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1. |
The Rot
05:09
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The poison in the cherry wine
A state of death but trapped in time
Afflicted with a nightmare's touch
That mother could not cure
A crimson promise kept to me
And I cling to it carefully
When battles fought could break my soul
It whispers to endure
As flowers blow in southern winds
They tell the tales of my own sin
When I can't stop the fight I'm in
And scarlet spreads once more
This is the pain that feeds
The rot inside
A poison and a creed
My parasite
I am changed but free
And it strengthens me
Still to survive
So like a river flows
I'll move along
As the infection grows
My heart beats strong
I will thrive consumed
As a midnight bloom
Into the dawn
A killing blow from nature's wrath
The detour on my divine path
In fallout of the shattered
The debtors are unpaid
Misguided by the influence
Of the last order's ignorance
There's hope left in the bloodline still
It slumbers far away
Beyond the mountains on the sea
Lies kindred grace for Valkyries
The wait for a homecoming
It grows to countless days
This is the pain that feeds
The rot inside
A poison and a creed
My parasite
I am changed but free
And it strengthens me
Still to survive
So like a river flows
I'll move along
As the infection grows
My heart beats strong
I will thrive consumed
As a midnight bloom
Into the dawn
So if I must wait forever
For salvation or the grave
I have bound my soul to vengeance
And I've taken what I crave
I will stop the interruptions
Even if I lose my mind
When the roaches come I'll crush them
As I'm running out of time
Within the rot it seems
There's a faint humanity
That speaks to the affliction as it grows
And all I have become
In the years of growing numb
Is perfect in the ways I've come to know
This is the pain that feeds
The rot inside
A poison and a creed
My parasite
I am changed but free
And it strengthens me
Still to survive
So like a river flows
I'll move along
As the infection grows
My heart beats strong
I will thrive consumed
As a midnight bloom
Into the dawn
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2. |
Make Your Move
06:29
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Pawns taken by the fates now
In wreckage were reborn
The death of past illusions
With no place left to mourn
A gathering of thunder
A mind to fuel the storm
With swords against invasion
An undercurrent forms
But who can make the difference
Are futures set in stone
A band of wayward strangers can't stand up to gods alone
So what must you become then
To not lose who you are
And would you stop before you went too far
Make your move and change it all
Forevermore the odds may favor your endeavors
Now don't fall back when you are
Blinded by the shadowfall
A guiding voice will always bind our hearts together
You've got the chance so
Make your move
A fragile institution
Regarded absolute
Its veil to be unraveled
And plucked out at the root
With stirring in the masses
And not much still to gain
Resistance sees no glory
In underhanded games
But can you make the difference
Are endings set in stone
A band of wayward strangers can't stand up to gods alone
So what could you become then
But not lose who you are
And will you stop before you go too far
Make your move and change it all
Forevermore the odds may favor your endeavors
Now don't fall back when you are
Blinded by the shadowfall
A guiding voice will always bind our hearts together
You've got the chance so
Make your move
What is the grand culmination
Where does our victimhood lead
When is the realization
Who can still set our minds free
Scattered across a long journey
Choices we made leave their wake
So what is the goal you will value
When there's only one move to make
Make your move and change it all
Forevermore the odds may favor your endeavors
Now don't fall back when you are
Blinded by the shadowfall
A guiding voice will always bind our hearts together
You've got the chance so
Make your move
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3. |
Stay Dead
04:41
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Bet you'd like to get the freak show started
But my moves work slow
There's a presence here that I've imparted
Centuries ago
When the chilling of the night first hits you
Then you'll know I'm there
You can try to have the legends fix you
But you won't be spared
Balance exists that calls through the abyss
And in the chaos I create again
Go ahead
Bury Me
I will not stay dead
Hold me down
Take my breath
I will thrive instead
Cheat the game
Break my stride
You'll see me again
Like the plague
I will spread
'Cause I won't stay dead
'Cause I won't stay dead
'Cause I won't stay dead
Flaunting danger like your head is empty
But I've watched and learned
You look like you never did expect me
As if tides don't turn
I've been known to win out with my patience
There's no cure for fear
You must think it's your imagination
'Cause the devil's here
Risen from bone as the spirits come home
When I awake with a message to send
Go ahead
Bury Me
I will not stay dead
Hold me down
Take my breath
I will thrive instead
Cheat the game
Break my stride
You'll see me again
Like the plague
I will spread
'Cause I won't stay dead
'Cause I won't stay dead
You recall
To the past
And ascend
This crevasse
Fused with power
Strong of will
Guided hands
Fail you still
All your might
Gone to waste
I will strike
Leave no trace
None can rise
In my stead
So why can't you just stay dead
Just stay dead
Stay dead
'Cause I won't stay dead
Stay dead
I will not stay dead
Go ahead
Bury Me
I will not stay dead
Hold me down
Take my breath
I will thrive instead
Cheat the game
Break my stride
You'll see me again
Like the plague
I will spread
'Cause I won't stay dead
'Cause I won't stay dead
'Cause I won't stay dead
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4. |
Want to be Hunted
05:06
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I'm thinking that it's delusional
That I'd lose it all to you
But there's a fire in my heart
That craves the the things of the dark
And not a moment too soon
I see the trace of a shadow left
And I'm underdressed for a fight
Who's to question the moment when love bites?
I want to be hunted by you
Caught up in the things that you do
'Cause when we are moving
You're something inhuman
Transforming a warm heart's point of view
A myth like enchanted tales sing
But I wanna know the real thing
You've got me alone now
Don't spare me a showdown
And give me the best shot you can bring
I'm ready for anything
Born in the moonlight an enemy
But you're much like me, I feel
Two hunters savor the chase
Hearts of impeccable taste
Behind the silver and steel
A face off soon becomes deathless dance
As the howling chants a song
And I'm no longer afraid
My own instincts are betrayed
Flames of desire burning strong
I want to be hunted by you
Caught up in the things that you do
'Cause when we are moving
You're something inhuman
Transforming a warm heart's point of view
A myth like enchanted tales sing
But I wanna know the real thing
You've got me alone now
Don't spare me a showdown
And give me the best shot you can bring
I'm ready for anything
The shadows shift
Protection lifts
And there's something in your eyes that tells me
There are no rules
For fiends and fools
And nature would agree
A night consumed
Arranged for you
And when the claws tear through I'm at the
Mercy of lust
In jaws to be crushed
Under a hunter's moon
I want to be hunted by you
Caught up in the things that you do
'Cause when we are moving
You're something inhuman
Transforming a warm heart's point of view
A myth like enchanted tales sing
But I wanna know the real thing
You've got me alone now
Don't spare me a showdown
And give me the best shot you can bring
I'm ready for anything
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5. |
Victorious
08:34
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For a time away
I walked with the exiled and prayed
For a conflict to call me back home
To the champion's throne
When the mountains quake
There's strength left and glory to take
A contender that stands in my path
Here to tempt my wrath
When circled by vultures
I keep my nerve still
With honor and a blessing
I conquered each thrill
And though I had fallen
I'll come roaring back again
As claws are unleashing
The rivals will dance
Like songs of a ritual
Across the expanse
Of order in ruin
And nothing but pride to defend
A crown for the victorious
The battle will be glorious
And they will call our names
In the valley of the saints
A test of strength to lay it bare
Survivor takes the lion's share
And tempers won't give way
'Til we've earned a hero's grave
As the last one standing brave
No, I cannot not be caged
Like the jaws of the apex's rage
For our nature has left but one way
To honor the pain
Every chance to die
Is inspiration to survive
In a furious duet of blades
Two stars on the stage
When circled by vultures
I keep my nerve still
With honor and a blessing
I conquered each thrill
And though I had fallen
I'll come roaring back once again
As claws are unleashing
The rivals will dance
Like songs of a ritual
Across the expanse
Of order in ruin
And nothing but pride to defend
A crown for the victorious
The battle will be glorious
And they will call our names
In the valley of the saints
A test of strength to lay it bare
Survivor takes the lion's share
And tempers won't give way
'Til we've earned a hero's grave
As the last one standing brave
The veil is torn
A moment of truth
For our sons and our daughters
Is battle born
The blood of the covenant
Thicker than water
Within the storm
The lion meets your eyes
A severance
The splitting of fates
And the passing of our own
Remembrance
The first and the last in a flurry of fists
Bled in reverence
So may the true king rise
A crown for the victorious
The battle will be glorious
And they will call our names
In the valley of the saints
A test of strength to lay it bare
Survivor takes the lion's share
And tempers won't give way
'Til we've earned a hero's grave
As the last one standing brave
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6. |
Halfwolf
06:34
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Even if it's not forever
We've together tread this path so far
Wary of the will that made me
Still you leave your trust within my scars
Winterborn and forged strong
Searching for centuries long
Built for a dream like ours
Keep holding on for me
I'll lift you as I break
Torn to the smallest piece
Half dreaming half awake
Take my conflicted hands
My heart will light your way
Know me for what I am
Half wolf and half afraid
Striving to control my instinct
Terrified my nature won't obey
I confess the burden's heavy
Skies begin to change and soon I'll fade
Don't take the risk on me
I'll turn my tail and leave
Before I lose my way
Keep holding on for me
I'll lift you as I break
Torn to the smallest piece
Half dreaming half awake
Take my conflicted hands
My heart will light your way
Know me for what I am
Half wolf and half afraid
I can embrace the cold
But I can't change my soul
My nature still remains
So long our quiet fight
My battle ends tonight
But our bond stays the same
When the voices
Make my choices
And I can't ignore the sound
Without purpose
I deserve this but
I refuse to drag you down
I will fail you
I may hunt you
I must try to
In the end
So conflicted
I've resisted
Tried to fix it
Now I can't
None can mend
What I am
Keep holding on for me
I'll lift you as I break
Torn to the smallest piece
Half dreaming half awake
Carry on for the cause
Spread light across these shores
Remember who I was
Half wolf, forever yours
Hold on
It gets better
It's here at the end we turn it all around
Keep faith
I'm still with you
We all need a friend to watch the world die out
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7. |
Heroes in Hellfire
05:07
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And so it ends
A lovechild of the heavens has been burned again
Abandoned works of art
Left on our own to fend
For what mother has returned to make her own
When the creator returns home
A broken heart
Has tainted our existence since our ominous start
We pray to fallen angels
But the foolish part
Is no matter who you serve you're all alone
Foundations are crumbling
We live with our sins
The zealots cry victory
Then nobody wins
Made heroes in hellfire
The lovers at war
With a wanderer like us
To settle the score
A tragic song
It whispers from the taverns to the charred beyond
The tale of hope in madness against countless odds
When a lonely wolf resisted mother's grace
And drew a challenge to her place
The die is cast
And devil's deals will haunt us from our distant past
The peace we steal for promises will never last
Because the angels care not for the ends we chase
Foundations are crumbling
We live with our sins
The zealots cry victory
Then nobody wins
Made heroes in hellfire
The lovers at war
With a wanderer like us
To settle the score
A turn of the ages
A quarrel for our lands
In nightmares we suffer
The game of the damned
For heroes and villains
In darkness they'll end
But that's when our light
Can be seen once again
So cheers to the victors
Not chosen or true
The lost and forgotten
Inspired like you
Most touched by corruption
But we still remain
In the fight of existence
Through torment and pain
Foundations are crumbling
We live with our sins
The zealots cry victory
Then nobody wins
Made heroes in hellfire
The lovers at war
With a wanderer like us
To settle the score
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8. |
Wings
04:39
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Well I'm familiar with the concepts
Of needing friendship in the darkness
'Cause these imaginary friends I've made are gone
So maybe then it's time to embrace
The magic calls me into this place
Since the outer world I thought I loved feels wrong
Heads will roll
The times may change
But we're wiser now together
And we won't stop at anything
Twists of fate
And winds turn our page
But I'll fly with you forever
Right here
With you I've got my wings
Sure, I'm missing what I left home
But you lit a fire in my bones
And I'm so inspired to show you what I am
In a family of misfits
You're the spell I need to fix this
To dissolve the walls I've built with my tired hands
Heads will roll
The times may change
But we're wiser now together
And we won't stop at anything
Twists of fate
And winds turn our page
But I'll fly with you forever
Right here
With you I've got my wings
Beyond my wildest dreams
You showed me what I need
And I can't ever turn away again
Felt lost in lonely times
But now these wings are mine
And I'll keep soaring onwards to the end
Heads will roll
The times may change
But we're wiser now together
And we won't stop at anything
Twists of fate
And winds turn our page
But I'll fly with you forever
Right here
With you I've got my wings
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9. |
Number Nine
05:00
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One purpose doesn't always cut it
Two tango to the grave and then there's
Three chances that I'm gonna give you
For the final warrant tendered
Five seconds and your confidence is frozen
Six, and you're already gone
Seven deadly little sins that haunt you
Eight, and it's just been too long
I'm the hunter
Creeping under
And I know you've seen my face before
A deadly agent
Now impatient
So I can't ignore you anymore
Your bounty's far too prized
I don't think you'll land on your feet this time
Wasted each of your lives
Now you're pushing the end of number nine
'Cause I think your indifference is a crime
So I wanna remember number nine
One slice and it's your shattered ego
Too ready to escape the dark
Three trilogies of flaunting, what for?
Death has got more bite than bark
Five seconds and you've left yourself wide open
Six, and the last dance is on
Seven steps and I will leave you broken
Eight, when I snuff out your song
Your bounty's far too prized
I don't think you'll land on your feet this time
Wasted each of your lives
Now you're pushing the end of number nine
'Cause I think your indifference is a crime
So I wanna remember number nine
Cold steel
Waiting in darkness for the last meal
Owed to the underworld in signed deal
Forces your arrogance won't conceal
All heroes have to die
Blades talk
Singing into the night where death walks
No wish can save you when the wolf stalks
I've got your number when your heart stops
So much bravado for a lie
Your bounty's far too prized
I don't think you'll land on your feet this time
Wasted each of your lives
Now you're pushing the end of number nine
'Cause I think your indifference is a crime
So I wanna remember number nine
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10. |
Metal Won't Burn
07:07
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The adversaries priming
Like wolves within the snow
A consciousness is dying
Too stubborn to let go
When the daylight comes for me
I see what I am
An alloyed extension
Of invisible hands
And yet I risk more than
The credits I earn
My soul is in ashes
But metal won't burn
The raven in the updraft
I soar on borrowed wings
With heart beneath the construct
A cobbled mess of strings
Red echoes in the fracture
Sing to my weary mind
Protected by the rapture
I'm one of my own kind
When the daylight comes for me
I see what I am
An alloyed extension
Of invisible hands
And yet I risk more than
The credits I earn
My soul is in ashes
But metal won't burn
Wrapped within a soulless shelter
I possess the dread of war
Is there still a peace to enter
Or are we guiding aimless cores
Visions of a flame keep burning
Broken but still not decayed
Fueled by the blaze awakened
Human eyes remain afraid
Sacrifice my embers
Forge me better form
Burn away remainders
I am flesh no more
No one has the answers
So we all burn what came before
For what the future has in store
When the daylight comes for me
I see what I am
An alloyed extension
Of invisible hands
And yet I risk more than
The credits I earn
My soul is in ashes
But metal won't burn
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Aviators Fort Myers, Florida
Aviators is a Southwest Florida indie musician specializing in fantasy rock and gritty synthpop. Many songs are inspired directly by beloved video games, shows, films, and novels.
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