Song Details
- Album Release Date: 2012
- Genre: pop
Song Meaning of “Million Dollar Man” by Lana Del Rey
Million Dollar Man by Lana Del Rey is a haunting and thought-provoking song that reveals Lana’s feelings of being stuck in a shallow and superficial relationship. The Million Dollar Man in the song is used as a metaphor for someone living in an Upper East side world, but still being lonely and disconnected. She speaks of the endless parties and parties of the Dollar Man and his need to display wealth to an empty room because there is no one there to appreciate it. She wishes him to find true and lasting love, and to open his eyes to the beauty of the world beyond the money.
It even implies that the Million Dollar Man’s social standing and money have become an anesthetic for him, distracting him from letting joy and real connections of the heart into his life. Lana Del Rey is trying to show us that even with lots of money, a person is still living a hollow and mediocre life. The song is ultimately a reminder for all of us that money cannot buy you happiness and that beauty comes from deep connections and love.