Mini-critique N°243

Paroles :

climb up the H of the Hollywood sign, yeah

In these stolen moments

The world is mine (doo-wop, doo-wop)

There's nobody here, just us together (shoo-roo, shoo-roo)

Keepin' me hot like July forever

'Cause we're the masters of our own fate

We're the captains of our own souls

There's no way for us to come away

'Cause boy we're gold, boy we're gold

And I was like

Take off, take off

Take off all your clothes

Take off, take off

Take off all your clothes

Take off, take off

Take off all of your clothes

They say only the good die young

That just ain't right

'Cause we're having too much fun

Too much fun tonight, yeah

And a lust for life, and a lust for life

And a lust for life, and a lust for life

Keeps us alive, keeps us alive

Keeps us alive, keeps us alive

And a lust for life, and a lust for life

And a lust for life, and a lust for life

Keeps us alive, keeps us alive

Keeps us alive, keeps us alive

Then, we dance on the H of the Hollywood sign, yeah

'Til we run out of breath, gotta dance 'til we die (doo-wop, doo-wop)

My boyfriend's back

And he's cooler than ever (shoo-roo, shoo-roo)

There's no more night, blue skies forever

'Cause we're the masters of our own fate

We're the captains of our own souls

So there's no need for us to hesitate

We're all alone, let's take control

And I was like

Take off, take off

Take off all your clothes

Take off, take off

Take off all your clothes

Take off, take off

Take off all of your clothes

They say only the good die young

That just ain't right

'Cause we're having too much fun

Too much fun tonight, yeah

And a lust for life, and a lust for life

And a lust for life, and a lust for life

Keeps us alive, keeps us alive

Keeps us alive, keeps us alive

And a lust for life, and a lust for life

And a lust for life, and a lust for life

Keeps us alive, keeps us alive

Keeps us alive, keeps us alive (oh)

My boyfriend's back

And he's cooler than ever

There's no more night, blue skies forever

I told you twice in our love letter

There's no stopping now, green lights forever

And I was like

Take off, take off

Take off all your clothes

Take off, take off

Take off all your clothes

Take off, take off

Take off all of your clothes

And a lust for life, and a lust for life

And a lust for life, and a lust for life

Keeps us alive, keeps us alive

Keeps us alive, keeps us alive

And a lust for life, and a lust for life

And a lust for life, and a lust for life

Keeps us alive, keeps us alive

Keeps us alive, keeps us alive (oh-ooh)

Critique :

Selon Internet, "Lust for Life" rappelle la musique des années 1960, avec des harmonies de fond vocalisant autour de la voix de Del Rey avec des boucles chantées comme "doowop-doowop" et "shooup-shooup".

La production est inspirée du doo-wop et de la Motown et rappelle la musique des groupes de filles du passé, Del Rey rendant hommage au single des Angels de 1963 "My Boyfriend's Back". Idolator a caractérisé "Lust for Life" comme une "dream pop sorcière" tandis que Billboard l'a noté comme une bubblegum pop comme "Love", ainsi que comme un "retour au mur de la production sonore".

La ​​chanson parle de "grimper sur le H" du panneau Hollywood pour danser et faire l'amour. Le premier couplet cite le poème « Invictus'' du poète anglais William Ernest Henley (1849–1903) en utilisant les lignes ''Nous sommes les maîtres de notre propre destin / Nous sommes les capitaines de nos propres âmes. ''The Weeknd apparaît plus tard dans la chanson ; complétant la voix haletante de Del Rey pendant le refrain alors qu'ils chantent ensemble sur des synthés déformés, ''Take off all your clothes''. Pour Chris White de MusicOMH, ils sonnent à la fois ''séduisants et désespérés''.

On l'entend ensuite chanter ses lignes en utilisant son ton de falsetto caractéristique.