Lana Del Rey – Without You

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  General Comment:Yet another song devoted to her lost (in passing) lover. This one may even be more beautiful than "Dark Paradise" She pretty much says she's lived her whole life already. Her lover has passed and it seems like a promise from her to him to devote her life to him. "I can be your China doll." I feel like this is a way for her to feel connected to him even though he's gone, since she feels like no one gets her, "They all think I have it all." She wants to satisfy this person in the continuance of her life in order to be reunited with him upon her passing. "All my dreams and all the lights mean nothing, if I can't have you," the word have in the last line give the impression she's anticipating this in the future.

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  My Interpretation:she mentions god, so it just makes me feel like it's a song about her love for him and how everything means nothing to her without him as she's mentioned god in several other of her songs

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    You're kidding, right?

    Flag Rainbirdon October 18, 2012  
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  Song Meaning:She would trade money, clothes, cars, the fame in general for him. She's nothing if he's not there. She would give up her dream, all that she worked for, for him. She sings in the chorus, "Hello, Hello Can you hear me?" She wants to make sure he knows that she loves him so much that without him she'll break. This is a great song, Love it.

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  General Comment:Another statement of the absolute love Lana cannon: "I am nothing without you."
  
  She gets it all, everything she wanted, but without the person she loves it means NOTHING.
  
  She loves him so much, she's willing to let him smash her to pieces, the way a china doll smashes to pieces when it falls. His love is deadly because she is so masochistic, she will willingly die for him.
  
  Total absolute sick and twisted love the Lana way. :)

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    exactly what it Love is sick and twisted and times even makes us stoopid man Lana Del Rey <3

    Flag DannieWaterfordon April 11, 2012  
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  General Comment:THESE ARE THE TRUE OFFICIAL LYRICS:
  (Correct, and without spelling errors like the other dopes in here. So many mistakes, jesus)
  
  Everything I want I have:
  Money, notoriety and rivieras.
  I even think I found God
  In the flash bulbs of the pretty cameras,
  Pretty cameras, pretty cameras.
  Am I glamorous? Tell me am I glamorous?
  
  Hello? Hello?
  C-can you hear me?
  I can be your china doll
  If you want to see me fall.
  Boy you're so dope,
  Your love is deadly.
  Tell me life is beautiful,
  They all think I have it all.
  I've nothing without you.
  All my dreams and all the lights mean
  Nothing without you.
  
  Summertime is nice and hot,
  And my life is sweet like vanilla is.
  Gold and silver line my heart
  But burned into my brain are these stolen images,
  Stolen images, baby, stolen images.
  Can you picture it
  Babe the life we could've lived?
  
  Hello? Hello?
  C-can you hear me?
  I can be your china doll
  If you want to see me fall.
  Boy you're so dope,
  Your love is deadly.
  Tell me life is beautiful,
  They all think I have it all.
  I've nothing without you.
  All my dreams and all the lights mean
  Nothing without you.
  
  We were two kids, just tryin' to get out,
  Live on the dark side of the American dream.
  We would dance all night, play our music loud,
  When we grew up nothing was what it seemed.
  
  Hello? Hello?
  C-can you hear me?
  I can be your china doll
  If you want to see me fall.
  Boy you're so dope,
  Your love is deadly.
  Tell me life is beautiful,
  They think that I have it all.
  I've nothing without you.
  All my dreams and all the lights mean
  Nothing without you.
  
  Hello? Hello?
  C-can you hear me?
  I can be your china doll
  If you want to see me fall.
  Boy you're so dope,
  Your love is deadly.
  Tell me life is beautiful,
  They think that I have it all.
  I've nothing without you.
  All my dreams and all the lights mean
  Nothing without you.
  
  All my dreams and all the lights mean
  Nothing if I can't have you.

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    Actually, these are the correct lyrics:
    
    Everything I want I have:
    Money, notoriety and rivieras.
    I even think I found God
    In the flash bulbs of the pretty cameras,
    Pretty cameras, pretty cameras.
    Am I glamorous? Tell me am I glamorous?
    
    Hello? Hello?
    C-can you hear me?
    I can be your china doll
    If you want to see me fall.
    Boy you're so dope,
    Your love is deadly.
    Tell me life is beautiful,
    They all think I have it all.
    I've nothing without you.
    All my dreams and all the lights mean
    Nothing without you.
    
    Summertime is nice and hot,
    And my life is sweet like vanilla is.
    Gold and silver line my heart
    But burned into my brain are these stolen images,
    Stolen images, baby, stolen images.
    Can you picture it
    Babe the life we could've lived?
    
    Hello? Hello?
    C-can you hear me?
    I can be your china doll
    If you'd to see me fall.
    Boy you're so dope,
    Your love is deadly.
    Tell me life is beautiful,
    They all think I have it all.
    I've nothing without you.
    All my dreams and all the lights mean
    Nothing without you.
    
    We were two kids, just tryin' to get out,
    Live on the dark side of the American dream.
    We would dance all night, play our music loud,
    When we grew up nothing was what it seemed.
    
    Hello? Hello?
    C-can you hear me?
    I can be your china doll
    If you'd to see me fall.
    Boy you're so dope,
    Your love is deadly.
    Tell me life is beautiful,
    They think that I have it all.
    I've nothing without you.
    All my dreams and all the lights mean
    Nothing without you.
    
    Hello? Hello?
    C-can you hear me?
    I can be your china doll
    If you'd like to see me fall.
    Boy you're so dope,
    Your love is deadly.
    Tell me life is beautiful,
    They think that I have it all.
    I've nothing without you.
    All my dreams and all the lights mean
    Nothing without you.
    
    All my dreams and all the lights mean
    Nothing if I can't have you.
    
    

    Flag daisychain26on January 17, 2013  

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    Actually she only says:
    "I can be your china doll, If you wanna see me fall" once. All the other times it's
    "If you like to see me fall"

    Flagged stef3256on January 23, 2013  
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  Lyric Correction:Your kind of right- Here's the right correction :
  
  Everything I want I have
  Money notoriety rivieras
  I even think I found god
  In the flash bulbs of your pretty cameras
  Pretty cameras pretty cameras
  Am I glamorous baby am I glamorous
  
  Hello hello
  Can you hear me
  I can be your china doll
  If you want to see me fall
  Boy your so dope
  your love is deadly
  Tell me life is beautiful
  They I'll think I have it all
  I am nothing without you
  All my dreams and all the lights mean
  Nothing without you
  
  Summertime is nice and hot
  And my life is sweet like vanilla is
  Gold and silver line my heart
  Burned into to my brain are all these stolen images
  Stolen images baby stolen images
  Can you picture this
  What a life we could've lived
  
  Hello hello
  Can you hear me
  I can be your china doll
  If you want to see me fall
  Boy your so dope
  your love is deadly
  Tell me life is beautiful
  They I'll think I have it all
  I am nothing without you
  All my dreams and all the lights mean
  Nothing without you
  
  We were two kids just trying to get out
  From the dark side of the american dream
  We would stay out late play our music loud
  When we grew up nothing was what it seemed
  
  Hello hello
  Can you hear me
  I can be your china doll
  If you want to see me fall
  Boy your so dope so dope
  your love is deadly
  Tell me life is beautiful
  They I'll think I have it all
  I am nothing without you
  All my dreams and all the lights mean
  Nothing without you
  
  All my dreams and all the lights mean
  Nothing if I can't have you

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    *I'm nothing without you**

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