i wanna tell you about sober
— Lorde (@lorde) June 9, 2017
so the first inklings of sober came to me in the back of an uber, and then properly at jack and lena's kitchen table. i BOLTED to the studio
— Lorde (@lorde) June 9, 2017
i'll never forget writing the first demo it was like a trance i guided jack to the chords almost wordlessly with my hands on his shoulders
— Lorde (@lorde) June 9, 2017
it was this really intense booming slow synth thing with a drum outro for ages then malay came thru on my birthday & cracked the code on it
— Lorde (@lorde) June 9, 2017
came up with the "midnight, lose my mind" pitched sample on a sinfully hot day in palm springs and also started sober II that day as well
— Lorde (@lorde) June 9, 2017
but this song was so important to me because it felt like pop music i hadn't heard before, this sprawling brass & strange vocal syncopation
— Lorde (@lorde) June 9, 2017
& that late-saturday-night declaration "WE PRETEND THAT WE JUST DON'T CARE / BUT WE CARE" tasted as fresh & new in my mouth as ice water
— Lorde (@lorde) June 9, 2017
because i saw it as a continuation of the "sober" evening - together they're the full rollercoaster of one night
— Lorde (@lorde) June 9, 2017