she sees herself as a cigarette, which is used selfishly by men and after he takes a drag (have sex), she is left behind like the ashes of a cigarette Īlso the compares love to a 'lie', so love doesn't really exist in this relationship ans she knows that he is just playing with her feelings to get sex with her. Says he's gonna teach me just what fast is, Say it's gonna be all right

Take another drag turn me to ashes, Ready for another lie? She also says that she's been trough bad times, maybe her boyfriend suddenly ended up the relationship and for a long time she's been waiting for him to come back to her, which never happend She just sees the good things, trying to ignore the bad because they 'gonna take a right' (starting this superficial relationship) i don't know if this saying exits in english, but we german say 'durch eine Rosarote Brille sehen' which means something like 'seeing trough a pink glasses', so when someome is in love they see trough these glasses and ignore all the problems, which come with love, Lana could mean something like that by saying that she puts on her 'heart shaped sunglasses', which is quite similar. I'm not gonna listen to what the past says, I've been waiting up all night' 'Baby put on heart shaped sunglasses, cause we're gonna take a ride She asks herself if they would be in love forever, but then she just asks if they actually would be in love, leaving out the 'forever' So, firstly New York is a very hectic city, everyone is always in a hurry and is in a rush and Diet Mountain Dew is a beverage from which you will get a sugar rush, getting in high spirits but when the rush is gone you will end up very tired. My InterpretationI think the song is about a rushing relationship of which she knows won't last long. That's why she loves the men that mostof us find terrible! She keeps asking 'Do you think we'll be in love forever?', which to me is the first time on the album she shares the same doubts we as the listeners may have for their relationship (though, she surely is positive of her feelings/love for him) She loves him because he gives her a rush-the roller coaster, the speed, the high-and he will teach her 'just what fast is,' which is the feeling we know from her interviews she craves: feeling alive, young, wild, and free. They will take Jesus off the dashboard, even, so that truly no one can judge them. She doesn't care what people think/say of her or 'what the past says'. 'Turn me to ashes' also shows she knows he's bad for her. She knows he is no good for her, but she wants him anyway. I think this relates with the unhealthy relationship she has with a man-the one in which Lana ignores the bad, maybe even embraces it, because she loves him so much. Song MeaningFirst of all, people always say that diet sodas are 'healthy' or better for them, when in reality they are just as bad with added artificial sugars and such. It looks good, even though it's terrible for her, just like Diet Mountain Dew. Overall, I think the song is about a sexual realationship thats clearly unhealthy for her because she knows this is going no where, but she doesn't care. She's talking about how this is an unhealthy realtionship, but she likes it.

She knows what they're there for, which most likely is sex. She's talking about throwing her morals out the window and not caring about what other people think. The second part might be talking about how she's not that experienced, whether it be sex or something else. By turing her to ashes, he's using her and he's lying to her to get what he wants, perhaps, or vice-versa. She's not going to 'listen to what the past says' perhaps because he's treated her poorly or he has a bad boy reputation. By telling him to put on 'heart-shaped sunglasses' I think she's asking him to at least pretend to be in-love with her, even though they're not.

She also questions their love for one another, doubting it. She also says 'Never was there ever a girl so pretty' She could be talking about New York itself or the Statue of Liberty or it could be talking about herself. She compares this guy to Diet Mountain Dew, because on the surface he looks good for her, but in reality, he's actually terrible for her just like the beverage itself. Obviously this guy is no good for her, but she wants him. I serverly doubt it's that literal though. It could literally be about Lana riding around with a guy in New York city, wearing heart-shaped sunglasses and drinking Diet Mountain Dew. My InterpretationThere's so many things this song could mean. Says he's gonna teach me just what fast isīut baby, I want you, I want you, I want you I'm not gonna listen to what the past says

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