Aphelion, by Aurelius

Aphelion

by Aurelius

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1.	Prelude 01:39	info	buy track
2.	Sequence 04:42	lyrics	buy track
Fiercely plead Take from me your memory I promise through to carry you Emblematic of a drastic symbiotic cry A hand for you, a well that never dries Where are you, lost from my view Held by night’s view Where are you, I’m drawn to Through dark and cold, not fully known I know, despite the lines I’m told I’ll keep hold (always) Where are you, though I may grow old I’ll keep hold (always) Where are you, a force I’m pulling to Where are you Where are you (always) Stage now set and believe me Gravity’s stronger than past tragedy I will come find you Where light decides to end I will come find you Where light decides to end Endlessly drawn through my own fate Deeply worn etches of mortal mistakes Shackled to choices I’ve defined But I lived all the life I have swore and consigned Destined to no singular line Defiantly waiting for tomorrow to rise Waiting for tomorrow to rise
3.	The Traverse 04:30	lyrics	buy track
Drifting between the real And what yet could be History’s haunting your peace Though I’d never really thought that it would be A care reminding me Of what I used to be so painfully I’ll cautiously envy All that you could be How could he know what it’s like When time’s a measured distance Our stories play out in their own timelines Echoes, fragments from All I used to be Forces haunting a peace So I’ll cryptically display One final thing Listen closely to the words that I would never hear (The one who saves will be the one who’s saved) The one who saves will be the one who’s saved Don’t make the same mistakes (The one who saves will be the one who’s saved) Don’t make my same mistakes (The one who saves will be the one who’s saved)
4.	For Summer Sands 01:55	info	buy track
5.	The Bridge 03:59	lyrics	buy track
So you think you know what torture is So you think your thoughts are intimate Live a day where all you find Gets locked behind a door with no key You recall the times when we were young You recall the promise to Always bear The others darkest fear Strands to the rope that binds us Ties to a pain I can’t define Locked in a hopeful stasis Will you find your way Ghosts to the bridge between us Guides to the line where you belong I call you back where you belong It’s a bond, she said, so cherish it Honor full the heart of your opposite Through the years I’ve come to find You’ve stacked so high the stones of tragedy Please recall the times when we were young Empathetic resonance will nullify The darkest waveline Strands to the rope that binds us Ties to a pain I can’t define Locked in a hopeful stasis Will you find your way Ghosts to the bridge between us Guides to the line where you belong I call you back where you belong (I call) I call you back to me (I call) I call you back to me You should know your thoughts aren’t intimate Honor full the heart of your opposite Such a tether always holds From highs and lows and love through memory Just recall the times when we were young Don’t forget the blood we share will always call And bring you back to me
6.	Reignited 05:36	lyrics	buy track
Most days a smile and a nod is all I do But did they know they’re masks I hide behind For far too long I’m left to history’s song It pulls on me a force like (It’s like gravity) Gravity it’s pulling me (gravity) It’s like gravity, it’s pulling me These days a smile and stolen glances spark my core A dawning on horizons I now recall Ignited inside by those soft eyes, I know I’m pulled to you a force like (It’s like gravity) Gravity you’re pulling me (gravity) It’s like gravity, you’re pulling me City lights and stars below Are bursting through the space inbetween An ember and my soul Reignited by your face next to me Some power unforeseen Gone supernova through the deep A dying star it seems Reignited by you to keep
7.	A Grand Re-Entry 03:40	lyrics	buy track
See what you are Just an ordinary life form You’re not alone Just an ordinary You’re so ordinary Just so ordinary Soaring through Skies of black Never looking back A great disguise Hahahahaha Devouring engine Beginning to an end No place to go Just reaping what was sown See what you are Just so ordinary Just so ordinary
8.	The Athena I: Integration 04:52	lyrics	buy track
I waited for the time you came to me (So helplessly) So I scream (Happily) Fighting for the blood you have in me (So they bleed) Stepping in a world evolved with nightmares and fantasy (don’t let go) Together we’ll survive clinging onto our humanity (we’ll make it) Intrepid steps on our long road home I waited for the time your pain would cease (she brought that dream) So I scream (happily) Remember all the good times that we shared (don’t be scared) Stepping in a world evolved with nightmares and fantasy (don’t let go) Together we’ll survive clinging onto our humanity (we’ll make it) Intrepid steps on your long road home Freed, left dying from the ashes burnt by your actions Through smiles and relief I watch, as you run Run
9.	The Athena II: Abyss 02:49	info	buy track
10.	The Athena III: Faster Than Light 04:20	lyrics	buy track
Sins are never created from within There’s always a villain But the day has come and I seek Your utter defeat Written by a loving father Signed by a grieving daughter For the ones who cannot see For the ones robbed of a sleep For the ones who are just like me I’ll burn it to the ground For the ones living quietly For the one who stood defiantly For the ones who are just like me I’ll burn it to the ground I could never constrain my hope A construct for my soul But the day has come and I’m free To offer it up Written by a loving father Signed by vicious daughter (willingly) For the ones who might yet see Ignite excitedly For the ones fighting fiercely We’ll burn it to the ground For the ones giving everything For your vanity For the day when all will see I’ll burn it to the ground Written by a loving father Signed by a vengeful daughter For the ones who cannot speak For my own sanity For the one who told me “no retreat” I’ll burn you to the ground Don’t tell me what you think For their humanity I’ll show you what I mean When I burn it all down
11.	The Athena IV: Reclamation 04:24	lyrics	buy track
Screaming through a midnight sky High-pitched remnants haunt the quiet Last breath just before the leap Taunting my peaceful sleep After all we’ve been through I’m holding on to what I have left to lose And maybe I’m just selfish Or perhaps it’s just a helpless side to choose I’m burdened by their ignorance Though I’d never asked for it Can I please stay with you this way Drifting quietly from pain Just take my hand, always to the end Just take my hand, always to the end Dancing firelight, a sight to see Burning ties to history With thunderous booms I’ll light the night With the reason why I’ll scorch the sky It’s for you It’s for you
12.	Recall: From Memory 818 05:40	lyrics	buy track
Recalling a time When all the stars fell inline He looked at me most nights Through such caring eyes While forgetting my place In universal space I was biding a time That wasn’t quite mine Consistently defies What all the others imply Instilling in my mind The only choice is to rise To forget of the taste Of an immortal place But it just wasn’t time To learn the voice he’d designed My only regret I find Is falling short of his line Through pain and scars I’ll refine My actions will not remind (of those eyes) So the cogs keep turning (of those eyes) Towards a lesson worth learning Brace yourself your note is coming due Such caring eyes And they were mine (I’ll meet you) I paid my fine (I’ll meet you) You gave me life (I’ll meet you where the stars end) Despite the negatives in my path And the times I didn’t think I’d last Now I’ve reached the end I’d do it all again Crawling forward through sorrow and dismay I wouldn’t have it any other way Now I’ve seen the end I’d do it all again All again (I’ll meet you where the stars end) All again
13.	The Tide 04:22	lyrics	buy track
Your vain attempts amass An asset you should let pass And let impasse fade alas I’ve always given you everything A horde like nothing you’ve ever seen So just hear me These are days of sunlit shores Where the dark gets placed once more To the shade it was before And the tide reveals its stores My suffering has past You will give in and ask Where did I forfeit this task I’ve always obeyed such bidding A gold-plated road of deceiving Now I’m screaming These are days of sunlit shores Where the dark gets placed once more To the shade it was before And the tide reveals its stores

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Aphelion, the moment in which our orbit is furthest from the sun. This is the very essence of this album. In our darkest days, we wait, defiantly, for our time closer to the sun. We invite you to follow our characters on this 80's sci-fi inspired saga, as they see their stars reignited, and find their dark days brightened by the tide of change.

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released April 30, 2021

All songs Written and Produced By Aurelius

Recorded* and Mixed by Kevin Hawkins at Astral Records

Mastered by Greg Downs at Pale Horse Sound

*Drums for The Bridge, Reignited, The Athena Pt 1, The Athena Pt 4 recorded by Greg Downs at Pale Horse Sound

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Aurelius Salt Lake City, Utah

A new progressive rock band from Salt Lake City. Born from the heart and mind of Kevin Hawkins with Chris Garrido’s drums and creativity. Together, with the help of many talented artists, Aurelius evolved into what it is now. Fused with a love of 80’s synth, our progressive rock style becomes a unique entry in the industry, and one we hope will reach the deepest part of the listeners' heart. ... more