Infections Of A Different Kind
. “I am very spiritual, but not in a material way.”
"I wrote all the songs two years after my first album, and 'Infections of a different kind' kind of started the whole album idea. I wrote it in January 2017. That's when I knew what the album was gonna be called and what is what about. It felt very good. I just woke up in the middle of the night and it was, kind of, there. And I just went down and I recorded it on my phone, and it was almost done when I woke up. And I heard it again, and it was really lovely" (^49.1)
There's some reference to God in this song, but she don't consider herself to be religious:,“as long as it does not cause harm, or become an excuse to do harm, then I’m all for (religion),” she said. “I am very spiritual,” she added, “but not in a material way.” (^49.2)
Aurora was alone at an airport back in 2016. It was a rough year with lots of activity, and she was often sick. There she came up with the line: "Be God in the shape of a girl":
"... at the airport… on my way home again, I felt a bit out of place, out of my own body, and then I looked at this family. I saw two very tired parents, and then this little girl – she was maybe 3 years old – and she seemed to give them so much joy, even though they were very tired. And she gave me a lot of joy. And then I saw an old couple, leaning over to look at the little girl who was smiling back at them. She seemed to interact with almost everyone at the gate, and make everyone happy. Without even knowing it. And I loved the way happiness and love can be so… simple? Don’t underestimate the power of a child. It was just very magical to see how much it affected everyone and everything.If I was to choose a religion, I would love it if god would be something that you can touch. Something like a little girl, on this earth... you know?" (^49.2).
And this is how she ends part 1, I will let Aurora sum up this one:
... So the album has a lot of different themes—some worldwide, some individual—but track eight sums it all up. You can go and look for track eight when I release my album. It’s the essence of the whole thing... " (^49.3)