Under the Water

Under the Water
Song
Artist	AURORA
Album	All My Demons Greeting Me as a Friend For the Metal People
Released	March 11, 2016
Recorded	2015
Genre	Alternative Electropop
Length	4:24
Label	Decca Records Glassnote Petroleum Records
Writer(s)	Aurora Aksnes Edvard Erfjord & Henrik Barman Michelsen
Producer(s)	Electric Odd Martin Skålnes Magnus Skylstad

All My Demons Greeting Me as a Friend Chronology
Previous	"Home"
Next	"Black Water Lilies"

For the Metal People (EP) Chronology
Next	"The Seed"

"Under the Water" is the eleventh track on the album All My Demons Greeting Me as a Friend. It was written by AURORA and Edvard Erfjord & Henrik Barman Michelsen, and produced by Odd Martin Skålnes, Electric, and Magnus Skylstad.

About the song

Aurora said to The 405:

"I love to sing this song live. It reminds me of my roots. It's dark, a bit folky and it got tiny inspirations on percussion etc. from some Norwegians metal bands. I love heavy metal".

To her, it is more cathartically emotional than 'emo':

"I've always been very drawn to sadness and to nightmares and to scary stories or going out in the dark – I don't know why. There's something mystical about it – which is very exciting, isn't it?"

Lyrics

Under the water we can't breathe, we can't breathe
Under the water we die
Under the water there is no one watching
Under the water we are alone

Then why do we jump in?
Why do we jump in?
Under the water we die

So many souls that lost control
Where did they fall?
Into the deep, what do they seek?
Where did they fall?
Where did they fall?

Hearts will dream again
Lungs will breathe in
Wash away the sins
It's where it begins
Feet won't fail you now
Arms won't let you down
Wash away the sins

Under the water we can't be together
Under the water we die

Then why do we jump in?
Why do we jump in?
Under the water we die

So many souls that lost control
Where did they fall?
Into the deep, what do they seek?
Where did they fall?
Where did they fall?

Hearts will dream again
Lungs will breathe in
Wash away the sins
It's where it begins
Feet won't fail you now
Arms won't let you down
Wash away the sins

It's where it begins

Hearts will dream again
Wash away the sins

Lyrics transcribed by listening.

Audio

Decca Records regions

Glassnote regions

Petroleum Records regions

Simlish version

The song has a version sung in the imaginary language Simlish. It appears in videogame The Sims 4: Vampires (2017).

Fan repost

Trivia

• This song is the soundtrack on a promotional featurette for 2017 science fiction horror film Alien: Covenant.