What Happened To The Heart? Tracklist
In April 2022, AURORA read a letter that changed her life. It was co-written by Indigenous activists, titled “We Are the Earth,” and called for a revolution: a collective response to global warming – to “heal the land.” They described being connected to the land “through our hearts,” and the earth as “the heart that pulsates within us.” The letter led AURORA to consider a question: what happened to the heart? And so she began studying books on human anatomy, wanting to understand when and why Western culture lost touch with the deeper purpose of our most vital organ.
What Happened To The Heart? is a journey from weakness to strength, from self-destruction to self-healing. It is a poignant and introspective musical journey that explores the loss of spiritual connection in modern society, the healing power of vulnerability, and the call to ignite change by reuniting the heart with politics and personal growth.
“What Happened To The Heart?” Q&A
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Translations
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What have the artist said about the album?
Though its precise function and anatomy were not clearly understood, the heart was believed to be the centre of the soul. Of intuition. Of emotion and intention. Until we decided these were qualifications of the mind. Emotion overpowered by logic. And with the world being so corrupted by money, power and selfishness you cannot help but ask yourself – what happened to the heart?
— via The Line of Best Fit
What Happened to the Heart? It’s a question I’ve been pondering a lot lately. When I first began writing this chapter [of my work], I was looking at the history of the heart and what the heart has been a symbol for. Even before we knew about the anatomy of a human as scientifically as we do now, we talked about the heart and the core. But what happened to the heart? It’s the most important, beautiful and sad question I’ve ever wondered in my life.
— via NME
