Grins

## Audio

"**Grins**" is a song by English singer-songwriter Charli XCX, from her debut studio album *True Romance*. It serves as the sixth track from the album.

## Background

The song was first released on June 12th, 2012 as part of Charli's debut mixtape *Heartbreaks and Earthquakes*, serving as the third track.

It uses the instrumental from BloodPop®'s (at the time known as Blood Diamonds) 2011 song of the same name. The song is also sampled as an intro to *True Romance*, on the track "Nuclear Seasons".

## Theme

“Grins” is a spacey, emotional love song more lyric-focused than the other tracks on *True Romance*. On the track Charli talks about the pain she's feeling after her lover leaves her.

As a track on the mixtape *Heartbreaks and Earthquakes*, it serves as a continuation to "How Can I", as if what she's feeling on this song happened after what she did on the previous track. It is also the last song on the section themed as Beyond the Black Rainbow, after the 2010 film.

## Lyrics

Wish you could see me when I’m lying in bed

My eyes are blinded by your stars

My blood is blushing so red

(Oh my God)

I can see you in my head again

Arrows of roses shoot me dead again

Wish you could see me when I’m lying in bed

My eyes are blinded by your stars

My blood is blushing so red

(Oh my God)

I can see you in my head again

Arrows of roses shoot me dead again

(Let my car run out) Let my car run out

(I won't scream or shout) I won't scream or shout

(Let's die together, no one lives forever)

'Cause I feel like I’m in heaven, dancing with an angel

(Let my car run out, I won't scream or shout)

Cars burn out, lost my breath now

(Let's die together, no one lives forever)

'Cause I feel like I am falling through the clouds

(Let my car run out, I won't scream or shout)

Hope we’re on the same wavelength

Hope you don’t think that I’m crazy

(Let's die together, no one lives forever)

Beaches and oceans for my baby

Hurry up, and come and save me

(Let my car run out, I won't scream or shout)

I can’t quite hear what you’re saying

Because my body started shaking

(Let's die together, no one lives forever)

Beaches and oceans, earth is quaking

That’s my heart that you were breaking

Wish you could see me when I’m lying in bed

My eyes are blinded by your stars

My blood is blushing so red

(Oh my God)

I can see you in my head again

Arrows of roses shoot me dead again

Wish you could see me when I’m lying in bed

My eyes are blinded by your stars

My blood is blushing so red

(Oh my God)

I can see you in my head again

Arrows of roses shoot me dead again

(Let my car run out) Let my car run out

(I won't scream or shout) I won't scream or shout

(Let's die together, no one lives forever)

'Cause I feel like I’m in heaven, dancing with an angel

(Let my car run out, I won't scream or shout)

Cars burn out, lost my breath now

(Let's die together, no one lives forever)

'Cause I feel like I am falling through the clouds

Hope we’re on the same wavelength

Hope you don’t think that I’m crazy

Beaches and oceans for my baby

Hurry up, and come and save me

I can’t quite hear what you’re saying

Because my body started shaking

Beaches and oceans, earth is quaking

That’s my heart that you were breaking

(No one lives forever-ever-ever-ever-ever-ever)

(No one lives forever-ever-ever-ever-ever-ever)

(No one lives forever-ever-ever-ever-ever-ever)

(No one lives forever-ever-ever-ever-ever-ever)

(No one lives forever-ever-ever-ever-ever-ever)

## Trivia

* In an interview for Coup The Main, Charli said that this is one of her favorite songs she's even written at the time of *True Romance* because it feels powerful to her when she sings it live.
* Charli performed this song with Sky Ferreira on tour in 2012.

## References

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1. ↑ https://www.coupdemainmagazine.com/interviews/interview-charli-xcx-her-debut-album-true-romance
2. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8enhaXnWtE4