Lana Del Rey — Past the Bushes Cypress Thriving

[Stanza 1] I saw you in the mirror You were wearing your hair differently Carrying the air differently You said you wear your hair long parted in the middle Long in solidarity just like all his women [Stanza 2] In Long Beach [Stanza 3] Aimless [Stanza 4] Your fingers wiping oil on the paper with precision With decision like an artist never seen yet with a vision [Stanza 5] With a reason Stared with venom at the ceiling Not the grass But straight ahead Just at the skyline With precision Laser vision [Stanza 6] Time was stopping Moving through you You dictated by what moved you [Stanza 7] Only moving, never thinking [Stanza 8] Match to the sun that’s slowly sinking At the height of the afternoon In the heat of the summer evening Like a phoenix, like a chem trail, like a wavelength no one’s claiming [Stanza 9] Georgia o Keefe Georgia peaches Doing nothing but your painting For forever Forget teachers Forgive him for ever leaving [Stanza 10] Love is rising No resisting Cheeks are flushing Now you’re living [Stanza 11] Say goodbye now No resisting Live your life like No one's listening [Stanza 12] Be the art the life is breathing Be the soul the world is living [Stanza 13] For you only Not for giving Just for taking No one's listening [Stanza 14] At the end of Rose and Rich Down the street that’s green and winding Past the bushes cypress thriving Past the chain link fence and driving Further down the road less travelled There you are athleisure wear unraveled Now I see you clear [Stanza 15] Standing stoic blue and denim Eyes not blue but clear like heaven [Stanza 16] You don’t want to be forgotten [Stanza 17] You just want to disappear