In September 2016, at age 12, she won the eleventh season of NBC's America's Got Talent singing her original songs. In December 2016, VanderWaal released her first EP, Perfectly Imperfect, on the Columbia Records label. She has performed at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Madison Square Garden, the opening and closing of the 2017 Special Olympics World Winter Games in Austria, various benefit concerts, the Austin City Limits Music Festival and on several television talk shows. She won the 2017 Radio Disney Music Award for Best New Artist and a Teen Choice Award, has been named to Billboard magazine's 21 Under 21 list of fast-rising young music stars in three consecutive years (2016โ2018), received the 2017 Billboard Women in Music Rising Star Award, and is the youngest person ever included in Forbes' 30 Under 30 Music List.
In November 2017, VanderWaal released a full-length album, Just the Beginning, and then she conducted her first concert tour. She toured in the summer of 2018, opening for Imagine Dragons.
Burned
Grace VanderWaal Lyrics
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Doing this alone
You don't need to save me
Oh, how I've grown
I am capable of everything you can see
But now I want to change
Oh little boy, when will you learn?
You don't play with fire
Unless you wanna get burned
Wanna get burned
Just blow out the candles
Oh, how the tables they've turned
You don't play with fire
Unless you wanna get burned
You wanna get burned
Wanna get burned
Wanna, wanna get burned
Something's just so crazy
Things you'll never know
There's always that I would maybe
That keeps stringing you along
'Cause I am capable of everything you can see
But now I want to change
Just blow out the candles
Oh, little boy, when will you learn?
You don't play with fire
Unless you wanna get burned
Wanna get burned
Blow out the candles
Oh, how the tables they've turned
You don't play with fire
Unless you wanna get burned
Wanna get burned
What is that, that I see
Floating right in front of me
Lock the doors, try to leave
But now it's clear to me
You didn't blow out the candles
Oh, little boy, you'll never learn
You don't play with fire
But you're already burned
You're already burned
Blow out the candles
Oh, little boy, you'll never learn
You don't play with fire
But you're already burned
You're already burned
Wanna get burned
Wanna, wanna get burned, burned
Wanna get burned
Wanna, wanna get burned, burned
Wanna get burned
Wanna, wanna get burned (get burned, get burned, get burned, get burned, get burned, get burned)
The song "Burned" by Grace VanderWaal is an open and honest reflection on the consequences of playing with fire, whether it be in a literal or metaphorical sense. The first verse addresses someone who thinks the singer is "crazy" for pursuing something alone, but the singer asserts that they are "capable of everything you can see." However, they recognize that they need to change and grow, and the chorus warns against playing with fire, as it will only lead to getting burned.
The second verse continues the theme of taking risks and chasing after something that may be unpredictable or even dangerous, with the lines "Something's just so crazy / Things you'll never know." The bridge introduces a sense of foreboding, with a mysterious object floating in front of the singer and a command to "lock the doors, try to leave." The final verse brings the song full-circle, as the singer realizes that the person they were warning not to play with fire has indeed been burned.
Overall, "Burned" is a cautionary tale about taking risks and recognizing the consequences of one's actions. It warns against being overconfident and not considering the possible outcomes of one's choices.
Line by Line Meaning
You tell me that I'm crazy
Someone is telling me that I'm crazy.
Doing this alone
I am doing something alone.
You don't need to save me
I do not need someone to save me.
Oh, how I've grown
I have grown over time.
I am capable of everything you can see
I am capable of anything that can be seen.
But now I want to change
I want to change.
Just blow out the candles
Put out the candles.
Oh little boy, when will you learn?
A little boy needs to learn something.
You don't play with fire
Do not play with fire.
Unless you wanna get burned
Unless you want to get burned.
Wanna get burned
Wanting to get burned.
Oh, how the tables they've turned
Things have changed around completely.
Something's just so crazy
Something is crazy.
Things you'll never know
There are things you will never know.
There's always that I would maybe
There is always a possibility.
That keeps stringing you along
Something is keeping you hanging on.
What is that, that I see
I see something in front of me.
Floating right in front of me
Something is floating in front of me.
Lock the doors, try to leave
Trying to lock doors and leave.
But now it's clear to me
Now I understand something clearly.
You didn't blow out the candles
You did not put out the candles.
Oh, little boy, you'll never learn
The little boy will never learn.
But you're already burned
But you have already been burned.
Wanna, wanna get burned
Wanting to get burned multiple times.
(get burned, get burned, get burned, get burned, get burned, get burned)
Repeating the desire to get burned.
Lyrics ยฉ Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: GRACE VANDERWAAL, SEAN DOUGLAS
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@_smol_potat0_690
Lyrics:
You tell me that I'm crazy
Doing this alone
You don't need to save me
Oh, how I've grown
I am capable of everything you can see
But now I want to change
Just blow out the candles
Oh little boy, when will you learn?
You don't play with fire
Unless you wanna get burned
Wanna get burned
Just blow out the candles
Oh, how the tables they've turned
You don't play with fire
Unless you wanna get burned
You wanna get burned
Wanna get burned
Wanna, wanna get burned
Something's just so crazy
Things you'll never know
There's always that I would maybe
That keeps stringing you along
'Cause I am capable of everything you can see
But now I want to change
Just blow out the candles
Oh, little boy, when will you learn?
You don't play with fire
Unless you wanna get burned
Wanna get burned
Blow out the candles
Oh, how the tables they've turned
You don't play with fire
Unless you wanna get burned
Wanna get burned
What is that, that I see
Floating right in front of me
Lock the doors, try to leave
But now it's clear to me
You didn't blow out the candles
Oh, little boy, you'll never learn
You don't play with fire
But you're already burned
You're already burned
Blow out the candles
Oh, little boy, you'll never learn
You don't play with fire
But you're already burned
You're already burned
Wanna get burned
Wanna, wanna get burned, burned
Wanna get burned
Wanna, wanna get burned, burned
Wanna get burned
Wanna, wanna get burned (get burned, get burned, get burned, get burned, get burned, get burned)
@cerealbonks9269
"Burned"
You tell me that I'm crazy
Doing this alone
You don't need to save me
Oh how I've grown
I am capable of everything you can see but now I want to change
Just blow out the candles
Oh little boy when will you learn
You don't play with fire
Unless you wanna get burned
Wanna get burned
Blow out the candles
Oh how the tables they've turned
You don't play with fire
Unless you wanna get burned
Wanna get burned
Wanna get burned
Wanna wanna get burned
Something's just sound crazy
Things you'll never know
But there's always that one "maybe"
That keeps stringing you along
I am capable of everything you can see but now I want to change
Just blow out the candles
Oh little boy when will you learn
You don't play with fire
Unless you wanna get burned
Wanna get burned
Blow out the candles
Oh how the tables they've turned
You don't play with fire
Unless you wanna get burned
Wanna get burned
What is that, that I see
Floating right in front of me?
Lock the doors, try to leave
Now it's clear to me
You didn't blow out the candles
Oh little boy, you'll never learn
You don't play with fire
But you're already burned
Already burned
Blow out the candles
Oh little boy you've never learned
You don't play with fire
'Cause you're already burned
You're already burned
Already burned...
@malaikahshah3527
Her voice is so mature....it's unbelievable that she's so young...such a talented girl! I'm honestly inspired.
@bridcusack5092
Agreed
@Augusts-daisies
If only I had the confidence. ๐
@Kai-hi2ii
@@charizoom9134 i don't know who that is but if they're as good as grace that's frickin amazing
@hi_hello7410
๐๐๐
@karinali1564
Can we take a minute to appreciate the fact that she is a 13-year-old writing music better than most artists out there??!
@ericthomas6589
C minor. Good luck. Fairly simple
@justlana.m3915
Karina Li tru dat
@jayrkulit6205
I KNOW RIGHT...! maybe her sister was helping her to make a song. lol
@daniaamani960
Agree