This one is really easy to explain if you've seen the music video. She treats him like the king or "the president" as shown in the music video. He's making money and they're happy. She's cool with him now, and they're both living crazy. She finally has what she wants. But soon, they get out of control. The progression of the song slows down. The song also has cuts of her happy and her looking emotionally stripped down or depressed. At the end of the video, her man is shot and killed, leaving Lana petrified.
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The Born To Die Theory
General FictionThis is the theory that the album, Born To Die by Lana Del Rey, tells a story of a girl's life. From being in a relationship with an older man to becoming famous and even to committing suicide. This is The Born To Die Theory.