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Team Lyrics
by Lorde
Lyricist: Lorde
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Team Lyrics
Wait 'til you're announced
We've not yet lost all our graces
The hounds will stay in chains
Look upon Your Greatness and she'll send the call out
Send the call out
Send the call out
Send the call out
Send the call out
Send the call out
Send the call out
Send the call out
Send the call out
Send the call out
Send the call out
Send the call out
Send the call out
Send the call out
Send the call out
Send the call out
Call all the ladies out
They're in their finery
A hundred jewels on throats
A hundred jewels between teeth
Now bring my boys in
Their skin in craters like the moon
The moon we love like a brother
While he glows through the room
Dancing around the lies we tell
Dancing around big eyes as well, ah
Even the comatose
They don't dance and tell
We live in cities
you'll never see on screen
Not very pretty, but we sure know how to run things
Living in ruins
of the palace within my dreams
And you know
we're on each other's team
I'm kind of over getting told to throw my hands up in the air
So there
So all the cups got broke
Shards beneath our feet
But it wasn't my fault
And everyone's competing
For a love they won't receive
'Cause what this palace wants is release
We live in cities
you'll never see on screen
Not very pretty, but we sure know how to run things
Living in ruins
of the palace within my dreams
And you know we're on each other's team
I'm kind of over getting told to throw my hands up in the air
So there
I'm kind of older than I was when I reveled without a care
So there
We live in cities
you'll never see on screen
Not very pretty, but we sure know how to run things
Living in ruins
of the palace within my dreams
And you know we're on each other's team
We're on each other's team
And you know we're on each other's team
We're on each other's team
And you know and you know and you know
Meaning of Team
“Team” by Lorde is a quietly devastating exploration of female solidarity forged in the wreckage of disillusionment and unspoken trauma. The song’s central conceit—that women are “on each other’s team”—emerges from a stark, almost ritualistic portrait of a fractured group existing within decaying urban landscapes. Initially, the imagery evokes a decadent court, referencing “a hundred jewels on throats” and “skin in craters like the moon,” suggesting an inherited burden of grandeur and perhaps, a history of exploitation or control. However, this opulent backdrop quickly dissolves into a gritty reality: “cities you’ll never see on screen, not very pretty, but we sure know how to run things.” The repetition of "Send the call out" acts as a desperate plea for recognition and validation, highlighting a shared experience of being dismissed or undervalued.
Lorde masterfully portrays this dynamic through contrasting figures – the dazzling “ladies” vying for unattainable love (“For a love they won’t receive”) alongside those rendered “comatose,” unable to participate in the performative dance of self-presentation. The shattered cups and broken shards symbolize past failures and the inherent instability of seeking external validation. Ultimately, the song isn't about triumphant victory; it’s about finding strength and purpose within a deliberately limited circle—a tacit acknowledgment that genuine connection arises from shared experience and mutual support amidst chaos. Lorde’s message is one of quiet resilience: a refusal to surrender to narratives of helplessness, asserting that even in ruin, there’s an unspoken understanding – “we're on each other’s team.”
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