Science fiction and fantasy have become one of the core essentials in modern popular culture. We geeks pretty much own this space now—so it should be unsurprising that periodically certain elements shine through the noise, and we are treated to an amazing performance.
This one is from Freya Ridings, who brings us a Vevo Studios recording of I Can’t Hear It Now, from the soundtrack of the second season of the wildly popular animated series Arcane,
Freya Olivia Rose Ridings (born 19 April 1994) is an English singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Ridings rose to prominence in 2017 with her ballad, “Lost Without You”, which became a top ten hit on the UK Singles Chart. She followed this with the release of her debut extended play, You Mean the World to Me (2019). Her self-titled debut album was supported by the single “Castles”, which would become her international breakthrough.
There is an ocean so dark down below the waves
Where you watch while these dreams gently float away
And there is a silence so soft it's only memory
Like the way your voice always sounds when you sing to me
But I can't hear it now Just tell me how to keep breathing while pretending
I’m not drowning I don’t know if I could I watched a door close for good
‘Cause I couldn’t keep it open
I just watched as the door closed for good
‘Cause I couldn’t keep it open
Just tell me how to keep breathing while pretending
I’m not drowning I don’t know if I could
I watched a door close for good
‘Cause I couldn’t keep it open
This track is, of course, now part of the SCIFI.radio broadcast library, and if you tune in, you stand a chance of hearing it during any broadcast day.
