Lordde composes a song using dialectics to compare the contrasting concepts of glory and gore. While one often perceives glory as the pure and victorious and gore as gruesome and destructive, Lorde relates the two and how they rely on each other. This is evident in the lyrics from her song:
"You could try and take us
But we're the gladiators Everyone a rager
But secretly they're saviors
Glory and gore go hand in hand
That's why we're making headlines
You could try and take us
But victory's contagious."
First off, Lorde states how the vicious gladiator is also the gracious savior in some cases. Even two vastly different and often opposing characteristics can describe the same person. Furthermore, she directly states that glory and gore come paired together. Glory comes from gore, and it cannot come without. Victory requires the destruction of others. Lorde employs dialectics to comment on people and their successes.
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