The Woman I Am

* Original
* Acoustic

## *The Gods We Can Touch* alternative chronology

"**The Woman I Am**" is a song by AURORA, her thirty-third single.

## Versions

The song was initially a vinyl-exclusive track on some versions of *The Gods We Can Touch*. It also appeared on concept track lists for the album, but it was eventually scrapped on the final version.

A slightly different mix was released worldwide as a single on April 4, 2022. Though not marketed as such, this is the radio mix of the song.

On May 20, 2022, An acoustic version was released as a 2-track digital release, together with the album mix version.

## About the song

"This is an ode to feminine divinity," Aurora said of the single in a press release:

> "It's not always easy to find your place in this world made for men, as a woman. To find yourself. To learn that you are a source of life, of power, craft, thought and love. Not only a vessel. You do not exist for the pleasure of others, you exist for yourself. Even Beyond your body, your beauty, your intellect and your accomplishments, there is a woman who is worthy of this world. Believe in her. And know her worth with every breath you take. And then maybe one day the world will be in harmony. And balance. But only in the arms of equality."
>
>

## Lyrics

I spend a lot of time wondering y there's IOU in you and I

With innocent devotion to the fiction living up in the sky

The woman I am

Is taken back to nothing

The woman I am

Is taken back to nothing

I've found the only woman I need to love (the only, the only)

The only woman I need to love (the only, the only)

The only woman I need to love (the only, the only)

The only woman I need to love

I think my sense of humour might have made things confusing for the heart

Complicated its getting to be happy with the who you are

The woman I am

Is taken back to nothing

I've found the only woman I need to love (the only, the only)

The only woman I need to love (the only, the only)

The only woman I need to love (the only, the only)

The only woman I need to love

Expectations, obligations draining the beauty that you got

Complicated its getting to be happy with the who you are

I've found the only woman I need to love

The only woman I need to love

The only woman I need to love

The only woman I need to love

Complicated its getting to be

Complicated its getting to be

Complicated its getting to be

Complicated its getting to be

Lyrics transcribed by listening.

## Trivia

* The song was first discovered in various song repertoires in early 2020.
* The song was BBC Radio 1's Future Sounds' "Hottest Record" on the day of release.
* The single's cover photo was shot by Xin Li. Dress by Viktoria Aksnes. Make-up artist (Beauty) by Miranda Aksnes.
* Aurora performed the song at the 2022 Gullruten Awards.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/groups/602700156987932/posts/1385817812009492
2. ↑ File:The Gods We Can Touch Book Songs.jpg
3. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/CqYcvHMNqGJ/
4. ↑ https://aurora.lnk.to/womaniam
5. ↑ https://www.universalmusic.it/musica-classica/album/the-woman-i-am\_35435513839/
6. ↑ https://music.apple.com/gb/album/1624012301
7. ↑ https://www.nme.com/news/music/listen-to-auroras-punchy-new-single-the-woman-i-am-3198355
8. ↑ File:The Woman I Am-Ascap.png
9. ↑ https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0015s56
10. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/Cb9x2oRLEyL/
11. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5N2zA9HfbM4