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Shapeshifter – Lorde

Lorde

Shapeshifter lyrics

Language
English
Level
Intermediate
Released
2025
Genre
Pop
Length
4:18

  1. Ah

  2. Chewing gum, I know

  3. Don't have the sour taste that's in my throat

  4. But the voice in my head says

  5. "Do you have the stones?"

  6. When you get close enough

  7. I'll let down my braids and you'll climb up

  8. In my room, we can do anything you want

  9. Everyone that I've slept with

  10. All the pairs of hands, I'm reckless

  11. If I'm fine without it, why can't I stop?

  12. Everything I want speeding up my pulse

  13. I don't sleep, don't dream at all

  14. Give 'em nothing personal

  15. So I'm not affected

  16. I've been the ice, I've been the flame

  17. I've been the prize, the ball, the chain

  18. I've been the dice, the magic eight

  19. So I'm not affected

  20. I've been the siren, been the saint

  21. I've been the fruit that leaves a stain

  22. I've been up on the pedestal

  23. But tonight I just wanna fall

  24. Tonight I just wanna fall

  25. Yeah, tonight I just wanna fall

  26. Mirror, mirror, on his shirt

  27. I see a hot mess in an antique skirt

  28. But the voice in my head says

  29. "Don't let him leave alone"

  30. I become her again (ah, ah, ah, ah)

  31. Visions of a teenage innocence (ah, ah, ah, ah)

  32. How'd I shift shape like that?

  33. Everyone that I've slept with

  34. All the metal that I've messaged

  35. If I'm fine without it

  36. Why can't I stop?

  37. Everything I want speeding up my pulse

  38. I don't sleep, don't dream at all

  39. Give 'em nothing personal

  40. So I'm not affected

  41. I've been the ice, I've been the flame

  42. I've been the prize, the ball, the chain

  43. I've been the dice, the magic eight

  44. So I'm not affected

  45. I've been the siren, been the saint (ah, she's a)

  46. I've been the fruit that leaves a stain (shapeshifter)

  47. I've been up on the pedestal

  48. But tonight I just wanna fall

  49. Yeah, tonight I just wanna fall

  50. Yeah, tonight I just wanna fall

  51. I'll kick you out and pull you in

  52. Swear that you were just a friend

  53. And when it's all over again

  54. Say, "I'm not affected"

  55. I'll kick you out and pull you in (ah, she's a)

  56. You said you were just a friend (shapeshifter)

  57. And when it's all over again (ah-ah)

  58. Say, "I'm not affected" (ah-ah)

  59. Ah

  60. Oh-ah-ah

  61. Ah-ah

  62. No, I'm not affected

  63. But tonight, I just wanna fall (I'm not affected)

Key vocabulary

chewing
biting and moving foodB1
gum
chewable rubbery substanceB1
don't
do notA1
pulse
rhythmic heartbeatC1
dream
sleep images; hopeA2
em
letter-sized unit
affected
changed by somethingA2
flame
burning fireB2
throat
part for swallowingB1
again
one more timeA1

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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Shapeshifter

Ah

Chewing gum, I know

Don't have the sour taste that's in my throat

But the voice in my head says

"Do you have the stones?"

When you get close enough

I'll let down my braids and you'll climb up

In my room, we can do anything you want

Everyone that I've slept with

All the pairs of hands, I'm reckless

If I'm fine without it, why can't I stop?

Everything I want speeding up my pulse

I don't sleep, don't dream at all

Give 'em nothing personal

So I'm not affected

I've been the ice, I've been the flame

I've been the prize, the ball, the chain

I've been the dice, the magic eight

So I'm not affected

I've been the siren, been the saint

I've been the fruit that leaves a stain

I've been up on the pedestal

But tonight I just wanna fall

Tonight I just wanna fall

Yeah, tonight I just wanna fall

Mirror, mirror, on his shirt

I see a hot mess in an antique skirt

But the voice in my head says

"Don't let him leave alone"

I become her again (ah, ah, ah, ah)

Visions of a teenage innocence (ah, ah, ah, ah)

How'd I shift shape like that?

Everyone that I've slept with

All the metal that I've messaged

If I'm fine without it

Why can't I stop?

Everything I want speeding up my pulse

I don't sleep, don't dream at all

Give 'em nothing personal

So I'm not affected

I've been the ice, I've been the flame

I've been the prize, the ball, the chain

I've been the dice, the magic eight

So I'm not affected

I've been the siren, been the saint (ah, she's a)

I've been the fruit that leaves a stain (shapeshifter)

I've been up on the pedestal

But tonight I just wanna fall

Yeah, tonight I just wanna fall

Yeah, tonight I just wanna fall

I'll kick you out and pull you in

Swear that you were just a friend

And when it's all over again

Say, "I'm not affected"

I'll kick you out and pull you in (ah, she's a)

You said you were just a friend (shapeshifter)

And when it's all over again (ah-ah)

Say, "I'm not affected" (ah-ah)

Ah

Oh-ah-ah

Ah-ah

No, I'm not affected

But tonight, I just wanna fall (I'm not affected)

Shapeshifter

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