Single of the Day: Lorde - Royals

Oleh: admincd - 20 Sep 2013

Released by: Universal Music Indonesia

Selandia Baru ternyata banyak menyimpan permata berkilau yang harus disimak. Salah satunya adalah Lorde. Bernama asli Ella Yelich-O’Connor, dara yang baru berusia 16 tahun ini sudah dengan matang menghadirkan sebuah lagu paten seperti Royals.

Coba bayangkan Lana Del Rey dalam versi yang lebih nge-hip. Maka demikian bisa digambarkan secara sederhana bagaimana Lorde itu sebenarnya. Akan tetapi Lorde bukanlah pengusung sad-core, meski sama-sama mengandalkan ambient yang sedikit moody dalam lagunya.

Dalam Royals, Lorde dengan berani memadukan antara soul dengan indie-pop serta elektro-pop bertempo sedang yang segar. Ritme yang diusung dalam Royals pun terdengar mengikuti pakem hip-hop meski kita sadar jika ini bukanlah lagu hip-hop.

Vokalnya yang berkarakter juga menjadi andalan tersendiri. Dengan asyik ini membawakan lagunya sesuai dengan beat hiphop yang serupa, namun tanpa harus terdengar hip-hop, karena Royals pada dasarnya lagu yang mengandalkan ambient. Memang, ia terdengar sangat muda, namun Lorde cukup pintar menempatkan vokalnya, husky saat diperlukan, ringan saat dibutuhkan.

Saat chorus berkumandang, And we'll never be royals / It don't run in our blood / That kind of luxe just ain't for us. / We crave a different kind of buzz, kita tahu kita telah mendengarkan sebuah lagu bagus yang adiktif.

Kemampuannya dalam memadukan berbagai unsur yang berbedalah yang membuat kehadiran Lorde harus disimak ke depannya.

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LYRIC

[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 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.

And we'll never be royals (royals).

It don't run in our blood,

That kind of luxe 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 from 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 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

And we'll never be royals (royals).

It don't run in our blood

That kind of luxe 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.

Ooh ooh oh

We're bigger than we ever dreamed,

And I'm in love with being queen.

Ooh ooh oh

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 luxe 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.

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