Why Did You Have To Go A Place
«I sang at my friend’s funeral. She was kind, it was heavy.»
2014
I have chosen not to include the song here. This one was never intended for anouther audience than her friends funeral. It was leaked out of her friends mothers Facebook page. I still think it's OK to share its story, and you can find the song on YouTube, if you wish to.
This text is found at the Aurora Aksnes Fandom Wiki:
"AURORA dedicated this song to a friend who died from a car accident in 2014. She sang this song at her funeral."
She's said the following about the song: "It's important for the song to cry. That it is reminiscent of grief while it can relieve a little. This song is {NAME REMOVED FOR PRIVACY}'s song. And it always will be. I only had her in mind when I sang it in, thinking that a small part of her is in it if you listen extra well" (34.1)
According to the Wiki, this was "A post the mother of the friend posted. The link will not be shared here for privacy reasons" (34.1)
In another interview, Aurora said that a Dutch family friend and Aurora’s confidant, died on Christmas Eve. During the Christmas service, the Aksnes family found out that he had died, and the funeral was held in the Christmas room. 11-year-old Aurora felt both her own sadness and the sadness of everyone around. It became so overwhelming and intense that she threw up afterwards.
«It was when I learned that funerals are not for me. It was absolutely awful. Singing is easier than sitting on the benches and feeling your own and everyone else’s pain. No, I do not like funerals, I get nothing out of them. Especially if the dead are young.»
They are many. When Aurora went to junior high school, her sister Viktoria lost a close friend. He was a 18 years old and died in bed by an undetected heart defect. At high school, Aurora’s friend from the sign language class died in a traffic accident.
«I sang at my friend’s funeral. She was kind, it was heavy.» (^34.2)