1. An… Read Full Bio ↴There are at least two music groups under the name 'Aviators':
1. An independent electronic music project created in Vermont, USA by Tyler Shaw in early 2011.
Being skilled in music theory after 8 years of violin lessons and teaching himself how to play the guitar, he created his first EP, Never Say Forever, using the digital audio workstation GarageBand, but removed it later, due to his lacking production skills at the time.
After switching from GarageBand to FL Studio and figuring out how to use it, he released his debut album, Reflections Of A Dream, in December 2011.
Before the release, he asked the indie musician Yoav Landau, better known as The Living Tombstone, to remix one of the songs on his debut. Landau agreed and shortly after the remix was uploaded on YouTube, Shaw's fanbase began to grow.
As of September 2019 his discography consists of 11 full-length studio albums, 1 TV-Show based album, 10 EPs, 5 remix albums, 2 soundtrack albums, 2 compilation albums, and 22 singles, as well as a number of free-to-download songs on YouTube and SoundCloud under the name 'Aviators'.
His most recent 12th studio album, titled 'The Cinematic Future', released March 6, 2020.
Music store:
http://music.soundoftheaviators.com/
YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/user/SoundOfTheAviators
2. An indie/new wave band from the UK.
Godhunter
Aviators Lyrics
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The edges of a prophecy
The pieces I have learned
Said the daughter of the reaper
Has been searching for the keeper
And I fear she'll let me burn
Locked tight up in the tower on top
The godhood that I've earned
When you're holding on to majesty
You fear the hunt, a travesty
That balance may return
When you're sinful to the bone (unholy)
And you've claimed yourself a throne (like me)
Wield power of your own making
Godhunter's gonna hunt you down
If you're something more than flesh (ascended)
And you've taken on the rest (to end it)
Then she'll find you in a dream, tormented
Godhunter's gonna hunt you down
Fear confined to the depths of my mind
For what could be such a threat to me
The conqueror of time
Yet the whispers of a reckoning
Have kept the spirits beckoning
To look upon my crime
Blood and war when the world is no more
She's been watching for a century
With hatred and with scorn
If you know the hunter's coming
Then you hide or keep on running
'Cause she's slain the gods before
When you're sinful to the bone (unholy)
And you've claimed yourself a throne (like me)
Wield power of your own making
Godhunter's gonna hunt you down
If you're something more than flesh (ascended)
And you've taken on the rest (to end it)
Then she'll find you in a dream, tormented
Godhunter's gonna hunt you down
Don't let her see your power in the daylight
Don't let her see it when you bring the storm
To the master of the eldritch she's a growing bed of thorns
Dark cults, leaders of the night
Tell the tales of a fright from a ghost of the future days
A holy crusade on the gods decayed
To end our violent ways
Lost kings, fallen in the mist
Made their names on a list
And the hunt was carried through
A price for the past when your name is last
And the hunter comes for you
Of all the free she has none left but me
And my loyal knights have passed with time
A god and a throne, locked up all alone
In the kingdom I called mine
Dreams of a being from the watcher unseen
Now he warned me, she'll come to take his due
"The hate in your head, she has more" he said
"The godhunter waits for you"
When you're sinful to the bone (unholy)
And you've claimed yourself a throne (like me)
Wield power of your own making
Godhunter's gonna hunt you down
If you're something more than flesh (ascended)
And you've taken on the rest (to end it)
Then she'll find you in a dream, tormented
Godhunter's gonna hunt you down
The song "Godhunter" by Aviators tells the story of a god who has acquired power and a throne through sin and is now being hunted by the daughter of the reaper, known as the Godhunter. The song begins with an introductory verse, where the singer informs the listener about the whispered rumors of the Godhunter searching for the keeper, who happens to be the singer.
The song then delves deeper into the god's feelings of fear and confinement, despite holding on to his power and majesty. The singer is plagued by the impending sense of reckoning and the weight of his crime, prompting him to wonder if he should hide or keep on running. The chorus emphasizes this sentiment, warning that the Godhunter will hunt down those who have claimed themselves a throne or taken on more than flesh.
The final verse shows the singer's desperation, as his loyal knights have passed with time, leaving him alone to face the Godhunter. Despite the warnings of the watcher unseen, the singer knows that the Godhunter will inevitably come for him. The song ends on a note of resignation, that those who had acquired power must pay the price for their past actions.
Overall, the song "Godhunter" is a cautionary tale about the dangers of acquiring power and the consequences of sin, as one may end up being hunted down by those seeking to restore balance to an unbalanced world.
Line by Line Meaning
Rumors heard from a little black bird
I have heard rumors from a source I cannot trust.
The edges of a prophecy
I have received hints about a future prediction.
The pieces I have learned
I have gathered information from various sources.
Said the daughter of the reaper
The one seeking me is a powerful figure, the offspring of death itself.
Has been searching for the keeper
This seeker is looking for something, or someone, of great importance.
And I fear she'll let me burn
I am afraid that this seeker will harm me in some way.
Locked tight up in the tower on top
I am confined in a high place, isolated from the rest of the world.
Of the domain of humanity
This tower is situated in a place that belongs to humans.
The godhood that I've earned
I have achieved a high level of power and influence.
When you're holding on to majesty
When you possess something great, you are afraid of losing it.
You fear the hunt, a travesty
I am afraid of being hunted down, which would be a terrible situation.
That balance may return
Perhaps the seeker is trying to bring balance to a situation that is out of order.
When you're sinful to the bone (unholy)
If you are extremely wicked or corrupt.
And you've claimed yourself a throne (like me)
If you have risen to a position of great power and authority.
Wield power of your own making
If you have gained power through your own efforts rather than by inheritance.
Godhunter's gonna hunt you down
The seeker is determined to find and perhaps harm people like us.
If you're something more than flesh (ascended)
If you have transcended the limitations of being a physical being.
And you've taken on the rest (to end it)
If you have become involved in an effort to end something.
Then she'll find you in a dream, tormented
She has the power to enter one's dreams and cause distress.
Fear confined to the depths of my mind
I am afraid, but I keep my fear hidden inside myself.
For what could be such a threat to me
I cannot imagine what could pose a threat to me, given my power.
The conqueror of time
I have overcome the limitations of time itself.
Yet the whispers of a reckoning
Despite my power, there are rumors that I will be held accountable for my actions.
Have kept the spirits beckoning
The dead and otherworldly beings seem to be calling out to me.
To look upon my crime
To confront the wrongs that I have committed.
Blood and war when the world is no more
In a time of great destruction and chaos.
She's been watching for a century
The seeker has been observing events for a very long time.
With hatred and with scorn
The seeker harbors intense negative feelings towards certain people or groups.
If you know the hunter's coming
If you are aware of the seeker's presence.
Then you hide or keep on running
You take steps to avoid being found or caught.
'Cause she's slain the gods before
The seeker has previously defeated powerful beings like myself.
Don't let her see your power in the daylight
I must hide my abilities from the seeker during the day.
Don't let her see it when you bring the storm
I must be careful not to reveal my power when I am causing a disturbance.
To the master of the eldritch she's a growing bed of thorns
The seeker presents a serious obstacle to those who possess mystical knowledge.
Dark cults, leaders of the night
Groups of people with a desire for power and control.
Tell the tales of a fright from a ghost of the future days
There are stories circulating about a terrifying figure from the future.
A holy crusade on the gods decayed
The seeker is on a mission to rid the world of deities.
To end our violent ways
To put an end to human aggression and conflict.
Lost kings, fallen in the mist
Leaders who have been defeated and forgotten.
Made their names on a list
They are remembered only as names on a historical record.
And the hunt was carried through
The seeker has succeeded in tracking down those it seeks.
A price for the past when your name is last
Being a target of the seeker represents a punishment for past actions.
And the hunter comes for you
The seeker is determined to find and punish those who have wronged it.
Of all the free she has none left but me
I am the last person who is still relatively free from the seeker's influence.
And my loyal knights have passed with time
Those who were once devoted to me have either died or moved on.
A god and a throne, locked up all alone
Despite my power and influence, I am isolated and alone.
In the kingdom I called mine
This was a place where I once had control and authority.
Dreams of a being from the watcher unseen
I have had mysterious dreams about a being I cannot identify.
Now he warned me, she'll come to take his due
This unknown being has warned me that the seeker is coming for me.
"The hate in your head, she has more" he said
This unknown being has cautioned me that the seeker is far more powerful and hateful than I realize.
"The godhunter waits for you"
The seeker is relentless and determined to find and punish me.
Writer(s): Tyler Shaw
Contributed by Evan Y. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@raphaelkap
The one singing is a Lich! Definitely a lich!
Edit: "When you're sinful to the bone, unholy" What's more unholy than a lich?
"When you've power of your making" Yeah, liches do that
"and you've claimed yourself a throne, like me" Yeah they do that too sometimes
Plus the singer seems to be immortal, and liches are that too!
@chrishagar2183
I tried to make a story line based off the four albums (Stargazers, Dystopian Fiction, Godhunter, Building Better Worlds). Enjoy. (Based off lyrics, lore, and speculation.)
Stargazers is mainly about the war. We don’t know when it was, but it happened.
In mankind, there rose up men who were merged with machines to become beings known as "The Ascended". The Ascended were more than human. They became powerful, unstoppable, immortal. They may have even been able to travel through time, at least a one-way backwards (based off “Signed on for a Sequel, where it states “When the 21 century arrives”). This power seems to have come from The Watcher: "He's been given a warning from a visitor who gave him his power long ago", "From the watcher unseen /Now he warned me she'll come to take his due" (Godhunter lore/lyrics). As to "why" he did this, I will attempt to discover this later.
But anyway, one way or another, the Ascended rose to power. They became government leaders. But they wanted full power, and so they declared war. First they bombed and decimated their opponents, turning cities into wastelands. A huge, giant war that caused the water to be red with blood, and blood ran through the streets like running red water. Then, they fooled the people. They made them forget that they were once men, and were worshiped and feared as gods. The Ascended were in control.
Dystopian Fiction is after the war. It starts with the song “Exodus”, and it is aptly named. Miami was hit with a massive exodus after the Ascended ordered the city to be firebombed, which happened at midnight (Whenever it Rains). The lucky ones escaped. After that, the city became known as “Bleeding Sun”, because the fire fell so heavily it looked as though the sun had bled upon it. The people wanted to overthrow, but how could they? These were immortal gods, and the people still worshiped them as such. But then they found out the truth behind these “gods”: they used to be men (Rogue assumedly told them, but more about her later). The religion that helped keep the Ascended in power crumbled. They were still powerful and immortal, but they were still once men. The people had an anthem to give them hope (Dystopian Fiction). They began to unite against the Ascended, under the leadership of a young woman. However, not all Ascended are evil.
Now for the complicated bit.
1) The Godhunter/Hunter: she is the young woman leading the uprising against the Ascended. When she was younger, she witnessed the horrors of the Ascended government: the war, the slaughter, the innocent lives lost. She couldn’t do anything about it, but then she became Ascended. She infiltrated the tyrants who had taken over Bleeding Sun (the Keepers), who trapped the survivors inside the city like a prison, encouraged the name “Bleeding Sun” as a warning against revolution, and used their god status to keep people in line. (Side note, central Miami is called “Kingdom Come”, where the leaders live). She hid her nature and became the leader of the human revolution. She used her position inside Kingdom Come to infiltrate their strongholds. She killed the gods. She saw humanity rejoice and build better worlds (the entire album is about rejection tyranny and rebuilding). However, she is immortal. She sees humanity rise up, start a war, rebuild, start a war, rise up... She finally saw that humanity would never learn. This hopelessness,plus the centuries she had lived and the lives she had seen lost led her to want to stop hunting, because during this entire time she has been stamping out any Ascended that threaten to relive the past “Ascended Dynasty” (as I just decided to call it). But eventually, she changes from not wanting to hunt, to wanting to finally die, but being unable to due to her Ascension, and so she waits for the end of the world to see if she will finally have peace.
(I have been told she is the one with the gun, according to DeviantArt.)
2) The Traveler: Not much is known about him, as he was just given a name in Godhunter. However, what we don’t know, we can speculate. We do know for certain that he is Ascended, and seems to have been pushed into the past, based on the phrasing “At the beginning of The Traveler’s journey through time”. His story starts in a village on a stormy night, where he is about to witness the 100-year breach. This is a breach caused by evil magic, which allows the dead to rise for one night. Obviously a bad thing for that village, though luckily there is only “one breach every hundred years”. It never states it, but it can be assumed he broke the spell. From there it is unknown what he does, but we know he has watched innocent lives lost to war, and mourned them (based off Whenever It Rains). This mourning presumably means he fought to stop the Ascended, and I speculate he is the mysterious “Ascended” in “No More Heros” who kills any being that may become more powerful than the Hunter, the one who killed the gods that caused such death. Unfortunately, this can’t undo the last and the one he loved is dead, killed in a firebombing, probably the one that caused Bleeding Sun (based on “I’d tell you I’m sorry I’d walk through the flames”).
As he continues, he realises the world is about to end, and he wonders if he can truly die, despite his ascension.
(I have been told he is the one on the far left, according to DeviantArt.)
3) The Rogue: Another one who was just named in Godhunter, so much is unknown, but, again, we can assume the capability to time-travel (“A god traveling through history”). The Rogue fights for truth, and opposes those who lie to the people. Her fight is different though: she fights with words, by spreading the truth. In the age of technology, she has sworn to oppose all enemies to truth, which sets her against the tyrannical Ascended, who lie to the people to keep power. It was presumably her who revealed their true nature to the prisoners of Bleeding Sun, which led to the revolution of The Hunter. However, by the time of the revolution, truth is all-but dead, killed by the lies of the Ascended. After seeing this, she gave a final warning: the path of lies lead to war. It can be assumed she joined in the revolution of The Hunter, seeing as how she was partially responsible for it, and, judging by the album cover, traveled with The Hunter and Traveler to kill all the “gods”. We don’t know what happens to her, but it is likely that she, too, awaits death.
(I have been told she is the one with the bow, according to DeviantArt.).
4) The Watcher: he has been around for a very, very long time, since before the 4-part album story arc. The Watcher does what his name implies: he watched humanity. I can’t say he is Ascended, because he is mentioned by the creature in “Far Side” (a song about an actual demon trying to trick you into going to hell), and in “The Watcher”, where is the one who leads people in limbo to heaven or hell. In fact, he seems to be a type of judge, coming for those who he deems worthy of death (I’ll forgive the death you’ve earned/The cities you’ve burned).
But all the same, he exists, he is immortal, and he is ancient. The Watcher, whatever he is, does not trust humanity, presumably due to him watching “the slaughter of billions across the Earth”. In fact, he seems to be the one who started the Ascended, as mentioned previously. The only reason that seems to make sense for this is that The Watcher's distrust of humanity made him desire to place other beings, who have a share of his power, in charge of humanity, rather than humanity itself. However, his actions led to the end of the world. Due to the evil he created, and his presumable dislike of evil (I'll forgive the death you've earned/the cities you've burned), The Watcher ascended The Hunter, The Rogue, and The Traveler to kill the gods in an attempt to undo the mess he had made, as he refuses to interfere. However, as he sees the world about to end in war, he steps forward. “As the only god with the power to take action”, he approaches the last leader of humanity with a deal. This is a huge occasion, as The Watcher not only doesn’t trust man, but also made it a rule that he won’t interfere (“Now I’ve broken all the rules I’ve written”).
He brought he last human leader to his domain in limbo (“Just to bring you to this cold fort between/your ailing home and afterlife’s wither”). He makes a deal to save humanity, and the Earth: he’ll grant his soul, his power, to the leader, if he leads humanity to something better. The Watcher will ascend the leader to save the world. It seems that The Watcher needs humanity to exist: “To the last home/of civilisation/without which I’m gone”). This makes sense, given that, if there is no humanity to go to limbo, there is no need for a gatekeeper of limbo. Thus, he will strive to keep humanity alive, so he may survive. While the leader rebuilds, The Watcher will wait in a castle by the sea, presumably in limbo.
However, there is one catch: if the leader becomes corrupted, if he fails, The Watcher will return for him.
(He is the one on the far right by the pillar.)
The man in the middle clutching the arrow is the last god, who wrote the warning of “Godhunter”.
So... what'd you think?
@morningcoffeecat2271
When I showed my friend Aviators music for the first time we went with when Aviators style really came into its own, heres a list of albums you should check out, where each one imo gets better and better:
Stargazers (2016)
A Song That Never Ends (2016)
Acoustic II (acoustic versions of his older songs) (2017)
Dystopian Fiction (2017)
Howling at The Moon (synthwave EP) (2017)
Let There Be Fire (2018)
Godhunter (2019)
When you're done with them you can go back to his older music and see what you think as some is quite different from his later styles. I like it all though ^-^
@spenserc.4376
He’s also blink-and-you’ll-miss-it mentioned in The Far Side from Howling at the Moon (“Have you seen the Watcher’s castle full of ice?/It’s a comforting hold for the wandering souls to stay.”). And A Castle on the Sea from Godhunter is actually from his perspective (the Bandcamp description mentions him and it seems very fitting)— I think in the Godhunter lyrics about “Dreams of a being and the Watcher unseen/and he told me she’ll come to take his due”, the “due” in question is the Godsoul he gave up in A Castle on the Sea.
He’s my favorite character too, mainly for how mysterious he is. As per the song’s description
“The Watcher has seen the slaughter of billions across the Earth from war, and as the only god with the power to take action he strikes a deal with the last leader of humanity. If he gives his soul to this mortal, the ascended one must use its power to lead humanity to a brighter future. Of course, a deal with The Watcher should not be taken lightly...”
and all its talk about a Godsoul, he seems to be a power beyond the Ascended/whatever you want to call the ‘gods’ the Godhunter hunts (and is). And he seems to be associated with death, or at least some kind of afterlife, as well as dreams (His castle on the sea is “a bastion only seen in your dreams” and he appears to the singer of Godhunter in their dreams.) And that’s really all we know about him. I love it; he’s one of the main things I like to think about in the Bleeding Sun/Ascended universe, along with the Godhunter (Speaking of whom, what is with that “daughter of the Reaper” line! The Watcher seems kind of Death-like... is the Watcher meant to be the Reaper? Is the Godhunter the daughter? The “keeper” mentioned immediately thereafter could also be her (No More Heroes from Dystopian Fiction has lines about the “keepers of the Bleeding Sun”, as well as “the immortal angel’s child”) though.), and what on Earth the timeline for this story-universe looks like, especially considering the time travel involved (Signed on for a Sequel, and I think one or more others I can’t remember right now).
But anyway, another important question: what happened to the Watcher post/during No More Heroes?
@archangelofstories5565
"The difference between Gods and Demons largely depends on where one is standing at the time" Lorgar, Primarch of the Word Bearers Legion
@Detahramet
He was so much more right than he realized and so close to self awareness that could have stopped everything becoming so much worse.
@bobbbl
Now I understand my life a lot more and why I stood and still stand longer then evil. Cheers to you huzzah!
May oppression never get the better of us!
@pandem0nium862
It could also be that it depends at which time one is standing.
@gestaltblitz8296
The worst part about lorgar, is he is right. But still cant understand why thats a bad thing.
@tony_h_ddd3151
Gods favor people with faith. So do Demons.
@zackdonzanti9470
"Of course monsters can be killed. If they couldn't we'd have to call them gods." ~Catherine Foundling
"There's a difference between Gods and gods. I have a few corpses of the latter in my laboratory." ~Warlock
@saskiapetersen324
(I'm pretty sure the first quote is incorrect. Sorry.)
"Woe on us all, but if the Gods demanded my home be ashes then the Gods would burn."
~Catherine Foundling.
@zackdonzanti9470
@@saskiapetersen324 Pretty sure she said it during the rebellion arc in response to one of her subordinates. Either that or it was the fey arc.
@saskiapetersen324
@@zackdonzanti9470 I just quote-searched it. It didn't appear, and sounds suspiciously similar to a quote by someone else entirely.