Our first complete single as Aurora One, and the first in a series of songs telling a story I'd like to forget — written once upon a time when things were still alright between us and mistakes were not yet made.

Oh, I... 
Got home from work damn tired 'cause
I felt that sadness in your eyes
What is it that you wanna be?
I know you wish to be more than perfect, 
but all you can be is you—
smile a little more for me, 
melt a little more of me.

'Cause when you're just lost in living, you
You pull my heartstrings with a smile, like
What is it that you want from me?
And if it's to fill my head with your whispers
so all I can hear is you,
laugh a little more for me,
burn a little more of me. 

Drown me in your company
Where you are all you have to be
And you are all you'll ever need
I hope love is all you'll ever feel

'Cause when you're just lost in living, you
You pull my heartstrings with a smile, like
What is it that you want from me?

France

The story of one rainy evening, lost to time and remembered only in symbols and song.

OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czdpwQQu3Ko

Midnight at the cabaret
Hearin' that music play
In a haze from all the shots of James

Streetlights and the smell of rain
Secrets and smokin' chains
Left you burned into my memories

Got my—
Ride stopped on the avenue
Heart stopped right across from you
Tongue tied by that face on you
Mind stained by the taste of you
Lips locked till we're turnin' blue

In the—
Headlights of my getaway
Held tight on this memory
Just feelin' your breath on me
On repeat eternally
On repeat eternally
Got my—

Stained (feat. And Other Things)

Lo-fi and heartache, together at last(?)

Mornings hurt
I wake up on the cold tile
This bathroom floor
Is feeling like my bed now
I slide the curtain
Crawl into the tub
Curled up, cheek down
As I let the water run
I just stay here for hours
Paralyzed and powerless
Try to make sense
How did we up in this mess?
I can’t piece it, the dots don’t seem to connect
I often find myself lost
And losing self respect
Hot water's running low
Warm drops turn to icicles
Buts still I be numb to it all
Your love used to set me free
Now I’m a prisoner of your memories
Got mixed emotions like my mix of potions
Chasing thoughts of you and me
Tequila shots and some Hennessy
Can’t tell whats light from dark 'cause
It’s all dark to me
Light up a Marlboro before I’m out the door
Sun's down now but thats just how my days start

On the night train sittin' all alone
Cried for help from every number on my telephone
Our love like yellow pages—
you and I could never make it to today

Tearin' photos off my bedroom wall
As the tears dissolve into the alcohol
A love like yellow pages—
forgotten, antiquated till today

I felt closer to God when I was with you
Now I question God 'cause I ain’t with you
Our love was strong but we gave more strength to our issues
And the liquor only amplified everything that we felt inside
I was rooting for us, tried to get to the root for us
Displaced blame we should both be ashamed
Guess Amy was right, love is a losing game
Losing sight of those vows I thought we would one day exchange
I’ll never forget that night
You took me out for my birthday
We left the concert early
To turn up in your city
Everything was pretty perfect
Till the picture turned ugly
In my face screaming curses and your insecurities
Then you drove off and left me in the streets
I had 2% left on my phone
It was just enough for an Uber home
And I haven’t seen you since
Still feel the bruises on my soul from your ego blows

On the night train sittin' all alone
Cried for help from every number on my telephone
Our love like yellow pages—
you and I could never make it to today

Tearin' photos off my bedroom wall
As the tears dissolve into the alcohol
A love like yellow pages—
forgotten, antiquated till today

Yellow Pages (feat. Phoenix Joans, And Other Things)

Is this a serenade?
Or just a mess I made?
Couldn't tell you if I tried
If it's a mess I bring
A hella crazy offering
Holding back ain't feelin' right

Cause you're some...
Magic on my mind
Your smile was a spellbind
It cursed me when I'm out on my own
Cause my head's in our time
Dreamin' of our life
Jinxed me till I make it on home

Is this the price I pay
For locking eyes that way
With your figure in the night?
The way your laughter sings
It spins my head 'round Saturn's rings
But at least I've learned to fly

Cause you're some...
Magic on my mind
Your smile was a spellbind
It cursed me when I'm out on my own
Cause my head's in our time
Dreamin' of our life
Jinxed me till I make it on home

Could that be you and I in my sight?
Or am I a fool to try for better times?

i know this thing is nowhere near properly mixed, but i don't care anymore, the pain is far too much to bear. goodbye


ooh~
might be here now, i’ll be gone in a moment
gone in a moment
if heaven won't move
and God won't heal what i've broken
heal what i've broken...

katana through my spinal cord
writing verses in the darkness from my bleeding core
watering roses in my garden with my crown of thorns
hoping their beauty could come close to yours
and i don't even need a sword
seeing echoes of the starlight in your eyes has left me wounded more
take me to the drowning pool and let my body hit the floor
can't be more dead than i was before—

hardest thing i've had to write
isn't any of these flows that i've chosen or these notes
ya boy is golden when he's gripping mics
i just came to let you know that my soul is growing colder
i just rose into the afterlife
i'm dead, peep the halo
over my zenith like the day go
all because her parting words laid waste to my brain
and i made haste to the Jame-o—chased it with Drano

hardest thing i’ve had to do
is recognizing when it’s time to say goodbye to Aphrodite
cause she’s never gonna look at you—
hypnotized by Mona Lisa smiles, i fucked up one too many times
until i realized it's too late to apologize
now i'm on the blocked list of a goddess
playing Hephaestus to someone else's Adonis
and she’ll be happier there if i’m being honest
so put this blade through my waist, take this weight from my aching conscience

ooh~
might be here now, i’ll be gone in a moment
gone in a moment
(heart still beating in my chest, pray it stops in a moment)
if heaven won't move
and God won't heal what i've broken...
(must be the ninth circle of Hell like I'm the Son of the Morning)

wait a minute...
is this a banger or a cry for help?
i can't tell, it's getting kinda hard for me to know the difference, thought I'd ask somebody else
if it's neither, i've got nothing left
sentenced to write these sentences as medicine for the mess I'm in
spent my whole existence writing rhymes to save me from myself
and you best believe that hurts my soul like nothing else

who watched the sunrise with his drunk eyes,
grieving like his son died,
chiefing till he’s so high
on reefer in the sunshine
on LSD by lunchtime
some joke and i’m the punchline
get wasted all the damn time
to chase away the bad vibes, yeah
man, fuck sobriety
and fuck these alcoholic demons up inside of me
i'm sure they'll be the demise of me
so y’all better be prepared to say goodbye to me—
Dead Poets Society

cause when i’m sitting quietly
this mind ain’t silent, these images on my psyche projected upon my eyelids
see, she haunts me in my dreams, all i’m seeing is her and him on repeat
and this fire in her eyes that ain’t there for me
so the hardest words i’ve had to speak
might be the ones where i’m admitting what love really means, and that must be setting you free
might just be letting you breathe, even when the thought of life without you might hurt to believe,
praying i find some relief… and it goes—

ooh~
might be here now, i’ll be gone in a moment
gone in a moment
(heart still beating in my chest, pray it stops in a moment)
if heaven won't move
and God won't heal what i've broken
(must be the ninth circle of Hell like I'm the Son of the Morning)

jisei

Aurora One is the songwriting moniker of artist, rapper, and soundtrack composer Mel Lamagna, based in Jersey City, NJ. Wielding a dark, brooding, romantic, bittersweet R&B sound lined with lo-fi influences, vivid imagery, and a flair for the mystical, he sheds light on the beauty within the flaws of life and love, and seeks meaning in the pain of heartache and letting go.

Classically trained in piano from the age of seven, Mel began writing music in high school as soundtracks to short films. With the debut of Aurora One, his sound evolved into a deep, otherworldly melancholy with vibrant melodies and a chillhop flavor. Influenced by hip-hop and lo-fi composers the likes of Nujabes and Idealism, and occasionally sporting hypnotic rap flows inspired by that of Eminem and RA Scion of Common Market, Mel bridges these genres through Aurora One to tell his story, whether it be through writing for featured artists or performing verses himself. 

Aurora One's new single, “Memory”, bilingually tells the story of a love never found and a friendship long since forgotten—with the help of a featured artist with a golden voice, Angelo Ibasco (And Other Things). As a nod to their common Philippine heritage, the song’s latter half was written purely in Tagalog. 

“Memory” releases on all digital streaming platforms in August 2020.

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