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Riff: Lana Del Rey – “Ultraviolence”

Jun 17, 2014

I can hear sirens, sirens/He hit me and it felt like a kiss/I can hear violins, violins/Give me all of that ultraviolence

from Ultraviolence lyrics by Lana Del Ray

The audible equivalent to getting punched in the sternum and then being gently placed to the ground. It’s a frosty swirl of love and hate sprinkled with toppings that include dramatic piano riffs, an angelic chorus, and silky strings. Domestic abuse by a cult leader never sounded so appetizing.

Riff by Jeff Min

Jeff Min is a Chicago-based writer at SONGLYRICS. His work has appeared in the Chicago Sun-Times, Hi-Fructose, Wax Poetics, SLAM, and HOOP.

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