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In the year of the musical feud, an almost-diss track is rare.
Letsrewindandtalk talkabout the girl, the post, and, oh yeah, theremix.
What are the original lyrics and allegations?
Before we get too deep into anyLordelore, we should begin with the song itself.
Who fits that bill best?
Well, its Lorde.
As far as poetry, Lordeisa writer in the dark.
But is that enough to assume Charli would write a song about her?
What has Charli said about the song?
I havent quite decided whether Im revealing, Charli explained onLas Culturistas.
When I wrote it, I was like, Im revealing!
But now, you know, the time is here; Im like, Mmm.
We wont hold it against you, Charlotte its fun to speculate.
People are gonna guess, she added.
As for the song itself, Charli defends her right to not be a girls girl for every girl.
Im a feminist, she toldLas Cultch.
Thats not the nature of human beings.
Theres a competitiveness between us.
Theres all of these different dynamics.
How does Charli feel about Lorde?
Its not like Charli is quiet about her envy.
You piece all this stuff together in your brain, like: She was into my music.
She had big hair; I had big hair.
She wore black lipstick; I once wore black lipstick.
You create these parallels and think, Well, that could have been me.
But it couldnt have because were completely different people.
So Lordes been on the mind for sure even if Royals did come out in 2013.
Did Lorde respond immediately?
The next morning, she posted a pic on her story captioned a brat.
Glad she accepted the offer.
Charli just cooked this one different …
So much grit, grace & skin in the game.
there is NO ONE like this bitch.
Brava and welcome Brat.
And what about the remix?
On June 20,Charli postedthat Lorde would be featured on the remix for the song.
Youd always say, Lets go out / But then Id cancel last-minute, Lorde sings on the track.
It sheds a whole new light on theSolar Powerera.
Inan Instagram postafter the song dropped, Charli posted a screenshot of the moment Lorde texted her the verse.
Fucking hell, she replied.
This post has been updated.
