Grimes

Songwriter: Grimes

Producer: Grimes

[Verse 1]
Flying with my eyes open wide, oh-oh
Fairy of millenia, ah-oh
I'm in a crash with you in silver skies, come alive
When black swans collide
You and I
When black swans collide
You and I

[Chorus]
Faster than the speed of sound
You’ll come and get me, don’t let me down
Dark souls
Fight it, fight it
I think I like it
A thousand miles an hour
Think you must be insane
You've got one thing on your brain
You were my first love, sorry to my fame
Dark souls, I think I like it
A thousand miles an hour
Fight it, fight it

[Verse 2]
Flying with my eyes open wide, oh-oh
Fairy of millenia, ah-oh
I'm in a crash with you in silver skies, come alive
When black swans collide
You and I
When black swans collide
You and I

[Chorus]
Faster than the speed of sound
You’ll come and get me, don’t let me down
Dark souls
Fight it, fight it
I think I like it
A thousand miles an hour
Think you must be insane
You've got one thing on your brain
You were my first love, sorry to my fame
Dark souls, I think I like it
A thousand miles an hour
Fight it, fight it

[Bridge]
I never told you nothing you never asked
Baby don’t go so fast, you never know
You've got no reasons to stay
You got the beat, you give me nothing
Pulse inside, in me blue, oh
Don't resent me, [correlate?], oh

[Chorus]
(You and I)
Faster the speed of sound
You’ll come and get me, don’t let me down
Dark souls
Fight it, fight it
I think I like it
A thousand miles an hour
(A thousand miles an hour)
(A thousand miles an hour)
Dark souls, I think I like it
(I love you)

Faster than the speed of sound
You’ll come and get me, don’t let me down
Dark souls
Fight it, fight it
I think I like it
A thousand miles an hour
Think you must be insane
You've got one thing on your brain
You were my first love, sorry to my fame
Dark souls, I think I like it
(I love you)
A thousand miles an hour

[Instrumental Outro]

Grimes is the pseudonym of Claire Elise Boucher, a singer-songwriter and experimental electro pop producer. Her music is characterized by 80s-influenced synths, pop sensibility, and high-pitched, ethereal vocals that sit in the background.

Upon releasing her first two albums, Geidi Primes and Halfaxa, in 2010 (Arbutus Records), and a split record with d'Eon called Darkbloom in 2011, she increased her fanbase and captured the attention of many. The attention led to a record deal with label 4AD and her third album, Visions, released in 2012, which she produced entirely on Garageband. The album received mass critical acclaim and pushed Grimes closer to the spotlight. At the end of 2013, she signed to be managed by Roc Nation, and following some sparse releases, released Art Angels in 2015. This album once again showed Boucher’s skilled craft, but with catchy choruses that she’d bend and twist to expand the possibilities of music.

Armed with passion, eclecticism, and a distinct sense of confidence, Grimes' music excites and enthralls her listeners, challenging them emotionally and psychologically. Grimes' discography reflects her obvious versatility—feminist club bangers, “escaping into art”, politically-coded tracks regarding sexual assault, and lyrics surrounding numb artistry. Her inability to read music doesn’t affect her quality whatsoever; she produces and engineers all her tracks herself.

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