"Invisible Wounds" by AURORA, Reaction/Analysis by Musician/Producer

[@hatai]

I was at both shows that day and all I wanted to do was to give her a hug and tell her to go to bed and rest. You don’t need to do this for us….. she was sick as a dog for days and had done promotion work in I think four countries in a small week. This being one of her most personal songs (I belive she has said) on top of it all broke her and all of us. We were sobbing with her. What an absolute beautiful performance to be witnessed to. I can’t wait to see her perform at Royal Albert Hall in October ♥️

[@SarahLittle-wk6oo]

The audience was quiet. Says a lot about her. People love her.

[@panchiolarranaga1616]

Aurora is so special so unique we are blessed absolutely

[@andreasclaussenwahl5518]

She sings beautifully but at the the time it shows how perfection may be hidden in the imperfect. Her connection with her audience is like no other artist I have seen.❤

[@paulkossak7761]

Incredibly moving performance.

[@jonathanwetherell3609]

I saw her do this in Manchester a few weeks ago. She stripped it down even more, less was more. So emotional, for her and her audience. It was one song of several that brought the tears to my eyes and I know many others. A concert that left me full of joy.

[@SarahCharlie20]

She is an experience in this lifetime. Thank you for your music Aurora❤

[@tx0h]

there are so many good songs (16!!!) on the new record. it didn't get much attention, unfortunately. she wrote this song (the last song on the record) and the first song on the record at the begin of the project ('what happened to the heart'). those two songs are very personal to her, in this song ('invisible wounds') she recognize, that it is probably be better to fix the own problems first, before trying to help fix other peoples problems. thanks for the request (this is the better audio version). thanks for the reaction.

[@timgrodesky4694]

It is quite obvious that this song is deeply personal to her and to revisit that place and time of pain every time she performs it must be incredibly difficult. A heartbreakingly beautiful song and performance and very brave of her to share her message.

[@TheVirtualWatcher]

She did two shows at PRYZM that night, this was the second show and I was in the audience. She explained before this song that it affects her a lot and, yes, she and a portion of the audience were in tears by the end 😢 I have a feeling this won't be on the setlist too often ...

[@adriWHTTH]

This song always breaks me, she feels the song.

[@lillm6874]

Great reaction Jeff🥰 This is such a beautiful but heartbreaking song❤️ How about doing a reaction to her new album? 16 amazing songs💙🦋

[@shannynstrebe4298]

I think she said she wrote this song for her sister who has bi-polar. She wrote it when she went through a dark time herself - and says that she's grateful for that darkness because it helped her understand... and connect on a deeper level, with her sister, but also with all of us. She is an extraordinary human, and a phenomenal artist. I'm so grateful to have seen her several times, most recently in LA & SF where she talked about this song (and we all cried with her).

[@laluba3603]

I squeeze into a small hole Through the eyes of needles to stitch you up again Even though I know so well I can't fix anything I look for blood to shed Mistaking every vein for thread Spreading out too thin As I'm lying in my bed, barely existing And I need you And I need you To understand To understand Sometimes I see light And I fear it's only fantasy Oh, wouldn't it be tragic If there is no light in me, not any magic And I need you To forgive me If you can If you can I know the best I can Isn't always good enough It hurts to know I hurt you Like I know it hurts for you to know you've hurt me And now my blood is yours And life is slowly losing touch How do we learn to tend to These invisible wounds our homes gave us? I can't heal you And you can't heal me Even if We wanted to And how I wanted to And I need you to stop needing me Like I've needed you we both need to Tend to the invisible wounds Outro..

[@andreasclaussenwahl5518]

In a time where substance and sincerity seems to be in short supply, I find her strangely liberating.❤

[@hakanandersson1276]

Always,always waited for your AURORA reaction. They are so warmhearted and knowledgeable. We all love Aurora dearly and when these type of song coming up there is something warmed up my soul. There are so many great songs on this new album but its only this one that take me to the onionland. Thanks again J.C.

[@StrateleStudios]

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[@FleeToNature]

This song made me cry and I feel it so much. I leaved my friend, and i regretted it, but I had hope, to come back to my friend. This song "Invisible wounds" It really helped "And I need you to forgive me if you can" I came to my friend and asked her if we could be friends again and if she could forgive me and we both burst in tears. This song reminds me of honesty and forgiveness

[@Tarkus_]

Great reaction and talk, Jeff! As you may have guessed, this song is very personal to her. She had difficulty recording the studio version because she kept crying, and even the best take they managed still has some of that. And that continues on all the live performances I've seen. This video really captured it well, though. Beautiful song and performance, though also heartbreaking.

[@StrateleStudios]

@@Tarkus_ wow that is amazing. So nice to see her affected by her own song like this. 🥹

[@Roy-mw5js]

Love Aurora ❤

[@RunarNyrud]

It is so strange, and at the same time; not strange at all: you said EXACTLY what I thought after my first Aurora concert; it feels like she is talking to each of us, like she is front of her friends and family. Now I have seen her live 5 times, and I cant wait for the next.

[@StrateleStudios]

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[@foghornleghorn809]

As Brian Eno said in an interview: The Norwegian singer Aurora, who's one of the most extraordinary people i've met. Absolutely original human being. You just think, who designed her ? She is ... she's such a oneoff wonderful person. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gJTWiHSge715hdE

[@peterculbertson8547]

Everyone who happens upon Aurora I am pretty sure gets touched in a way that is unique to them. I know I was and I would never have done so if it wasn’t for reaction channels like Stratele Studios. I rarely used to dip into KZbin but when at a low point one evening I looked for comfort in the music I know and love. By chance Aurora found me through a reaction video that was in the side bar and piqued my interest. I realised there was no cure for me as a wise sage once said but I discovered the empathy I craved and with that came hope. I just wish that all those who are troubled in any way find Aurora and feel the comfort I did. It is now 1am 5th Oct and I am lying in a hotel bed in Edinburgh counting down the hours until I get to witness her majesty in flesh for the first time

[@StrateleStudios]

@@peterculbertson8547 beautifully said Peter 🫶

[@peterculbertson8547]

@@StrateleStudiosStatus update. I’ve just got back from the gig. It was a truly magnificent, magical experience. I have never cried at a concert before but Aurora had me wiping tears from my eyes on multiple occasions. Another interpretation of murder song followed by exist for love was one, so beautiful I’m sure the whole auditorium was in floods. She ended with invisible wounds. Just her on stage with a keyboard.

[@laluba3603]

Thank you for reacting to this one. This is from her latest and most personal album, What happened to the heart, and in this last track she struggles. Is it a farewell? I don't know. We don't know, or like in Runaway,"Nobody knows". Only the future can tell.

[@i_am_m3384]

Aurora stated previously, that she feels the need to tell 8 different kinds of stories (or story lines) as an artist. Her first 'story' was represented by "All My Demons Greeting Me As A Friend". Her second 'story' was represented by "Infections of a Different Kind - Step 1" and "A Different Kind of Human - Step 2". Her third 'story' was represented by "The Gods We Can Touch". Her fourth 'story' was represented by "What Happened To The Heart?" In other words: At this point in time nobody has any idea, what she would do in the near future.

[@piscean5376]

Also checkout her SAY IT OR SNAIL IT on Deezer.... her personality shines through ( question and answer ).....

[@markstuartwakeley]

Nice one J.C ❤

[@StrateleStudios]

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[@betmo]

❤

[@slavaukraini404]

Aurora is one of my favorite artists today with emphasis on art. Eivor is my absolute favorite. Then we go back to Kate Bush for me. You should do Eivor's song Boxes which is my favorite song since Kate Bush. My favorite Aurora song is Little Boy in the Grass.

[@WeightlessBallast]

I'll be back. That is a promise. Even though I have had the WHTTH? album for two months now I have only listened it through once. Peace and quiet is needed, none around here now. But now I have a portable CD player (yes) and I shall take the album with me into the forest and dive into it completely. Before that, I avoid all reaction videos! Thanks in advance (watched only the intro)!

[@peterjack840]

She said that she had a hard time getting through this song in the studio without crying, you can hear the emotion in her voice on the album version. I'm not sure what made it so personal for her.

[@art_by_accident]

I think the likely explanation is that it was something in the audience. It's true that this song is, by her own account, very personal for her, but she is generally not sentimental in her music. Emotional in human interaction, but not sentimental in the music. As for the studio recording of this, the way I heard that was that she had difficulty getting through it without her voice cracking. Which makes sense - lots of singers will tell you that it's almost impossible to be that high and that soft at the same time. One has to go. None of which takes away from a lovely performance of a beautiful song, and Jeff is as usual perceptive and spot on. And while I'm here, I will as usual recommend the Holy Trinity: Soul with no king Live at VEVO, Some type of skin Live at VEVO, and Starvation, either the official edit or the choreography edit.

[@taccamine8312]

She struggled with this song because it was very personal for her. It was the first song she did on the album together with Echo of my Shadow. She was very broken at the time, realizing she had some big inner wounds she needed to heal before she could continue to be there for others. I believe it was a big leap in her maturing process As far as I know it was only done on those two album release shows. It was not performed later, being too personal for her

[@piscean5376]

Not the best audio, but great reaction . Checkout her live VEVO Performances......

[@foghornleghorn809]

couple of suggestions for you Hayde Bluegrass Orchestra - Wayfaring Stranger | Live at John Dee kzbin.info/www/bejne/apPZi2CNeNCLfac Sivert Høyem and Darling West "Late For The Sky" kzbin.info/www/bejne/e6LZoWppbaqZgtE