Grimes

Released: March 14, 2019

Songwriter: Grimes

Producer: Grimes

[Verse 1]
I wish I could be
Your first love the way you were mine
Wish you didn't remember this feeling
But knew it the way I know it (Yeah)
Wish you were impaled
And injured with love the way I am
You would cry when you saw my tears
The way I cry when I see yours
You can control me

[Pre-Chorus]
’Cause baby, yeah, you own me like you own the world
And if you show me, then I'll be your girl
And I'll kill them if they try to hurt you
You dethrone me, boy, what nerve

[Chorus]
You call me pretty, oh oh
Boy, you call me pretty, oh
Got my hands dirty now
Only love can hurt me
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

[Verse 2]
I wish I could be
Your first love the way you were mine
Wish you didn’t remember this feeling
But knew it the way I know it (Yeah)
I wish you were impaled
And injured with love the way I am
You would cry when you saw my tears
Like I cry when I see yours
You can only lose yourself once, hmm

[Pre-Chorus]
'Cause baby, yeah, you own me like you own the world
And if you show me, then I'll be your girl
And I'll kill them if they try to hurt you
You dethrone me, boy, what nerve

[Chorus]
You call me pretty, oh oh
Boy, you call me pretty, oh
Got my hands dirty now
Only love can hurt me, yeah

[Pre-Chorus]
Yeah, you own me like you own the world
And if you show me, then I'll be your girl
And I'll kill them if they try to hurt you
You dethrone me, boy, what nerve

[Chorus]
You call me pretty, oh oh
Boy, you call me pretty, oh
Got my hands dirty now
Only love can hurt me, yeah

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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