Lana Del Rey has written a new song, Looking for America , in reaction to the deadly shootings that have recently plunged the United States. "I'm still looking for my own version of America / A America without firearms, where the flag can float freely / No bomb in the sky / Just fireworks ...", sings the American artist, accompanied to the guitar by his producer Jack Antonoff, in a video posted on his Instagram account.
"The shootings have deeply affected me"
"I know that I am not a politician and I do not seek to become one, so excuse me for an opinion, but after all the shootings that have happened in recent days and that have me very deeply affected, I just wanted to publish this video that our engineer Laura took here 20 minutes, "writes the 34-year-old singer to accompany this clip. "I'm going to call it Looking for America, " she says.
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Hi folks came back from Montecito with my brother this morning and asked Jack Antonoff to come into town because I wanted to write. Now I know I'm not a politician and I'm not so good at having an opinion about it in the past. we have a cellular level Laura took 20 minutes ago. I hope you like it. I recorded this morning. I'm going to call it 'Looking for America' @jackantonoff @sharp_stick
A publication shared by Lana Del Rey (@lanadelrey) on August 5, 2019 at 4: 03 PDT
Less than 13 hours apart last weekend, two young gunmen opened fire on crowds in Texas and Ohio, killing 31 people in total and injuring many others. Lana Del Rey, known for her baroque and melancholy pop, is scheduled to release her sixth album, "Norman Fucking Rockwell", on August 30th.