The Seed

## *For the Metal People* (EP) Chronology

"**The Seed**" (originally titled "**Eat Money**") is the sixteenth single released by AURORA and the second single from *A Different Kind of Human - Step 2*. On April 5, 2019, the song was officially released worldwide.

## Background

Aurora wrote the song in 2014. It was announced for her second album, but was later released on her third album, she has noted "I knew there would be a better time for *The Seed*". The song's first live performance was on February 27, 2018 in London, and it was also performed at music festivals like Coachella and Lollapalooza before its release.

## About the song

Upon releasing the song she stated:

> "I'm missing anger in the youth. Not the blind rage, pointed towards all and nothing. But the kind of rage that wakes you up in the morning, the kind of rage that inspires you to do something with the power you have in you. So I made a song. Filled with fire. And power. It's time for us to really fight for her. This is a cry for Mother Earth."
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Aurora was asked in an interview why the song was chosen as the final track which rounds up the two albums (*Infections of a Different Kind - Step 1* and *A Different Kind of Human - Step 2*), she stated:

> "There is one more song afterwards, which is a hint for way, way, way more forward in the future, but 'The Seed' I felt it was a good way to tie things together because it's representing a lot of things. It's representing my personal fire inside of me because I'm very passionate about saving the planet. It's about human history, about how we've co-existed in the world and how we've forgotten how to live with nature and the power we have. It's a very sad story, a very sad side of the story of humankind. It was a good way to end the album, to fuel the fire in people and to speak louder, about how we have to learn to exist with everything again. That's why I figured out it's a good way to end it all. Or this chapter, at least. The next one is already in the making!"
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## Lyrics

* Transcribed
* Official

Just like the seed

I don't know where to go

Through dirt and shadow I grow

I'm reaching light through the struggle

Just like the seed, I'm chasing the wonder\*

I unravel myself, all in slow motion

You cannot eat money, oh no

You cannot eat money oh no

When the last tree has fallen and the rivers are poisoned, you cannot eat money oh no

You cannot eat money, oh no

You cannot eat money oh no

When the last tree has fallen and the rivers are poisoned, you cannot eat money oh no

Oh no\*

Suffocate me, so my tears can be rain

I will water the ground where I stand

So the flowers can grow back again\*

Cause just like the seed, everything wants to live\*

We are burning our fingers

But we learn and forgive

You cannot eat money, oh no

You cannot eat money oh no

When the last tree has fallen and the rivers are poisoned, you cannot eat money oh no

You cannot eat money, oh no

You cannot eat money oh no

When the last tree has fallen and the rivers are poisoned, you cannot eat money oh no

Oh no\*

Feed me sunlight, feed me air

(In a place where nothing matters)\*

Feed me truth and feed me prayers

(Dancing around a shooting star)\*

(While every cell remembers what have taken us this far)\*

Feed me sunlight, feed me air

(I see images of killer whales)

Feed me truth and feed me prayers

(Sleeping in a desert trail)\*

(Dreaming of a parallel world where nothing ever hurts)\*

(Dreaming of a parallel world where nothing ever hurts)\*

You cannot eat money, oh no

You cannot eat money oh no

When the last tree has fallen and the rivers are poisoned, you cannot eat money oh no

You cannot eat money, oh no

You cannot eat money oh no

When the last tree has fallen and the rivers are poisoned, you cannot eat money oh no

Oh no\*

Just like the seed

I don't know where to go

Through dirt and shadow I grow

I'm reaching light through the struggle

Just like the sea, I'm chasing the wonder

I unravel myself, all in slow motion

You cannot eat money, oh no

You cannot eat money oh no

When the last tree has fallen and the rivers are poisoned, you cannot eat money oh no

You cannot eat money, oh no

You cannot eat money oh no

When the last tree has fallen and the rivers are poisoned, you cannot eat money oh no

Suffocate me, so my tears can be rain

I will water the ground where I stand

So that the flowers can grow back again

Cause just like the sea, everything wants to live

We are burning our fingers

But we learn and forgive

You cannot eat money, oh no

You cannot eat money oh no

When the last tree has fallen and the rivers are poisoned, you cannot eat money oh no

You cannot eat money, oh no

You cannot eat money oh no

When the last tree has fallen and the rivers are poisoned, you cannot eat money oh no

Feed me sunlight, feed me air

Feed me truth and feed me prayers

Feed me sunlight, feed me air

Feed me truth and feed me prayers

I see images of killer whales

You cannot eat money, oh no

You cannot eat money oh no

When the last tree has fallen and the rivers are poisoned, you cannot eat money oh no

You cannot eat money, oh no

You cannot eat money oh no

When the last tree has fallen and the rivers are poisoned, you cannot eat money oh no

Transcribed lyrics made by listening, official lyrics copied from YouTube. Differences are marked with \*

## Music Video

A music video for the song was released on April 11, 2019. It was directed by Michael Hili.

### Alternative Video

An alternative edit of the video was public for a short time.

### Stills

Video stills were posted by Ian Wallace, some of these do not appear in the videos.

## Trivia

* During promotion for the single, a Pacman-style game based on the song's lyrics was released.
* Photos by Michael Hili were used for the song's promotion, you can see the photo shoot here.
* The single's cover photo was shot by Morgan Hill-Murphy, you can see the photo shoot here.
* A different edit of the cover appeared on the Glassnote Records site:

## References

1. ↑ File:The Seed-ASCAP.jpg
2. ↑ https://aurora.lnk.to/TheSeed
3. ↑ https://twitter.com/AURORAmusic/status/1113741102434140160
4. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHPIPdPhUP0&t=2240s
5. ↑ https://www.dagsavisen.no/kultur/nyetakter/2019/06/07/aurora-jeg-er-en-maskin-en-folsom-maskin/
6. ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/auroramusic/comments/ll6smq/
7. ↑ https://www.coupdemainmagazine.com/aurora/13948
8. ↑ https://applauss.com/aurora-magia-encanto-reencuentro-chile/
9. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUIIkBZVzTU
10. ↑ https://www.readdork.com/features/aurora-interview-jul19
11. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96GWa4G4fHw
12. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/BwH61ndAcXG/
13. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20190405015317/https://umusic.digital/auroramaze/
14. ↑ https://www.glassnotemusic.com/aurora-releases-anthemic-new-single-the-seed-and-announces-new-album/