Lorde - Writer in the Dark 


One of the last conversations I had with my brother was when we were talking about music, and he said he liked this song from Melodrama. It was the summer, and I think we were walking to P-mall. My whole family was going, actually - but I don't remember what for. 

I didn't follow up on the question, though I'd not pegged him as a fan of white-chick-on-piano ballads. Was it just one of several that he liked, or his favourite from the album? Was there something about this that spoke to him, or was he trying to pick something he thought I liked (I do like it, but predictably I prefer Perfect Places)? Did he know he was gonna kill himself at that point? Was it too late to do something about it? Should I have known from this weird choice of song recommendation that something was wrong? 



I'll never know and it's gonna haunt me forever.