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Austra
HiRUDiN
Messiah

TRACK

Messiah

Release date: 30th April 2020

From HiRUDiN

Track 11

3:42

Electronic Music

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About This Track

Austra’s ‘Messiah’ is an electronic track from the album ‘HiRUDiN’, released in 2020. The lyrics see a speaker rejecting a saviour role, insisting “I’m not a messiah” while turning down the idea of being someone’s answer or escape. There is a weary sense of being lifted up and kept aloft, paired with the blunt recognition that they cannot deliver what is demanded. The repeated focus on failing to meet expectations, and on a mechanical kind of pulse, gives the song a fraught, exhausted edge.

"Messiah" is a track by Austra, from the album HiRUDiN, released 30th April 2020. The track is 3:42 long. It's filed under Electronic. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 2 articles about Austra.

About the Artist

Austra

Austra

Lyrics

Messiah

As I stand, I'm not a messiah
So take me down back to the ground
I'm not your answer
I can't be your escape
You've raised me up, I'm in the sky

Don't be surprised when I can't deliver
The pulse you need, this old machine
Don't be surprised when I can't deliver
A heavy breath, mountain of steam

There may be gaps, my words may be broken
In spite of this, give me your hand
I will not lift you but I can guide you
I'll be your shadow you'll be the light

A balance will settle between us
You'll be the body (You'll be the body)

I'll be the spine (I'll be the spine)

Uhhhhh
Uhhhhh
Uhhhhh
Uhhhhh

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Track details

From HiRUDiN

3:422020

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Album

Track number

11

Release year

2020

1Anywayz
3:46
2All I Wanted
3:19
3How Did You Know?
4:20
4Your Family
1:42

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Austra — Messiah

Austra — Messiah

Messiah

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Credits

Production & Engineering

Writer: Katie Stelmanis
Producer: Katie Stelmanis, Rodaidh McDonald
Producer: Rodaidh McDonald
Engineer: Leon Taheny, Pedro Ferreira
Bass: Mocky
Drums: Mocky
Cello: Raphael Weinroth-Browne
Mastering Engineer: Heba Kadry - هبة قدري
Mixing Engineer: David Wrench
Percussion: Germaine Liu
Synthesizer: Allison Cameron, Joseph Shabason

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