“You Say” by Lauren Daigle

As with most Christian hits, “You Say” is based on popular ideologies associated with the religion. In this case the addressee of the song, i.e. the titular “You”, would be God Himself. And the aforementioned idea which lies at the center of the tune is His unfailing love.

And to put this point across, Lauren Daigle premises the featured narrative on her own inadequacies. In other words, there are times when she feels like she’s not measuring up. This can be the result of her own negative inner voices, but trying to identify the source of these feelings is more or less beside the point.

Rather what the focus is on is that no matter what she may be going through, God is the constant who reinforces her strength and sense of self-worth. That is to say that the fact that He has declared her a cherished, loved being enables her to find comfort and resilience even when outside of that she may be feeling like the pits. Or, as is illustrated in the second verse, she considers God’s opinion to be superior to her own. Additionally, she is asserting that even when her inner resolve fails, God’s strengthening is constant.

So conclusively, as the title suggest, Lauren is more inclined to tune her mind into what God ‘says’ as opposed to her own personal frame of thought.

Facts about “You Say”

On 13 July 2018, this became the first single issued by Centricity Music from Lauren’s third album, “Look Up Child”.

Lauren Daigle co-wrote “You Say” along with the track’s producers, Jason Ingram and Paul Mabury.

This song holds a number of distinctions. For instance, it spent a record 65 weeks (the previous record was 61) on top of Billboard’s Christian Songs chart. It also topped Billboard’s Adult Contemporary list and appeared on 5 Billboard charts altogether, including breaking the top 40 of the Hot 100.  That is to say it was a crossover hit, being the first song in history to top both the Christian Songs and Adult Contemporary charts.

Overall “You Say” charted in over a dozen nations, including the likes of China and Mexico, in addition to being certified double-Platinum in the US and Canada.

Moreover “You Say” won both a Grammy Award (Best Contemporary Christina Music Performance/Song) and Billboard Music Award (Best Christian Song) in 2019.

And the first time Lauren Daigle performed it live was during the GMA Dove Awards – a ceremony which recognizes the top Christian musicians in the United States – during 2018. And in 2019, at the same ceremony “You Say” actually won Song of the Year.

In terms of how Lauren personally prescribes this song to her life, she uses it to remind herself to remain humble amidst her aforementioned success.