Uploaded March 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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I finally got around to making that vocal version I had promised of Allium. I had a lot of fun writing the lyrics and recording this. I had a ton of fun diving into flower meanings and whatnot.

I wrote this with Ranboo's grief over Tommy's supposed final death in mind. Ranboo's character is fascinating to me, so it was a lot of fun to write both the instrumental and the lyrics for this song.

Sorry to release two versions of the same song in a row, but I promise the next piece will be epic and worth the wait! :D

Lyrics (with specific meanings!):

Watching snow drift down from the sky.
A silent memory whispers by.
"Memento vivere" (Remember to live)
is all it seems to say,
is all it seems to say,
Until the break of day.

All you spoke was mimicry,
of dust and war and misery.
To speak your truth was all you need
Yet it continues still to bleed.
Drawing blanks in the pages
Hiding in your arms.
Fluttering and faceless,
a smile that disarms.

CHORUS:
You set down the azaleas (Temperance, Fragile Passion)
and found yourself the begonias. (Beware)
A field full of lillies, (Purity)
Built on rotten daisies. (Loyal love)
The allium waves goodbye (Unity)
to the quiet, cloudless sky.
Forget-me-nots are withering (Remembrance, fidelity)
Leaving you with nothing but dust.

Memoria... (Memory)
Memoria...
Memoria...

LAST CHORUS:
You set down the azaleas (Temperance, Fragile Passion)
and found yourself the begonias. (Beware)
A crater full of lillies, (purity)
Built on rotten daisies. (loyal love)
The allium burns goodbye
to the quiet, smoking sky.
Forget-me-nots are withering
Leaving you with nothing but ash.

Memoria...
Memoria...
Memoria...

Watching rain fall down from the sky.
A silent memory whispers by.
"I am you, and you am I"
is all it seems to say,
is all it seems to say.
No, it won't go away.
[Repeat]

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