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80,268,548 views May 13, 2013   [NOTE FROM THE SINGER/SONGWRITER]

lately i’ve been waking up at 4 or 5 a.m., turning things over in my head. so much to think about, so much to break down and process and decide. i’m only at the beginning, but it has always been important to me that everything feels cool, feels right. this song means a hell of a lot to me, and to others, and i guess what i tried to do is make something you could understand. a lot of people think teenagers live in this world like ‘skins’ every weekend or whatever, but truth is, half the time we aren’t doing anything cooler than playing with lighters, or waiting at some shitty stop. that’s why this had to be real. and i’m at that particular train station every week. those boys are my friends. callum’s wearing a sweater that used to belong to me. so it all feels right, and i can sleep. thanks for being with me all the way so far — so much to come, such great heights. i’m just getting started. enjoy xx

I cut my teeth on wedding rings in the movies
And I’m not proud of my address in a torn-up town.

No postcode envy.

But every song’s like, “Gold teeth, Grey Goose, trippin’ in the bathroom,
Bloodstains, ball gowns, trashin’ the hotel room.”

We don’t care, we’re driving Cadillacs in our dreams.

But everybody’s like, “Cristal, Maybach, diamonds on your timepiece,
Jet planes, islands, tigers on a gold leash.”


We don’t care, we aren’t caught up in your love affair.

And we’ll never be royals.
It don’t run in our blood.
That kind of luxe just ain’t for us.
We crave a different kind of buzz.
Let me be your ruler.
You can call me “Queen Bee”
And baby I’ll rule.
Let me live that fantasy.

My friends and I, we’ve cracked the code:
We count our dollars on the train to the party
And everyone who knows us
knows that we’re fine with this.
We didn’t come from money.

But every song’s like, “Gold teeth, Grey Goose, trippin’ in the bathroom,
Bloodstains, ball gowns, trashin’ the hotel room.”

We don’t care, we’re driving Cadillacs in our dreams.

But everybody’s like, “Cristal, Maybach, diamonds on your timepiece,
Jet planes, islands, tigers on a gold leash.”

We don’t care, we aren’t caught up in your love affair.

And we’ll never be royals.
It don’t run in our blood.
That kind of luxe just ain’t for us.
We crave a different kind of buzz.
Let me be your ruler.
You can call me Queen Bee
And baby I’ll rule.
Let me live that fantasy

We’re bigger than we ever dreamed.
And I’m in love with being queen.

Life is great without a care.
We aren’t caught up in your love affair.

And we’ll never be royals.
It don’t run in our blood.
That kind of luxe just ain’t for us.
We crave a different kind of buzz.
Let me be your ruler.
You can call me “Queen Bee”
And baby I’ll rule.
Let me live that fantasy.

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