Winter Bird

## For the Humans Who Take Long Walks in the Forest (EP) Chronology

"**Winter Bird**" is the fifth track on the album *All My Demons Greeting Me as a Friend*. It was written by Aurora and Jonny Wright and produced by Odd Martin Skålnes and Magnus Skylstad.

It was first teased on October 10, 2015, when Aurora posted part of the lyrics on Facebook.

## About the song

Aurora uses nature imagery throughout the song, such as the cry of a winter bird, to show how she needs the harshness of the natural world around her to drag her away from a dream world back to reality.[*citation needed*]

She explained to *The 405*:

> "Sometimes you need to be reminded of how it was to feel alive. It's a tricky situation to find yourself in. When you've forgotten about your reasons to live."
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## Lyrics

Walking in my sleep

Like the naked trees

Will they wake up again?

Do they sleep, do they dream?

Feel it as the wind

Strokes my skin

I am moved by the chill

Hear the winter bird sing

My tears are always frozen

I can see the air I breathe

Got my fingers painting pictures

On the glass in front of me

Lay me by the frozen river

Where the boats have passed me by

All I need is to remember

How it was to feel alive

Silent days, violent shades

We are dancing again

In a dream by the lake

My tears are always frozen

I can see the air I breathe

Got my fingers painting pictures

On the glass in front of me

Lay me by the frozen river

Where the boats have passed me by

All I need is to remember

How it was to feel alive

Pressed against my pillow like the ageing winter sun

Only wake each morning to remember that you're gone

So I drift away again to winter I belong

My tears are always frozen

I can see the air I breathe

Got my fingers painting pictures

On the glass in front of me

Lay me by the frozen river

Where the boats have passed me by

All I need is to remember

How it was to feel alive

My tears are always frozen

My tears are always frozen

My tears are always frozen

All I need is to remember

How it was to feel alive

I need to remember

How it was to feel alive

Lyrics transcribed by listening.

## Music video

A music video for the song was released on December 20, 2016. It was directed by Simon Thirlaway.

If the video is not available in your region, you can try this fan repost.

The YouTube description of the music video included a quote:

> "Sometimes I fear our technological progress will slowly take over. We meet people through texts and screens. Is it setting us free? Or are we slowly wrapping ourselves in, depending too much on it? The fall is bigger when our hopes are not realistic, not human. What has no heart can't give us love and true happiness."
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## Trivia

* The song's first known live performance was on September 11, 2015 during a small acoustic show in Norway. It would appear regularly in live sets after February 2016.
* A fan requested a music video for the song during a livestream, possibly inspiring Aurora to make one.
* A different or edited version of the song featured in the theatrical trailer for American science fiction/romantic drama film *Equals* (2015). The trailer was published in April 2016.
* This song also featured in episode 18, season 3 (2016) of American drama/fantasy series *Reign*.
* It was also featured in episode 8, season 5 (2017) of Australian crime/drama series *Wentworth*.

## References

1. ↑ https://aurora.lnk.to/AllMyDemons
2. ↑ https://m.facebook.com/iamAURORA/posts/1154412677919816
3. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20180623004709/https://www.thefourohfive.com/music/article/aurora-track-by-track-145 (archived from original)
4. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20161220210426/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYdm\_Z1wnQ0 (archived from original)
5. ↑ https://www.corymortonphoto.com/PROJECTS/Aurora
6. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/7idENPkvJH/
7. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1KuqBlKWiQ&t=825s
8. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=\_RTN3HnQV3c
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 https://www.tunefind.com/artist/aurora