Other Sections of the Lyrics of “Wild Heart” Indeed, as put forth earlier, this is not an easy song to decipher. But once again, instead of reading into the lyrics literally, we’ll try to interpret them holistically, so to speak.Īnd what it seems Lana Del Rey is speaking to throughout the first half of the song is that being “ wild at heart” is one of her internal attributes. Or stated otherwise, even if she gave up her music profession she would still be “ wild at heart” by nature. The chorus is a bit more difficult to understand. Then the pre-chorus follows with more metaphors of affection. And in the end, it is implied that it was said feelings for the addressee which made the singer pursue him. Or rather let’s say that the most-important revelation made in the pre-chorus is the fact that it was the singer who came to the addressee.Īnd even though their relationship is ‘killing her’, if she “ had to do it all again (she) would”. Or stated plainly, despite the singer’s relationship with the addressee being less-than-ideal, she doesn’t regret initiating it in the first place. Moreover in concluding the passage, she doesn’t come off as if this person is a lover. Rather seeing his pics ‘makes her lazy’ and also inspires the vocalist to “smoke cigarettes” in a smog-filled environment. So it’s sort of like she’s just chillin’, doing nothing. But the main point of the stanza is her infatuation, if you will, with the addressee. Verse 1įor instance, in the first verse, Lana specifies that the person she is singing to ‘makes her crazy’. But before jumping to any hasty conclusion, note that she also alludes to the idea of this individual being “pretty” and some sort of celebrity, or at least someone whose ‘pics are on Sunset Boulevard’. In fact it is arguable that the addressee is not a person per se but rather a personification. Also, as will be noted at the conclusion of this post, it is also very much possible that there is more than one addressee at hand. It’s easy to just chalk them up as another love song and derive what you can from there. But whereas there may be some allusions to romance, all lyrics considered such does not seem to be what Lana is singing about.

Wild at heart song lyrics