Scandroid’s music has cracked the Top 10 on the iTunes Electronic Albums chart and the Top 5 on the Billboard Electronic Albums chart. Along with his original songs streaming in the millions, Scandroid’s music has also been the subject of several popular remixes, including a Dance With the Dead remix of "Neo-Tokyo" that has accumulated 12 million combined streams between Spotify and YouTube alone.
Following the Scandroid self-titled debut album in 2016, Klayton released a second full-length album, Monochrome (Deluxe Edition), in 2017. He then embarked on the most ambitious project in Scandroid’s history to day, releasing the first half of an epic double album in The Darkness in 2018. The second half, The Light, was released in late 2019 with the complete album, The Darkness and The Light, to follow in 2020.
Aphelion
Scandroid Lyrics
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When life breaks my heart, I pray to God that I fall in love with you
In my favorite dreams, I feel your heat
Though I'm farthest from the sun
But your glowing eyes are cold as ice
You are my Aphelion
I never thought I'd be with you, heading into the unknown
So far away again, my winter has begun
And I can't see when you're next to me
You are my Aphelion
I don't want to go offline, but what else should I do?
With a broken heart, I pray to God I can orbit close to you
In my favorite dreams, you feel so real
Like a fire from the sun
But your fallen eyes are cold as ice
You are my Aphelion
And all that time, I thought I walked these empty streets alone
I never thought I'd be with you, heading into the unknown
So far away again, my winter has begun
And I can't see when you're next to me
You are my Aphelion /x2
In my favorite dreams, you feel so real
Like a fire from the sun
But your fallen eyes are cold as ice
You are my Aphelion
So far away again, my winter has begun
And I can't see when you're next to me
You are my Aphelion /x3
Aphelion, Aphelion, Aphelion
Aphelion, Aphelion, Aphelion
Aphelion, Aphelion, Aphelion
The song "Aphelion" by Scandroid is a melancholy ode to a lost love that the singer cannot let go. The chorus, "You are my Aphelion," refers to the furthest point in a planet or object's orbit from the sun. This metaphor suggests that the person he loves is unreachable, like a planet at its farthest point from the sun. The singer does not want to give up on his love or shut down emotionally, but he feels powerless to change the situation. The lines "When life breaks my heart, I pray to God that I fall in love with you" and "With a broken heart, I pray to God I can orbit close to you" show that the singer believes love will fill the void created by the pain in his life.
The lyrics reveal the singer's feelings of loneliness and hopelessness, despite his dreams and his connection to his long-lost love. The imagery of empty streets and a winter that has begun show that the singer feels isolated and cold. However, he finds comfort in his dreams of his love, which come alive in his mind. His inability to be with his love in reality is contrasted with his closeness to her in his dreams. Overall, the song is a poignant expression of the pain of lost love and the power of dreams to bring comfort in the face of that pain.
Line by Line Meaning
I don't want to power down, but what else can I do?
I don't want to give up, but I feel hopeless
When life breaks my heart, I pray to God that I fall in love with you
When life is hard, I hope to find comfort in loving you
In my favorite dreams, I feel your heat
I feel your warmth in my dreams
Though I'm farthest from the sun
Even if I'm far away from the source of light and warmth
But your glowing eyes are cold as ice
You seem distant and unemotional
You are my Aphelion
You are the furthest point in my orbit, yet I keep coming back to you
And all that time, I thought I walked these empty streets alone
I thought I was alone in my struggles for a long time
I never thought I'd be with you, heading into the unknown
I didn't expect to find myself with you, taking on unpredictable challenges
So far away again, my winter has begun
I feel distant from you once more, and it feels like the start of a dreary season
And I can't see when you're next to me
You're there, but it feels like you're not
You are my Aphelion
You're still the farthest I'll go, my point of distance
In my favorite dreams, you feel so real
In my dreams, I feel like I can touch you
Like a fire from the sun
You're warm and radiant, like a source of life itself
But your fallen eyes are cold as ice
You seem emotionally distant, like you've lost something important
So far away again, my winter has begun
I feel distant from you once more, and it feels like the start of a dreary season
And I can't see when you're next to me
You're there, but it feels like you're not
You are my Aphelion
You're still the farthest I'll go, my point of distance
Aphelion, Aphelion, Aphelion
Repeating the term to emphasize distance and separation
Aphelion, Aphelion, Aphelion
Repeating the term to emphasize distance and separation
Aphelion, Aphelion, Aphelion
Repeating the term to emphasize distance and separation
Contributed by Hailey N. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Raidoudan
I don't want to power down
But what else can I do?
When life breaks my heart I pray to God
That I fall in love with you
In my favorite dreams I feel your heat
Though I'm farthest from the sun
But your glowing eyes are cold as ice
You are my Aphelion
And all the time I thought I walked these empty streets alone
I never thought I'd be with you, heading into the unknown
So far away again
My winter has begun
And I can't see when you're next to me
You are my Aphelion
I don't want to go offline
But what else should I do?
With a broken heart I pray to God
I can orbit close to you
In my favorite dreams you feel so real
Like a fire from the sun
But your foreign eyes are cold as ice
You are my Aphelion
And all the time I thought I walked these empty streets alone
I never thought I'd be with you, heading into the unknown
So far away again
My winter has begun
And I can't see when you're next to me
You are my Aphelion
So far away again
My winter has begun
And I can't see when you're next to me
You are my Aphelion
In my favorite dreams you feel so real
Like a fire from the sun
But your foreign eyes are cold as ice
You're my Aphelion
So far away again
My winter has begun
And I can't see when you're next to me
You are my Aphelion
So far away again
My winter has begun
And I can't see when you're next to me
You are my Aphelion
So far away again
My winter has begun
And I can't see when you're next to me
You are my Aphelion
Aphelion, Aphelion, Aphelion
Aphelion, Aphelion, Aphelion
Aphelion, Aphelion, Aphelion
Glacier Ange1
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I don't want to power down, but what else can I do?
When life breaks my heart, I pray to God that I fall in love with you
In my favorite dreams, I feel your heat
Though I'm farthest from the sun
But your glowing eyes are cold as ice
You are my Aphelion
And all that time, I thought I walked these empty streets alone
I never thought I'd be with you, heading into the unknown
So far away again, my winter has begun
And I can't see when you're next to me
You are my Aphelion
I don't want to go offline, but what else should I do?
With a broken heart, I pray to God I can orbit close to you
In my favorite dreams, you feel so real
Like a fire from the sun
But your fallen eyes are cold as ice
You are my Aphelion
And all that time, I thought I walked these empty streets alone
I never thought I'd be with you, heading into the unknown
So far away again, my winter has begun
And I can't see when you're next to me
You are my Aphelion
So far away again, my winter has begun
And I can't see when you're next to me
You are my Aphelion
In my favorite dreams, you feel so real
Like a fire from the sun
But your fallen eyes are cold as ice
You are my Aphelion
So far away again, my winter has begun
And I can't see when you're next to me
You are my Aphelion (x3) (Aphelion...Aphelion...Aphelion..)
Crista Exon
I really like Scandroid songs, they sound somehow both old and futuristic at the same time. The sound takes me back in time and suddenly the images become bolder and neon like from somewhere in the future, can't really say it better with words. Great song once again, although I really enjoy rock and metal, I will probably always be an electonic music fan deep down <3
Scott Dobbs
Great tracks reminiscent of the days of 90's cyberpunk. Miss those days.
Embersword
I think the reason why it gives that awesome Retro and Futuristic sound is because it sounds sorta like 80's/90's pop put into a blender with modern day Electro styles to make a brilliant combination of the two, one of the catchiest sounds i have ever heard
Jani
Yeah old and futuristic as you said, Almost like Moderntalking
Knux Kitsune
+Crista Exon Yeah, it reflects my favorite ideas of the future, mainly the Cyberpunk movement of the 1980s. So fantastic!
Kodiak
I concur with your thesis
Perthorn
Aphelion is the point when a space object reaches farthest point from the sun on it's orbit. Klayton mentioned it in one of ask celldweller vids.
My interpretation is that the song is about the long distance relationship.
Sīlis
Or a person that pulls you to a dark place, but you like it.
machjac
Or a person that pulls you back. Once you've reached Aphelion, you return.
CyberSpektre
Holy shit it all makes sense now.