Here, Lorde addresses the climate crisis, criticizing previous generations with an almost whimsical sense of wonder over unsettling acoustic folk, for not working to solve a problem that may now be too late to fix.
By using several “Book of Genesis” imagery. Lorde establishes a connection between h...
[Verse 1]
To the ones who came before us
All the golden ones who were lifted on a wing
We had no idea the dreams we had were far too big
Far too big
[Verse 2]
And we will walk together (We will walk)
Psychedelic garlands in our hair
Through the halls of splendor where the apple trees all grew
You'll leave us dancing on the fallen fruit
[Chorus]
The fallen fruit
The fallen fruit (Ooh)
The fallen fruit
[Bridge]
From the Nissan to the Phantom to the plane
We'll disappear in the cover of the rain
Took the great minds and the vapers
And a pocketful of seed
It's time for us to leave
[Verse 3]
And we will walk together (We will walk)
Psychedelic garlands in our hair
But how can I love what I know I am gonna lose?
Don't make me choose
[Chorus]
The fallen fruit
The fallen fruit
The fallen fruit
Fallen Fruit was written by Lorde & Jack Antonoff.
Fallen Fruit was produced by Lorde & Jack Antonoff.
Lorde released Fallen Fruit on Fri Aug 20 2021.
I was going to LA to write with Jack and I started this on the plane. There’s always a slightly kind of unhinged or unfiltered quality to songs I write on planes, because I’m at altitude or something. I had been very careful before that point about not being preachy or like, “Hi, I’m a pop star and...
In making an album about the environment something that was weighing on my mind was the fact that we are in the midst of a very serious climate crisis. It’s the fight that will define our lifetime, I think. It’s tricky to know how much to go there as a songwriter, you know? This is me sort of talkin...
In the album booklet, Lorde wrote:
I first heard layered acoustics like this in “Never Learn” by Lykke Li… And later “My Sweet Lord” by George Harrison. Always knew I wanted to try it someday.