GRRRLS

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* 5 Year Anniversary edition

**GRRRLS** is a popular song by Australian singer-songwriter AViVA, which was released as a single on October 13th, 2017. It is included in her first studio album, VOLUME I (2020). With its catchy melody, powerful lyrics, and unique style of dark pop, "**GRRRLS**" has become AViVA's most well-known and highly streamed song to date, with over 100 million views on YouTube and over 200 million streams on Spotify.

## Background

The official trailer for the song was released on October 11th, 2017. It was the first song released under the AViVA name, and was the first track on *VOLUME I.*

On June 17, 2022, AViVA released a 5 Year Anniversary Edition album of GRRRLS, which included 6 new versions of GRRRLs.

## **Theme**

"It's about not fitting in and not wanting to fit in, and that is truly honest, because I have never felt like I fit in the conventional sense of the word. And that's not an original feeling: a lot of people feel like that. And I guess that I just want to express that that's okay, and if you do feel like that, you're not alone, because there's at least one other person that feels like that, if not everybody at some point in their life. And GRRRLS has that not fitting in, not wanting to fit in element, but it also has the component of the 'Got to get to my throne.' And that 'Got to get to my throne' is what makes it different and what drives it apart, and to me, that's super important because you need to take ownership of who you are, and to be really confident, you've got to believe in your dreams and your ability to pursue them."

- AViVA

## **Lyrics**

**[Verse 1]**

Fake faces hiding everywhere

Made up, make-up, made up stares

To hide their stolen air

Don't look too close, don't you dare

Stupid seems to be in the air, in the air, everywhere

Blameless, I'll shatter through the glare

Make it, take it, they won't share

**[Pre-Chorus]**

I can't fake it, I'll just make it on my own

I can't blame them, I'll just maim them on my throne

I can't fake it, I'll just make it on my own

I can't blame them, I've just got to get to my throne

**[Chorus]**

I am the latest colors, I sing the newest songs

I read all the lyrics so I can sing along

I am the latest colors, I stand above my throne

Waiting for an invite to never come along

I am the latest colors, I sing the newest songs

I read all the lyrics so I can sing along

I am the latest colors, I hate the newest songs

I can't stand the lyrics, I'd never sing along

**[Post-Chorus]**

I'll never sing along

La-la-la-la-la-la-la

La-la-la-la-la-la-la

I'll never sing along

La-la-la-la-la-la-la

La-la-la-la-la-la-la

I'll never sing along

**[Verse 2]**

Trade places, staggered truth or dare

Only ask it if you care

Trace back to all the millionaires

Snake oil traders, no one shares

Soulless and stealing what they dare

Hold your deck to your chest

Faceless, nobody is your friend

Make it, take it, they won't share

**[Pre-Chorus]**

I can't fake it, I'll just make it on my own

I can't blame them, I'll just maim them on my throne

I can't fake it, I'll just make it on my own

I can't blame them, I've just got to get to my throne

**[Chorus]**

I am the latest colors, I sing the newest songs

I read all the lyrics so I can sing along

I am the latest colors, I hate the newest songs

I can't stand the lyrics, I'd never sing along

**[Post-Chorus]**

I'll never sing along

La-la-la-la-la-la-la

La-la-la-la-la-la-la

I'll never sing along

La-la-la-la-la-la-la

La-la-la-la-la-la-la

I'll never sing along

**[Bridge]**

I'll never sing along, I'll never sing along

La-la-la-la-la-la-la

La-la-la-la-la-la-la, on my own

La-la-la-la-la-la-la

La-la-la-la-la-la-la, on my throne

La-la-la-la-la-la-la

La-la-la-la-la-la-la, on my own

La-la-la-la-la-la-la

La-la-la-la-la-la-la, get to my throne

**[Chorus]**

I am the latest colors, I sing the newest songs

I read all the lyrics so I can sing along

I am the latest colors, I stand above my throne

Waiting for an invite to never come along

I am the latest colors, I sing the newest songs

I read all the lyrics so I can sing along

I am the latest colors, I hate the newest songs

I can't stand the lyrics, I'd never sing along

**[Outro]**

I'll never sing along

I can't fake it, I'll just make it on my own

I'll never sing along

I can't blame them, I'll just maim them on my throne

I'll never sing along

I can't fake it, I'll just make it on my own

I'll never sing along

I can't blame them, I've just got to get to my throne

## **Video**

⌠AViVA⌡ GRRRLS OFFICIAL VIDEOOfficial Video
## **Alternate Versions**

AViVA - GRRRLS (INSTRUMENTAL)Instrumental Version

## GRRRLS MASHUP

### Writer(s)

Aviva Payne, Jeff Bass, Luis Resto, Marshall Mathers, Matais Coulter, Jean-Paul Fung, Tyler Joseph, Mike Elizondo, Jeremy Dussolliet, Melanie Martinez, Tim Sommers

**GRRRLS MASHUP** is a mashup cover of GRRRLS. It includes GRRRLS, Lose Yourself by Eminem, Heathens by Twenty One Pilots, and Carousel by Melanie Martinez.

#### **Lyrics**

**[Eminem - Lose Yourself]**

His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy

He's nervous, but on the surface he looks calm and ready

**[AViVA - GRRRLS]**

'Cause there's fake faces hiding everywhere

Made up, make-up, made up stares

To hide their stolen air

Don’t look too close, don’t you dare

**[​Twenty One Pilots - Heathens]**

'Cause, all my friends are heathens, take it slow

Wait for them to ask you who you know

Please don't make any sudden moves

**[Melanie Martinez - Carousel]**

When you're round and round like a horse on a carousel

We go, will I catch up to love? I can never tell

Bye

**[AViVA - GRRRLS]**

La-la-la-la-la-la-la

La-la-la-la-la-la-la

La-la-la-la-la-la-la

La-la-la-la-la-la-la

**[Twenty One Pilots - Heathens]**

We don't deal with outsiders very well

They say newcomers have a certain smell

You have trust issues, not to mention

They say they can smell your intentions

**[AViVA - GRRRLS]**

I am the latest colors, I sing the newest songs

I read all the lyrics, so I can sing along

I am the latest colors, I hate the newest songs

I can’t stand the lyrics, I’d never sing along

La-la-la-la-la-la-la

La-la-la-la-la-la-la

La-la-la-la-la-la-la

La-la-la-la-la-la-la

**[Melanie Martinez - Carousel]**

Come, come one, come all

You must be this tall

To ride this ride, at the carnival

Come, come take my hand

Run through playland

So high, too high

**[AViVA - GRRRLS]**

Gotta get to my throne

I can’t fake it, I’ll just make it on my own (on my own)

**[Melanie Martinez - Carousel]**

Round and round like a horse on a carousel, we ride

**[AViVA - GRRRLS]**

I can’t blame them, I’ll just maim them on my throne (on my throne)

**[Melanie Martinez - Carousel]**

Will I catch up to love? I can never tell

But I

**[AViVA - GRRRLS]**

I can’t fake it, I’ll just make it on my own (on my own)

**[Melanie Martinez - Carousel]**

Round and round like a horse on a carousel

**[AViVA - GRRRLS]**

I can’t blame them, I’ll just maim them on my throne (on my throne)

**[Twenty One Pilots - Heathens]**

I don't deal with outsiders very well

**[AViVA - GRRRLS]**

Got to get to my throne

## Videos

⌠AViVA⌡ - GRRRLS - HEATHENS (MASHUP COVER)GRRRLS Mashup Cover⌠AViVA⌡ - GRRRLS MASHUP (Acoustic Studio cover)GRRRLS Mashup Acoustic Studio Cover
## **Trivia**

* The cover art for the single was made by Max Prentis.
* The name of the song is a reference to the Riot Grrrl movement.
* GRRRLS is the first of two songs to receive a mashup, with the second being DROWN.

## **References**

1. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMlDfep8OXU&pp=ygUUYXZpdmEgZ3JycmxzIHRyYWlsZXI%3D
2. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47PvTL6mGt4