Morris gigged in Blackpool and around the North-West England during her college studies. She attracted the attention of BBC Radio Lancashire presenter Sean McGinty, who put her forward to perform on the BBC Introducing stage at the Reading and Leeds Festivals in August 2011.[1][10][11][12] She was signed to Universal Music Publishing Group the same month and to Atlantic Records in September 2011.[6] Morris had received attention from other labels but chose Atlantic because they "would take it slow" and "didn't blow any smoke up my arse".
During this period she was mentored by fellow Blackpool singer-songwriter Karima Francis, who helped develop her songwriting skills.[14] She was also in a two-year relationship with Francis, which she said inspired the songs on her debut album "about going through that, exploring that sexuality and those feelings for the first time. Then coming out the other side of that as well, so that's the album".
Morris released her debut single in March 2012, "Don't Go", following its use in the final episode of the sixth series of the television drama series Skins. She recorded an EP, For You, which she sold exclusively at her live performances in mid 2012, and in November released a second EP, Grow. Another EP, From Above, followed in 2013. Alongside her solo gigs during 2012 and 2013, Morris was a support act for artists including Bombay Bicycle Club, Lianne La Havas, Noah and the Whale, and Tom Odell.[18][19] She contributed guest vocals to three tracks on Bombay Bicycle Club's 2014 album So Long, See You Tomorrow, including the single "Luna". Also in 2014, Morris co-wrote and featured on the Clean Bandit song "Up Again" (from their debut album New Eyes). Rae Morris was recently the MarkMeets featured artist of the month December 2014 Rae also opened for George Ezra on his European tour, as well as embarking on her own headlining UK tour.
During 2014, Morris released the singles "Do You Even Know?", "Cold" (featuring Fryars), and "Closer"—each with accompanying EPs—to promote her debut album, Unguarded, which she recorded primarily in Los Angeles with producer Ariel Rechtshaid. Morris was longlisted in the BBC Sound of 2015 poll, and Unguarded was released in January 2015 alongside the single "Under the Shadows", with another headlining tour following in February. Unguarded, which also features production from Jim Eliot and Fryars, debuted at number nine on the UK Albums Chart.
Later in 2015, Morris appeared in a television advertisement for fashion retailer Boohoo that featured the album's fifth single, "Love Again". She featured on Sivu's single "The Nile" and performed at festivals including Bestival, Glastonbury, Lytham Festival, T in the Park, and Truck Festival. The sixth single from Unguarded, "Don't Go", was released in association with breast cancer awareness charity Coppafeel!.
Morris began work on the follow up to Unguarded in late 2015. Working prominently with Fryars, Morris opted for a more electronic-oriented sound for her second album. Between July 2017 and October 2018, Morris released seven singles to promote the album - "Reborn", "Do It", "Atletico (The Only One)", "Push Me to My Limit", "Lower the Tone", "Someone Out There" and "Dancing With Character" - as well as various remixes. The album, titled Someone Out There, was released on 2 February 2018.
In July 2018, the song "Reborn" from Someone Out There was featured in the BBC's closing montage from the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
In October 2018, Morris said she was "going away for a few months to write the next era."
Push Me to My Limit
Rae Morris Lyrics
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All the mayhem we are choosing
To compete in, under jealous sky
In the wake of our mistakes
I tidy up the mess we've made
Find destractions
Paint the floor boards white
As you try to make amends
You're always promising to stay
Then you push me to my limit
And you ask me for forgiveness
Then you push me to my limit
On my tiptoes in the kitchen
Seal it tidy intermission
From the constant tag of I push and pull
In the distant space of my mind
I imagine happier times
In the garden full of broad daylight
I've stood up in the strongest winds
As you try to make amends
I'm always promising to stay
Then you push me to my limit
And you ask me to forgive you
Then you push me to my limit
Rae Morris's Push Me to My Limit is a song about a tumultuous relationship where the singer is continuously being pushed to their limit. The opening lines, "we are in an age of losing, all the mayhem we are choosing," suggest a sense of confusion and recklessness in the world we live in. The singer then talks about the pressure to compete under a "jealous sky," which could symbolize the world around us or the partner they are in the relationship with.
As the song progresses, it becomes clear that the singer is constantly cleaning up the mess that their partner creates, "in the wake of our mistakes, I tidy up the mess we've made." Despite their efforts, they feel like they are on tiptoes in the kitchen, always trying to maintain a sense of order, but ultimately feeling like they are being pushed and pulled in different directions.
The chorus brings the emotional depth of the song to the forefront. The singer talks about promising to stay but being pushed to their limit by their partner. It's evident that they are caught in a cycle of forgiveness and reconciliation, but the relationship keeps repeating patterns of hurt and mistakes.
The verse that follows seems to suggest that the singer is trying to escape the cycle of hurt and pain by imagining happier times in the garden full of broad daylight. However, they are still caught up in the struggle of trying to keep things in order, "seal it tidy intermission from the constant tag of push and pull."
Overall, the song highlights the complicated nature of relationships, where hurt and pain are sometimes intertwined with love and forgiveness.
Line by Line Meaning
we are in an age of losing
We live in a time where we are gradually losing things that were once important.
all the mayhem we are choosing
We willingly choose to indulge in chaos and confusion.
to compete in, under jealous sky
We compete in unhealthy ways, under the watchful and envious eyes of those around us.
in the wake of our mistakes
We are left to deal with the aftermath of our errors.
i tidy up the mess we've made
I try to clean up the mess we have created.
find distractions
I look for things to take my mind off of the problems at hand.
paint the floor boards white
I try to cover up the blemishes and imperfections with a fresh coat of paint.
i've stood up in the strongest winds
I have withstood the most difficult of circumstances.
as you try to make amends
As you attempt to make up for your mistakes.
you're always promising to stay
You continuously assure me that you won't leave.
then you push me to my limit
But then you push me to the point of breaking.
and you ask me for forgiveness
Afterwards, you request my forgiveness.
on my tiptoes in the kitchen
I am cautiously navigating my way through the kitchen.
seal it tidy intermission
I take a brief pause to try to collect myself and tidy up my surroundings.
from the constant tag of i push and pull
From the continuous cycle of being pushed and pulled around.
in the distant space of my mind
In the far reaches of my thoughts.
i imagine happier times
I summon memories of more joyous moments.
in the garden full of broad daylight
When everything was bright and full of life.
and you ask me to forgive you
Yet again, you ask for my forgiveness.
then you push me to my limit
And yet again, you push me to break.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Rachel Anne Morris, Stephen Paul Robson
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Nkululeko Duma
Beautiful. Yet won't get enough radio play to expose her. Our world has really gone to shit with standards,values and morals.
Lets support Rae so she keeps going
Calvin Fry
Everyone stands for all the wrong things to idolise and it’s so bizarre.
Nkululeko Duma
I'm all for being different and us liking different music ,movies etc. But why ? It's so obvious what the majority like is hurting society and sexualising young kids. It's like there's no childhood anymore for children. How do we even justify starting a family and bringing in children in this world. It's like no one has any real dreams anymore like no one recognises they own soul😐
Ann Metcalf
Nkululeko Duma deffinately play Rae !!!!!
John Wheatley
We'll Do Our Best!! Rae Is Awesome!!
noSoyleyenda
The world has always had the wrong values and standards and they are still hanging on but in a subtle way :'(
Tom King
Rae is criminally underrated.
Manjari
Her voice gives chills.
victor manuel romero
Bella voz y gran talento hermosa Rae gran estreno de álbum para este 2018 felicidades !!!
Martin Cameron
I adore this track. I love Rae's voice. And the arrangement; with the brass - Sublime.