An Internet audience knows that Lana Del Rey is serious when she shares a new song. On March 24, 2023, the newly released album Did you know that there’s a tunnel under Ocean Blvd will be released. The two songs already released, the title track and A&W, have caused quite the buzz, and there are plenty more to come.
In the days leading up to the album’s release, the album’s opening track, The Grants, made the rounds on social media. It was the first track that fans asked questions about.
As a melancholic song, The Grants deals with the questions of life and death. Throughout the song, Lana Del Rey reflects on what happens when we die: she mentions how one pastor taught her that our memories are left behind when we die, but everything else is gone. Taking the singer’s statement at face value, she lists the good memories she has presented and assesses how they will affect her after death.
One, two, ready
I’m gonna take mine with you with me
Ah, “Mine,” say it again
“Mine of you with me,” thank you
One more time
One, two, ready
I’m gonna take mine of you with me
I’m gonna take mine of you with me
I’m gonna take mine of you with me
Like “Rocky Mountain High”
The way John Denver sings
So you say there’s a chance for us?
Should I do a dance for once?
You’re a family man, but
But
Do you think about Heaven? Oh-oh
Do you think about me?
My pastor told me
“When you leave, all you take
Uh-huh, is your memories”
And I’m gonna take mine of you with me
I’m gonna take mine of you with me
So many mountains too high to climb
So many rivers, so long, but I’m
Doin’ the hard stuff, I’m doin’ my time
I’m doin’ it for us, for our family line
Do you think about Heaven? Oh-oh
Do you think about me?
My pastor told me (I’ll do it, I’ll do it)
“When you leave, all you take
(I did it, I did it)
Uh-huh, is your memories
And I wanna take mine of you with me
I’m gonna take mine of you with me
Yeah, I’m gonna take mine of you with me
Like “Rocky Mountain High,”
the way John Denver sings
My sister’s first-born child
I’m gonna take that too with me
My grandmother’s last smile
I’m gonna take that too with me
It’s a beautiful life
Remember that too for me
The Grants video – Lana Del Rey