I think this song is about the importance of having a reliable and steady friend in our lifes.
Lorde is making drugs ("We're hollow like the bottles that we drain") 'cause "Got a lot to not do" with her friend ("Can I kill it with you?").
"We might be hollow, but we're brave" means that they are affected by the drug but they don't forget their responsibilities ("You pick me up and take me home again").
As they keep making drugs, they start to do more things together :
"I love these roads where the houses don't change = suburbs
Where we can talk like there's something to say"
And she starts to actually like her friend ("I'd like it if you stayed").
And because they care for each other now, they see that what they are doing is wrong : "I'm glad that we stopped kissing the tar on the highway". So they decide to not make drugs again:
"Now we're wearing long sleeves
And the heating comes on
(You buy me orange juice) = which is healthy
We're getting good at this
Dreams of clean teeth"
and they realise is much better!
"I can tell that you're tired
But you keep the car on
While you're waiting out front"
He's still in the state that made him take the drug and he is getting tired without it but he keeps trying to stay away.
In the end they are determined to stay clean and keep living without the help of the drug but by the happy memories: "We move in the tree streets" = suburbs
I think this song is about the importance of having a reliable and steady friend in our lifes. Lorde is making drugs ("We're hollow like the bottles that we drain") 'cause "Got a lot to not do" with her friend ("Can I kill it with you?"). "We might be hollow, but we're brave" means that they are affected by the drug but they don't forget their responsibilities ("You pick me up and take me home again"). As they keep making drugs, they start to do more things together : "I love these roads where the houses don't change = suburbs Where we can talk like there's something to say" And she starts to actually like her friend ("I'd like it if you stayed"). And because they care for each other now, they see that what they are doing is wrong : "I'm glad that we stopped kissing the tar on the highway". So they decide to not make drugs again: "Now we're wearing long sleeves And the heating comes on (You buy me orange juice) = which is healthy We're getting good at this Dreams of clean teeth" and they realise is much better! "I can tell that you're tired But you keep the car on While you're waiting out front" He's still in the state that made him take the drug and he is getting tired without it but he keeps trying to stay away. In the end they are determined to stay clean and keep living without the help of the drug but by the happy memories: "We move in the tree streets" = suburbs