Winter Bird

Winter Bird
Song
Artist	AURORA
Album	All My Demons Greeting Me as a Friend For the Humans Who Take Long Walks in the Forest
Released	March 11, 2016
Recorded	2015
Genre	Alternative Electropop
Length	4:04
Label	Decca Records Glassnote Petroleum Records
Writer(s)	Aurora Aksnes Jonny Wright
Producer(s)	Odd Martin Skålnes Magnus Skylstad

Singles Chronology
Previous	"I Went Too Far"
Next	"Scarborough Fair"

All My Demons Greeting Me as a Friend Chronology
Previous	"Lucky"
Next	"I Went Too Far"

For the Humans Who Take Long Walks in the Forest (EP) Chronology
Previous	"Home"
Next	"Running with the Wolves"

"Winter Bird" is the fifth track on the album All My Demons Greeting Me as a Friend. It was written by Aurora and Jonny Wright and produced by Odd Martin Skålnes and Magnus Skylstad.

It was first teased on October 10, 2015, when Aurora posted part of the lyrics on Facebook.

About the song

Aurora uses nature imagery throughout the song, such as the cry of a winter bird, to show how she needs the harshness of the natural world around her to drag her away from a dream world back to reality.^{[citation needed]}

She explained to The 405:

"Sometimes you need to be reminded of how it was to feel alive. It's a tricky situation to find yourself in. When you've forgotten about your reasons to live."

Lyrics

Walking in my sleep
Like the naked trees
Will they wake up again?
Do they sleep, do they dream?

Feel it as the wind
Strokes my skin
I am moved by the chill
Hear the winter bird sing

My tears are always frozen
I can see the air I breathe
Got my fingers painting pictures
On the glass in front of me
Lay me by the frozen river
Where the boats have passed me by
All I need is to remember
How it was to feel alive

Silent days, violent shades
We are dancing again
In a dream by the lake

My tears are always frozen
I can see the air I breathe
Got my fingers painting pictures
On the glass in front of me
Lay me by the frozen river
Where the boats have passed me by
All I need is to remember
How it was to feel alive

Pressed against my pillow like the ageing winter sun
Only wake each morning to remember that you're gone
So I drift away again to winter I belong

My tears are always frozen
I can see the air I breathe
Got my fingers painting pictures
On the glass in front of me
Lay me by the frozen river
Where the boats have passed me by
All I need is to remember
How it was to feel alive

My tears are always frozen
My tears are always frozen
My tears are always frozen

All I need is to remember
How it was to feel alive
I need to remember
How it was to feel alive

Lyrics transcribed by listening.

Music video

A music video for the song was released on December 20, 2016. It was directed by Simon Thirlaway.

Decca Records & Petroleum Records regions

If the video is not available in your region, you can try this fan repost.

The YouTube description of the music video included a quote:

"Sometimes I fear our technological progress will slowly take over. We meet people through texts and screens. Is it setting us free? Or are we slowly wrapping ourselves in, depending too much on it? The fall is bigger when our hopes are not realistic, not human. What has no heart can't give us love and true happiness."

Behind the scenes

Photos on set by Cory Morton:

Trivia

• The song's first known live performance was on September 11, 2015 during a small acoustic show in Norway. It would appear regularly in live sets after February 2016.
• A fan requested a music video for the song during a livestream, possibly inspiring Aurora to make one.
• A different or edited version of the song featured in the theatrical trailer for American science fiction/romantic drama film Equals (2015). The trailer was published in April 2016.
• This song also featured in episode 18, season 3 (2016) of American drama/fantasy series Reign.
• It was also featured in episode 8, season 5 (2017) of Australian crime/drama series Wentworth.