David

DavidSong by Lorde
General information
Artist	Lorde
Released	June 27, 2025
Genre	Pop
Length	3:24
Album	Virgin
Label	Universal New Zealand • Republic Records
Producer(s)	Lorde, Jim E-Stack
Songwriter(s)	Ella Yelich-O'Connor, James Harmon Stack
Virgin track list
Previous	"If She Could See Me Now"
Current	"David"
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"David" is a song by New Zealand singer-songwriter Lorde, serving as the closing track on her fourth studio album, Virgin. It was released on June 27, 2025, through Universal Music New Zealand and Republic Records.

Background

On May 28, 2025, Lorde released the tracklist for Virgin after a fan listening party in Australia. "David" was shown as the final track on the album.

Chipping away at herself much like the marble statue by Michelangelo, Lorde ends the record with a sense of artistic self-excavation as if revealing something sacred beneath all the noise.

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Oh, dark day
Was I just someone to dominate?
Worthy opponent, flint to my blade, now we're playing with shadows
At the Sunset Tower, you said, "Open your mouth"
I did

[Pre-Chorus]
And what came spilling out that day was the truth
If I'd had virginity, I would have given that too

[Chorus]
Why do we run to the ones we do?
I don't belong to anyone, ooh

[Verse 2]
Oh, dark day
Was I just young blood to get on tape?
'Cause you dimed me out when it got hard
Uppercut to the throat, I was off guard
Pure heroine mistaken for featherweight

[Pre-Chorus]
But what came spilling out that day was the truth
And once I could sing again, I swore I'd never lеt
Let myself sing again for you, oh-woah-oh
Oh-woah, ooh-woah-oh
Sing it

[Chorus]
Said, "Why do we run to thе ones we do?"
I don't belong to anyone, ooh
I made you God 'cause it was all
That I knew how to do
But I don't belong to anyone (Ooh)

[Outro]
Am I ever gon' love again?
Am I ever gon' love again?
Am I ever gon' love again? (Ooh)
Am I ever gon' love again? (Am I ever gon' love again?) (Tell it to the rock doves)
Will you ever feel like a friend? (Sing it to the fountain)
Am I ever gon' love again?
Do you understand? (Till you understand)
Tell it to 'em