Meltdown
Lorde Feat. Pusha T Lyrics

Lorde meet King Push
The collaboration between Lorde and King Push.

Life is like a costume party
Life is like wearing a different facade for different situations.

Just cover the floors in Cavalli
Cover all of the ugly truths with expensive material things.

Let's hide the hurt in a molly
Let's attempt to remove pain with drugs.

We're all tryna be somebody else
We all cover our true selves with different personas.

You can't hide your tears in wealth
No matter how much money you have, you cannot conceal the truth.

When your heart knows you hate yourself
When you have self-loathing, you cannot hide that fact from your heart.

It's all pain we felt
All people have experienced hurt in one way or another.

Just the way that the card's been dealt
Life is unpredictable and unique for everyone.

Cover up all that is passed
Concealing anything that has happened in the past.

Drop an olive in your glass
Relax and try to forget your past with alcohol.

Putting on a disguise
Wearing a mask to hide or deceive others.

It's an ocular vice
Using deception to manipulate others.

Everyone on the run
Everyone is constantly on the move or running from something.

Fifty feet all on the gas
Everyone is driving/fast-paced.

Take him out, take him out, gonna take him out
Removing or eliminating someone or something from the situation.

We're the only theory they can't prove
The only thing that can't be explained or verified is the idea of us.

And we don't have anything to lose
We are already at a disadvantage and therefore have nothing left to lose.

In my eyes, in my ears, bring might
Our senses are mighty and powerful.

Love is only figured once in life
Love is only calculated within the timeframe of one's life.

Tell the crowd, search the town, can we make it out right now, it's a full meltdown
There is a lot of destruction and chaos happening right now, can we escape it?

Try to break her spirit so it shouldn't be surprisin'
Perhaps others' envy has brought upon negativity, negatively impacting someone.

We're here with no fear and gave her uprising
We are not afraid and we have created a revolution.

Gonna blend in with the bullies and the bureaucrats
If we can't beat them, we can try and become them.

Arrows pierce like lightning, choppers sound like thunder clap
The chaos is overwhelming, causing destruction like lightning and thunder.

Never will you stand, we gon' lay you down
If you won't help us, we will make sure you won't oppose us either.

Dominant and dapper kids comin' in to take the town
Confident young people taking the town over.

Try to restrain us, even though you trained us
You taught and trained us but are now trying to restrict us.

We're better than you are, now we're gonna make you feed us
We are superior than you and have the power to make you provide for us.

We're all lookin' for status
We are all searching for some form of acceptance.

Cristal sent over on gratis
Expensive things offered for free to lure people in.

Can't pretend we're not plastic
We cannot deny that we are unemotional and superficial.

When these poker faces take practice
In order to deceive others, one must get better at composing poker faces.

Who to trust? Who to love?
It's difficult to tell who you can trust and who you can love.

Who to run from? Who to hug?
It's difficult to tell who to avoid and who to embrace.

Set fire to a government of thugs
Removing those in power who are corrupt and cruel.

Respect only comes from the money or your blood
The only way to get respect is through appearances or family.

We're out of sight, shadows of light
We are hidden in the shadows while pretending to be in the spotlight.

They're closing in and I know where we're goin'
There is imminent danger and I know where we're headed.

But I don't know who I'll be
I'm not sure how the situation will change who I am or who I will become.

(I can hear, and see a ghost)
A memory or a vision seems to be intruding on the current situation.

Was it meant to be?
Was this all predestined to occur?

(In my mind, I know)
Although there's confusion and uncertainty, internally, I know.

'Cause I can't see
Even though I possess knowledge, I am still unclear.

(And if you keep acting up)
If you continue to provoke, there will be consequences.

I can't see
I am unaware and blinded to what further can happen.

(I'm your undertow)
I am unseen yet still actively present, ready to pull someone under.