The Twist at the End
Relationships are a major staple within the music industry, whether that be love between people, a relationship with a special item, or a deep friendship. There are so many different relationships. And the album “The Twist at the End” by the Aviators is able to differentiate many unique relationships within its songs. Whilst all seven songs tell a different story, the ones that are able to tell the most unique have to be “Scarlet Vow,” “Ex Matre Machina,” and the title track, “The Twist at the End.” Before I continue, this is my interpretation of the songs and album, and if you think differently, that’s completely up to you.
The first song of the album, “Scarlet Vow,” is what really sold me on the whole relationship message of the album. The song is about a village girl who was to be burned at the stake. But she escaped and vowed vengeance on the town’s people who sent her to death, hence the song’s title, “Scarlet Vow.” However, as the song plays, it reveals why the townspeople sent her to the stake. With the lyrics “While burning, every book that carries on carries magic on the page” and “She's here to light the matches with a new enchanted form.” This shows that the girl was, in fact, a witch. And after escaping, she unlocked her dormant power, which she would go on to swear vengeance. The town’s people now releasing what will happen puts the town on lockdown: “Lock your down; she’s coming back to even out the score.” Although this is to no avail, as the girl destroys the town. This song’s relationship has to do with a town’s misjudgment of a girl. At first, the minister of the town tries to teach the ways of god and to be a good girl, to listen. But after their teachings failed, they saw her as a witch and decided to burn her at the stake. So she is forced to retaliate. If the town was kinder to the girl, they simply didn’t force their teachings on her. They wouldn’t have had to face the consequences of her Scarlet Vow.
The next song, and my personal favorite, is “Ex Matre Machina ''. The title translates to “From the mother machine,” which in turn is the relationship of the song; The love of a machine for its mother. However, from the lyrics, it seems the machine was forgotten or abandoned by its mother and is now left somewhere alone. “You watched as my soul caught fire. Became what my world required. And shone in the dark”. As the song goes on, it shows that the machine still has hope for its creator to return. “With no hope left but you” and “Take me into your arms,” but also resentment. The machine says, “She’s turned her back on me. So where’s the afterlife for a machine”. In all, this song tells the final moments of a dying machine that was the dream of a great inventor but was abandoned for an unknown purpose. This is one of the sadder songs on the album, but it is highly recommended.
Lastly, we have the title song of the album, “The Twist at the End.” The relationship in this song is a bit different from the others as it has to do with the relationship between a person and how he failed in his story. The first lines clearly show this: “Just another new tale to remake” and “It's all twists and turns with no higher stakes.” The person hopes for something different that will change up the story—” Like I’ve been the ghost in the walls” or “Like I’ve been the killer after all.” And that’s the entire message of the song, that the person is yearning for something different in the story. No more cliches. No more remarks. No more waiting. They simply want it now, a new story. This story isn't as complex or enduring as the other songs, but it is still interesting.
All seven songs of this album tell a unique relationship message. From a relationship between a town and a neglected girl, a creator, and its machine, and a writer and their failed stories. However, that only scratches the surface of the messages. There’s still “Trick Me,” “Eclipse,” “Judas,” and “Hell has an Elevator,” which all have their own unique relationships message. I highly recommend this album and its artist: Aviators.
