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A track from Grimes' fifth album Miss Anthropocene. It is a slow, dramatic piano ballad where Grimes' voice is the main feature.
Grimes spoke about the song during her Live Podcast with Sean Carroll:
It makes more sense … Yeah, the stories are great. And it’s just … I was like, “Well, who are the...
[Verse 1]
Oh, you're all I know
But what can I do if I can't see you? It's too bright
Broken glass that shines like Northern Lights
So I pray, but the world burns
And still, you need to come first
So I don't know where you stand
[Pre-Chorus]
Are you a man?
Are you something I can't stand?
[Chorus]
Hands reaching out for new gods
You can't give me what I want
[Verse 2]
But what do I know? Oh
What do I know?
I wanna let go, I
I wanna, wanna, wanna let go
[Pre-Chorus]
I wear black eyeliner, black attire, yeah
So take me higher and higher and higher
[Bridge]
But the world is a sad place, baby
Only brand new gods can save me
Only brand new gods can save me
Only brand new gods
[Chorus]
Hands reaching out for new gods
You can't give me what I want
Hands reaching out for new gods
You can't give me what I want
New Gods was written by Grimes.
New Gods was produced by Grimes.
I really wish I started the record with this song. I just wanted to write the thesis down: It’s about how the old gods sucked—well, I don’t want to say they sucked, but how the old gods have definitely let people down a bit. If you look at old polytheistic religions, they’re sort of pre-technology....