Jenn Grant (born August 20, 1980) is a Canadian folk pop singer-songwriter … Read Full Bio ↴Jenn Grant (born August 20, 1980) is a Canadian folk pop singer-songwriter based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. In 2006, she won Best New Artist and Best Female Artist at the Nova Scotia Music Awards.

Grant performed as a musician for a time in her early teens, but stopped due to a bout of stage fright, and did not return to performing until her early 20s when she played some shows with Heavy Blinkers. She then released an independent EP, Jenn Grant and Goodbye Twentieth Century, in 2005.

She collaborated on her debut album, Orchestra for the Moon, with such artists as Ron Sexsmith, Heavy Blinkers, Matt Mays and Jill Barber, and later toured Germany and Canada in support of the album, including as an opening act for The Weakerthans.

She later began recording her second album, Echoes, on a farm in rural Ontario in 2008. The album was produced by Jonathan Goldsmith and engineered by Walter Sobczak at The Studio at Puck's Farm. Her voice was also featured in the song "We Made a Pact" by Hey Rosetta on their 2008 album Into Your Lungs (and around in your heart and on through your blood). Echoes was released in 2009.

In 2010 and 2011, she collaborated with Buck 65 on several tracks, including "Paper Airplane", "Cold Steel Drum", "Days Go By" and a cover of Leonard Cohen/'s "Who By Fire", on his 20 Odd Years series of EPs. Late in 2010, she also released a four-song EP, Songs for Siigoun, which featured a cover of John Denver's "Annie's Song".

She released her third full-length album, Honeymoon Punch, in early 2011. Her fourth album, The Beautiful Wild, followed in 2012, and her fifth album, Compostela, was released on October 21, 2014.

She continues to paint, including designing some of her own album covers.

You’ll Go Far
Jenn Grant Lyrics

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I'll be gone for
The setting of the sun
You'll be too
Standing on the shore
As the blue turns to me

And says you'll, you'll go
You'll go far, we know

And says you'll, you'll go
You'll go far, we know

I see it so clearly now
Why do you still follow it?
I've got all these questions, how
And why do you still follow it?
When it doesn't lead us the way
It doesn't lead us the way home

Home
Home

Home
Home

Overall Meaning

Jenn Grant's song "You'll Go Far" is a wistful ballad filled with melancholy and longing for something or someone that is out of reach. The song follows the narrative of two individuals standing on the shore, watching the sunset, and contemplating their paths in life. The first verse sets the scene with the lyrics, "I'll be gone for the setting of the sun, You'll be too, Standing on the shore, As the blue turns to me." The setting sun symbolizes the end of a journey or a chapter in life, and the blue symbolizes the uncertainty and unknown that lies ahead.

The central theme of the song revolves around the idea of distance and separation. The chorus repeats the phrase, "And says you'll, you'll go, You'll go far, we know," which underscores the belief that individuals will ultimately travel far and achieve their goals, even if it means leaving loved ones behind. Despite the conviction that the other person will go far, the singer expresses disbelief and sadness over their own unfulfilled expectations and unanswered questions.

Towards the end of the song, the repetition of the word "home" brings the lyricism full circle. The idea of "home" serves as a reminder of the familiar, the comfortable, and the safe. The lyrics convey the notion that even if the journey takes the individuals far away, home is still a place of reference and a foundation to return to.

Line by Line Meaning

I'll be gone for
I will leave and won't be around for a while.

The setting of the sun
I will leave when the sun sets.

You'll be too
You will also leave.

Standing on the shore
We will both be standing on the shore.

As the blue turns to me
As the ocean comes towards me.

And says you'll, you'll go
The ocean is telling us that we will go somewhere.

You'll go far, we know
The ocean believes we will go far.

And says you'll, you'll go
The ocean repeats that we will go somewhere.

You'll go far, we know
The ocean repeats that it believes we will go far.

I see it so clearly now
I can see the future and where we will go.

Why do you still follow it?
Why do you still follow the path that we know won't lead us home?

I've got all these questions, how
I have many questions about how we will get where we are going.

And why do you still follow it?
I am still curious why you continue to follow the path that leads us away from home.

When it doesn't lead us the way
The path we follow does not lead us towards our home.

It doesn't lead us the way home
The path we follow will not take us to our home.

Home
Our true destination is our home.

Writer(s): JENNIFER WINNIFRED GRANT

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Comments from YouTube:

Vancouver_Dan

14y↑2

Saw her last night in Vancouver (opening for Justin Rutledge). She has some great songs and a beautiful voice. She is also a very engaging performer (funny stories between songs). She deserves a lot more recognition.

nwtrunner

11y

Love this song and the video is very lovely and cute! Jenn Grant is quickly becoming one of my favourite singer/songwriters. Hope to see her in concert in the coming years - bet she's amazing live!

JessGreg

14y

I had never heard of her until Heartland. Now I've been listening to her music, and I have to say HOLY CRAP! she is very talented

dopzen

13y↑1

I'm from the Netherlands and I found her on youtube. Her songs are awesome and I think that "Make it home tonight" is one of the best songs I've ever heard !!