“High By The Beach” is about escaping and seeking comfort by the sea side on the west coast. The music video emulates Lana’s frustration with media inconsistency and untrustworthiness.

“High By The Beach” was the lead single from her fourth album Honeymoon. This was the last song she wrote for the album, expressing a need for solitude and protecting herself from the outside world. She told The Current that the music video’s theme is “glamorized paranoia” as she ultimately shoots down a paparazzi helicopter outside of her beachfront home.

She wrote the song while driving by the beach and liked how it had an “Andrew Sisters meets Hip Hop” vibe. She describes the track as having a monotonous sound and a weird vibe with a trap influence.