This page documents verified examples of lyrical, thematic, and visual elements appearing in Lorde’s music after nearly identical or highly similar lines appeared in Elena Cohen’s recordings. The following are timestamped and available in public release histories.
| Elena Cohen | Lorde | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| "Lover and Daughter" Released: Jan 9, 2014 "you can hear me, I am calling." |
"Team" Released: Sept 13, 2013 "she’ll send the call out" |
Close proximity in timing. Elena’s track predated full Team release in press cycles. Messaging overlap with female leadership, call-to-action phrasing. |
| "Lover and Daughter" "bring you light to remember me by." |
"Yellow Flicker Beat" Released: Sept 29, 2014 "red orange yellow flicker..." |
Direct candlelight/rememberance themes. Aesthetic and sensory motifs match with rare phrasing combinations. |
| "Lover and Daughter" "on horses carried by the sea" |
"Leader of a New Regime" Released: 2021 Video imagery shows horses in ocean (0:09–0:23) |
Exact visual match 7 years later. No explanation in interviews. Line had no prior usage history. |
There is no public record that Lorde cited Elena Cohen as an influence. Yet the degree of alignment between these works exceeds coincidence, particularly in recurring patterns of:
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