I find myself being super emotional that this era is over. And I just need to talk about how Virgin and seeing Lorde for this first time live genuinely, genuinely shifted something inside of me. I saw lorde at All Points East this year. I went with my sister and camped at the east stage the entire day (absolutely no regrets, best fucking view of all time). My sister I wouldn’t even consider a casual fan, she knew the hits but not even the words, just the melodies. It’s now October and she’s still talking about it. Witnessing it live changed her. My sister whos usually so indifferent to everything. My experience at the show, I still can’t put into words. Like, I haven’t even fathomed it. Hearing all my favorite songs live, performed so so beautifully too. The feeling, I feel it in my body? Like when I think of the show and screaming the words to hard feelings, shapeshifter, oceanic feeling etc.. songs that are so so close to my heart, that I’ve sobbed to, that I’ve experienced so much heartbreak listening to. It was just so surreal. And I went in BLIND. I know every word to every lorde song. I love all four albums start to finish. Genuinely. But I’m not like a “stan”
in the way that I keep up with her tours and sets etc. If its on the algorithm I’ll see it, but anyways, I just had to express this. Seeing that set at all points east will forever be a core memory for me. Just so beautiful. Thank you ella