"Aurora" is the third single released by
British quintet Lights.Action!. It was released on 7 April, before their debut
mini-album
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All Eyes to the Morning Sun
''All Eyes to the Morning Sun'' is a mini-album by Lights Action. It was released on April 14, 2008 as a digital download and also as an enhanced CD.
Track listing
Enhanced CD
The enhanced cd track list is as above but includes the videos for ...
,'' through iTunes and other major DSPs.
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The song is based on a poem written by Patrick Currier, which is a letter to his imaginary future daughter, Aurora, who is confronted with the end of the world. He imagines speaking to her and soothing her despite the fact that the skies are filled with exploding bombs, and the world is being torn apart. He tries to put it across that the explosions are just a lightshow
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for her, like the Northern Lights, her namesake
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History
The word is first attested around 1635, and probably comes from the phrase "for one's name's sake",
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Music video
The video was filmed in a field in Surrey
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on a cold night. The idea behind it is that the band are trying to put the sun back in the sky.
Personnel
Patrick Currier - vocals
Karl Bareham - Guitar
Chris Moorhead - Guitar/Keys
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Alex Leeder - Bass
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Steven Durham - drums
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George Fafalios - Director, Editing
Hannah Clayton - Costume
Mark Fafalios, Lewis Jones - Gaffer.
References
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2008 singles
Lights Action songs
2008 songs