The Conflict of the Mind

## Singles Chronology

"**The Conflict of the Mind**" is a song by AURORA, it was released as a single on January 18, 2024. On most releases, the song is on a 2-track single, combined with "Your Blood".

## About the song

In a social media post upon release, Aurora said:

> This is a song for everything you never said. Everything we left unspoken. Everything we still feel, lingering in the air around us. I know many of you know how it feels to be in a family, where everything painful. Remains quiet. And hidden. There is nothing more painful than seeing the ones I love cry, but at the same time it fills my heart up. Because it's the greatest feeling in the world. To open up. And be there for someone. If only, we were brave enough. It's truly when we open up We find the purest proof of love hidden in the conflict of our minds."
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In a press release, she stated:

> "I tend to isolate myself when I'm in pain. And with time, I've learnt that I've deprived the people around me of the great honour of being there for someone you love. Deep in there, beneath all the darkness, there is beauty. Once you've truly opened up you'll find a version of yourself you thought was gone. And it will be beautiful."
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## Release

On January 10, 2024, Aurora posted a photo on social media captioned with two emojis ("🫀🧠") on social media. A teaser clip with a pre-save link was shared on the same day, leading to two audio clips ("voicemails") by Aurora after subscribing to her mailinglist. Another teaser clip, with a date and time as title, was posted on January 16. A day later this was revealed to be about the music video's premiere. The song's exact release was at the same time and was not promoted beforehand.

Presumably the song will be included on an upcoming album, but there are few details published about this yet and Aurora has not yet confirmed this.

## Lyrics

It's a complicated story

That we never talk about

But I see it in the mirrors

In the curtains of our house

I don't want you to be worried

That we're running out of time

It doesn't matter where we're going

We can leave it all behind

Only when I see you cry

I feel conflicted in my mind

It fills my heart up and it breaks me

At the very same time

When you open up the gates for me

And leave the world behind

We find proof of love is hidden in

The conflict of the mind

I remember how I'd find you

Fingers tearing through the ground

Were you digging something up

Or did you bury something down?

In your soul, I found a thirst

With only salt inside your cup

In your eyes, I saw the longing

While I longed to lift you up

Only when I see you cry

I feel conflicted in my mind

It fills my heart up and it breaks me

At the very same time

When you open up the gates for me

And leave the world behind

We find proof of love is hidden in

The conflict of the mind

Don't let your spirit die

This is just a conflict of the mind

Is your heart alive?

You'll overcome a conflict of the mind

Loving (Don't let your spirit die)

Loving (This is just a conflict of the mind)

Love (Is your heart alive?)

You'll overcome a conflict of the mind

Loving (Don't let your spirit die) (Love is)

Loving (This is just a conflict of the mind)

Love (Is your heart alive?) (Love is)

You'll overcome a conflict of the mind

Love is you

Love is you

Loving

Love

Love

Love is you

Love

Lyrics transcribed by listening.

Some hand-written lyrics were teased on social media communities ahead of the song's release:

## Music video

A music video premiered on YouTube on January 18, 2024 at 17:00 UTC. It was directed by Kaveh Nabatian and shot in 2023.

## Trivia

* The single cover photo was shot by Wanda Martin, see the photoshoot here.
* Around December 24, 2023, the song's title was found noted in the resume of someone who worked on the music video.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/chrisgreatti/p/C2SgepbRWDI/
2. ↑ https://aurora.lnk.to/TheConflictOfTheMind
3. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/auroramusic/reel/C2P863QNgvn/
4. ↑ https://www.nme.com/news/music/listen-to-auroras-cathartic-new-single-the-conflict-of-the-mind-3573718
5. ↑ https://www.lifeonstage.de/aurora-neue-single-the-conflict-of-the-mind/49474/
6. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYDNfZW3DxU
7. ↑ https://aurora.lnk.to/voicemail
8. ↑ https://presave.umusic.com/aurorapresave/presave
9. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfTeWFuzR7s
10. ↑ https://media.universalmusic.pl/287281-aurora-bije-sie-z-myslami-w-nowym-singlu
11. ↑ https://ig.me/j/AbZuhKAcM13Xx2Ek/ (auroramusic Instagram broadcast channel invite)
12. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/post/Ugkxz3QE6lDISodNRGLuT501VzeJkwt4F6AK
13. ↑ https://discord.gg/auroramusic (*Mothership* Discord server invite)
14. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/groups/602700156987932/posts/1437263163531623
15. ↑ http://kavehnabatian.com/blog/