She is acknowledging that her feelings and thoughts about herself can be somewhat negative or opposite of what God says.
She’s telling God about all these things going on in her head and she’s hurting. With “You Say,” Lauren has put prayer to music. Remind me once again just who I am because I need to know I keep fighting voices in my mind that say I’m not enoughĮvery single lie that tells me I will never measure upĪm I more than just the sum of every high and every low? And so this song for me was just a reminder of identity.” Lauren wrote a short article for CCM Magazine on the reason she wrote “You Say” stating, “I think a lot of times we build these complexes based on insecurity, based on fear, based on rejection, and lies that we have to constantly overcome. They’re a reminder to our souls of what God has already told us 1,000 times in His word: We are loved, strong, held, and we are His. The lyrics in “You Say” are deep and honest. The wonderful thing about “You Say” is that it’s not a song over-saturated by instruments and sounds the sole focus is the lyrics and the message behind them. This causes the listener’s attention to focus solely on the words she sings. Then suddenly, all instruments except piano and some strings drop out for the third verse. The strings and piano are louder, the choir behind Lauren has increased, and the drums are pounding away. This gives a steady, “marching forward” feeling to the song, as if encouraging the listener to keep pressing forward.Įven into the second chorus, the song is still building. It’s entirely driven by the bass drum and the toms. The drummer doesn’t use cymbals, except the occasional high-hat. Her voice remains strong and commanding throughout the song, even on the quieter parts.Īs the drums come in during verse two, their beat is reminiscent of a slow, tribal, marching rhythm. While she’s singing through the first verse and chorus, the instruments are low and quiet, then build during the second verse. It fits this song perfectly because her voice conveys so much emotion. She has a gravelly, hoarse tone when she sings in the lower register, but once she starts to project and sing higher, her voice becomes clear and bright. Lauren’s voice is incredibly unique and beautiful. The song starts off gently just a piano, some vocal “ooh” sounds mixed with strings, and her vocals.
Because of Lauren’s obedience, they’ve now all heard what God says about them and how much He loves them. She’s performed on Good Morning America, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, and The Ellen Show (do you know how many MILLIONS of people watch those shows?). Lauren was even awarded a 2019 Grammy for Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song. It’s playing on Top 40 stations, secular pop stations, and other adult contemporary stations. This song isn’t just playing on Christian radio stations, either. It has since spent 35 weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot Christian Songs chart, which is the longest of any solo artist in the chart’s history! It rocketed to the top of the charts almost instantly. The raw emotion and conviction she put into this song resonated deeply and spread like wildfire. In July of 2018, Lauren Daigle released the song “You Say” as the lead single of her up-coming album Look Up Child and it shook the Christian music world.