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Say, can you hear the birdsong,
Hear the birdsong in the leaves?
No, no, those are the cries
of the forest, dear twin.
Say, can you see the moonglow,
See the moonglow o'er the trees?
No, no, that is the blaze
of the fire, dear twin.
We once called her Mother,
We were apples of her eyes.
We laid her in the oven
To pay for her lies;
And smouldering in her ashes
Was Original Sin,
Divided seven times
By the original twins.
Luxuria est Flos
Gula Acinum est
Superbia est Gemma
Invidia Fōns est
Acedia est Ventus
Avaritia Terra est
Et Ira
Est Silva
Seven Sins rise, rise up to the sky
Fly on the wings of our False Mother's lies
Turning, and turning, refrain to reprise,
The World turns 'til this Evillious
Is purified
Freed, sent flying by the Forbidden Fruit
The Seven swirled round the stars, spreading sinfulness.
Held, who held the Forest whole in his roots,
Flew to a friend to fetch each facet of wickedness
"It's not a bad way to pass the time,"
So said the witch, the immortal dame
"Yes, why not? With no death, I have no deadline!"
Like it was just a game!
Yes, the witch had won eternal life
And paid the price, the life of one that she'd loved the most.
All she'd known destroyed; all she loved died.
Yet time ticked on, no rests, but meaningless empty notes.
She had everything in her grasp
Then lost it all, lost it just as fast
What does she want?
How does she move on from that?
Even as time flies on!
A woman guards her lying heart
Her sin was split into seven parts
It's a sad song, sung in the dark: kuro no story
A woman runs through space and time
None can tell what might be in her mind
Through the woods, follow the clockwork chime, chrono story
Lu Li La,
Lu Li La