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"Starvation" is the thirteenth track on the album What Happened to the Heart?.[1]

A remix by ANNA was released on October 3, 2024.[2]

About the song[]

In press releases, Aurora said:

"'Starvation' touches on the very heart of the album. The root of the problem the world is in. Our souls are starving, and therefore I think it's hard for people to truly connect with the world. Our food makes us sick. The news makes us worried, but passive. Our work makes us uninspired by life. We bully strangers on the internet. And we connect to other humans mostly through that very same medium. We can see people getting killed on our phones while we go on about our day. Something is seriously wrong."[3]

Lyrics[]

I miss the touch of human hands on my skin
Miss the rush of beauty coming from within
Do I need to be torn, just to see who will care?
I sleep on the floor, dreaming my life away

Why do we have to die
For us to see the light?
And we hunger for love
Why do we touch the knife
When we long to feel alive?
And we hunger for love
(And my soul is starving)

Come on over, take a bite
Of the last apple here on Earth
Will the virtual mind
Become stronger than mine?
And when my ego dies
Will I stay here forever?
When the web crashes down
Will my life be better?

Why do we have to die
For us to see the light?
And we hunger for love
(And my soul is starving)
Why do we touch the knife
When we long to feel alive?
And we hunger for love
(And my soul is starving)

Make me, break me, chasing the enemy
Got a deal with the devil, but I got the stamina
Higher than anything I've ever seen or been
Right now, everything, everything's empty
Starving, craving, chasing the remedy
I got used to the torture, but no one deserves to be alone
Break me, chasing the enemy
And my soul is hurtin', but I got the stamina

(Why do we have to die)
(For us to see the light?)
(We're decorated bones)
(And my soul is starving)
Why do we have to die
For us to see the light?
We're decorated bones
And my soul is starving

(And my soul is starving)

(And my soul)
(And my soul)
(And my soul is starving)
(I'm dying)

I miss the touch of human hands on my skin
Miss the rush of beauty coming from within
Do I need to be torn?
Just to see who will care?
I sleep on the floor
Dreaming my life away

Why do we have to die
For us to see the light?
And we hunger for love
Why do we touch the knife?
When we long to feel alive?
And we hunger for Love
And my soul is starving

Come on over take a bite
Of the last apple here on earth
Will the virtual mind
Become stronger than mine?
And when my ego dies
Will I stay here forever?
When the web crashes down
Will my life be better?

Why do we have to die
For us to see the light?
And we hunger for love
And my soul is starving
Why do we touch the knife?
When we long to feel alive?
And we hunger for Love
(And my soul is starving)

Break me
Break me
Chasing the enemy
Got a deal with the devil but
I got the stamina
Higher than anything
I've ever seen or been
Right now, everything
Everything's empty
Starving
Craving
Chasing the remedy
I got used to the torture
But no one deserves to be alone
Break me
Chasing the enemy
And my soul is hurting
But I got the stamina

(Why do we have to die)
(For us to see the light)
(We are decorated bone)
(And my soul is starving)
(Why do we have to die)
(For us to see the light)
(We are decorated bone)
(And my soul is starving)

(MY SOUL)
(MY SOUL)
(MY SOUL IS STARVING)
(I'M DYING)

Transcribed lyrics made by listening. Official lyrics from Decca Records CD/YouTube.[4]

Music video[]

A music video was released on album release day, June 7, 2024. It was directed by Kaveh Nabatian.[5] An exclusive "Choreography Edit" premiered for YouTube Premium subscribers as "The Afterparty with AURORA".[6] It was made available for everyone on July 3.

Behind the scenes[]

Audio[]

Lyric video, also available in Indonesian,[7] Portuguese[8] and Spanish[9]
ANNA Remix

References[]

  1. https://aurora.lnk.to/WhatHappenedtotheHeart
  2. https://aurora.lnk.to/StarvationANNARemix
  3. https://www.sacksco.com/pr/aurora.html
  4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1YTg6SEed8 (closed captions)
  5. https://www.instagram.com/p/C77DVRJAw5a/
  6. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLPx-VI5_h8
  7. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzO14Kl24J8
  8. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bci7ae5L3g0
  9. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oyu86kg_qKo

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