Mori Calliope/Red

(Tonight, the moon has rose in a crimson red)

Tonight, the moon has rose in a crimson red

(But roses gotta wither, so I'll live forever instead)

But roses gotta wither, so I'll live forever instead

(And now I can't get rid of all of these thorns in my head)

And now I can't get rid of all of these thorns in my head

(Bring on the hemorrhaging)

Bring on the hemorrhaging

(I guess I'll live inside your memory )

I guess I'll live inside your memory

(Another distorted story that ignored the deceased)

Another distorted story that ignored the deceased

(I'll live inside of a castle, pray I'm never released)

I'll live inside of a castle, pray I'm never released

(I'd rather kick it in the dungeon, cuz I'm that kind of beast)

I'd rather kick it in the dungeon, cuz I'm that kind of beast

(I'll bet my heart on the cards, because I trust me the least)

I'll bet my heart on the cards, because I trust me the least

(Pressure mounting, but I'm doomed without it)

Pressure mounting, but I'm doomed without it

(Precious moments zooming by, don't doubt it)

Precious moments zooming by, don't doubt it

(Rest is ephemeral, scream and shout it)

Rest is ephemeral, scream and shout it

(The best don't sleep, I was all about it but)

The best don't sleep, I was all about it but

(Reaping keeps you tucked in the shadows)

Reaping keeps you tucked in the shadows

(This creeping feeling of identity battles)

This creeping feeling of identity battles

(Closing in from every side of me. )

Closing in from every side of me.

(Red tomorrow, Red today)

Red tomorrow, Red today

(Dread, sorrow, Can't turn away)

Dread, sorrow, Can't turn away

(Can't turn back )

Can't turn back

(Time, I'll always be A prisoner to my ambition)

Time, I'll always be A prisoner to my ambition

(As petals fly, I'll dance your tune but hold your breath, guess who's running the show?)

As petals fly, I'll dance your tune but hold your breath, guess who's running the show?

(And when this red runs black, I'll ask you Was I everything you imagined?)

And when this red runs black, I'll ask you Was I everything you imagined?

(When my time's finally up, the sun's falling down)

When my time's finally up, the sun's falling down

(I'll turn to stone again. )

I'll turn to stone again.

(Every day is a fight to stay relevant)

Every day is a fight to stay relevant

(And it cannot last, so I'll relish it)

And it cannot last, so I'll relish it

(And our planet's vast, but this hole's a ditch)

And our planet's vast, but this hole's a ditch

(Ya toss out the past, and you can strike it rich)

Ya toss out the past, and you can strike it rich

(Nobody asked, but the mask is an alright fit)

Nobody asked, but the mask is an alright fit

(And this fiction's no disaster, in spite of it)

And this fiction's no disaster, in spite of it

(I stay curious. What comes after it.)

I stay curious. What comes after it.

(So mysterious, and yet, I exist.)

So mysterious, and yet, I exist.

(Hold on, stay beautiful, stay young)

Hold on, stay beautiful, stay young

(There are blades to be swung yet)

There are blades to be swung yet

(Rising soon, regard the moon reflected in the)

Rising soon, regard the moon reflected in the

(crimson sung tonight... )

crimson sung tonight...

(Red tomorrow, Red today)

Red tomorrow, Red today

(Dread, sorrow, Can't turn away)

Dread, sorrow, Can't turn away

(Can't turn back )

Can't turn back

(Time, I'll always be A prisoner to my ambition)

Time, I'll always be A prisoner to my ambition

(As petals fly, I'll dance your tune but hold your breath,)

As petals fly, I'll dance your tune but hold your breath,

(guess who's owning the throne? )

guess who's owning the throne?

(So, come alive now)

So, come alive now

(Once again, so I can chase you down)

Once again, so I can chase you down

(We are five minutes away from)

We are five minutes away from

(The end that's come)

The end that's come

(Continue slashing forward, I must Or else just)

Continue slashing forward, I must Or else just

(Fade away... )

Fade away...

(There's a drive to strive inside all of us)

There's a drive to strive inside all of us

(A never-ending ouroboros)

A never-ending ouroboros

(Sinking way deep down and it's all because)

Sinking way deep down and it's all because

(I kept thinking that reaping is all there was)

I kept thinking that reaping is all there was

(And is now I gotta find a way out, escape, how?)

And is now I gotta find a way out, escape, how?

(Fate has a funny way of shaking the weak down)

Fate has a funny way of shaking the weak down

(Am I gonna peak now? Future looking bleak, wow)

Am I gonna peak now? Future looking bleak, wow

(Somehow incomplete, after all. )

Somehow incomplete, after all.

(Can't. Turn. Back. )

Can't. Turn. Back.

(Time, I'll always be A prisoner to my ambition)

Time, I'll always be A prisoner to my ambition

(As petals fly, I'll dance your tune, don't hold your breath for me)

As petals fly, I'll dance your tune, don't hold your breath for me

(And when this red runs black, I'll ask you Was I everything you imagined?)

And when this red runs black, I'll ask you Was I everything you imagined?

(When my time's finally up, the sun's falling down)

When my time's finally up, the sun's falling down

(I'll turn to stone again. )

I'll turn to stone again.

(So, come alive now)

So, come alive now

(Once again, so I can chase you down)

Once again, so I can chase you down

(We are five seconds away from)

We are five seconds away from

(The end that's come)

The end that's come

(From here on out it's only just,)

From here on out it's only just,

(Me and this bloodlust I'd rather just)

Me and this bloodlust I'd rather just

(Fade away...)

Fade away...