Blue Banisters

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Blue Banisters by Lana Del Rey

About Blue Banisters

"Blue Banisters" is a poignant and introspective song that speaks to the complexities of love, life and the passage of time. The song touches on themes of nostalgia, memories and the passage of time. The song begins with a picture on the wall of the singer on a John Deere and a friend handing her a beer, reminiscing about an earlier time in Oklahoma. The flowers on the dresser symbolize a past relationship that the singer does not remember. She is haunted by the man in her past but is comforted by the thought of him being there for her. .

Blue Banisters Lyrics

[00:00.02] There's a picture on the wall
[00:02.05] Of me on a John Deere
[00:04.37] Jenny handed me a beer
[00:06.11] Said, "How the hell did you get there?"
[00:08.96] Oh, Oklahoma
[00:13.16] Mm-mm, mm
[00:17.63] There were flowers that were dry
[00:20.39] Sittin' on the dresser
[00:22.55] She asked me where they're from
[00:24.69] I said, "A place I don't remember"
[00:27.22] Oh, Oklahoma (oh-oh)
[00:36.14] Jenny jumped into the pool
[00:38.58] She was swimmin' with Nikki Lane
[00:40.46] She said, "Most men don't want a woman
[00:43.04] With a legacy, it's of age"
[00:45.33] She said, "You can't be a muse and be happy, too
[00:49.69] You can't blacken the pages with Russian poetry
[00:54.15] And be happy"
[01:02.25] And that scared me
[01:10.37] 'Cause I met a man who
[01:12.63] Said he'd come back every May
[01:17.22] Just to help me if I'd paint my banisters blue
[01:25.02] Blue banisters, ooh
[01:29.84] Said he'd fix my weathervane
[01:34.96] Give me children, take away my pain
[01:38.72] And paint my banisters blue
[01:43.22] My banisters blue
[01:47.44] There's a hole that's in my heart
[01:49.71] All my women try and heal
[01:52.08] They're doin' a good job
[01:54.12] Convincin' me that it's not real
[01:56.54] It's heat lightning, oh-oh-oh, oh
[02:05.43] 'Cause there's a man that's in my past
[02:08.59] There's a man that's still right here
[02:10.96] He's real enough to touch
[02:12.60] In my darkest nights, he's shinin'
[02:19.34] Ooh-ooh-ooh
[02:23.79] Jenny was smokin' by the pool
[02:26.68] We were writin' with Nikki Lane
[02:28.98] I said I'm scared of the Santa Clarita Fires
[02:32.58] I wish that it would rain
[02:33.90] I said the power of us three can bring absolutely anything
[02:38.64] Except that one thing
[02:40.38] The diamonds, the rust, and the rain
[02:49.96] The thing that washes away the pain
[02:59.47] But that's okay, 'cause
[03:02.01] Now when weather turns to May
[03:06.15] All my sisters come to paint my banisters green
[03:14.62] My blue banisters grey
[03:20.07] Tex and Mex are in the Bay
[03:24.81] Chucky's makin' birthday cake
[03:29.05] Jake is runnin' barefeet, there's a baby on the way
[03:34.49] And now my blue banisters are green and grey, ah-ah
[03:47.44] Summer comes, winter goes
[03:51.59] Spring, I skip, God knows
[03:56.36] Summer comes, winter goes
[04:00.96] Spring, I sleep, Heaven knows
[04:06.91] Every time it turns to May
[04:11.19] All my sisters fly to me
[04:15.18] To paint, paint
[04:21.50]

From the album: Blue Banisters