Claire Elise Boucher, known professionally as Grimes, is a Canadian musicia… Read Full Bio ↴Claire Elise Boucher, known professionally as Grimes, is a Canadian musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, music video director and visual artist. Her music incorporates elements of varied styles and genres including dream pop, synth-pop, art pop, electronic, experimental pop, R&B and hip hop.

Throughout her career, she has released five studio albums, two extended plays, eleven singles, and four promotional singles.

Born and raised in Vancouver, Grimes began releasing music independently late in the first decade of the 2000s, releasing two albums, Geidi Primes and Halfaxa in 2010 on Arbutus Records. She subsequently signed with 4AD and rose to fame with the release of her third studio album Visions in 2012. It produced the singles "Genesis" and "Oblivion", and received the Juno Award for Electronic Album of the Year. Her fourth studio album Art Angels (2015) received critical praise, and was named the best album of the year by several publications. Her fifth studio album, Miss Anthropocene, was released in 2020. Her next album, Book 1, is supposed to be released in early 2023.

Ambrosia
Grimes Lyrics

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Hi, hi, bitter heart and you look at me
And no one can ask you what you think
Hi, hi, bitter heart, you look asleep (hi, hi, hi)
And no one can ask you what you think (hi, hi, hi)

Feeling no emotion
Step into the ocean
Now my mind is everywhere

And drowning is the only thought I have

Walk into the water
Boiling as it's hotter
I was looking everywhere
And drowning is the only thought I have

'Cause every time you look away
I think I love you more each day
'Cause every time you look away
I think I love you more each day

Hi, hi, bitter heart and you look at me
And no one can ask you what you think
Hi, hi, bitter heart and you look asleep
And no one can ask you what you think

'Cause every time you walk away
I think I love you more with each day
(Every time you look away
I think I love you more each day)

Feeling no emotion
Step into the ocean
Now my mind is everywhere
And drowning is the only thought I have

Walk into the water
Boiling as it's hotter

I was looking everywhere
And drowning was the only thought I had oh whoa oh oh oh

Overall Meaning

In Grimes's song Ambrosia, she explores themes of unrequited love and the consequences of allowing oneself to drown in those emotions. The lyrics are directed towards a lover who is described as having a "bitter heart" and being unresponsive to the singer's feelings. The chorus, "every time you look away, I think I love you more each day," captures the intensity of the singer's emotions and her inability to escape them.

The song's opening lyrics, "feeling no emotion, step into the ocean," convey a sense of surrender to the overwhelming emotions at play. As the singer steps into the ocean and drowns, it becomes the "only thought" she has. This imagery is repeated throughout the song, with the singer "looking everywhere" for something to anchor her, only to find herself drowning deeper and deeper.

The repeated use of "hi, hi" and "oh whoa oh oh oh" in the lyrics lends the song a dreamlike quality, enhancing the sense of being lost in a sea of emotions. The use of different instruments and sounds, including distorted guitars and electronic beats, creates a unique soundscape that reflects the intensity and confusion of the emotions being explored in the song.

Line by Line Meaning

Hi, hi, bitter heart and you look at me
Addressing someone with a bitter heart who is looking at me

And no one can ask you what you think
Acknowledging that it's futile to ask for their opinion

Feeling no emotion
Describing a lack of feeling

Step into the ocean
Moving closer to the water

Now my mind is everywhere
Feeling distracted and scattered

And drowning is the only thought I have
Feeling overwhelmed and hopeless

Walk into the water
Moving towards the water

Boiling as it's hotter
Describing the heat of the water

I was looking everywhere
Searching for something

And drowning is the only thought I had oh whoa oh oh oh
Feeling consumed by the idea of drowning

'Cause every time you look away
Explaining a relationship dynamic