AURORA – Invisible Wounds Lyrics and Meaning

I squeeze into the small holes
Through the eyes of needles
To stitch you up again
Even though I know so well
I can’t fix anythingI 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

AURORA explores self-healing and self-love, confronting the emotional wounds she has inflicted on her soul. The lyrics reflect her struggle to mend these invisible wounds, symbolized by the imagery of sewing with needles and the confusion between veins and thread, showcasing her exhaustion. She seeks understanding and forgiveness, fearing that the light she sometimes sees is only a fantasy. She acknowledges that her best effort is often not enough and that her pain is connected to that of others, highlighting the universality of emotional wounds. AURORA accepts that neither she nor others can heal each other, emphasizing the need to stop being emotionally dependent and to find inner peace. The song is a meditation on emotional pain, shared trauma, and the importance of self-healing and self-love to achieve true recovery.