Uploaded May 2018 | Updated September 2026, 7 hours ago

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Hello friends! When I heard this song for the first time, I remember thinking, "This song was meant to be rock!" I finally got around to seeing what I could make of it. One of the funnest covers I've ever done.

I present to you my hard rock version of Lorde's hit, "Royals"

Enjoy!

I have a Patreon account which allows people like you to help creative folk like me reach our goals. Right now my goal is to get to $700.00 per video. I know it's personal, but that is my break-even point. I do a new video each week. I believe we can make it and when we do, that means I'll be able to put a lot more effort into these songs and videos. I appreciate your help so much. Thank you. For more information, click the Patreon link below:

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Enjoy great meaningful hard rock!

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Hi there! I'm Jason. I'm a drummer who pretends to play guitar and sing. I also own and operate a recording studio called ArtCitySound. I do all my own engineering. I figured having videos to watch along with the music would be a good idea, so I started making my own videos, too.

To me, music means everything. It's a very meaningful part of my life, and to a large degree, defines who I am. I think there is a power in music to uplift, to heal, and to help us be better humans. Music can help give life meaning.

I'm taking it upon myself to provide as much music as I can to anyone who is willing to listen.

I invite you to visit my website MeaningfulHardRock.com (link below) and subscribe to my mailing list. As a way of saying "Thank you", I'll give you two free songs available for immediate download.
It will also keep you up to date.

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Website ► magicjones.com

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Also, this week I uploaded a drum-only video of this song as well as a full version. It's the same song but just drums the whole way through. You can find that video at the link below.

Drum Video ► youtu.be/_5hXsRse7xA

For this song, I produced and performed everything myself including all arrangement, performance, production, editing, mixing, mastering, and all video editing and production.

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Lyrics:

I've never seen a diamond in the flesh
I cut my teeth on wedding rings in the movies
And I'm not proud of my address, in the torn up town
No post code 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 lux just ain't for us
We crave a different kind of buzz
Let me be your ruler, you can call me Queen B
And baby! I 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 lux just ain't for us
We crave a different kind of buzz
Let me be your ruler, you can call me Queen B
And baby I'll rule
Let me live that fantasy

Let me tell ya... A little something about fantasy...

If reality's so bad, that you've gotta get away.
To try to dull the pain, there’s gotta be another way.
It's all about choices, don't heed the dark voices
Haters gonna hate, we need to look the other way
It's all about friends and family.
Let's show some love.

So What! We'll never be royals
It don't run in our blood
That kind of lux just ain't for us
We crave a different kind of buzz
Let me be your ruler, you can call me Queen B
And baby I'll rule (I'll rule I'll rule I'll rule)
Let me live that fantasy