On January 9, 2018, Lana Del Rey released the long-awaited third fan single off of her upcoming album titled “hope is a dangerous thing for a woman like me to have – but i have it”. She had teased the song lyrics prior to the release and it contains the line “I’ve been tearing around in my nightgown/24/7 Sylvia Path/Writing in blood on the walls/’Cause the ink in my pen don’t work in my notepad”. Unlike her other work, this song is a minimal piano ballad that grabs listeners attention and allows Lana to show off her layered and detailed lyricism.

This song references the famous American poet, novelist, and short-story writer Sylvia Plath. Lana has cited Sylvia as one of her key inspirations as she is most notably referenced in the chorus of the song. Overall, the arrangement of this song is pretty straightforward which makes up for the song’s clear and transparent imagery.

Stream/Download:http://smarturl.it/LDRhope