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.
I Don't Want to Hurt You
Aviators Lyrics
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The plague has left this town
I'll heal you
I'll heal you
The red and poisoned sea
Calls to the hate in me
I'll break you
I'll break you
Mind heavy with a faint sound
I'll hear you
In your prayers tonight
Bastion of the white lie
Heads turning with a blind eye
I'll see you
In the candlelight
I don't want to hurt you
But I can't stay away
I don't have the strength to know myself and keep you safe
So wherever you are now
I hope you will forget
The flaws I had before because I haven't lost them yet
The devil's fever dream
Holds the most cursed fiends
I know this
Symptom only mine
In crimson memories
The watcher always sees
The fallout
That I leave behind
Burned palms of the wasteland
Floods rise to the blood on my hands
And I want to forget you
Or take you far away
Safety for when I fail
World's gone with the last death knell
The distance
I could never stay
I don't want to hurt you
But I can't stay away
I don't have the strength to know myself and keep you safe
So wherever you are now
I hope you will forget
The flaws I had before because I haven't lost them yet
Somebody's gonna get hurt
In the wake of my emotions
In this bottomless sky
In all your memories, I
Am a distant ghost behind you
Through the veil of my lies
I could pretend that I'm cut
But the truth is I can't feel it
Am I something less than real?
There is a part of me left
That remembers how to love you
And the memories heal
My spirit in the darkness
Is in a prison I must know
To run to you, free
But I don't want to be free
Not really
Not really
Not even in my dreams
I don't want to be free
Not really
I don't want to be free
Not really
Not even in my dreams
I don't want to be
I don't want to break free tonight
I'm safer in the dark
When I can't see in the light
I don't want to hurt you
But I can't stay away
I don't have the strength to know myself and keep you safe
So wherever you are now
I hope you will forget
The flaws I had before because I haven't lost them yet
The opening line of the song, "The rain feels colder now, the plague has left this town", sets the tone for the emotional journey the singer is about to take the listener on. The song revolves around the singer's struggle with his inner demons and his inability to let go of past flaws that could hurt those around him. He feels like he’s been cured of something that others are suffering from, and he wants to heal those who are still hurt. He admits he's weak, and that he could hurt someone he loves, even though he doesn't want to. However, he believes that the best thing for his loved ones is to forget his flaws, which will eventually stop him from hurting them.
The song talks about the internal turmoil and the struggle of the singer with himself. He feels like he's imprisoned in his own mind and that there is a part of him that remembers how to love but is unable to do so. The lyrics also imply that the singer is not in control of his emotions, which makes him unpredictable and dangerous. Despite this, he yearns for someone's love and wants to be safe with them. The lyrics in the chorus emphasize his struggle to stay away from someone he loves while trying to keep them safe from his inner demons.
Line by Line Meaning
The rain feels colder now
The surroundings seem worse and more daunting than before
The plague has left this town
The pandemic has subsided, but its impact still lingers
I'll heal you
I'll try and make things better for you
The red and poisoned sea
An environment that is hostile and dangerous
Calls to the hate in me
Brings out negative emotions and feelings in me
I'll break you
I'll hurt you emotionally
Headstrong for the comedown
Prepared for the negative consequence
Mind heavy with a faint sound
Haunted by a distant noise that weighs heavily on your mind
I'll hear you
I'll try and understand you
In your prayers tonight
When you're alone and thinking about things
Bastion of the white lie
Shielding someone from the truth to protect them
Heads turning with a blind eye
People deliberately ignoring the truth
I'll see you
I'll keep an eye on you and your welfare
In the candlelight
In the darkness with only a flickering light source
I don't want to hurt you
I don't want to cause you pain
But I can't stay away
I can't help but be drawn towards you
I don't have the strength to know myself and keep you safe
I am struggling to take care of myself and keep you from harm
So wherever you are now
No matter where you are or what you're doing
I hope you will forget
I wish that you could move on and not be bothered by me
The flaws I had before because I haven't lost them yet
I am still dealing with the issues and problems that I had in the past
The devil's fever dream
The nightmares that torment me
Holds the most cursed fiends
The worst and most evil beings are found in my mind
I know this
I am fully aware of this fact
Symptom only mine
The symptoms and effects of this are only affecting me
In crimson memories
In painful and traumatic memories
The watcher always sees
Someone is always watching and witnessing the aftermath of my actions
The fallout
The negative consequences of what I've done
That I leave behind
That are a result of my actions
Burned palms of the wasteland
Hands that are scathed from the misuse of power
Floods rise to the blood on my hands
The damage and harm that I have caused will not be easily forgotten
And I want to forget you
I am trying to erase you from my mind and thoughts
Or take you far away
I wish I could remove you from the situation and keep you safe somewhere else
Safety for when I fail
A place of security for you if I cannot keep you safe
World's gone with the last death knell
The world is ending and there's no hope left
The distance
The separation between us
I could never stay
I was never meant to be with you
Somebody's gonna get hurt
People may get hurt because of my actions
In the wake of my emotions
As a result of how I am feeling
In this bottomless sky
The vast expanse of empty space
In all your memories, I
I remain present in your memories and thoughts
Am a distant ghost behind you
I am not beside you as I once was, but I still haunt you
Through the veil of my lies
My dishonesty and deceit clouds what you see of me
I could pretend that I'm cut
I could pretend that I'm hurt or have been through pain
But the truth is I can't feel it
In reality, I cannot feel any physical pain
Am I something less than real?
Am I not human because of how I feel or act?
There is a part of me left
There is a side of me that still cares and loves you
That remembers how to love you
I remember how good it feels to love you
And the memories heal
Thinking of happy memories can make me feel better
My spirit in the darkness
My soul is lost in the shadows
Is in a prison I must know
I am trapped in my own internal struggles
To run to you, free
I wish I could be with you, free from my struggles
But I don't want to be free
In reality, I am not ready to be free from my struggles
Not even in my dreams
Even in my fantasies, I am still trapped by my problems
Writer(s): Tyler Shaw
Contributed by Violet H. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@LegoSwordViedos
When you love someone so much you must suffer insanity and loneliness to keep them safe.
@crimsongaming9337
It's something a lot of parents like myself would be willing to do for their child.
@jonathanblair5920
@@crimsongaming9337 as someone with BPD and 2 kids, i can relate to having to stay away for their safety
@T69873
Suffering in that dark, sad, lonely place, that’s known as the hellacious exile of solitude, huh? Yeah. I can see that as a true testament in what makes a good parent who is willing to do anything to keep their loved one safe.
@miragray4284
There’s so many good things I have to say about this track. The slow buildup is perfect for this song, and it wonderfully characterizes its singer during his tragic fall into madness. The tempo change during the bridge is flawlessly executed. I Don’t Want To Hurt You is a masterpiece. It is emotional and empathetic. Truly the greatest song on the album.
@yumemitai612
I absolutely love the correlations in these words in the lyrics:
Mind heavy with a faint sound
I'll hear you
and
Heads turning with a blind eye
I'll see you
@kamic136
A few years ago I always said, 'His songs are to long.'
Now I'm saying, "His songs aren't long enough!!"
This gave me chills! Probably add this to my favorite song list right next to Bulletproof! Good work my friend!
@1God1Fury
Twice as long, twice the joy
@MyoticTesseract
aND THEN HE MAKES A 9.5 MINUTE SONG HAHAHAHA
@flaxenmuse5400
I think what I hate and appreciate most about the Aviators music, like this one, is how the described situations are so particular and strange, and yet the listener can experience them so clearly, can all but relate to the lyrics. To sum: it creates the feels, it brings you to an out-of-body experience.