Named for the Latvian goddess of light, Austra is an electronic band from T… Read Full Bio ↴Named for the Latvian goddess of light, Austra is an electronic band from Toronto, ON, Canada comprising Katie Stelmanis (principal songwriter), Maya Postepski, and Dorian Wolf. They débuted with the single "The Beat and the Pulse" (November 2010, One Big Silence), and their sophomore record, "Olympia", was released in June 2013 on Domino). The group released their latest album, "Future Politics", in January 2017.

Their debut album, "Feel It Break" (May 2011, Domino), came after a long sequence of bands for Stelmanis, representing a near ten year musical progression performing as an artist, then fleshed-out by a full band. The album made into several year-end critics' lists; notably, both the Toronto Star and New York named it the best album of 2011, with the former calling it "an outright stunner". Stereogum named Austra a Band to Watch on March 14, 2011.
Their sophomore album "Olympia" was released on June 18, 2013, from which the first single Home was released on March 7, 2013.
In 2014, the band released their first EP, "Habitat EP".

More settled and dominant than ever, the band's sound represents Stelmanis' influences tightened into a shiny metal ball — pianos give way to keyboards as songs build and pull, their urgent, dark melodies arpeggiating through multiple synthesizers, wrapping themselves around Stelmanis' voice.

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We Become
Austra Lyrics

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I wouldn't hide this feeling
A coward's crown, please raise it high
I couldn't stop the warning
Split like a lip on top of mine

I wouldn't leave you in the sunlight
I wouldn't keep you in the sun's eye

Keep up the lying
If there's a meaning then I'll say it all again

You wouldn't call my name
It's never been the same
It's true, your eyes don't look at me
I couldn't tell you if I knew it or not

It could be islands
It could be better
It could be islands
It could be better
It could be islands
It could be better
It could be islands
It could be better

Who can have this feeling?
A coward's crown, please raise it high
I could hold off in the morning
Growing bolder in the night

I wouldn't leave you in the sunlight
I wouldn't keep you in the sun's eye

You wouldn't call my name
It's never been the same
It's true, your eyes don't look at me
I couldn't tell you if I knew it or not

It could be islands
It could be better
It could be islands
It could be better
It could be islands
It could be better

It could be islands
It could be better

Overall Meaning

"We Become" by Austra portrays a sense of desire and vulnerability towards someone. The lyrics suggest that the singer is willing to confront their emotions and not hide them anymore, depicted through the line, "I wouldn't hide this feeling." However, despite the willingness to confront their emotions, the singer is still hesitant to fully express themselves, represented by the line, "Keep up the lying if there's a meaning then I'll say it all again."

The chorus repeats the phrase "It could be islands/It could be better," which is open to interpretation. The phrase could refer to the possibility of escaping to a better place or achieving a better state of being. On the other hand, it could represent the ambiguity of the singer's feelings towards the person they desire. The line "It's true, your eyes don't look at me" indicates that the desired person may not reciprocate their feelings, leading to uncertainty and a desire for a better situation.

Throughout the lyrics, there is a juxtaposition of light and dark, with images of sunlight and the morning contrasted with the night and darkness. This could represent the contrasting emotions of hope and fear that the singer is grappling with while expressing their feelings.

Line by Line Meaning

I wouldn't hide this feeling
I won't conceal my emotions

A coward's crown, please raise it high
Acknowledging that cowardice is a blunt path, she asks that those who choose this path own up to it with pride

I couldn't stop the warning
She was unable to prevent a warning from arising

Split like a lip on top of mine
Her heart is divided similar to lips kissing

I wouldn't leave you in the sunlight
She wouldn't expose her lover to the harm of the vibrant light

I wouldn't keep you in the sun's eye
Exposed to the fiery blaze of the sun, she wouldn't keep her lover in its power

Keep up the lying
Persist in lying

If there's a meaning then I'll say it all again
If there is significance in repeating everything, she will reiterate it

You wouldn't call my name
Her lover wouldn't summon her by name

It's never been the same
The situation has never been unchanged

It's true, your eyes don't look at me
Her lover's eyes no longer gaze at her

I couldn't tell you if I knew it or not
She is unable to determine if she understands

It could be islands
A dream place for escaping

It could be better
Moving meditative place where things can be improved

Who can have this feeling?
Who else can sense that way?

A coward's crown, please raise it high
Acknowledging that cowardice is a blunt path, she asks that those who choose this path own up to it with pride

I could hold off in the morning
She can resist the impulse to reveal in the morning

Growing bolder in the night
Becoming braver during the darkness

It could be islands
A dream place for escaping

It could be better
Moving meditative place where things can be improved

It could be islands
A dream place for escaping

It could be better
Moving meditative place where things can be improved

It could be islands
A dream place for escaping

It could be better
Moving meditative place where things can be improved

Lyrics © DOMINO PUBLISHING COMPANY
Written by: Romy Lightman, Sarah Lightman, Maya Postepski, Kaitlin Austra Stelmanis, Dorian Wolf Thornton

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