Grace VanderWaal - Darkness Keeps Chasing Me (Audio)
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- Опубліковано 5 лют 2025
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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!
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
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 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 )
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 is still a legend
"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
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.
6ys later and I still love and feel this song ❤❤Grace
The...."please don't, please don't let it get to me" BREAKS MY HEART
Jordon Winn yes so deep....
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.💓
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❤
She just unknowingly rebooted my soul with this hauntingly beautiful hymn.
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!
This is something more than a song
This song deserves award after award after award. Just throw them all at her after she sings this on stage somewhere.
A song for the lost of my mother...I love you 4 ever ! ...thank you grace vanderwaal for such a beautiful soulful song !
Back again. One of the most moving compositions I have heard in the last 78 Years.
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 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.
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.
I don't think i have ever heard a more beautiful voice in my life!
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.
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
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.
that young angel just opened up my 46 years old heart with so much innocence and emotions ... Just wow
Amazing.
Snap ! I thought my 46 year old heart was cold as stone. But hearing this gift that is Grace , wow - tears in my eyes
Yes that Angel just opened up my 29 year old heart too...
She opened up my 51yr old heart with IDKMN and I haven't quit listening to all her music. This song is incredible!
44 here same every day since the audition :)
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 ..
It's a masterpiece. No other words needed
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,
The emotion Grace conveys in her vocals is just astoundingly incredible, piercing your soul, haunting your own thoughts !!!!
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
This song is a shotgun made of sadness that shoots small bullets of joy in the middle of my chest. Love you Grace.
This young lady is so special. I will always be a fan. Love you Grace
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, :)
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.
The "Please don't, please don't let it get to me" gives me tingles. Haunting vocals.
This girl may thirteen but her soul is centuries old. The wisdom and understanding of life she exudes is truly
unsurpassed
I remember first time I heard this - and I will years from now. Just stunned, as the song unfolded, jaw dropped, tears. Stunning.
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
Grace! Genuine intellectual, poet and musician with grate sensitiveness. A soul mate for so many.
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
I love that when I hear her sing she never reminds of someone else. She's so pure and original.
Can't believe what I just heard that was BEAUTIFUL
She was born to sing, she touches with her voice
Not a bad writer too, eh?
Hard to believe that any thirteen year old could write such a beautiful song. Definitely one of my favourites and played repeatedly in the car. You are so talented and wish you all the success and happiness you deserve.
So much older than her years say... incredible, amazing talent.
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.
At 14 her songs are so deep and carry so much meaning that's totally incredible. She is totally underrated.
She is wise beyond her age. I love this music. The strings were a perfect choice. Her voice and words are brilliant.
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 kills and heals you at the same time.
the entire album is sucha pure masterpiece :")
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..
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 song needs to find its way into a movie.
pauldhoff shes becoming the soundtrack to a lot of people's daily life
The movie / video could be sponsored by Kleenex for sure. I used up my whole stock with the music alone.
No, please, no. Why muck this personal communication between Grace and the listener with some movie director's notions in some movie plot. Just listen to the song and be grateful.
Sooooooo, you never in any movie, just hear music being played that fits the mood of the scene. Please do not watch Guardians of the Galaxy, you'll just hate it.
A worthy movie... Oscar material
what a piece of true music and vocal art
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
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
4 minutes & 43 seconds of absolute perfection😍
Incredibly moving...the emotion, the maturity, the strength and vulnerability in her voice and originality in this composition is nothing less than epic.
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 UA-cam 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.
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.
Her voice consoles the darkest emotion with the purest of empathy ❤
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.
Wow. WOW...one of the best songs I've ever heard in my life. Her voice just pulls on your soul. Incredible!
WHAT THE HOOOOO THE WHAT A LITTLE GIRL JUST SANG THAT .MY GOD THAT WAS MASTER CLASS.
And she wrote it as well
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?
This song is so beautiful. Words can't describes how beautiful it is.
Her live acoustic of this one on MTV was amazing!
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...
It's sad and beautiful at the same time
She is such a prolific song writer, at such a tender age... so much soul.. a true enigma.
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
I could put this album on repeat and drive 1000 miles in my car and would still want to hear it she is that good
Lol, I was driving the first time I heard this song. Should have been given a warning. Gleeking is a real thing and makes it impossible to see. Crying while driving is hazardous. 😀
I seriously can’t wait for the entire world to know you.
Oh god Grace , bad days .This song talks to me so much , thank you little miracle.
Every song is a masterpiece she deserves hall of fame
This will always be among your best works Grace. This song changed me.
I was just listening to this and I got goosebumps and I started crying, this is real music
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
The most hauntingly beautiful song ever. Underplayed, underrated and always under the radar.
Hauntingly beautiful!!! Evokes such emotion!! What a gift to the world !!
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 is song hits me forever and ever. Tears in my eyes everytime Thank you so so much Grace. The MTV Live act is supernatural.
Her music comes from a place deeper than the heart. It comes from her soul and what God gave her is much more than to be a star! He gave her the gift to touch other people’s soul through her music and be a voice that helps us through our journey here on earth! I thank you for giving me a direct line to my own thoughts and feelings that would have never come without listening to your beautiful art and for working so hard everyday to bring that to people!
Bertha.....Thank you for sharing your beautiful thoughts with us!
Ross Winslow No problem I just really like that she proves that music is more than about being famous that it’s about having fans because she is able to help them through whatever there going through. I love listening to and relating to her music. And knowing that she empathizes with those feelings and understands what those thoughts may feel like then be able to turn it into something that helps others is what makes her a true artist. Imagine what she will do when she personally experiences what she writes about it’s going to be legendary! Lol at least that’s the way I think.
I know I'm late here, but she literally bring me to tears no matter what she sings, and I don't cry over music easily, but this girl, OMG, her voice, emotional Spears left and right. She is so amazing and I'm not religious, but she can only be explained by a higher power. There's no one person that could handle this much talent so well. But Grace does, and she has as early as the day she was born. She is a musical miracle, and she beats even the greatest of all time in my book, and she is the only artist to ever make me break down into tears just because she is so good, not because her music reminds me of lost love, or anything like that, it's just because she is so amazing and her voice tears my heart to pieces Everytime she opens her mouth, she is just that amazing to me. She is someone who will forever change the face of music, and she has already forever changed my life.
Damn, I broke down into tears just writing that, that is the effect she had on me, and I don't know how to explain it, she is so incredible.
I've never cried so much listening to a song. Grace has such a special gift. I can HEAR her pain and in turn, I cry because I can FEEL it. That's how music is supposed to be. Grace, love, you are a blessing. The darkness can get the best of us at times, but there will always be light. Find your light, sweetheart, and never let it go. I wish you the best.
She is the best!!! Queen G!!!
agreed
Darkness always chases light, light always leads, the light always wins....always. You're a treasure chest of light Grace.
agreed
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 UA-cam
Still listening to this CD...3 times in a row today
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
It is so refreshing and so comforting to hear music with so much emotion and depth from someone who is around the same age as me. It's like there is finally a voice for people my age
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.
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.
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!!!
Her phrasing in this song is really something. Keep the beat while you listen. You'll hear that most of what she sings floats between the beats on longer phrases emphasizing the rhythm and emotion of the song. To do that without a score, the singer must keep the sense of the whole passage and rhythm in her sub conscience so she she knows where she is at every moment. It's like singing along with your inner sense of the song. That is what great blues and jazz musicians do. It's the only way you can leave the beat at will, bend notes, but always stay true to the essence. You'll see her hands following her inner voice if you see her live... That's a common sign... Amazing.
Very well put. This song will be just about impossible for others to cover as any would fall short of the sensitivity which Grace imparts to her own creation. I wonder if other really skilled singers (Adele, say) are aware of Grace or paying attention to her? I hope her management are working to create links at the sophisticated end of the music market and not just forge her in pop (which she will dominate anyway with e.g. Escape My Mind and Sick of Being Told where the fun and drive are the main themes).
I remember I was listening to studio version of "Beautiful thing" for long time,on repeat, one day I did check pop charts and The Chainsmokers - Closer was on number one spot, it good song but first thing that "hit" me was, how "flat and simply" for better words it was compare to "Beautiful thing" , there is so muche going on in Grace songs, expecialy in her "Ballads"
I suspect you must have an older soul to really appreciate Grace, I have seen to many fall short of understanding her brilliance by just looking at superficial things like her voice, in doing that they miss all the other magic going on here
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Ed Sheeran let put his cover of A-Team on japanese version of EP... I'm sure people in business are aware, You know Greg Wells who co-wrote One and Only for Adele commented on how she made this song her own, after Vegas preformance.
See your point. We need them to come forward now and start shouting about Grace on their channels. I wonder though if other singers don't want too much competition!
Someone please give her a Grammy she totally deserves it
A true musical masterpiece. Beautifully dark and haunting. Just so perfect.
I wonder how many dry eyes there were in the recording studio during this recording. I seriously wish I could have been in the recording sessions to see the reactions of the people there to Grace gifts. I'm guessing even the professionals were frequently stunned, emotionally overwhelmed, and awd by Grace's outpouring of exquisite art.
Grace's clear and strong expressions of relatable raw emotions are breathtaking. Her lyrical poetry, the hundred shades of color, texture and emphasis she uses is stunning. Her command and the impact of her vocal nuances is sharp, pointed and piercing.
Grace's artistic intuition is beyond incredible. Her genius in taking a perception, build a wonderful song out of it, and then act out the song brilliantly, all within a few days, or even hours, all by herself, with pen and notebook...it's like nothing we've seen before.
Grace must have learned a lot in a previous life. She must have practiced long and hard in heaven before coming down and out to share with us. All our journeys are made more enjoyable and less lonely because of it.
Her voice continues to deepen, Her support grows. Heaven knows what goodness has in store.
Ben, you express in a quite better english my thoughts as I could do. I and probably noone can rate today what we have to expect in the future.
Beautifully put Ben. Thank you. Sooner or later millions of people who have no clue about Grace indeed many have no idea she even exists will have lightness brought to their lives by her songs, even the darker ones. DKCM is going to be an all time cross generation classic though so I guess they'll all catch up with Grace eventually
That was great, Ben!
I love how Grace's music, in this case one song, can inspire so much deep contemplation and discussion among adults. Seriously, this is another amazing accomplishment for Grace. Do you think anyone over the age of 13 is having a serious discussion about Jacob Sartorius' songs (assuming he even had a hand in writing any of them)? I doubt it.
I'm assuming you guys have also checked out, or already own, the two bonus tracks available on the Target version of the album? "Hope for Change" is right up there with Darkness for me. It's not as emotionally evocative as Darkness, but it's such a mature and well fleshed out song. It pains me that more people aren't going to hear it or "Lungs" with its trippy Radioheadesque vibe. If Grace's sophomore album is anything like these three songs I'll need to take a sedative before listening to it to make sure I survive the experience.
Mark I got the original 12-track from local Amazon, the 14-track Target (mail order from Borderfree, on the way arriving tomorrow), and the 16-track Japanese release (arrived) so yes, got the full works. The Japan version has the complete Over the Rainbow (around 30 seconds more than the N-Box ad, nah-nah-nah strummed outro) and another instance of IDKMN perhaps for local JP fans that did not discover her at the time of Perfectly Imperfect. Excellent all around. Like your reference to sedatives for the sophomore. Can't begin to think how her music will evolve.
I like to think that every major producer and super star has a copy of this album. Right now they are freaking out on how they are going to hold onto to their fan bases when the world starts to listen to this masterpiece. I like to think Grace’s team has already received not less than 1000 calls on artists wanting to collaborate and have their name attached to her work. Because it’s not a matter of if she will become a huge mega star but just a matter of time. If they heard this album they are like fuck what do we do. Jump on board that’s what we will do. If we can’t beat her join her. Reply what do u think?
Deep meaning lyrics describing young people doubts and unsecurities, with a haunting melody brings me back to my young years and gives me shivers and wet my eyes. Never in my life has any song or part of music shaking me up with such intensity. More, after reading all those comments this song has touched so much people in a similar way. Grace, you are an exceptional being, and I'm so grateful to have still got the chance to enjoy such extraordinary art. You are really a gift to music.
Grace is "a gift to music." That's a fine compliment.
Not just young people
This beyond everything song possibly could be interpreted also telling something about her older brother that she has admitted having problems with addictions.
Her brother being in military school in South Carolina speaks to some issues (which I have no interest in learning about, being none of my business). One of my brothers - a bad boy but a very good human being - was shipped off to military school his senior year of high school. It helped straighten him out, but it was hard on him and the rest of the kids, as well as my parents. Stuff happens. I was 6 at the time and don't really recall the event, but I'm sure that it registered.
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.
Absolutely amazing. Only comparable to the greatest of all times. I'm completely bowing down at Grace's feet 🙌
Gaspar Madera well said :)
Musica Linda aqui no brasil não está tocando está música infelizmente aqui só toca porcaria