Lorde “Mood Ring” Official Lyrics & Meaning | Verified
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- Опубліковано 22 сер 2021
- Lorde’s “Mood Ring” is her latest hit from her upcoming album, Solar Power. She co-produced the track with Jack Antonoff, and sings satirically about health and wellness culture.
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I think it's incredible because Lorde is not only giving social commentary but also comforting people who don't care about the satiric undertones of the song. It's a win for her.
i love it. i think it’s pretty easy to make light of the movement she’s talking about for the reasons she stated. but to have the wherewithal to understand the reasoning behind the movement and then assuaging the people behind it is genius (no pun intended lol)
Ikr??? It's mindblowing
lmao hey girl i see you copying one of the top comment of the moon ring music video how you doin'
you copied this comment from
@infuriated scrunchie
You stole this comment from someone that wrote it in her original video from moon ring…
Hearing her explain what goes on behind the lyrics, you know, to be able to enter her mind, it's just such an honour. Her lyricism is so beautiful, so vivid.
Bunny is here again i keep finding u XD
Someone is egocentric up above 🥱 it's best to never @ those accounts in comments
Ive noticed lorde is a wondetful lyricalist
@@stardolphin783 and I keep finding you haha 😁 Hello again! 😊
She is a great lyricist, but this isn't a good example of it lol
Never thought I’d see the day we got a Lorde video for Genius. What a time to be alive.
@Instagram User lol. No, you don't.
@Instagram User I see that you’re dissing genius, and that’s never a good thing. Genius makes way better content than you!
It’s crazy because she definitely had enough great songs from her first two albums to make it to Genius, but they only get to her now lol
I know! They don't really seem to get many BIG celebrities and sometimes those are the ones that's I'd really like to get inside about their songs
Because she has gone full commercial round. She can deny it how much she wants but it's obvious. She went on 2 talk shows, on hot ones and now genius.
Can we just appreciate her vocals ?? Her voice is WONDERFUL
with no backing or anything too! She is amazing
is it just me or did she improve A LOT. like i remember some awful pure heroine live performances. but she also uses almost no pitch correction or voice effects on the new album to begin with. that's why she sounds so much like the studio version.
@@arceonxy exactly
she kinda sings in cursive but it works so well
it might not be very powerful but its one of the most expressive and unique voices
i love how she mentioned lots of white tourists who basically eat pray love their way to bali and other 'tropical' places to search for spiritual enlightenment, without paying attention to how it would affects the indigenous and local people there. last year a couple of 'digital nomads' in bali literally sell contents on how to enter indonesia illegally, like tricking with visas and immigration and stuff, in the middle of our country's collapsing due to the pandemic!!! electric chair i love lorde and her mind so much
oh yes!!! true! that culture super-problematic!!
Sorry im kinda dumb but can you tell me how travelling to other countries and get to know their culture is problematic?
@@ehabebrahem2793 I think it’s the way they do it. Going to other countries and getting to know their culture is great if you’re respectful (and not going during a pandemic), but when you use your privilege and exploit them it’s extremely problematic because you’re disregarding the consequences of what you’re doing (using them like a toy instead of respecting the country, people, and culture).
@@ehabebrahem2793 for example, foreigners can buy properties and own businesses profiting off from the culture in the area. So, the indigenous people can't have lands in strategic places since they're less privileged (white ppl's currencies always have more value) and the land owner (though indigenous) doesn't have much choice bc foreigners have more money. Vacation and all that are good, but that vile practice is commonly found in the tropical Eastern that relies heavily on tourism.
Thank u for enlighten me
damn she sounds exactly like she does on the tracks, her voice is effortlessly, lorde is timeless
ik i’m in shock it’s so good
@@samarneson9475 seriously i’m glad she returned and i hope we don’t have too wait long for another project
I feel like the bad reviews are unfair. It’s like she’s being punished for clever lyricism and production that creates a distinct atmosphere. Solar Power personally gets exponentially better with every listen, I can feel her transport me somewhere with her music and that’s the point.
I'm pretty sure her lyrics went over the critics heads.
@@rodrigovelasquez9854 They didn't even understand that Mood Ring is a satiric song.
It getting better everytime is a TRUE FACT. VERIFIED 😌.
THIS! The critics had such a literal and shallow view of the record that it seems like they missed the whole message of the album. Oceanic Feeling and Fallen Fruit are easily in the Top 10 of best Lorde songs. Hope this album will get a second chance in the future.
Hard agree with how the album gets better every time you listen to it, for example I wasn’t a huge fan of oceanic feeling at first but today I went outside for a walk and it came on and it just rlly hit me. Solar power is definitely an album that will grow on people with time
I love how socially aware she is, I don't think we realise how intelligent she is. When I heard "let's fly somewhere eastern, they'll have what I need" I literally said out loud; "we don't" lol
Just say yourself instead of "we" please.
@@snoozyq9576 oh no, you especially.
Always assumed she said “let’s fly somewhere instead” which is just as well honestly😂
@@vim92 I laughed so hard at your reply to Celeste that I choked. Thank you for this gift.
When I heard that line for the first time, as an east-asian woman, I did think, “I mean yes, we do have all the answers” lol but now watching this video it makes so much more sense (english isn’t my first language, the satire easily went over my head)
Ok, now bring her back to talk about every single one of her songs.
Seriously. I would watch them all.
same
I second that .
Knowing Lorde it's pretty obvious that this was a satire. So weird some people and even musical critics didn't get it lol like plsss?? At this point she shouldn't even be explaining herself, but I'm thankful to see her
They know it’s satire but the problem that people have is it doesn’t come across that way. It sounds like she’s being serious and not satirical
I don't get why fans can't co-exist with other people's opinions
@@paddy2460 seems pretty obvious to me, like she said the way she sings it sounds really eerie and off-putting at times
It honestly never crossed my mind that it was satire until watching this entire explanation video. I don’t think it came out as she intended it to. I like the song, tho
@@vi6ilanteshit well if lorde had made it that obvious that it was satire, it wouldn't have been a good satirical song in my opinion. the best satire songs are the ones that make you feel like this isn't right, and then you lean into the psychology of it and realize that the singer doesn't believe it themselves, and that the initial feeling you had was the point of the song.
she's not only talented, but she seems like a very intelligent woman too. i know she wrote a book about her experience in the south pole (which i have read) but can we petiton her to do a whole poetry anthology too? aha
yes!! i've always thought of lorde more as a lyricist than a "songwriter," which I know isn't really fair because the melodies and sound production are always superb, but in Solar Power she really shines as a lyricist/poet
Would be pretty silly to do a poetry book when she could make more money singing the poems instead
@@9G0D I get what you're saying but there is probably a lot of poetry she has written which hasn't been published for a multitude of reasons you could speculate on (?). So, idk, I think its still possible. She sometimes hints at stuff like it in her fans newsletters:) also, a poetry anthology was just a random idea. I guess I just want more of her artistic work in other forms ahha
@@helenli7302 yess definitely!
I think she is deemed as gifted when she was just a child? Perfection at its finest✨
i can tell she’s really proud of this song, it’s amazing
How didn't y'all notice that it was satire? The first part feels a bit more empathetic and explains why people get into wellness culture, but the part about going somewhere eastern? I really don't feel like these music critic should be critiquing things.
bc im so depressed i was brainwashed into it. im the butt of her song.
@@Me-dj2sz if you relate to the character she’s making fun of i think you kind of deserve it😭 these people hate the cultures they take from, they are shallow humans who don’t know anything but privilege. She’s not making fun of people who partake in wellness culture she’s making fun of the racist white ladies who hated indian food until they found out that turmeric was good for you.
Her voice sounds so effortless and flowy. I definitely have a huge appreciation of mood ring after this genius interview. Lorde is on a completely different planet and I love it.
This song is such a bop. This world does not deserve Lorde!
as a wise person one said "she's like my age but i wanna be her when i grow up" and i couldn't agree more 🙏🤍 thank you, lorde
She has been singing since childhood though
Ash being relatable as usual
@@palpol1528 I KNOW THAT'S RIGHT 👏 (looking forward to her reaction 🙏👀)
This isnt shade but dont yearn to wanting to be someone else, find yourself and make your mark!!!
Just came back from watching her reaction and Mood Ring is her fave lol 👑
the mv really gives off this "privileged and spiritual" vibes, like the ones who can afford going in those 2 weeks soul cleansing and aura detoxing in the middle of some desert just to be in some exotic place but w ac, of course
Thats the point
@@katybreen2939 yes, i figured so
I love that soul cleansing aura detoxing stuff. People may make fun but it's much more helpful than a lot of coping mechanisms I see around me these days
@@snoozyq9576 yeah, i love it too. it’s helped me a ton. lorde is just singing about people who use spirituality as a bandaid on their bullet holes, i was so worried when i first saw this vid bc i thought she was making fun of spirituality in general, and got sad, but then realized that is definitely not what she is trying to imply
i don't care if it takes another four years, ella. the album is really special
Everyone was acting like it was serious. I mean she literally says “I can’t feel a thing”. What more do you need? It’s obvious what the song means.
Yeah I mean if nothing else that's clearly a joke. "oh I have no idea how I feel unless I look at this piece of jewelry." How can a person actually believe she thinks that?
I don't think everyone was.
I love how Lorde is very known so we get a good amount of content besides the music but it's still usually the ones who are/were really into her that are engaged and it's not like the whole world is watching and we have this nice, not so little, space.
her singing voice sounds so different to her talking voice its so beautiful
The critics did this album dirty…maybe they should go do a course in English and Literature because her Lyricism goes straight over their heads. Also, I don’t appreciate how they spoke of Jack Antonoff’s music production. Lorde clearly stated making a record for her and not one for Mr Antonoff. Regardless of that fact, I strongly believed he did well in conveying each song’s feeling well. I was transported to a new place with every song I listened to on the album. This was a good third album effort from Lorde, it deserves its success.
CelebGLives I agree.I think it turned out exactly the way she wanted it to.
@@stevebailey508 the thing is that I’m super excited to see where she goes from here musically
People will have their opinions. It's fine. People don't have to all like things
SHE’S SUCH A GOOD SINGER!!!!! She sounds just like the single in this song!!!!!
She's famous for a reason 😉
artist of the millennium, solar power forever 🌞
I love how this basically shuts down everyone who was criticizing the song and saying "omg lorde is just another white girl encouraging wellness culture" GENIUS. Thanks so much for this interview!
@@ririschannelx Who spit in your Cheerios omfg
@@ririschannelx to make a difference and use art as a platform you have to be clever in the way you approach a subject and talk about it, wich is exactly what she is doing. maybe she could've explored more of this in the album, but I definitely think she is doing it the right way!
@@ririschannelx Kay keep telling yourself you're clever lmao.
@@ririschannelx It’s satire, how can you not get it?
But the song is still bad
I felt like the album didn’t fully deliver on this concept when I listened to it, but listening to her talk about the lyrics give me a deeper appreciation of what she was trying to accomplish.
Her accent is just mesmerising, and I feel like the words she uses are so well picked. Love you Ella, we hope to see you live soon here in Chile 🇨🇱 💛
Somos el mejor país de chile
It's funny because here in NZ we find your kind of accent mesmerizing ☺️
@@snoozyq9576I wish I had a NZ accent, I'm from America 😭
she’s literally making fun of gweneth paltrow i’m dead (idc if i spelled it wrong)
wait what did gweneth do 🤨
@@non_conformist4229 We know…
@@non_conformist4229 what part of the comment "Lorde is literally making fun of [weird cultural appropriating capitalist white lady]" makes you think OP isn't aware of the satire?
@@non_conformist4229 it's like responding to a comment saying "this is incredible satire" with "um? this is satire"
@@non_conformist4229 is that y u deleted ur comment? 😂😂😂😂such a clown
Lorde singing acapella is the content I didn't know I NEEDED
arguably my favorite song on the album
I like the vibe of her new album. It's great to hear artists going back to a solid pop quality that was around in the late 90s/ early 00s.
I remember being a freshman in high school first discovering tennis court on pure heroine from a cover that someone did and now I feel like we grew up together Bc she’s literally my age my favorite artist all time so it’s just an honor to be able to share this with her
whenever i hear her talk about her songs i’m always so impressed. there’s always more layers and thoughtfulness behind it than i catch on the first listen
The one Actual genius on Genius. These are the kind of songs we need breakdowns for, so many layers, so much thought.
Ohhhh I love that she mentions The Fear by Lily Allen! That is far and away one of the greatest pop songs of modern times. Actually, that entire album is brilliant.
Oh wow, she also mentions Honey to the Bee by Billie :O Take me baaaaaaack.
The fear is great!
her perspective in life transcends to my personal experiences 😭 i love u, ella
at first, i didn't even realize this song was satire. but knowing that it is now, i like it SO much more than i did when i first heard it. at first i didn't like it as much but now i'm really enjoying the story of it and the commentary. it's extremely inspired and that's the whole reason i enjoy lorde's music in the first place, it's so much deeper than it meets the eye. love this!
What’s satire?
@@mr.peebody-_-1643 ikr i mean like hows this song a satire?? Can somebody explain to us
@@pvvlred3672 To put it simply, it’s kinda like making fun of something by ironically doing/being/talking like whatever it is you’re making fun of
@@pvvlred3672 it's a satire because instead of lorde herself actually endorsing and engaging in wellness culture, it's giving the perspective of a character that she created who does and creating a commentary on how that affects the people who do engage in wellness culture and how it can be harmful. it's satirical because the song isn't serious and true to lorde's experience, but it does have a commentary.
@@vadalee6301 Thank you. But how can that be harmful
solar power is so good. album takes you to a different place in time and space
Loved this video and Lorde’s explanations-despite the lyrics being very clear and almost impossible to mistake in my opinion.
Mood Ring is hands-down the best song on the album to me, the biting satire on wellness culture is a great theme that not many artists-singers- have addressed yet. On the whole I personally found Solar Power a little bit underwhelming, but Mood Ring’s totally lived up to Lorde’s grand reputation in the music industry
Absolutely agree it's the best song in the album
SHE LOOKS SO GORGEOUS OMG
she speaks so well too, like her ideas and concepts are so well exposed and expressed !! i respect this woman with all my heart
Yeah it was pretty obvious this was Lorde knowing her discography especially going back to Royals. Her lyrical themes have always been critical of trends and pop culture so i immediately knew that this song was a critique
agreed
Thank you so much for saying this XD
Well it's not exactly hidden
I had no idea how smart she really was. She’s so incredibly likable.
her voice when she sings sound so smooth 😭❤
She is a lyrical genius. I wish more people knew this. Such an intelligent woman.
Hold on now. MF doom, Busta, Em, Biggie, Nas, Jcole, Beatles, Pink Floyd, you get the point...
Lyrical genius? She isn't even Kanye.
Not that I can't appreciate that she put effort into her lyrics...but GENIUS?
@@firghteningtruth7173 bro shut up lol corny as hell
I really love listening to her dissecting her lyrics like this. Wish we could have this for every song on solar power.
This whole video made me love Lorde more. This is the stuff. This is that HIGH ARTISTRY. It's good to know someone as successful as her still touches earth and can see the beauty and hypocrisy of it all, which is what made us fall in love with her in the first place: her observational soul.
Okay but her VOCALS!!! Ughhhh this lady is seriously magical and her voice is stunning
She’s so talented and thoughtful. I feel like in the future tho, people won’t realize the satire behind this, because people really talk like this. “Love and light” 😂
ikr like people actually do this rn it’s funny
Love and light are good things. People are so negative lol
@@snoozyq9576 right. But JUST SAYING love and light is different then NEVER SAYING IT, and actually giving the world love and light. And usually they are mutually exclusive.
Edit: the saying and the doing, I mean.
This was a university lecture
Its still crazy how much Randy has grown as a artist
YES Queen Lorde pointing out the negative effects that tourism can have on a community and a culture
@TEK i live in a tropical country thats popular for its beach resorts and what not. The tourists would always litter and throw their trash on the sand or on the shore. Most souvenirs are made by child laborers or tour guides are often minors pushed to work to survive. Some tourists also go here for prostitution, minors sadly get involved or trafficked for that purpose. I mean, the govt is at fault for failing to regulate these things, but tourists do take advantage of the low rates and the poverty here.
If only we could get a video for each song! It’s so interesting getting into the thought of the record straight from the songwriter. This is actually so brilliant. Definitely have a much better and deeper appreciation for Mood Ring now
The fact that she brings up Lilly Allen “the fear” wow. I’ve been trying to find that song for years because I loved the song so much growing up. I love the connection ✨🥵
Wish she would do this for every song on the album. She’s a genius and it’s a privilege to be alive at the same time as her.
After years of drought, we are being showered with these contents. Keep 'em coming. We all miss Ella so much. 💜
Lorde is such a beautiful and genuine human being and her music is so beautiful and authentic! She really has mastered the art of making albums
Her mind!!!!!!! It amazes me sometimes
Just seeing Lorde being Lorde is a blessing. Mood ring is such a mood
she’s so smart it scares me
Been waiting for her she’s such a unique writer 🤍✨✨
I feel like this album is Lorde's "Blonde" by Frank Ocean. She disappeared for a long time and dropped this pretty much out of nowhere! It's stripped back, melancholic, with high highs and low lows (emotionally). Yes very different from her previous works but I love that she takes a different direction every time. She's one of the best of our generation. So clever and feminine.
LMAO
I love Lorde but Blonde is just.. a different beast. I get where you are coming from though.
this was definitely my favourite interview so far !!
i’m just so happy that she did this. love solar power so much , the entire album has been on repeat
Her music already started to grow on me. And mood ring is definitely one of my all time favourites now. This song speaks something for me. Don't know why.
omg i’ve been waiting for one of these forever
Lorde is soooo beautiful tx so much for having her here ❤❤❤
Its fun to see her dissecting her music hope to see more of her 😍
Please do more of these!! I need one of these videos for every song on Solar Power.
7:30 she just called me outt😭 me doing yoga and meditation before i go to bed to feel good while also spending 24 hrs of screentime
I wished, this was done for all of the songs on the album. I want to sit for an hour and just listen to her.
YOU ARE A GENIUS ELLA!!!
The best song of her album
She didn't lie when she said she is like a prettier jesus
i love how bright the tone in this album is but the meaning of each song has a very deep message & criticism. proud of her per always
Soo sooo sooooo ANGELIC ❤️😭
SHE SINGS BEAUTIFULLY 🥰
Wow, I didn't know she sounds exactly like the studio version when singing live! What a talent, I love this song so much and knowing the story behind it now makes it even better!
I love her so much. She has grown a lot and I’m so happy for her and she is so smart and I love how she transitions into this stage of beauty,relaxation and spiritually developing.
YES LILY ALLEN THE FEAR HAS BEEN ONE OF MY FAV SONGS FOR THE LONGEST TIME. I love lorde’s references.
I just keep smiling throughout this video. You could tell she had lots of fun writing this song. Thank you, Lorde. I loved it.
So many people have been hooked into the whole American "wellness" cult that when they saw a 24 year old woman singing about it, they took it at face value. I spotted the Kiwi satire immediately (I'm Australian and we're pretty good at spotting it) but it's amazing how it just flew over everyone's heads. Subtle southern hemisphere humour strikes again!
I think most people can spot obvious satire but it will always go over some people's heads
literal GENIUS. love it.
She's so stunning 🥺❤️
please do her whole album!!!!! love it so muchhhh
I love you Lorde. You're a writer and a queen. This album is the definition of GROWTH.
Lorde you are so amazing. Thank you for your new album ✨🙌🏻
A blessing from the Lorde
Was waiting for some new music :)
Love hearing her share thoughts + reflections!
Awesome. Thanks ♥️♥️♥️
Orientalism - thats what it is called ella i feel like she grasped the idea but doesn’t know what the word we use to describe it (about her talking about the east)
lmao but like gleaning wisdom I don't understand how it's problematic...(?)
@@popqueen24x7 orientalism is used disparagingly to refer to the allegedly simplistic, stereotyped, and demeaning conceptions of Arab and Asian cultures generally held by Western scholars. It is all connected with the west dehumanizing our communities and a way to take control over it and it has roots with imperialism and colonialism.. i wish i would be able to explain this more but i am not the best to do so but if you are really interested more in that then check out Edward’s Said book called “orientalism” it is the most important book in that subject matter
@@popqueen24x7 It’s not problematic at all. Lorde’s wrong about that. It’s just everyone from everywhere, regardless of their culture, are trying to figure things out same as you. So you probably won’t get enlightened from any one particular culture. In my experience , wisdom comes from individuals and from developing as you age, if you’re open to growing your character. It doesn’t come from just going to a specific place. But it’s not problematic if you do actually do that, not in the way I think Lorde means it, like it’s offensive or anything. It’s not.
@@jeweld.282 it dilutes the individual cultures of each of the asian countries into an easily palatable, aesthetically pleasing, commodified version for people that lack culture to feel like they have a purpose. you know not what you speak of, clearly.
Slay intellectual arab, love you eb
The roots as a reference to the hair never thought about it. I want her to talk about each track 😭
So beautiful seing lorde singing 😍😍 And the way she searches about what she wants to write to kinda give the full experience it's just amazing. Thank you lorde for being such a creative artist!! Absolutely love you! 💛💛💛
so thankful for this
I find the way she talks so wholesome
DO THIS WHOLE ALBUM DO ALL HER ALBUMS PLS IVE BEEN DYING FOR LORDE TO BE ON THIS CHANNEL
She's is so smart and well spoken, I loved to see her process of thinking.
i love this album more and more everytime i discover things about it. so blessed for being able to do it
This is such a fascinating song. I loved this so much
she sounds so good omg.. I can't wait to see her live :')
Wow.😍 The lyrics are just so beautiful , meaningful and thought provoking...now I love this song even more ❤️❤️
as a new zealander who grew up in the same suburb as lorde, this album transports me to my best summers. the feelings and the emotions and the nostalgia. i feel i relate to her music more because i’ve experienced the same places and experiences she’s had. the same culture and people. i really connect with solar power in this way. as a fun fact, ella used to babysit my best friend years ago :)