Fly To You

"**Fly To You**" is a song by Caroline Polachek, featuring Grimes and Dido. It appears on her fourth studio album, *Desire, I Want To Turn Into You* as the seventh track.

The track was written by Polachek, Grimes, Dido, Danny L Harle and produced by Polachek and Harle.

## Background

The track was announced on an Instagram video by Polachek on January 31, 2023. Previously, the track was believed to be a collaboration between Polachek, Grimes, and PinkPanthress. PinkPanthress' verse was replaced by Dido’s. On February 23, a demo featuring PinkPantheress was leaked online.

On February 17th, Caroline shared the track's history through a post on Instagram;

> @grimes and i had been ambiently plotting for years to make something together, but were never organized enough to make it happen. but the baby demo of Fly To You already felt like bridge between our worlds, this crystalline rave ballad that was somehow very comforting. I sent her the demo - she loved it and finally we had our moment to collab. ꩜
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> A few months later we met up at her house and wrote / recorded her verse at her home studio. It was such a thrill to watch her at work as a producer and engineer, so articulated with her sense of tone and layers and effects. We got stupidly excited as the picture came into focus, up til 7am at the computer, lit only by pink string lights, jacked up on some weird triple cold brew. ꩜
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> Much later, dreaming big dreams, I wrote @dido a letter asking if she’d also join the two of us the song, and was stunned to hear back from her that she loved it and was game. A matter of days later, I brought all my home studio gear and set up on the her porch, where Dido and I wrote and recorded her verse, singing together in the sunlight and fresh air. It was amazing to witness her clarity and precision firsthand, and a big deal to me that she so trustingly let me engineer. Her voice is instantly so singular and wonderful, i had chills on her first take. I’m still pinching myself ..
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> Beyond even their music, I credit both these brilliant artists with sculpting the landscape of our time, creating their own paradigms where where humanity and modernity aren’t at odds. It’s the biggest gift…really, it’s all about beauty. So it’s a massive honor to all braid our voices and perspectives here together on a song that, at the end of the day, is also about beauty. ꩜
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The cover was designed by Aiden Zamiri.

## Lyrics

[Verse 1: Grimes]

How I remember, how I forget

Wanted to hate you but love you instead

Violence made me gentle at last

Closer and closer and closer to you

Baby, I'm dying to find out

[Chorus: Caroline Polachek, Grimes]

(Hey) Ooh, I fly to you

(Hey) After all the tears, you're all I need (Hey)

I fly to you (Woo)

Not just somewhere, deep inside of me (Hey)

[Post-Chorus: Grimes]

Ah, ah (Hey)

Ah, ah (Hey)

Ah, ah (Woo)

Ah

[Verse 2: Dido]

Driving through the dark

Lost but I'm free

I'm looking for something

That nobody else can see

Will you still love me

After the bend?

Remember what's gone before

Not loaded with regret

[Chorus: Caroline Polachek, Grimes, Both]

(Hey) Ooh, I fly to you

(Hey) After all the tears, you're all I need (Hey)

I fly to you (Woo)

Not just somewhere, deep inside of me (Hey)

[Post-Chorus: Grimes]

(Hey)

(Hey)

(Woo)

[Chorus: Caroline Polachek, Grimes]

Mm, I fly to you

After all the tears, you're all I need

I fly to you

Not just somewhere deep inside of me

(How I remember)

I fly to you (How I forget)

(Wanted to hate you)

After all the tears, you're all I need (But love you instead)

(Violence made me)

I fly to you (Gentle at last)

(Closer and closer and closer to you)

Not just somewhere deep inside of me (Baby, I'm dying to find out)

[Outro: Dido]

I'm looking for something

That nobody else can see

Remember what's come before

Not loaded with regret

## Credits

##### Personnel

* **Caroline Polachek** - Vocals
* **Claire Elise Boucher** - Vocals
* **Dido Armstrong** - Vocals

##### Technical

* Written-By – **Caroline Polachek, Claire Elise Boucher, Dido Armstrong**
* Produced By – **Caroline Polachek, Danny L Harle**
* Mastered By – **Chris Gehringer**
* Mixed By – **Geoff Swan**
* Copyright © – **Caroline Polachek LLC**

## References

1. ↑ Polachek on Instagram - Video posted on January 31, 2023
2. ↑ Polachek on Instagram - "Fly To You" January 31, 2023

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"Pretty In Possible"
"Bunny Is A Rider
"Sunset"
"Crude Drawing Of An Angel"
"I Believe"

"**Fly To You (featuring. Grimes & Dido)**"
"Blood And Butter"
"Hopedrunk Everasking"
"Butterfly Net"
"Smoke"
"Billions"

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"Long Road Home"
"Dang"

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