[Verse 1:]
There's a humming in the restless summer air
and we're slipping off the course that we prepared
but in all chaos there is calculation -
dropping glasses just to hear them break
You've been drinking
like the world was gonna end (it didn't)
took a shiner from the fist of your best friend (go figure)
It's clear that someone's gotta go -
we mean it but I promise we're not mean
[Pre-Chorus:]
and the cry goes out -
they lose their minds for us and how it plays out
Now we're in the ring
and we're coming for blood
[Chorus:]
You could try and take us but we're the gladiators
Everyone a rager but secretly they're saviours
Glory and gore go hand in hand
That's why we're making headlines
You could try and take us but victory's contagious
[Verse 2:]
Delicate in every way but one (the swordplay)
God knows we like archaic kinds of fun (the old ways)
Chance is the only game I play with, baby -
we let our battles choose us
[Pre-Chorus]
[Chorus]
[Bridge:]
No-one round here's good at keeping their eyes closed
The sun's starting to light up when we're walking home
Tired little laughs, gold-lie promises:
we'll always win at this
I don't ever think about death
It's alright if you do, it's fine
We gladiate but I guess we're really fighting ourselves
Roughing up our minds so we're ready when the killtime comes
Wide awake in bed, words in my brain:
secretly you love this do you even wanna go free?
Let me in the ring I'll show you what that big word means
[Chorus]
Produced, Mixed and Engineered by Joel Little
Recorded at Golden Age
Published by Copyright Control / Sony ATV
Vocals by Ella Yelich O'Connor
All Instrumentation by Joel Little
Mastering Engineer: Stuart Hawkes of Metropolis
- 专辑：Pure Heroine
- 歌手：Lorde
- 歌曲：Glory and Gore
