Think of the track’s angst-inducing lyrics: “It drives you crazy getting old,” “This dream isn’t feeling sweet,” and “I’ve never felt more alone, it feels so scary getting old.” Mix these melancholy words with the song’s progression from slow singing to more fast-paced cries for a recipe of iconic sadness and existential anxiety. Lorde herself has admitted that “Ribs” is an exploration of aging, which is something that stresses her - and almost everyone else - out. The song most undeserving of this classification is “Ribs.” The time has finally come to right this wrong and recognize “Ribs” as the perfect blend of sadness, nostalgia, and joy. As a result, a lot of her songs have only been enjoyed as sad bops and are not appreciated in their full capacity.
Before the release of her third album “Solar Powered,” Lorde’s music was almost notorious for being sad.
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