ItвЂ™s all about realizing that the things we were once scared of arenвЂ™t really that scary and that we have overcome them, and will be able to overcome the next challenges as they arise. вЂњSecrets From A Girl (WhoвЂ™s Seen It All)вЂќ is definitely more upbeat than the other tracks on the album. This track features Lorde talking to the girl who wrote вЂњRibs,вЂќ a song about fearing the future, and telling her younger self about overcoming all the things she feared would never change. This is exactly what вЂњSecrets From A Girl (WhoвЂ™s Seen It All)вЂќ is about. When things do start to go your way, and change does start to happen, itвЂ™s only natural to look back at how far youвЂ™ve come and realize how much has changed. вЂњMood RingвЂќ is the step in your mental health journey where you explore crazy avenues to find what works for you. That being said, the song can also be viewed as an attempt at trying to be better and feel better by throwing oneself into various practices, however wacky they may be.

The song is LordeвЂ™s satirical yet empathetic attempt at understanding wellness culture, as it pokes fun at the cultureвЂ™s gimmick-y solutions to problems, like thinking something as trivial as a mood ring can actually help you parse out your feelings. Sometimes bettering yourself takes a weird detour into spirituality and wellness culture, which is what вЂњMood RingвЂќ is all about.

And hey, if that stresses you out too much, just take a page from LordeвЂ™s book and get high, get a manicure, and mull things over. To move towards a better lifestyle, we have to recognize our lives wonвЂ™t always stay the same and that sometimes we need to change as well. The song is all about things changing and realizing itвЂ™s time to change with them. As a result, she begins to face a lot of existential questions, which she deals with by first getting high and then getting a manicure.

вЂњStoned at the Nail SalonвЂќ is about how, compared to touring the world, LordeвЂ™s domestic life is slow. Making such a monumental change can be quite the existential ordeal, which is where вЂњStoned at the Nail SalonвЂќ comes in. The songвЂ™s refrain encourages listeners to look back on and root out their own old habits. The songвЂ™s refrain is вЂњDonвЂ™t want that California love,вЂќ where Lorde looks back on her rise to fame and how her life changed as a result of that, and decides she doesnвЂ™t want to go back to that way of living. вЂњCaliforniaвЂќ does something similar, with Lorde saying goodbye to the Hollywood lifestyle she had following the success of вЂњRoyalsвЂќand the Grammy it won her. But this time around, she tells us she wonвЂ™t be making another album for wallowing, hence the reason she isnвЂ™t our вЂњsaviour.вЂќ Instead, she says, вЂњLetвЂ™s hope the sun will show us the path.вЂќ This path is the first step in the journey itвЂ™s about recognizing previous sadness and looking for a better way forward. It also feels like a confession about past sadness and Lorde acknowledging that her music in the past has been primarily sad. Overall, вЂњThe PathвЂќ feels like Lorde reflecting on her life as a celebrity and what she has been up to since we last saw her. Despite its sad lyrics, the song does have a hopeful undertone to it. The first track from вЂњSolar PowerвЂќ is вЂњThe Path,вЂќ which lays the groundwork for the theme of the journey towards happiness. That being said, a good portion of the songs from the album seem to be about the journey towards happiness and the revelation that is in the process of becoming happy. вЂњMood RingвЂќ plainly states вЂњ I canвЂ™t feel a thing,вЂќ and вЂњCaliforniaвЂќ is all about not wanting that вЂњCalifornia love.вЂќ вЂњSolar PowerвЂќ isnвЂ™t all sunshine.

вЂњThe PathвЂќ includes standout lyrics such as вЂњвЂ™Cause weвЂ™re all broken and sad,вЂќ вЂњCanвЂ™t find the dreams we had,вЂќ and вЂњSaviour is not me.вЂќ These arenвЂ™t exactly the most uplifting words in the English Dictionary. Some of its songs and lyrics are, in fact, pretty bleak. вЂњSolar PowerвЂќ is admittedly more upbeat and hopeful than LordeвЂ™s previous album, вЂњMelodrama.вЂќ But itвЂ™s still not a completely вЂњhappyвЂќ album. As a result of this, вЂњSolar PowerвЂќ is very much becoming known as LordeвЂ™s вЂњhappyвЂќ album - but is it really that happy? This isnвЂ™t speculation people have gone online to explicitly state that they donвЂ™t like вЂњSolar PowerвЂќ because itвЂ™s not as sad as her previous albums. With the release of LordeвЂ™s third album, there was a fair amount of backlash and criticism from fans who were shocked that their favorite sad girl was now releasing вЂњhappyвЂќ music.

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