Lucky

## *All My Demons Greeting Me as a Friend* Chronology

"**Lucky**" is the fourth track on the album *All My Demons Greeting Me as a Friend*. It was written by Aurora and O. Martin and produced by O. Martin and Magnus Skylstad.

## Background

Aurora wrote part of "Lucky", including the chorus, when she was only 9 years old. The rest of the song was finished when she was 18. She has also mentioned finishing it at age 12.

The song appeared in live shows since at least October 2014. On February 25, 2016, shortly before its release on the album, a snippet of the studio version was teased on social media.

## About the song

Aurora explained the song's meaning to *The 405*:

> "It's about realizing that you've been through dark tunnels in life, but still walking forward, both feet strong. We are all lucky to be alive, it's an important thing to remember."
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When asked in an interview by *Bergensmagasinet* if the line "*not everybody knows that I am lucky to be alive*" was inspired by a specific event, she said:

> "It can be interpreted in many ways. I am hypersensitive and very sensitive to everything around me when it comes to sounds, lights and the way people speak [the tone]. It was difficult for me when I discovered that not all children are as well off as I am; I thought a lot about how sad it was, and that I'm just lucky to have been born right here. It feels so random, like a stroke of luck, like something I can easily lose. There is a lot in the world that you can feel threatened by, things that can make you think that *I will not survive this*."
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## Lyrics

* Transcribed
* Official

When, when I am down

I lay my hands upon this ground

For the thousandth time

I call him in, his earth is mine

Before I make the offering

Remember all the faces that I've seen

Now all the marks have settled on my skin

From all the different places that I've been

That I've been

And I feel the light for the very first time

Not anybody knows that I am lucky to be alive

And I feel the light for the very first time

Not anybody knows that I am lucky to be alive

War inside my mind

Behind my eyes, is coming down

For the thousandth time

I feel too numb to even mind

Before I make the offering

Remember all the faces that I've seen

Now all the marks have settled on my skin

From all the different places that I've been

That I've been

And I feel the light for the very first time

Not anybody knows that I am lucky to be alive

And I feel the light for the very first time

Not anybody knows that I am lucky to be alive

I, I don't know where I am, where I'll go

Where to even begin when I know

What lies behind makes no sense in my mind

But I know that it's time to let go

And I feel the light for the very first time

Not anybody knows that I am lucky to be alive

And I feel the light for the very first time

Not anybody knows that I am lucky to be alive

I'm lucky to be alive

I'm lucky to be alive

When I am down

I lay my hands upon the ground

Then for the thousandth time

I call him in, his earth is mine

Before I make the offering

Remember all the faces that I've seen

The marks have settled on my skin

From all the different places that I've been

That I've been

And I feel the light for the very first time

Not anybody knows that I am lucky to be alive

And I feel the light for the very first time

Not anybody knows that I am lucky to be alive

It's coming down

Behind my eyes, inside my mind

And for the thousandth time

I feel too numb to even try

Before I make the offering

Remember all the faces that I've seen

The marks have settled on my skin

From all the different places that I've been

That I've been

And I feel the light for the very first time

Not anybody knows that I am lucky to be alive

And I feel the light for the very first time

Not anybody knows that I am lucky to be alive

I don't know where I am, or where I'll go

Or where to even begin when I know

What lies behind makes no sense in my mind

But I know that it's time to let go

And I feel the light for the very first time

Not anybody knows that I am lucky to be alive

And I feel the light for the very first time

Not anybody knows that I am lucky to be alive

I'm lucky to be alive

I'm lucky to be alive

Transcribed lyrics made by listening. Official lyrics copied from the debut album CD booklet, additional repeating segments were added here.

## References

1. ↑ https://at.7digital.com/features/VuFS6CgAAJgZxvCN/aurora
2. ↑ https://www.rtl2.fr/programmes/foudre/7900160962 (timestamp 18:35)
3. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rk6RtyRUav0&t=76s
4. ↑ https://g1.globo.com/musica/noticia/aurora-norueguesa-elogiada-por-katy-perry-diz-que-queria-ser-et-e-promete-show-para-dancar-rir-e-chorar-no-brasil.ghtml
5. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=he2gRvq0lC0
6. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/iamAURORA/videos/aurora-lucky/1242813062413110/
7. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20180623004709/https://www.thefourohfive.com/music/article/aurora-track-by-track-145 (archived from original)
8. ↑ https://bergensmagasinet.no/aktuelt/norsk-alv-new-york
9. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/CM5ZdvDFveH/