Aviators - Black Roses (Rock Ballad)

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Black Roses is a weirdly anthemic song about death and the inevitability of the end for all things. For this track I had the help of nearly 70 fans singing on the chorus with me! A huge thanks goes out to them for lending an important sound to this song.

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Artwork by the incredible @ABluSkittle !

Lyrics:

Children joyful dancing in the sun
With a blissful ignorance of what's to come
When the guardsmen start to struggle
And the barriers give way
We're broken and we wither in the fray

We are husks
Alive but barely breathing
Sometimes we pull ourselves together
But our efforts fade away
We are dust
Crumbling by the moment
We try to push away the ending
And black roses fall the same

Running off afraid of what's to come
When you're facing down the barrel of the lawman's gun
But the saints have learned the secret
And the rebels know the same
We're killing just to bury our remains

Preludes of every stanza
End on repeating notes
A tale of woe and sadness
Chorus of silent throats
We try and keep a memory
Transcribing every line
But when they turn to ashes
We perish slaves to time
Burned out on borrowed moments
Used up like cigarettes
We feel our time expiring
But it's not over yet
Each finds a meager purpose
Though our cold grave awaits
We face the morbid beauty
Of our collective fate

We are flawed
Chained to the laws of nature
I guess we'll have to teach each other
To leave legends to our names

We are husks
Alive but barely breathing
Sometimes we pull ourselves together
But our efforts fade away
We are dust
Crumbling by the moment
We try to push away the ending
And black roses fall the same

[HenningsEdits]

*"But what is grief, if not love persevering?"*

[stevenneiman]

"We face the morbid beauty of our collective fate" is one of my favorite lines from any song ever.

[aprilingram]

Describing death like a castle being attacked by saying “when the guards men start to struggle and the Barriers give way” is genius

[ChlCnCarnag]

How is it that every single song from a single artist can give me inspiration for writing? Aviators never fail to get my creative juices flowing.

[cloyd]

Aviators releasing more songs recently makes me beyond happy.

[ginghinaandrei]

No one:

Aviators: "I integrate bits and pieces of Beethoven's work in my own songs. You wouldn't get it."

I will not complain. It works beautifully.

[leonardgodina]

Black roses is just another perfect example of what great singers Aviators has right behind him, well done all that had there hand in this beautiful project. 🕯️

[tiagocf]

"You say your old man never left you out his sight... So, have you ever heard about the vault 115 guard? No..., well let me tell you a history kid... From what i've heard, all the adults and the kids where separated the moment the got into the vault, one part of it was filled with the children and a few caretakers, while the other one held the parents. The thing was that the 2 parts where divided by one way mirrors, all the parents could see their children cry for them but couldn't be seen or heard by the kids to comfort their kids... you already know the drill, just another mad experiment from the vault-tec bastards.
They say some time after the bombs, the door malfunctioned and made everyone inside into ghouls, but some say that not everyone was transformed, that in the end the separation was a blessing and for some reason the same doors and mirrors that separated them protected the children from the radiation.
I think its true, because if you go there nowadays, you wont be able to get close enough to even see the door without being hunted by a bunch of ghouls, some of them armed, some feral, all screaming that they wont allow you to hurt their children..."
Edit: typo

[Zarryon]

"I'll remember you, a black rose among a sea of red."- some lonely kid to an idol, someone they aspired to be, but alas... there is no bitter a heartbreak than treachery.

[Rockhoppr]

Aviators is without a doubt the perfect musician for a dark fantasy series.

[Yes-qvnr]

We all click at the speed of light when this beautiful man uploads

[Vovoverine]

I loved Beethoven's "Für Elise" reference that you put in that song, including the post-rock influence.

[Jokoko]

5:00 is pure hype, gives that "aite, time to give it one last try" feeling.

[quaznil]

This Song hits a little bit harder in the wake of Miura's death.

"Humans are weak... But we want to live, even if we're wounded... or tortured... we feel the pain."
-Guts, of Kentaro Miura's Berserk

Thank you Aviators, for capturing this feeling in this song, even if it was unintentional.

[ginghinaandrei]

It contrasts beautifully against the songs lurking in the deep behind it.

One of the best of the album.

[SalaD__FrienD]

I love how you don't stick to only one genre of music, so we can enjoy such fantastic pieces like this one, holy I LOVE this one :D

[ganbaro-averon]

i can actually imagine him writing a song about Little Nightmares as an end credits song.... even if it would be an abridged story it would fit sooo well...

[Sergeant-Stutters]

My ex used to go by Black Rose before we met. At the time, I thought it was cute and of course she was as embarrassed about it as could be. To be honest, the name of this song and the thumbnail reminded me of her. That's the only reason I clicked on this song in the first place.

She changed after time. Everyone does, but she grew more cold. My life for a while after was quite a mess. The chorus of this song sorta hits home to me the more I listen to it. I know this song likely has nothing to do with some long-lost love turned dark, but when I hear these lyrics all I can think about how how much of a crumbling husk I had become in light of her actions towards me. I tried to push away that ending, and my black rose fell the same.

Only recently have I begun to really accept myself and my life as it is now, instead of waiting for it all to end.

Good song, I just think too much

[olafmakferson]

I understand the song is probably about something completely different, but can't shake off an idea that the 'singers' are from some kind of mercenary band or military order consisting mostly of terminally ill, but still kind of capable. Like lepers-militant, or something.
Probably because of the 'leave legends to our names' line.

[SoranMBane]

This and "Cities in the Distance" are the perfect songs to ride out the looming end of human civilization to.