[Intro - Ethereal synths, soft shimmering guitars, gentle wind sounds]
[Whispered, dreamy]
High in the Coral Highlands... where the cold winds blow...
A fluffy dreamer floats... on skies of pink and white...
Paolumu... the floating wyvern... drifts into view.
[Verse 1 - Soft, atmospheric, breathy vocals]
Born in the spires where the coral blooms and glows
A flying wyvern wrapped in fur—how my softness grows
My face is pink like Honduran bats , my body white as snow
I feast upon the coral eggs that in the highlands grow
They call me Flying Wyvern, but my classification's strange
I'm mammal-like, not reptile—the Guild might need a change
My tail is hard as scales can be, my fur keeps out the cold
I'm the gentlest wyvern that the Coral Highlands hold
[Pre-Chorus - Building softly]
CORAL... (BLOOM!)
EGGS... (CONSUME!)
COLD WIND... (WHOOO!)
PAOLUMU! IN MY FLOATING ROOM!
[Chorus - Dreamy, lush, shimmering]
PAOLUMU! FLOATING THROUGH THE PINK SKY!
PAOLUMU! WATCH ME DRIFT AND FLY!
PAOLUMU! SOFTEST WYVERN IN THE LAND!
PAOLUMU! I'LL FLOAT AWAY—YOU'LL NEVER HOLD ME IN YOUR HAND!
[Verse 2 - More intensity, but still dreamy]
When I'm provoked, my neck inflates—a sac of cool, dense air
I float above with graceful ease and hover without care
I'll blast you with a powerful gust, I'll suck you in with force
My tail will curl and slam you down—you'll run a different course
But I'm no match for Legiana, Odogaron's might
When Deviljho or Bazelgeuse come, I flee out of sight
I'm peaceful, calm, just floating through the coral-scented breeze
Unless you break my neck pouch—then I'll fall down on my knees
[Pre-Chorus 2]
NECK PUFF... (FLOAT!)
HARD TAIL... (SMOTE!)
HUNTERS... (TAKE NOTE!)
PAOLUMU! DEFLATE—NOW YOU'RE SMOTE!
[Chorus]
PAOLUMU! FLOATING THROUGH THE PINK SKY!
PAOLUMU! WATCH ME DRIFT AND FLY!
PAOLUMU! SOFTEST WYVERN IN THE LAND!
PAOLUMU! I'LL FLOAT AWAY—YOU'LL NEVER HOLD ME IN YOUR HAND!
[Bridge - Slows, ethereal, shoegaze textures]
[Whispered over layered guitars]
Nightshade Paolumu... my sleepy cousin...
Spores of purple... dreams by the dozen...
Put you to sleep with a gentle sigh...
[Pause]
...then float away into the sky.
[Band swells]
TORNADO BREATH! A VIOLENT GUST!
SOME OF US HAVE LEARNED TO TRUST
THE POWER OF THE WIND INSIDE
FLOATING WYVERN—NOWHERE TO HIDE!
[Guitar Solo - Shoegaze, wall of sound, ethereal feedback]
[Breakdown - Gentle sway, dream pop rhythms]
POP THE NECK! (BREAK!)
BREAK THE WINGS! (TAKE!)
SEVER THE TAIL! (CARVE!)
SHINY DROPS FOR THE CARVE!
FIRE WEAKNESS! (BURN!)
THUNDER HITS! (TURN!)
WIND RESIST! (LEARN!)
PAOLUMU'S CONCERN!
[Final Chorus - Lush, layered, fading]
PAOLUMU! (PAOLUMU!)
FLOATING THROUGH THE PINK SKY! (PINK SKY!)
PAOLUMU! (PAOLUMU!)
WATCH ME DRIFT AND FLY! (DRIFT AND FLY!)
PAOLUMU! (PAOLUMU!)
SOFTEST WYVERN IN THE LAND! (IN THE LAND!)
PAOLUMU! (PAOLUMU!)
I'LL FLOAT AWAY—
[Outro - Fading to silence, soft wind, coral chimes]
[Whispered, fading]
you'll never hold me in your hand.
The coral grows
AsheTheHyena
