LORDE - ROYALS

ROYALS

LORDE

SONGWRITERS: LORDE & JOEL LITTLE

COUNTRY: NEW ZELAND

ÁLBUM: THE LOVE CLUB

LABEL: LAVA RECORDS

GENRE: INDIE

YEAR: 2013

(US VERSION)

"Royals" is a song by New Zealand Singer Lorde from her debut extended play album, The Love Club EP (2012). It was later included on her debut studio album, Pure Heroine (2013). "Royals" was characterised as art pop and electropop. Written by Lorde and Joel Little and produced by the latter, the song lyrically disapproves of the luxurious lifestyle of contemporary artists.

"Royals" was released on 3 June 2013 as Lorde's debut single. The song received acclaim from music critics, who praised its minimal production and lyrics. It experienced international commercial success, peaking atop the record charts of many countries including Canada, Ireland, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. In the United States, the single spent nine weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100. In doing so, Lorde became the first New Zealand solo act to top the Hot 100, as well as the youngest artist to achieve a number-one single since 1987. As of November 2014, the single has sold 10 million copies worldwide.

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 cristal, maybach

Diamonds on your timepiece

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

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

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 from 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 cristal, maybach

Diamonds on your timepiece

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

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

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

Ooh ooh oh

Ooh ooh oh

Ooh ooh oh

We're bigger than we ever dreamed

And I'm in love with being queen

Ooh ooh oh

Ooh ooh oh

Ooh ooh oh

Life is great without a care

We aren't caught up in your love affair

And we'll never be 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

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