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Hermaphroditus

"**Hermaphroditus**" (originally titled "**Mama Yoo Yuu**", "**Mama Yu Yu**" or "**Mama Yyu Yyu**") is an unreleased song by AURORA. Not a lot is known about the song other than the fact that it was registered on various song repertoires. It was discovered in early 2021.

It was intended to be the fifteenth track on *The Gods We Can Touch*, but it was later scrapped.

## Trivia

* Aurora noted the words "witch" and "hermaphrodite" after the song's original title in the first list of songs in her *The Gods We Can Touch* book. In Japanese, there are kanji characters for "male" and "(female) witch" that can be combined and read as "Mamajoyuu".

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14c\_Nik9Evs&t=21s
2. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/groups/602700156987932/posts/1385817812009492
3. ↑ File:The Gods We Can Touch Book Songs.jpg
4. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/CqYcvHMNqGJ/
5. ↑ https://tangorin.com/words?search=%E9%AD%94%E9%AD%94%E5%A5%B3%E9%9B%84
Soft Universe

## *Music for the Fellow Witches Out There* (EP) Chronology

"**Soft Universe**" is the seventh track on the album *Infections of a Different Kind - Step 1*.

## Background

This song was written and produced with Couros Sheibani, Fiona Bevan and Jakwob during a 2017 songwriting camp in Bergen, Norway and it was played at the internal listening party there. Of the four songs made at the camp, *Soft Universe* is the only one that was released. The writers set up 11 more days in May/June to write more songs.

## About the song

In a response to a Q&A question, Aurora said about the song:

> "It actually has to do with love... or the fight for love, amongst other things. [...] I was thinking about people fighting for what they believe in, [people] going in protest together to fight for a better world."
>
>

## Lyrics

* Transcribed
* Official

There's ice in my water

And when I drink, it cuts my tongue

There's glass on the playground

It cuts my skin when I run

And from the dark, into the light

I saw a stone burst into life\*

And in the corner of your eye

I saw a dream that never died

Speak to me, speak to me

With love in your words

Make for me, make for me

A soft universe

My body falls off the side of her bed

And now I know what love feels like

Don't let me turn it to pain\*

All of this is loveliness

Chaos came, we laid our head

Down on the feather cotton bed

We find a heart and catch a breath\*

Let the universe go red

Speak to me, speak to me

With love in your words

Make for me, make for me

A soft universe

Speak to me, speak to me

With, with

Make for me, make for me

A soft universe

Soft universe\*

Soft universe\*

Soft universe\*

Soft universe\*

Soft universe\*

Soft universe\*

Soft universe\*

Soft universe\*

Soft universe

There's ice in my water

And when I drink, it cuts my tongue

There's glass on the playground

It cuts my skin when I run

And from the dark, into the light

I saw a star burst into life

And in the corner of your eye

I saw a dream that never died

Speak to me, speak to me

With love in your words

Make for me, make for me

A soft universe

My body falls off the side of her bed

And now I know what love feels like

Don't let me turn into pain

All of this is loveliness

Chaos came, we laid our head

Down on the feather cotton bed

You find a heart and catch your breath

Let the universe go red

Speak to me, speak to me

With love in your words

Make for me, make for me

A soft universe

Speak to me, speak to me

With, with

Make for me, make for me

A soft universe

Soft universe

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

## Audio

AURORA - Soft UniverseDecca Records & Petroleum Records regionsSoft UniverseGlassnote regions
## References

1. ↑ https://aurora.lnk.to/AURIOADKPartI
2. ↑ https://warriorsweirdos.proboards.com/post/11544
3. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRz-SNbhj0c&t=1450s
Broken Satellites

"**Broken Satellites**" is an unreleased song by AURORA. Not a lot is known about the song other than the fact that it was registered on various song repertoires.

The full song leaked on November 28, 2021.

## Lyrics

Uuuuh, uuuuh, uuuu-uuuuh

Uuuuh, uuuuh, uuuu-uuuuh

Wake me slowly

The rain is pouring

It keeps me sleeping

A little longer

Hear you weeping

From the ceiling

All is silent from your window

(From your window)

(From your window)

(From your window)

Into the night

We see the dark

Dancing around like broken satellites

We can excel

We can do both

Dancing around like broken satellites

Around like broken satellites

Around like broken satellites

A-Around, a-around

A-Around like broken satellites

Wake me slowly

The rain is pouring

It keeps me sleeping

A little longer

Hear you weeping

From the ceiling

All is silent from your window

(From your window)

(From your window)

(All is silent from your window)

Into the night

We see the dark

Dancing around like broken satellites

We can excel

We can do both

Dancing around like broken satellites

Around like broken satellites

Around like broken satellites

A-Around, a-around

A-Around like broken satellites

Around like broken satellites

Around like broken satellites

A-Around, a-around

Dancing (a-around) around like broken satellites

Lyrics transcribed by listening.
The Chemical Brothers

**The Chemical Brothers** are an English electronic music duo formed by Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons in Manchester in 1989. They were pioneers (along with the Prodigy, Fatboy Slim, The Crystal Method, and other acts) in bringing the big beat genre to the forefront of pop culture. Their name came about in 1995 after they dropped their original name of "The Dust Brothers" due to the existence of a different band with the same name. "The Chemical Brothers" refers to the duo's groundbreaking 1993 track "Chemical Beats," which epitomized their genre-defining sound.

They released their debut album *Exit Planet Dust* (1995) and it eventually went on to sell over a million copies worldwide. After attracting Virgin Records, the duo achieved more widespread success with their second album *Dig Your Own Hole* (1997), which topped the UK charts. In the UK, they have had six #1 albums and 13 Top 20 singles, including two #1 hits. In the United States the musical act have won six Grammy Awards including Best Rock Instrumental Performance, Best Dance Recording and Best Dance/Electronic Album, the latter also for their album *No Geography*, which includes several songs co-written and sung by AURORA.

A book released on October 26, 2023, *The Chemical Brothers - Paused In Cosmic Reflection* (ISBN 1399600079). It is a retrospective of the duo's career and features a contribution from Aurora, as well as photos from the "Eve of Destruction" music video shoot.

## Works with AURORA

### Songs by The Chemical Brothers

* "Bango"
* "Eve of Destruction"
* "Eve of Dubstruction"
* "The Universe Sent Me"

## Trivia

* In May 2021, Aurora created a list of 10 songs that made her the artist and person she is. For the prompt "a song that equals joy," she used The Chemical Brothers' song "Galvanize", describing it as "a perfect soundtrack to something really badass."

## References

1. ↑ https://twitter.com/ChemBros/status/1221831908499316736
2. ↑ https://store.whiterabbitbooks.co.uk/products/paused-in-cosmic-reflection
3. ↑ https://open.spotify.com/episode/6O0Q1A1gEVuLz08IDMjUPf
Black Water Lilies

## *Music for the Free Spirits* (EP) Chronology

"**Black Water Lilies**" is the twelfth track on the album *All My Demons Greeting Me as a Friend*. It was written by Aurora, Magnus Skylstad and Odd Martin Skålnes, and produced by Skylstad and Skålnes.

## About the song

Aurora told *The 405* that this song was inspired by a dream she had of "a magical land, filled with wonder." She sings of floating on a river and ends up in a place surrounded by a thousand black water lilies.

> "It was originally seven black water lilies, [...] but a thousand sounded better."
>
>

She said in another interview:

> "*Black Water Lilies* was a dream I had. The melody was playing in the background. And I was dreaming that there was a hand, and I grabbed it, and it took me underwater. And there was a river, under the water, running down. And I floated on the river, under the water, and I came to this magic place with lots of black water lilies – floating on the water – which was underneath the water. It was a very strange dream. When I woke up I ran straight to the piano and wrote the song."
>
>

## Lyrics

When I am on a boat

I float, I know I can never drown

I see underwater land

The wind, the wind is the only sound

Take your hand and I go under

I'm under and above

Take your hand and I go under

I'm under and above

On the river

I'm floating in

Under water

I'm diving into the ocean

A thousand black water lilies

In the river

I'm floating in

Under water

I'm diving into the ocean

A thousand black water lilies

Black water lilies

Arms are reaching for

My arms I can see no more

We dance as we float around

We head towards the ocean floor

Take your hand and I go under

I'm under and above

Take your hand and I go under

I'm under and above

On the river

I'm floating in

Under water

I'm diving into the ocean

A thousand black water lilies

In the river

I'm floating in

Under water

I'm diving into the ocean

A thousand black water lilies

(A thousand black water lilies)

I am warm

Rolling down

And I am reborn

(Water lilies)

(Water lilies)

(Water lilies)

(Water lilies)

(Black water lilies)

Lyrics transcribed by listening.

## References

1. ↑ https://aurora.lnk.to/AllMyDemons
2. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20180623004709/https://www.thefourohfive.com/music/article/aurora-track-by-track-145
3. ↑ https://bergensmagasinet.no/aktuelt/eg-elsker-dakkar/
4. ↑ http://indievidualist.de/aurora/
Eve of Dubstruction

"**Eve of Dubstruction**" is a song by The Chemical Brothers, it is a rework of their song "Eve of Destruction". AURORA is featured on vocals and is credited as co-writer. The track was released worldwide on June 21, 2019.

## Lyrics

The eve of destruction

The eve of destruction

The eve of destruction

The eve of destruction

Keep dancing, keep dancing

Keep dancing, keep dancing

Keep dancing, keep dancing

Keep dancing, keep dancing

Drunk a sample suicide

Justify a human, I

This feeling left done

And no one is left to die

The silence, the silence

Left with no shadow

Enjoy my, enjoy my

Eve of destruction

Drunk a sample suicide

Justify a human, I

This feeling left done

And no one is left to die

The silence, the silence

Left with no shadow

Enjoy my, enjoy my

Eve of destruction

I take all of destruction

S-s-s-struction

S-s-s-struction

We can't afford the water

Everyone is left to die

Keep running, keep running

Keep running, keep running

We can't afford the water

Everyone is left to die

Keep running, keep running

Keep running, keep running

Lyrics transcribed by listening.

## References

1. ↑ https://twitter.com/ChemBros/status/1141939828474486785
2. ↑ http://thechemicalbrothers.lnk.to/EVEOFDUBSTRUCTION
Roy Kerr

**Roy Kerr** is an English producer, mixer, and writer. Kerr's breakthrough arrived in 2001 when his cheeky mash-up of "Hard to Explain" by The Strokes with Christina Aguilera's "Genie in a Bottle", which resulted in “Stroke of Genius", a track which would energize dancefloors all over the world and inspire a seemingly endless run of producers to attempt to repeat his feat. He also immediately became the go-to man for an inspired remix, with Blur, Pink, Shakira, and even Christina Aguilera herself all commissioning him.

2005 delivered the opportunity of a lifetime when Sir Paul McCartney invited Kerr to open for him during a six-month world tour. That resulted in the ambitious Twin Freaks project, for which McCartney and Kerr ambitiously reworked classics from The Beatles and Wings back catalog for the dancefloor.

Sessions with Freeform Five saw the group's Anu Pillai join forces with Kerr to form the writing and production duo Kid Glove sin 2007. Their very first session together spawned their first hit, co-writing with Ladyhawke the disco-thumping “Paris Is Burning", and they went on to write further tracks for her debut album on Modular. This was followed by writing and recording the first Little Boots releases, including “Symmetry” and “Not Now".

Despite all of the activity with Kid Gloves, Kerr also resurrected The Freelance Hellraiser moniker in 2012, writing and producing tracks for Dominique Young Unique as well as remixing for The Verve, Imelda May, and Hard-Fi.

In 2012, Kerr and fellow Big Life producer Tim Bran formed a production duo called MyRiot. They gained success in producing for artists from Atlantic Records.

## Works with Aurora

### Songs co-written by Keer

* "All Is Soft Inside"
* "Soulless Creatures"

### Songs produced by Keer

* "All Is Soft Inside"
* "Animal"
* "Dance on the Moon"
* "Daydreamer"
* "Forgotten Love"
* "Gentle Earthquakes"
* "In Bottles"
* "Infections of a Different Kind"
* "It Happened Quiet"
* "Soulless Creatures"
* "The Seed"
Couros Sheibani

## Couros

**Couros Sheibani**, known under his mononym **Couros**, is an artist, songwriter and producer from London, United Kingdom. He is specialized in downtempo house and leftfield pop. As a multi-instrumentalist, he also works behind the scenes for many other artists.

In 2014, Sheibani released his first tracks under the name Authr, including an official, Sony-issued remix of Laura Doggett's "Moonshine". The first singles as Couros were self-released in 2015 and 2016. followed by EPs *Jupiter* (2016) and *Young* (June 2018) on the label PMR Records.

Couros' background work ranges from keyboards on "Like I Would" by ZAYN to guitars on the album *About Time* by Angel, as well as collaborations with artists like Sabella and Fred Well.

## Works with AURORA

### Songs co-written by Couros

* Gentle Earthquakes
* Queendom
* Soft Universe

### Songs produced by Couros

* Queendom
* Soft Universe
Iris

**Vilde Iris Hartveit Kolltveit**, better known as **Iris** (stylized in lowercase), is a singer, songwriter and producer from Bergen, Norway.

Iris was born into a music-loving family near Bergen, with four older siblings who all played instruments while she was growing up. One of her earliest memories is dozing off on her father's shoulders at a Metallica concert, only to be woken by the pyrotechnics. Raised on The Beatles' *Rubber Soul* ("Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)" was a favourite), Leonard Cohen and Joni Mitchell, she traces her own creative endeavours back to the seven-minute, a cappella songs she would record on her first phone in the bedroom she shared with her brother. "Ten verses, no chorus. Not impressive at all," she says, "but at least it was something..." Long-since erased in embarrassment, the tracks were the first sign of her vivid, novelistic approach to making music.

Her songs were streamed over 4 million times in the first eight months of her campaign and she was awarded the P3-prisen for Årets nykommer (Newcomer of the Year) in 2019.

Her debut single "From Inside a Car" was released on January 16, 2019. Her debut EP, *A Sensitive Being*, was released on April 10, 2019. Her debut studio album *Love and Other Disasters* was released in 2021. Its lead single, "Lavender and Heaven", was released on November 6, 2020. She is currently finishing her second album.

Aurora considers Iris one of her closest friends. Iris supported Aurora at her 2019 shows in Norway. Aurora directed the music video of Iris' single "To Be Mine (Is to Lose Your Mind)".

## Works with Aurora

### Songs featuring Iris

* "Sofia" - (Askjell featuring Iris & Aurora)

## Trivia

* The first Aurora song Iris heard was "Awakening", it was mentioned in an interview with both artists.
* Iris is one of the dancers in the "Exist for Love" music video.
* She was one of the artists performing in *Exist for Love Sessions* (2020), a 'festival' webcast organized by Aurora during the COVID-19 pandemic.
* Iris was a guest at the "Cure for Me" music video premiere afterparty.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.made.no/artist-iris
2. ↑ https://www.nrk.no/presse/programomtaler/vinnerne-av-p3-gull-2019-1.14803001
3. ↑ https://iris.lnk.to/loveandotherdisasters
4. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/iris\_caltwait/reel/CyOeStDo5u7/
5. ↑ https://m.facebook.com/iamAURORA/posts/2821777904516610/
6. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zmrWNMxZ9c
7. ↑ https://twitter.com/Deezer/status/1205170452865441793
8. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBAW\_tfvS9U&t=548s
Music for the Fellow Witches Out There

## Extended Play Chronology

***Music for the Fellow Witches Out There*** (stylized in all caps) is the third studio EP by AURORA and her second compilation, it was released on February 11, 2021.

## Background

AURORA first teased the EP on February 9, 2021 through a link to stream "Runaway" with a voice message saying that the EP contains some of her "most mysterious, magical songs", ones that make her feel "most like a witch." Like she did for her previous EP, *For the Humans Who Take Long Walks in the Forest*, she compiled songs for people to listen to while taking a long walk in nature or having a seance.

## Trivia

* The EP is the second of several weekly "playlists".
* AURORA did a livestream to celebrate the EP's release. It can be watched here.
* The photo used on the cover of this EP was posted on Twitter by Aurora in 2017.

## References

1. ↑ https://aurora.lnk.to/Witches
2. ↑ https://twitter.com/AURORAmusic/status/1359197275118051335
3. ↑ https://assets.umusic.co.uk/AURORA/forhumans/AURORA.mp3
4. ↑ https://twitter.com/AURORAmusic/status/843191258973704192
Bring Back the Color

"**Bring Back the Color**" (stylized in uppercase) is a song by San Holo and AURORA. It was released worldwide on June 2, 2023 and is the first single from San Holo's third album *Existential Dance Music*, which followed on September 15.

## Background

"Bring Back the Color" contains parts of the unreleased AURORA song "The Sun", which was probably recorded in 2017. It could be considered a remix or rework.

## About the song

San Holo noted in a post on his social media:

> "To me, this song is about bringing back vibrancy to your life… whenever your world gets too dark ✨"
>
>

## Lyrics

(Bring back the color)

Rose, light on her toes

Dancing in heels, her eyes on me

Rose already knows

That she's a dangerous maker of beauty

Chimney of the core will you open

For somebody who waits for time

Speaking rhymes

Dreams sing wild

Would I carry back the sun

Carry back the sun

And beg for the mother

To bring back the color

Everyone I know

And everyone I love

I beg for a lover

To bring back the color

Bring back the color

Stone sinks to the floor

Never returns back to before

The stone already knows

That it can crush all that has grown

Chimney of the core will you open for

Somebody who waits for growth (Inhale)

Hides below (Exhale)

A fading glow (Inhale)

Would I carry back the sun

Carry back the sun

And beg for the mother

To bring back the color

Everyone I know

And everyone I love

I beg for a lover

To bring back the color

Bring back the color

Would I carry back the sun

Carry back the sun

And beg for the mother

To bring back the color

Everyone I know

And everyone I love

I beg for a lover

To bring back the color

To bring back the color

Lyrics transcribed by listening.

## Trivia

* San Holo began teasing new music on his social media in May 2023. The release was announced on May 30.
* San Holo played the track in a live set on May 28 in San Diego, a few days before its official relase.
* He played a different version (titled "Live Edit") of the track on his *Existential Dance Music* album tour.

## References

1. ↑ https://helixrecords.ffm.to/bringbackthecolor
2. ↑ https://helixrecords.ffm.to/existentialdancemusic
3. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/CthY3qXgQ4f/
4. ↑ https://twitter.com/sanholobeats/status/1659647789897494529
5. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/Cs4Yg7GAsN4/
6. ↑ https://twitter.com/sanholobeats/status/1663680574337458176
7. ↑ https://twitter.com/sanholobeats/status/1663693488209403904
8. ↑ https://twitter.com/demryyy/status/1663258660108398592
9. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/CygnTmYg5Iv/
10. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCf6nkqll9E&t=128s
Crystalline

"**Crystalline**" is an unreleased song by AURORA. Not a lot is known about the song other than the fact that it was registered on various song repertoires.

A snippet featuring parts of two different mixes of the song leaked in February 2021. Later in April, another snippet of the first mix leaked. The full first mix leaked on October 31, 2021.

## Lyrics

He was calling for someone (Save us)

He was calling for someone (Saved by love)

I am lonely, floating in space

Give me heat for fusion (Saved by love)

Reaching out to unknown name

Feeding the illusion

In a room of emeralds and gold

You can never buy a soul

All we need is somebody

All we need is a manifested love

With the heavens up above

Be the air that I breathe

He was calling for someone

We are, we are, we are

We are crystalline

We are crystalline

We are, we are, we are, we are

We are crystalline

We are crystalline

We're kaleidoscopes colliding

In-between the gracious skies

In our hearts we're all united

Beautiful, we're crystalline

We're crystalline

Beautiful, we're crystalline

We're the colours that we need, every shade's unique

Change the patterns, write the scenes

We won't be deceit

We possess all so let us grow

We're the seeds that we sow

All we need is somebody

Every time the cold winds change

We know the way to take

So we're warm and we're kept safe

We are, we are, we are

We are crystalline

We are crystalline

We are, we are, we are, we are

We are crystalline

We are crystalline

We're kaleidoscopes colliding

In-between the gracious skies

In our hearts we're all united

Beautiful, we're crystalline

We are crystalline

We are crystalline

We are crystalline

(We are crystalline)

(We are crystalline)

We are, we are, we are

We are crystalline

We are crystalline

We are, we are, we are, we are

We are crystalline

We are crystalline

We're kaleidoscopes colliding

In-between the gracious skies (We are crystalline)

In our hearts we're all united (We are crystalline)

Beautiful, we're crystalline

We're kaleidoscopes colliding

In-between the gracious skies

In our hearts we're all united

Beautiful, we're crystalline

Lyrics transcribed by listening.

## Trivia

* The song leaked with the end cut off.
* If you put the beginning backwards, it says, ". . . save us, the only thing . . ."
Encrypted Love

"**Encrypted Love**" is an unreleased song by AURORA originally intended for her debut extended play *Running with the Wolves*. It was leaked in March 2017 and it is remains unknown why it was not released.

It was registered on various song repertoires.

## Lyrics

Inside all the little corners

That's where love is hiding from us

Inside, we are not that different

Looking through the keyholes, we're equal

Do you think love picks a side

When love is blind?

Cause I wanted you, under the skin

Hidden inside me

(Oooh, oooh)

Encrypted love

I wanted you, look what I got

I've got a feeling

(Oooh, oooh)

Encrypted love

Love inside, hiding underneath my skin

Hiding underneath my skin, hiding underneath my skin

Love will know, hiding underneath my bone

Encrypted love

The man, know they try to change him

They force him, but how did we lose our senses

To become this senseless, to people

Do you think love picks a side

When love is blind?

Cause I wanted you, under the skin

Hidden inside me

(Oooh, oooh)

Encrypted love

I wanted you, look what I got

I've got a feeling

(Oooh, oooh)

Encrypted love

Love inside, hiding underneath my skin

Hiding underneath my skin, hiding underneath my skin

Love will know, hiding underneath my bone

Encrypted love

Love inside, hiding underneath my skin

Hiding underneath my skin, hiding underneath my skin

Love will know, hiding underneath my bone

Encrypted love

Lyrics transcribed by listening.
Fredrik Vogsborg

**Fredrik Vogsborg** is a musician, music producer and songwriter from Norway.

He is a band member in the bands Alibiet, The Megaphonic Thrift, Casiokids, Strange Hellos, and Young Dreams. He has also played guitar for Silja Sol, Hjerteslag, Syme, O. Martin and Divisjonen. As a producer, Vogsborg has worked with Hjerteslag, Silja Sol and Real Ones, among others.

Vogsborg was the guitarist in AURORA's band, also providing additional backing vocals. He started playing with her in 2016 and was the main guitarist from January 2017 until mid-2020.

In 2017, Vogsborg won a Spellemann award as producer and co-songwriter for Silja Sol's record *Ni Liv*. He also won a Spellemann with Young Dreams for their 2013 debut album *Between Places*, and in 2015 with The Megaphonic Thrift for the album *Sun Stare Sound*.

Vogsborg co-founded record label Eget Selskap in 2013.

## References

1. ↑ https://egetselskap.wixsite.com/eget/about
Cure for Me (Acoustic)

* Single
* EP

"**Cure for Me (Acoustic)**" is a song by AURORA, an acoustic version of "Cure for Me". On August 6, 2021, the song was officially released worldwide as a surprise single.

## Background

On release day, Aurora posted on social media:

> "This is a little love letter to South America ✨💫🌞 cure for me acoustic version is outtttt!!!"
>
>

The song was later included on the Japanese editions of *The Gods We Can Touch* and on the *Cure for Me* EP, released on October 31 and November 11, 2022.

## Lyrics

I run from the liars, the fuel on the fire

I know I created myself

I know I can't fight the sad days and bad nights

But I never asked for your help

You got hurt

But we don't belong together

So you took the love from my arms

Into the arms of yours

But I don't need a cure for me

I don't need it

No, I don't need a cure for me

I don't need it

No, I don't need a cure for me

I don't like the tension, the misapprehensions

About our nature in love

The glorious teachers are no use for creatures

Who knows how to play with the gods

You got nеrves, but they never show

Unless they hurt, so you blamed it all

On my love, the moving

Heart I got

But I don't need a cure for me

I don't need it

No, I don't need a cure for me

I don't need it

No, I don't need a cure for me

I don't need a cure for

No, I don't need a cure for me

Hmm, please, no cure for me

Please, no cure for me, cure for me

Hmm, please, no cure for me, cure for me, cure for me

Please, no cure for me, cure for me, cure for me

(And you need to know I don't need it)

I don't need it

(And you should know)

No, I don't need a cure for me

(And you need to know I don't need it)

I don't need it

(And you should know)

No, I don't need a cure for me

(And you need to know I don't need it)

I don't need it

(And you should know)

No, I don't need a cure for me

I don't need a cure for me

Lyrics transcribed by listening.

## References

1. ↑ https://aurora.lnk.to/CFMacoustic
2. ↑ https://twitter.com/AURORAmusic/status/1423584986935054338
3. ↑ https://www.universal-music.co.jp/aurora/products/uico-1323/
4. ↑ https://www.universal-music.co.jp/aurora/products/uico-1326/
Once Aurora

## *Once Aurora**En gang Aurora*

* Initial
* Alternative

## Documentary Chronology

***Once Aurora*** (Norwegian title: ***En gang Aurora***) is a feature-length documentary about AURORA. It was produced by Flimmer Film and directed by Benjamin Langeland and Stian Servoss. The film has two versions: a theatrical version and a version made for television.

Scenes were filmed during AURORA's 2016, 2017 and 2018 tours, as well as at La Fabrique, France, during the recording of her second album. The film features several of Aurora's friends and collaborators, as well as snippets of at least two unreleased songs: "Spotlight" and "Witches" (as noted in the credits).

On April 5, 2018, a teaser video titled "Our Queendom Come" was published. On September 28, 2018, Aurora shared another teaser from the documentary to promote the release of her album *Infections of a Different Kind - Step 1*.

On December 9, 2018, the TV version premiered on Norwegian national TV. The theatrical version toured the film festival circuit in 2019-2020 and it was officially released worldwide on March 21, 2020. The theatrical version is currently available on Vimeo and in the USA via Amazon Prime, YouTube Movies & TV, Google Play and Tubi. The TV version was previously also on Finnish TV.

## References

1. ↑ https://tv.nrk.no/program/KMTE30000217
2. ↑ https://vimeo.com/ondemand/onceaurora
3. ↑ https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09TZFX2WK
4. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DhwxvQLfjI
5. ↑ https://play.google.com/store/movies/details?id=0dh1bEbzAgA.P
6. ↑ https://tubitv.com/movies/612527/once-aurora
7. ↑ https://areena.yle.fi/1-4457140
8. ↑ http://www.stianservoss.com/
I Went Too Far (PWNDTIAC Remix)

## *All My Demons Greeting Me as a Friend* Chronology

"**I Went Too Far (PWNDTIAC Remix)**" is the remixed version of "I Went Too Far" by PWNDTIAC. It was released August 26, 2016, as the eighteenth track on a French deluxe version of *All My Demons Greeting Me as a Friend* and became available in other Decca Records regions later.

## Lyrics

I went too far when I was begging on my knees

Begging for your arms, for you to hold around me

I went too far and kissed the ground beneath your feet

Waiting for your love, waiting for our eyes to meet

I went too far when I was begging on my knees

When I cut my hands, so you could stand and watch me bleed

I went too far and kissed the ground beneath your feet

Standing in my blood, it was a taste of bittersweet

Crying

Give me some love, give me some love and hold me

Give me some love and hold me tight

Oh, give me some love, give me some love and hold me

Give me some love and hold me tight

Why can't I turn around and walk away?

Go back in time?

I had to turn around and walk away

I couldn't stay, I had to walk away

I'm left behind with an empty hole

And everything I am is gone

I try to reach for another soul

So I can feel whole

Oh, give me some love

Oh, give me some love

Oh, give me some love

Oh, give me some love

Give me some love, give me some love and hold me

Give me some love and hold me tight

Oh, give me some love, give me some love and hold me

Give me some love and hold me tight

Why can't I turn around and walk away?

Go back in time?

I had to turn around and walk away

I couldn't stay, I had to walk away

Lyrics transcribed by listening.

## References

1. ↑ https://music.apple.com/fr/album/all-my-demons-greeting-me-as-a-friend-deluxe/1442702135
Ocean Rose

"**Ocean Rose**" is an unreleased song by AURORA. It was written and produced during a 2017 song-writing camp in Bergen with three other songs, "Soft Universe", "Wavelength", as well as an unknown song.

According to an associate of Aurora, "Ocean Rose" was played at the internal listening party of the camp. He also noted that the producers used auto-tune on this song and that Aurora did not like that.

The song was registered on various song repertoires.

## Trivia

* During 2019, a leaked snippet of "Cocoon" was mislabeled as "Ocean Rose".
* In 2017, an associate of Aurora posted several lyrics, including some that are possibly from this song. It is currently unknown if the lyrics are real.

## References

1. ↑ https://warriorsweirdos.proboards.com/post/11544
2. ↑ File:Ocean Rose-BMI.png
3. ↑ https://twitter.com/robinlarsen/status/856814630596956160
Mr. Tambourine Man

## *All My Demons Greeting Me as a Friend* Chronology

"**Mr. Tambourine Man**" (sometimes spelled "**Mr Tambourine Man**") is a song originally written and recorded by Bob Dylan, which AURORA has covered. She performed it live in several early shows and her cover was released as a bonus track on a French deluxe version of *All My Demons Greeting Me as a Friend* as the twentieth and final track. It later became available in other Decca Records regions.

## About the song

When asked in an interview with *NRK* about a song she was inspired by, Aurora said:

> "'Mr. Tambourine Man' by Bob Dylan, I often heard it in the house when I was little. It has been with me on the journey through life until now. And when I got older, I also understood what it's really about, so it always became an exciting song, one with surprises!"
>
>

## Lyrics

Hey Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me

I'm not sleepy and there is no place I'm going to

Hey Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me

In the jingle jangle mornin' I'll come following you

Though I know the evening's empire has returned into sand

Vanished from my hands

Left me blindly here to stand, but still not sleepin'

Oh my weariness amazes me, I am branded on my feet

I have no one to meet

At these ancient empty streets too dead for dreamin'

Hey Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me

I'm not sleepy and there is no place I'm going to

Hey Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me

In the jingle jangle mornin' I'll come following you

Take me on a trip upon your magic swirlin' ship

My senses have been stripped

My toes too numb to step

Waiting only for my boot heels to be wanderin'

Oh I'm ready to go anywhere, I'm ready for to fade

Into my own parade, cast your dancing spell my way

I'm ready to go under it

Hey Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me

I'm not sleepy and there is no place I'm going to

Hey Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me

In the jingle jangle mornin' I'll come following you

Though you might hear laughin', spinnin'

Swinging madly across the sun

It's not aimed at anyone, it's just escapin' on the run

And but for the sky there are no fences facing

And if you hear vague traces of skipping reels of rhyme,

To your tambourine in time, it's just a ragged clown behind

It's just a shadow that you're seeing that he's chasin'

Hey Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me

I'm not sleepy and there is no place I'm going to

Hey Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me

In the jingle jangle mornin' I'll come following you

In the jingle jangle mornin' I'll come following you

Lyrics transcribed by listening the AURORA cover.

## Audio

If this video is blocked in your area, you can try this alternative YouTube video.

## Trivia

* The song's recording featured on the debut album was recorded at a live session for BBC.

## References

1. ↑ https://music.apple.com/fr/album/1442702135
2. ↑ https://p3.no/skrev-sanger-i-skjul/
3. ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/auroramusic/comments/ljd2gh/i\_really\_like\_weird\_sounds\_nrk\_p3\_interview\_march/
4. ↑ https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05xr0m1
Runaway (Lvl.2)

"**Runaway (Lvl.2)**" is a revamped version of AURORA's song "Runaway", written by Aurora and Magnus Skylstad and produced by Odd Martin Skålnes and Skylstad. It was surprise-released on May 7, 2021, because of the original version's virality thanks to a TikTok trend.

The track was released on vinyl for the first time on November 11, 2022.

## Lyrics

I was listenin' to the ocean

I saw a face in the sand

But when I picked it up

Then it vanished away from my hands, gone

I had a dream I was seven

Climbing my way in a tree

I saw a piece of Heaven

Waiting impatient for me, down

And I was runnin' far away

Would I run off the world someday?

Nobody knows

Nobody knows, and

I was dancing in the rain

I felt alive and I can't complain

But now take me home

Take me home where I belong

I got no other place to go

Now take me home

Take me home where I belong

I can't take it anymore

I was painting a picture

The picture was a painting of you and

For a moment I thought you were here

But then again, it wasn't true, gone

And all this time I have been lyin'

Oh, lyin' in secret to myself

I've been putting sorrow on the

Farthest place on my shelf

La-di-da

And I was runnin' far away

Would I run off the world someday?

Nobody knows

Nobody knows, and

I was dancing in the rain

I felt alive and I can't complain

But now take me home

Take me home where I belong

I got no other place to go

Now take me home

Take me home where I belong

I got no other place to go

Now take me home

Take me home where I belong

I can't take it anymore

But I kept runnin'

For a soft place to fall

And I kept runnin'

For a soft place to fall

And I was runnin' far away

Would I run off the world someday?

But now take me home

Take me home where I belong

I got no other place to go

Now take me home

Take me home where I belong

I got no other place to go

Now take me home

Home where I belong

Oh, no, no

Now take me home

Home where I belong

I can't take it anymore

## References

1. ↑ https://aurora.lnk.to/RunawayLvl2
2. ↑ https://www.urbanoutfitters.com/shop/uo-exclusive-singles-day-limited-lp-37
Jane Long

**Jane Long** is a fine art photographer and artist based in Brisbane, Australia. She began working with Photoshop in 1994 and is known for her work with old photographs, which she turns into surreal, dream-like images.

Jane designed the album artwork for the AURORA debut album *All My Demons Greeting Me as a Friend*, which can be seen here.

## Trivia

* As a child, she wanted to be a singer.
* Long describes her work as "ambiguous, introspective, rich (as in colour), quiet!"

## References

1. ↑ https://janelong.com.au/aurora
2. ↑ https://thegoldenscope.wordpress.com/2014/09/16/interview-with-digital-artist-jane-long/
Echoes

"**Echoes**" (title not confirmed) is an unreleased song by AURORA. There is only one known live performance of it, from January 2014.

## Lyrics

Dark thoughts inside my head

Every time I'm lying in my bed

And I'm trying hard to fall asleep

Before I'm drowning in the deep

Lyrics transcribed by listening.

## Trivia

* The title has not been confirmed by Aurora, it is based on an unconfirmed rumour.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.midtsiden.no/kongshaug-gjorde-reint-bord
Geir Luedy

**Geir Luedy Andersen** (born August 7, 1968) is a Norwegian musician, songwriter, and music producer. Andersen co-founded recording studio *Lydriket* in Bergen in 1998 and production company *Your Favourite Music* in 2003. Both companies were merged into *Made Management* in 2012 and Geir is one of AURORA's artist managers there. Other artists on their roster include Sigrid, Silja Sol, Askjell, and Iris. Susanne Sundfør's first album was recorded at Lydriket and produced by Andersen.

Other companies under Made Management are booking agency *Standing Ovation*, music rights group *Edda Music* and their in-house label and record company *Made Records*. Geir and/or Made Management also ran the independent label *Coco & Co*, which released Aurora's single "Awakening". *GEMS* is another label co-founded by Geir.

Geir is the son of Knut Albrigt Andersen, and brother of guitarist "Tino" Knut Luedy and singer-songwriter "Dodo" Eduardo Andersen. Andersen has performed with a series of artists, most of them based in Bergen.

## References

1. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geir\_Luedy
2. ↑ https://www.bt.no/kultur/i/Qlzn58/aurora-sigrid-og-susanne-sundfoer-startet-karrieren-i-lydriket-naa-kan
3. ↑ https://www.bt.no/kultur/i/wEo9oG/giganten-universal-investerer-i-bergensk-plateselskap-de-vil-ikke-gaa
4. ↑ https://www.recordoftheday.com/on-the-move/record/depresno/stranger-in-disguise
5. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/records.gems
We Were Going to Do That

"**We Were Going to Do That**" is an unreleased song by AURORA. She performed the song live from 2014 through 2016.

The song is registered on various song repertoires. It is unknown why the song was not released on either her *Running with the Wolves* EP, or on her debut album *All My Demons Greeting Me as a Friend*.

In spring 2017, a 9-second snippet of a studio version was leaked. In 2018, the full song was leaked in low quality and it leaked in higher quality on December 2, 2018.

## Lyrics

Floating on the waters of emotion

Floating on the echoes of a dream song

The only voice that I hear

My senses crystal clear

(We were going to do that)

Sharing, sharing

Sharing moments here and now

Ever, forever

Forever never asking why

We were going to do that

(We were going to do that)

(We were going to do that)

Rolling in nirvana, let the rain fall

Washing us away from a real life

The only love I'm feeling

Will always leave me kneeling

(We were going to do that)

Sharing, sharing

Sharing moments here and now

Ever, forever

Forever never asking why

We were going to do that

(We were going to do that)

(We were going to do that)

(We were going to do that)

(We were going to do that)

Rolling in, rolling in nirvana

Floating on, floating on these waters

Rolling in, rolling in nirvana

Floating on, floating on these waters

Lyrics transcribed by listening to the leaked studio recording.

## Audio

### Live session

A session was recorded at Room 17 of Daytrotter studios in New York on October 23, 2014 and published on May 8, 2015. The session was also posted on the Daytrotter YouTube channel, but this song was made private.

## Trivia

* An unknown version of the song (3:21 long) was available to listen in December 2013 to promote one of her first festival appearances.
* It is possible that two different versions of the song exist: early performances (such as the Daytrotter rendition) reflecting a *Running with the Wolves* version, and the leaked studio version being intended for *All My Demons Greeting Me as a Friend*. This is purely speculation.
* The song evolved in its live versions as well, most notably in the song's structure and chorus melodies.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QN8lEFQcdqY
2. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/uf3aMcmoFX/
https://www.instagram.com/p/ugFJ8bjW\_6/
https://www.instagram.com/p/uf3U6LQPrI/
3. ↑ https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/aurora/aurora-daytrotter-session-may-8-2015
4. ↑ https://www.wolfgangs.com/music/aurora/audio/21021916-16343.html
5. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKE8B7L3its
6. ↑ https://jajajamusic.com/2014/01/listen-aurora-aksnes-runaway-we-were-going-to-do-that/
7. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20131201054723/http://bylarm.no/nor/artists/14124;Aurora-Aksnes (archived from original, now unavailable)
Exist for Love (Sondr Remix)

"**Exist for Love (Sondr Remix)**" is the remixed version of "Exist for Love" by Sondr. On July 17, 2020 the remix was officially released worldwide.

## Lyrics

Back to you, to you, to you, to you

To lead back to you, to you, to you, to you

They say there is a war

Between the man and the woman

I've never felt like this before

My heart knew that I couldn't

And then you take me in

And everything in me begins to feel like I belong

Like everybody needs a home

And when I take your hand

Like the world has never held a man

I know I cannot heal the hurt

But I will hold you here forever

If I can, if I can

Back to you, to you, to you, to you

To lead back to you, to you, to you, to you

I run into your arms

I feel like I exist for love

Back to you

I feel like I exist for love

I can't imagine how it is to be forbidden from loving

'Cause when you walked into my life

I could feel my life begin

Like I was torn apart the minute I was only born

And you're the other half

The only thing that makes me whole

I know it sounds like a lot

But you really need to know

We are leaning out for love

And we will lean for love forever, I know

I love you so

Back to you, to you, to you, to you

To lead back to you, to you, to you, to you

I run into your arms

I feel like I exist for love

Back to you

I feel like I exist for love

Lyrics transcribed by listening.

## Audio

AURORA - Exist For Love (Sondr Remix)Decca Records & Petroleum Records regionsExist for Love (Sondr Remix)Glassnote regions
## Trivia

* The remix was supposed to be released in mid June 2020 but was postponed for unknown reasons.
I Had a Dream

"**I Had a Dream**" is an unreleased song by AURORA. She performed it live at her 10th grade graduation at school on June 21, 2012, before she had aspirations of becoming a recording artist. It is the only known performance and recording of the song.

## About the song

Aurora wrote this song when she was around 9 after she watched the news one day. She described the song several times as boring, long and without a chorus, and thought that the only people in the audience that liked the song were her teachers.

The song is about "dreaming horrible things that we realize is actually happening 'cause it's not really a dream." It deals with topics such as conflict, confrontation, materialism and willful ignorance.

## Lyrics

Tonight I had a dream that we were fighting

Cause we had different ways in wrong rhyme

And as the words went out and you were shouting

I saw there wouldn't be more peace in here tonight

Then I dreamt we both lost in the end

Well, you proved your point, but now you have lost a friend

The life we used to live has reached the end

And we both wanted to smile back, though I pretend

Oh, I pretend

I had a dream

I had a dream, oh

I had a dream, oh

But it all just seemed so real

But it all seems to be longing for this glory

To get a fame and fortune of your own

But will we, in the end, be satisfied

When we're living in our glory all alone?

And this night I had a dream that we were running

Running far away from our mistakes

We were blaming others for the wrongs we made

And then we were down because we were not the one we paid

I had a dream, oh I

I had a dream, oh

I had this dream

But it all just seemed so real

One night I had a dream a man hit his woman

Cause she was standing in the way and he was drunk

And every Monday morning, she was brave

When her man drove far away inside his truck

But tonight I had a dream that we were just watching

All devastating things this world can bear

We could feel the lousiness way over here

But when it didn't us concern, we didn't care

No, we wouldn't lift a finger for the lost ones

We wouldn't give money to the poor

Our happiness has come in shape of gold

And we forget what's truly worth living for

I had a dream

I had a dream, oh

I had a dream, oh

But it all just seemed so real

It seemed so real

Just seemed so real

It seemed so real

I have these dreams and they seem so real

And they seem so much more to me than just dreams

Lyrics transcribed by listening to the live recording.

## Trivia

* During a livestream celebrating the release of *For the Humans Who Take Long Walks in the Forest*, Aurora mentioned that this song kick-started her career and was what led labels to offer her record deals.
	+ It has been stated that the recording of the song was uploaded without her permission.
* Aurora played the song on guitar at her graduation, despite not really knowing how to play it.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.interviewmagazine.com/music/aurora-running-with-the-wolves
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=db9gHZIoATk&t=420s
3. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UX1gQQyAm68
Igor Septimus

**Igor Septimus** (2016 - 2019, estimated) was an algae ball owned by AURORA. He lived in a glass and was gifted to her by fans in Switzerland. She sometimes put him in her refrigerator, as he liked the cold. She spoke about him during an interview with Universal Music Switzerland.

Igor is mentioned in AURORA's documentary "Once AURORA". He has since passed away.

## Trivia

* Igor's last name "Septimus" is a spin-off from the name of Aurora's spirit animal called Septimus, she feels his soul has reincarnated into every pet she ever had.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9Olu0vrTw0&t=15s
2. ↑ https://twitter.com/AuroraFranceOff/status/1039881142344843264
3. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qywmIPUOg8M&t=834s
4. ↑ https://www.dagbladet.no/magasinet/en-fri-fugl/71242856
5. ↑ https://www.mixcloud.com/sonos/sheroes-mixtape-memoir-with-carmel-holt-s2-episode-8-aurora/
Stories

## Extended Play Chronology

***Stories*** (stylized in all caps) is the fifth studio EP by AURORA and her fourth compilation, it was released on February 25, 2021.

## Background

Aurora first teased the EP on February 24, 2021, through a registration for receiving text message updates from her.

## Trivia

* During the livestream, Aurora played "A Different Kind of Human".
* The cover photo is an Instagram photo that Aurora posted while she was touring in Brazil. It is part of a school called *Escola Concept* in São Paulo, Brazil.
* Aurora is not credited here for production on "Little Boy in the Grass", contrary to the vinyl version of her first EP, where she is.