Grimes

Released: January 10, 2010

Songwriter: Grimes

Producer: Grimes

[Verse 1]
Every single heart I've touched
Has swiftly turned to gold
But I don't need that fact to know
From the risk of getting old

[Chorus]
Oh, I won't take your breath away
Your lungs are too far from my cold fingers
Oh, I won't take your breath away
So you don't have to stay
I won't take your breath away
Even now I guess I'm loving you forever
I won't take your breath away
Silence that is ours and we'll use it tonight

[Post-Chorus]
I don't wanna say
I don't wanna do anything about this
Or about you
I don't wanna say
I don't wanna do anything about this
Or about you

[Verse 2]
Every single word I say
Has my passion with
Every man I hope to find
Gets wider in the way

[Chorus]
But I won't take your breath away
You have nothing to fear cause we're better than fear
Oh I won't take your breath away
So you have me together
I won't take your breath away
Oh na na na na na na oh
(Even now I guess I'm loving you forever)
I won't take your breath away
Oh na na na na na na oh
(Silence that is ours and we'll use it tonight)

[Post-Chorus]
I don't wanna say
I don't wanna do anything about this or about you
I don't wanna say
I don't wanna do anything about this or about you
I don't wanna say
I don't wanna do anything about this or about you
I don't wanna say
I don't wanna do anything about this or about you

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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