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How Long

from Grey by Grete

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This song progresses into a darker, more twisted space. This is created by dissonant chords, biting and distorted guitar leads, heavy drums, rhythmic bass and Grete’s soaring vocals. The track is punctuated with glitchy details and electronic sparkles, contributing to the cosmic scale of the song. Influences for the song include Halsey, Hiatus Kaiyote Yebba, Jasmine Sullivan. The song lyrically encompasses the feeling of being stuck behind a wall put up by the other person in a relationship, and painting a fantasy of what could be if the wall was broken down, instead of turning around and walking away.

lyrics

Facing the wall that you’ve built,
Looking for the door to come in
Tonight, to you.

Counting the number of days,
Workdays, the long waits, delays.
How long? How long?

Climbing on the mountain of fire
Burned and alone, at least I have grown.
Hope is on the top, yes, I know,
But how long to fight, we don’t have time.

And I I keep on painting,
The same painting,
On the same wall,
On the same wall.

Asking to see through the colours,
Deep dark and unpleasant colours.
For how long? For how long?

The painting isn’t us, it’s the mess,
The one that we’re in, the time when I win.
And opening my heart and my soul,
But where will it go if you locked the door.

And I I keep on painting,
The same painting,
On the same wall,
On the same wall.

I can’t seem to find the way to
Somehow get to you.
But the painting will remain
And I’ll be waiting too.

credits

from Grey, released June 7, 2024
Music, lyrics and production - Grete Eitmantyte.
Production - Sam Cooper

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Grete Manchester, UK

Born in Lithuania, based in Manchester,UK.
Singer, songwriter and producer.
If you like jazzy, soulful, r&b music with some spice, you're in the right place!

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