Early life
Fraser is the eldest of the three children born to former All Black, Bernie Fraser and his wife Lynda Fraser. She grew up in Naenae, Lower Hutt and attended Dyer Street School then Naenae Intermediate and Naenae College.
Fraser started taking piano lessons at seven years of age, continuing until seventeen. She started writing songs at age twelve and taught herself the acoustic guitar at fifteen. Notably, she has never taken any singing lessons.
She performed at Parachute, an annual New Zealand music festival, and has continued to do so each year since 2000 - including a special guest performance in 2007.
Fraser was a presenter on a cable television show. She began writing for the Soul Purpose magazine at age fifteen and was later made editor in 2002. She gave up her job as editor shortly after moving to Auckland in late 2002 in order to pursue her music career.[1]
Awards
* Most promising Woman Musician Award & Overall winner - 1999 Hutt Valley Pepsi Smokefree Rockquest regional finals
* Best Female Solo Artist: What To Do With Daylight - 2004 NZ Music Awards
* Breakthrough Artist of the Year: What To Do With Daylight - 2004 NZ Music Awards
* Most Performed Work on NZ radio in the Last 12 Months: Better - Apra Silver Scroll Awards 2004
* Australasian Performing Right Association's Silver Scroll: Albertine - Apra Silver Scroll Awards 2007
* The Warehouse Highest Selling Album: Albertine - 2007 NZ Music Awards
* NZ on Air Airplay Record of the Year: Deciphering Me - 2007 NZ Music Awards
* Editor's Music Choice Award: Albertine - iTunes
* International Achievement - 2009 NZ Music Awards
Fraser was also awarded a satirical award:
* The most used fairy lights in a video clip (for "Arithmetic") - Studio 2 Awards (2004)
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Kings and Queens
Brooke Fraser Lyrics
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It took a little while to find reality
We've come a long way you know, living inside a dream
Waking to find that we are kings and queens
Lights on
Sometimes this feels like sleeping with the lights on, oh
The memories stay
Been sleeping where I fall if I can sleep at all
'Cause I wake where I wanna if I wake at all
To see the lines are blurred, reality deferred
And we're chasing down tomorrow
We've got a long way to go but we got the energy
It took a little while to find reality
We've come a long way you know, living inside a dream
Waking to find that we are kings and queens
Ride on
Let's ditch the dark babe, we just gotta ride on, oh
Don't let lies through
They'll trick your mind and turn your heart to stone
Forget the wars we fight, forget the tears you cry
'Cause we go where we wanna but that won't be tonight
To see the edges fade between the light and shade
And we're chasing down forever, oh
We've got a long way to go but we got the energy
It took a little while to find reality
We've come a long way you know, living inside a dream
Waking to find that we are kings and queens
We've got a long way to go but we got the energy
It took a little while to find it, to find it, to find it
We've come a long way you know, living inside a dream
It took a little while to find it, to find it, to find it
We've got a long to go but we got the energy
It took a little while to find reality
We've come a long way you know, living inside a dream
Waking to find that we are kings and queens
We've got a long to go but we got the energy
It took a little while to find reality
We've come a long way you know, living inside a dream
Waking to find that we are kings and queens
The song “Kings and Queens” is an uplifting, motivational song by Brooke Fraser. The lyrics tell the story of a journey towards self-discovery, growth, and empowerment. The singer seems to have been lost in a dream-like state for some time, but as the song progresses, she and the listener realize that they are more powerful than they realized. They are kings and queens. They have the energy, the drive, and the strength to accomplish anything they desire. The singer encourages the listener to forget about the past, the wars, and the tears and move forward, embracing the light and releasing the dark.
The opening lines of the song are an empowering statement, saying that the journey may be long, but they have the energy to see it through. The singer credits reality as something that took a while to find, acknowledging that perhaps they were lost for some time. However, they have come a long way and are now waking up to find that they are kings and queens. The singer also recognizes that sometimes living feels like sleeping “with the lights on,” where memories can loop endlessly and play tricks on the mind, but they urge the listener to ditch the dark and ride on.
The chorus of the song is a powerful, repeated statement of identity. “We are kings and queens, living inside a dream, waking to find that we are kings and queens.” The song inspires the listener, encouraging them to chase down tomorrow, forget the wars they’ve fought, and tearfully walked through, and to move forward to grab a hold of their future.
Line by Line Meaning
We've got a long way to go but we got the energy
We know our journey is long, but we have the energy to overcome all obstacles
It took a little while to find reality
It was hard for us to come to terms with reality, but we eventually got there
We've come a long way you know, living inside a dream
We have spent a considerable amount of our lives living in a dream world
Waking to find that we are kings and queens
Only after waking up from our dream state, we realized that we all have potential to rise and be queens and kings in our own right
Sometimes this feels like sleeping with the lights on, oh
Life feels like living in constant awareness because the past memories and experiences won't let us peacefully move on
The memories stay
The past experiences and memories are still vivid and refuse to fade away
They loop their lies on endless replay, oh
The memories we hold on to are a lie because we have been tricked into believing them through repetition
Been sleeping where I fall if I can sleep at all
Life has been so challenging that I sleep wherever I fall off, if I manage to sleep at all
'Cause I wake where I wanna if I wake at all
When I manage to wake up, I do it at my convenience and not under someone else's control
To see the lines are blurred, reality deferred
The lines between reality and dreams are unclear, and the realization of the truth is delayed
And we're chasing down tomorrow
We are hopeful for the future and determined to work towards it
Let's ditch the dark babe, we just gotta ride on, oh
Let's get rid of the negative and unpleasant things and focus on moving forward
Don't let lies through
Do not allow deceitful thoughts and memories affect your thinking
They'll trick your mind and turn your heart to stone
The lies and manipulative thoughts will make you bitter and unfeeling
Forget the wars we fight, forget the tears you cry
Let's move past the battles and emotional pain we have endured
'Cause we go where we wanna but that won't be tonight
We have the power to make our own choices, but we won't implement them at this moment
To see the edges fade between the light and shade
The line between good and bad is getting blurry
And we're chasing down forever, oh
We are on a quest to achieve lasting peace and happiness
It took a little while to find it, to find it, to find it
It was not easy to find reality and truth, but we eventually did
We've got a long to go but we got the energy
We are still on a long journey, but we possess enough strength and stamina to make it to the end
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: BROOKE FRASER, SCOTT LIGERTWOOD, JOEL POTT
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@aloisplease9616
Ahh just found this! Havent heard it since I was 14 and it was my solisd fave
@axcvilla
I love the energy in this song. A perfect song for a nice walk out in the city. There's so much presence in her voice. LOVE.
@koorzeny
Where on earth have I been?!? Brook Fraser.....you are a legend!! Love your message. Much needed.
@slippingawaytv7499
By end of the year we all going to rejoice like Kings and Queens ✌️🥳
@rafaelmanalo8048
Don't let the lies through, They'll trick your mind and turn your heart to stone.
@victoria-9829
Thank you so much for bringing GOD'S GLORY to the table, I love you for it and the men and women that praise GOD everyday. Thank you for this song
@Lomzyyy
This song is straight up my jam. Me and my friends saw her live in San Francisco (I'm pretty good about seeing Brooke in concert whenever she's in town) and this is the first concert where we actually danced. I love this new groove. She even did remixes of her old songs and it was amazeballs. I definitely support her experimenting with new sounds and growing as an artist.
I just feel like, as humans, we're constantly growing and changing in our lifetime, so why do we expect artists not to grow and change as well?
@dalerose803
Brooke u r absolutely gorgeous n amazing voice. I glad to see someone with a Scottish last name in positive music
@holyspirit7852
She is so blessed and I am blessed for being able to hear her inspiring music I listen to it daily! I feel the Holy Spirit raise me up! So blessed to have found hillsong
@leandroregue
Brooke Fraser continua surpreendendo. Estou escrevendo em português porque quero falar diretamente aos brasileiros. Vocês já repararam que as críticas mais duras e com uma entonação mais parecida com de "fariseus" são as dos brasileiros? Eu estudei 1 ano no College da Hillsong e vi a Brooke ministrar várias vezes. Essa mulher é séria, busca a Deus mesmo! As ministrações dela foram cheias de unção. Ela tem feito um excelente trabalho e o intuito é poder falar uma linguagem que as pessoas de fora da igreja entendam. Vamos parar de criticar e orar mais sabe?! Vamos ler mais a Bíblia e buscar o que Deus tem para nós. Quem sabe um dia estaremos fazendo mais e falando menos. Assim como ela tem feito... Deus abençoe!