Heathens
AURORA * Track #7 On The Gods We Can Touch
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Heathens by AURORA
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“Heathens” is track seven and the fourth single released from AURORA’s 3rd studio album, The Gods We Can Touch.
In an interview with NME, AURORA stated that the song was about how
[…] Eve took a bite of a forbidden apple hanging from the tree of evil and good. In her act of doing so, she granted h...
Heathens Lyrics
[Verse 1]
She bargains with the world
So everything she wants will come to her
With no greed inside her mind
She knows what she deserves
We fell from sky with grace
And landed in her soft and warm embrace
She gave her love, her gift of life
So we could live with her
[Chorus]
That is why we live like heathens
Stealing from the trees of Eden
Living in the arms of freedom
And everything we touch is evil
That is why we live like heathens
[Verse 2]
The stone, the dirt, the dust
The unforgiving promise made to us
Unworthy of your light, your god, your touch
We're guided by the lust
We cry the fallen names
We cry for those you burned beneath the flame
We stand beside the good and brave
The broken and enslaved
[Chorus]
That is why we live like heathens
Stealing from the trees of Eden
Living in the arms of freedom
And everything we touch is evil
That is why we live like heathens
[Bridge]
Everything you touch will be hers
A mother with no heart will give love
Her love is yours, but only if you give your heart to her
[Chorus]
That is why we live like heathens
Stealing from the trees of Eden
Living in the arms of freedom
And everything we touch is evil
That is why we live like heathens
That is why we live like heathens
That is why we live like heathens
Heathens Q&A
Who wrote Heathens's ?
Heathens was written by AURORA & Magnus Skylstad & Odd Martin.
Who produced Heathens's ?
Heathens was produced by AURORA & Magnus Skylstad.
What did AURORA say about "Heathens"?
AURORA said via NME
A long, long time ago, Eve took a bite of a forbidden apple hanging from the tree of evil and good. In her act of doing so, she granted humans free will; I just think that is very beautiful, and I wanted to honour her and women like her, who little by little granted us freedom i...
What have the artists said about the song?
The mother in this song, she offers love and room and a home to all the people that aren’t welcome elsewhere. That’s the spirit of the song. It’s very inspired by women, especially how many women have been punished and burned just for being women. It’s an ode to women.
—via Apple Music