I was born Lora Francesca Barranco but was called "Frankie" from birth. So yes, I have identity issues... just kidding... mostly. But that's how people know me - Frankie.
I’ve always been a vivid dreamer. When my mom first got sick, I would have this reoccurring dream of being at her funeral. As a 14 year old, I would run out of my bedroom to find my mom still very much alive...
Home was the first completed song I wrote for Still, before the EP was even a thought. I was trying to reconcile the hope that I was “supposed” to have with the pain that still lingered years later...
I really struggled with including this song on the EP. Partly because I never write angry songs - well, actually I do, they just stay between me and my guitar - but mostly because I was afraid...
Still represents every aspect of grief I felt guilty about. I felt guilty, as I’m sure many others do, that I was still dealing with the repercussions of grief many years later. I was, and still am, angry that I can’t just move on with life...