Lana Del Rey - Dark Paradise - O2 Academy Birmingham - 13.05.13

Live at the O2 Academy Birmingham - 13th May 2013
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[@elfeverlasting4632]

She's like a piece of art lost in time, you look at her and she looks like those singers from the gold times old Hollywood, it's amazing.

[@burcuburc13]

definitely

[@jasonwillard3568]

Gossip girl, that's a perfect and the best description of her. A piece of art lost in time- beautiful!

[@yukirotoyoshima4746]

omg... can't be more agree.

[@ambedo8848]

and sounds like them too.

[@fooddrinks6122]

And thanks God, otherwise we would have only those pieces of plastic shit which is on radio and everywhere actually...

[@jasmynjacobs9564]

Seeing her dance to her own music is probably the cutest thing ever

[@enyaviolinistx7689]

Yes

[@overthinkistan]

YAS LAUREN

[@lilith5865]

She is the cutest cinnamon roll and we love her 💖

[@BronsonBelleza]

Yes she is soaring!!!

[@esclavitud4869]

Every singer does it

[@panossebertgrant5741]

I was almost crying while I was seeing the pain and the misery she hides in her eyes...

[@siwarldr661]

Panos Sebert Grant yeah she was feeling the same way she felt when she wrote the song

[@sebastian9915x]

Panos Sebert Grant I don't see misery, I think she feels a mix of raw pain and sadness.. along with some nostalgia. She must have lost something more valuable than life to her. Sometimes it's easy to relate to that feeling and I think it makes her music that much more powerful and beautiful. Just my humble opinion though. 👍🏻

[@jorgeduran69]

Panos Sebert Grant I cry alot to many of her songs. It's quite rare in today's music world to find a performer or artist who conveys such raw emotion and even more, one who can make the audience connect or relate to their pain, happiness or whatever the sentiment.

[@odin8352]

Panos Sebert Grant ... there was no pain

[@navouu5311]

Odin Get out!

[@animalfinatic9366]

Oh my poor Lana, It makes me sad to see the sadness in her eyes and hear the sadness in her voice. She's still so beautiful though. In love with the ending...

[@ebruuzunses9416]

Yes, me too

[@withhistoric]

You are so kind ❤ I love our beautiful Lana 💞

[@agent00beauty21]

She sings with such raw emotion.. Its amazing i love her so much

[@trblemker00]

***** right (:

[@fgcsportista]

***** same. it looks like she's crying wow :o

[@toojoonyang2081]

yes

[@isabellatrifanescu7870]

+Agent00beauty i know dude i started to cry

[@candygirl24100]

Yeah seeing her actually sing it kinda makes me want to cry . ;-; so much feels

[@GirlsLikeFairies]

There's no song of her i can listen to without getting goosebumps

[@taureankartik4]

GirlsLikeFairies I know right, same! :(

[@rontolentino492]

Feels!

[@andrej2932]

this….THIS.

[@marissaxx3413]

exactly i listen to this even without seeing the live performance and i get the chills bc i can feel her emotions thru her voice and the lyrics

[@staticturbulence]

Me when shades of cool

[@richjustin06]

so much pain in her eyes and voice...you can tell she's been through a lot.

[@MangoOasis97]

She's so expressive in her eyes...there's a beautiful sadness there

[@luizabispo5546]

yes...

[@karenangelina8771]

Nothing is sadder than her wrote that song and had to preform it with controlled emotions. It's about the guy she loved who died. How did she even do it? She is so strong.

[@tumblrx3161]

This song is about her grandma....

[@debbies.184]

+Bruh Lmao she Said in an interview, that all Songs she has written Are about one man

[@tumblrx3161]

I highly doubt it for example summertime sadness was about her best friends suicide

[@jzuniga5jz]

+Cry Baby lol.. summertime sadness is about the cold weather seasons yet forever hope that it's always 6 months away..

[@tumblrx3161]

Yes, Lana might have said that "I'm usually singing about the same god damn person" but it's been confirmed that this song is about her grandma. If you don't want to believe me then that's fine with me plus she said she lost contact with the guy (aka the love of her life) so how could she have known he died??? And yes, I am (:

[@ABSFSU]

She said THE SONG VIDEO GAMES is about and ex boyfriend, that she shared and apartment with, I think she wrote it about the first man she was ever truly in love with like she thought she was going to marry him. She wrote Video Games when she was living in England, in a flat with him over there, she said they both had normal jobs they would both come home from work he would play World of Warcraft and she would sit on the couch next to him and write her songs. She said it was the first boyfriend she ever lived with and how in love with him she was and how simple there life was together.

[@millsj9383]

ABSFSU is thst berrie james?

[@mervebasar1466]

@@millsj9383 no his name is Josh.

[@LiSa-fc5sp]

@@mervebasar1466 what Josh lol? Not Josh... No, Barrie came later when she made it mainstream. And yes that story was true, but she lived with the guy in America, she flew to UK AFTER that relationship and started writing about the relationship that went wrong but she still cherished and will cherish for a long time in her heart, hence the painful emotions.

[@_zombiequeen]

I used to follow the Video Games's guy on insta but I cant remember his name, he used to say good things about Lana.

[@elenaaaaa20]

:(

[@sintillidie]

she holds a hurricane of emotions in her eyes

[@goldenbabydoll]

she's a hurricane of emotions, she's so me

[@egallou2215]

I feel the pain in her voice

[@kianna1082]

Lana Del Rey is a beautiful person. The emotion she felt in this song was real.

[@teenyweeny3005]

key Its about her ex boyfriend that she was VERY in love with, who passed away. dark paradise, and video games are both about him. so is most of the born to die album i think. its really sad :(

[@ardasever9356]

lana dancing to her one of saddest song is such a mood

[@elenamendoza3789]

Oh my god! This song must mean a lot to her if she was tearing up! I could hardly hear her... but I do the same thing when I cry. My voice gets so tiny hardly anyone can understand me. When I saw her almost crying... I almost cried too!

[@jacobjaflor4376]

Elena Mendoza i bet she was just high

[@muhammadsahil9535]

singer cry in melody

[@lizspace5068]

I could hear her really clear, it's just that indeed there's a lot of sadness in her voice

[@tumblrx3161]

She looks so Sad :( I wish I could go up and hug her

[@mundorosa4738]

Me encanta

[@LadyMonroe3]

This is my absolute favorite song of hers. I fucking love her.

[@SummerDelReyboy]

+Marina Del Rey not my favorite because I can't have a favorite that's so hard ... but this song is so ... you know wow, lyrics and voice :( and like I lost someone, my love, and this song speak to me

[@SummerDelReyboy]

***** same

[@ilaria6984]

Dark paradise was the first song I discovered by Lana, it was almost eight years ago, damn time flies, been a fan for almost a decade.

[@otterishh]

it was also the first song i heard by her!

[@ilaria6984]

OMG same! I also discovered it nine years ago!

[@vanessa-fh8vr]

Wowww It's a decade now.

[@Macchio536]

i discovered her from off to the races in 2016 and when lust for life out i got so obsessed bby her

[@emirsphere]

Definitely the most saddest and melancholic song of Lana

[@ssmmyr]

Yes

[@juanpablohenao7619]

no

[@emirsphere]

@@juanpablohenao7619 yes

[@justchilling177]

Also darkest

[@Thesleepingmantis]

@@juanpablohenao7619 don’t just say no, back it up with something else 😂

[@mel6691]

Even tho the song must have been so emotional for her and also hard to sing the words but she still danced like a queen to make her fans smile and party even more she is such a strong woman and i adore her

[@LanatheSatan]

damn, Lana can dance!

[@edgar10k909]

Lana the Satan trump

[@LanatheSatan]

excuse me

[@edgar10k909]

Trump pence 2016 kkk

[@LanatheSatan]

o damn, that's edgy

[@sebablast]

Ri Hika really? i didn’t know about that

[@ricomaurer4001]

She trying to dance with tears. Incredible Awesome girl.

[@polyte100]

Omg , i Can feel the deep pain she was suffering from that moment ;( This Song may mean to her a lot ! Anyway it's one of The most powerful song's of Lana

[@MyAronica]

+Marina Del Rey this song it is about a man she once loved, but he got jailed and condamned to death for killing two people. She sing about him in the song "Drive by" from her album Sirens (her names was May Jailer then) She also talks about him in blue jeans, million dollar men, video games and more songs.

[@EldritchCloak]

+Adina Aronica May I ask how you know this? Did she mention it in an interview?

[@tiffinitucker7921]

+N KatZ yeah she mentioned in an interview that she's always singing about the same person. I don't think she wants to go further into details about him because whenever people bring up who the songs are about she doesn't get deep into it. I like that side of her though, it's kind a mystery

[@julianpenguin5320]

Tutoriaz ® TRUE

[@ericawest5881]

Adina Aronica this is a lie this never happened he walked out on her she never said he went to jail.

[@ulayla1605]

I truly saw the pain in her eyes she was about to cry ): she's miraculously beautiful and adorable tho (: loved her performance

[@PrecociousSloth]

A lot of people are saying they hate when the crowd "sings in unison so loud you can't hear the artist" and "no one asked you to sing"...but she did. At the very beginning. Probably to help her get through the song seeing as she was on the verge of tears from the beginning of the song. Just a thought.

[@raghadalsaeed6421]

Seeing her happy at the end of the song is everything 😢💙

[@maryam-hn8tf]

still in 2021 and i dont wanna wake up from this tonight

[@angellmaeroberson3169]

This is the first live performance I've seen where she sings the song exactly how it was recorded

[@kimberley9204]

well, good for you

[@edgar10k909]

Angel L'Mae Roberson trump

[@michaelgold1217]

am i the only one who instantly started smiling when she began to dance?

[@rosejoy2224]

You can see the emotion in her eyes, I felt as though she was ready to cry at any moment. Her music is a work of art, as well as her entire existence. I’ve never seen anyone so beautiful and heard something so beautiful as her and her songs

[@Sarahtheebeing]

Why is she so perfect, like how does one get to be that perfect.

[@sfeeeeeeef]

No one is perfect

[@sfeeeeeeef]

No one is perfect 😒

[@LolaDaBiebs]

it's so emotional and that's probably the reason that she doesn't want to sing it that often. But it's so beautiful!

[@juancontrerasii217]

I just had no idea what to do with my emotions when I saw her dance.

[@lounyx2902]

I remember when i was only 17-18 yo, listening to this song in my own sadness...

[@user-km8zz8lr8n]

Her eyes speaking sorrow 🥺

[@darthrevan4150]

You can see the whole time how difficult it is for her to sing that song. She is very emotional and is nearly crying.

[@xmilkshakesx]

This was the first song of hers that instantly made me fall in love while also reminding me of those that I’ve lost. Thank you, Lana.

[@iKate36]

I can't believe people are saying she's fake... for me Beyonce is fake even though I like some of her songs. There are such an emotions on Lana's performances... it's impossible to fake those emotions.

[@yungluna7464]

Why is Beyoncé Fake ?

[@iKate36]

It may sound weird but for me she seems too perfect, people never see her bad days, fails or romething, she seem unreal becouse of it. And for me a big minus is that she dont write her own songs, but I don't follow news about her so I may be wrong, if so then I'm sorry, I didn't mean to hurt anyone feelings I just say how I feel about her. YUNG LUNA

[@harls3337]

i agree with you

[@rachelw15]

iKate36 someone that understands

[@neredya7605]

Let's stop compare two great artis together. What's the point? Both beautiful, both talented and nothing won;t change that.

[@megd5144]

hands down. A GODDESS.

[@phoebediamandis7384]

You can hear the pain in her voice and see it in her eyes...it's so sad... :(

[@rabiaturgut1982]

She's completely like an art with her look and voice and songs...

[@amirthegun3689]

started crying as she told the crowd which song it is

[@lilyrobertshi]

i was at this concert!! she had to keep turning her mic up because everyone was so loud haha 💖

[@SanjanaKaicker]

lucky omg!!! how was it besides that?

[@edgar10k909]

lilyrobertshi kkk

[@colla_zh]

2022… I’m from Russia. I miss Lana, feel so sad when listening this song. lana's songs help me all the time. I love you, Elizabeth Grant

[@medalibendhiab9365]

I literally started crying 😭😭😭

[@marissabxok1820]

Lana has no idea just HOW much we love her. Even when she can not love herself, we do.

[@jonnil31]

I almost cried when she danced, dancing with a heavy heart damn that's so stronkkk.

[@graceross8612]

I was at this gig and it was absolutely amazing, she came down to us and sang and it was the most beautiful thing I've ever experienced ❤️😭

[@sresersreser]

If you have heart,i f you have soul, you must love this performance. You must love Lana.

[@angelotaku3965]

Her dance is major adorable!!! I love her so much!

[@penelopemoore4740]

If you knew the story behind her song/songs/the album and she also suffers from performance anxiety. She has more courage than at first realized.

[@alextwa]

Lana describes everything that I feel. As a songwriter, her words sum up everything that is inside of me; all my emotions, all my pain. I never thought anyone understood the way I felt, or felt what I felt. But then in 2011 I discovered Lana and I said "She gets it. She's like me." I have lived this song and I feel that same pain that Lana sings about. I know it. I have lived it. Lana really does speak for us her fans. She is our voice!

[@lilyophelia1928]

I love this! wish the quality was better. She draws you in with the tears, makes you feel the pain, then starts dancing and everything is better. :) Queen of Emotions.

[@mhdwantz6214]

Look at those eyes and her voices 🥺

[@sydstern7686]

she’s so beautiful & i loveee this song & performance. ppl in the lana stan community say that this song is a “local” song & while that may be true, u can’t deny the storytelling and dark lyricism mixed w these beautiful instrumentals and sounds in the song. a classic story of pining after a dead lover. she really captured the feeling for mourning here. beautiful

[@calliepatten4048]

to everyone who says she is a bad performer it was only because she was almost crying

[@user-qd1xl6vr6i]

her eyes 😢

[@freezyrachel5974]

Audience kills feelings

[@localblackjay]

True^

[@sk9582]

+Freezy Rachel Thank you! I thought I was the only person who thought so

[@jojoaldar]

Freezy Rachel And when they're quite everyone says the audience is "dead", let them have fun man for most of them this is probably the last lana del rey concert they'll ever go to and I can tell that Lana appreciates their support and love that they show her through cheering and singing along. Anyways have a good day, cheers

[@vanessacortez368]

Your Mom I know right?! I watched Ariana Grande perform Bang Bang alone without the other two artists, and barely anyone seemed interested in the concert. It made me feel so bad because I can't imagine seeing someone sing their heart out and feel like no one is interested in the music. I'm glad that audiences connect with the performers because that shows that they're connecting, but sometimes it does get annoying if you can't hear the artist the entire time.

[@christiansaravia7865]

My grandma recently died, Dec 12th and listening to this song hits harder than ever lately.

[@shevontea]

this is one of my favorite lana songs. i relate to it a lot (probably the most out of any of her songs) and this live performance is amazing

[@blwlmnswg]

this song 🥺😭😭

[@NDNProductions1]

I'm going to see her in 59 days omfg.

[@XxKaylaluvsyouxX]

so lucky!!

[@renefrisby4938]

I HATE YOU!!!!!!!! (,•~,•) Jk tho but I am jealous:(

[@yadirarodriguez1166]

I'm jelouse to

[@darlingavril7208]

The way she said "No one compares to you" she said it out of her deepest heart

[@izgitanguner2214]

All my friends tell me I should move on I'm lying in the ocean, singing your song Ah, that's how you sing it Loving you forever, can't be wrong Even though you're not here, won't move on Ah, that's how we play it And there's no remedy for memory your face Is like a melody, it won't leave my head Your soul is hunting me and telling me That everything is fine But I wish I was dead Every time I close my eyes It's like a dark paradise No one compares to you I'm scared that you won't be waiting on the other side Every time I close my eyes It's like a dark paradise No one compares to you I'm scared that you won't be waiting on the other side All my friends ask me why I stay strong Tell 'em when you find true love it lives on Ah, that's why I stay here And there's no remedy for memory your face Like a melody, it won't lift my head Your soul is hunting me and telling me That everything is fine But I wish I was dead Every time I close my eyes It's like a dark paradise No one compares to you I'm scared that you won't be waiting on the other side Every time I close my eyes It's like a dark paradise No one compares to you But there's no you, except in my dreams tonight Oh oh oh, ha ha ha I don't wanna wake up from this tonight Oh oh oh, ha ha ha I don't wanna wake up from this tonight There's no relief, I see you in my sleep And everybody's rushing me, but I can feel you touching me There's no release, I feel you in my dreams Telling me I'm fine Every time I close my eyes It's like a dark paradise No one compares to you I'm scared that you won't be waiting on the other side Every time I close my eyes It's like a dark paradise No one compares to you But that there's no you, except in my dreams tonight Oh oh oh, ha ha ha I don't wanna wake up from this tonight Oh oh oh, ha ha ha I don't wanna wake up from this tonight

[@Heedy770]

Wow..The emotions that she sings with!! Gosh! She's tearing up almost from the beginning.

[@95luluuu]

the ending was amazing

[@RhymeLandau]

God I'm so glad she sung this song live because it's one of my fave gems from her. And that guitarist is HOT!!!!

[@vickiegallner8350]

God this song's my favorite too n hell yeah i also noticed that damn hot guitarist lol

[@edgar10k909]

Rhyme Mananquil kkk

[@vickiegallner8350]

i found out the guitarist's name btw omg.

[@RhymeLandau]

OMG Please tell!!!!

[@daviditao5769]

His name is Blake

[@melih3220]

her eyes dude, her eyes . . . .

[@bellatucc2530]

she seems like shes having so much fun I love seeing her happy

[@nalharsha28]

Wow....the emotion in her eyes makes me love the song and her even more!

[@yusufyadk7247]

this is our song with my love and he lives in Birmingham and i live in Turkey and i miss him so much day by day. i hope him to come together again till forever...i hope you see one day Sweatheart♥️👉🏻🥺👈🏻 i love you...

[@akshayaramakrishnan445]

There has not been a single time I didn't cry while listening to this song 😭

[@lowridermpg]

this actually brought me to tears love this song and lana so much ❤❤❤❤

[@mattiavullo5056]

I'm feeling so many things at the same time, I think I might explode

[@normanultraviolence6465]

Can we just appreciate how supportive and loving and adoring the crowd was

[@traviskyle5919]

Those sad tears are also tears of joy, this is when she knew her soul had been appreciated. appreciated for her success and talent.

[@rachelHursh]

this was the first song I've heard from her and it was magical

[@sabdelrey500]

when the music or the harmony waz sad she waz in tearz, but when the music changed at the end she started to dance and smilin' like really she can feel the music. LUV U LANA DEL REY

[@sara5814]

Her eyes. A real dark paradise.

[@sannefrancken7536]

The pain in her eyes.. 😞

[@iraniaa8]

The little dance she did 😍😍❤️

[@Haigo0o]

I'm not a conspiracy theorist but I think that She lost the love of her life..I mean he is dead. Anyone agrees?

[@rahmadifajarhimawan4934]

I think I'm agree.....she said that a lot of her songs in "Born to Die" is dedicated to her 'true love'. And "Dark Paradise" is one of them....I feel so sad watching Lana sing a song that meant a lot for her (not everytime she sing "Dark Paradise") *sorry for bad english*

[@HDdk100]

Video Game is one of them too, she says *all* her love songs are about this one person she was with around 15-16 or I'm not sure.. And I don't really think she has told the whole story but enough I guess (oh yeah and she also said he wasn't dead Interviewer: "where is he now?" Lana: "He's out there" (btw that's not direct quotes just what I remember them saying) the interview is on KZbin somewhere)

[@HDdk100]

Or maybe he is dead... I don't know it would make more sense if he was

[@ebonyjenkinsnews7817]

H.A.i.G she writes from her and a characters point of view, not every song of hers means something from her past, but there's definitely deeper meaning in this song.

[@rahmadifajarhimawan4934]

Pixel-HD there's rumor that her true love is someone called "K" (once again, its rumor). If you listening to "For K part 1" (her leaked song from "Sirens" album) maybe you can get a little story about what happens to K.... but once again, its just rumor.

[@gentleboyi]

still wondering why this masterpiece doesn't have a mv ?!

[@ivanibarra1382]

This is my absolute favorite performance by her of all time. She's incredible.

[@ciriladewilanch6335]

Suddenly i just feel so sad and empty. Cant sleep then decide to listen to this song. Now i feel my life is just a waste of time ... i dont know how to describe my feeling . Just so sad

[@medhagupta3950]

Whenever I listen to this song I feel the sadness in the her voice it’s so heartbreaking u can feel the pain. She is Amazing.

[@cozy3195]

I just wish I could protect her from everything bad in the world I love you Lana ❤

[@camilavicente4091]

She was so perfect! She even make me cry :)

[@sandracatheryn4438]

Perfect performance "Dark paradise"

[@Itsmontero]

Always feels like the first time

[@emmer6006]

She looks *so* damn sad... :,( it's noticeable that when she sings "everybody's watching me, but i can feel you touching me" it really hits her, as there is actually people watching. POOR LANA!!

[@thefyt.g3719]

Lana dancing is soooooo cute. Oh man I love her

[@kie5850]

her emotions reached me brb crying

[@labacgone9367]

She was dancing on the verge of crying🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺

[@rosie6]

I want to watch her live so bad 😢

[@JesusVargasAguilar]

4:30 daammmm i repeat that part sooo many times!!!! love her!!!!

[@andreak1845]

Me too! She takes my lesbian side:p lol kidding, but she is so perfeeect!

[@JasonDarr]

She knows the words she was just getting the audience participate, duhhh

[@martinvutov2917]

She's tge most special and unique singer. U can feel the emotional every time you hear her songs.... She is like nothing I have ever seen or heard before... Unique person ❤

[@Ime8eos]

That awsome emotion when you see the artist singing and actually feeling her songs. That's so rare nowdays.

[@Iluvx4]

This is my favorite song