"Wisdom Cries" is the sixteenth track on deluxe versions of the album All My Demons Greeting Me as a Friend.[1] It was written by Aurora, Michelle Leonard, and Nicolas Rebscher and produced by Rebscher.
About the song[]
This is one of Aurora's favorite songs off the debut album and, referencing this song, she said she believes that she will "definitely go a bit more complex" as she becomes more powerful.[2]
In an interview with Aurora-Daily, she said:
"It's about... Humans and the world. We have spent so many years, millions of years collecting wisdom and learning about each other, respect, knowledge and all of the things we should know. Then I feel like if Wisdom was a person, maybe, he/she'd look down upon us and see all the things we do towards the planet, the animals, the women, the men and the children... I think Wisdom would cry because we spend like a second tearing down what we have spent millions of years becoming, if that makes sense. And it's... sad."[3]
It is reminiscent of the inability to think clearly when we are disoriented. Touching on ideas like insomnia and melancholy, the minor chords and minor chord progressions intend to cause stress in the listener. When listening to this song for the first time, imagine waking up after a bad dream and not sleeping well, only to awake to a fire alarm or siren.
Lyrics[]
We go way back in time, time
Through diamond eyes
We go running
Way back in time
Through diamond eyes
We gotta go back to the start
Back to who we are back home
We gotta go back to the start
Back to who we are back home
Tick-tock, tick-tock
Tick-tock, tick
Where is the way?
Are we meant to go down again?
We go down
Lightning strikes
Wisdom cries
Emergency, emergency
Conscience all nice
No one's surprise
As modestly, emergency
Emergency, emergency
Wi- Wisdom cries
Wisdom cries
Wisdom cries
Wisdom cries
Wisdom cries
Wisdom cries
Lyrics transcribed by listening.
Audio[]
Trivia[]
- It is the only song from her debut album that has not been performed live.
References[]
- ↑ https://aurora.lnk.to/AllMyDemons
- ↑ https://earmilk.com/2016/04/20/a-chat-with-aurora-one-of-musics-most-poignant-dark-pop-songstresses/
- ↑ http://aurora-daily.tumblr.com/post/171528457287/interview-with-aurora-aksnes-in-paris-2018-audio
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