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Melodrama, 2017
Written by Lorde, Jack Antonoff, and Joel Little
The narrator goes about her life after a breakup, still carrying baggage, hoping for that "green light" that will let her move on. "'Cause honey I'll come get my things, but I can't let go / I'm waiting for it, that green light, I want it." The lyrics are somewhat simple and threadbare, necessitating the kind of repetition that turns me off a song, typically. But here, Lorde's vocal delivery is so intense and skilled as she switches up styles, first pleading and then in a staccato burst telling us how it's going to be, that it keeps me engaged throughout. The bass, piano, handcaps and looping drums all give it a powerful push.
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