Grimes

Released: January 31, 2012

Songwriter: Grimes

Producer: Grimes

[Intro]
Ah uh ah uh ah uh

[Verse 1]
Speak it all the time, speak it all the time
And I'll never tell you what is mine
I don't know what it means, but I see it, it's fine
It's hardly any other, it can borrow inside
Think it all the time, think it all the time
And I know that I tell you, but boy its mine
I don't know what it is and that it is fine
It's hardly any other it can borrow inside
Oooh

[Interlude]
Being myself makes me feel like I can't touch the ground
Here on the earth makes me feel like I can't get the sound
Being myself makes me feel like I know who you are
Cause boy, you can be what the words
Who you are, what you are

[Chorus]
Ah uh ah uh
I don't want to let you go
(ah uh ah uh ah uh)
Ohhh, boy you need to know
(ah uh ah uh ah uh)
Oh, You could be a better friend
(ah uh ah uh ah uh)
Cause I could be a better man

[Refrain]
Sometimes you know that I wonder why (up and down up and down)
I don't want to dream but boy I'm lying upside down

[Chorus]
Being myself makes me feel like I don't know the trees
Cause boy you can be what you, what you want to be
(ah uh ah uh ah uh)
Ohh, I don't want to let you go
(ah uh ah uh ah uh)
Ohh, you're tying me low
(ah uh ah uh ah uh)
Ohh, you could be a better friend
(ah uh ah uh ah uh)
Ohh, and I could be a better man

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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