I love how she dances, so carefree and authentic

This song has the same vibe as waking up at 5am but it's for something you are excited to do.

Grimes: This song is the worst. Not even finished... The rest of us: This is one of your best works.

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.

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.

This song is like the first euphoric sigh of relief after months of winter depression

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!!

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. ❤❤❤

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

How is this nostalgic & futuristic at the same time

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!

The first minute of this song altered my brain chemistry forever, some of the most heartbreaking shit ive ever heard

Going through your 20s with Grimes is magical.

This song makes me want to make so many positive changes to my life.

This song always will be the best Grimes song ever.

2024 anybody

The year is 2020, but this song feels like yesterday, what a masterpiece

Reminds me of those fresh spring mornings walking to school. This song is nothing but good vibes

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.

I love that synth that accentuates the melody in the chorus with those stocatto syncopated notes. Breathes so much life into this song.

My biggest regret in life is not discovering Grimes earlier.

Grimes: "this was never meant to be heard by anyone" Also grimes: *gets 26 million views*

Recently had my 50th birthday and as I get older the meaning of this masterpiece evolves and the nostalgia hits hard as a mofo

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.

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.

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

Grimes 4 ever,

crazy thinking that she thinks this song was NOT GOOD

personally this is peak grimes. Rocking a potentially bad dye job, just vibin

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 feel like this song is about trying to remain optimistic in a collapsing world, like a sad hopefulness

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.

my all time favorite song, what a beautiful masterpiece

i like that bit of crunchy synth that pops in every few seconds

This is the perfect song to listen to when depressed and on the edge.

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。

"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.

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.

You know you're talented when your "trash" is a masterpiece

Me: This is my favorite song by Grimes. Grimes: This is garbage. Me: *sad noises*

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!

This song feels like late summer nights with all your friends and bottles of cheap alcohol

Never letting go of 2010s Grimes

Anybody else down the grimes rabbit hole right now?

the fact that she doesn’t even like her old music makes me sad 😞 visions and geidi primes is amazing

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.

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 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.

This song is the musical equivalent of caffeinated go-cubes

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.

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.

This song is so ahead of its time

She says this song is a bit of a mess, having not been mixed or mastered; Grimes honey: IT’S AN ABSOLUTE MASTERPIECE!

I like this a thousand times more than the album version, tbh .

This version of the song will always be next level. One of my favorite songs of all time.

Honestly one of her best songs. So happy she released this version here and kept it up.

Real talk. This bangs harder than the final version on the Art Angels album

This is without a doubt Grimes best song

“oh baby every morning there are mountains to climb” - I always remember these words.

can we all agree that this song is an absolute MASTER PIECE and i strongly disagree with grimes for calling this song a mess

Grimes has opened my eyes to another world of music that I didn't know I needed

The thing I love about Realiti is the fact that it never gets old. With each listen it sounds dreamier

This song will most likely be her best song ever.

This song gives me the feeling of being in an airport. I mean it in the most positive way Edit: FREE PALESTINE 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸

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.

For years now, this song has helped me turn sad days into sunny ones. Love you Grimes ✨

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

The album version should have been cut because this version is a masterpiece. The amount of views speak for themselves

This is Future nostalgia

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

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.

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.

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.

This song reminds of 2007. I can literally not remember anything negative happening that year. It was perfect in its entirety.

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

Years later this song's version is still awesome as hell. Hope she gets back to this kind of music again.

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.

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."

gorgeous track honestly

When we were young, we used to live so close to it And we were scared and we were beautiful And when I peered over the edge and seen death, if we are always the same Oh, and I feel that nothing in life could ever be like this again 'Cause your love kept me alive and made me insane There were moments when it seemed okay (But I go back alone) To this moment, oh where do you stay? (I go back alone) There was a time when the music would play 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 live so close to it And we were scared that you were beautiful And when I peered over the edge and seen death, if we are always the same Oh oh, oh oh There were moments when it seemed okay (But I go back alone) To this wall, oh where do you stay? (I go back alone) Oh oh, oh oh oh Oh oh oh oh oh Oh 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 Oh oh, oh oh oh Oh, baby, every (Give me a sign) Oh, baby, every Oh, baby, every (Give me a sign) Oh, baby, every Oh, oh, oh-oh, oh Oh, baby, every (Give me a sign) Oh, baby, every (Give me a sign) Oh, baby, every Oh, oh, oh-oh, oh Oh, baby, every Oh, baby, every (Give me a sign) Oh, baby, every

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!

Why is this making me so emotional

ее клипы так хорошо описывают мое состояние на данный период жизни.Так свободно и одновременно тяжко на душе́.Не знаю как описать это чувство,но я знаю что через несколько месяцев-лет,я буду вспоминать эту песню с приятным чувством^^

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.

who remember when the comments were disabled for years

This is the vibe I felt when I first went over seas to Europe at 17. Smiles 24/7

this song feels like taking a shower at 4 in the morning, or like waking up really early to go on a trip.

damn comments are finally open 💝💝💝 this song is so beautiful

this version is so much better than the album version

She’s on another level very talented has her own original sound

This song’s release coincided with the time i travelled Southeast Asia for the first time. the atmosphere captured was just *it*.

"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

This song has helped me through some of the weirdest phases of my life. Thank you for being you Grimes - continue to do you, always.

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.

Aside from being one of my fav Grimes songs, it so reminds me of the many trips to Japan that I used to make.

Grimes is a vision of beauty, culture and sophistication.

I remember being crazy about her moves and trying to dance like her in my room. It was 2015, time flies

I live for the synth sound in this song. That Dunn, duh Dunn. Gets me everytime.

This is the greatest song I have ever heard hands down, no joke. And this was the demo.