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Sober by Lorde

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Lorde

Sober

Release date: 15th June 2017

From Melodrama
Track 2
3:17
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Dork heard it feed on primal instinct, part of the 'Melodrama' run where every track feels like The Moment, pop on its highest plane. From 'Melodrama'.

"Sober" is a single by Lorde, from the album Melodrama, released 15th June 2017. The track is 3:17 long. It's filed under Alternative. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 20 articles about Lorde.

About the Artist

Lorde

Lorde

Lyrics

Sober

Night, midnight, lose my mind
Night, midnight, lose my mind
Night, midnight, lose my mind
Night, midnight−
Oh, God, I'm clean out of air in my lungs
It's all gone, played it so nonchalant
It's time we danced with the truth
Move along with the truth
Ooh (Hey)
We're sleepin' through all the days
I'm actin' like I don't see
Every ribbon you used to tie yourself to me
But my hips have missed your hips
So let's get to know the kicks
Will you sway with me? Go astray with me? (Ah-ha)
King and Queen of the weekend
Ain't a pill that could touch our rush
(But what will we do when we're sober?)
When you dream with a fever
Bet you wish you could touch our rush
(But what will we do when we're sober?)
These are the games of the weekend
We pretend that we just don't care
But we care (But what will we do when we're sober?)
Ah, when you dream with a fever
Bet you wish you could touch our rush
(But what will we do when we're sober?)
Oh, God, I'm closin' my teeth around this liquor-wet lime
Midnight, lose my mind, I know you're feelin' it too
Can we keep up with the ruse? Ah-ah-ah (Hey)
B-bodies all through my house
I know this story by heart
Jack and Jill get f*cked up and possessive when it gets dark
But my hips have missed your hips
So let's get to know the kicks
Will you sway with me? Go astray with me? (Ah ha)
King and Queen of the weekend
Ain't a pill that could touch our rush
(But what will we do when we're sober?)
Ah, when you dream with a fever
Bet you wish you could touch our rush
(But what will we do when we're sober?)
These are the games of the weekend
We pretend that we just don't care
But we care (But what will we do when we're sober?)
Ah, when you dream with a fever
Bet you wish you could touch our rush
(But what will we do when we're sober?)
Midnight, we're fadin'
'Til daylight, we're jaded
We know that it's over
In the mornin', you'll be dancin' with all the heartache
And the treason, the fantasies of leavin'
But we know that, when it's over
In the mornin', you'll be dancin' with us
Oh, dancin' with us
Oh, you'll be dancin' with us (But what will we do when we're sober?)
(Can you feel it? Can you feel it?)
Dancin' with us, us
Us
When you get to my high (Midnight, lose my mind)
When you get to my (Midnight, lose my mind)

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Track details

From Melodrama

3:172017Single
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Melodrama
Melodrama
Lorde
16th June 2017
Track number
2
Release year
2017
  1. 1Green Light
    3:55
  2. 2Sober
    3:17
  3. 3Homemade Dynamite
    3:10
  4. 4The Louvre
    4:31
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    • Credits

    Production & Engineering

    Writer
    Jack Antonoff, Lorde
    Writer
    Ella Yelich-O'Connor, Jack Antonoff
    Producer
    Jack Antonoff, Lorde, Malay
    Producer
    Jack Antonoff, Lorde, Malay
    Engineer
    Barry McCready, Brendan Morawski, Greg Eliason, John Hanes, Laura Sisk, Seth Paris
    Vocals
    Kuk Harrell
    Assistant Engineer
    Barry McCready, Brendan Morawski, Greg Eliason, Seth Paris
    Mastering Engineer
    Randy Merrill
    Mixing Engineer
    John Hanes, Șerban Ghenea
    Vocal Producer
    Kuk Harrell
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