Man of the Year – Lorde
Man of the Year Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Gliding through on my bike, gliding through
Like new from my recent ego death
Sirens sing overnight, violent, sweet music
You met me at a really strange time in my life
Take my knife and I cut the cord
My babe can’t believe I’ve become someone else
Someone more like myself
[Chorus]
Who’s gon’ love me like this?
Oh, who could give me lightness?
Let it flow down to me
Love me like this
Now I’m broken open
Uh-huh-uh-uh
[Verse 2]
Now I go ’bout my day, riding it like a wave
Playing it any way I want
Swish mouthwash, jerk off
Uh-uh-uh
Days go by in a haze, stay up and sleep late
[Chorus]
Who’s gon’ love me like this?
Oh, who could give me lightness?
Way he flow down through me
Love me like this
Now I’m broken open
Let’s hear it for the man of the year
Uh-huh-uh-uh
Hear it for the man of the year
Uh-huh-uh-uh
[Outro]
How I hope that I’m remembered, my
Gold chain, my shoulders, my face in the light, oh
I didn’t think he’d appear
Let’s hear it for the man of the year
Hear it for the man of the year
Let’s hear it for the man of the year
About “ Man of the Year”
“Man of the Year,” released on May 29, 2025, as the second single from Lorde’s album “Virgin,” is a down-tempo pop track centered on themes of gender identity and self-discovery. Lorde has revealed the song was directly inspired by a personal revelation at a GQ “Men of the Year” party, where she began to explore a more expansive understanding of her own gender. The accompanying music video features Lorde dancing with her chest bound by duct tape in a loft filled with soil, symbolizing bodily autonomy, liberation, and the raw, sometimes messy, process of internal transformation.
