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
dropdropdropdrop 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
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and the cry goes out oh
they lose their minds for us
and how it plays out oh
now we’re in the ring and we’re coming for blood
oh oh you could try and take us
oh oh but we’re the gladiators
oh oh everyone a rager
oh oh but secretly they’re saviours
glory and gore go hand in hand
that’s why we’re making headlines
oh oh you could try and take us
oh oh but victory’s contagious
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
and the cry goes out oh
they lose their minds for us
and how it plays out oh
now we’re in the ring and we’re coming for blood
oh oh you could try and take us
oh oh but we’re the gladiators
oh oh everyone a rager
oh oh but secretly they’re saviours
glory and gore go hand in hand
that’s why we’re making headlines
oh oh you could try and take us
oh oh but victory’s contagious
noone ’round here’s good at keeping their eyes closed
the sun’s starting to light up when we’re walking home
tired little laughs goldlie promises
we’ll always win at this i don’t ever think about death
it’s all right if you do it’s fine
we gladiate but i guess we’re really fighting ourselves
roughin’ 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
oh oh you could try and take us
oh oh but we’re the gladiators
oh oh everyone a rager
oh oh but secretly they’re saviours
glory and gore go hand in hand
that’s why we’re making headlines
oh oh you could try and take us
oh oh but victory’s contagious
produced by joel little
Artist: Lorde
Year: 2014
Decade: 10s
Language: en
Word Count: 257