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"'''Violet bent backwards over the grass'''" is a poem written by [[Lana Del Rey]]. The poem shares its name with the title of her [[Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass (book)|first poetry book]].
  
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}}"'''Violet bent backwards over the grass'''" is a poem written by [[Lana Del Rey]]. The poem shares its name with the title of her [[Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass (book)|first poetry book]].
 
==Background==
  
==Background==
 
The poem was first mentioned by Del Rey during an interview with Zane Lowe after the premiere of "[[Venice Bitch (song)|Venice Bitch]]". She mentioned that her poetry book was tentatively titled "Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass" and that the name came from a line from one of her favorite poems. 
  
The poem was first mentioned by Del Rey during an interview with Zane Lowe after the premiere of "[[Venice Bitch (song)|Venice Bitch]]". She mentioned that her poetry book was tentatively titled "Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass" and that the name came from a line from one of her favorite poems. 
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==Cross-references==
  
==Cross-references==
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*"Doing nothing" is mentioned in "[[The Greatest (song)|The Greatest]]".
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*"Doing nothing" is mentioned in "[[The Greatest (song)|The Greatest]]" and in the poem "[[LA Who Am I to Love You (poem)|LA Who Am I to Love You]]".
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*Dandelions are also mentioned "[[Cherry Blossom (song)|Cherry Blossom]]".
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*A party is also mentioned in "[[Art Deco (song)|Art Deco]]", "[[Thunder (song)|Thunder]]" and "[[Motel 6 (song)|Motel 6]]".
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*The name Violet is also mentioned in the poem "[[Patent Leather Do-Over (poem)|Patent Leather Do-Over]]".
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*The line "came in hot" is similar to "coming in hotly" in "[[Change (song)|Change]]".
   
 
==Poem==
  
==Poem==
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=== Digital version ===
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I went to a party
  
I went to a party
 
I came in hot
  
I came in hot
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With the exuberance that only doing nothing can bring
  
With the exuberance that only doing nothing can bring
 
Waiting for the fireworks to begin
  
Waiting for the fireworks to begin
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And in that moment I decided to do nothing about everything</poem>}}
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=== Book version ===
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I went to a party
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I came in hot
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made decisions beforehand
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my mind made up
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things that would make me happy
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to do them or not
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each option weighed quietly
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a plan for each thought
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But then i walked through thee door
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past the open concept
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and saw Violet
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:bent backwards over the grass
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7 years old with dandelions grasped
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:tightly in her hands
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arched like a bridge in a fallen handstand
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grinning wildly like a madman
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with the exuberance that only doing nothing can bring
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waiting for the fireworks to begin
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and in that moment
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i decided to do nothing about everything
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forever.
 
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</poem>}}
 
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[[Category:Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass poems]]

Revision as of 03:35, 30 May 2021

"Violet bent backwards over the grass" is a poem written by Lana Del Rey. The poem shares its name with the title of her first poetry book.

Background

The poem was first mentioned by Del Rey during an interview with Zane Lowe after the premiere of "Venice Bitch". She mentioned that her poetry book was tentatively titled "Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass" and that the name came from a line from one of her favorite poems. 

Del Rey read the poem during an Instagram live on September 4, 2019, shortly after the release of her sixth studio album, Norman Fucking Rockwell!

Cross-references

Poem

Digital version

[Stanza 1]
I went to a party
I came in hot
Made decisions beforehand
My mind made up
Things that would make me happy
To do them or not
Each option weighed carefully
A plan for each thought
And then I walked through the door past the open concept
And saw Violet bent backwards over the grass
Seven years old with dandelions grasped tightly in her hand
Arched like a bridge in a fallen handstand
Grinning wildly like a madman
With the exuberance that only doing nothing can bring
Waiting for the fireworks to begin
And in that moment I decided to do nothing about everything

Book version

I went to a party
I came in hot
made decisions beforehand
my mind made up
things that would make me happy
to do them or not
each option weighed quietly
a plan for each thought

But then i walked through thee door
past the open concept

and saw Violet
bent backwards over the grass
7 years old with dandelions grasped
tightly in her hands
arched like a bridge in a fallen handstand
grinning wildly like a madman
with the exuberance that only doing nothing can bring
waiting for the fireworks to begin

and in that moment
i decided to do nothing about everything


forever.

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