Chris-gx2xq]

true!! missing amy rn. She wouldve loved lana

[@PassionDumpofanAutist]

Oh wow! I didn’t know that! Thanks. 🖤

[@darrj]

lana has a bachelors degree in philosophy so makes sense why theres so many religious themes

[@PassionDumpofanAutist]

@@darrj I actually mentioned this in my essay about Born to die and I have a section about religious themes! 🖤

[@andyyy1r]

7:10 I guess nobody mentioned she covered Nirvana's Heart Shaped Box a couple times during her Ultraviolence tour.

[@Hirakhokhar01]

My favorite Lana's Album and your reaction is so concerning i love it ❤

[@Hirakhokhar01]

This Album is Masterpiece ❤

[@kieth_9]

I always like to remind people that pretty when you cry was a freestyle

[@PassionDumpofanAutist]

As you should!!! She is legendary for this. 🖤🖤🖤

[@Chris-gx2xq]

omg I was waiting for this one😭🙏🏼 let me grab my snacks

[@antonhylewis80]

Can't wait for the Live performances reaction ❤

[@PassionDumpofanAutist]

I can’t wait to do that one! I always get so much more out of the songs!! 🖤

[@antonhylewis80]

@PassionDumpofanAutist yesssss❤❤❤ please don't forget to do the Money Power Glory at Carcassonne France .

[@xxShadowOfTheWolfxx]

back from my parents house and i'm making my evening with watching the video. got tissues in case, hah. cruel world is such a good opening to the album. people can describe their relationships with abuse and addictions however they want. unless people write only about great sides of drugs for example, then i could maybe understand that. but artrist like lana, they may write about longing with subjects like that in beautiful and kind of romantic manner, it's still clearly something she herself is against and wishes it was different. i can't speak of abuse in romantic relationships or addictions, but i do have very complicated relationship with my parents and all people romanticize their past. remember the good parts and hope to hold on to that. it's very human. loved the reaction as always. haven't listenend to that album in a while, ultraviolence, west coast and brooklyn baby are probably my favorites. though the albums as a whole is really good, so the favorites always can change within every new listen, hah. always love how ulfiltred your thoughts are. your authenticity is very clear and very inspiring :)

[@antonhylewis80]

For the live performances dear Val💝: ●CRUEL WORLD : live at outside lands festival 2016 . ●ULTRAVIOLENCE : live at the Endless summer Tour . ●BROOKLYN BABY : Live at the Endless summer Tour xfinity center. ●WEST COAST: live at Hollywood forever cemetery. ● SAD GIRL DIDN'T FOUND ONE 😢😢😢. ●PRETTY WHEN YOU CRY:live (aerodrome festival) 2018. ● MONEY POWER GLORY (THE GOAT LIVE😊) : live at Carcassonne France . ●FUCKED MY WAY UP TO THE TOP : live at Carcassone France . ●OLD MONEY:live Hollywood forever cemetery ●THE OTHER WOMAN didn't found one too

[@PassionDumpofanAutist]

This is epic!! Thank you! ❤❤❤

[@katia_81_85]

SO EXCITEDDD

[@PassionDumpofanAutist]

🖤🖤🖤

[@moviebuff2024-o6m]

SO WELL SAID regarding Ultraviolence. In my opinion, the people who accused her of 'glamourizing' abuse with this song are not only diminishing, invalidating and disrespecting Lana's own trauma, but the trauma of all survivors.

[@PassionDumpofanAutist]

That’s totally what made me angry when I listened to it knowing it was criticized. I don’t usually talk like that about people tbh (or I try not to) but you can see the visceral reaction I had when I said “f*** the people who said this was glamorizing”. It made me angry. Lol

[@courtneyrodgers138]

Shades of Cool is my favorite song ever I was waiting for you to hear it 🥹♥️ sooo excited 🎉

[@PassionDumpofanAutist]

Shades of cool I think I expressed in this video that I liked it…but man! After hearing it multiple times now….im absolutely obsessed with it now! It’s so angelic! 🖤🖤🖤

[@courtneyrodgers138]

@ I knew you would I swear! I have tried to sing it in the car and shower for like 10 years now 😅 she’s a genius

[@fransciscoo]

YEEES, been waiting on this one, love it already

[@PassionDumpofanAutist]

Yay!! I’m so excited to start this UV journey! Still got a ton of content coming!! 🖤

[@odetodante]

I always took "…his Bonnie on the side" as she feels like Bonnie from Bonnie and Clyde. A fully devoted woman who would do anything for him, but she’s his Bonnie on the side, so that devotional isn’t reciprocated nor is his love as much as hers. That’s another reason she is a "sad girl."

[@PassionDumpofanAutist]

I personally think it’s a double meaning and I certainly think you’re bang on with this one!! 🖤

[@arthurandre3354]

there are multiple theories surrounding this album and some of its songs. I really like the one that says that Ultraviolence (the song) and Cruel World are about her relationship with alcohol (the addiction at a young age and later sobriety) or at least allude to it. Particularly in Ultraviolence because of the whole Jim being a reference to Jim Beam. Idk, I just find the idea that Lana was comparing an alcohol addiction to an abusive relationship very amusing but truly there's no way to really know unless she officially says what she meant when writing the song.

[@PassionDumpofanAutist]

I totally see that and think that’s definitely one of the meanings. I really think she’s clever enough to have multiple meanings going on at once. It’s so fascinating! I was picking it up in cruel world but I also now see it with Ultraviolence and I love that interpretation. 🖤

[@arthurandre3354]

@PassionDumpofanAutist it's a very popular interpretation. I'm loving this series btw, love from Brazil 🖤

[@xtldc]

I once heard her say that often times when she is referring to a boyfriend / partner, a relationship, being in love, missing someone, or wanting someone, she is talking about alcohol, particularly in her earlier music.

[@antonhylewis80]

OMG Val , I don't know I commented the Live performances of each album , It took me over an hour to search watch and rewatch. I just came to see to comentarys and it's no longer here gonna do that again

[@EatWithMelany]

I’m so exited😊😊 BTD+P & UV are the best albums❤️ btw love your videos . I don’t even need to see it. Immediate like

[@PassionDumpofanAutist]

I’m so happy with both of these records and it’s wild to me that there is so much more for me to discover still!! 🖤

[@caps07]

Please react to flipside. It’s one of the bonus tracks of ultra violence

[@BebeBebe-m4b]

You would so love blue banisters

[@iiloveemusic]

Oh to listen to this album for the first time again

[@PassionDumpofanAutist]

It certainly felt like a bit of a rite of passage for me. I’m a different person after listening to each album. 🖤

[@marreuu]

SO EXCITED

[@PassionDumpofanAutist]

Me too!! Excited to share it. 🖤🖤🖤

[@lihmenezes4550]

So excited for this one!!

[@PassionDumpofanAutist]

So soon now!!!! 🖤🖤🖤

[@maxdelazari448]

ur so cuteeeeeee

[@marinadelrey96]

F my way is about singer Lorde

[@lizzydean9075]

I’ve come to interpret ‘sad girl’ as the word sad meaning pathetic. pathetic for being his mistress, for putting up with being one of many girls, and for dealing with everything he puts her through

[@PassionDumpofanAutist]

Oh, I freakin LOVE this take and seems to track with how she can feel about herself expressed through her art sometimes. 🖤🖤🖤

[@haendellmagalhaes6112]

gotta love how she goes full dark side on this album like the themes on this album are NOT good not healthy you know but she's so human by singing it like it is and put out for people to listen, not saying that this is good but it's just how she's feeling ughhhhh she was NOT scared of letting people know that's she's was not perfect and it was kinda of a big F* YOU to the born to die bad criticism

[@Dkolovesmuffins]

don't forget to react to the deluxe tracks "Flipside" and "Is This Happiness" !!

[@PassionDumpofanAutist]

Already recorded and up on my Patreon. KZbin video will be out on Saturday as usual!! 🖤

[@Ninaninananana]

I’m seated pretty baby 🥰🙏🏼🎉🎀

[@PassionDumpofanAutist]

🖤🖤🖤

[@aymanchakir6556]

u got to watch the mvs of this album cs hear me out i think it is all cinnected bith the ones in born to die too and all telling a story because she uses the same actors so in btd mv we see her in the hands of a boy dying in blue jeans she drowns with that same actor in shades of cool she is seen in scenes in the pool while an old man is looking at her while she's mad at first but then it kinna tells the story as if she's already dead and she's a ghost hunting him , people had a lot to say abt the old man that plays in most of her mvs she said it's embarrassing that ppl think like that and to her he is an influential and great person and filmed with him her latest mv in candy necklaces , anyway an icon

[@aymanchakir6556]

the same 2 actors are in west coast too but it's jus viby and dope just like the song

[@PassionDumpofanAutist]

So as part of my deep dive I always watch the music videos as well as the live before doing a final essay and then finally moving on from the record. Much more UV content ahead!! 🖤

[@Blisteryn]

If you love Lana, i love you ❤

[@PassionDumpofanAutist]

🖤🖤🖤

[@masterswordwielder]

West Coast was the turning point realizing that I don't like her slow albums like this and Honeymoon. I was really upset that the song slowed down for the chorus (and still am). The pre-chorus is one of my favorite parts of any Lana song that isn't on BTD and NFR and then the song suddenly turns into the other songs. If I were focused on the lyrics of a song when listening to it I might have a different opinion on those albums. But the whole style makes it really hard to listen to the whole song, especially because they are sooooo long😭

[@lovermusicteenagedreamneve9901]

Good reaction❤ Wish you can reactions Taylor Swift, Katy Perry , Ariana Grande ,and Billie Eilish albums Sometimes 👍

[@PassionDumpofanAutist]

Unfortunately can’t do any first time reactions to Taylor Swift as I’ve been a Swiftie since 2009 and have listened to all the albums a million times. But will be doing some Billie coming up. Listened to Ariana’s stuff already as well. ❤️

[@lovermusicteenagedreamneve9901]

​@@PassionDumpofanAutistsound great and i am exciting for billie Eillish albums reactions here. Thanks ❤

[@lovermusicteenagedreamneve9901]

​@@PassionDumpofanAutistPlus i still like Olivia Rodrigomusic too 👍

[@PassionDumpofanAutist]

@lovermusicteenagedreamneve9901 love her as well but already listened! But as soon as she puts out new stuff I’ll be reacting for sure!! ❤️

[@lovermusicteenagedreamneve9901]

@@PassionDumpofanAutist kzbin.infovkyZJd1-d10?si=UVWKfPuoTE-ImLt5 Lana songs my favorite too ❤ thank you so much .

[@dylancook8863]

These videos of yours ALSO give me life !! 😊 reading you say that about my comments to you put the biggest smile on my face. I'm just here rewatching this masterpiece of a reaction/review 💙 Also, I'm anxiously awaiting your thoughts on that movie !!!! 🎬 🐟 🐠 😊😊😊😊😊

[@PassionDumpofanAutist]

Sorry, the “I’ll get back to you in a few hours” turned into several days. I’ve just responded in Patreon. Such an interesting film that just baffles me. Such a raw depiction of humanity. 🐠🐟

[@dylancook8863]

I just saw your comment on Patreon ! Don't apologize ! I was hoping to hear that you enjoyed it though !! 😊 now I'm back to being excited for the UV era lives !!! 😅😅😊

[@PassionDumpofanAutist]

@ deluxe premiere on Saturday and I’m gonna do the live research on Sunday! ❤️

[@grllikesboy5118]

Lana said Ultraviolence was not about DV

[@PassionDumpofanAutist]

@@grllikesboy5118 awesome! I’m going through the Lana interviews this Sunday in my live. This was a first reaction where I get to interpret the art and how it resonates with me. 🖤

[@cthwhen]

1:19:50 i think he just like to see her cry

[@PassionDumpofanAutist]

Lana always seems to have deeper meanings and multiple meanings in her lyrics from what I’ve noticed so I think there’s more literal interpretation there for sure, but also some room for metaphorical interpretation! 🖤

[@noone-sm3vd]

Great reaction. Thoughtful and interesting as always. There’s a short interview where lana talks about each of the tracks in the standard album if you’re interested kzbin.info/www/bejne/nYTGoWSsh5p8o6ssi=wm1owRSzD_iRnukn

[@mmmxnu]

loved the reaction !!! 🩵 can’t wait for the reaction of DYKTTATUOB because IT’S SO PERSONAL !!!!

[@PassionDumpofanAutist]

I love that kind of stuff so you are probably right! I have a feeling I’ll gravitate towards that one. 🖤

[@mmmxnu]

@ can’t wait for “fingertips” reaction from that album !! have a nice one 🩵🩵🩵