#freya ridings lyrics

[pendovah]

A part of me will always be praying for your face in the crowd.

[ourstaturestouchtheskies]

Ruins of the Château de Pierrefonds - Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot // Ludlow Castle with Dinham Weir, from the South-West - Samuel Scott // Make You Proud - Jensen McRae // Castles - Freya Ridings

[my-chaos-radio]

Release: May 30, 2019

Lyrics:

You learnt my love, you hit the target

You get that rush, and then you walk out the door

You kept me small, it's what you wanted

I never noticed

You held my hand into the darkness

I didn't care, it made me just want you more

My God, your love, it seems so harmless

I never noticed

And I hate that you're gone

And I hate that I don't wanna let go

And I hate that you think that I'm weak

'Cause I don't wanna let you know

I'm gonna build castles

From the rubble of your love

From the rubble of your love

I'm gonna be more than

You ever thought I was

You ever thought I was (ooh)

Each time you left, there was a hunger

I felt so dead, I couldn't take anymore

Losing your love, it left me stronger

I never noticed

And I hate that you're gone

And I hate that I don't wanna let go

And I hate that you think that I'm weak

'Cause I don't wanna let you know

That I'm gonna build castles

From the rubble of your love

From the rubble of your love

I'm gonna be more than

You ever thought I was

You ever thought I was

That I'm gonna build castles

From the rubble of your love

From the rubble of your love

I'm gonna be more than

You ever thought I was

You ever thought I was, oh

Castles

From the rubble of your love

From the rubble of your love

I'm gonna be more than

You ever thought I was

You ever thought I was

I'm gonna build castles

From the rubble of your love

From the rubble of your love

I'm gonna be more than

You ever thought I was

You ever thought I was

Songwriter:

That I'm gonna build castles

From the rubble of your love

From the rubble of your love

I'm gonna be stronger

Than you ever thought I was

You ever thought I was

Daniel Nigro / Freya Ridings

SongFacts:

👉📖

[mots-pour-maux]

Dis-moi juste comment continuer de respirer en prétendant que je ne me noie pas…

[secludedraven]

Lost Without You - Freya Ridings

[merovingian-marvels]

Merseburger Spells

The Merseburg Spells or Incantations are two magic spells found in a Latin Sacramentarium and are written in Carolingian minuskel. The manuscript originates from the Abbey of Fulda, Germany and are dated around 800-900 AD, but only rediscovered in 1841.

The spells do not show any sign of Christian influence and are the only written proof of Germanic mythology in Old High German.

The first spell tells of prisoners of war which are freed by the Idisi. An unknown kind of god-like figures, possibly a Germanic version of Valkyries.

The second spell is a healing incantation. Wotan rides through the woods with Balder, until Balders horse named Phol gets hurt. Wotan, Friia (Freya), her sister Volla and Sinthgund and her sister Sunna sing to the horse; let your wounds be cured.

There are other version of the second spell known, but in different rhyming couplets and turned into a Christian motive.

English and Dutch speakers may identify most of the words without knowing the lyrics first.

Merseburger Domstiftbibliothek, codex 136, f85r

[a-friendly-fangirl]

"I Can't Hear It Now" is a CaitVi song (and I can prove it)

Ok, I know how this might sound, like I'm trying to make everything CaitVi related and I have no respect for Cait's loss and her feelings.

I promise though, that this might actually make sense... and if it does, then it's gonna be heartbreaking.

FIrst of all, I'd like to say that Freya Ridings' "I Can't Hear It Now" has been my favourite song since the very beginning of Arcane's second season, shattering my soul in enough pieces to make a challenging puzzle. The words and the way they're sung are heartfelt and moving, taking us through the kaleidoscope of feelings Cait experiences during her mother's funeral.

I'm a sucker for good music adding meaning to a show and its scenes and Arcane is exactly the kind of show that'd do that, so I've been eager to fully explore each song in the show's context, starting with this one.

When I first listened to it, I immediately thought that it was Caitlyn pleading Cassandra for guidance through her grief and her sense of guilt, because, as Cait herself admits, her mother left a huge hole in Piltover's political scene and in her own family and she has no clue as to how deal with it.

"Just tell me how to keep breathing while pretending I'm not drowning" seemed to me as something one would ask to their parent, were they a person with an important political role, having to constantly keep up appearances. Caitlyn, young and in mourning as she is after her mother's death, is also left alone to face publicly the loss, because her father is clearly in no condition to do that and she doesn't know what she's supposed to do to be a good replacement for both of her parents. I think everyone would understand, if she were to pray her deceased mother for help.

With time, though, I started rethinking my whole interpretation, because a few elements seemed off. Two are the ones that matter the most:

To be a song about a Piltovan dealing with grief by conversing with her lost one, it would've been weirdly spiritual. Although I don't know much about the city's lore, a quick research clarified that Piltover doesn't seem to have an official religion or religious belief and, in my experience, talking to a deceased person and asking them for guidance is something deeply rooted in spirituality and religion. Of course, when mourning everyone can talk to their lost ones as a form of coping mechanism, but in the song it is explicitly stated that the person Caitlyn is talking to can see her (Where you watch while these dreams gently float away), which is something we never hear from her. Caitlyn, actually, believes exactly on the contrary, which is that her mother has left a duty she doesn't know how to fulfill and she can't turn to her to find her way; in fact, she never appeals to Cassandra in any fashion. She remembers her, probably wonders whether she's proud of her or not, but she never reaches out to her directly. Long story short, then, the lyrics seem directed more to a living person than to a dead one;

Some lines simply don't apply to Cassandra. Look, I know I shouldn't take every word literally, but here some things wouldn't make any sense anyway. Like the way your voice always sounds when you sing to me doesn't appear to me as a line I could ever imagine Cait addressing to her mother. Cassandra, even though she wasn't a terrible mother, was still an estimated Councillor and head of one of Piltover's richest and strongest families. She raised her daughter hoping some day she'd take over and sit proudly on her seat at the Council table. Caitlyn was educated as an aristocrat without wanting to be one ("I know you doubt the merit of your birthright, Caitlyn"), which sparked several arguments between them. Cassandra, despite loving her daughter, could never fully accept or understand her and her upbringing and position probably made everything worse. In other terms, Cassandra wasn't probably the kind of mum that'd sing Caitlyn lullabies. Also, again, the verb is conjugated in the present tense, as if the person addressed in the song was still alive. Just tell me how to keep breathing while pretending I'm not drowning sounded pretty odd to me as well. While it is undoubtly true that Cassandra was probably a professional pretender because of her social position, what Caitlyn is asking for is something much deeper: she's asking to be pulled out from a black hole of sorrow and hatred. It takes experience to put on a good poker face when given such a challenge and, even if we don't know much about Cassandra herself, I could guess that she'd have lacked that sort of knowledge.

Going briefly back to the funeral scene, we can all recall that, while Cassandra and Caitlyn were both in colour, there was also another character highlighted as the heart of that moment: Vi. Vi, who, as it is made perfectly clear through the whole second season, is Caitlyn's anchor. She's the person she relies on the most, starting a war to save her father and letting go of the person she despises the most for her. She goes through her plan with her, asking her what Jinx's fate should be. Vi's the person she turns to when she feels like breaking down instead of her own dad. In other words, in such a desperate moment, if Caitlyn needed someone to talk to, she'd go to Vi.

And that's when the song starts making even more sense:

. There is an ocean so dark down below the waves/ Where you watch while these dreams gently float away: while Caitlyn's saying goodbye to her mother, Vi... watches. Almost like a worried guardian, she keeps her distance while empathising with her girl's feelings, literally watching while their dreams of peace, love and freedom leave with the coffin;

. And there is a silence so soft it's only memory/ Like the way your voice always sounds when you sing to me: this is such a CaitVi thing to me. Do you remember the wind chimes scene? Her thought of Jinx makes the wind grow furious just like her, while the thought of Vi calms her down. When Cait is tormented by the terrifying noise of Jinx's laughter breaking the silence, Vi comes in and restores it. It's no accident that the only music we can hear in the end is Vi's singing, a soft humming;

. But I can't hear it now/ Just tell me how to keep breathing while pretending I'm not drowning: to enjoy silence and not feel suffocated by it, your mind must be at peace. At the very beginning of the season, Cait's isn't. Her anger, her sense of guilt scream loud enough to drown Vi's voice. Still, Caitlyn turns to her, because Vi's the only person in her life that knows what she's going through. In fact, when Caitlyn's losing it, because she has no idea of how to fill the hole left by Cassandra, it is Vi that replies: "It gets smaller, but you never fill it".

So here it is, I rest my case.

[hawkins-batman]

I know this is a random question, but are any songs you associate with Byler? (Currently listening to what I call "soft music" and a lot of it tends to make me think of Byler sometimes.)

Yes, but caveat on my answer: I have a really bad maladaptive daydreaming problem (have since I was very young). I can put on music and very vividly imagine movie-quality scenes in my head.

So the songs I associate with a subject may not be the ones everyone thinks of because I don't just go by lyrics but mood and what generally feels like something I can set to Byler, in this instance, in my head. So if my answers seem weird, that's why lol (also I tend to come at Byler from Will's POV so take that into account)

Songs w/ Lyrics:

About You (The 1975)

I Know the End (Phoebe Bridgers)

Rearview Mirror (Greyson Chance)

High (Miley Cyrus)

Guilty as Sin? (Taylor Swift)

Good Enough (Evanescence)

Dancing With Our Hands Tied (Taylor Swift)

Love Goes On and On (Lindsey Stirling ft. Amy Lee)

If You Ever Forget That You Love Me (Isak Danielson)

Fresh Out The Slammer (Taylor Swift)

Run (Taylor Swift ft. Ed Shereen)

I miss you, I'm sorry (Gracie Abrams)

imgonnagetyouback (Taylor Swift)

Imperfection (Evanescence)

Halo (STARSET) - rare Mike POV one

I Can't Hear It Now (Freya Ridings, from the Arcane soundtrack)

What Have They Done To Us? (from the Arcane soundtrack)

Start Again (RED)

Edge of Midnight (Miley Cyrus ft. Stevie Nicks) - Idk why this one makes me think of them; maybe just very 80s feel to it lol

Rather Be (Clean Bandit ft. Jess Glynne)

Delicate (Taylor Swift) - this one specifically makes me think of Noah, but fuck it, I'll throw it in there

Soundtracks

Agony (from the Arcane soundtrack)

Blisters and Bedrock (from the Arcane soundtrack)

Daybreak (Robin Carolan, from the Nosferatu soundtrack) - I have a VERY specific "fake scenario" for this one lol If anyone wants me to elaborate on that, I can

Tormented Lovers (Bear McCreary)

Outside the Realm (Big Giant Circles) - I think this is actually IN Stranger Things Season 2

[pointycorgiears]

Hey! A fun (I hope) little game for ya !Drop your five favourite One Piece characters, and a song that makes you think of them (plus explanation if you want to)

Ooooo! I've been waiting for something like this! Where to start? XD

Crocodile

Castles by Freya Ridings - The first time I heard this song, I thought "CROCODILE!" Especially if taken from the perspective of a bad dragodile or dofuwani breakup. The castles he built are the casinos in the desert lol

Luffy and Dragon

Back 2 U by Steve Aoki & Boehm & Walk The Moon - This is my current theme song for my dragodile fic, Tower of Sand. Luffy and Dragon (& Crocodile) are off doing their own thing, and do not know if they will ever see each other properly again.

Mihawk

Dream (Boehm Remix) - Autograf - This was my theme song while I was writing The Starlighter. Mihawk is caught in the dream of Buggy's neverending blue hair.

Dear Prudence - The Beatles - Wrote another Mihawk centric fic with this as its title. The theme of the song fit well with what was happening to Mihawk in the story.

Buggy

Wonders - Klingande - This song reminds me of setting out on adventure, which fits with Buggy and the Buggy Pirates, and now Cross Guild going after the One Piece.

Law

Come Together - The Beatles - This song just gives me a Law vibe. It must be because of this lyric: hold you in his arms til you can feel his disease

Also, everyone in the world has covered this song, but shout out to Joe Cocker's version.

Thank you Logan! I have a lot more, (mostly Bughawk centered songs) but these are the top ones in my playlists right now.

[vamp-ress]

New Fic: Broken Wings (1/31)

Here it is, my new, kind of enormous Viggorli fic (roughly 100k *coughs*). It is finished (I never post stuff that's unfinished or still a WIP) and will be published on Mondays. As with all the other stories in this universe, please heed the warnings. The ride will get a little bumpy, but I promise a happy ending.

Title: Broken Wings Author: Michelle Email: michelle [at] waking-vision.com Summary: Orlando works in a public library in a small town in Idaho. When one day a man comes in to donate a box of books, Orlando’s life takes an unexpected turn. Series: Library-AU Pairing: Viggo/Orlando Genre: slash, romance, some angst and h/c Warnings: AU, medical condition, epilepsy Rating: Explicit Disclaimer: Viggo and Orlando belong to themselves, but every woman needs a hobby. Author’s Note I: This story was inspired by Freya Sampson’s “Last Chance Library”, even though my story and her book have absolutely nothing in common apart from the fact that there’s a library involved. My basic idea Orlando works in a library took a very wild turn very early on and this story is the result. In the end, the library turned out to be a minor side-plot, but I did include a number of books. All the books mentioned in this story exist; I will provide a bibliography once I’ve finished posting in case you’re interested in reading any of them. Author’s Note II: Please take the warnings on this story seriously, as they are basically the centre of the plot. This story contains graphic depictions of epileptic seizures, please proceed with caution if you’re unsure whether that’s something you can stomach. I have spent a lot of time researching, because I wanted to at least attempt a realistic picture. I am using artistic license in some areas, though, because – in the end – this is fiction. I’ve tried to develop the medical part of the story organically without it becoming overly info-dump-y, so it is totally okay to read this without knowing anything about epilepsy. Author’s Note III: For research reasons this story is set in 2024. I didn’t know beforehand how detailed I wanted the medical facts to be (e.g. medications, treatments and the like). Therefore I didn’t want to confuse myself further by setting this in the (even not so distant) past. Characters are aged down to 42 (Viggo) and 23 (Orlando). Title comes from the Mr. Mister song. The lyrics go something like this: Take these broken wings / And learn to fly again / Learn to live so free / When we hear the voices sing / The book of love will open up and let us in / Take these broken wings

1. "Have you met someone yet?" on AO3 || DW

[lxvenderjewel]

song/ship analyses part 5: merthur and "the archer" by taylor swift

this is more about merlin than merthur but i'll call it what i want

“Combat, I'm ready for combat

I say I don't want that, but what if I do?” after so many years of protecting arthur and borderline killing people for him, and also he’s constantly trying to get mordred to just fucking die already

“I've got a hundred thrown-out speeches I almost said to you” the many many times merlin could have told arthur about his magic

“I jump from the train, I ride off alone” merlin often goes off to protect arthur on his own, of course lancelot and gwaine did come with him occasionally along with some other but usually he’s by himself

“I've been the archer

I've been the prey” pretty self explanatory. he’s fought and defeated but he’s also been hunter like in the witchfinder episode

“Who could ever leave me, darling?

But who could stay?” so many people are devoted to merlin but they also often end up dead, like lancelot, freya, even arthur

“Dark side, I search for your dark side

But what if I'm alright, right, right, right here?” he knows he should be weary of arthur but he can’t help being comfortable in his presence

“And I cut off my nose just to spite my face

Then I hate my reflection for years and years” he goes against kilgarrah’s advice to justlet mordred die and ends up regretting it

“I wake in the night, I pace like a ghost

The room is on fire, invisible smoke” this is just a ptsd lyric i think

“And all of my heroes die all alone

Help me hold onto you” his dad, lancelot, many of his other allies end up dying and he wants arthur to you know. not do that

“'Cause they see right through me

They see right through me

They see right through

Can you see right through me?” despite the fact that his magic should be secret, people do know about it, gaius, lancelot, probably gwaine as well, and it’s the fear that arthur knows too and is waiting for a reason to execute him

“All the king's horses, all the king's men

Couldn't put me together again” after arthur’s death the knights probably tried to make him feel better but it obviously wouldn’t do anything for his guilt

“'Cause all of my enemies started out friends

Help me hold onto you” morgana and mordred started out as his friends, and if arthur found out about his magic, he would probably turn against him as well

[pintsizeninja]

Ragnarök Chapters: 12/12 Fandom: Alan Wake (Video Games) Rating: Explicit  Relationships: Odin Anderson/Thomas Zane, Odin Anderson & Tor Anderson, Odin Anderson & "Fat" Bob Balder, Barbara Jagger/Thomas Zane (mentioned)  Characters: Odin Anderson, Tor Anderson, "Fat" Bob Balder, Thomas Zane, Barbara Jagger (mentioned), Frank Breaker, Freya Anderson, Cynthia Weaver, Emil Hartman  Additional Tags: 1970s Bright Falls, (young) old gods of asgard, Alcohol Abuse/Alcoholism, Drug Use, lots of moonshine and rock and roll, Explicit Sexual Content, Canon-Typical Violence, Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Emotional Sex, Canonical Character Death, Pre-Canon, Romance Series: Part 2 of To Madness and Beyond Summary:  It's 1976 and Tom the Poet, the rock opera collaboration between Thomas Zane and the Old Gods of Asgard, is a smash hit, catapulting the poet/filmmaker and band into the spotlight. Riding high on that wave, the Old Gods return to Bright Falls to record their fifth studio album. When tragedy strikes, unleashing an ancient evil that lurks far below Cauldron Lake, wayward young lovers Odin Anderson and Thomas Zane must reunite to defeat the horror before it devours their town whole.

The close of this chapter marks the first piece of long fiction, original or fanfic, I've finished. Thank you so much to everyone supporting me throughout this crazy journey with your follows, likes, and reblogs. It means so, so much to me. Thank you for taking a chance on this rarepair. <3

This fic is as much a love letter to Marko Saaresto, who portrays young Odin, as it is to Alan Wake and Alan Wake 2. His lyrics are beautiful, soulful, inspirational and their impact on my life cannot be overstated. If you haven’t heard Poets of the Fall’s music, I highly recommend you check it out. He is my muse.

Read here on Archive of Our Own

[sae-something]

8, 9, 89 🫶🏿🌸

Thank you 🩷

8. Noah Kahan - Stick Season A bit of a basic bitch move lol, but I just really liked the song! It's so catchy and I listened to it on repeat for a while. I just want to sing along with this song every time I hear it 😅

9. Freya Ridings - Maps (single version) I think I found this song through the radio feature on another song! The repetitive "They don't love you like I love you" hits a spot for me.

89. Aisha Badru - Splintered Pretty sure this was in my top 100 last year as well. It's such a beautiful song. Honestly all the lyrics are good, but I think this is my favorite bit:

We are splintered / And we are rotten / Deep within the walls that we've forgotten // All the answers / To all our problems // Lie within the one who tries to dodge them

[papillondusublime]

Interesting new music to listen to (my recommendations):

“The Player”, Clara Mae: a raw and empowering song, with poetic interludes and aesthetics that flawlessly complement the lyrics.

“My Mother Told Me”, Ekaterina Shelehova: inspired by Russian folk music. The artist deeply touched my heart with her unique, angelic voice.

“Ojos Diamante”, Ximena Sariñana: about encountering hardship in love and wishing to be reassured by looking in one’s partner’s eyes

“Frailty of Nights”, Amr Shalaby: need piano music to loop endlessly? This one, you’ll listen to it on repeat, especially if you’re seeking something calm and majestically beautiful

“Nobody’s soldier”, Hozier: an anti-war song about the violence we’re witnessing from afar while feeling angry and hopeless. The white flag and the child doll in the music video gave me chills.

“luminary rainbows”, ionnalee: to whom it may concern

“Ghost in the Machine”, Raycheal Winters: a lyrical and musical masterpiece, about finding the inner strength to overcome trials and reach self-realization

“My Body’s My Buddy”: about loving and accepting one’s body throughout its changes, for the care, safety and experiences it offers

“Vampires”, Ha Vay: about our obsession with eternal youth, packed with references to fairytales and the fantasy genre

“Grandiose”, Pomme & Ichiko Aoba: the Japanese version of the third track of “les failles”, about wanting to be a mother while questioning if it’s a genuine desire or if it’s largely due to social influences

“Parasite”, Chløë Black: dark feminine energy, hell yeah! And with a pun between “parasites”, “Paris lights” and “Paradise”. Need I say more?

“That’s My Floor”, Magdalena Bay: another banger by this group of two, known for their hypnotic sound, references to Internet culture, surrealist visuals, existential undertones and experimental approach to music

“Dancing With Fire”, Sever the Light: like the title, the song is fire!

“Coloured Concrete”, Nemahsis: crafted with originality and intricate metaphors, this song perfectly captures the feeling of confusion while growing up. It’s the one that I related to the most.

Other songs that I wish I mentioned: Dark Night of the Soul (Simone Simons, ft. Ayreon), Pink Electric Shoes (Parov Stelar), Heartbreak Rodeo (Lily Meola), That’s Life (Luna Li), Eternals (Abstracted Minds), Offerings to the Gods (Othala), Plead (Ashley Kutcher), rush (Marco Luka), Can’t Stop Me Now (KAZIMI), Hung the Moon (Cults), Ethereal (TXMY x Freya Ridings), Thank Goodness (Hope Tala), beautiful girls get the ugliest world (carolesdaughter), Left of Me (Andrea Bejar), Come Alive (Phantogram), Say My Name (Cassyette), Skin & Bones (Silverstein), Drift Slow (Glasser), gonna have to trust you (Stephen Stanley), feelings don’t lie (Ofenbach & salem ilese), Shell of You (Lava La Rue), Another High (Mothica)

[glorf1ndel]

Send me an ask with a song lyric below and a Tolkien character, and I’ll write a drabble!

1. You can kiss a hundred boys in bars

2. Are you just watching and waiting for spring?

3. Oh, I want sweet revenge, and I want him again

4. Does anybody really know where all of the good kids go?

5. Could I ever compete with the bar you set so high that you could never even reach?

6. I don’t wanna live having you as my enemy

7. Don’t be scared, little child, you’re no demon

8. Are we living in a hard-earned dream?

9. You’re so smart, so talented, but now the water’s turning red

10. Is it new me, new year, or just the same old blue sphere?

Songs under the read more!

1. “Good Luck, Babe!”, Chappell Roan

2. “Cardinal,” Kacey Musgraves

3. “Get Him Back!”, Olivia Rodrigo

4. “Where Do All The Good Kids Go?”, Maddie Zahm

5. “Rock Hudson,” Kelly Clarkson

6. “Bitter,” Freya Ridings

7. “Found Heaven,” Conan Gray

8. “Devil Swim,” Billie Marten

9. “Welcome To My Island,” Caroline Polachek

10. “That’s On Me,” Ed Sheeran

[shellshocklove]

hi hi!! I'd love to hear about does anyone know where the love of god goes? <3

hi freya <3 (i love your name sm!)

so "does anyone know where the love of god goes?" is a line from the song "the wreck of the edmund fitzgerald" by gordon lightfoot. the whole lyric is actually "does anyone know where the love of god goes when the waves turn the minutes to hours?" and the song is about the sinking of the bulk carrier SS edmund fitzgerald in lake superior on nov 10 1975. when i first started thinking of the fic it had such a specific vibe in my mind (more than plot tbh), and usually those can only be described sonically in music to me. the song was very much what i envisioned when thinking about the story and what i wanted it to feel like, and that's why i chose it <3

the second chapter of the series is called "ridin' shotgun" and was inspired by what the phrase originally meant aka shotgun-armed allies riding alongside stagecoach drivers. i like the metaphor of protection, and in the chapter they go out riding. joel is riding in front with his shotgun being the "shotgun rider" and i thought it fit that chapter <3

fic title ask game <3