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It is easy to project ontoLana Del Rey.
She is not exactly forthcoming, but shes not a complete cipher either.
Most of us can empathize, or directly relate to her in some capacity.
We knowwhat her politics are.
We know how shefeels about Azealia Banks.
Through her music, we know that she views the world through a prism of nostalgia and dread.
She writes songs that present her as old beyond her years.
As someone who hasreally lived a life.
Shes no stranger to themes of addiction and hopelessness, but shes never sung them with such clarity.
