"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,[1][2][3] but it was eventually scrapped on the final version.
A slightly different mix was released worldwide as a single on April 4, 2022.[4] Though not marketed as such, this is the radio mix of the song.[5]
On May 20, 2022, An acoustic version was released as a 2-track digital release, together with the album mix version.[6]
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."[7]
In the book, Aurora wrote the following two things:
"Stopping the world from speaking up is a cruel thing indeed. Don't the world deserve more? Why are we so scared of women?
I love all people. And it is sad to think about how many brilliant things we have missed because of the way the world refuses to listen to smaller cultures, to women, people of color. We have so much to learn.
We used to be scared when women [?] mathematics back in the ol' 1600.. We were burned for witchcraft.
And now... though in most places time has changed because women know their worth, and their potential.
We see women before [?] changing the world for the better.
I am a feminist because I feel like this world deserves to benefit from all the brilliant minds that live in it. We deserve equality because it benefits the world."[8]
"Being a woman in this world is truly divine. But it comes with a prize. I think of my sisters. Black women, trans women, women living in cultures that still don't respect them. I cannot imagine. That's why I am a feminist. Until we are all treated as equals, there's only one thing we "owe" the world. Not sex, not our bodies. Our kindness. But we're not protected enough."[8]
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.
Audio[]
Album mix[]
Radio mix[]
Trivia[]
- The song was first discovered in various song repertoires in early 2020.[9]
- The song was BBC Radio 1's Future Sounds' "Hottest Record" on the day of release.[10]
- The single's cover photo was shot by Xin Li. Dress by Viktoria Aksnes. Make-up artist (Beauty) by Miranda Aksnes.[11]
- Aurora performed the song at the 2022 Gullruten Awards.[12]
References[]
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/groups/602700156987932/posts/1385817812009492
- ↑ File:The Gods We Can Touch Book Songs.jpg
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/CqYcvHMNqGJ/
- ↑ https://aurora.lnk.to/womaniam
- ↑ https://www.universalmusic.it/musica-classica/album/the-woman-i-am_35435513839/
- ↑ https://music.apple.com/gb/album/1624012301
- ↑ https://www.nme.com/news/music/listen-to-auroras-punchy-new-single-the-woman-i-am-3198355
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 https://shop.aurora-music.com/collections/tgwct
- ↑ File:The Woman I Am-Ascap.png
- ↑ https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0015s56
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/Cb9x2oRLEyL/
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5N2zA9HfbM4
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