#array of light

[zinesbyscout]

this was a page in a zine i made about bears in trees and queerness but the writing on some of the pages was so small it was illegible smaller than a4 so i need to rework before i share it

[floorgle]

if you were a bears in trees song you’d be array of light

I USED TO ONLY HAVE TWO STATES

FORCIBLY YELLOW OR A DEFAULT GREY

BUT I OPENED MY EYES TO SIGNS OF LIGHT

OUT OF THE BINARY, A FINE ARRAY OF LIGHT

Omg thank youuuuu, this song was such a big part in figuring out non-binary-ness (i know the song wasnt originally written as such, but still) it’s honestly one of my favourites and is a song i hold close when feeling down

[thepartyishere]

WHAT THE FUCK

no one was going to tell me about array of light?? spotify I hate you, you're supposed to shuffle ALL the artist's songs there SHOULD NOT be bears in trees songs I havent heard

how do they write music directly to my heart? are they listening in on my therapy sessions??

"I used to think I only had two states

forcibly yellow or the default grey"

oh my god. my heart. my soul. these people know me better than anyone and we've never met. I think I owe them everything.

"and I know you're filled with an emptiness

so are the speakers before the bassline kicks"

hello!!?? how am I just supposed to go on with my day?

bears in trees are the best at making me want to be alive. my number one coping mechanism. where would I be without them? I dont think I'd be the same person, they've built so much of me. they've changed so much of my perspective on life and mental illness and friendship.

[drop-of-infinity]

bears in trees mean so much to me because they are writing songs about things no one else is writing about and they are songs I need to hear. love you guys

[corvcalls]

when bears in trees said “cope without ropes around your sounding throat. my weekends used to consist of loosing nooses, but the truth is you’re stronger than you think.” they wrote it for me and me only

[snowychicken]

AS I RECORD MY GROWING PAINS

I DON'T WANNA BE CAUGHT EATING PAINT

I USED TO THINK I ONLY HAD TWO STATES

FORCIBLY YELLOW OR A DEFAULT GRAY

[dandelionpaint]

COLOURS in Bears in Trees songs

Tom says he can hear the colours When he holds his eyes together (Permanence)

Red cheeks, bleeding lips and Bruises on each elbow (Fresh Concrete)

I used to think I only had two states Forcibly yellow or default grey (Array of Light)

They’ll wash up somewhere Radiant and evergreen (Keep It Easy)

Turn my skin pale blue Rip the colour out of my hair (Life’s a Beach)

You had black eye for weeks, You had a story for months (Seaside)

Let the chemicals break down The white between the grey (Reverberate)

[faerie-punk]

BUT TRULY I CARRY YOUR HEART IN MY HEART