The chemtrail conspiracy theory posits the erroneous idea that the government puts chemicals into jet fuel. Conspirators believe that condensation trails left in the sky by high-flying aircraft are "chemtrails" comprising chemical or biological agents. During this song, Lana Del Rey evokes spending quality time with friends and family in peaceful surroundings, but while she relaxes in the country club and the swimming pool with her loved ones, the chemtrails, representing the threats to her country, are ever present in the background.
The song is the title track of Lana Del Rey's seventh studio album. She says much of the album is about her "stunning girlfriends" and "beautiful siblings," telling Interview magazine: "'Chemtrails' is the title track because it mentions them all and it mentions wanting so much to be normal and realizing that when you have an overactive, eccentric mind, a record like Chemtrails is just what you're going to get."
Speaking to Annie Mac on BBC Radio 1, Del Rey said this song is atypical of the album. "I think with this album it feels very much like when you're reaching in a relationship," she explained. "You're like beckoning it, like 'I want it so bad.'"
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