Our obsession with Aurealis seems to grow with every listen. We previously featured Aurealis as he explored fragility, change, and emotional resilience with his poetic single, Fire in Rain, so when we found out that the rising artist was back with Cursed, we couldn’t wait to listen and share our experience.
Cursed opens with a rising frequency, expanding into a dimensional synthscape with 80s-influence as Aurealis shares the lyrics, “I don’t wanna be the one, to have to break the news to you, that everything you try to do, is only gonna backfire, I don’t wanna be the one to say that your dreams won’t come true, so many things you wanna do will end in disappointment…”
We appreciate the vulnerability and self-realized notions, as well as the tasteful production (as always!). As for the message of the song, Cursed is about hopelessness and self-doubt. It explores the feeling of being trapped by an inner voice that insists that every dream, goal, or possibility is destined to fail before it even begins.
From a wisdom standpoint, it is inspiring that the song turns inwards and examines the psychological struggle between despair and the desire to keep believing in a better future. It feels like it could apply on an individual level as well as on a universal level. We could imagine it in a film like The Hunger Games, Divergent, or The Fault in Our Stars.
The song continues Aurealis’s broader artistic theme of exploring love, loss, resilience, and moments of personal transformation through his unique brand of cinematic storytelling. It even comes with a music video which is intended to be an essential part of the experience.
The visuals use mirrors, shadows, and a mysterious presence to represent the song’s themes of fear, inner darkness, and psychological conflict. It’s truly a masterpiece. We love what Aurealis is creating, and have added Cursed to our New Music Spotlight playlist, and our TIMELESS playlist, whilst we continue to stream the wider discography of Aurealis including Fire in Rain, and Shadow of a Doubt.