The song lyrics were written by the band Van Halen, as they were asked to write a song for the 1979 movie "Over the Edge" starring Matt Dillon. The movie (and the lyrics, although more obliquely) are about bored, rebellious youth with nothing better to do than get into trouble. If you see the movie, these lyrics will make more sense. It's a great movie if you grew up in the 70s/80s you'll definitely remember some of these characters from your own life. Fun fact, after writing the song, Van Halen decided not to let the movie use it.
You believe there's something else
To relieve your emptiness
And you dream about yourself
And you bleed and breath the air
And it's on and on, and on, and on, and on
I just kinda died for you
You just kinda stared at me
We will always have the chance
We can do this one more time
Hell yeah, I remember Aurora
Hell yeah, I remember Aurora
All this time
Hell yeah, I remember Aurora
Take me now
We can spin the sun around
And the stars will all come out
Then we turn and come back down
Turn and come back down
You believe there's somewhere else
Where it's easier than this
And you see outside yourself
And you buy the hole you'll fill
But still, it's on and on, and on, and on, and on
Hell yeah, I remember Aurora
Hell yeah, I remember Aurora
All this time
Hell yeah, I remember Aurora
Take me now
We can spin the sun around
And the stars will all come out
Then we turn and come back down
Turn and come back down
On and on, and on
Aurora wait for everyone
Wait 'till the last one's done
On and on, and on
Aurora wait for everyone
Wait 'till the last one's done
Take me now
We can spin the sun around
And the stars will all come out
Then we turn and come back down
Turn and come back down
Turn and come back down
Turn and come back down
On and on, and on, and on, and on
And on, and on, and on, and
On and on, and on, and on, and on
And on, and on, and on, and
On and on, and on, and on, and on
And on, and on, and on, and
On and on, and on, and on
To relieve your emptiness
And you dream about yourself
And you bleed and breath the air
And it's on and on, and on, and on, and on
I just kinda died for you
You just kinda stared at me
We will always have the chance
We can do this one more time
Hell yeah, I remember Aurora
Hell yeah, I remember Aurora
All this time
Hell yeah, I remember Aurora
Take me now
We can spin the sun around
And the stars will all come out
Then we turn and come back down
Turn and come back down
You believe there's somewhere else
Where it's easier than this
And you see outside yourself
And you buy the hole you'll fill
But still, it's on and on, and on, and on, and on
Hell yeah, I remember Aurora
Hell yeah, I remember Aurora
All this time
Hell yeah, I remember Aurora
Take me now
We can spin the sun around
And the stars will all come out
Then we turn and come back down
Turn and come back down
On and on, and on
Aurora wait for everyone
Wait 'till the last one's done
On and on, and on
Aurora wait for everyone
Wait 'till the last one's done
Take me now
We can spin the sun around
And the stars will all come out
Then we turn and come back down
Turn and come back down
Turn and come back down
Turn and come back down
On and on, and on, and on, and on
And on, and on, and on, and
On and on, and on, and on, and on
And on, and on, and on, and
On and on, and on, and on, and on
And on, and on, and on, and
On and on, and on, and on
Lyrics submitted by me109cito, edited by OneMoreAstronaut, shinychick, sebastianj
Aurora Lyrics as written by Oliver Taylor Hawkins David Eric Grohl
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JW- We might do. Can we talk a bit first? Is 'Aurora' a love song? DG- Yes. It's actually about when I lived in Seattle I lived right off of this street called Aurora Avenue, and I miss it. JW- Right. DG- I miss it. I miss everything about my life I had in Seattle.
Wanna read the whole Interview? fooarchive.com/features/index.htm
The best part of this song is the muted bitterness, muted by desire to preserve and learn from the past.
"I just kinda died for you, you just kinda stared at me..."
The protagonist was hurt and never fully recovered. Even though there is hurt there, the good outweighs the bad, and the protagonist still looks back fondly upon the past.
Hell yeah.
Aurora is a street in Seattle, close to where Dave lived when he was still in Nirvana. The song is about his life there and remembering it after everything that happened to him....
I made an Account just to tell everybody how happy i am to see that Aurora gets the love it deserves
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such a beautiful song. aurora means dawn, so that makes a lot of sense. remember the dawn after the nights we spent together, that sort of thing....
this is the best foo fighters song in my opinion, amzingly gorgeous song....especially the end with the "on and on and on and on" i love it.
The distortion on the guitar adds a unique effect to the song. This is probably my favorite track on "There Is Nothing Left To Lose". "Aurora" is just one of those songs which puts you in a good mood.
I think it's about being in awe of someone and doing so much for them when they don't even notice or care what you're doing.
I love this song so much. In fact it was my favorite-favorite song for about a year and I would listen to it before going to sleep every night. I think it's definitely one of the top five Foo Fighters songs. And I think it's about loving somoen so much that you're amazed by what they do to you.
take me now, we can spin the sun around and the stars will all come out then we'll turn and come back down