Grace VanderWaal - Darkness Keeps Chasing Me (Audio)
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"Darkness Keeps Chasing Me"
Opening my eyes
Seems like it gets harder sometimes
Look at the skylight
Would you be mad at me if I tried running away to it in the night?
I tried to fight
But I'm not strong enough
I just want you here
But I also want to be alone
I don't know what I want anymore
Every now and then
The darkness tries to chase me
And my legs are getting tired of running
Oh, please don't
Please don't let it get to me
Oh, I don't want to give up that easily
But the darkness keeps chasing me
Hiding places remind me of you and I
I wanna call you
But if I hear your voice
I just might cry
And I don't even know what the song's about, anymore
And I don't know what I want, anymore
Every now and then
The darkness tries to chase me
And my legs are getting tired of running
Oh, please don't
Please don't let it get to me
Oh, I don't want to give up that easily
But the darkness keeps chasing
River streams down my cheeks
Look to my right
See you're blowing smoke in your ripped jeans
Don't tell me you fell in
The darkness is already seeping through
Oh, can't you see?
I will be different
I'm not sure if I can do it all alone
God, I want to be different
But I'm not sure if I can do it on my own
'Cause every now and then
The darkness tries to chase me
And my legs are getting tired of running
Oh, please don't
Please don't let it get to me
Oh, I don't want to give up that easily
But the darkness keeps chasing me
Sia Haze THANK YOU SO MUCH YOU ARE AN ANGEL
Thank you...
Thanks for your sharing
Sia Haze thank you
Thx
This is the most beautiful, melancholy, genius piece of work I have ever heard. I am a 63 yr old man and the tears are rolling like a baby, as the lyrics hit home. How can a 13 yr old produce such an adult themed masterpiece? I am paralyzed with emotion from this song. It is certainly worthy of a Grammy!
59 here. Same thing!
65 here.
Thanks! I feel like a young fan crazy teeny bopper now :))
Well, as a sprightly 57yo I'm so glad that you 'oldies' love this song too 😂
Gosh, am I the youngest here? ... 38 :D
Lyrics:
Opening my eyes
Seems like it gets harder sometimes
Look at the skylight
Would you mad at me if I tried running away to it in the night?
I tried to fight
But I'm not strong enough
I just want you here
But I also want to be alone
I don't know what I want anymore
Every now and then
The darkness tries to chase me
And my legs are getting tired of running
Oh, please don't
Please don't let it get to me
Oh, I don't want to give up that easily
But the darkness keeps chasing me
Hiding places remind me of you and I
I wanna call you
But if I hear your voice
I just might cry
And I don't even know what the song's about, anymore
And I don't know what I want, anymore
Every now and then
The darkness tries to chase me
And my legs are getting tired of running
Oh, please don't
Please don't let it get to me
Oh, I don't want to give up that easily
But the darkness keeps chasing
Weather streams down my cheeks
Look to my eyes
See you're blowing smoke in your ripped jeans
Don't tell me you fell in
The darkness is already seeping through
Oh, can't you see?
I will be different
I'm not sure if I can do it all alone
God, I want to be different
But I'm not sure if I can do it on my own
'Cause every now and then
The darkness tries to chase me
And my legs are getting tired of running
Oh, please don't
Please don't let it get to me
Oh, I don't want to give up that easily
But the darkness keeps chasing me
Thank you!
Thanks:-)
Thanks
The...."please don't, please don't let it get to me" BREAKS MY HEART
Jordon Winn yes so deep....
This isn't just a fantastic song. It's a stunning work of art. Her articulation of emotions is beyond incredible. She's 13 years old now. Realize she started writing these kinds of songs when she was 11-12 years old. Miraculous!
I can never not listen to this song without getting chills. especially at 3:51 where she says "no, no, no, no please don't, please don't let it get to me." There is so much emotion into the song and the way she says it and the lyrics, its just so real. and the part where she repeats herself and says "god I want to be different." is just so heart breaking. especially at her age and she's able to come up with some real and beautiful lyrics and sing them with so much emotion is so fucking powerful man
agreed
i was exactly at 3:51 when I read your comment hhahhahaha
Noelani Yokota ya that got to me too, because I had a panic attack at 12. It was so bad I screamed and blanked out. All I remember is that I couldn’t stop screaming
yes. everything you said
If this little miracle does not win a grammy soon, I'll get very angry. This album is simply amazing!
Congratulations to this star! Go GRACE!
They need to make a music video and release this song to radio so that it can qualify as Song of The Year, or at least Best Vocal Performance. This is easily Grammy worthy stuff...Same thing goes for "A Better Life".
Mark LaLonde I would have to add Lungs to that list also. Man what a beautiful song.
Jim Hess, yep, and Hope For Change too. I love both of the bonus tracks so much; they're incredible songs.
Love lungs, amazing song. But this one......it just......no words.💓
I just keep coming back to this one.... it's so alive and heavy and lovely
Alive ? More like depressing but that's why I love it haha
Do you still come to this song?
@@bridgestudentkyle9419 yup every so often!
"and my legs are getting tired of running" 3:43 She conveys that so perfectly in her voice.
that is Grace
You can feel the scars of pain sculpted on the notes she sings. There's a texture to her sound.
So earnest. So real
This...this is just something else. She almost makes this song somewhat jazzy, just letting her emotion take the song in places that defy the simple structures of a song. It almost doesn't feel like it has any sort of real song structure at all. Just her, her emotion, and her desperation to escape the "darkness", whatever that may be.
In almost ever single one of her songs I can still sense a bit of 13 year old Grace, and that's great, but here, she seems ancient. A mystical, musical being that's been around long before any of us. Just wow...
Can you imagine Grace singing this song 15 years from now? 30 years? 50 years? The depth and textures changing with her life and experience. Not sure why I'm even thinking about it, but this kind of travel feels built into the song. So interesting to have this be the closer of "Just the Beginning." It's a giant song.
DynamiteToadie that was soooo well said! it is really a very moving song. i just cant get it out of my head...
Dyno, just imagine, the way she expresses emotion, at 19 she meets the man she loves and starts tossing those emotions into her songs. I think Beautiful Thing might be childs play compared to what may come, if the guy ever breaks her heart Taylor may look like an amateur
Dyanamite and Cal, well said. I kinda feel sorry for the boy she will eventually choose to date because the poor guy will constantly be terrified of the break-up song to come. Only half-joking.
I have a friend that a big fan of Blue October. This song almost feels like she sat with Justin during some of his darker times and borrowed a page out of his playbook. Hauntingly beautiful.
Grace is indeed a living miracle.
This song is a masterpiece.
It unlocks my soul.
She is able to make her voice resonate with love this creates a loving energy pattern in your mind --opening your mind top the flow of love and light in the universe . In this song she is making her voice resonate with longing .Longing is a very important emotion because it purifies our mind so it can be filled with the nectar of love.
So far all her songs are intensely positive and emotional which sweeps away negative emotions and allows us to perform at our personal best (i keep them on my MP3 for work )
I love her voice so much because it’s so unique that whenever you hear her, you can tell it’s her. Because she doesn’t sound like every other artist. She sounds unique. I love the raspiness in her voice.
Grace is a light in the darkness
Literally heart wrenching. Ian, have you listened to it while reading the lyrics?
Here, try it...
Opening my eyes
Seems like it gets harder sometimes
Look at the skylight
Would you be mad at me if I tried running away to it in the night?
I tried to fight
But I'm not strong enough
I just want you here
But I also want to be alone
I don't know what I want anymore
Every now and then
The darkness tries to chase me
And my legs are getting tired of running
Oh, please don't
Please don't let it get to me
Oh, I don't want to give up that easily
But the darkness keeps chasing me
Hiding places remind me of you and I
I wanna call you
But if I hear your voice
I just might cry
And I don't even know what the song's about, anymore
And I don't know what I want, anymore
Every now and then
The darkness tries to chase me
And my legs are getting tired of running
Oh, please don't
Please don't let it get to me
Oh, I don't want to give up that easily
But the darkness keeps chasing
Rivers stream down my cheeks
Look to my eyes
See you're blowing smoke in your ripped jeans
Don't tell me you fell in
The darkness is already seeping through
Oh, can't you see?
I will be different
I'm not sure if I can do it all alone
God, I want to be different
But I'm not sure if I can do it on my own
'Cause every now and then
The darkness tries to chase me
And my legs are getting tired of running
Oh, please don't
Please don't let it get to me
Oh, I don't want to give up that easily
But the darkness keeps chasing me
Thanks Mark,
Listening to this with these words is like taking a journey inside yourself... running away through the skylight, darkness chasing..
Wow, I knew she was talented, but i didn't realize how deep, profound and thoughtful she is at her young age . . . there is a wisdom in Grace VanderWaal that is far beyond her years, I love this.
Not enough people are discovering her like you, but one day we will wake up to Grace being on top of the world
6ys later and I still love and feel this song ❤❤Grace
This song is a shotgun made of sadness that shoots small bullets of joy in the middle of my chest. Love you Grace.
This is something more than a song
OMG......this 13 year old girl has an old soul to be able to make me sit here listening with tears running down my face.
This is about depression, right?
That darkness that comes along once in a while, without any reason but its desire to chase you.
That feeling when you cry for help but nobody understands what you're talking about, because they can't even see the darkness.
That wish, stronger than anything else, to be someone else, better and stronger, but you're to weak to change.
And then the darkness is gone, and life is beautiful again, but you still know that it will come back, and that all your life will be an endless fight with it.
I never found a song that described my feelings better than this one.
Thank you, Grace. I feel better now, knowing that someone understands me.
Bridge Over Trouble Waters and Levon, this song is as good as Elton John and Simon and Garfunkle
Think the darkness can relate to fear - anxiety - depression - addictions - things you don't wont in your life but they keep haunting you. They are constantly lurking in the background. Luckily Jesus can give you the strength to overcome all of them - might not be immediate but it will happen.
Do believe it was Robert Johnson who sold his soul to the devil at the Crossroads for fame as the greatest guitar player. He never stayed in one place for very long because he thought the devil was chasing him. Some think it's her doubts of a career as a singer after she found herself in a recording studio surrounded by bunch of strange faces and her sister back home in school. Someone pointed out Blowing smoke in you ripped jeans is a reference to Miley Cyrus
Grace said that this song came naturally while she was writing and that wasn’t any reason behind the song
cool, never seen that video
This song deserves award after award after award. Just throw them all at her after she sings this on stage somewhere.
She makes my 67 yr old heart wise up and have fresh hope...with a whole lot of tears....
same here
I wish the best for you❤
Just the beginning comes out tomorrow and my dad will make sure he buys it that dad ever since she won AGT he's been listening to her and he told me when she won he started crying because she brings tears to his eyes Everytime she sings. MY DAD AND I LOVE YOU GRACE VANDERWAAL!!!!
Jasmin Levi
This brought me to tears. This old Marine is a puddle of tears. Grace sings with her whole heart and holds nothing back. How does a 13 year old little wisp of a girl understand the depth of these pains. I'm without anymore words jaw firmly on ground!
She's a Muse.
this song is still a legend
She was born to sing, she touches with her voice
Not a bad writer too, eh?
This girl may thirteen but her soul is centuries old. The wisdom and understanding of life she exudes is truly
unsurpassed
There are only a few things in life I really don't understand: String theory and dark matter, how life evolved from simple molecules, and why this video does not have 200M views. Everything else is easy.
Hope to see this become a billion plus views and her other originals before I become Stardust again....
the number 200 million is pretty specific, why?
Why it’s a high number XD
1:30 THIS GIRL IS A GODDESS
Spirit Soda I AGREE
That word sounds weird. More like she is just amazing
Spirit Soda exactly.
Spirit Soda so true
Jill Stephenson lol
I'm sad because this song is so honest, beautiful and heartbreaking. I'm sad because I've finished listening to the album for the first time- an irreplaceable feeling.
But I'm happy because it is an incredible and beautiful album. It made me laugh, cry and dance. I'm happy because of the way I've felt in the past couple of months in anticipation for it. I'm happy because I'm honoured to be a fan of such a talented and amazing artist and girl.
Thank for that Grace. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
She is truly amazing, :)
She isn't the next Taylor Swift. She's the first Grace VanderWaal.
Amen!
Yes! And she is my number one favorite singer
We got it, stop spamming this. It's rly annoying.
Let's just not compare this artist to that talentless heck.
@@virtualwarp And yet if she is so talentless than how come Taylor Swift won more awards than most famous men and women in history? The only way that could happen is the whole country and other countries of the world obviously who think she is talented. Grace is too but doesn't mean you need to discredit either of them when your words aren't even real facts.
This is not just music.
It's incredibly deep poetry.
Sometimes I feel like Graces music just runs all over my heart leaving me in a puddle of my own tears.
I connect with this song so much as a person who struggles with severe depression, and this song doesn't make me happy, it doesn't have to, because it lets me know that I'm not alone...and that I'm not the only one!
Thanks for always being there for me Grace, I could of have done bad things to myself without your songs, so you saved my life...literally
Grace's music helps me too ... get through rough days. I feel a kindred spirit ... validated..
These sentiments keep getting expressed over and over again for a reason, they're true.
There was a time before Grace introduced herself to the world when I was days away from giving up. I still struggle at times, but not as much or as desperately as before, and I thank Grace for that.
She came into my life, without her ever being aware of it, and saved me, not only with her profound music, but by her example. If this child could conquer her fears and stress to embark on an artistic and business adventure that crushes many adults and stay positive and caring and giving, the I have no excuse as an adult not to tackle my own challenges.
Grace is inspirational on so many levels. She has most likely saved hundreds of people like myself across the planet without ever being aware of it.
I like to play Better life after this one, it's so soothing
Mark Lalonde... i so agree wid u.
still cant belive she's my age.....her voice is FASCINATING
Dark candi qween ikrrr
Dark candi qween It's amazing, like damn... It's Soo good!!
Haha me too , she is also my age and she is perfect 👌
There are mature thirteen years old like Grace who are talented like her. Although everyone is talented in their own way, you just have to find your talent. (:
(Mine is Art!)
E. Ariel, Why don't you put some of your art on your page I would love to see it. I'm a big art fan.
Back again. One of the most moving compositions I have heard in the last 78 Years.
How can someone so young sing about sadness with such feeling. Man she’s amazing.
I don't understand how a 13-year old can even write a song like that, let along sing it with such emotional power,
So much older than her years say... incredible, amazing talent.
I cried when I heard it. It brought out so much feeling in me, so much sensitivity, so much melancholy. I have loved every note when listening to it, every word, how can it be possible for someone so small to transport us to another world so easily? We love you.
Try the MTV Rooftop live session, it's even better.
Please dont just listening... Please share.. This song deserve more than 100million viewers... Let people know amazing grace...
think you read that wrong, i think that's 659 K
She just unknowingly rebooted my soul with this hauntingly beautiful hymn.
At 14 her songs are so deep and carry so much meaning that's totally incredible. She is totally underrated.
It's sad and beautiful at the same time
Be careful listening to this song when driving, it makes you want to close your eyes and absorb your whole being into a profound and wonderfully strenghening experience. Had to park up multiple times to listen. Best extra hour on a journey I have ever spent.
Or you can't see well cause the tears are flowing
Laura Amante - yes, never have I heard a song that compelled me to stop driving multiple times, as I just had to explore every conflicted emotion it made me feel during and after listening. Sadness, tears, helplessness, fear of regression, remembering loved ones lost. But then our resolve and strength to cope, to fight, reinforced by the tragic but uplifting beauty of this song. itself.
Darkness always chases light, light always leads, the light always wins....always. You're a treasure chest of light Grace.
agreed
Can't believe what I just heard that was BEAUTIFUL
This is it. This is THE SONG! Will be remembered and played for decades. Grace VanderWaal is a genius.
Agree. It will be a standard. Covered by singers generations from now.
Just_A_Guy67 you nailed it, just said in an another forum, this album and particularly this song will make history.
Jean Ludovicy Just the beginning but what a start, right? CU in the club Jean. Johann Ricke.
This kills and heals you at the same time.
I never felt such strong emotions when listening to a song. This song is so powerful.
G S Windex version for extra oomph but you'll need a handkerchief
I've never heard such a beautiful, gut-wrenching, perfect illustration of depression and the horrible places it takes you to. It's a never-ending mental war that wears people down until they can't take it anymore. I've never read anything that more brilliantly put that war into words and illustrated what it does to people. Wow...just wow.
This song is perfection , depression expressed .I spoke out a while back about how this related to me and got social media feedback telling me to kill myself.
"I wanna call you, but if I hear your voice I just might cry."
-The one and only Grace
That part makes me cry
A song for the lost of my mother...I love you 4 ever ! ...thank you grace vanderwaal for such a beautiful soulful song !
I'm 22 years old and I've never felt feelings I've felt while listening to this. Just super
Im 51 and this song brings to me every feeling i have ever felt in my life, and a feeling of peace for my remaining life ahead.
I'm 64 years old and I was a DeadHead ... Now I am a GraceHead ... The best vocal sound I have ever heard.
You’re not alone, I’m times two your age. 😊
Me too, my heart just started to beat too fast with all the vibe of this music. I could Fell the music in my skin. This is fascinating.
Ahh me too this song is indescribable
Best songwriting in years
It's a masterpiece. No other words needed
Her singing voice is so perfect for this song. It cuts you to the bone.
The song is her.
Bean Pot Doesn't the mee, ee ee ee, remind you of Simon and Garfunkel? So beautiful.
I was comforted by this song when my father died.Thank you Grace for this song.
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our condolence to you & you love ones.... i too was touched by Grace and this song .. { after my son passed 18th of age.. So yes Grace & her song do have a healing effect ..
Just when I though music was dead for good, Grace happened.
I don't think i have ever heard a more beautiful voice in my life!
How does a 13 year old girl, who I imagine has not experienced loss and despair to this level of anguish somehow so clearly put it to music. I'm a 62 year old woman and I have tears streaming down my cheeks because she has captured my loss, despair and anguish so completely.
I dont know how she does it just an incredible singer song writer this song gets to me every time
This question has been asked 1000s of times since time began over unusually gifted people
add this to "Beautiful Thing." something special happening here.
Denise D. -Many people have no idea, what some 13-year-olds in this day and age have gone through, speaking from experience.
4 minutes & 43 seconds of absolute perfection😍
This is the most beautiful song I've ever heard omg I can't believe I didn't think she was capable of this. I will never doubt her again (I'm not crying you are 😭)
I completely agree with you. I was a little worried that the new album would not be as good as her EP. I am so glad to see I was worried over nothing!
MoreSherylCrow Same!
I love these comments! Especially considering the names!
Yeah.....well......you're a "Swiftie 4life" so.......
John Chavis This is super late but, so what?
I was busy doing something else, letting this song play in the background, not paying too much attention to it, and this STILL made me cry.
and it still got ya, lol?
Oh, that is so relatable.
I was driving all alone the first time I heard it...
That was dangerous, the song should come with a warning. ⚠😭⚠
God I want to be different.. I'm not sure I can do it on my own... tore my heart out
and i my legs are getting tired of ruunnning
What a heartbreaking and beautiful song this is. Grace is truly way beyond her years in the songwriting department. I don't use the word Genius about anyone unless I truly believe they are and Grace is a musical genius . Grace has created one of the great albums of all time , this is Just the Beginning for a long,long career and I hope Grace gets the respect and recognition she deserves. LOVE THIS !!!!!! ------Bob H
" want to be different, but I don't know if I can do it on my own..." so. profound.
She is wise beyond her age. I love this music. The strings were a perfect choice. Her voice and words are brilliant.
the entire album is sucha pure masterpiece :")
The emotion Grace conveys in her vocals is just astoundingly incredible, piercing your soul, haunting your own thoughts !!!!
I remember first time I heard this - and I will years from now. Just stunned, as the song unfolded, jaw dropped, tears. Stunning.
God makes beautiful things to make the bad moments bearable on this old earth. It could be a flower in the cold winter. It might me a colorful sunset at the end of a bad day. An adorable puppy to give us unconditional love and purpose or a 12 year old angel to bless us with comfort and joy through the gift of music. It's ironic that your name is Grace, because that's what you show everyday. May all of your dreams come true Grace, for your heart is kind and your spirit is true. Hugs!!!
I love that when I hear her sing she never reminds of someone else. She's so pure and original.
what a piece of true music and vocal art
I began to to give up on true music and songwriters till I stumbled apon this wonderful little girl stay strong and stay true
The bulk of the facebook fan club said the same thing
« And my legs are getting tired of running, ooooh please don’t please don’t » I’m feeling so weak when this part comes, beautiful song ❤️
Oh god Grace , bad days .This song talks to me so much , thank you little miracle.
Grace is the perfect inspiration for future generations, indeed, I would say for anyone, at 13 already writing and composing these masterpieces, does not seem already incredibly mature artistically for her age, but I think she has already lived two or three lives, I'm moved . Thank you.
Her voice consoles the darkest emotion with the purest of empathy ❤
This song needs more recognition. It is fearful, sad, hopeful, and triumphant. So many feels. She is amazing. I need more songs ...She is and will be a LEGEND!
Covers "River" "One and Only" "A Team", Originals "Better Life" "Hope for Chance" "Lungs" "Beautiful Thing" ... just for start
Darkness keeps chasing me is my favorite song...not just on this album. This is literally my favorite song.. Today I received my copy of Grace's album, "Just the beginning"(signed copy from her store) and ripped the CD onto my phone (MP3 at highest quality 320kbps). I have had the entire track list on loop all day long, listening with quality headphones of course. The sound quality is just amazing. I can hear Olivia singing in the background in one of the songs, birds chirping, and all of the subtle details that Grace has included for our listening pleasure. Do yourself and your soul a favor and buy this album. It is a masterpiece.
G S awesome! Yes the sound quality of the CD is much better than RUclips
Still listening to this CD...3 times in a row today
If it was illegal to write the most beautiful song on this entire planet, we would miss you Grace.
**Actually, in retrospect, she would never have written this song, because she'd still be serving the maximum sentence for "beautiful thing" there is no end to this girls ability, her voice tears the very fibers of your heart to pieces, and I love it.**
Grace is a true prodigy, we all are blessed by her gift... I know I am !!! We should all return our blessing her way, Angel Grace...
She done it many times before, and brought tears to my eyes, but this so far is the most mature song yet and again she has done it and brought more tears.
Fear ,anxiety, loneliness, despair, depression, uncertainty, lostness, cry out, love, prayerful and hope. It's beautiful ,touching , emotional , healing , thought provoking and still on loop.
for such a young soul she is an old soul this song speaks to me
This song has been my emotional outlet since it was first released. You see my wife left me with little to no explanation and I didn't know how to feel because I was so angry, sad and just plain confused. But this song broke my feelings down into real tears and I was somehow able to forgive her and pick up the pieces of my life and finally move on. I hope she will start preforming this song live it's so powerful it literally changes lives, mine included. Thank you Grace for this beautiful Masterpiece.
Her only live performance of DKCM to date ruclips.net/video/s28cxcBO17Q/видео.html
Yo Brother, hang in there and be strong. Things happen for a reason and may better things come to you in the future!
I'm so glad you were able to heal from that.
Her live acoustic of this one on MTV was amazing!
This song simply cannot be disliked.
In fact, I believe that 230 people liked this song so much, they turned their screens upside-down and liked it again! :D
Or maybe some people feel they just HAVE to be different.
The darkness chased them and won. To the dark side they went, sad.
This song rip your soul out of body, shred it to pieces and put it back together again in liter better condition......this song this song ....I have no words....
good words
Yes, exactly! Emotional
Surgery.
She is such a prolific song writer, at such a tender age... so much soul.. a true enigma.
The truth in her words is terrifying in a beautiful way
The comments are filled with tears from the most beautiful soulache ever.
This is EPIC! How is she so talented at 13. She blows my mind. My 2 favorites. DARKNESS and BETTER LIFE. I can't wait to see her in Houston. They had no idea she would be so big so soon. We are going to have awesome seats for a unbelievable price. They could have sold out to an audience quadruple that size easily!
Every song is a masterpiece she deserves hall of fame
I am completely and utterly stunned by Grace's talent. As a veteran record producer who has worked with world class artistes and knows how rare absolute talent is, I can safely say that Grace is the most talented young artiste I have ever heard. To play so well at such a tender age is rare. To have such a soulful, recognisable voice as well is even rarer. But combining these with an ability to write incredibly good songs, way beyond her years, makes her totally unique in the talent stakes. Contemporary pop has become soulless, selfish, over processed and formulaic more now than in any other era. Grace is a massive breath of fresh air and has renewed my faith in young, original talent. Keep going kid and don't let anybody change what you naturally do and are doing so, so well!
I agreed 100% what you said. Beautiful writing.
fuTuRo Media I also think Grace is unique in that fame is way down on her list of motives. She creates because she wants to give something to people whether its song they can escape in or one that they use to heal. What matters to this intelligent, kind young lady is that you find something you need in her music. I honestly don't think she fully understands how much her fans appreciate how much she seems to care.
fuTuRo Media High praise. However, I'm anxious about her ability to stay positive in a future of growing darkness. However, she is very wise, astute, and loved.
After watching Grace Vanderwaal on RUclips Porcess of writing " So much more than this" and "Is confidence in you" I am so confidence that Grace is a genius. She is so mature that she is more mature than a lot of adult. She knew exactly what she is doing and I am so confidence Grace is Grace and no body else. Her 4 songs in AGT when she is 12 is amazing enough and in just one year she has mature and improve so much Grace is heading to be a super star nothing can stop her now. I don't worry her ability at all.
Agree all above. As said above, Grace's 2016 output under AGT pressure, the four songs plus her informal catalogue, and then in 2017 we have 14 original tracks on the CD, each one first rate. In 28 and 14 years respectively she'll be as old as Sia/Taylor Swift are now, respectively. Just think of what is yet to come from this genius. That's just her songs. She'll be changing the world for the positive, with her character leadership too, along the way.
Grace! Genuine intellectual, poet and musician with grate sensitiveness. A soul mate for so many.
Incredibly moving...the emotion, the maturity, the strength and vulnerability in her voice and originality in this composition is nothing less than epic.
I first heard Grace cover Exes and Ohs. I knew immediately that this girl understood music at the most fundamental level, way beyond her years. Then I discovered she wrote her own music too. Her songs were just as good, almost unbelievably good for a person her age. Now this album, which is great on so many levels. And finally this song, which is as powerful a song as I think I've ever heard. It reminds me of Bobbie Gentry's "Ode To Billie Joe," but it's darker and even more emotional -- yet still, somehow, inexplicably hopeful. It's as memorizing as it is gut wrenching. I don't throw around the word genius lightly. And I don't like it when children are portrayed as smarter or wiser than adults in our entertainment industry. And I don't normally gush over artists of any kind. But Grace is finally, after too many years, showing us how art and music should be done. The drought may be over, with a 13 year old genius pointing the way. It's simply shocking.
Don Jindra, my respect goes to you for this comment. A lot of us feel the same but hard to express it...
I agree with all you said and would like to add a comment about Grace's voice. I have been fascinated by her vocal capability since AGT. I love all kinds of music but rap. I was reading a review of one of my favorite voices, Amira Willihagen, and the reviewer said that Amira's voice was a fabulous instrument. It hit me immediately, that is the description of Grace's voice, it's an instrument. The way she expresses emotion when she sings, her voice not only provides us with lyrics in a beautiful way it is also an instrument for the music. This expression is used for classical voices but more than applies to Grace's one of a kind voice.
Ralph, I agree. This is why her "Darkness Keeps Chasing Me" is so powerful. She has an uncanny ability to express emotion with her voice. Also check out her cover of Leon Bridges' River she did live at the Troubador a few night ago. At about 2 minutes in: ruclips.net/video/NUUNGjtRXeY/видео.html
rupert, Thanks for that link.
I agree with everything you said, but the latter part of your comment about the drought being over with her leading the way is exactly what went through my mind when I saw her audition, seems I'm not the only one that sensed the true genius in her beyond her talent.
I still think this is Grace's best song! What a master piece! Unthinkable this song came from a 13 years old girl. She is a genius. I love it.
Lungs is amazing too! She is amazing!
IMHO the two pillars in Graces catalogue are this song and Moonlight. So very different I can't choose one over the other.
This is one of the most haunting songs I have heard in my life. Grace is brilliant.
Right? I wish there were more songs like this.
This song is so so beautiful and sad at the same time. One of the best songs of Grace, deep and strong, amazing. I wonder why she doesn't sing it alive more often. Her unique voice shine at it best. Definitely my favourite.
the fact that it's not just the rhythm, the tune and the voice that gave me the chills..but how she always have the meaningful lyrics to her songs is just breathtaking
This is very deep.. sometimes this song cuts me to the bone. But for some reason I like the feeling.. Thanks Grace.. for touching my heart.
Grace. I have lost the ability to talk. I don’t know what to say but I’m balling my eyes out while listening to this song. Every word you sang I could relate to. It might not be anything that could relate to what you were really talking about but that’s the beauty of it,that you can write a great song without properly telling your story but the words mean so much to different people across the world. Honestly grace I believed every word you sang and I think I woke up my neighbours with how hard I’m crying at 1 am. This song and many of your others are so unbelievably good it made me realise that people are gonna be shit and when it comes to understanding my unstable stages in life but then at the same time there are gonna be people out there thinking and feeling the same thing as you and your not alone in this big world. Grace you have made me see myself as a better person through a song and I couldn’t thank you enough for that. Again Thank you .