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Lorde - Sober
[Intro]
Night, midnight, lose my mind
Night, midnight, lose my mind
Night, midnight, lose my mind
(When you get to my high, when you get to my)
Night, midnight
[Verse 1]
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 alone with the truth
Ooh (hey)
We're sleeping through all the days
I'm acting like I don't see
Every ribbon you used to tie yourself to me
[Pre-Chorus]
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)
[Chorus]
We're 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?)
When you dream with a fever
Bet you wish you could touch our rush
(But what will we do when we're sober?)
[Verse 2]
Oh, God, I'm closing my teeth
Around this liquor-wet lime
Midnight, lose my mind
I know you're feeling it too
Can we keep up with the ruse?
Ah ah (hey)
B-bodies all through my house
I know this story by heart:
Jack and Jill get fucked up and possessive
When it get dark
[Pre-Chorus]
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)
[Chorus]
We're 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?)
When you dream with a fever
Bet you wish you could touch our rush
(But what will we do when we're sober?)
[Bridge]
Midnight, we're fading
'Til daylight, we're jaded
We know that it's over
In the morning, you'll be dancing with all the heartache
And the treason, the fantasies of leaving
But we know that, when it's over
In the morning, you'll be dancing with us
(Midnight, lose my mind, midnight, lose my mind)
Oh, dancing with us
(But what will we do when we're sober?)
Oh, you'll be dancing with us
(Can you feel it? Can you feel it?)
Dancing with us, us
(But what will we do when we're sober?)
Us
[Outro]
When you get to my high (midnight, lose my mind)
When you get to my (midnight, lose my mind)
"Sober" is a song about the weekend party scene and the consequences and emptiness that can come with it. The song describes the rush of dancing, the thrill of drinking and taking pills to feel good, and the connection between two individuals. However, the chorus poses the question of what will happen when the party ends and they are left sober. Will they still feel the same connection and thrill? The first verse talks about how the relationship has become shallow. The couple is sleeping through the days and is only alive in the weekend party scene. The pre-chorus suggests that the physical connection they share is what keeps them together. The chorus highlights the temporary escapism that the weekend party scene provides and how they pretend not to care about anything, but deep down they know they will face heartache and treason in the morning. In the second verse, the lyrics talk about drinking until they lose their minds and feeling the need to possess each other. The rebellious nature of their relationship is described, but it is also apparent that it is quite toxic. The bridge marks a change in tone. The party is over, reality sets in, and they acknowledge that their fleeting happiness will eventually end with heartache and the guilt of fantasies about leaving. The outro provides a sense of self-reflection, questioning why they keep coming back to this lifestyle, and ultimately accepting their fate.
