Grace VanderWaal - Lion's Den (Official Video)

This song captured so well what a person goes through when put into the spotlight at a young age. From fans and producers expecting a specific image and regular results to the struggle to find your own self and image. I hope that you are doing well and I thank you for your music.

How is this artist not blown up by now. She has been nothing but amazing since day 1. Amazing doesn't even cut it. Her voice and lyrics are on another level!

It should be considered a crime that this video doesn't have a millions likes already, love every bit of it

Thank you everyone ❤️ This song is so special to me and I'm so happy to share it with y'all 🥰

Been a fan of Grace since the beginning and it’s so great to see how far she’s come! This is definitely some of her best work so far.

oh. my. gosh. knowing that she’s been put into the lime light at such a young age really puts into perspective how much she’s gone through; it’s evident through the lyrics and how she’s progressed. still, she’s amazing and a truly sincere/ vulnerable lyricist. it’s sort of haunting.

I come here to check her out after a while, and I'm impressed. She's growing🥺

Grace, this song is so raw. I’m praying for you sweetie. I can see the emotions and the struggle behind it. I see you. You are so talented, don’t lose who you are under it all. All the fame and money in the world won’t bring you peace in your life, you deserve both but don’t make that your focus. Write for yourself, sing for yourself, dance for yourself, love and live for yourself. Don’t let anyone change who you are inside. If the game comes it comes, if it doesn’t it doesn’t. You are already beautiful and perfect with or without it. I don’t know if you will see this comment or not but just know you have people out here rooting for you, the real you, not the act they want you to be. You don’t have to change or do anything you don’t want to do. Be your authentic self always. That’s who we all fell in love with. And that’s who we will continue to live and support no matter what.

truly one of her most vulnerable songs right next to Darkness Keeps Chasing Me. I think many of us don’t know how to be ourselves or don’t know what to do with ourselves, we crave things that feel good in the moment while knowing they’ll leave us feeling absolutely horrible tomorrow. Like Grace sings, we deliberately put ourselves in such frightening and dangerous situations to feel something again. Thank you for sharing this song with us! So so much love to you Grace!

1:51 her vocals in this part is just *chef's kiss*! the raspy vocals is what i absolutely love about her. it builds up emotions that make the song she sings much more heartfelt and powerful.

From that toothy smile on stage to a confidant young woman... you are far beyond just inspiration. Let the great songs keep coming Grace.

Grace is one of the most important artist/poets of our time, she is way beyond her years in introspection. I'm 71 and I love her music and soul.

It's like a sad/depressing but somewhat hopeful song. so so beautiful. When she sings “tryna get back to our child selves" it reminded me of her song "Lungs" where she said "little do we know that trying to be young is what is making us grow old" and as we inevitably grow old we have many moments were we find ourselves dancing in the Lion’s Den as well.

Her voice is the most beautiful thing I have ever heard

The part starting at 1:51 is amazing. Great pitch, control, and emotion. Fantastic.

For those commenting that Grace deserves more recognition, I do hope you are sharing this video to whatever social media accounts you hold. Create the world you want to see.

I love the rich deep tones she has in her voice now as an adult. It’s like her physical form is catching up to her spirit

Not what people were expecting and exactly what I love about it . This is Grace Vanderwaal people , it's her art , not your little fantasy next big thing .

Guys.. please understand that not every talented, beautiful, intelligent, and simply all-around amazing artist/singer has to "blow up"... what does blowing-up even mean? She has hundreds of thousands of clicks on every single video she puts out... she has millions of fans and records sold. Is she as famous as Rihanna, Beyoncé, or any so-called "A-listers"? No... but does she even want that? Does she want fame at the price of losing her privacy? Is she only an artist worth enjoying when/if she blows up? Why not just appreciate her music? She HAS MADE IT... as in, she's making a living by doing what she loves most. Yet, somehow... as I'm reading through the comments... It's still not good enough. And I'm pretty sure if she had "blown up" to be "the next Taylor Swift"... people would complain about her selling her soul, only wanting fame... fans would turn on her because she's "mainstream" now... It's always the same. Have you guys ever considered that she might be exactly where she wants to be, regarding her career, and her work-life balance? Why not just be happy for her, supporting her by actually spending money on her music, and paying for concert tickets? Not everyone, not even every artist wants to be famous to the point of losing every sense of privacy... especially at her tender age. She's still a child! 🙄🙏🏻

she deserves so much more recognition!!!