Aviators - When Our Bodies Wash Ashore (Bloodborne Song | Dark Alternative)

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Let There Be Fire is a SoulsBorne inspired album after all, so I looked to Bloodborne once again for inspiration. This time, as a spiritual successor to "No One Will Save You," I've told another sad tale of unfortunate encounters with a higher power. Long ago, an unnamed fisherman hears voices beneath the waves and wanders from his decrepit village out into the Deep, to find ascension in death and to have audience with the mother of the ocean. "When Our Bodies Wash Ashore" is a Lovecraftian tale of madness and unholy infatuation with the deep wonders below.

It's also very nearly a 10 minute song, so I may have gone a little mad myself.

Artwork by the wonderful SeanSoong:

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Lyrics:

Are you waking up afraid
Are you brave enough to glance behind the curtain
To use the eyes inside
Have you felt them in your sleep
Have you seen them in a vision that's uncertain
A dream outside your mind

Once come upon in and ancient land
I've heard the tales of an unseen hand
Myths of the otherside that took my breath away
Out in the deep I've seen something real
The mouth of the void that the waves conceal
Speaking low, as my thoughts draw near the fray

When the currents carry on
Lifeless waves we float along
There's a solemn depth below
Deeper truth I cannot know
Our own hastened time has come
In this death our minds are young
When our bodies wash ashore
Sorrow's children nevermore

Are you scared to look behind
Do you feel the breath of sunken apparitions
Awake, impure, divine
Now I'm sure they're coming soon
In the blackness my unholy friend has spoken
Through a shiver in my spine

My own senses wash away
I've let go of my eyes
Grant me life beyond the veil
For this humble sacrifice
You're the next to float along
As we all grow insane
Let the dream pull you below
No more watchers will remain

So bring me close to you
I want to be consumed
I'm transcending yet alive
Grant me vision deep inside
Transformed and unafraid
This earthly vessel fades

[cindersenpai]

Okay, talking about the painting;
The most disturbing thing is that the reflection of the moon in the water is brighter than the moon itself.

[atlasgraham]

Byrgenwerth... Byrgenwerth... Blasphemous murderers... Blood-crazed fiends... Atonement for the wretches... By the wrath of Mother Kos...Mercy for the poor, wizened child... Mercy, oh please... Lay the curse of blood upon them, and their children, and their children's children, for evermore. Each wretched birth will plunge each child into a lifetime of misery. Mercy, for the poor, wizened child...Let the pungence of Kos cling, like a mother's devotion...

[A.C-M.O]

"Mother is dead... Her children taken"
"Curse the fiends, their children too... and their children, forever true"

[NLABRAiNiAC]

"A corpse... should be left well alone"

Awesome song, gets me singing along every time. Would embrace eldritch monstrosity again.

[anthonygroe]

Ahh, sweet child of kos
Returned to the ocean.
A bottomless sea. Accepting of all there is and can

[edathompson]

Everyone here notice the fact that at the start he wasn't completely mad? He slowly grows more insane during the song. I love that fact.

[thomasmcgraw]

writes wake me when its over, a song about the game as a whole- 10 insight achieved
writes here come the ravens, a song about a beloved boss fight- 15 insight achieved
writes no one will save you- 30 insight achieved
writes a nearly 10 minute song about an unnamed fisherman not even seen in game- 99 insight achieved

[Galimeer]

_Well this song certainly helps my phobia of deep seas. Thanks, Aviators_

[stevenjungbluth]

I’m usually to busy having the crap scared out of me by the foghorn, but I just noticed that right after he says: “I want to be consumed.”, he emphasizes the exhale and adds just a little bit of shakiness to it, and it makes that whole section have just that little touch of rapturousness. Everything about this song is just nailed.

[HenningsEdits]

I live for dark, atmospheric, down-tempo songs! This is up there with No More Heroes and No One Will Save You as one of your most immersive and captivating songs.

[NOUSERNAMESLEFTFUUCK]

Listened to this like 50 times, just barely realized the water is moving

[Atrocity]

Ocean man, take me by the hand, lead me to the dream outside my mind you understand.

[anger_birb]

This makes me think of a tumblr post I once saw: “If you find bones in the forest, sit a bit and listen. They are old and have some good stories to tell. Maybe they’ll teach you a spell or two, or teach you where all the water on the planet came from.

If you find bones by the ocean, run. Don’t look back. Run, faster, faster. The sea may love you, but there are nights where she knows no mercy nor science, and the bones warn you only once.”

[giacomorinaldi]

"Great volumes of water serve as a bulwark guarding sleep, and an augur of the eldritch Truth.
Overcome this hindrance, and seek what is yours"
Deep Sea rune description

[Adam_Arcadia]

In truth, we're all fumbling in the dark. Though the march of science brings us ever closer to the cosmic truth, we still live on a placid island of ignorance in the midst of black seas of infinity.

[demonderpz]

I love that the waves move while the rest is in a still frame. It's phenomenal attention to detail

[spartanwar]

>When you realize the moonlight is brighter on the water than on itself

[SunchippStudio]

This song doesn't feel like it's 9 minutes. The way its been written and composed makes it feel a lot shorter. Keep up the amazing work <3

[ZeroMizKun]

This masterpiece makes me feel like I'm in another world ♥ Damn.. chill... amazing.. :D

[Constant]

As a writer, I'm always looking for songs that best describe/have the same atmosphere as the scene I'm working on. You're channel has the most varied styles and tones I've ever seen on YouTube and that's why it's my favorite. I can always find something that helps me visualize my writings whether I know the game references or not. Keep up the good work.