Gracie Abrams Reveals Why One of Her Rawest Tracks Made Her Want to “Rip Her Eyeballs Out”
Singer-songwriter Gracie Abrams is opening up about the emotional toll behind her vulnerable songwriting, admitting that one particular track from her third studio album, Daughter from Hell, was nearly impossible for her to revisit after recording it.
Sitting down on the latest episode of Jake Shane’s Therapuss podcast, the 26-year-old artist reflected on her creative process, candidly sharing that she spent months avoiding her song “Look at My Life” due to the painful headspace it captured.
Confronting Painful Memories Through Songwriting
For Abrams, the aversion to the track was tied directly to the emotional low point during which it was written:
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The Lingering Discomfort: “I really didn’t like that song until recently,” Abrams confessed. “I wrote it when I was not feeling good. It took like six months until I could hear it again and not want to rip my eyeballs out.”
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The Cathartic Aftermath: The singer explained that hearing the raw lyrics immediately transported her back to a period of intense personal unhappiness, making the playback process agonizing until enough time had passed to provide emotional distance.
Masterclass on the Road: Lessons from Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour
Elsewhere in the conversation, Abrams looked back on her career-defining run as an opening act on Taylor Swift’s record-breaking Eras Tour across dates in 2023 and 2024, describing the experience as an unparalleled industry education:
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Observing a Titan: “It was the masterclass, you know what I mean?” Abrams shared. “You get to watch this titan of the industry, top-down, make the experience for every single person who ever attended, but every single person who works to make it happen, the best version of the experience that it could be.”
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Unshakable Work Ethic: Abrams praised Swift’s ability to compartmentalize personal hardship to deliver for her audience every night. “You would never know if she was sick. You would never know if her heart was aching, for she’s just giving it everything and doing it with grace and warmth. She’s just this fiercely brilliant singular, kind of alien.”
Abrams added that the supportive, “summer vibes” backstage environment reinforced one vital takeaway for her own touring career: no matter what personal turmoil happens behind the scenes, the show must always go on.