Most of the some thing we have been taking’Cause we have been more youthful and you can we have been ashamedSend me to perfect placesAll of one’s heroes fadingNow I am unable to stand to getting aloneLet’s go to finest towns

The fresh chorus include a twice-viewed trend out of a few lines of bad troubles followed by one line which has just what appears to be a solution (and this we shall discover after to be blank). In the first instance, Lorde states “things the audience is delivering,” that will relate to drug use, as well as the proven fact that she along with her family members is “ashamed.” Up against you to, she asks to-be taken to “perfect towns”–evidently areas where there are not any difficulties and just delight.

On the next circumstances, she bemoans “heroes fading” and you may demonstrates to you you to she “dislike to-be alone.” Surprisingly, towards the Wizard, she explains, “Another type of huge summation of one’s just last year personally ‘I think I am hanging out plenty once the I’m only fearing sitting at home by myself hearing my personal advice strike the wall space.'” This really is a common tip I’ve seen in the music, such as for the “Car Radio” of the 21 years old Pilots. Writers and singers and others are faced with big and you may black viewpoint when forced to waste time unofficially, whenever there are zero distractions to make sure they’re filled. Their particular solution to such heavy opinion? “Let us visit finest cities.”

Verse dos

Per night, I real time and you will dieMeet individuals, simply take ’em homeLet’s kiss after which cut off our clothesIt’s only a special graceless nights

Lorde, right here, next teaches you new sexual aspect of their own existence. She sings, “Fulfill some one, bring ’em domestic / Let’s kiss and then cut-off all of our gowns.” Which hasty sexual communications which have anybody she scarcely knows, she phone calls (since just before) “an alternative graceless evening.” In fact, with the Wizard, she contributes you to “the newest tune along with people sad harmonies is merely my personal favorite. End in linking that have a ton of anyone you only like somewhat was enjoyable but sad possibly too!” She together with states brand new paradox of a single from their particular audio who has a column one sounds like referring from the comfort of a main-stream pop tune–she phone calls they “profound” indicating that perhaps she’s getting together with how strange a beneficial “pop music lifetime” seems so you can their particular physically.

Outro

On the outro, Lorde provides the actual content away from “Primary Metropolitan areas.” The answer to their unique difficulties up until now regarding the song provides visited head to “perfect cities,” nevertheless now she concerns if that’s also you can easily. She realizes she actually is been looking to possess “finest metropolitan areas” while in the their unique drunken revelries and you will understands she have not found them yet. So, she finishes from the inquiring, “Precisely what the bang are great metropolitan areas anyway?” Are they real? How do we see them when they? Are they also possible? Their unique repetition with the belief from time to time in addition to total negative tone of your own words within the “Prime Places” suggest that brud British she doesn’t have much a cure for all of them.

I do believe on strongest peak, Lorde try asking if pleasure is possible. At all, she has the money and you may recreational to group, the woman is profitable and can go anyplace she loves, and you may she is accepted a “pop star existence” (just like the ideal of the ironic pop line on providing gowns off), however, she still has this type of questions regarding whether or not she will be able to discover true joy.

Actually, In my opinion pleasure exists, and i don’t believe you to partying is actually necessarily the best way to track down they–I think genuine glee is available in closing seeking to pamper the fresh new worry about and you will as an alternative to provide of worry about to some other, feel you to definitely “other” feel Jesus or other people. But I respect Lorde for being ready to accept their fruitless appearing within track. It is an essential concern to ask and you will an even more essential you to definitely ask.