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Royals was released on September 27, 2013 by Universal Music New Zealand Limited as a part of the album Pure Heroine

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Lorde

Vocals

Joel Little

All Instruments

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Joel Little

Songwriter

Ella Yelich O'Connor

Ella Yelich O'Connor

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Joel Little

Producer

Stuart Hawkes

Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[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 post code envy

[PreChorus]

But every song's like

Gold teeth, Grey Goose, trippin' in the bathroom

Blood stains, 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 time piece

Jet planes, islands, tigers 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 for money

[PreChorus]

But every song's like

Gold teeth, Grey Goose, trippin' in the bathroom

Blood stains, 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 time piece

Jet planes, islands, tigers 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, oh, oh

We're bigger than we ever dreamed

And I'm in love with being queen

Oh, oh, 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

Written by: Joel Little, Ella Marija Lani Yelich O'Connor

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