Released back on Aug. 30, 2019, Cinnamon Girl is one of the songs in Lana Del Ray’s “Norman Fucking Rockwell!” album that I listened to for the first time in Dec. 2024, a bittersweet month in my life.
While I was hooked to Lana Del Ray’s masterpieces from the year 2022, with occasionally listening to her music during my college years, from 2016 to 2020, it was 2023, and the personal events around that time, that pushed me closer to her songs.
But why is that?
That, I don’t know myself.
What I know is that her songs, her voice, and her lyrics remind me of someone and the memories we had together, even though most of it was fake, not from my side, but from the other, but still, they were some of the best times of my life.
Fast forward to the end of 2024, I was driving, it was a cold night with Cinnamon Girl playing in my car’s music system via Apple CarPlay.
And, the lyrics—and the way Lana sang it—a wave of melancholy hit me, while I felt calm at the same time, I would be lying if I said the feeling of longing was not there.
So why am I talking about my experience or all of this at all?
Sometimes, music is more than music; feeling sad is okay, longing for someone is okay,…finding happiness and calmness in small things, and moving forward is what matters.
Which of Lana’s songs you hold dear? Which is your favorite one? Let me know in the comments!
