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Lorde: Royals Meaning

Album cover for Royals album cover

Song Released: 2013


Covered By: Taylor John Williams (2014), Jasmine Thompson


Royals Lyrics

[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...

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  1. anonymous
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     Nov 1st 2013 !⃝

    She singing about how she does not care about material things. She and her friends are happy who they are and everyone accepts them for who they are. They don't need money and fancy things to be happy.

  2. cindyllnl13
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     Oct 16th 2013 !⃝

    verse 1:
    she hasn't been/ isn't married (or committed)
    she has not seen a diamond on her on flesh.

    2nd line- she grinds her teeth on her LOVERS wedding rings, grinds them down(teeth and rings)

    And I'm not proud of my address,
    In the torn-up town, no post code... :
    not proud of where she made her 'home'
    in her head.

    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 Cristal, 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.
    talking of the fantasy that comes along with the Adultry, the affair.
    trashin the hotel room- they make it a point to 'hide away' to express their relationship
    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.
    we will never be 'model citizens'/ married happy couple.
    we crave more excitement, adventure, spark than a boring dull married life! we never believed in marriage and commitment
    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.
    let me be your ruler of this affair- give you what you are not getting at home, I will be the aggressor / controller . let me have this fantasy
    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.
    our fling went further that we could've imagined, dreamed. we aren't caught up in your love affair, which is your struggle at 'home'

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  3. anonymous
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     Oct 8th 2013 !⃝

    Kardashians.

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  4. anonymous
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     Oct 8th 2013 !⃝

    She's singing about being a peasant.

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