"Silhouettes" is a song written by Aurora Aksnes, Odd Martin Skålnes and Magnus Skylstad.
The song was licensed/purchased by, or given to, Chinese singer/songwriter 華晨宇 (Hua Chenyu). Hua's song was officially released worldwide on December 18, 2015,[1] as "逃离乌托邦" ("Tao Li Wu Tuo Bang", "Escape from Utopia") on his album 异类 (Aliens). "Escape from Utopia" has Mandarin lyrics written by Dai Yuedong.[2]
"Silhouettes" is registered on various song repertoires. It was one of the first unreleased studio recordings by Aurora to appear in public, on August 1, 2016 or earlier.[3] An instrumental of an early version (minor difference) leaked on December 31, 2019, and the instrumental of the 'final' version leaked in November 2021.
Background[]
Aurora's version was included on a promo CD in 2015,[4] but was never officially released. It was at one point slated to be the single after "Runaway".[5]
About the song[]
A 2015 article from Ça Ç'est Culte! noted: "Silhouettes, which she says is different from other tracks she's done. There is a lot of rage in this song, it's done on purpose."[5]
Lyrics[]
Myself inside a mirror on the wall
A look within my eyes I can't recall
A feeling that I was no more
And when I stopped, the silhouette moved on
She turned her head and walked away
So far I could no longer see
Hey, hey
My own reflection on the wall
Was no longer reflecting me
Hey, hey
I look in the mirror I see reflections
I see the eyes of somebody else
I look in the mirror I see reflections
I see reflections of myself
The lady was a part that I've ignored
I've felt her underneath my skin before
I tried to never listen to her words
Until they were the only words I heard
The lady on the other side
She screamed again with angry eyes
Hey, hey
And in my hand there was a stone
I threw it and the mirror broke
Hey, hey
I look in the mirror I see reflections
I see the eyes of somebody else
I look in the mirror I see reflections
I see reflections of myself
Go back where you came from
Where you belong
From all the anger
Where you are numb
Go back where you came from
Where you belong
From all the anger
Where you are numb
I look in the mirror I see reflections
I see the eyes of somebody else
I look in the mirror I see reflections
I see reflections of myself
Go back where you came from
Where you belong
From all the anger
Where you are numb
Go back where you came from
Where you belong
From all the anger
Where you are numb
Lyrics transcribed by listening.
Audio[]
Escape from Utopia by Hua Chenyu[]
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzgtmjT_XZs
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aliens_(album)
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20161026184548/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QLZK2lHHy4 (archived from original)
- ↑ https://www.discogs.com/release/22590395
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 http://cacestculte.com/aurora-aksnes/ (translated from French)