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Members
Aaron Hallman - Guitar
Josh Ligaya - Guitar / Vocals
Nathan Bulla - Drums
Eric Almeida - Vocals
2) Hailing from Brazil, AURAS was formed in the beginning of 2007 by Gui Oliver (lead vocals) and Ferpa Lacerda (guitars). Tired of playing in cover bands and feeling that they were musically mature, both musicians decided to show the audience their own music.
The first song they wrote together “Hungry Hearts” was exposed to fans and selected press gathering excellent responses also from famous producers and musicians around the world. After the warm reception of “Hungry Hearts”, Gui Oliver and Ferpa Lacerda moved forward and recorded another few songs in order to find a label that could give them the chance to show the big audience their music.
During the recording process the great jazz drummer Edu Sallum, who had already played with Rafael Moreira (Pink, Christina Aguilera, Rockstar INXS, Paul Stanley), joined the band.
In 2008 the band had the chance to be face to face with their idols Jeff Scott Soto and Jimi Jamison when they opened their gig in Curitiba, AURAS hometown. When the band was on stage Jimi Jamison mentioned that AURAS songs took him back to the eighties and reminded him of the great bands of that period.
It was just a matter of time really and a few weeks later the band signed with Frontiers Records and they were the first band from South America to sign with the Italian label. What once was a dream had become reality. Gui, Ferpa and Edu therefore joined forces with the local studio musicians Matt Brandon and Hemerson Vieira and started to record their first album called “New Generation”. The album was finally mixed and mastered to sonic perfection by Dennis Ward (Pink Cream 69, Sunstorm, Place Vendome, Khymera etc.).
Influenced by bands like Journey, Survivor, Toto and Chicago, AURAS tries to mix in their music new elements to the classic AOR/Melodic Rock style. AURAS want to be recognized as a real band, not another music project.
Love, dreams, faith and hope are what AURAS music is all about.
AURAS
Gui Oliver – lead vocals
Ferpa Lacerda – guitars and background vocals
Ty Brandon – drums and percussion
Matt Brandon – guitars and background vocals
Hemerson Vieira – bass
Waterstone
Auras Lyrics
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Nothing else but simple progress,
We are looking for questions to solve,
Answers crumbled beneath this mess,
A man tries to speak of what he has found,
But the others work to silence his voice,
Discovery neglect,
Their violent words pierce the skin like a sword,
Discovery neglect,
Now he lies beaten across the floor,
Forced to leave his discovery ignored,
Birck by brick it will always confine us,
Look past this, they don't design us,
Move forward to leave the past behind us,
Into the future you'll find us
The lyrics to AURAS's song Waterstone speak to the idea of human evolution and the constant search for progress. The first few lines suggest that humanity is inherently built to evolve, and that our desire to solve problems and seek answers is what drives us forward. However, the next lines introduce a conflict - a man has made a discovery or gained insight of some kind, but the others around him are working to stop him from sharing it. The violence of their words is compared to a sword piercing the skin, an image that highlights the brutality of their efforts to suppress the man's insights.
Despite the violence and obstacles that are put in his way, the man persists in trying to share his discovery with the world. However, he is ultimately beaten and forced to abandon his breakthrough. The repetition of the line "discovery neglect" underscores the tragedy of this situation - the man's findings are left to wither and die, unable to contribute to the overall progress of humanity. The final lines offer a glimmer of hope, suggesting that progress is still possible if we can learn to leave behind the past and move forward into the future.
Line by Line Meaning
We have all been built to evolve,
Every human is inherently designed to grow and develop over time.
Nothing else but simple progress,
The only purpose of our evolution is to move forward and make simple improvements.
We are looking for questions to solve,
As a species, we are always searching for answers and solutions to the issues we face.
Answers crumbled beneath this mess,
Despite our efforts, sometimes the answers we seek are lost in the chaos of life.
A man tries to speak of what he has found,
One individual attempts to share the knowledge and discoveries they have made.
But the others work to silence his voice,
Unfortunately, those around him are determined to prevent him from speaking his truth.
Discovery neglect,
The act of ignoring or dismissing new knowledge and discoveries.
Their violent words pierce the skin like a sword,
The negative and hurtful words of others can cause significant emotional pain.
Bleeding out the hope he had for a simple reward,
The hope of being recognized and rewarded for his discovery is slowly fading away due to the harsh criticism he is facing.
Now he lies beaten across the floor,
The individual is now physically and emotionally defeated.
Forced to leave his discovery ignored,
He is forced to abandon his discovery and knowledge as it continues to be dismissed and rejected by others.
Birck by brick it will always confine us,
The limitations and chains of the past will always try to hold us back and restrict our evolution.
Look past this, they don't design us,
We must strive to overcome these limitations and realize that we have the power to shape our own futures.
Move forward to leave the past behind us,
In order to progress and grow as a species, we must leave behind the old ways of thinking and embrace the future.
Into the future you'll find us
Our evolution will continue as we move forward into the future.
Contributed by Bailey B. Suggest a correction in the comments below.