Lorde's debut single "Royals" introduced her to the world as a precocious teen girl with strong opinions and the potential to be a lyrical powerhouse. Her strange dance moves and clear distrust of pop culture instantly made her the kind of artist you either loved or hated. I quickly fell into the first category and played her debut album "Pure Heroine" on repeat. Dripping with equal parts insight and disillusion, it has ensured that Lorde is here to stay and that her acclaimed talent for song-writing is well deserved. With a new album on the horizon, now is the perfect time to take a look back at some of the best lyrical moments "Pure Heroine" has to offer:
1. Tennis Court
"Pretty soon I'll be getting on my first plane / I'll see the veins of my city like they do in space"
"It's a new art form showing people how little we care (yeah) / We're so happy, even when we're smilin' out of fear"
2. 400 Lux
"We're never done with killing time / Can I kill it with you / 'Til the veins run red and blue?"
"We're hollow like the bottles that we drain / You drape your wrists over the steering wheel / Pulses can drive from here"
3. Royals
"And I'm not proud of my address, / In a torn-up town, no postcode envy"
"Blood stains, ball gowns, trashin' the hotel room, / We don't care, we're driving Cadillacs in our dreams."
4. Ribs
"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"
"I want them back (I want them back) / The minds we had (the minds we had) / It's not enough to feel the lack..."
5. Buzzcut Season
"Explosions on TV / And all the girls with heads inside a dream / So now we live beside the pool / Where everything is good"
" Favorite friend / (And nothing's wrong but nothing's true) / I live in a hologram with you"
6. Team
"Call all the ladies out / They're in their finery / A hundred jewels on throats / A hundred jewels between teeth"
"And everyone's competing for a love they won't receive / 'Cause what this palace wants is release"
7. Glory and Gore
"Chance is the only game I play with, baby / We let our battles choose us"
"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"
8. Still Sane
"Everything I say falls right back / Into everything I'm not / In the swing of things"
"Only bad people live to see their likeness set in stone / What does that make me?"
9. White Teeth Teens
" If you want we'll help tonight to split its seams / Give the bruises out like gifts"
"Their molars blinking like the lights, in the underpass where we all sit / And do nothing / And love it"
10. A World Alone
"We've both got a million bad habits to kick, not sleeping is one. / We're biting our nails, you're biting my lip, I'm biting my tongue."
"All the double-edged people with schemes. / They make a mess then go home and get clean."
