Team – English Lyrics

• By: Lorde
• Album: Pure Heroine

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the empowering anthem "Team" by Lorde, a song that celebrates the beauty of imperfection and the strength found in unity. Through its unique blend of alternative pop and electro hip-hop, "Team" invites listeners to embrace their individuality and the bonds they share, offering a fresh perspective on modern music.

[English]

(waves crash)

♪ Wait till you're announced ♪

♪ We've not yet lost all our graces ♪

♪ The hounds will stay in chains ♪

♪ Look upon Your Greatness and she'll ♪

♪ Send the call out, send the call out ♪

♪ Send the call out, send the call out ♪

♪ Send the call out, send the call out ♪

♪ Send the call out, send the call out ♪

♪ Send the call out, send the call out ♪

♪ Send the call out, send the call out ♪

♪ Send the call out, send the call out ♪

♪ Send the call out, send the call out ♪

♪ Call all the ladies out ♪

♪ They're in their finery ♪

♪ A hundred jewels on throats ♪

♪ A hundred jewels between teeth ♪

♪ Now bring my boys in ♪

♪ Their skin in craters like the moon ♪

♪ The moon we love like a brother ♪

♪ While he glows through the room ♪

♪ Dancin' around the lies we tell ♪

♪ Dancin' around big eyes, as well ♪

♪ Even the comatose ♪

♪ They don't dance and tell ♪

♪ We live in cities you'll never see on-screen ♪

♪ Not very pretty, but we sure know how to run things ♪

♪ Livin' in ruins of a palace within my dreams ♪

♪ And you know, we're on each other's team ♪

♪ I'm kind of over gettin' told ♪

♪ To throw my hands up in the air ♪

♪ So there ♪

♪ So all the cups got broke ♪

♪ Shards beneath our feet ♪

♪ But it wasn't my fault ♪

♪ And everyone's competing ♪

♪ For a love they won't receive ♪

♪ 'Cause what this palace wants is release ♪

♪ We live in cities you'll never see on-screen ♪

♪ Not very pretty, but we sure know how to run things ♪

♪ Livin' in ruins of a palace within my dreams ♪

♪ And you know, we're on each other's team ♪

♪ I'm kind of over gettin' told ♪

♪ To throw my hands up in the air ♪

♪ So there ♪

♪ I'm kind of older than I was when I reveled without a care ♪

♪ So there ♪

♪ We live in cities you'll never see on-screen ♪

♪ Not very pretty, but we sure know how to run things ♪

♪ Livin' in ruins of a palace within my dreams ♪

♪ And you know, we're on each other's team ♪

♪ We're on each other's team ♪

♪ And you know, we're on each other's team ♪

♪ We're on each other's team ♪

♪ And you know, and you know, and you know ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
crash /kræʃ/ B1	verb - to collide noisily
announced /əˈnaʊnst/ B2	verb (past participle) - to declare publicly
loss /lɒs/ B2	noun - the process of no longer having something
chains /tʃeɪnz/ B1	noun - pieces of metal linked together to form a cord
greatness /ˈɡreɪtnəs/ C1	noun - the quality of being great or distinguished
call /kɔːl/ A2	verb - to shout or speak to summon
ladies /ˈleɪdiz/ A2	noun - women of polite or formal manner
fineries /ˈfaɪnəriz/ C2	noun - luxurious or elegant garments or accessories
jewels /ˈdʒuːəlz/ B2	noun - precious stones set in jewelry
palace /ˈpæləs/ B1	noun - a large and impressive residence
ruins /ˈruːɪnz/ B2	noun - the remains of a destroyed building or city
revelled /rɪˈvɛld/ C2	verb (past participle) - to enjoy oneself in a lively way
team /tiːm/ A2	noun - a group of people working together
dreams /driːmz/ A2	noun - thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep

Key Grammar Structures

• We've not yet lost all our graces

  ➔ Present perfect tense with 'have/has' + past participle

  ➔ 'We've not yet lost' indicates an action that has not happened up to now, emphasizing the experience or state until the present.

• The hounds will stay in chains

  ➔ Simple future tense with 'will' for predictions or future actions

  ➔ 'Will stay' indicates a decision or prediction about a future state or action.

• And everyone's competing for a love they won't receive

  ➔ Modal verb 'won't' (will not) + base verb to express future negation

  ➔ 'Won't receive' expresses a future situation that is expected not to happen, highlighting a negative prediction.

• We live in cities you'll never see on-screen

  ➔ Relative clause 'you'll never see' with future tense 'will' + verb to describe a future action or state

  ➔ 'You'll never see' is a relative clause referring to something that the subject will not experience or observe in the future.

• And you know, we're on each other's team

  ➔ Prepositional phrase 'on each other's team' indicating mutual relationship or support

  ➔ 'On each other's team' describes a mutual relationship of support and unity among the members.