Mini-critique N°250

Paroles :

Sun stare, don't care with my head in my hands

Thinking of a simpler time

Like Sun Ra, feel small

But I had it under control every time

When I was a waitress wearing a white dress

Look how I do this, look how I got this

I was a waitress working the night shift

You were my man, felt like I got this

Down at the Men in Music Business Conference

Down in Orlando, I was only nineteen

Down at the Men in Music Business Conference

I only mention it 'cause it was such a scene

And I felt seen

Mm-mm-mm-mm-mm

Summer, sizzling

Listening to jazz out on the lawn

Listеning to White Stripes when thеy were white-hot

Listening to rock all day long

When I was a waitress wearing a tight dress handling the heat

I wasn't famous, just listening to Kings of Leon to the beat

Like look at how I got this, look how I got this

Just singing the street

Down at the Men in Music Business Conference

I felt free 'cause I was only nineteen

Such a scene

Summer, summer's almost gone

We were talking about life, we were sitting outside 'til dawn

But I would still go back

If I could do it all again, I thought

Because it made me feel, made me feel like a god

'Cause it made me feel, made me feel like a god

Somehow it made me feel, made me feel like a god

When I was a waitress wearing a white dress

Look how I do this, look how I got this

When I was a waitress working the night shift

You were my man, felt like I got this

Down at the Men in Music Business Conference

Down in Orlando, I was only nineteen

Down at the Men in Music Business Conference

I only mention it 'cause it was such a scene

And I felt seen

Mm-mm-mm-mm-mm

When I was a waitress wearing a tight dress

Like, look how I do it, look how I got this

I was a waitress wearing a tight dress

Like, look how I do this, look how I got this

It made me feel, made me feel like a god

It kinda makes me feel, like maybe I was better off

'Cause it made me feel, made me feel like a god

It kinda makes me feel, like maybe I was better off

Critique :

Sur ''White Dress'', Lana revient sur sa vie plus simple avant la célébrité et se demande s'il n'aurait pas été préférable qu'elle ne connaisse pas la célébrité. Sa désillusion face à l'industrie musicale et à la vie publique la met en colère, et elle se demande comment, si elle avait pris d'autres décisions, elle aurait pu vivre une vie plus heureuse. Des sentiments similaires sont exprimés sur ''Burnt Norton (Interlude)'', extrait de l'album Honeymoon de Lana, sorti en 2015.

Lana a mentionné la chanson pour la première fois, l'appelant ''White Dress/Waitress'', lors d'une interview avec Jack Antonoff pour le numéro de septembre 2020 d'Interview Magazine.

Lana a également mentionné le mot ''blanc'' à de nombreuses reprises par le passé, notamment dans sa chanson ''White Mustang'' de l'album Lust for Life, sorti en 2017.

La couleur blanche symbolise souvent la pureté et l'innocence, et les robes et vêtements blancs sont portés pour exprimer la pureté spirituelle. Il n'est pas surprenant que le blanc soit devenu synonyme de pureté, car la moindre goutte de teinture, ou la moindre trace de saleté, altère la couleur.