Music video by Lorde performing Royals. (C) 2013 Universal Music NZ Ltd.
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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
This song generates a feeling that doesn't exist
Iñaki Yoooo I thought I was the only one who was feeling like this!!
Yesssssssss
real
The song creates a sad feeling but the lyrics are so understandable and the beat is great. It’s like this perfect balance which causes this emotion I didn’t even know existed
@@johnappleseed2308 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 Man I happy to know that I am not the only one who was feeling that
whenever she comes back, we'll be waiting.
Me too I can’t wait
Still waiting in 2021
Randy Marshall will never come back as Lorde
1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins He is faithful and just to forgive us and cleanse us from all unrighteousness ❤️
I dont get it where'd she go?
anybody here 2024????
I am...
😢
No🫣
I got you 😆😊
PURRR
Lorde, when this came out I was homeless, on drugs, and then jail. I now have a house, job, and husband. This song and “Clover Cage - In the Moment” are the two songs that helped get rid of my depression. I just want to send love to everyone and I want everyone to know things will get better. We are in this together..I love you 💕
I am a recovering addict and an alcoholic. I am also a former police officer. Congrats on returning to the light. We do recover. I don’t know you but I love you. Let love rule.
Ex convict w 7 yrs inside from a bid in 13. Got out in 20. I remember this song on transport vans. It kept me calm. Still come back to it now. Life is strange.
Remember when this song was all over the radio?
ItsJustKayla was yeas
Yeah, it was during a shitty period in my life and before I finished school. I still find myself looking back with rose tinted glasses regardless, for some reason.
Jackuin lol
Yooo it was everywhere
Yea
Lets be honest This song owned the world for a while
Nope
My dad play this in his radio all day when I first came to canada
I just heard that song.
MENOL MALFOY I mean the song is 7 years old, how can you JUST hear it???
This song completely changed Pop
Its March 2024, let's see how many legends are listening to this incredible song💙
Wow 1 hour ago thats crazy
Me
1 for Brazil maaaaaa
Me
2min ago is crazy@@hiranthajayasinghe6503
When this came out I was homeless, on drugs, and then jail. I now have a house, job, and husband. This song and “Clover Cage - In the Moment” are the two songs that helped get rid of my depression. I just want to send love to everyone and I want everyone to know things will get better. We are in this together..I love you ❤️
The only song that didn’t bother me when it was played 645 times a day on the radio
True.
Yeah lol
Faxx my guy
in your face Adele!
It was ring tone for 2 yrs ...!!
Who says we left, we never stopped listening.
yup im here! this song brings back memories asf!
@@zippy0512 hell yes!!!
2020 😳
these are the type of people who ruin the comment section
@pecy thanks I wont
Life was so different when this came out..I wish that one day Lorde listens to my music and we make a hit song together. God bless everyone going through it like me. Better days are coming....🍀
Nostalgic,take me back life sucks now.😢
A 16 year old dropped this? Bruh that’s a whole lot of talent
16 likes 😂
Marvelous George werd!
She was 16?????!!!! Wow that’s real talent 😁😁😁
Y e s
she looks like 30 with that makeup
I remember when the comment section was full of fans instead of it being a calendar.
That would be when the gideo was newly uploaded. Now that its its been 6years actual comments is kinda late.
I really miss that.
I actually get the joke 😂😂😂😂plz don't kill me I'm afraid I won't make it to 3020 alive
I miss the "I am lorde ya ya ya" ones
Wilson Sc.Jordan the comments were never good lmao.
Times were so simple when this song was released❤
are yiu 12
Kinda
Chicken
No, they were not. LOL
The queen was better than lorde
I can’t FUCKING believe this song came out 7 years ago
I feel so old lmao
BeTxSo yes, i remember loving this song
It brings so many memories back of good days when life was enjoyable and now life is a mess I’m crying honestly
@@puwqi1395 omg ikr
6,
this song was everywhere , everyone knew this. if not the whole song at least the chorus.
yeah
Fr I wonder what happened it used to play on my favorite radio station and everything
It was the number one song in a state(I forgot which) for two months bck then😌✨i rmbr it being so popular
😢@@canipetthatdawg9377
*A U T H E N T I C v i e w s* and Lorde the duo making virals
yeah, go figure 👽🙃
Its April 2024, let's see how many legends are listening to this incredible song🥨🥬
I came after rewatching that one South Park transgender episode
Me
Hey Lorde fans! I have just released my debut album CRASTI LAND a few weeks ago. I am a big Lorde fan myself, her minimal electronic music (especially during her first years) really inspired me and a couple of songs on the album, so I thought I'd share the news with other fans. Kindly and respectfully, I would really appreciate every single listen & review! Have a powerful day!
Me and the homies: *plays rap music* Me at home alone:
BeachOpps {SADX} 🤣
ok this is so me
Yess lawd
Same. 😂
NoW CaLl mE MaYbE
Randy is so talented
Hello
Lmao
Helo
yayaya i am lord yayaa
Man i just saw the one clip where he showed stan how to make a lorde song
2024 ANYONE come back to listen to this masterpiece!!!!!.
me !!!!!
Meep
Hey Lorde fans! I have just released my debut album CRASTI LAND a few weeks ago. I am a big Lorde fan myself, her minimal electronic music (especially during her first years) really inspired me and a couple of songs on the album, so I thought I'd share the news with other fans. Kindly and respectfully, I would appreciate every single listen & review! Have a powerful day!
This sound is so wonderful. The person who is reading this comment, I wish you great success, health, love and happiness!
Lorde: I’ve never seen a diamond in the flesh Lil Uzi Vert: Hold My fOrEheAd
wow =|
Lmao
Who the hell is "lil uzi vert"?
@@t-par2950 24 million dollar Diamond ower.. 😶
BAHAHAHAAAAA
I can't believe she made this when she was 16
That’s crazy I didn’t even know this
BRo I made a child when I was 16
@@ItsZay99 PLSS
@@ItsZay99 THATS WORSE not judging
I was 7 when she made this
That fact that she was 16 years old when she wrote this is almost insane ...........#REALARTIST
I think randy was 45 when he made this
@@vineshbridglalsingh9996 took the words right out of my mouth
@@beegee5981 I think she said this song helps her and likes it.
@@beegee5981 In the other version, the one that doesn’t say US version says a full description on how she feels about the song.
No he is a 45 year old man
When this music video looks exactly like all of us in quarantine
🤷
Sure does.
holy shit that’s true
Michael Yates how come you don’t have a lot of likes for saying what’s true
Accurate
This song is really good, and what makes it even better is the fact that it was composed and recorded during Randy's bahtroom breaks.
Remember when this song would play 10000000 times a day on the radio. *oh how I miss u 2013*
I heard this on a tiktok and loved it I couldn’t find it so I searched up it’s main word and here it is I never thought I would find after 3 months of trying
@@madmaya8556 I am sad u had to find it in tiktok
@@SammiiLuVTTV what is so bad about tiktok
@@madmaya8556 *Oh you dont know*
@@madmaya8556 DONT SAY THE T WORD
The fact I’m still watching this 7 years later is the best
Same
I am REALLY Getting obsessed with her... I don't get to Really FEEL Many Celebs. (Songs Mostly).. But the More I learn of her I like her......
@@CatLover7112 Yea she under rated
@@jxjxtsuj5414 Agree.. I now know why tho......
Psh, poser. I watched it first.
When this came out I was homeless, on drugs, and then jail. I now have a house, job, and husband. This song and “Clover Cage - The Chess Piece” are the two songs that helped get rid of my depression. I just want to send love to everyone and I want everyone to know things will get better. We are in this together..I love you 💝 😊
Props to you. May I ask why you posted your comment almost word for word twice on both of your accounts?
Why ? are things bad for you now?
"Ya ya ya i am Lorde" - Randy Marsh
Lorde*
🤣
that's the comment i was searching xD
@@taq2981 i bet you're fun at parties bro
@@Rawnz_Strength You said '-Randy Marsh' I was making the joke that it's actually Lorde but ok...
"Let Me Be Your Ruler" Person 1: Looks like this box is about half a Lorde long.. Person 2: This is a terrible unit of measurement.
ifunny
You got that from ifunny
+Link ROFL
btw someone who rules sth is the ruler of it basic english
theo sarmas That's the joke, bitch!
Some songs stay with us even after a million years & this is one of them ❤❤❤
The quality of the sound in this video is unbelievable. Wow, wow, woo amazing. Thank youTube
Imagine releasing this at 16 years old.
I know right
I am 19 now 😔
@@cooperthegsd9018 Me too😔 With no achievement still😔 But it's still early let's not be hard on ourselves😘
its pretty crazy, my brother was friends with her, then she blew up so quickly and was a star incredibly suddenly
@@mbks60 yep...and Billie was like 12-13 when she released Ocean Eyes
Just think. She was 16 when this released
Just found that out a couple days ago she’s the same age as me . I didn’t think she was my age when I heard this song back in 10th grade.
The Wind Spirit wait, so I’m looking at a 16 year old rn? She looks 20 here
She looks so much older like she is in her mid twenties because most people don’t have there glow-ups at 16.
well, Billie Elish was 15 when she released her first song....... I think teens singing is normal.....
@@aivee6817 - Yes. Teens singing is normal. It's just that this Lorde album was just fantastic which isn't normal for teens. That affected her second album which is not as good therefore didn't get as much attention.
Every time I watch that one South Park episode of Randy being Lorde I come back here to listen to this masterpiece
This song will never die , Lorde will continue to live off this album because every song in it was Legit
Hey Lorde fans! I have just released my debut album CRASTI LAND a few weeks ago. I am a big Lorde fan myself, her minimal electronic music (especially during her first years) really inspired me and a couple of songs on the album, so I thought I'd share the news with other fans. Kindly and respectfully, I would really appreciate every single listen & review! Have a powerful day!
I was chilling in bed and then out of nowhere this song came to my mind
ong me too
Ong bro
now thats a cool story bro
🚫🧢 same
I feel like everyone thought about
When you realize Lorde predicted our quarantined future 6 years in advance
The shaving hair in quarantine 😂
I'm pretty sure Lorde is really Randy Marsh
Diamonds flex predicting the rap industry’s words queen king and struggle
@@squidsquid421 lmao
@@chetthebringerofdeath1087 Ikr watchiwatching always
Anyone 2024??
The relevance of this song is timeless
this song was a cultural reset for indie kids
she's basically pioneer for slower tempo pop
ribs also makes me feel like im in an indie short film where im the main character
lorde shook the whole scene up
Imagine reshaping the pop landscape at only 16
legit
Let’s be honest, we need this lady back more than ever.
Aurum TheBrave YES! please I want her to make music again what happened to her? Is she on hiatus? How is she making money? I love her voice kdoeoks
@@felix.mp3639 she is planning a third album, but her dog just died and she is recovering..
Why do we need her back ?one hit wonder and run shes crap
@@hughmungus1235you mentioned yourself oh ok🤨🙂
Hugh Mungus Her songs are still better than a majority of shit we get these days.
Randy Marsh???
Anyone listening in 2025??
Listening now going solar for the queen bee ,!
Nope
I'm in 2060
2024*
Hey Lorde fans! I have just released my debut album CRASTI LAND a few weeks ago. I am a big Lorde fan myself, her minimal electronic music (especially during her first years) really inspired me and a couple of songs on the album, so I thought I'd share the news with other fans. Kindly and respectfully, I would really appreciate every single listen & review! Have a powerful day!
I haven’t listened to this song in like 5 years this brings back memories (Holy crap y’all blew this comment up thank you)
Jennah Riley randomly popped into my head after someone had a convo about “royals” luxury life/the queen of England
Yup
Ikr
I WAS TRYNA SLEEP AND SOME CAR PASSED BY BLASTING THIS SONG, AND I RMBRed HOW MUCH I LOVED ITT
I haven't heard this song in like 7 years I'm so so so so sad it's not on the radio anymore and is not a hit
the fact that everyone still comes back to this after so many years proves it’s a cultural reset and you really can’t deny that.
It was practically the song of the 2010s.
Randy marsh made it so
Well you can
@@Kaleidoscopal Change your life.
@@Kaleidoscopal Tik tok taints your soul, no point in being a christian anymore.
10 years later, I still in love of this beautiful angel face & voice
The inner nature dynamics this track holds is downright staggering; it is the fact that music as such seems unassuming to the listeners at first glance, but it is the profoundness that requires you to look deeper. Once you do, it is a magical concept! Love Lorde for this one :)
Fun Fact: Lorde was only 16 here and when "Royals" came out, she also became the youngest female artist to be on Billboard 100 since Tiffany- "I Think We're Alone Now" 1987.
No she is not, Lorde is not actually a 17 year old pop star from New Zealand, she's a 45 year old geologist from Colorado! That's not all, she's a 45 year old MALE geologist from Colorado.
@@cempnarbas9803 wtf? No she ain’t-
@@cempnarbas9803 um okkkkkkk
@@cempnarbas9803 u need help 😂
@@cempnarbas9803 u need real help
y'all remember that era when this song was literally taking over the billboard chart for like 10weeks?
And now its Billie 😒😪
@@rottedcereal2669 Billie who??
@@Bahatixx Belly Eyelash
@@mr.bobgray3743 JSJEHRHEJEJJEJEEJJEJE GRRRRRR 😠😠😡😠💀💀👺👹👹😈👹👿👹👹😈👹😈😠😡👿😠😵😈😈😈💩💩
@@toointoxicatedtobescared6853 calm yourself
2024 hi there
Selam
Whoever directed this video and the people who took all the shots for this amazing song.. Thank you
It’s actually kinda scary how much I used to sing this song. In the bathroom, at school, the hospital, the subway... 😭
Acc to South park this song originated in Bathroom 😅
samee
It's crazy how not a single person comments *The Crew* Because thats what this song reminds me of, it was in The radio on the crew.
@Speed Buggy then what it is? reading poetry?
good
Lets be honest The world was at it's peak when this song came out
2013-2015 was an amazing time to be alive
Even the trends were better, cringy but better
2013 was Amazing year
Did this song come out in the 70's? Lol
now its burning down and we cant do anything to change it
2024 anyone?
I love royals song omg I’m dyeing over this song
If you're reading this that means you're alive and all you need to do is breath. Everything is going to be okay, tomorrow is a new day, smile,laugh because you are amazing and beautiful and i bet you brighten someone's day! i hope you have an amazing day, i care
Thanks, I feel better now
Wow I was just feeling super depressed and now I am like so not u made my night I am crying of happiness now seriously
***** WOW!! Thank You this meant something.. I hope the same for you.. SMILE!!!
***** :)
I can't believe she was 16 when she recorded this song ! Masterpiece
Yep
Meanwhile Dixie d'Amelio
Shes actually a 45 year old geologist from Colorado.
@R1vEn what your kidding 16 so that means she is 23 right now
@@yamilrodriguez6868 bruh check google she's 23 right now
Who could ever forget about this song. I was tripping a lot trying to memorize all the lyrics because it was a lot to handle. Lorde is one of the lords of songwriting, and she's surely living up to her name.
April 30th 2024 still fire 🥳
Her at 16: writes one of the best songs Me at 16: “can you die from eating too many chicken nuggets?”
Everyone's important💜
HA wow you are so hilarious and quirky
I'm surprised that didn't happen when I was 10 (I'm 17 now)
And she wrote it in 20 min or some crazy shit
@Andromeda Vieira she was 16
no corona,no bad things,just good times
I miss it😪
We all Miss it
It weren't good back then and it's just a lot worse now.
@@baileytaylor9798 it does seem that way, but no. Things were as bad then as they are now. Today people seem to advocate more about it and situations get filmed more. It’s the unfortunate reality we live in. 😪 this song does bring peace and nostalgia to good times though. ☺️ stay safe everyone! 🙏✊
I believe that everyone wants this Corona virus to go away once & for all .
the lorde works in mysterious ways, love her beautiful music well done well done lorde!!!
I love you Randy Marsh
Ya ya ya I Am Lorde.
This get never be old 😂🎉
The fact that this song only consists of her voice, minimal bass and a drum machine is mind blowing
For shoo
You forgot about the most interesting and important thing, it's a man with autotune, Randy Marsh is amazing.
thebestia my bad🌝😂
Nope. You are wrong. If you knew how many tracks this track has, you'd be blown out of your socks.
@@JP-qb8qx Exactly,...listen on real audio equipment, not a phone or some beats headphones.........soo much poor quality music, even more poor quality playback devices. Go now, buy, quality audio reproduction equipment is worth every penny times 10.
The fact that she was 17 when she made this is crazy
*45
She was 17
*1
*16 And 11 months
where's she now
Let me live that fantasy!!! This song will never get old
Who’s here in 2024 👉🏾
We here😊🎉❤
I am Lorde ya ya ya I am Lorde
YA YA YA YA YA
Luke Bar ♩🎶🎵😍
Luke Bar lord
🎵 ya ya ya 🎵
I almost spit my water out. Fukin Randy n ur auto tunes. Magnificent coming up w/ the lyrics while on the toilet.
Her at 16: Already 45 and a genius of a geologist. Me at 16: trying to build a house in minecraft without dirt.
Yes
Best comment ever
It be like that though😂😂
😂😂
dude she is not a Genius geologist.. she at best average ...otherwise she wouldn't work in colorado.for such a young age though... yea she is good
Love this version. What a beautiful voice. Clean, right rythem. I heard different version. This one, this cute perfect. I could tell right away.
50,000,000 to a billion! Who else is here before 1 billion views on this masterpiece??
Hey Lorde fans! I have just released my debut album CRASTI LAND a few weeks ago. I am a big Lorde fan myself, her minimal electronic music (especially during her first years) really inspired me and a couple of songs on the album, so I thought I'd share the news with other fans. Kindly and respectfully, I would really appreciate every single listen & review! Have a powerful day!
Child hood Royal Counting stars Lose yourself Stressed out Shake it off Soul sister Boom clap I got a felling edited
batattacky Fr tho nostalgia just reading that comment
I have a 56 song playlist of those kind of songs. You guys should check it out if you like these kind of songs!
2013-2014 era of music was the best
@@khalidnur7042 Half of those songs aren't from those 2 years but I see what you mean.
Omg yes that’s all I needed to survive then
I can't believe Randy wrote this while on the toilet. Absolutely epic.
@@graemehenderson1743 what are you doing here so?
@@graemehenderson1743 Professor..?
@@sujalhere What?
@@sujalhere lmao
@@daringd3lta574 You won't get it!!
We’re all here 2024
This song ❤ can't believe I found you after how many years..
THIS SONG AGED LIKE A FINE WINE!
Omg, MrBeast actually commented on the video in my Playlist!!😱
If you are a music videos fan check out the one I've directed of the song "The Louvre", it would help me so much :)
@@MichaeIBrooo bot
@@explicitcontent4102 no one wants to listen to your mumble rap
Your account username is quite arguably my favorite thing ever
This girl just popped out of nowhere and she's like 'aiight I'm gone'. Just check to see if she's having a new song
Nah. She released an album with this, had about two more “hits”, then dropped off the face of the earth for like almost 4 years to write a second album with more hits. It was nominated for album of the year at the Grammy’s
she's going to drop a new album soon. probably in 2021.
she's probably writing one right now you'll see
her second album Melodrama is a great example of how good music =/= radio hits (which is unfortunate but inevitable)
Ani Are ya saying it's bad? Oof
I’m CLEARLY Lorde… 💎
Who's here 2024 ? ❤❤❤
@Meee!!!❤susana from soain. .
Mee❤@
“I am lorde ya ya ya, I’m lorde ya ya” -Lorde marsh
Lmao
I was searching for this comment.
LOL
yes
feeling good on a wednesday
7 years later still feels like a bop that just came out yesterday.
I agree. But only because Its a battlesong...
agree
i dont even know this songg i just somehow thought i should look up we're driving cadillacs in our dreams
You still use the word bop?
7 year later Billie eyelash copy her
"I am Lorde!. yayaya!"
Still an earworm after all these years. Such a great song.
this song isn't 7 years old, I refuse to believe it
Hold up let meh see
#Wepretendwedonotseeit
it makes you feel old right?
@@braindeadbasil makes me feel ancient and I'm only 14
It was only yesterday I was collecting Frozen stickers from the supermarket lol
Who else came back to this song after 7 years?🤙🏿👏
Me😂
Omg me to😭😭
Stfu
me
me
After 10 years the stan dad still sounds good
I'm leaving this comment here so after a month or a year when someone likes it, l get reminded of this song..-
Am I the only one who's listening to this while laying on bed? It was chillin' so fine
Life was easier when this song was popular
Same at 1:30 AM
I was watching the vampire diaries and this song was prart of one of the scenes and I remember this was one of my favorite songs. I had to listen to itt
Part*
Trying du TY and rey
This song will NEVER get old. THANK YOU FOR SO MANY LIKESSSS HAVE A BLESSED DAY ❤️
Unfortunately u r right
True
2021 let go
u right u right
Nah it did in a week in 2014 lol
I’ll never forget her set at Coachella when this song was blowing up. I wasn’t that big a fan but her performance made me a believer.
I believe in you, Randy Marsh!
Lorde is 23 now, so that means she was 16 when she made this song....
True
Stolen
#TIKTOK XD
Your new like me lol
she was?? omg
it's been so long but this song is still stuck in my head
Pranjal Sharma Mine too!!
Pranjal Sharma me too
Pranjal Sharma
Pranjal Sharma times has flew by
Pranjal Sharma a
2024 ? Ya here shit still bumps 🫶🏽🤟🏽
not gonna lie here, you could put this on in a huge crowd and i’m sure most people would know the lyrics
One of the songs everyone knows but no one knows whome it's from
Yah but it's not good to be alive with one hit that's crippling
Omg people still listen to this I thought I was the only one
Yes
init
Is it just me, or does 2013 seem to be the year that debut the most memorable hit songs?
its a memorable year for me because my mum was surrounded by heavily armed police so yeah... that is how I'm at my dads and that's a memorable year
yup also 2011 and 2012(kinda)
2011-2016
@@theaquaticduck7190 oh my are you okay?
More like 2014 but this song began this
I LOVE THIS SONG!! Still one of the best, EVER!!