Royals

Music video by Lorde performing Royals. (C) 2013 Universal Music NZ Ltd. Get Lorde’s Pure Heroine album here: https://Lorde.lnk.to/PureHeroineID Listen to more Lorde: https://Lorde.lnk.to/LordeID Follow Lorde: Website: http://lorde.co.nz/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/LordeMusic/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/Lorde Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LordeMusic YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/LordeMusic Lyrics: [Produced by Joel Little] [Video by Joel Kefali] [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 a torn up town, no postcode envy [Pre-Chorus] But every song's like Gold teeth, Grey Goose, trippin' in the bathroom Bloodstains, 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 timepiece Jet planes, islands, tiger's on a gold leash We don't care; we aren't caught up in your love affair [Chorus] 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 [Pre-Chorus] But every song's like Gold teeth, Grey Goose, trippin' in the bathroom Bloodstains, 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 timepiece Jet planes, islands, tiger's on a gold leash We don't care; we aren't caught up in your love affair [Chorus] 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 [Bridge] (Oh, oh-oh) We're bigger than we ever dreamed And I'm in love with being queen (Oh, oh-oh) Life is great without a care We aren't caught up in your love affair [Chorus] 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