Bury Me in Crimson

[INTRO | pad + reverse piano; koto; shakuhachi breath]
[Verse 1 - koto/shamisen; taiko heartbeat; sub; pad wide]
Your shadow pools like black ink,
slow ritual in leaf vein link.
Crimson halo on my open throat,
you write a vow I cannot quote.
I swallow sparks of scarlet snow,
faith in the hush nobody knows.
Prayer-beads spin from samara wings,
count my breaths in turning rings.
[Pre-Chorus - gather; add shō/choir pad; ghost hats]
Hold the leaf don’t let it fall;
skin remembers autumn’s call.
Name the wind beneath the skin.
say it once and pull me in.
[Chorus - surge; taiko + sub; koto; widen +2; sidechain shimmer; clap soft]
Bury me in crimson hymns and leaves,
choirs of limbs-and-leaf, wind-sieves.
Let the season seal the vow,
strip me, slip me, shed me now.
If I’m scattered, shatter-shine,
maple lattice down my spine.
Bury me in crimson, limbs entwined
I turn to stillness, leaf-aligned.
[Verse 2 - low; shamisen tremolo; metallic perc]
Veins redraw in copper light,
branching maps in scarlet white.
Fingerprints on lacquered bark
turn the hush to breathing art.
You set a pulse in xylem thin,
flicker, flood, then settle in.
Lean my name against the bough,
teach the bend to hold me now.
[Pre-Chorus - build; shō/choir pad; hats; pre-drop inhale]
Count the rings beneath the crown;
every season tunes the sound.
Hold your breath until it bends
let the dusk forget the end.
[Chorus - double lift; octave harmonies; shakuhachi; taiko]
Bury me in crimson hymns and leaves,
choirs of limbs and leaf, wind-sieves.
Let the season seal the vow,
strip me, slip me, shed me now.
If I’m scattered, shatter-shine,
maple lattice down my spine.
Bury me in crimson, limbs entwined
I turn to stillness, leaf-aligned.
[Bridge - breakdown; mute taiko; LPF pads; shakuhachi solo; slow swell]
Crown me in branches, veil of rain;
every fracture learns its name.
If I vanish, don’t explain
let the lanterns carry flame.
Gold through splinters, leaf and limb;
teach the wind to speak in hymn.
[Final Chorus - max lift; full drums+sub; choir pad bed; e-bow/clean gtr wide; last 2 bars soften]
Bury me in crimson hymns and leaves,
mark my shadow gold that weaves.
Silent rustle through my blood
turns to gospel, sap and flood.
If I’m scattered, gather light,
root your whispers through my night.
Bury me in crimson; let me rise.
I am ready. I ignite.
[OUTRO | drums; koto solo]
[instrumental - koto solo]
[Trap Rap Break]
Crimson cursive under skin, lacquered grammar writes me in,
Mercury mirror mouths my name, feral prayer, ember hymn.
Sweet rot, heat-knot; teeth notch secrets in the wind,
Petal script unspools, the vows go vein to limb.
Halo hunger, hollow thunder; swallow wonder, make it sing,
Stone hard heart, split apart; spark arcs, dark gathering.
Scarlet whorl, skin-thin wind; bruise bloom, porcelain,
Cathedral of the smallest ache, I wake where quiet grins.
Shadow honey on the lip; drip logic, venom thin,
Cinnabar sigil inked within; slow omen, open spin.
Break me bright, rewrite the night; align the ash I’m breathing in,
Say the vow; the dusk bows down, blood bound, I rise within.
[Final Chorus - max lift; full drums+sub; choir pad bed; e-bow/clean gtr wide; last 2 bars soften]
Bury me in crimson hymns-and-leaves,
mark my shadow gold that weaves.
Silent rustle through my blood
turns to gospel, sap and flood.
If I’m scattered, gather light,
root your whispers through my night.
Bury me in crimson; let me rise—
I am ready. I ignite.

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