"Royalty" vs. American Privilege

[x_submariner]

To whomever replaced my alarm and ringtones:

First of all, shame on you.

Second of all, I feel this Lorde artist starts off the song with a very realistic world view about the nature of aristocracy, but then veers dangerously into the modern assumption that "living like a king" is the same as being one.

Comments

[x-submariner.livejournal.com]

You may not have the means, but you and that other blonde cannot be trusted.

[x-dagger.livejournal.com]

Namor! You can trust me.

[x-submariner.livejournal.com]

You, Miss Bowen, are too easily talked into bad ideas.

[x-dagger.livejournal.com]

I hit my head pretty hard two months ago. I have the scar to prove it.