Therapist Reacts To: Grandfather please stand on the shoulders of my father... by Lana Del Rey

honestly one of her best songs lyrically, she was so honest and this song shows that she's not afraid to be a true and bold poet with her carefully crafted word choices, it was just the perfect song to lead us through the light at the end of the tunnel that we travel inside while listening to this album

Absolutely adore this song. I think the 3 butterflies also bring us back to Kintsugi. She talks about having lost 3 people, Chucky was there for 3 out of 3. Perhaps she’s referring to the 3 people she has lost and these 3 butterflies signify they’re presence and protection

She started over with her singing career many times, with different stage names. When she came out as Lana, lots of people started talking about how she was different in looks to her old self, and implied she was a Hollywood creation. That’s why she is comparing herself to Frankenstein’s monster. Beautiful review Mere, I love when you pause and dig deeper into every single line. Wish you all the best!

I think this song is about her dad getting into the music industry. He's going to release an album and the theme is the sea. She's pointing out all the criticism she's received during her career, and hoping her dad doesn't go through the same thing.

lana's dad is beginning to release music, so i feel like this song is her asking of a higher power like "i've tried to be good, please just let me know you're here, and all i ask of you is to watch over my father while he chases his dreams." i feel like sharks in the pacific is a metaphor for chasing dreams. this is one of her most beautifully written songs, and definitely gives this album some breathing room, with it being a more optimistic track in the middle of quite a heavy part of the album

I feel like the song is essentially a call for gods protection, acknowledgement for some consequences of going after what you desire and generally sending a blessing out to her family line. What’s curious to me is that in 2021 before I ever heard this song I was at the beach walking around and along the path I saw three white butterflies chasing each other flying around the coastline. I videoed these butterflies and put the instrumental for NFR on the video. When I first heard Grandfather I got chills, it’s an incredible track and one of my favourites on the album.

I love this reaction, Granfather is my favorite track of the record, Lana is a genius and thanks for reacting and analyzing her music

this song didn’t hit me until i had three white butterflies land on me at a butterfly exhibit a few weeks ago. but they did, and when they did i instantly thought of lana. just wow, what a pretty song.

Lana, Tori, Jewel, Alanis, Fiona... love that you keep referencing these amazing artists. Love these reactions and look forward to more!

Another great reaction! I think "Grandfather..." just became my third favorite song on the album. The music industry is full of sharks. During her Visionary Award speech recently, she even said "When I released my first album 14 years ago, the waters were not quite as warm." Tori's "Indian Summer" also sprang to mind briefly. 😊 (You're wise not to take on clients from your viewers here)

I love this song so much! Her father does fish and I think she worries about him a lot while he’s alone out at sea for exactly why you said. I love watching a reaction and gaining a deeper love and understanding for a song because some of the things you pick up on I never notice! Thank you!

Lana faced a lot of criticism about her authenticity when Born to Die came out. Critics and people were very unkind and basically insisted that indeed the industry repackaged her and created her persona. Her father, Daddy Grant, indeed does go deep sea fishing lol.

Her dad is a fisherman and actually has his own debut album coming out soon called Lost at Sea 🌊

Love this song. It's about her dad joining the music industry and what she faced as a newcomer. Best song ever ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤. Love your reactions

listening to this song is a spiritual experience.

her dad actually is a fisherman :)

Her voice is just something else I just adore her voice and singing along with her poetry it’s exquisite! 💖

4:51 i love how you said that, if we don’t know dark, we don’t know light

Damn this analysis was so beautiful you always do so much justice with her songs that they unfortunately rarely receive ppl think her lyrics are dramatic and silly and it does take some effort but her art is so beautiful and meaningful 😢😊

Just want to say, i love watching your Lana breakdown videos, you are the only person on YouTube that does exactly what I do alone in my apartment, usually at night - with headphones on and reading the lyrics. Taking the time to dissect ❤