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The Brightest Ones

by Freya

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1.
Charms 04:19
I lost my charms On my way back to me Where'd it come from? Like I'm hearing voices Walls contorting Staring at this bathroom floor How long have I been here? I should not be left alone I find I'm all alone in thinking to myself This pattern seems to show a certain sleight of hand Then I saw you And you calmed me down With your tested ways I can see again I lost my charms On my way back to me Where'd it come from? Like I'm hearing voices All this crying makes me sick Trading comfort for reasoning Thoughts they lose their patterns sometimes And I am barely breathing I find I'm all alone in thinking to myself This pattern seems to show a certain sleight of hand
2.
Safe Space 03:31
Flow on my sea Drink from the ice that's pushing us down Try hard to breathe It's only for a moment so stay Right here with me I only try and capture what's real Look out to see I'm standing You're waiting We pause Look back We cast our eyes to the side Washed out Unplanned At least the name we chose still sticks Slow down We pack For journeys they won't find Washed out Unplanned At least the name we chose still sticks for you Move forward please Stop getting stuck You're better than this And honestly (With all the time I spend inside) It's getting hard to see you like this So stay with me Our only time is staring us down Look back at me (I like the way you smile) I'm standing in wait We pause Look back We cast our eyes to the side Washed out Unplanned At least the name we chose still sticks Slow down We pack For journeys they won't find Washed out Unplanned (I like the way you smile) (Oh my tongue is tied I find you're not the same but my My tongue is tied I find you're not the same) We pause Look back We cast our eyes to the side Washed out Unplanned At least the name we chose still sticks Slow down We pack For journeys they won't find Washed out Unplanned At least the name we chose still sticks for you
3.
Rivers 06:10
Sung to I'm increasing Sung through I'm lost Sung to I'm increasing Sung through I'm lost with you All these lights on crowning heads force me to make my bed Sensible and thrown away I'm left behind All along the pattern seems to show a sleight of hand How I miss you now Trade back and forth Invest some time in me All time sleep well Interesting pass-times Times could be We shall see Times would be nice Times could be We shall see Times would be nice with you On the floor is where we stayed until the lights came back In your arms is where I rest I'm not alone All along a friend could see that there was more to me How I'll miss you soon Trade back and forth Invest some time in me All time sleep well Interesting pass-times Trade back and forth Invest some time in me All time sleep well Interesting pass-times Sung to I'm increasing Sung through I'm lost Sung to I'm increasing Sung through I'm lost with you Times could be We shall see Times would be nice Times could be We shall see Times would be nice with you All I want is all I see Is all I want is all I see Sung to I'm increasing Sung through I'm lost Sung to I'm increasing Sung through I'm lost with you Is all I want is all I see Is all I want is all I see
4.
Shadow 03:59
And in their heads you'll find Never a space for your thoughts to lie On their own On their own And with a snap they rise Looking for another way to sever ties All alone All alone And in their heads you'll find Never a space for your thoughts to lie On their own On their own (Please play me back home Home) And with a snap they rise Looking for another way to sever ties All alone All alone (Please take me back home) And in between their signs Failing to discover what's before their eyes Simple things we find altogether Still the brightest ones keep on telling us they know what's up Never quite caught my attention And in between their signs Failing to discover what's before their eyes Simple things we find altogether (Please play me back home Home) Still the brightest ones keep on telling us they know what's up Never quite caught my attention (Please take me back home) Please play me back home Home Please take me back home
5.
Her Outline 03:55
So drift among the world anew What have I found? Those tricks you play on your own self Just leave me alone Start simplifying severed ties Served signed and old Conspire to keep them at your feet Still keep them at bay So drag me back to where I'm from I can't see The tracks that you've laid down for me Oh take me away Such single scented sense I am Sinned sworn and bold Crush cries to colour my own keep You know I can't stay This injury's not one to see Of course I can face it myself Stuck in the woodwork of living Oh my god Sun crack the skins of my intentions Peel away the scars and cover up Who let the youth decide where she'd remain for all her time? Who set it up if not her? If not her outline Sun crack the skins of my intentions Peel away the scars and cover up Who let the youth decide where she'd remain for all her time? Who set it up if not her? If not her outline
6.
Okay I know that you said Okay I know that you read me back home Okay I know that you said Okay I know that you read me back home Okay I know that you said All I want is to be loved Okay I know that you read me back home All I want Okay I know that you said All I want is to be loved Okay I know that you read me back home All I want Okay I know that you said Okay I know that you read me Okay I know that you said All I want is to be loved Okay I know that you read me back home All I want Okay I know that you said All I want is to be loved Okay I know that you read me back home All I want
7.
And it is fine with me Though I've got work in the morning I should got to sleep But I feel just fine And in this state of mind I find I'm crawling back to you I should find myself Before I leave you behind I don't think for a second That this means severing ties I could plan all my actions Where's the fun in that? Focusing I'm not there anymore You try and explain why Normalise body's reactions And how it feels to die

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This album was posted on Transgender Day of Visibility 2017.
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freya presents "the brightest ones"

not quite an EP and not quite freya's next big LP, but simply a collection of songs written over a transitional period as she finds her new style.

below is a list of when the songs were written in chronological order and where they were written

charms — 14/08/2016, mum's old house in camberwell
half bottle — 16/08/2016, camberwell house
her outline (originally titled "leads") — 23/08/2016, camberwell house
rivers — 27/08/2016, tamara's house in mooroolbark
safe space — 09/10/2016, mooroolbark house
shadow — 22/01/2017, mooroolbark house
all I want is to be loved — 11/03/2017, mooroolbark house

thanks to my mother for allowing me into the space of her house, without which I wouldn't have been able to take so much time to write and record so much. I really found something in that house.

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released March 31, 2017

Additional vocals on Track 2 by Kiara Feeney & Sos Gill

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