Découvrez les paroles de la chanson « Royals » de Lorde, accompagnées des explications de leur signification, d’anecdotes et de contexte.
Paroles de la chanson
I've never seen a diamond in the flesh
I cut my teeth on wedding rings in the movies
And I'm not proud of my address,
In the torn-up town, no post code envy
But every song's like gold teeth, grey goose, trippin' in the bathroom
Blood stains, ball gowns, trashin' the hotel room,
We don't care, we're driving Cadillacs in our dreams.
But everybody's like crystal, Maybach, diamonds on your time piece.
Jet planes, islands, tigers on a gold leash.
We don't care, we aren't caught up in your love affair.
And we'll never be royals (royals).
It don't run in our blood,
That kind of lux just ain't for us.
We crave a different kind of buzz.
Let me be your ruler (ruler),
You can call me queen Bee
And baby I'll rule, I'll rule, I'll rule, I'll rule.
Let me live that fantasy.
My friends and I we've cracked the code.
We count our dollars on the train to the party.
And everyone who knows us knows that we're fine with this,
We didn't come for money.
But every song's like gold teeth, grey goose, trippin' in the bathroom.
Blood stains, ball gowns, trashin' the hotel room,
We don't care, we're driving Cadillacs in our dreams.
But everybody's like crystal, Maybach, diamonds on your time piece.
Jet planes, islands, tigers on a gold leash
We don't care we aren't caught up in your love affair
And we'll never be royals (royals).
It don't run in our blood
That kind of lux just ain't for us
We crave a different kind of buzz.
Let me be your ruler (ruler),
You can call me queen Bee
And baby I'll rule, I'll rule, I'll rule, I'll rule.
Let me live that fantasy.
Oooh ooooh ohhh
We're bigger than we ever dreamed,
And I'm in love with being queen.
Oooooh ooooh ohhhhh
Life is game without a care
We aren't caught up in your love affair.
And we'll never be royals (royals).
It don't run in our blood
That kind of lux just ain't for us
We crave a different kind of buzz
Let me be your ruler (ruler),
You can call me queen Bee
And baby I'll rule, I'll rule, I'll rule, I'll rule.
Let me live that fantasy.
Explication des paroles de Royals de Lorde
La chanson « Royals » de Lorde aborde le thème de la critique de la culture de célébrité et de la richesse extravagante. Lorde exprime son désir de s’éloigner de cette superficialité pour trouver sa propre identité et sa propre valeur. La chanson a été écrite par Lorde en réaction aux chansons pop mainstream glorifiant la richesse et le glamour, et elle a rapidement connu un grand succès en 2013, propulsant la jeune artiste sur le devant de la scène musicale internationale. Une anecdote intéressante est que Lorde a écrit la chanson en seulement 30 minutes avec l’aide de son collaborateur Joel Little. En conclusion, « Royals » est devenue un hymne anti-hédoniste populaire, salué pour son message anticonformiste et son style musical unique.