SOLAR Power is expected to be the first single from Lorde’s upcoming third studio album.
The single was released early in part on social media platform TikTok on June 10, 2021 and then later to all platforms.
What are the lyrics to Solar Power by Lorde?
The lyrics to Solar Power, according to AZLyrics, are as follows:
I hate the winter, can’t stand the cold
I tend to cancel all the plans (So sorry, I can’t make it)
But when the heat comes, something takes a hold
Can I kick it? Yeah, I can
My cheeks in high colour, overripe peaches
No shirt, no shoes, only my features
My boy behind me, he’s taking pictures
Lead the boys and girls onto the beaches
Come one, come all, I’ll tell you my secrets
I’m kinda like a prettier Jesus
Forget all of the tears that you’ve cried
It’s over (Over, over, over)
It’s a new state of mind
Are you coming, my baby?
Acid green, aquamarine
The girls are dancing in the sand
And I throw my cellular device in the water
Can you reach me? No, you can’t (Aha)
My cheeks in high colour, overripe peaches
No shirt, no shoes, only my features
My boy behind me, he’s taking pictures (He’s taking pictures)
Lead the boys and girls onto the beaches
Come one, come all, I’ll tell you my secrets
I’m kinda like a prettier Jesus
Turn it on in a new kind of bright
It’s solar (Solar, solar, solar)
Come on and let the bliss begin
Blink three times when you feel it kicking in
That solar-olar-olar power
Solar-olar-olar power
Solar-olar-olar power
Solar-olar-olar power
Solar-olar-olar power
Solar-olar-olar power
What did Lorde say about Solar Power?
“’Solar Power’, written and produced by myself and Jack, is the first of the rays,” Lorde told Genius.
“It’s about that infectious, flirtatious summer energy that takes hold of us all, come June (or December, if you’re a Southern Hemisphere baby like me but I know that’s literally IMPOSSIBLE for you all to wrap your little heads around so don’t worry about it!!).”
After months of speculation, Lorde teased her return on her website.
The Lorde.co,nz homepage displays the Solar Power single cover art, featuring a woman in a bodysuit stepping over a camera on a beach.
“Arriving in 2021… Patience is a virtue,” the site reads.
There’s also a link encouraging fans to sign up for Lorde’s mailing list.
Fans were elated to learn that Lorde would be headlining the 2020 Primavera Sound festival, currently slated to be her first live performance in nearly three years.
Why did Lorde delay her album?
In 2019, Lorde revealed has revealed she delayed her third album following the sudden death of her dog Pearl.
The 22-year-old penned a lengthy and heartfelt note to fans describing her grief and telling them it will “take some time” to get back on track.
The singer announced she was working on her album – the follow up to 2017’s Melodrama – when her pet suddenly passed away.
She told fans: “It’s been going pretty well, but something happened last month that I need to tell you about.
“Some of you may know about Pearl, my dog. Pearl came into my life in 2018, and almost immediately changed everything for me.
“As anyone who has had the pleasure of raising a dog can understand, my life grew exponentially. Pearl brought an immeasurable amount of joy and purpose into my world.”
She went on to say that Pearl had been ill throughout his life but they had been unsure “what the illness was”.
After the dog lost some weight last month a vet worked out what was wrong and while meds helped for a while, things took a turn for the worse.
“One day we woke up and I knew, in that way mothers do, that he was sicker than we had realised, and that we were nearing a point where his body wasn’t going to be able to cope,” she continued.
“Pearl had two cardiac arrests about an hour apart, and after the second one, he died.
“I was holding him when he went, and I knew he knew that I was there. But this loss has been indescribably painful, and a light that was turned on for me has gone out.”