What makes you rich in life? Is it money, or clothes? Is it how many people love you, or how many times you laugh during the day? The song "Royals" by Lorde was released as a debut single on June 3, 2013, later winning a Grammy for "Song of the Year", along with many other accomplishments. Although the songs title may be misleading, Lorde wrote this song to express that she is not very wealthy, but it takes more than that to be admired and looked up to by people. Lorde recognizes other celebrity's priorities in music and life, and compares them to her not-so lavish life. "Royals" is filled with such relatable feelings about today's society from the perspective of an underprivileged young female.
The first verse of any song is just like the …show more content…
She starts by describing a typical song that has been glorified by today's society, "But every song's like gold teeth, Grey Goose, trippin' in the bathroom / Bloodstains, ball gowns, trashin' the hotel room". These lines of the song are one of the most accurate descriptions of modern day popstars I've heard! She describes how most popular songs today are regularly based on; parties and spending money on pointless possessions, bloodshed, fancy clothing and lastly their experiences of being completely inconsiderate. Lorde then tells her audience " we don’t care; we're driving Cadillac's in our dreams" which is her way of saying that she isn't very focused on the material things, because as long as she stays on track with her dreams, she will one day be successful enough to drive an expensive car. Then again, Lorde sings about the extravagant materialistic things that rich people gloat about having " 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" implying that celebrities are in love with all of these material things, that are potentially holding them back and she has no desire to be a part of that. I find it very interesting that Lorde uses the phrase "love affair". When most of us think of a love affair, we picture a suspenseful soap opera about a man who falls in love with a woman on accident and gets caught up in bad decisions with her while hiding his mistakes from his wife; but Lorde puts a whole different meaning to this statement. The love affair she is talking about is when the wealthy get so wrapped up in their materialistic things that they begin to be unfaithful to their priorities, and their fan bases. Instead of a mistress overthrowing a relationship, it is objects overthrowing the priorities of our
The first verse of any song is just like the …show more content…
She starts by describing a typical song that has been glorified by today's society, "But every song's like gold teeth, Grey Goose, trippin' in the bathroom / Bloodstains, ball gowns, trashin' the hotel room". These lines of the song are one of the most accurate descriptions of modern day popstars I've heard! She describes how most popular songs today are regularly based on; parties and spending money on pointless possessions, bloodshed, fancy clothing and lastly their experiences of being completely inconsiderate. Lorde then tells her audience " we don’t care; we're driving Cadillac's in our dreams" which is her way of saying that she isn't very focused on the material things, because as long as she stays on track with her dreams, she will one day be successful enough to drive an expensive car. Then again, Lorde sings about the extravagant materialistic things that rich people gloat about having " 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" implying that celebrities are in love with all of these material things, that are potentially holding them back and she has no desire to be a part of that. I find it very interesting that Lorde uses the phrase "love affair". When most of us think of a love affair, we picture a suspenseful soap opera about a man who falls in love with a woman on accident and gets caught up in bad decisions with her while hiding his mistakes from his wife; but Lorde puts a whole different meaning to this statement. The love affair she is talking about is when the wealthy get so wrapped up in their materialistic things that they begin to be unfaithful to their priorities, and their fan bases. Instead of a mistress overthrowing a relationship, it is objects overthrowing the priorities of our