Meltdown
Stromae feat. Lorde Pusha T Lyrics

Lorde meet King Push
Introducing Lorde and King Push as featured artists in the song

Life is like a costume party
The metaphorical comparison of life to a costume party, where people pretend to be someone else

Just cover the floors in Cavalli
Wear expensive and luxurious clothes of designer Roberto Cavalli to hide the imperfections

Let's hide the hurt in a molly
Use MDMA (a.k.a molly) to forget and escape from pain

We're all tryna be somebody else
The desire of people to mimic and imitate others to fit in

You can't hide your tears in wealth
Money can't solve everything, and it's okay to show emotions

When your heart knows you hate yourself
The inner conflict and struggle with self-worth and self-love

It's all pain we felt
The common trait of feeling and experiencing pain

Just the way that the card's been dealt
Accepting the hand fate dealt upon us that we can't change

Cover up all that is passed
Conceal all the memories and mistakes of the past

Drop an olive in your glass
Add a touch of sophistication to one's life regardless of the underlying issues

Putting on a disguise
Pretend to be someone else to impress or deceive others

It's an ocular vice
Seeing things differently than they are, and not being able to change that viewpoint

Everyone on the run
Anxiety and fear that everyone feels, even those who seem to have it all together

Fifty feet all on the gas
Going full speed ahead, no matter the consequences or risks

Take him out, take him out
Aggressive language that reflects the cut-throat attitude of society

We're the only theory they can't prove
The mystery and unpredictability of humans that can't be deciphered by science

And we don't have anything to lose
When you have nothing left to lose, you act recklessly and take risks

In my eyes, in my ears, bring might
The power of music to influence and change people's lives

Love is only figured once in life
The rarity of finding true love in one's lifetime

Tell the crowd, search the town
The search for something greater than oneself

Can we make it out right now
Uncertainty of whether there is a way out of the current situation

It's a full meltdown
The chaos and turmoil in society, where people are struggling to survive

Try to break her spirit so it shouldn't be surprisin'
How society tries to break and diminish people's spirits, and it should be expected

We're here with no fear and gave her uprising
Revolutionaries fighting against the system; they aren't afraid and are ready to start a rebellion

Gonna blend in with the bullies and the bureaucrats
Joining the oppressive forces for survival, even when that means becoming a bully oneself

Arrows pierce like lightning, choppers sound like thunder clap
The violence and destruction of the revolution, where arrows represent resistance and choppers represent danger

Never will you stand, we gon' lay you down
The unraveling of the oppressive regime that will be brought down by the revolutionaries

Dominant and dapper kids comin' in to take the town
Youthful rebellion where the younger generation is taking over and reshaping society

Try to restrain us, even though you trained us
Oppressive forces trying to suppress or control the revolutionaries whom they initially trained for their purpose

We're better than you are, now we're gonna make you feed us
The notion of the oppressed becoming the oppressor, as the revolutionaries take over the governmental institutions

We're all lookin' for status
The unending pursuit of power, fame, or fortune; the superficial lifestyle of prioritizing materialistic things

Cristal sent over on gratis
Receiving luxuries for free or acquiring riches in an easy manner

Can't pretend we're not plastic
Unwillingness to accept our true selves and pretending to be something else instead

When these poker faces take practice
The skill of pretending or putting on a facade becomes a part of who we are

Who to trust? Who to love? Who to run from? Who to hug?
The constant inquiry and questioning of relationships and trust

Set fire to a government of thugs
The insurrection against a corrupt and exploitative regime

Respect only comes from the money or your blood
The notion that respect or admiration can only be earned through one's materialistic values or birthright

We're out of sight, shadows of light
Existing in the shadows, unseen but having a great impact on the world around us

They're closing in and I know where we're goin'
Sense of impending danger or trouble closing in, but still, they are driven towards their destination or purpose.

But I don't know who I'll be
Uncertainty and confusion about who one may become or what choices they will make.

(I can hear, and see a ghost)
The presence of the past that still haunts one's life

(In my mind, I know)
Intuition or gut feeling of something that one can't explain

('Cause I can't see)
The blindness of not being able to foresee the future

(And if you keep, [?])
Incomplete fragment of sentence with unclear meaning

I can't see
The inability to predict or anticipate the future events that may unfold

(I'm your undertow)
Undertow - a powerful underwater current that can drag a person down; here, it serves as a metaphor for being trapped in cyclical events that impede one's growth.