12018-05-08T23:00:19-07:00Ashley Hawkins726140adc61c4a4e48ede277efffd60d746c2773302284plain2018-05-09T22:51:48-07:00Ashley Hawkins726140adc61c4a4e48ede277efffd60d746c2773The fact that Lorde and Emily Dickinson show so much similarity in their works despite centuries between them not only speaks to the greater, unchanging quality of the human condition – specifically how people cope with mental illness and depression – but also to the everlasting nature of true art. While most pop songs that concern frivolous themes (money, consumption, sex) fade from memory almost instantaneously, true art that speaks to cosmic truths about humanity maintains its relevance for eternity. David Bowie once called Lorde the future of music, but if she continues to create meaningful art that transcends the superficiality of pop, she may prove to be the future of culture as a whole.