Dorian Electra - "Live By The Sword" (Official Lyric Video) (w/ Dylan Brady)

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FANFARE release date is Oct 6th 2023
Directed by Dorian Electra & Weston Allen
Starring Dorian Electra & Dylan Brady
Edited by Weston Allen
Produced by Lynn Hong
Cinematography by Taylor Russ
Production Design by Michael Zarowny
Gaffer - Lance Williams
Grip - Shelly Badal
HMU - Ally McGillicuddy
Styled by Dorian Electra
Styling Assistant - Chester Lockhart
On Set Photographer - Lance Williams
BTS Videographer - Nat Souza
Filmed at Vocal Warehouse Los Angeles
Production Assistants: Nat Souza, Marshall Taylor, Tiger Lily, Izzy Esber, Taylor Blake, Caleb Craig, Logan Shook, Camille French
Special Thanks to The Castle and Alfonso's Breakaway Glass
Executive Produced by Dorian Electra, Weston Allen, and Alex Hidalgo
Song Produced by Dylan Brady
Song Written by Dorian Electra & Dylan Brady
Mastered by Rob Murray / Poolside Sound
"Career Boy" Music Video: • Dorian Electra - Caree...
"Man To Man" Music Video: • Dorian Electra - Man T...
"Flamboyant" Music Video: • Dorian Electra - Flamb...
"Daddy Like" Music Video: • Dorian Electra - Daddy...
Lyrics:
You wanna hit like this? You’re gonna hurt like this
You wanna live like this? You’re gonna die like this
Live by the sword and you die by the sword (oh oh)
‘Cause I’ll get what’s mine baby you’ll get what’s yours (oh oh oh)
Live by the sword and you die by the sword (oh oh)
‘Cause I’ll get what’s mine baby you’ll get what’s yours
You’ll get what’s yours if you live by the sword
You’ll get your reward if you live by the sword
You’ll get what’s yours if you live by the sword
You’ll get your reward if you live by the sword
It’s cold like the ocean cold like the rain
Show your devotion, show me the pain
Show me the blood, show me you tried, show me the tears coming down from your eyes
Live by the sword and you die by the sword
‘Cause I’ll get what’s mine baby you’ll get what’s yours
You’ll get what’s yours if you live by the sword
You’ll get your reward if you live by the sword
You’ll get what’s yours if you live by the sword
You’ll get your reward if you live by the sword
You wanna live like this? You’re gonna die like this
You wanna kiss like this? You’re gonna cry like this
You wanna hit like this? You’re gonna hurt like this
You wanna live like this? You’re gonna die like this
You’ll get what’s yours if you live by the sword
You’ll get your reward if you live by the sword
You’ll get what’s yours if you live by the sword
You’ll get your reward if you live by the sword
#dorianelectra #flamboyant
Bio:
Rising pop star Dorian Electra (pronouns: they/them/theirs) makes music that defies gender norms. In the past year, with the release of their debut album, their work has gained a queer cult following and a rapidly growing global fanbase, as well as critical praise from Pitchfork, Billboard, Paper Magazine, The Fader, Gay Times, The Guardian, and more. Each one of Electra’s high-concept singles ("Career Boy,” "Man To Man,” “Flamboyant,” “Daddy Like,” and most recently, “Adam & Steve”) has been accompanied by a hyper-stylized music video. Videos like “Flamboyant” have garnered more than one million views, and help build a bigger world around each song than the music alone.
Electra has collaborated and toured with pop visionary Charli XCX and Russian group PussyRiot as well as played major pride festivals across the US. In 2019, Dorian Electra released their debut full-length album “Flamboyant”, produced by Dylan Brady of 100 Gecs, Umru (PC Music), Robokid, and more with tracks co-written by Bonnie McKee and Jessie Saint John. The album is an unapologetically over-the top work of experimental genre-bending pop with a heavy-metal, baroque twist, supported by their first-ever sold out headlining tour.

[@turnleftaticeland]

oh thank god i was worried you’d smash the sword over your head

[@BLBird336]

I was expecting something glass to show up and be smashed. But it never happened.

[@LaDyLuCk2900]

I was half expecting it! "Tragedy strikes as Dorian Electra cleaves their head in two" 😂

[@ironskull7264]

turnleftaticeland you read my mind!😂

[@umyeahashleigh]

omg at the gig in london their dancers threw swords into the crowd and it was a v scary few seconds for me before realising they were inflatable lol

[@nikkim7038]

Don’t give them any ideas 😂😂😂

[@noelleprovost9735]

*my internal dialogue*
"Is that Dylan Brady?"
"Not everyone with long blond hair is Dylan Brady."
*checks and confirms that it is in fact Dylan Brady*

[@jikij2626]

normal long blond hair don't have sexy hat

[@tomiwaaina5499]

Some people with long blond hair are Laura Les

[@AustinSimard]

Same, I had to check it too lol

[@natalyst]

i had the same thought, except i was also like "the video's artstyle feels very 1000 gecs and the tree of clues"

[@maleficentmistressofallevi3252]

DnD character inspiration like

[@TheNeoAvalonEmpire]

SAME THO

[@FackItable]

Brb gotta go roll my gender fluid Paladin

[@grainassault4844]

Entertainer background, Oath of Revenge

[@notnormalbuttrash7874]

I played this song to my butter knife
now it’s a almighty sword

[@DORIANELECTRA]

hahahah

[@kaelumsalem4889]

XD

[@Kebbythetraveler]

Full Tac - Baby Let Me Know (Official Video)

[@xanthra592]

The pen is mightier than the sword
Dorian: *Nope*

[@meanestmachine]

The-never mind 😶

[@DORIANELECTRA]

lolol

[@sirrantalot9009]

You can use a sword to write, just won't look the cleanest

[@BigDaddi-t9w]

Someone get this comment by dorian one more like then it will be 69 😌😂

[@naarelservs9713]

wig: cut by the sword

[@melaniebrown2903]

Lol

[@CandyBookGirlz]

*DORIAN PLEASE IM A BOTTOM YOU CANT DO THIS TO ME :’(*

[@spillingink6905]

RIGHT????

[@whorrid5148]

Lmao

[@tylergarbage7971]

I felt this comment in my bones

[@gex4gex]

1000th like

[@ADevilFromHeaven]

@Happy Crawlers I understand where you're coming from and many people like switching positions in bed, but there are some who are exclusively top/bottom and that's okay too.

[@InstrumentManiac]

It's like a homoerotic renaissance house show inside a glacier... of course we stan.

[@EXTENDEDWARRANT]

What is homoerotic about this

[@leowright2251]

@@EXTENDEDWARRANT probably the intense sword licking for starters lol

[@EXTENDEDWARRANT]

Virdy Shmirdy what is gay about licking Swords do girls not have Penises too

[@leowright2251]

@@EXTENDEDWARRANT I mean technically some do yeah lol

[@wohdinhel]

VIS MAJOR we have no choice

[@zoha7480]

Okay can we get THE WHOLE album of lyrics videos so I can host a Dorian Electra themed karaoke birthday party I’ve literally wanted to do this since Flamboyant came out. How sick would that be omgmgjfjdjdks.
I normally just pull stuff up from TH-cam anyways and connect to amp - so this would be perfect but also just like visually SICKENING!!

[@DORIANELECTRA]

would b lit

[@Yourlocalabyssmage]

Can I join? Cause I’m totally down for that idea

[@angelicafrye-rangsiyananta]

Um I'm there

[@HB-cf8zj]

everyday it's dorian-electra's-themed-karaoke-birthday-party in my house

[@jaminday2897]

Now that they've released the instrumentals you can do that for real!

[@joshuajordan9607]

Back in the early 1970's when I was a white "boy" growing up in the deep south....I dreamed about you. I knew you were coming and I knew I desperately needed you. I am so happy to know that you finally made it here. This planet needs Dorian. Thank you for coming.

[@crowleydraven7503]

Someone said it earlier, but your music has helped me accept myself as a nonbinary masculine-leaning individual. I Love your music and your aesthetic, and you're a huge inspiration to me. Thank you for being you, Dorian.

[@ffletch]

SAME

[@Tomariito]

Same!!

[@chickenskink1]

Dude same...

[@alienrat-z3g]

Dorian is so gender!

[@decorticate]

dylan lookin like a goth wizard vampire-hunter and i'm HYPE

[@xanbanan]

the energy is too sexy for me to handle I’m currently passing away

[@BlackBirdSweep]

I can't believe you didn't take the opportunity to say that you were dying by the sword.

[@Vedsetta]

Nooo don’t die your taste in music is so good haha

[@Braintier]

Ok we’ve calm down

[@gracie4558]

In inpatient eating disorder treatment and your music is the only thing that brightens up my day. I use all 45 mins of phone access to listen and watch. Thank you Dorian 💕

[@bethanyfield6035]

Well done for getting the help you need! Best wishes for your recovery, you can do it! :)

[@gracie4558]

@@bethanyfield6035 thank you :)

[@moemoii3094]

Hope you're better now!

[@morgancunningham1153]

This entire album has been incredibly helpful in allowing me to accept myself, with this being my absolute favorite song on the album, so I'm glad this finally got a video. Thank you for everything Dorian!

[@cherrycola958]

Same!!

[@Pesciolotto]

YES, just two weeks after I got the lyrics tattooed 😭

[@AC-Slater]

Kick ass!!

[@DORIANELECTRA]

wow ICONIC - I wanna see!

[@Pesciolotto]

@mr march live by the sword, die by the sword, I'm basic lol

[@amonlua3494]

@@Pesciolotto that's not even a line he/she. (what's the term if i may ask? don't wanna be rude) came up with, no one will get that you did it in reference to this song

[@Pesciolotto]

@@amonlua3494 I know it's a Jesus quote, I don't expect people to recognise Dorian's song. (They're pronouns are they/them, btw)

[@BahiaDoSul]

Nothing broken on that head?? The acc is hacked

[@Una...]

Ive watched it twice....no breakage😭

[@JaseekaRawr]

It's just the lyric vid... Dorian won't let us down :prayerhands:

[@Una...]

@@JaseekaRawr 👑

[@Tylerbolical]

This technically isn’t the video, there’s still hope

[@someonesour]

My life is now complete,,it’s because of the gay sword fighting knight visuals.

[@casualtwink1901]

i keep forgetting that their music isn't known by like everyone. they're literally all i listen to at this point so it's strange to me when i remember that they're not as popular as like,, idk popular singers. they're like?? iconic?

[@muppy626]

Dorian giving us dramatic anime character backstory glitter sweat realness 💦😫✨✨

[@Yubelmusic]

vibin the f out of this world. love ur art 🗡️

[@Zoe-sh2hm]

Having the most musically aggressive track on the album be a call for pacifism is just *chef’s kiss*

[@tuffwith2effs899]

We don't shrink to dirty looks. We don't yield in the face of hate. I was raised to be ready to die before renouncing my faith, but that mindset is more valuable to me long after I left the church. This song isn't a warning, it's a battle cry.

[@smoldoe]

everytime i watch this i fucking ascend. the power they have..... shaking

[@bonebips]

Legit don’t think I’ve ever been so attracted to someone. The music, the vibe, your whole persona and who you are. It’s really lovely to me, seeing someone be completely themself.

[@founddeadinmiami]

YALL REALLY OUT HERE GETTING MY HOPES UP FOR A 100 GECS X DORIAN ELECTRA COLLAB DAMN

[@orange2787]

looks like you got what's yours, you got your reward

[@aeong_bread]

seeing this performed live was magical, literally will never forget that show.

[@MrRavingoctopus]

Okay - am I tripping out? Or is that 100gecs Dylan shredding??? 😍

[@brintesiacirce9414]

Dylan produces most of Dorian's tracks

[@Mary-mp5bc]

I think this song is about living by society's rules, as a nonbinary, the lines "live by the sword and die by the sword" means how society wants me to fit in the binary and "if you live by the sword you'll get your reward" means how, that if I do as society says I would somehow have an easier life, and I would be rewarded with the respect that lgbtq people don't get.
But maybe I'm just looking too deep into it xD
Still, this song is amazing! Can't stop listening to it!

[@ladylordeve]

Also how for some lgbt people coming out is almost like putting a target on your back or a death sentence

[@nadiaenakai2236]

I agree with you that there's probably a deeper meaning behind the song, and it's fun to theorize :) I would check out Boyform's analysis of this album, it really enriched my experience

[@cephalopods_are_cool]

I interpreted it as being about Dorian Electra having a sexy sword fight in a glacier, although your interpretation is good too

[@skippykay599]

The frame of the screen moving and shaking, and even getting raindrops, is stunning. Like I can’t stress enough how much I love this!

[@3llevate]

I thought flamboyant was hot but this just blew my curious brains out.. Love the "thrash punk final fantasy Gorillaz" look! 😍

[@stvn___]

aw, no obligatory head smash? :/

[@greatpower6063]

I hope someday they make a game where you can play as Dorian and every level is set on the theme of one of her music videos with matching music.

[@bluebellsarentweeds2932]

@@greatpower6063 their* music videos

[@skeetulrich6988]

Great Power i imagined a castlevania type game

[@rachelle8894]

Dorian electra has one of the most unique and recognizable vocal styles ive ever heard

[@TwilightWolf285]

Dylan with the pencil moustache is quite possibly the best thing I've seen this year

[@TrickWithAKnife]

Pro tip: Pause literally anytime and you have a great desktop background.

[@ghostwilliams9370]

I feel like this whole song is one big euphemism and honestly I'm living for it 🙌💋🎶

[@smorkisborg440]

CHURCH OF ELECTRA REPRESENT

[@deejaybundst1671]

the production alone is unreal

[@zombieninjatoast5041]

*holding back tears* I wanna be friends with them so much

[@zzzaaayyynnn]

too hot to handle

[@heyitsmousey]

Oh no They're hot

[@idioteque901]

He totally captures the JRPG realness, and Gentleman confirms this is the exact aesthetic he was going for. Great work Dorian... *slow clap*

[@miaujic4941]

They**

[@idioteque901]

@@miaujic4941 eeeeeee sorry, they**

[@casimit2469]

Fantasy! Fantasy! Fantasy!

[@adriel4703]

dylan wit the makeup got me feelin some type of way

[@Chluffles]

I'm a fencer who's been in need of a good hype song, thanks Dorian xoxo

[@audeon_visual]

I love this

[@vietnamflashbacks]

Can’t tell if this is a threat or a promise

[@FackItable]

1:04-1:15 always has ME YELLING and posing very dramatically thank you dorian

[@reaj5743]

Anyone: What type of music do you listen to?
Me: Uhm, it's complicated-

[@isaiahwarlock]

Hi Dorian! You're awesome and super creative and you inspire me in my own music.

[@isaiahwarlock]

:)

[@rainbowrayzzz]

Dorian and Dylan are both looking extra BADASS!

[@shadow-sea]

i can't explain how much i love this song

[@soportetecnicohigoversomas3451]

Boomers wish their music was like this

[@augustgreig9420]

Yeah because Prince didn't exist.

[@Braintier]

Ivo Unrein no

[@b.w.22]

Good grief, nobody possesses music.

[@b.w.22]

@@augustgreig9420 - Yeah: Prince, Motley Crue, David Bowie, the New York Dolls, the Eurythmics, the Cure, etc etc. We all stand on the shoulders of giants.

[@venus_theflytrap9656]

Yess❤️ such a bop💕 I‘ve been vibing to this for the past couple weeks

[@Sk8andCry]

i have chills . . .

[@nooraemilia1761]

Geralt of Rivia would be proud of this song

[@thereisnofood2008]

dylan is so pretty in this wtf

[@slugbones]

Metal AF. This rules.

[@sukanyagilling7222]

Why is her music getting better and better I can't take it's me crazy for more😥😥😥

[@brittanyquinones2175]

Nobody:
Dorian Electra: looks like 2020s gonna live by the sword 🗡✨

[@lukeskywalker5418]

I just put on the blue Dorian merch shirt and IMMEDIATELY saw the notification for this wow god is real

[@OrdinaryDays_Katelyn]

Dorian I still haven’t regained my strength from the Adam and Steve video. Don’t do this to me.
I M W E A K.

[@hunap]

underrated ass song

[@piepielord]

I love the bass shaking the frame so much, you killed it again king!

[@alienrat-z3g]

This is one of my favourite Dorian songs

[@corrinchronicles6808]

So good, every single song that comes out is a belter, so much power behind it. They've never come out with a bad song.

[@quinlanwilson9870]

This whole album has been on repeat for me. I love the amazing sound and the provocative lyrics. I’ve really enjoyed the increasing creative videos for the songs as well

[@rolaskatox2828]

name a more iconic duo than dorian and dylan... their power omg...

[@BE-fw1lr]

Even for songs I don't like the sound of that much like this one, I just respect the vision and how different it is from everything else... Dorian really is a visionary.

[@foster2095]

this is FUCKINGG epic

[@topangaleija]

the guitar and their voice go so fucking brilliantly together

[@irissagar1080]

Dorian Electra: Lyric Video
Live By The Sword: Still more produced and elaborate than most music videos

[@miaujic4941]

Weston allen does wonders with the editing on these, and helps directing with dorian, so you have him to thank :)

[@GiGi-hk8ik]

Dorian plus Dylan is just the absolute combo

[@laurenb3068]

damn, dorian with a sword living in my head rent free

[@KnockMonsterr]

feelin so clean like a money machine o yea

[@circled_by_swallows]

HARD AF

[@flaccidacid6819]

dylan brady really just needs to produce everyones music jesus christ

[@itsmattq]

I love your sound, it’s so electric but from the 3000s 🤩😂

[@MxSiph]

Thanks

[@Dan-sv3kz]

when life gets hard... i listen to this and pull through

[@falsecrabmeef]

yes

[@perseusmh9577]

BEST SONG OF DORIAN

[@MoonGazelle]

Our High Lord Dorian has BLESSED us with another masterpiece! A TRUE Musical Genius!

[@Yikkoofficial]

The director is amazing wow .

[@kaylieodom1450]

I’m Swooning, please somebody fetch the smelling salts

[@cassh0le69]

🧂✨

[@1AndersonxD]

GEC GEC GEC ELECTRA

[@brunodeandradeful]

They’re ahead of our time

[@pokemaster12131]

absolutely!!!

[@amsie02]

I love this so much

[@tylergarbage7971]

DORIAN AND DYLAN BRADY GODDAMN YES

[@joaogabriel.9518]

Dorian keeps serving LOOKS.. I'm here for it 💘

[@lesley-annfenwick]

The knight aesthetic visuals are really doing it for me.

[@joepineapple2554]

My wig got snatched. Dorian, love you so much. 🌈🍒✨

[@jackmiddleton2080]

A reworked version of this would make a great Disney song.

[@PG-qn8od]

iconic ♥

[@willkohnen7681]

One of the most underrated artists right now

[@danamaybee]

I love how creative this lyricsvideo is, it's not just a bunch of text on the screen

[@Kayko271997]

AAAHHH my fave song

[@CheetheMan]

I'm straight. I love this music.

[@jez4677]

Dorian you are just Art.

[@JakHart]

I don't know why yet, I'll have to listen a thousand times more, but this song resounds deeply with me.