THE IS NOT A POEM, NOR DID I WRITE ANYTHING HERE OTHER THAN HERE IN BLUE PRINT
Just fell in love with this new CD by Lorde, got curious and looked up the lyrics, then thought,
"Why not put all the songs in one place and share?"
10 Reasons Why Lorde's Pure Heroine Is a Lyrical Masterpiece
1. "Tennis Court" -- As she starts the album pondering her new found
fame, Lorde calls for a moment to show people "how little we care", a
different kind of typical teen rebellion. The head raiser, however, is her
melodramatic "I fall apart, with all my heart / And you can watch from
your window". It's perfect commentary on teen star breakdowns.
Lyrics to
Tennis Court
Don't you think that it's
boring how people talk
Making smart with their words again - well, I'm bored
Because I'm doing this for the thrill of it, killing it
Never not chasing the million things I want
And I am only as young as the minute is full of it
Getting pumped up on the little bright things I bought
But I know they'll never own me (Yeah)
[Chorus]
Baby, be the class clown, I'll be the beauty queen in tears
It's a new art form showing people how little we care (Yeah)
We're so happy even when we're smiling out of fear
Let's go down to the tennis court and talk it up like, yeah (Yeah)
Pretty soon I'll be getting on my first plane
I'll see the veins of my city like they do in space
But my head's filling up fast with the wicked games, up in flames
How can they f*ck with the fun again when I'm known
And my boys trip me up with their heads again, loving them
Everything's cool when we're all in line for the throne
But I know it's not forever (Yeah)
[Chorus]
Baby, be the class clown, I'll be the beauty queen in tears
It's a new art form showing people how little we care (Yeah)
We're so happy even when we're smiling out of fear
Let's go down to the tennis court and talk it up like, yeah (Yeah)
It looked alright in the pictures (Yeah)
Getting caught's off with the trip though, isn't it (Yeah)
I'll fall apart, with all my heart (Yeah)
You could watch from your window (Yeah)
You could watch from your window
[Chorus]
Baby, be the class clown, I'll be the beauty queen in tears
It's a new art form showing people how little we care (Yeah)
We're so happy even when we're smiling out of fear
Let's go down to the tennis court and talk it up like, yeah (Yeah)
And talk it up like, yeah (Yeah)
And talk it up like, yeah (Yeah)
Let's go down to the tennis court and talk it up like, yeah (Yeah)
And talk it up like, yeah (Yeah)
And talk it up like, yeah (Yeah)
Let's go down to the tennis court and talk it up like, yeah (Yeah)
Don't you think that it's boring how people talk
Making smart with their words again - well, I'm bored
Because I'm doing this for the thrill of it, killing it
Never not chasing the million things I want
And I am only as young as the minute is full of it
Getting pumped up on the little bright things I bought
But I know they'll never own me (Yeah)
[Chorus]
Baby, be the class clown, I'll be the beauty queen in tears
It's a new art form showing people how little we care (Yeah)
We're so happy even when we're smiling out of fear
Let's go down to the tennis court and talk it up like, yeah (Yeah)
Pretty soon I'll be getting on my first plane
I'll see the veins of my city like they do in space
But my head's filling up fast with the wicked games, up in flames
How can they f*ck with the fun again when I'm known
And my boys trip me up with their heads again, loving them
Everything's cool when we're all in line for the throne
But I know it's not forever (Yeah)
[Chorus]
Baby, be the class clown, I'll be the beauty queen in tears
It's a new art form showing people how little we care (Yeah)
We're so happy even when we're smiling out of fear
Let's go down to the tennis court and talk it up like, yeah (Yeah)
It looked alright in the pictures (Yeah)
Getting caught's off with the trip though, isn't it (Yeah)
I'll fall apart, with all my heart (Yeah)
You could watch from your window (Yeah)
You could watch from your window
[Chorus]
Baby, be the class clown, I'll be the beauty queen in tears
It's a new art form showing people how little we care (Yeah)
We're so happy even when we're smiling out of fear
Let's go down to the tennis court and talk it up like, yeah (Yeah)
And talk it up like, yeah (Yeah)
And talk it up like, yeah (Yeah)
Let's go down to the tennis court and talk it up like, yeah (Yeah)
And talk it up like, yeah (Yeah)
And talk it up like, yeah (Yeah)
Let's go down to the tennis court and talk it up like, yeah (Yeah)
2. "400 Lux" -- A tale about nothing, and about a
boy driving her home after a tiring party. She tells enough to establish a
dreary suburban Auckland where the kids dream hard and sneak drinks. (The
sentence "We're hollow like the bottles that we drink" shines.) This
backdrop lasts for the entire album, and I welcome it. Few albums even have a
setting.
Lyrics to
400 Lux
[Verse 1]
We're never done with killing time
Can I kill it with you?
Till our veins run red and...blue
We come around here all the time
Got a lot to not do, let me kill it with you
[Pre-Chorus]
You pick me up and take me home again
Head out the window again
We're hollow like the bottles that we drain
You drape your wrist over the steering wheel
Moses can drive from here
We might be hollow, but we're brave
[Chorus]
And I like you
I love these roads where the houses don't change
And I like you
Where we can talk like there's something to say
And I like you
I'm glad that we stopped kissing in the dark
And I like you
We move in between streets
I'd like it if you stayed
[Verse 2]
Now wear long sleeves, and the heating comes on
You buy me orange juice
We're getting good at this
Dreams of queen teeth
I can tell that you're tired
But you keep the car on
While you're waiting out front
You pick me up and take me home again
Head out the window again
We're hollow like the bottles that we drain
You drape your wrist over the steering wheel
Moses can drive from here
We might be hollow, but we're brave
And I like you
I love these roads where the houses don't change
And I like you
Where we can talk like there's something to say
And I like you
I'm glad that we stopped kissing in the dark
And I like you
We move in between streets
I'd like it if you stayed
We're never done with killing time
Can I kill it with you?
Till our veins run red and...blue
We come around here all the time
Got a lot to not do, let me kill it with you
And I like you
I love these roads where the houses don't change
And I like you
Where we can talk like there's something to say
And I like you
I'm glad that we stopped kissing in the dark
And I like you
We move in between streets
I'd like it if you stayed
[Verse 1]
We're never done with killing time
Can I kill it with you?
Till our veins run red and...blue
We come around here all the time
Got a lot to not do, let me kill it with you
[Pre-Chorus]
You pick me up and take me home again
Head out the window again
We're hollow like the bottles that we drain
You drape your wrist over the steering wheel
Moses can drive from here
We might be hollow, but we're brave
[Chorus]
And I like you
I love these roads where the houses don't change
And I like you
Where we can talk like there's something to say
And I like you
I'm glad that we stopped kissing in the dark
And I like you
We move in between streets
I'd like it if you stayed
[Verse 2]
Now wear long sleeves, and the heating comes on
You buy me orange juice
We're getting good at this
Dreams of queen teeth
I can tell that you're tired
But you keep the car on
While you're waiting out front
You pick me up and take me home again
Head out the window again
We're hollow like the bottles that we drain
You drape your wrist over the steering wheel
Moses can drive from here
We might be hollow, but we're brave
And I like you
I love these roads where the houses don't change
And I like you
Where we can talk like there's something to say
And I like you
I'm glad that we stopped kissing in the dark
And I like you
We move in between streets
I'd like it if you stayed
We're never done with killing time
Can I kill it with you?
Till our veins run red and...blue
We come around here all the time
Got a lot to not do, let me kill it with you
And I like you
I love these roads where the houses don't change
And I like you
Where we can talk like there's something to say
And I like you
I'm glad that we stopped kissing in the dark
And I like you
We move in between streets
I'd like it if you stayed
3. "Royals" -- Everyone and their yappy dog
already discussed everything except the lines "Let me be your ruler / You
can call me Queen Bee". it doesn't come off as hypocritical and Lorde even
admits to loving Nicki Minaj and Lana Del Rey. She doesn't condemn pop music;
she just wants an alternative. She concedes that she and her friends love the
fantasy, and it's okay to be "driving Cadillacs in our dreams". It's
just that the fantasy needs to make it clear that it's exactly that...and in
that way, she's brilliant.
Lyrics to
Royals
[Verse 1]
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
[Hook]
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.
[Verse 2]
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.
[Hook]
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.
(Merci à Aloha pour cettes paroles)
[Verse 1]
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
[Hook]
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.
[Verse 2]
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.
[Hook]
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.
(Merci à Aloha pour cettes paroles)
4. "Ribs" -- Her singing about her fear of getting
old is sorta underwhelming, but the bridge is the album's highlight. Its
fragmented lines and "I want it back" is one of the best moments in
2013 indie.
Lyrics to
Ribs
The drink you spilt all over me
Lovers spit left on repeat
My mom and dad let me stay home
It drives you crazy, getting old
We can talk it so good
We can make it so divine
We can talk it good, how you wish you would be all the time
The drink you spilt all over me
Lovers spit left on repeat
My mom and dad let me stay home
It drives you crazy, getting old
The drink you spilt all over me
Lovers spit left on repeat
My mom and dad let me stay home
It drives you crazy, getting old
This dream isn't feeling sweet
We're reeling through the midnight streets
And I've never felt more alone
It feels so scary getting old
We can talk it so good
We can make it so divine
We can talk it good, how you wish you would be all the time
This dream isn't feeling sweet
We're reeling through the midnight streets
And I've never felt more alone
It feels so scary getting old
This dream isn't feeling sweet
We're reeling through the midnight streets
And I've never felt more alone
It feels so scary getting old
You're the only friend I need (You're the only friend I need)
Sharing beds like little kids (Sharing beds like we're kids)
I will laugh until my ribs get tough/soft (I will laugh until my ribs get tough/soft)
That I will never be in love (That I will never be in love)
You're the only friend I need (You're the only friend I need)
Sharing beds like little kids (Sharing beds like we're kids)
I will laugh until my ribs get tough/soft (I will laugh until my ribs get
tough/soft)
That I will never be in love
That I will never be in love
That I will never be in love
That I will never be in love
That I will never be in love
The drink you spilt all over me
Lovers spit left on repeat
My mom and dad let me stay home
It drives you crazy, getting old
We can talk it so good
We can make it so divine
We can talk it good, how you wish you would be all the time
The drink you spilt all over me
Lovers spit left on repeat
My mom and dad let me stay home
It drives you crazy, getting old
The drink you spilt all over me
Lovers spit left on repeat
My mom and dad let me stay home
It drives you crazy, getting old
This dream isn't feeling sweet
We're reeling through the midnight streets
And I've never felt more alone
It feels so scary getting old
We can talk it so good
We can make it so divine
We can talk it good, how you wish you would be all the time
This dream isn't feeling sweet
We're reeling through the midnight streets
And I've never felt more alone
It feels so scary getting old
This dream isn't feeling sweet
We're reeling through the midnight streets
And I've never felt more alone
It feels so scary getting old
You're the only friend I need (You're the only friend I need)
Sharing beds like little kids (Sharing beds like we're kids)
I will laugh until my ribs get tough/soft (I will laugh until my ribs get
tough/soft)
That I will never be in love (That I will never be in love)
You're the only friend I need (You're the only friend I need)
Sharing beds like little kids (Sharing beds like we're kids)
I will laugh until my ribs get tough/soft (I will laugh until my ribs get
tough/soft)
That I will never be in love
That I will never be in love
That I will never be in love
That I will never be in love
That I will never be in love
5. "Buzzcut Season" -- Lorde revels in the beat's
melancholy piano, recalling a possibly real incident of hair burning, and
reporting how the men on the news say "that we will lose". She again
mourns her fame. Plus, "I'll live in a hologram with you" manages to
haunt.
Lyrics to
Buzzcut Season
[Verse 1]
I remember when your head caught flame
It kissed your scalp and caressed your brain
Well you laughed, baby it's okay (I remember when your head caught flame)
It's buzzcut season anyway (Well you laughed, baby it's okay)
[Chorus]
Explosions on TV
And all the girls with heads inside a dream
So now we live beside the pool
Where everything is good
[Verse 2]
We ride the bus with the knees pulled in
People should see how we're living (We ride the bus with the knees pulled in)
Shut my eyes to the song that plays
Sometimes this has a hot, sweet taste (Shut my eyes to the song that plays)
[Chorus 2]
The men up on the news
They try to tell us all that we will lose
But it's so easy in this blue
Where everything is good
[Post-Chorus]
And I'll never go home again (Place the call, feel it start)
Favorite friend, and nothing's when nothing's true
I'd live in a hologram with you
We're all the things that we do for fun (and I'll breathe, and it goes)
Play along (make believe, its hyper real)
But I'd live in a hologram with you
[Bridge]
Cola with the burnt-out taste
I'm the one you tell your fears to
There'll never be enough of us
[Chorus + Post-Chorus]
[Verse 1]
I remember when your head caught flame
It kissed your scalp and caressed your brain
Well you laughed, baby it's okay (I remember when your head caught flame)
It's buzzcut season anyway (Well you laughed, baby it's okay)
[Chorus]
Explosions on TV
And all the girls with heads inside a dream
So now we live beside the pool
Where everything is good
[Verse 2]
We ride the bus with the knees pulled in
People should see how we're living (We ride the bus with the knees pulled in)
Shut my eyes to the song that plays
Sometimes this has a hot, sweet taste (Shut my eyes to the song that plays)
[Chorus 2]
The men up on the news
They try to tell us all that we will lose
But it's so easy in this blue
Where everything is good
[Post-Chorus]
And I'll never go home again (Place the call, feel it start)
Favorite friend, and nothing's when nothing's true
I'd live in a hologram with you
We're all the things that we do for fun (and I'll breathe, and it goes)
Play along (make believe, its hyper real)
But I'd live in a hologram with you
[Bridge]
Cola with the burnt-out taste
I'm the one you tell your fears to
There'll never be enough of us
[Chorus + Post-Chorus]
6. "Team" -- Revisiting the Queen Bee persona once
again, Lorde takes her cake and eats it too. This session of make-believe is
strangely compelling. While she says "I'm kinda over getting told to throw
my hands up in the air", it's still a lighter moment.
Lyrics to
Team
Wait ’til you’re announced
We’ve not yet lost all our graces
The hounds will stay in chains
Look upon your greatness that you’ll sent
The call I’ll send….
Call all the ladies out, they’re in their finery
A hundred jewels on throats
A hundred jewels between teeth
Now bring my boys in, their skin in craters like the moon
The moon we love like a brother, while he glows through the room
Dancin’ around the lies we told
Dancin’ around big eyes as well
Even the comatose, they don’t dance and tell
We live in cities you’ll never see on screen
Not very pretty but we sure know how to run free
Livin’ in ruins of the palace within my dreams
And you know we’re on each other’s team
I’m kind of over gettin’ told to throw my hands up in the air
So there
So all the cups got broke
Shards beneath our feet
But it wasn’t my fault
And everyone’s competing for a love they won’t receive
Cause what this palace wants is release
We live in cities you’ll never see on screen
Not very pretty but we sure know how to run free
Livin’ in ruins of the palace within my dreams
And you know we’re on each other’s team
I’m kind of over gettin’ told to throw my hands up in the air
So there
I’m kinda older than I was when I rebelled without a care
So there
We live in cities you’ll never see on screen
Not very pretty but we sure know how to run free
Livin’ in ruins of the palace within my dreams
And you know we’re on each other’s team
We’re on each other’s team
And you know we’re on each other’s team
We’re on each other’s team
We’re on each other’s team
And you know and you know and you know
Wait ’til you’re announced
We’ve not yet lost all our graces
The hounds will stay in chains
Look upon your greatness that you’ll sent
The call I’ll send….
Call all the ladies out, they’re in their finery
A hundred jewels on throats
A hundred jewels between teeth
Now bring my boys in, their skin in craters like the moon
The moon we love like a brother, while he glows through the room
Dancin’ around the lies we told
Dancin’ around big eyes as well
Even the comatose, they don’t dance and tell
We live in cities you’ll never see on screen
Not very pretty but we sure know how to run free
Livin’ in ruins of the palace within my dreams
And you know we’re on each other’s team
I’m kind of over gettin’ told to throw my hands up in the air
So there
So all the cups got broke
Shards beneath our feet
But it wasn’t my fault
And everyone’s competing for a love they won’t receive
Cause what this palace wants is release
We live in cities you’ll never see on screen
Not very pretty but we sure know how to run free
Livin’ in ruins of the palace within my dreams
And you know we’re on each other’s team
I’m kind of over gettin’ told to throw my hands up in the air
So there
I’m kinda older than I was when I rebelled without a care
So there
We live in cities you’ll never see on screen
Not very pretty but we sure know how to run free
Livin’ in ruins of the palace within my dreams
And you know we’re on each other’s team
We’re on each other’s team
And you know we’re on each other’s team
We’re on each other’s team
We’re on each other’s team
And you know and you know and you know
7. "Glory and Gore" -- Does this remind you of The
Hunger Games? Her gladiator metaphors compare the Coliseum's battles to our
culture's lust for celebrity drama. Artists might not actually kill each other,
but Lorde still thinks upon whether she enjoys this kind of
"bloodshed".
Lyrics to
Glory And Gore
There's a humming in the
restless summer air
And we're slipping off the course that we prepared
But in all chaos, there is calculation
Dropping glasses just to hear them break
You've been drinking like the world was gonna end (it didn't...)
Took a shiner from the fist of your best friend (go figure...)
It's clear that someone's gotta go
We mean it but I promise we're not mean
And the cry goes out
They lose their minds for us
And how it plays out
Now we're in the ring
And we're coming for blood
You could try and take us
But we're the gladiators
Everyone a rager
But secretly they're saviors
Glory and gore go hand in hand
That's why we're making headlines
You could try and take us
But victory's contagious
Delicate in every way but one (the swordplay)
God knows we like archaic kinds of fun (the old way)
Chance is the only game I play with, baby
We let our battles choose us
And the cry goes out
They lose their minds for us
And how it plays out
Now we're in the ring
And we're coming for blood
You could try and take us
But we're the gladiators
Everyone a rager
But secretly they're saviors
Glory and gore go hand in hand
That's why we're making headlines
You could try and take us
But victory's contagious
No one round here's good at keeping their eyes closed
The sun's starting to light up when we're walking home
Tired little laughs, gold lie promises
We'll always win at this
I don't ever think about death
It's alright if you do, it's fine
We gladiate but I guess we're really fighting ourselves
Roughing up our minds so we're ready when the kill time comes
Wide awake in bed, words in my brain,
Secretly you love this do you even wanna go free
Let me in the ring, I'll show you what that big word means
You could try and take us
But we're the gladiators
Everyone a rager
But secretly they're saviors
Glory and gore go hand in hand
That's why we're making headlines
You could try and take us
But victory's contagi
There's a humming in the restless summer air
And we're slipping off the course that we prepared
But in all chaos, there is calculation
Dropping glasses just to hear them break
You've been drinking like the world was gonna end (it didn't...)
Took a shiner from the fist of your best friend (go figure...)
It's clear that someone's gotta go
We mean it but I promise we're not mean
And the cry goes out
They lose their minds for us
And how it plays out
Now we're in the ring
And we're coming for blood
You could try and take us
But we're the gladiators
Everyone a rager
But secretly they're saviors
Glory and gore go hand in hand
That's why we're making headlines
You could try and take us
But victory's contagious
Delicate in every way but one (the swordplay)
God knows we like archaic kinds of fun (the old way)
Chance is the only game I play with, baby
We let our battles choose us
And the cry goes out
They lose their minds for us
And how it plays out
Now we're in the ring
And we're coming for blood
You could try and take us
But we're the gladiators
Everyone a rager
But secretly they're saviors
Glory and gore go hand in hand
That's why we're making headlines
You could try and take us
But victory's contagious
No one round here's good at keeping their eyes closed
The sun's starting to light up when we're walking home
Tired little laughs, gold lie promises
We'll always win at this
I don't ever think about death
It's alright if you do, it's fine
We gladiate but I guess we're really fighting ourselves
Roughing up our minds so we're ready when the kill time comes
Wide awake in bed, words in my brain,
Secretly you love this do you even wanna go free
Let me in the ring, I'll show you what that big word means
You could try and take us
But we're the gladiators
Everyone a rager
But secretly they're saviors
Glory and gore go hand in hand
That's why we're making headlines
You could try and take us
But victory's contagious
8. "Still Sane" -- She reflects on fame once
again, and then makes a decision to risk her sanity with "I'm little but
I'm coming for the crown". Really, she's self-aware of possibly coming off
as a jerk, wondering, "Only bad people live to see their likeness in stone
/ What does that make me?"
Lyrics to
Still Sane
[Verse 1]
Today is my birthday, and I'm riding high
Hair is dripping, hiding that I'm terrified
But this is summer, playing dumber than in fall
[Pre-Chorus]
Everything I say falls right back
Into everything I'm not
In the swing of things
But what I really mean is
Not in the swing of things yet
[Chorus]
Riding around on the bikes, we’re still sane
I won’t be her, tripping over onstage
Hey, it’s all cool, I still like hotels, but I think that'll change
Still like hotels, and my newfound fame
Hey, promise I can stay good
Everything feels right
Chase paper, get it
I'm little, but I'm coming for the crown
I'm little, but I’m coming for you
I'm little but I’m coming for the title
Held by everyone who’s up
[Verse 2](2x)
All work and no play
Never made me lose it
All business all day
Keeps me up a level
All work and no play
Keeps me on the new s**t, yeah
[Outro]
Only bad people live to see their likeness in stone
What does that make me
[Verse 1]
Today is my birthday, and I'm riding high
Hair is dripping, hiding that I'm terrified
But this is summer, playing dumber than in fall
[Pre-Chorus]
Everything I say falls right back
Into everything I'm not
In the swing of things
But what I really mean is
Not in the swing of things yet
[Chorus]
Riding around on the bikes, we’re still sane
I won’t be her, tripping over onstage
Hey, it’s all cool, I still like hotels, but I think that'll change
Still like hotels, and my newfound fame
Hey, promise I can stay good
Everything feels right
Chase paper, get it
I'm little, but I'm coming for the crown
I'm little, but I’m coming for you
I'm little but I’m coming for the title
Held by everyone who’s up
[Verse 2](2x)
All work and no play
Never made me lose it
All business all day
Keeps me up a level
All work and no play
Keeps me on the new s**t, yeah
[Outro]
Only bad people live to see their likeness in stone
What does that make me?
9. "White Teeth Teens" -- It's "The Love
Club" Part 2. She also plugs her Tumblr. Check it out.
Lyrics
to
White Teeth Teens
[Verse
1]
We wouldn't be seen dead here in the day
I guess you're lucky that it's dark now
And if I like it then we'll stay
Impress the empress, take a shot now
[Chorus]
We got the glow in our mouths...
White teeth teens are out...
White teeth teens are up for it
[Post-Chorus]
I know you love it when the hairpins start to drop
I like your reckoning, but we got our methods and there's nothing here to stop
To stop this
[Verse 2]
If you want we'll help tonight to split his schemes
Give the bruises out like gifts
You'll get the picture of your dreams
I won't be smiling bout the notes
From my admirers fill my dashboard just the same
[Chorus + Post-Chorus]
[Bridge]
I'll let you in on something big
I am not a white teeth teen
I tried to join but never did
The way they are, the way they seem is something else, it's in the blood
Their molars blinking like the lights, in the underpass where we all sit
And do nothing
And love it
[Outro](etc.)
And everything works out so good
I wear the robe like no one could
[Chorus]
We got the glow in our mouths...
White teeth teens are out...
We got the glow in our mouths...
White teeth teens are out
[Verse 1]
We wouldn't be seen dead here in the day
I guess you're lucky that it's dark now
And if I like it then we'll stay
Impress the empress, take a shot now
[Chorus]
We got the glow in our mouths...
White teeth teens are out...
White teeth teens are up for it
[Post-Chorus]
I know you love it when the hairpins start to drop
I like your reckoning, but we got our methods and there's nothing here to stop
To stop this
[Verse 2]
If you want we'll help tonight to split his schemes
Give the bruises out like gifts
You'll get the picture of your dreams
I won't be smiling bout the notes
From my admirers fill my dashboard just the same
[Chorus + Post-Chorus]
[Bridge]
I'll let you in on something big
I am not a white teeth teen
I tried to join but never did
The way they are, the way they seem is something else, it's in the blood
Their molars blinking like the lights, in the underpass where we all sit
And do nothing
And love it
[Outro](etc.)
And everything works out so good
I wear the robe like no one could
[Chorus]
We got the glow in our mouths...
White teeth teens are out...
We got the glow in our mouths...
White teeth teens are out
10. "A World Alone" -- A fantastic album closer.
Its stark guitar hits home about how dark life can be. I mean, we're all
shallow talkers and haters at least once, right? Throw in her and her friend's
bad habits, it's like a nice John Green novel. At the end, she answers the
first line presented in "Tennis Court" with "let 'em talk".
Lyrics to
A World Alone
That slow burn way while it
gets dark, bruising the sun.
I feel grown up with you in your car, I know it's dumb.
ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh
ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh
ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh
We both got a million bite habits sticking, not sleeping with one.
We're biting our nails, you're biting my lip, I'm biting my tongue.
ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh
ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh
People will talk, yeah, people will talk (ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh)
People will talk, yeah, people will talk
Raise a glass, cuz their mouths don't save it.
They all wanna get rough, get away with it.
Let 'em talk cuz we're dancing in this world alone, world alone, we're all
alone.
All my fake friends are over their noise, complained about work
They're studying business, I study before, and you haven't stopped smoking all
night.
Maybe the answer that raised us, or maybe people are jerks.
People will talk, yeah, people will talk (But not you)
People will talk, yeah, people will talk
Raise a glass, cuz their mouths don't save it.
They all wanna get rough, get away with it.
Let 'em talk cuz we're dancing in this world alone, world alone, we're all
alone.
I will talk so let us, people it's a scheme.
They make us arrests just like we're whole again, maybe
You're my best friend, so we're dancing in a world alone, a world alone, we're
all alone.
I know in our heart everlasting
We're a trainwreck waiting to happen
One day the blood will flow so badly
One day we're all against the world (the people that talk, yeah, people that
talk)
Yeah, so? (The people that talk, yeah, people that talk)
ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh
ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh
People will talk, yeah, people will talk (ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh)
People will talk, yeah, people will talk
ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh
ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh
People will talk, yeah, people will talk (ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh)
People will talk, yeah, people will talk
Raise a glass, cuz their mouths don't save it.
They all wanna get rough, get away with it.
Let 'em talk cuz we're dancing in this world alone, world alone, we're all
alone.
I will talk so let us, people it's a scheme.
They make us arrests just like we're whole again, maybe
You're my best friend, so we're dancing in a world alone, a world alone, we're
all alone.
People that talk, yeah, people that talk, yeah
People that talk, yeah, people that talk, yeah
People that talk, yeah, people that talk, yeah
People that talk, yeah, people that talk, yeah
Let 'em talk That slow burn way while it gets dark, bruising the sun.
I feel grown up with you in your car, I know it's dumb.
ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh
ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh
ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh
We both got a million bite habits sticking, not sleeping with one.
We're biting our nails, you're biting my lip, I'm biting my tongue.
ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh
ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh
People will talk, yeah, people will talk (ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh)
People will talk, yeah, people will talk
Raise a glass, cuz their mouths don't save it.
They all wanna get rough, get away with it.
Let 'em talk cuz we're dancing in this world alone, world alone, we're all
alone.
All my fake friends are over their noise, complained about work
They're studying business, I study before, and you haven't stopped smoking all
night.
Maybe the answer that raised us, or maybe people are jerks.
People will talk, yeah, people will talk (But not you)
People will talk, yeah, people will talk
Raise a glass, cuz their mouths don't save it.
They all wanna get rough, get away with it.
Let 'em talk cuz we're dancing in this world alone, world alone, we're all
alone.
I will talk so let us, people it's a scheme.
They make us arrests just like we're whole again, maybe
You're my best friend, so we're dancing in a world alone, a world alone, we're
all alone.
I know in our heart everlasting
We're a trainwreck waiting to happen
One day the blood will flow so badly
One day we're all against the world (the people that talk, yeah, people that
talk)
Yeah, so? (The people that talk, yeah, people that talk)
ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh
ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh
People will talk, yeah, people will talk (ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh)
People will talk, yeah, people will talk
ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh
ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh
People will talk, yeah, people will talk (ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh)
People will talk, yeah, people will talk
Raise a glass, cuz their mouths don't save it.
They all wanna get rough, get away with it.
Let 'em talk cuz we're dancing in this world alone, world alone, we're all
alone.
I will talk so let us, people it's a scheme.
They make us arrests just like we're whole again, maybe
You're my best friend, so we're dancing in a world alone, a world alone, we're
all alone.
People that talk, yeah, people that talk, yeah
People that talk, yeah, people that talk, yeah
People that talk, yeah, people that talk, yeah
People that talk, yeah, people that talk, yeah
Let 'em talk
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