Typically, reprises in musical theatre play the tune to a previous song but with reimagined lyrics. Much like its predecessor “Liability”, this track is self-reflection as much as it also serves as commentary about a wider perspective of youth. In her own words:
Doing what I do can be hard on peopl...
[Intro]
I'm a liability, I'm a liability
Much for me
You're a little much for me, no, no, no, no
And what ya gonna do? Whoa
[Verse]
All of the dreams that get harder
All of the things that I offer you, ayy
And all of the shit that we harbour
Make all of the kids in the choirs sing, "Woo-hoo"
And maybe all this is the party
Maybe the tears and the highs we breathe, oh no
And maybe all this is the party
Maybe we just do it violently
[Outro]
But you're not what you thought you were
But you're not what you thought you were
(Liability) But you're not what you thought you were
(Much for me) But you're not what you thought you were
Leave
Liability (Reprise) was written by Jack Antonoff & Lorde.
Liability (Reprise) was produced by Jack Antonoff & Lorde.
Lorde released Liability (Reprise) on Fri Jun 16 2017.
“I went into thinking I knew what I was doing and thinking I knew exactly who I was at that moment and what I was going to do and the process has been very confronting and intense and awesome and emotional and it turned out that I wasn’t who I thought I was after all.”
—Lorde via The Spinoff
Laura told Forbes:
I had this emotional moment while editing the end of ‘Liability (Reprise).’ She says ‘But you’re not what you thought you were’ over and over again. It builds and builds and builds. And by the time I was done editing, I had an existential crisis. I didn’t know who I was!