My Name is Dark (Art Mix)
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My Name is Dark (Art Mix) by Grimes
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“My Name is Dark”, originally titled “That’s What the Drugs Are For”, was first heard as a small snippet for Apple’s “Behind the Mac” ad campaign. The track has since undergone many changes since that commercial snippet, now being a heavier nu-metal song. According to Grimes the song is about her in...
My Name is Dark (Art Mix) Lyrics
[Verse 1]
So, we party when the sun goes low
Imminent annihilation sounds so dope
I'm not shy but I refuse to speak
Because I don't trust you to understand me
[Pre-Chorus]
You know me as the girl who plays with fire
But this is the song I wrote you in the dark
[Chorus]
(I hear they're calling my name)
I'm not gonna sleep anymore
(I hear they're calling my name)
I'm not gonna sleep anymore
The boys are such a bore, the girls are such a bore
I never trust the government and pray to God for sure, yeah
I don't need to sleep anymore
That's what the drugs are for
[Verse 2]
Every city has a place like this
Underneath the bridges where the tainted kiss
Put on "Bullet with Butterfly Wings"
So that I can sing along while I break things
[Pre-Chorus]
You know me as the girl who plays with fire
But this is the song I wrote you in the dark
Ooh, you know me as the girl who plays with fire
But this is the song I wrote you in the dark
[Chorus]
(I hear they're calling my name)
I'm not gonna sleep anymore
I'm not gonna sleep anymore
The boys are such a bore, the girls are such a bore
I never trust the government and pray to God for sure, yeah
I don't need to sleep anymore
That's what the drugs are for
[Bridge]
Paradise on my right, and h-h-hell on my left
The a-a-angel of death, right behind me
Paradise on my right, and h-h-hell on my left
The a-a-angel of death, right behind me
Paradise on my right, h-h-h-hell on my left
And the angel of death, she said to God
"Un-fuck the world, un-fuck the world
You stupid girl, you stupid girl"
[Refrain]
Oh, oh
I'm not gonna sleep anymore
I'm not gonna sleep anymore
[Chorus]
The boys are such a bore, the girls are such a bore
I never trust the government and pray to God for sure, yeah
I don't need to sleep anymore
That's what the drugs are for
That's what the drugs are for
(Anymore, that's what the drugs are for)
[Outro]
The boys are such a bore, the girls are such a bore
I never trust the government and pray to God for sure, yeah
The boys are such a bore, the girls are such a bore
I never trust the government and pray to God for sure, yeah
My Name is Dark (Art Mix) Q&A
Who wrote My Name is Dark (Art Mix)'s ?
My Name is Dark (Art Mix) was written by Grimes.
Who produced My Name is Dark (Art Mix)'s ?
My Name is Dark (Art Mix) was produced by Grimes.
When did Grimes release My Name is Dark (Art Mix)?
Grimes released My Name is Dark (Art Mix) on Fri Nov 29 2019.
How did the song come about?
The day I created this song, I think I was just in a super bummer mood. I was doing this thing where, I was just chasing my worst impulses. One of my favorite albums is, ‘A Downward Spiral’ by Nine Inch Nails. I think one reason that album is so good is that, in its dishonesty, it’s actually very ho...
Where does the title come from?
Well, the song was originally titled: “That’s what the drugs are for.” And then I was informed that I could not keep that title. So I was like, I have to think about it. “My name is dark” was at the top of my notes, which is still cool. I really wish the song was titled what the song should be title...
What was the writing process like?
Well basically I just played the bass like a baseline and then improvised over it. But the, “I’m not going to sleep anymore”, with like the big scream. I think that is actually the demo take. I started singing that and so I kept that because I was literally just jamming. Like a lot of the songs just...
How did you feel when you finished the track?
I really just felt like a powerful demon and I was just sick. I mean, this track took like 100 hours just in terms of the actual engineering of this track, like making it not sound like a pile of mush but also still enough mush—because I wanted it to sound like roaring beasts, like Leviathan in the...
What did Grimes say about "My Name is Dark (Art Mix)"?
It’s sort of written in character, but I was just in a really cranky mood. Like it’s just sort of me being a whiny little brat in a lot of ways. But it’s about political apathy—it’s so easy to be like, ‘Everything sucks. I don’t care.’ But I think that’s a very dangerous attitude, a very contagious...