Frightening Nights and Lightning Strikes

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## Song by Aurora featuring dwuw

"**Frightening Nights and Lightning Strikes**" is a song by Australian singer, songwriter, rapper, and producer Aurora. It was released on July 17, 2015 alongside Aurora's debut extended play, *Heartstorm* (2015). The song features vocals and songwriting from Spanish recording artist dwuw.

## Background and composition

After an impressive comeback with prior single "Silhouettes", Aurora received the green light to move into the penultimate stages of polishing her sophomore set for its imminent release. Realising one theme remained largely under-represented on the forthcoming album, Red Rose Records hoped to continue building anticipation and hype for the record by promoting a pre-release extended play. "I haven't showcased love in a very positive light this era," Aurora admitted on her website, "I always want to paint the whole picture... all of its darkness, and all of its light."

"Frightening Nights and Lightning Strikes" is composed as a pop power ballad, representing eternal love's promise. In hope of showcasing love from a new romantic perspective, a studio session with Spanish recording artist dwuw was arranged for Aurora. "Writing with Jorge was such a pleasure! Although our styles and backgrounds are vastly different, I love what we have created," Aurora rhapsodised during a promotional radio interview for *Heartstorm*.

## from the album *Silhouettes: Deluxe*

### Writer(s)

Aurora Renée Jaymesson
Jorge Cristiano Aguilar

## Solo version

Following her split from Red Rose Records in 2020, a solo version of "Frightening Nights and Lightning Strikes" was re-recorded as a bonus track for Aurora's album *Silhouettes: Deluxe* (2021).

The solo version features an arrangement identical to the original duet's, substituting dwuw's vocals with Aurora's. It appears as the twelfth track on the re-recorded album as "Frightening Nights and Lightning Strikes" (Solo).

## Critical reception

"Frightening Nights and Lightning Strikes" received predominantly favourable reviews, with critics praising Aurora and dwuw's duetted performance and collaborative songwriting, specifically their usage of vivid seasonal imagery.

It received a rating of 8.325 by Platvian music critics.

## Commercial performance

"Frightening Nights and Lightning Strikes" debuted and peaked at #5 on the Platvia HitList chart dated July 28, 2015.

It also debuted and peaked at #1 on the Platvian Power Ballad Songs component chart on the same day.

## Lyrics

You and I are brighter than a solar flare
Yet calmer than a tranquil ocean shore
The waves caress our faces until sundown
I'd drown within your arms
I'd drown within your arms
We'll chase eternal summers till our feet ache
And rest among the fallen autumn leaves
If we could only be two little sparrows
I'd fly away with you
I'd fly away with you
**First Pre-Chorus**
Months will pass by, you'll still be here
Right by my side, everything's clear
We're evergreen now
And I just know, somehow...
**Chorus**
We are the morning sun
Burning our love into the sky
We are the tallest oak
Etching our story over time
We are the icy river
Shades of our beauty yet unseen
We are the strongest gale
Sweeping each other off our feet
**Second Verse**
I'll freeze our memories into the snowflakes
Our synergy commands the northern lights
We'll capture blazing shadows by the fireplace
I'm lost within your eyes
I'm lost within your eyes
Let's melt until the cherry trees have blossomed
The breeze like butterflies beneath our skin
I'll paint a scene of us against the skyline
Our canvas calls the spring
Our canvas calls the spring
**Second Pre-Chorus**
Came with the flood, stayed with the drought
Still in my blood, I can't live without
You're all I'm about
And I just know, somehow...
**Chorus**
We are the morning sun
Burning our love into the sky
We are the tallest oak
Etching our story over time
We are the icy river
Shades of our beauty yet unseen
We are the strongest gale
Sweeping each other off our feet
**Bridge**
Whatever nature throws our way
We'll always be prepared
Through frightening nights and lightning strikes
With you I'm never scared
Whatever nature throws our way
We'll always be prepared
Through frightening nights and lightning strikes
With you I'm never scared
**Chorus**
We are the morning sun
Burning our love into the sky
We are the tallest oak
Etching our story over time
We are the icy river
Shades of our beauty yet unseen
We are the strongest gale
Sweeping each other off our feet

### **Notes**

* Second verse and second pre-chorus written by dwuw.

## Live performances

"Frightening Nights and Lightning Strikes" (Solo) was included in the setlist for Aurora's debut concert tour, The Heartstorm Tour. It was performed as the first track during the tour's second act, titled "Peace", being the sixth performance overall.