Lana del Rey's Video Games is awesome. She strikes a deep emotional note with her illustrative lyrics and simple, yet personal video. In this song, the presentation of her emotions for her boyfriend and the her feelings are put out for everyone to see; "For you, for you... you never even knew... baby, now you do." She is (or was) committed, fully.
The video itself also connects to these emotions through an intensely personal home video experience. An unscripted and candid nature allows any viewer to step the shoes of the people in the video and feel the way they do.
The cadence and meter paired with a marching snare drum isn't daunting; rather it conveys a more historical feel. Pair this with her lyrics, and it leaves one wondering what the outcome of her relationship in the song was and her motivation for writing it. Is she reminiscing? reminding? or is she trying to say that she doesn't feel appreciated, as in "I did all these things for you because of how I felt for you but you never recognized it."
This is an enjoyable compilation of singing and video.
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