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


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Aurora Lyrics as written by Oliver Taylor Hawkins David Eric Grohl

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  • +4
    General Comment

    This is from an interview with Dave Grohl and Joe Whiley.

    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

    conqueron February 02, 2005   Link
  • +4
    General Comment

    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.

    Tig45on May 24, 2013   Link
  • +2
    General Comment

    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....

    TheLightIsFadingon March 17, 2003   Link
  • +2
    General Comment

    I made an Account just to tell everybody how happy i am to see that Aurora gets the love it deserves

    kkjjgiannion February 17, 2009   Link
  • +1
    General Comment

    This is a love song

    Harry Manbackon February 07, 2002   Link
  • +1
    General Comment

    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....

    bluekitty2on April 27, 2002   Link
  • +1
    General Comment

    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.

    HeatHBabyon September 16, 2002   Link
  • +1
    General Comment

    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.

    Foo Fighteron April 06, 2003   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    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.

    thelespaulon May 03, 2002   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    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

    goodbyeskyharboron May 27, 2002   Link

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