Grimes - REALiTi
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- čas přidán 7. 03. 2015
- New album 'Miss Anthropocene' out now: grimes.ffm.to/missanthropocene
since this is no longer gonna be on the album, I’m releasing it as a special thank you to everyone in Singapore, KL, Manila, Jakarta, HK, Shanghai, Beijing, Taipei, Seoul, Osaka, Nagoya and Tokyo who came out to the shows! It was an honor to play with a bunch of amazing bands and travel to places I would never otherwise be able to go
This song was never finished. its a demo from ~ the lost album ~, recorded early 2013. i lost the ableton file, so its not mixed or mastered. i tried to doctor the mp3 into a listenable state, but it was poorly recorded in the first place and never meant to be heard by anyone, so its a bit of a mess haha.
Grimes
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video directed/ edited by: grimes
director of photography: Mac Boucher
music written, produced, performed by: grimes - Hudba
This song has the same vibe as waking up at 5am but it's for something you are excited to do.
Omg I love this analogy
It’s easier to just stay up to 5am and get excited over the song, like I’m doing now xD
Why is that analogy so entirely accurate?
Making this my alarm song now. ..
Yesss for me it's like getting up at 4 am when there's no sun, and I'm preparing with my loved ones and rushing around to catch a flight or train
I woke up on an early summer morning in Montreal in 2012 to find her signing "Genesys".
I love how she dances, so carefree and authentic
Yeash except it's so high energy it's hard to imagine she could keep it up if you were there watching her dance rather than it being all chopped up of her vids
Remind me of lorde a bit!
@@TardisInTheSkye I can totally see that!
She did ballet for years
You would dance like that too if you were dating a billionaire!
Grimes: This song is the worst. Not even finished...
The rest of us: This is one of your best works.
Yes :D
She kinda suffers from the same issue as Gaga. She fails to understand what aspects of her art resonates with her fans.
Anyone pouring their feelings out for all to see or hear finds some fault in their work. It's only human. I Love this beautiful mess. Makes me smile.
@@suffer4fashion A lot of artists actually. Unfortunately...
She really did say this?
Wow! I love this song!
So to her: perfect imperfection, girl!
There's a Japanese philosophy called "Wabi-Sabi" the art of imperfection/incompletion Grimes stated this song is terrible and that it's not finished but this song is true reflection of Wabi Sabi because this sounds amazing.
Here I am blasting it in my earphones in the middle of a shift In the kitchen dancing like no1s watching:)
Sorry, for a moment I thought you were having a shit in the kitchen like no ones watching.
❤
Weeb
That’s a sweet observation!
its funny that this 'bit of a mess' and 'not mean't to be heard by anyone' raw song is in my opinion her best song. This version is beautiful
She really does need to hear this from us.
The song is perfect, great 90's vibe, very fun!
Producers aren't always
AGREE so much. This and Genesis are by far my favorite songs she's released. There's something so special and otherwordly about them but still grounds you with a great beat and bassline.
Yeah this is by far my favorite version. What makes me sad is she apparently threw out a bunch of other songs she did at the same time, and this is the only one that she kept that made it to Art Angels, and I think it's so much better than the rest of the album. I'll always wonder what could have been and what we missed out on
@@kristenstewart1250 love Adventureland
This song is like the first euphoric sigh of relief after months of winter depression
I always come back to her old songs because her new music is missing this melancholic hope and lighness imo.
Winter just started
jesus fucking christ i know right
Wow that was weird reading that as it happened shit now I'm crying and smiling at the same time
Beautiful days are upon us :D
2024 anybody
Rollcall
When she cracks her neck to the beat on 3:24, it is golden. 💯
Here❤
Singapore locations i can tell from:
01:13 Garden by the bay
01:17 Har par villa
02:10 Marina bay sands
04:10 possibly the spiral staircase at Garden by the bay
Welcome to Singapore Grimes!
1:11 might be Hard Rock Cafe!
03:37 could be inside of Batu Caves, in Malaysia
I haven't been there since 2001, but there could be some Sentosa Island in this vid as well.
Loved that place.
How is this nostalgic & futuristic at the same time
same thoughts uhh pls reply
This is how I felt about Unicornkid's music and videos lol. Ah, I miss Myspace. I'm old.
Because it is Grimes.
90s vibes, gives me hope.
try synthwave
It's funny how she has this long description of how this song is poorly recorded. It's great and if anything it gives a surreal live-ish sound to it which fits the theme.
She is a classic perfectionist (they are never happy with what they make-its part of the drive tho that keeps them going) . I know many musicians who are never happy with the sound they create. She reminds me of this dj/electronic musician friend I had who would create the most amazing beats but was NEVER happy with any of what he created. And his IQ was off the charts. Almost like they can be too smart for their own good.
I just read it and lol
@@soundpilatesandyoga8531 as a perfectionist artist (painter/tattoo artist) this is why we have the 75% rule in the creative world. We put out work that we're only about 75% happy with because otherwise we would just never release anything if we waited until we're 100% happy with a project. I'm pretty sure Grimes does this too because to the rest of us - myself included- literally everything she does is perfection!
I actually like this version better than the official album version! I actually like the chimes in the beginning in this version. The album version is just...idk it sounds TOO refined. Almost like she obsessed a little too hard over that one track.
@@soundpilatesandyoga8531 This is one of those qualities that can be good if you know how to control it (the same as like- being good with people- can be a great quality but can also be toxic.) The need to push until something is the best it can be typically produces good work. But at some point, you need to do a final polish and give it up. Some people never show perfectly good work because they never feel like it’s done and some people never even START projects because they are scared of running into this issue.
This song always will be the best Grimes song ever.
yeah, she peaked here.
true
This song makes me think of when I moved back with my mom when I admitted I was struggling with substances. I went from a full straight edge kid to a full blown user bc of trauma in my life.
The summer I heard this song it changed everything. It’s imprinted in my life. I always see my mom having me work in her giant garden to push thru my sobriety and even tho it was hard I look back and remember the sun thru the trees and the sounds of summer coming from the woods around her home. I knew it was gonna be ok and this song made me feel hopeful. It’s been almost a half a decade now and my life is so different and much better. I have a place, a car, an amazing job and an amazing fiancée. I never thought I’d ever get out of that black hole I was in but here I am. Thank you Grimes. Thank you for helping me pull thru those hard days with your music. ❤❤❤
SEND LOVE ♥
That was a great comment.
Wow. I am going thru the same right now. Your comment make me cry with Hope
My biggest regret in life is not discovering Grimes earlier.
So true
I discovered her whilst waking up one morning in 2012 and seeing her Genesys video on my laptop. I was wondering how I had stumbled unto it. It was a bit scary in a surreal sort of way. Then I saw some of her other work. She is brilliant.
Anton Boludo’ v’
Saaammmeeee here
You must live a blessed life if that is your biggest regret.
Going through your 20s with Grimes is magical.
I discovered her when I was 15 and now I’m 25. Still a fan. Thank U, Grimes, for this journey 🖤
AAAAAAA!!!!
I discovered her when I was 40 - Still magical ✨
She has a beautiful voice.
when i first heard grimes, it was from her visions album when i was 20 and i was like omg..what is this..its amazing(during the drug days)..it was like being captivated by an entitiy from another dimension haha..listen to visions..it is honestly the best of her music in my opnion!
The first minute of this song altered my brain chemistry forever, some of the most heartbreaking shit ive ever heard
Mmm 💛
Had an actual ego death to this song
This version is so much better than the album one. Rare time that a video really adds to the spirit and energy of the song.
Which version is this on album. I love this one so much
This one is a demo ! On the album it’s the finished version :)
crazy thinking that she thinks this song was NOT GOOD
she is right about that
Dan EDMan music is subjective so your opinion is valid ig
I think it's good! :)
@@danielfarquharson661 no😌💅🏼✨
I think it is good or more than ok but I bet she knew she has more interesting chord moves to offer. See Billie Eilish :)
As this video lives through her personality it’s great :)
The song structure has borrowed a lot from the 80ies and relies only on one pentatonic area.. she‘s more complex now but nothing to dislike on this piece.
One persons trash is another’s treasure.
this song makes me feel like i’m going to cry silvery glitter glue but in a good way
This is the hardest Grimes song to listen to and makes me cry much more than any other. In the verses it sounds like she is talking about someone from the past or, at the very least times in the past. Anyways, I think of my husband who passed away in 2019. Then, of course, she says, "I want to peer over the edge and see in death if we are always the same." 😢
The chorus to me is about being positive as much as you can about everything, taking your time and climbing the "mountains" of life. I say that because the song is fairly upbeat and not sad-sounding.
This is not my favorite Grimes' song, though lyrically, it might mean more to me than all her other songs.
Thanks for sharing, more power to you
Dude.. sometimes a song is just a song.
@@evelynn4273 Sometimes, but it's not like I took some "shallow" song and analysed it.
I miss this Grimes. She got real weird after she met that Australian dude. Eli I think it was? I think he's a car salesman or something.
Hahahahaha
HAHAHAHHAHAHA I LOVE THIS COMENT
Actually, South Africa
@@alkodjdjd god you're dense
@@alkodjdjd SHe met an Australian guy called South Africa?
The year is 2020, but this song feels like yesterday, what a masterpiece
But the album version is better
she needs to make a comeback
@@cUCH1337NPC actually, I do agree. This is a raw version, but I do prefer the polished album version. Don't be a bitch.
but yesterday's also 2020
William Fugerer 😂😂😂😂 u roasted kyashi san
I love that synth that accentuates the melody in the chorus with those stocatto syncopated notes. Breathes so much life into this song.
What
@@matleticoits music talk lol when u learn some instruments u know what hes talking about 😭🙏🏽
@@kikz404 yeah bro I had to take a music appreciation course in college but forgot words like stocatto and syncopated
Recently had my 50th birthday and as I get older the meaning of this masterpiece evolves and the nostalgia hits hard as a mofo
I feel you buddy.
This song makes me want to make so many positive changes to my life.
changed my life on lycid
dude YES!
the song with its video for me
🤗
like marrying someone for a shitload of money?
Grimes: "this was never meant to be heard by anyone"
Also grimes: *gets 26 million views*
she said that about this song?
@@vipset87 read description, dude.
@@windowslogo3577 got it. thanks
27.215.243 viewers actually. So, like a million views in one month, 3 years after upload
❣️✨
You all don't realize how beautifully this song so perfectly captures the feeling of being lost in a metropolitan city in Asia as a foreigner. The energy, the vibe... the beauty of being whimsically at ease, wandering around aimlessly. She doesn't even realize how well the captured this feeling.
It's quite amazing how you realise but everyone else doesn't..
💀💀💀
@@outshine5411 Because I have been lost in Asia.
@@robinchina471 How is that even possible? Asia covers only 30 percent of the Earth's land area.
I discovered thing song just now, was thinking why this hits so hard and you described this perfectly. My 2019 in Hong Kong holy shit
You know you're talented when your "trash" is a masterpiece
Reminds me of those fresh spring mornings walking to school. This song is nothing but good vibes
I miss walking from school, hopefully next year, my last will not be all online I’m hopeful!
or the wind of the night in a highway
Same! I was 15 and i used to listen to this song everyday while going to school by bus
Yes, that it is.
AYE
"it was poorly recorded in the first place and never meant to be heard by anyone, so its a bit of a mess haha."
Waaaat?
It sounds fantastic.
Like when someone says ''I hate this painting it's not good I did it in a few hours it sucks'' when in reality they spend like a week on it and it looks amazing. Just fishing for people to compliment it.
@@gxrssll not in this case, there's actually a refined version
#humblebrag
She talks about the mix and not about the composition. The mix is about the sound quality , while the composition IS the track. I think you people are mixing up these 2 things because there is absolutely nothing weird about what she wrote lol. Shes just saying the mix couldve been better and if you compare it to the realiti version released on album you can hear what shes means. Its about having the right equalizer frequencies and the right volumes of the individual sounds and a whole lot of complicated other things to get the best possible sound quality for your song.
@@invzmk
Meh.
Some parts sound a bit quiet. I think it adds to the general atmosphere of the song, makes it sound more interesting.
i feel like this song is about trying to remain optimistic in a collapsing world, like a sad hopefulness
Lyrics
When we were young, we used to get so close to it
And you were scared and you were beautiful
I wanna peer over the edge and see in death
If we are always the same
Oh, I fear that no life will ever be like this again
Cause your love kept me alive and it made me insane (oh, yeah)
There were moments when it seemed okay (I go back alone)
Where do you go? Oh, where do you stay? (I go back alone)
There was a time when the music would play (Woah-oh-oh-oh-oh)
Oh, baby, every morning there are mountains to climb
Taking all my time
Oh, when I get up, this is what I see
Welcome to reality
Oh, baby, every morning there are mountains to climb
Taking all my time
Oh, when I get up, this is what I see
Welcome to reality
When we were young, we used to get so close to it
And you were scared and you were beautiful
I wanna peer over the edge and see in death
If we are always the same (oh, yeah)
There were moments when it seemed okay (But I go back alone)
Where do you go? Oh, where do you stay? (I go back alone)
Oh, baby, every morning there are mountains to climb
Taking all my time
Oh, when I get up, this is what I see
Welcome to reality
Oh, baby, every morning there are mountains to climb
Taking all my time
Oh, when I get up, this is what I see
Welcome to reality
(To reality)
Oh, baby, every
(To reality)
Oh, baby, every
Oh, baby, every
(Give me a sign)
Oh, baby, every
(Give me a sign)
Oh, baby, every
Oh, baby, every
Oh, baby, every
Oh, baby, every
Oh, baby, every
I love people who post lyrics. I also love grimes, but I can't ever tell what she's saying. It's very annoying
@@autumnrosalie1167Frr😭😭
Hate that she sees this side of herself as just “making silly pop songs” when this is so much more meaningful to people than her going to mars could ever be. Art is liberation of the soul!!
visions and art angels helped me thru so much, such liberating messages and beautiful fun music 💗
Soooo true!!!
Why can it be both?! 🚀
Well imagine her singing this in Mars
i still think she has the faustian spirit and the will for fun, beauty and art. but I mean, she's rich rich now... it changes people forever
Anybody else down the grimes rabbit hole right now?
Jon Hufford always
Just fell down it for the first time... thankfully
not really to be completely honest
Jon Hufford every couple of weeks lol, shes genius
Been in it for nearly 5 months, thank GOD
Never letting go of 2010s Grimes
i like that bit of crunchy synth that pops in every few seconds
personally this is peak grimes. Rocking a potentially bad dye job, just vibin
Why bad? I absolutely adore it
@@user-gx4km9fm6k She looks like some meet & greet organizer (I'm not complaining)
She somehow pulls it off
I love the use of ‘potentially’ )-)-)- because she pulls it off so dam well 😍
The film used in the video is really beautiful match
I have always loved grimes, but this was her musical peak in my opinion. This demo version, not the album release is one of best songs of all time.
true
Agree 100%
Album version is better 😡
@@bananenstampot9662 🤷🏻♂️ 😘
here, here!
This song feels like late summer nights with all your friends and bottles of cheap alcohol
Yes, you wake up the next morning zipper down, a bunch of missed calls and you've woken up with a woman old enough to be your grandmother next to you and a bottle of Lipitor
@billunit133 is that what happened to you?
That's exactly how I feel about this song (and honestly a lot of other songs from Grimes?). It's such a cozy and nostalgic feeling, even though me and my friends have never even had gatherings like that because of life circumstances. It's a weird feeling, but I like it. Some songs just take you to a different place and time.
@@rillest75 Classic, every time. Tho I'm unsure if that is the image this song evokes in me 😂
❤
This is the perfect song to listen to when depressed and on the edge.
I feel your pain dude. Keep fighting! I believe in you!😸
hey both of you, stay in it, someone will miss you :)
You need Jesus in ur life.
@@Jesus_is_saviorThis lady knows. Amen
I’m Japanese. I love this song. Thank you for choosing Japan as your shooting location. I have been listening to this song for four years since high school. I love you forever.
愛しています♡ありがとう。
ぼくはくま 💙
It's not Japan. It's Singapore.
@@AgentWD40x lol there's both in this video.
Some of the video is shot in Japan, what a beautiful country
Actually Hong Kong is also in the video. So..... Why does it matters anywya
the fact that she doesn’t even like her old music makes me sad 😞 visions and geidi primes is amazing
Yea; responding to pressure from industry names no doubt.
Stephen Surry wdym
@@weirdo66636 in my opinion, she publicly disavowed her old music to further her career; to become a "new" version of herself.
The New York Times (which never printed a word about her earlier work), wrote in 2014 people should prepare for her "next album."
In 2015 she put our Art Angels and suddenly everyone in media (who ignored her existence before) carried on as though her talent was only just discovered.
www.nytimes.com/2014/09/14/magazine/why-everyone-should-be-waiting-for-grimess-next-album.html
(Just my view, btw.)
Stephen Surry oh i feel the same way. she’s incredibly manufactured now
We are our own WORST critics. She may look back on it and see one thing, a rushed project. But others may look on it and see something else... raw expression, vulnerability... perfection.
This is the song that I always go back to whenever I feel sad, so distanced by everyone, insecure, neglected. I can not accept who I am since I know that I exist. This mindset ruins my relationship with my family, my fiance, my friends. I feel like I have nothing to be proud of although I have so much things to be grateful for. I feel like I live in a limbo.
im sorry you feel that way. you're still here, alive and fighting and you should be proud of yourself and everything you've acomplished. and you'll acomplish much more. sending a big hug your way stranger
Keep listening to this song to feel better😊
What a sweet comment...😊
this will forever be my favorite grimes song
my all time favorite song, what a beautiful masterpiece
Barny hello Barny!
it for real is!
Come back, Barny!
the demo is superior to the overproduced mess on the album.
Me too
Me: This is my favorite song by Grimes.
Grimes: This is garbage.
Me: *sad noises*
this comment is the most tragic, still the funniest one here
Don't be sad, your opinion is as important as hers.
I agree, definitely my favorite, both versions.
You should know that Grimes trolls journalists sometimes. She admitted that in an interview. I'm pretty sure she doesn't hate her own music. Otherwise she wouldn't even make it and release it.
This is one of her best actually, it's the only one that gives me nostalgia
Even though she considered this unfinished and basically a lost work, it says a lot that she would put this out for fans. This version for me is fire, and the video captures her at the moment she was blowing up.
Always remember your imperfections are what make you perfect
This song is so ahead of its time
First time listening... I agree. Super dope.
drummerAVA I’ve only just discovered Grimes a few weeks ago and am completely in love with her music.
actually it has an 80s vibe
I LOVE this song
❤
I love Grimes’ lyrical content. This song gives me vibes about uncertainty in getting older while hoping we still keep the same power of feeling and emotions we have when we’re young.
Makes me sad when I realize deep down I wish I could do the things Claire does. I’m still young and just watching the time pass in front of me without experiencing the full power of those feelings we can still attain. Youth is joyful, there is a sorrow in seeing it pass.
As you get older your passion and emotions don't change, you're just more selective about what you're passionate about.
@@vicgeczi375 That’s good wisdom.
Couldn't have put it better myself.
That’s the wonderful and terrible thing about aging, you find you’re not as excited about things, but you’re also less unsure. You realize not everything requires a reaction but you also feel emotions less powerfully. It’s this odd trade off, of wanting to be the same person with drive and passion but wanting wisdom and maturity. Trying to not let that light die, that spark of youth. I have no advice, just try to live in and appreciate the joy, love and confusion of this time. One day you’ll wake up and realize most of your youth is behind you
I'm 45 years old and I feel Young when I heart it because reminds me the parties and raves, Bjork in the 90s, the life without worries and freedom when I was in my 20 that's why I luv her. Anyway I still enjoy as a young going to music gigs, lollapalooza, parties.
This is without a doubt Grimes best song
Agree.
I like this a thousand times more than the album version, tbh .
can we all agree that this song is an absolute MASTER PIECE and i strongly disagree with grimes for calling this song a mess
As a producer myself, she could be referring to the musical process and most likely the mixing process. Maybe it was difficult to perfect. Also maybe her tastes changed and/or she improved her skills as more of a commercial artist and producer. But yes, she nailed this song
Your profile picture gave me nightmares
this version is so much better than the album version
Totally agreed 💯
very much so. this is the song that led me to grimes. if i heard the other version first i don't know if i would have fell in love like i did
agreed but i like the album version too
@@omenjesus1 me too
They’re both great 👍🏼
I listen to this song at 2AM whilst I’m watching all the aeroplanes in the night sky. It’s hard to describe how it makes me feel, it’s like a melancholic and contemplative feeling. Kinda like a “wow life is a strange experience” type of feeling.
oh i damnly agree
That’s beautiful
listened to this song for for years. This is my first time watching the official vid and realised she filmed it in my country, Singapore
I'm SO Happy she's removed the "DEMO" from the Title. I love the album version just as much but this is not a demo it's a perfect masterpiece!
Am i pretty sure of this
this version sounds better to me
I wish this version was on Art Angels. The album version is good, but it lacks the mysterious, emotional feel of this one. Oh well, at least we have it.
Real talk. This bangs harder than the final version on the Art Angels album
SO TRUE - there's some kind of lesson there
Same, this is the purest version
totally agree this needs to be on spotify!
@@xxdmf it is lol REALiTi - Demo
@@matthewcassidy1282 I cant find it 🤷🏻♀️ please halp 😂
man i totally love grimes
For years now, this song has helped me turn sad days into sunny ones. Love you Grimes ✨
She says this song is a bit of a mess, having not been mixed or mastered; Grimes honey: IT’S AN ABSOLUTE MASTERPIECE!
Yep it’s fresh and perfect
This song has some synths from Madonna's Gang Bang
Totally agreed. She says that because she is a genius! 👍 👍 👍 😉 🎉 🎉 🎉
The album version is perfect though
Fuckin amazing
This song is the musical equivalent of caffeinated go-cubes
Damn this is so accurate!!
go-cubes are out of production now!!! i saw them in Grimes's "eat in a day" video and looked them up, and the company that made them stopped producing them bc they were a test product. I was so mad i never got to experience waking up, eating a go cube, and then slowly waking up again after the caffeine enters my system
@@pallasa she now gets these energy gems by beon :) (I wanted gocubes sssoooo bad too lol) they’re pretty good - not super intense energy but enough for a pick me up without having to drink an energy drink or coffee
@@delicateweap0n omg thank you for the suggestion!!!
@inessa HAHAHAH I’m fucking dead fr tho
This song will most likely be her best song ever.
Grimes 4 ever,
Grimes has opened my eyes to another world of music that I didn't know I needed
Same here
yes
@@jackiesantacruz6398 pppk8 990009i9i9u9b9. 7. 8 77 7 77bbbb b
"the kind of loud, slovenly, tuneful music you think no one will ever work a change on again until the next time it happens, whereupon you wonder why there isn't loads more." Robert Christgau
Yep she's amazing 🦋 She is unique & just perfect , there is no one like her in today's music .
This is Future nostalgia
woooow, love the description!
Underrated comment
Already feels nostalgic
Yeep
as a long time grimes fan, this feels nostalgic as fuck already
This version of the song will always be next level. One of my favorite songs of all time.
Charlie, if you're reading this. I will never forget the time you showed me this song, you were singing in my car, we were driving by the Wiltern in Los Angeles. It was beautiful. Thank you.
This song gives me the feeling of being in an airport. I mean it in the most positive way
Edit: FREE PALESTINE 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸
This is on my airport playlist. Nailed it.
Totally! art angels is always my go-to flying jam
Yess
Omg thats so true!😍
100%
Honestly one of her best songs. So happy she released this version here and kept it up.
Grimes is my favourite artist to come out of Vancouver. I’ve watched her career blossom since Oblivion and despite her odd character as a star, her music has been transformative for me. Can’t wait to see how she’ll evolve
Need this version on spotify
The album version should have been cut because this version is a masterpiece. The amount of views speak for themselves
yeah i was so disappointed when the album version came out... this one is so much better
mark janssens totally agree
They both have different personalities. They should both exist. The album version fit the tone of the album better. But this is a good B-Side. I think this version would have been a better addition then the REALiTi (demo) track that was on the album. That version wasn't really that different from the studio version, where as this version is different in tempo, and would have been a nice close to the album.
Surannhealz Surannhealz idk man i think album version should’ve nevrr exist when the demo came up everyone like it then album version released and we all like damn what have you done to the song so they decided to turn the song back to the demo and i still find demo version as the best
AMEN 🙏
this song was literally the catalyst that made me say "fuck it, im moving to seoul." and i did !!!!
edit: wow i completely forgot i even commented this? and that people actually replied?? i just wanted to clarify that i was aware that most of the video isn't seoul. I recognized GD but I do want to clarify that I DID NOT move to seoul for kpop or anything of that nature. I was 20 at the time and I was really eager to get out of my comfort zone and I was curious about what life would be like if I moved to another country when the opportunity was being presented. At the time of my comment I was very lost in life, but I was saving money to travel. I was not sure where I wanted to go and I had some friends suggest Korea, as they were from Korea themselves. I was aware of the many problems Korean society has, and I was NOT expecting Korea to be this perfect country. I struggled a LOT the first year I lived in Korea. I had some of the lowest points in my life while living in Korea. But I have no regrets because the moment you are taken out of your sheltered environment, reality will quite literally slap you in the face at times. And sometimes reality will be beautiful. My point for writing my old comment is because this music video made me remember that sometimes, you just have to get out and face life on your own terms, because if you keep waiting for life to happen, you will miss it and it will be too late.
Granted given the pandemic, I am no longer living in Korea. I am not sure what the future holds because I am currently focused on helping my family and like all of you, trying to survive the present. I do miss Korea a lot, but I am so thankful to be back at home with my family. I randomly have been listening to Grimes a lot these days and it's pretty surreal that I made this comment when the world was literally different and we did not take travelling or talking to others for granted. But this video still gives me the same hope that no matter how terrible things may look, there is quite literally a light at the end of the tunnel. I am so thankful I made the scary decision at 20 to move to a country by myself. It taught me a lot and I do not take that for granted. But I also want to say that you don't always need to take the extreme route like I did. You do not need to move across the world to further understand yourself, but it is art that moves us in such profound ways to perhaps help us at times in guiding us in the right direction, or just helping us be more confident in ourselves. I wish all a wonderful day, and may grace guide all of you as we try to navigate these uncertain times.
Aye 😭 #DYINGTOGO
Man you carrying some big stones to do that hope ut works out!!
Yes!!!! Don’t give up girl!
this song was literally the catalyst that made me say "fuck it, im moving to Palo Alto join Elon Musk this decade!!!"
Damn!!!!!!!!!!
The thing I love about Realiti is the fact that it never gets old. With each listen it sounds dreamier
“oh baby every morning there are mountains to climb” - I always remember these words.
I love the crisp, vibrant and UltraViolet saturated color quality of this video. It's very refreshing psychologically. I really do feel like I'm living in the future.
this is so true!!
Have you tried Air - Alone in Kyoto?
really? makes me feel like i'm back in 2010, it's got a very outdated look imo
who remember when the comments were disabled for years
yeah man!
me since March 2015
Dead ass just checked now if it was disabled lol
Why were they disabled?
@@fictitiousctrl4445 Trolls maybe? Because this song was different from the other Grimes songs, and was so personal. Those things are troll magnets. Seriously, to hell with trolls
This is song is just everything you want to hear when you go travelling. Is so full of new expectations. I miss this old grimes
this song feels like taking a shower at 4 in the morning, or like waking up really early to go on a trip.
i went to the st petersburg in summer and this song remind me about it and it helps me to not fall apart
@ithinkiwoulddie9196 why not both?
Yep
@@nahimgudfam sure.
Every morning I play this song. It gets me through my depression, makes me feel strong and then Im ready to get through the day 🖤 thank you C for this masterpiece.
Me too. This song helped me through some very dark years
JUST recently started with my recovery from sever anxiety and depression and this song is an EVERY DAY thing. Helps me so much 🖤 keep strong sweetie
same here, I noticed the healing properties. Gotta be careful not to play this gem too often for the effect to wear off :)
Mountains to climb!
who is C
The demo is so much better than the album version
No
I like it better myself. it's just more RAW, Also the video, it just brings Grimes down to Earth. It's more grounded, I don't know. But I have watched and listened to it over 50 times for sure.
Agreed! I have her full Discography but when I have my own personal Playlist of favorite songs to listen to, I had to CZcams to mp3 this version of it. It's just the right blend of ambience and beat that the studio version lacks.
Totally agreed!...👍
Agreedge
This song reminds of 2007. I can literally not remember anything negative happening that year. It was perfect in its entirety.
This is the vibe I felt when I first went over seas to Europe at 17. Smiles 24/7
Wish all her song were this "bad". It is my favorite of her songs by far! But only this version, the album version doesn't hold a candle to this one! This version is brilliant, and hauntingly beautiful! Thank you Grimes for putting out this "garbage"...more please!
Lost in the Fifthcorner the album version is in no way bad at all either.
@@tyhuff9576 I don't think it's bad at all. I just think this one is exceptionally good. Plus Grimes prides herself in being different and not like all the mainstream music. The album version, in my opinion, sounds more mainstream pop.
@jay kay i like this version better too
Agree this version is miles better than the album version
I'm a 60's, 70's, 80's classic rock type and I was surprised at how much I liked this. To be honest, I can't quite put my finger on why. I guess that's part of its charm. Glad I was able to hear it.
Dylan McGregor same here
I'm into the same music as as you but I like her voice and style, especially this song. It just has a vibe of the 80s women singer's I guess. Maybe even non mainstream90s women singer's also
This song’s release coincided with the time i travelled Southeast Asia for the first time. the atmosphere captured was just *it*.
Why is this making me so emotional
This song/video is so full of nostalgia and nightlife fancy. Grimes is a serious artist. Also I agree with the general consensus, this is infinitely better than the finished version.
❤
Years later this song's version is still awesome as hell. Hope she gets back to this kind of music again.
True!
Same!
She won't, she's owned by a bigger company now
Darien Shields tesla?
@@JoseRodriguez-mo2op she signed under jay-zs label
the energy of this video, vloging her fist big steps and the unpolished version is just perfect.
This song makes me want to travel and get lost in giant cities by myself
"its a bit of a mess" that i return to almost daily, most of my firends who don't listen to grimes love this track. its in my top 3 fave songs of all time
I'm so glad she released this demo
I found her music through Spotify, more specifically her album Artangels. I've always loved music, of all kinds, my soul has artistry and appreciation for it built in.. lol and when I found that album I was like; Wow.
It's special.
This song I'd guess has been the one I've played the most on that album but there's plenty of the other songs on it that are also masterful works.
You can tell it's someone with a love for art who has created it, the passion and emotion is tangible 😌🫶🏻
What are the other 2 songs?
@@punishedkrebbs1390 chasing kites iamamiwhoami and precipice by hiatus
@@damianorawe8047 I will give both a listen today. I love the track "fountain" by iamamwhoami. Especially the Blvck Ceiling version. If you haven't already you may wanna check it out
U don't understand how much I love this song.
Natasha TASH MAhAL I do
ObSESSED!
Natasha TASH MAhAL
That's Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro right there on this picture!!!
Fr
U don't understand how much I love this place!! And the ocean is so beautiful
She’s on another level very talented has her own original sound
she really captured the feeling of city night life in the song and video… it feels so nostalgic even if those days aren’t over
This song makes me wanna travel the world with the love of my life
cutest comment ever
Me too, but sadly Grimes is taken... hehehe
OMG! This song reminds me of travelling as well, so I edited a bunch of clips I took while traveling this summer and it looks amazing :D You should do it as well.
*with friends
I totally agree but the problem is at the moment cause of college we will live 3,000 miles apart in a few months
Five years later, day after day, I have become convinced Claire released this "unfinished song" as a genuine thank you to her long-time fans and as a historical reference point for all her future supporters down the line to recognize her last "original style" recording.
Thank you, Claire.
When this dropped it was on constant repeat, I consider it her best song, or at least my personal favorite. Hard to believe it's been 8 years.
I was a teenager when this dropped, yet it’s still so relevant and it feels like Im still chasing the feeling this song helps provoke
@@STKTSTKT I was 26, but yeah it’s such a unique and beautiful song.
This is her best song… yet she said this
Grimes writes: "Since this is no longer gonna be on the album, I’m releasing it as a special thank you to everyone in Singapore, KL, Manila, Jakarta, HK, Shanghai, Beijing, Taipei, Seoul, Osaka, Nagoya and Tokyo who came out to the shows! It was an honor to play with a bunch of amazing bands and travel to places I would never otherwise be able to go."
"This song was never finished. its a demo from ~ the lost album ~, recorded early 2013. i lost the ableton file, so its not mixed or mastered. i tried to doctor the mp3 into a listenable state, but it was poorly recorded in the first place and never meant to be heard by anyone, so its a bit of a mess haha."
It has such an awesome 1980s vibe but has a future-focused energy that still sounds new today. (2023)
This is a mess for Grimes? LOL