His "dirty laundry" has the potential to be aired everywhere: "Bet you rue the day you kissed a writer in the dark." Plus, because she's very emotionally in tune and delves into her own emotions for inspiration for her lyrics, she warns him, "Now she's gonna play and sing and lock you in her heart." She's going to keep the memory of him close and likely use him as inspiration for songs in the future. We get the eponymous line in the pre-chorus as Lorde guesses that her ex will likely regret dating and hurting a writer with an audience. Now she's gonna play and sing and lock you in her heart ![]() Pre-Chorusīet you rue the day you kissed a writer in the dark Particularly he didn't seem to enjoy the fact that she was getting so famous (or perhaps so busy) as evinced by the line "Hated hearing my name on the lips of a crowd."įor Lorde's part, she didn't like that he wasn't supportive, but she was committed to the relationship and "id my best to exist just for you." She spent time trying to make him her sole priority, but as later stanzas will tell, it didn't work out. She sarcastically apologizes: "Sorry I was never good like you" and complains that he "tood on my chest and kept me down." He apparently didn't let her fulfill her potential or help her to be the best person she could be. Her ex-boyfriend is "reak the news" that he's "walking out" on her "o be a good man for someone else." The lines feel ironic as if Lorde is bitter because he was never able to be a "good man" for her and doubts his ability to be so for someone else. In the first verse of "Writer in the Dark," Lorde sets up the problem that she has to overcome. Hated hearing my name on the lips of a crowd She's says he deserves it, but parts of the song show that Lorde seems to be able to move past the need for revenge and improve herself in spite of what he did to her. In the song, she wonders what he expected when he decided to date her and let himself be mean to her. The song is about an ex-boyfriend who hurt her and who she now warns about the consequences of having been a "jerk" to her. It’s more like, what did you think was going to happen? I was doing this before I met you and I’ll be doing this after you’re gone… I felt quite empowered. And I don’t think that song is apologising for it. Lorde has an interesting story to tell here, largely interesting, I think, because she gives herself permission to be petty but doesn't act on it despite herself. ![]() "Writer in the Dark" isn't just beautiful musically. ![]() "Bet you rue the day you kissed a writer in the dark"
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |