On air: “The River” – Aurora

Si tratta del il terzo singolo estratto e opening track dell’ultimo album A Different Kind of Human (Step II) della bella e brava cantautrice Aurora astro nascente nel panorama synth pop nordeuropeo la cui voce scorre su un tappeto di drum machine e synth elettronici.

Con queste parole la ventiduenne norvegese lo ha presentato al suo pubblico su Twitter lo scorso 10 maggio:

(or.) «’The River’ is out! Feeling that you can’t talk about your emotions because pain is associated with weakness, here in my world it’s not. Crying can be a happy experience especially afterwards when you feel a bit lighter. That’s what The River is about!»

(trad.) «’The River’ è stata pubblicata! Sentendo che non puoi parlare delle tue emozioni perché il dolore è associato alla debolezza, qui nel mio mondo non lo è. Piangere può essere un’esperienza felice soprattutto dopo, quando ti senti un po’ più leggero. Ecco di cosa parla The River!»

Personalmente ho scoperto Aurora grazie alle serie tv che ogni tanto rimpinguano le proprie soundtrack pescando dal suo repertorio. Ad esempio l’episodio s07e03 di The Blacklist (che ha come protagonista il bravissimo James Spader) termina con la sua “Running with the Wolves“, canzone che nel 2015 l’ha fatta conoscere al grande pubblico.

Se avete un attimo vi consiglio di ascoltare pure:
– Running with the Wolves – (Link Youtube) – (Link Spotify)
– The Seed – (Link Youtube) – (Link Spotify)

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The River

Hold your hands up
To your chest and tell me what you find
Out of you a sparrow comes
And sees without its eyes

Don’t forget who you are
Even though you are hurt
You are caught in a wire and soon it will burst

You can cry, drinking your eyes
Do you miss the sadness when it’s gone?
And you let the river run wild
And you let the river run wild

I’m a shadow, I am cold and
Now I seek for warmth
Stitch your skin on to my skin and
We won’t be alone

Don’t forget who you are even though you’re in need
Like a bird in the night, your emotions deserves to be free

You can cry, drinking your eyes
Do you miss the sadness when it’s gone?
And you let the river run wild
And you let the river run wild

You can cry, drinking your eyes
I don’t miss the sadness when it’s gone
And the feeling of it makes me smile
As I let the river run wild

You can cry… you can cry… you can cry…
To where the ocean is bigger
Become a part of the river.
You can cry… you can cry… you can cry…
Can you let the river run wild?

You can cry, you can cry
You can cry, drinking your eyes
Do you miss the sadness when it’s gone?
And you let the river run wild
And you let the river run wild

You can cry, you can cry
You can cry, drinking your eyes
I don’t miss the sadness when it’s gone
And the feeling of it makes me smile
As I let the river run wild

You can cry drinking your eyes
Do you miss the sadness when it’s gone?
And you let the river run wild
And you let the river run wild