Lorde – Royals Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I’ve never seen a diamond in the flesh
I cut my teeth on wedding rings in the movies ¹
And I’m not proud of my address
In the torn up town, no post code envy ²

[Pre-Chorus]
But every song’s like gold teeth, Grey Goose, trippin’ in the bathroom ³
Blood stains, ball gowns, trashin’ the hotel room ⁴
We don’t care, we’re driving Cadillacs in our dreams ⁵
But everybody’s like Cristal, Maybach, diamonds on your timepiece ⁶
Jet planes, islands, tiger’s on a gold leash ⁷
We don’t care, we aren’t caught up in your love affair ⁸

[Chorus]
And we’ll never be royals (royals)
It don’t run in our blood ⁹
That kind of lux just ain’t for us
We crave a different kind of buzz ¹⁰
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 ¹¹

[Verse 2]
My friends and I we’ve cracked the code
We count our dollars on the train to the party ¹²
And everyone who knows us knows
That we’re fine with this, we didn’t come from money ¹³

[Pre-Chorus + Chorus]

[Bridge]
(Oooh ooooh ohhh)
We’re bigger than we ever dreamed, and I’m in love with being queen ¹⁴
(Oooooh ooooh ohhhhh)
Life is great without a care
We aren’t caught up in your love affair ¹⁵

[Chorus]