YELLOW FLICKER BEAT | lorde

"Yellow Flicker Beat" is beautiful. Lorde is a poet. She doesn't write songs, she sets poetry to music. It's art. Very much like Fiona Apple, Lorde knows how to write. I respect their talent for writing - and writing inventively. 

"This is the start of how it all ends
They used to shout my name, now they whisper it"

It is impressive the way Lorde describes Katniss's journey from her rise to fame and into infamy. From a first-person narration, Lorde articulates Katniss's strong, defiant personality. She gives words to Katniss's actions. Supported by the production, "Yellow Flicker Beat" captures the dark thoughts and emotions running through Katniss's head as she falls from grace.

The music video sees Lorde going into darker territory. But how could she not? This is the Hunger Games we are talking about. They're not rainbows and butterflies. Mortality is a constant reminder. 

I love that she is growing as an artist. #teamlorde