Alex began her career by posting simple covers to YouTube. Formerly known as Alex G, at one point Alex had the fastest growing music channel on the global video streaming site. As Alex G, she released a full-length pop album and several EPs, went on multiple international tours, released nearly 200 songs, and worked with massive brands on campaigns about everything from beauty to human rights.
But as her career progressed, Alex found herself burnt out on the instant but short-lived gratification of a covers-based career on YouTube, and its constant demands on her time, attention, and artistry.
“I was so many things for so many people,” she says, “but I didn’t know who I was for myself.” This realization was the catalyst that led her to step outside of the mold she’d used to build a successful career and to find an artist identity of her own.
For a couple years, Alex put the best of her energy into recalibrating—connecting to her roots and rediscovering herself both personally and musically. Then, in 2020, she relaunched her career under her married name, Alex Blue. Since then, she’s released two singles, collaborated on a new EP with artists she’s admired for years, has been hired as a songwriter, and played a supporting role in the first-ever Broadway scale musical podcast, Little Did I Know. Her next projects include several more singles and, soon, another full-length album.
Alex was married to her wife Torri in October of 2018, and they welcomed their first baby in December 2020. They currently live with their son, Auden, and their two dogs in a home with an overgrown backyard and lots and lots of cardinals, bumblebees, and fireflies.
Landslide
Alex Blue Lyrics
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I climbed a mountain, and I turned around
And I saw my reflection
In the snow-covered hills
When a landslide brought me down
Oh, mirror in the sky, what is love?
I took my love, took it down
And I saw my reflection
In the snow-covered hills
Till the landslide brought me down
Oh, mirror in the sky, what is love?
Can the child within my heart rise above?
Can I sail through the changing ocean tides?
Can I handle the seasons of my life? Hmmmm
Well, I've been afraid of changing
'Cause I've built my life around you
But time makes you bolder
Even children get older
And I'm getting older too
Well, I've been afraid of changing
'Cause I've built my life around you
But time makes you bolder
Even children get older
And I'm getting older too
I'm getting older too
I take my love, take it down
Climb a mountain and I turn around
And If you see my reflection
In the snow-covered hills
Well, the landslide will bring it down
And If you see my reflection
In the snow covered hills
Well, the landslide will bring it down
Oh, the landslide will bring it down
In Alex Blue's "Landslide", the first two verses recount the singer's journey up a mountain where they saw their reflection in the "snow-covered hills", suggesting that the climb was a metaphor for a journey of self-discovery. However, the singer's journey comes to an abrupt end as a landslide brings them down. The line "Oh, mirror in the sky, what is love?" further emphasizes the singer's confusion about love and life's purpose. The chorus is a series of questions that the singer asks themselves, wondering whether they'll be able to handle the changing tides and seasons of life. The final verse doubles down on the theme of change and growing older, as the singer acknowledges that their fear of change has prevented them from living their life to the fullest.
Line by Line Meaning
I took my love, took it down
I left the person whom I loved.
I climbed a mountain, and I turned around
I tried to look back on my past.
And I saw my reflection
I found an image of myself.
In the snow-covered hills
In the pure and cold surroundings of my memory.
When a landslide brought me down
When an unexpected event overwhelmed me.
Oh, mirror in the sky, what is love?
I ask myself about the meaning of love.
Can the child within my heart rise above?
Can I overcome my sensitive and vulnerable feelings?
Can I sail through the changing ocean tides?
Can I navigate through the unpredictable circumstances?
Can I handle the seasons of my life? Hmmmm
Can I manage the different stages of my life?
Well, I've been afraid of changing
I was hesitant to embrace changes.
'Cause I've built my life around you
I based my life on a relationship.
But time makes you bolder
As time passes, you become stronger and more confident.
Even children get older
Even young and innocent people mature.
And I'm getting older too
I am becoming older as well.
I take my love, take it down
I leave my loved one again.
Climb a mountain and I turn around
I reflect on my past again.
And If you see my reflection
If you find an image of me
In the snow covered hills
In the beauty and calmness of a memory
Well, the landslide will bring it down
An overwhelming event can destroy everything.
Oh, the landslide will bring it down
It is inevitable that uncontrollable events destroy everything one has built.
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@ImAlexBlueNow
Thank you all so much for the love on this!! The best way you can support is by sharing the song and streaming it wherever you listen to music :)
Love you all so much! It was truly a dream to work with Sleeping At Last.
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@jurandandfriends
I've shared this song to my friends on facebook - lovely music :) I'm impressed with your talent :)
@summer-zc1vg
The both of you singing together is what my soul needed🥰
@aseth9541
Sleeping at last is perfect!!
@subhashmukhopadhyaygroup940
Okay two of my favourites collaborating on a favourite track, what more can I ask for?!
Much Love. Take Care. ❤️
@debbiewoweries9912
aaaahhhh, i love that this collab exists
@ashmita1455
Incredibly pacifying...just as beautiful as ever♥️♥️
@superhunk1989
This is sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo...
...incredibly beautiful.
@snlarini99
Omg, you re-recorded this! I love the old version of landslide, so glad to hear the grown up version 😊😊