Posted by With Risk, Gracie Abrams announces her second album: it’s a song about unrequited love, let’s discover the lyrics and their meaning.
Risk is the song released by Gracie Abrams in May 2024, announcing her second album, The Secret of Us, set for release in June. As usual, her music is a beautiful descent into love, emotions, and conflicting feelings: in Risk, the lyrics describe the inner fight the singer is experiencing in front of a man she is in love with. Things are not always easy to interpret: in this article, we will explore the song lyrics and their meaning. You’ll also find the complete lyrics and the official video at the end.
Risk: the meaning of the lyrics
Risk is a song about falling in love with someone who doesn’t return your feelings: in the lyrics, Gracie Abrams admits that it’s a mistake, she’s aware of the risks involved, but she consciously decides to follow her feelings.
According to the first lyrics, this man is taken. He even bought a house, usually a sign of commitment to the girl he’s with. All these signs prove a simple truth: we should not insist; we should avoid falling in love. Nevertheless, the singer seems completely caught by him. The chorus explains it clearly:
God, I’m actually invested
Haven’t even met him
Watch this be the wrong thing, classic
Gracie Abrams is surprised by how involved she is. She’s obviously experiencing strong feelings; she can’t resist the turbulence inside her. Her rational part knows she should walk away, but she just can’t: she’s going to drown in this sea of emotions, embracing the consequences of her actions.
I’m jumpin’ in the deep end
It’s more fun to swim in
Heard the risk is drowning, but I’m gonna take it
What’s the meaning of this decision? What happens when you intentionally fall in love with someone who’s not yours? The only thing you can do is live the relationship in your imagination: Gracie Abrams describes her perspective as a dream where the man does what she sincerely wishes for.
Holding my breath like I met someone
Knowing damn well that I haven’t been touched by you
In my head, you’re in the car, and you’re comin’ to me
And you get to my door, and you can’t even speak
But I think that it’s sweet, yeah, I think that you’re sweet
It’s a dangerous game, and she knows it. The illusions of love were already the main topic of another single, Difficult, which we analyzed here. This time, the illusion is what she’s intentionally building. She longs for an intense connection and is ready to experience it, even if it’s just in her imagination. This is going to break her, and she has no problem with it: she will just wait for the moment the consequence will take place.
I’m gonna bend ’til I break
And you’ll be my favorite mistake
I wish you could hold me, here shakin’
You’re the risk, I’m gonna take it
Why aren’t you here in my bedroom?
In conclusion, Risk describes a love mistake Gracie Abrams is consciously making, and the lyrics have a clear meaning: I will fall in love with you; I want to experience this strong feeling, even though you won’t return it. I know I will get hurt; I’m perfectly aware of the risk, yet I will continue in this direction. Once again, the singer offers us an intense journey inside her emotional life, describing an inner conflict many of us experienced.
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The official video and the complete lyrics
Look at me now
Said I wouldn’t do it, but I hunted you down
Know you had a girl, but it didn’t work out
Know you bought a house, but you had to move out, and
I’m not proud
Guess I’m just scared of you shootin’ it down
You can just talk, and I’ll stare at your mouth
You could be bad, but I wanna find out, and
And I wake up in the middle of the night
With the light on, and I feel like I could die
‘Cause you’re not here, and it don’t feel right
‘Cause you’re not here
God, I’m actually invested
Haven’t even met him
Watch this be the wrong thing, classic
God, I’m jumpin’ in the deep end
It’s more fun to swim in
Heard the risk is drowning, but I’m gonna take it
I’m gonna take it
Oh-oh, oh, woah-oh
Isn’t it fun thinkin’ I’m right when I’m probably wrong?
Holding my breath like I met someone
Knowing damn well that I haven’t been touched by you
In my head, you’re in the car, and you’re comin’ to me
And you get to my door, and you can’t even speak
But I think that it’s sweet, yeah, I think that you’re sweet
And I wake up (I wake up) in the middle of the night (Night)
With the light on, and you’re not here
God, I’m actually invested
Haven’t even met him
Watch this be the wrong thing, classic
God, I’m jumpin’ in the deep end
It’s more fun to swim in
Heard the risk is drowning, but I’m gonna take it
I’m gonna bend ’til I break
And you’ll be my favorite mistake
I wish you could hold me, here shakin’
You’re the risk, I’m gonna take it
Why aren’t you here in my bedroom?
Hopelessly boring without you
Too soon to tell you “I love you”
Too soon to tell you “I love you”
God, I’m actually invested
Think I really want this
I’m not even kidding
No, I’m actually invested
Haven’t even met yet
Wish that I was kidding, I’m not and I hate it
God, I’m actually invested
Haven’t even met yet
Watch this be the wrong thing, classic
God, I’m jumpin’ in the deep end
It’s more fun to swim in
Heard the risk is drowning, but I’m gonna take it
(Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh)
I’m gonna take it
Heard the risk is drowning, but I’m gonna take it
Too soon to tell you “I love you”
Too soon to tell you “I love you”
Too soon to tell you “I love you”
You’re the risk, I’m gonna take it