Watch Lorde Take On Multiple Personas in "Yellow Flicker Beat"
Resident teen goth, Taylor Swift BFF and pop star extraordinaire Lorde was given the opportunity to curate the Mockingjay: Part 1 soundtrack earlier this year, kicking off the star-studded mix with a single all her own, "Yellow Flicker Beat." The hyper self-aware tune is classic Lorde, opening with the lines, "I'm a princess cut from marble, smoother than a storm / And the scars that mark my body, they're silver and gold." We think the lyrics perfectly describe the Hunger Games' fearless female protagonist Katniss Everdeen, too.
Today the "Royals" singer shared the official video for the track, an isolating and empowering clip that leaves Lorde appearing stronger—and more vulnerable—than ever before.
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