Lorde's single "Man of the Year" reflects her profound transformation following an eight-year relationship that ended in 2023. Describing herself as "in the middle gender-wise," she articulates this journey through her music, aiming to embody her evolving gender identity. The song serves as a cathartic expression of these feelings, especially against the backdrop of her breakup. It features raw language and emotions, with accompanying visuals in the music video that represent her struggles and newfound identity. Further inspiration arose from her experience at GQ's "Men of the Year" party, revealing her complex relationship with gender and self-perception.
My babe can't believe I've become someone else, someone more like myself. Who's gon' love me like this? Who could give me lightness? Now I'm broken open.
I wore a 'hot girl dress' and felt so not like myself... I was like, 'Oh, I'm one of those guys sometimes, when I wanna be.'
The song I'm proudest of... visualizes a version of myself that was fully representative of how my gender felt in that moment.
FEELING SOMETHING AWAKENING, FIRST TAPING MY CHEST. SO SCARED TO BE HIM.
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