Ava would then restart her music career under the name AVA in 2013 and release the single, “Take Away the Pain”. A year later, she would meet music producer Cirkut and begin recording songs with him. In 2015, As Ava Koci, Ava would upload the Cirkut produced “Spinning Around” and “Come Home” to SoundCloud, and feature on a Project 46 reworked version of “Take Away The Pain”. In 2016, Ava would go back to using the AVA stage name and upload the Cirkut produced songs “Jet Set and “Anyone But You” to SoundCloud. “Anyone But You” would catch the attention of multiple labels, in which she ended up signing a recording contract with Atlantic Records. Due to this, a follow up single to “Anyone But You” titled “Try Again” was scrapped.
She released her single, “My Way” on April 20th, 2018. “Not Your Barbie Girl” was released on August 13th, 2018. Four days later, “Sweet But Psycho” was released. The song gave her immense popularity and peaked at #1 in multiple countries and went #10 in the US. The follow up, “So Am I” was released March 7th, 2019 and a remix featuring NCT 127 on July 3rd, 2019. On July 30th, 2019 she released double promo singles, “Blood, Sweat & Tears” and “Freaking Me Out,” however, Max has confirmed these will not feature on her debut album. A music video was released for"Freaking Me Out" as a Halloween special on October 31st, 2019.
In August 2019, Max was featured on the song "Slow Dance" by American singer-songwriter AJ Mitchell, and released "Torn" as a single later that month. The music video for "Torn" wad directed by Joseph Kahn. On September 4, 2019, she entered a joint co-publishing deal with Warner Chappell Music and Artist Publishing Group. On November 6, 2019, a duet called "Tabú" between Max and Pablo Alborán was released. In June 2018, "Salt" appeared on SoundCloud, the song was later sent to digital streaming platforms on December 12, 2019. Max collaborated with British-Norwegian DJ and record producer Alan Walker on the song "Alone, Pt. II", which was released on December 27, 2019. "On Somebody" was released as a promotional single on December 30, 2019.
"Kings & Queens" the fifth single from Max's debut album was released March 12th, 2020. On July 30th, 2020, she released "Whos Laughing Now?" the sixth single from her album Her debut album titled 'Heaven & Hell' is slated for release on September 18, 2020, and will feature her singles "Sweet but Psycho", "So Am I", "Torn", "Salt", "Kings & Queens" and "Whos Laughing Now?"
Freaking Me Out
Ava Max Lyrics
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Is the vibe now, that I feel inside my soul
Like a spider, there's a web that you have wove
There's a heart now where there used to be a ghost
And ooh, yeah, it's making me uneasy
Now I hear sounds in the hallway
I'm falling for you
So much so that it's freaking me out
So much so that it's freaking me out
So much so that it's freaking me
There's a silence in the woods after it snows
That's the vibe now, of the piece inside my soul
Like a spider, there's a web that you have wove
There's a heart now where there used to be a ghost
And ooh, yeah, it's making me uneasy
Now I hear sounds in the hallway
Rocking chairs are moving on their own
I'm falling for you
So much so that it's freaking me out
So much so that it's freaking me out
So much so that it's freaking me
Sounds in the hallway
Rocking chairs are moving on their own
I'm falling for you
So much so that it's freaking me out
So much so that it's freaking me out
So much so that it's freaking me
Do-do-do, do-do-do-do, do-do-do-do, do-do-do
Do-do-do-do-do
Do-do-do, do-do-do-do, do-do-do-do, do-do-do
Do-do-do-do-do
Scary but it's beautiful
Sounds in the hallway
Rocking chairs are moving on their own
I'm falling for you
So much so that it's freaking me out
So much so that it's freaking me out
So much so that it's freaking me out
Sounds in the hallway
Rocking chairs are moving on their own
I'm falling for you
So much so that it's freaking me out
So much so that it's freaking me out
So much so that it's freaking me
In Ava Max's song Freaking Me Out, the lyrics describe a sense of unease and fear in falling in love. The opening verse sets the scene of an eerie "empty mansion in the rain just off the coast" where the singer feels a certain vibe inside their soul. The simile of 'like a spider, there's a web that you have wove' suggests that the love interest has entrapped the singer in a situation that they cannot easily escape from. The lyric 'there's a heart now where there used to be a ghost' implies that the love interest has brought the singer out of their past emotional detachment.
The chorus repeats the idea that the singer is falling in love so much that it is freaking them out. The second verse describes the silence in the woods after it snows as a peaceful vibe inside the singer's soul, yet they still feel uneasy. The repetition of the chorus highlights the anxiety and fear they feel in falling in love.
The lines 'sounds in the hallway, rocking chairs are moving on their own' suggest a supernatural element, adding to the atmosphere of unease and discomfort. The lyric 'Scary but it's beautiful' paradoxically reveals that the singer finds the experience both frightening and aesthetically pleasing.
Overall, the lyrics of Freaking Me Out convey the message that falling in love can be a terrifying and unsettling experience, yet also beautiful and alluring.
Line by Line Meaning
Empty mansion in the rain just off the coast
The singer feels a certain kind of emptiness, as if she's in a big mansion all by herself during a storm, which is reflected in her soul.
Is the vibe now, that I feel inside my soul
The emptiness and loneliness she feels have a vibe and tone that is present and palpable in her very soul.
Like a spider, there's a web that you have wove
The person she's falling for has woven a web around her heart and she's trapped in it like a spider's prey.
There's a heart now where there used to be a ghost
The person she's falling for has filled her heart with love and emotions, making her feel whole and alive again after being a ghost of her former self.
And ooh, yeah, it's making me uneasy
All these new and powerful emotions are making her feel uneasy and uncomfortable.
Now I hear sounds in the hallway
The singer is experiencing strange and unexplainable phenomena that is scaring her, like sounds in the hallway that she can't account for.
Rocking chairs are moving on their own
Inanimate objects around her are moving on their own, which is adding to the fear and uneasiness that she's feeling.
I'm falling for you
Despite all the fear and unease, the singer is falling in love with this person.
So much so that it's freaking me out
The intensity of her emotions is freaking her out and making her feel uneasy.
There's a silence in the woods after it snows
The stillness and quietness she feels inside is akin to the silence after it snows in the woods.
That's the vibe now, of the peace inside my soul
The stillness and peace that she feels inside are reflected in her soul's vibes and energies.
Sounds in the hallway
The strange sounds she hears in the hallway are still present.
Rocking chairs are moving on their own
The unexplainable movement of objects like rocking chairs is still occurring and frightening her.
So much so that it's freaking me out
The intensity of her emotions is still freaking her out and making her uneasy.
Do-do-do, do-do-do-do, do-do-do-do, do-do-doDo-do-do-do-do
This is the song's signature melody.
Scary but it's beautiful
The emotions she's feeling might be scary and new, but they're also beautiful and intense.
So much so that it's freaking me out
The intensity of her emotions is still freaking out and making her feel scared.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Amanda Koci, Henry Russell Walter, Jonathan Bellion, Jonathan Simpson, Raul Cubina, Seth Refer, Mark Carl Stolinski Williams
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@123weel
I hope Ava Max gets invited to the VMAs to perform because she needs more exposure.
She's such a talented artist ♥
@truejacky632
123weel I hope so too
@leahxhope9979
Yáaaasss
@kacperstachelek8388
Yeah
@mihaiesanu9945
She's nominated btw
@ftspedup
black stardust yeah so I think she’s going to perform FMO
@kemarieevans3454
“Now I hear sounds in the hallway”
Me and my extreme paranoia
@Anuviar
yeeesssss
@isabeldelacruz6708
same
@saf.teresa
Its Harry Styles, he is in the hallway.....No?....oh....okay