Infections of a Different Kind (song)

## *Stories* (EP) Chronology

"**Infections of a Different Kind**" is the eighth and final track on the album *Infections of a Different Kind - Step 1*. It was written by Aurora and produced by Tim Bran, Roy Kerr, and Askjell.

## About the song

The song was the one that started the whole idea of her second album, Aurora wrote it in January of 2017 at midnight. In an interview with *MYP Magazine* she said:

> "One night I wrote a song in my dreams. It was the title track from my album *Infections of a Different Kind - Step 1*. I woke up in the middle of the night and went down to my piano. I pushed the record button on my phone and played the melody. And then I went to bed again."
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## Lyrics

* Transcribed
* Official

It's a feeling growing old with time

Like a restless in the leaves calming down

The world is a hole and we all seem to fall

Down and down

And the universe is growing tall

And we are caving into dreams of this space

Unfolding our arms cannot do any harm

Violent contractions

And if there is a God

Would we even know his name?

And if there is a God

I think he would shake his head

And turn away

So belong to us all

Be God in the shape of a girl

Who walks this world

And I beg, I beg to be drained

From the pain I have soaked myself in

So I can stay okay

And more than okay for a while

For a while, for a while

Infections of a different kind

The world has been attacked by your pain

If I am the world then why would I hurt

All that is living?

And if there is a God

Would he then believe in us?

And if there is a God

I think he can't hear all of us

Belong to us all

Be God in the shape of a girl

Who walks this world

And I beg, I beg to be drained

From the pain I have soaked myself in

So I can stay okay

And more than okay for a while

For a while, for a while

This is the breath

This is the breath

It's a feeling growing old with time

Like restless inner leaves coming down\*

The world is a hole and we all seem to fall

Down and down

And the universe is growing tall

And we're caving into dreams of the space\*

Unfolding her arms cannot do any harm\*

Violent contractions

And if there is a God, would we even know his name?

And if there is a God, I think he would shake his head

And turn away

So belong to a soul\*

Be God in the shape of a girl

Who walks this world

And I beg, I beg to be drained

From the pain I've soaked myself in\*

So I can stay okay

And more than okay for a while

For a while, for a while

Infections of a different kind

The world is being attacked by your pain\*

If I'm the world then why would I hurt\*

All that is living?

And if there is a God, would he then believe in us? Ah ah

And if there is a God, I think he can't hear all of us

So belong to a soul\*

Be God in the shape of a girl

Who walks this world

And I beg, I beg to be drained

From the pain I've soaked myself in\*

So I can stay okay,

And more than okay for a while

For a while, for a while

This is the breath, this is the breath

Transcribed lyrics made by listening. Official lyrics copied from the booklet of *Infections of a Different Kind of Human* (Japanese Deluxe Edition CD). Differences are marked with \*

## Trivia

* The song has various lyric variations in live performances.
	+ The line "Would we even know his name?" has a variation "Would we even know her name?", implying a female God.
	+ Similarly, the line "he would shake his head" has variations including "they would shake their head", implying a non-binary God.
	+ Similarly, the very last line "this is the breath" has variations including "we are the breath" and "you are the breath".
* In another live performance, Aurora sang alternative lyrics at the end of the third verse; "When power means more, we are all to become//Dangerous creatures".

## References

1. ↑ https://aurora.lnk.to/AURIOADKPartI
2. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2uVjIM1F-c
3. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20201005091157/https://www.myp-magazine.com/interview/aurora-a-beautiful-soul/
4. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV3m3qriUTk&t=68s
5. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsSSD4n0oiU&t=125s
6. ↑ https://tv.nrk.no/serie/haik/sesong/1/episode/4/avspiller#t=10m54s
7. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV3m3qriUTk&t=286s
8. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bj1f52lhE9I&t=176s