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Favourite Daughter – Lorde

Lorde

Favourite Daughter lyrics

Language
English
Level
Beginner
Released
2025
Genre
Pop
Length
3:29
  1. Ah

  2. I was a singer

  3. You were my fan

  4. When no one gave a damn

  5. It was you in the dark

  6. Scared of your anger

  7. In love with your whim

  8. Some notes I don't hit

  1. But I don't give up

  2. Now every day the plane takes off

  3. And every night the room fills up with

  4. People who are convinced I'm not

  5. Just some kid fakin' it for your love

  6. 'Cause I'm an actress, all of the medals I won for ya

  7. Breakin' my back just to be your favorite daughter

  8. Everywhere I run, I'm always runnin' to ya

  9. Breakin' my back, just hopin' you'll say I'm a star

  10. You had a brother, I look like him

  11. You told us as kids

  12. "He died of a broken heart"

  13. And for every door you open

  14. There's a room I can't go in

  15. I break in, I still can't find you

  16. Now that every day the plane takes off

  17. And every night the room fills up

  18. I tell myself that soon we'll talk

  19. Then I sing every word just to ya

  20. 'Cause I'm an actress, all of the medals I won for ya

  21. Panic attack just to be your favorite daughter

  22. Everywhere I run, I'm always runnin' to ya

  23. Breakin' my back to carry the weight of your heart

  24. But I keep dancin' 'til I get sick

  25. Why'd you have to dream so big?

  26. Why did no one listen when you hit the notes from your heart?

  27. Ah-ah, ah-ah, ah-ah, ah-ah, ah

  28. I'm a good actress, look at the medals I won for ya

  29. So you could imagine bein' a favorite daughter

  30. Everywhere I run, I'm always runnin' to ya

  31. Breakin' my back just to be as brave as my mother

Key vocabulary

takes
gets; usesA1
fan
air-moving deviceA2
there's
there isA1
dark
not bright; dimA1
gave
past of giveA1
hit
a success; popular songA2
love
deep careA1
keep
continue having; holdA1
listen
hear carefullyA1
mother
female parentA1

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About this song

Lorde is a New Zealand singer-songwriter known for electro-pop and pop with a sharp adolescent perspective. She is best known for the 2013 debut Pure Heroine, especially the breakout single “Royals,” and for later albums Melodrama and Solar Power.

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🇳🇿 Lorde

Favourite Daughter

Ah

I was a singer

You were my fan

When no one gave a damn

It was you in the dark

Scared of your anger

In love with your whim

Some notes I don't hit

But I don't give up

Now every day the plane takes off

And every night the room fills up with

People who are convinced I'm not

Just some kid fakin' it for your love

'Cause I'm an actress, all of the medals I won for ya

Breakin' my back just to be your favorite daughter

Everywhere I run, I'm always runnin' to ya

Breakin' my back, just hopin' you'll say I'm a star

You had a brother, I look like him

You told us as kids

"He died of a broken heart"

And for every door you open

There's a room I can't go in

I break in, I still can't find you

Now that every day the plane takes off

And every night the room fills up

I tell myself that soon we'll talk

Then I sing every word just to ya

'Cause I'm an actress, all of the medals I won for ya

Panic attack just to be your favorite daughter

Everywhere I run, I'm always runnin' to ya

Breakin' my back to carry the weight of your heart

But I keep dancin' 'til I get sick

Why'd you have to dream so big?

Why did no one listen when you hit the notes from your heart?

Ah-ah, ah-ah, ah-ah, ah-ah, ah

I'm a good actress, look at the medals I won for ya

So you could imagine bein' a favorite daughter

Everywhere I run, I'm always runnin' to ya

Breakin' my back just to be as brave as my mother

Favourite Daughter

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