Considering I’ve been listening to this song on repeat, it would be remiss of me to not speak of it further.
I work in folk and fable, so it is of little surprise HoloMyth vividly resonated with me at their debut and continue to do so two years onward. I’ve my preferences among them but I appreciate each and every one for their exceeding capability in shining individually and as a group.
It very much shows in this group original. The song is mired in fairy tale, gratitude, resilience, and strongly manifests a writing motif. Every verse powerfully poigant in the overall scheme and particularly so in the context of each individual talent.
I know what I will loop in the background when I head into NaNoWriMo 2022.
Lyrics below and color-coded to each talent:
Group Chorus
Gawr Gura
Takanashi Kiara
Mori Calliope
Watson Amelia
Ninomae Ina’nis
Non-Fiction
by hololive English -Myth-
Some “once upon a time” is not where our myth belongs
Through the faded lines of words and rhyme
is a hidden song
Though fractured deeply, worn by sorrows
from time and time again
Take my hand and enter our… “pretend”
By star-lit skies
Endlessly writing
Inviting those along
Lost souls who hear our song when gone astray
Though strife’s part of life
Stay unafraid, now
When forces say “behave”
We say instead,
“Be brave.”
In a desperate shout, our souls reach out
With pen toward every page
We ignite, come alive
Like a starry night
With a fire no doubts can take away
Got no fairy tale
Where “love prevails”
Though painful, now we move endlessly on
By the light- your spark
Head first, into the dark
Some “once upon a time” is not where a voice gets heard
Will the faded lines of speeding time make us
flightless birds？
When pen is running dry, a soul on fire
Is driven to react
And when burning flames attack
We will never fade to black
Though fake, it seems
Not a dream
Or a trick of light
Always vacancy,
Take a seat,
It’s our story’s time
A world is brought to life, through voices five
And as “real” as they say
Pen as sword, we’re choosing fate
We can never lose our way
By star-lit skies
Endlessly writing
Inviting those along
Lost souls who hear our song when gone astray
Though strife’s part of life
Stay unafraid, now
When forces say “behave”
We say instead,
“Be brave.”
Defiant ‘til the end, I’ll stay killing
To sing
I’ll dance in burning embers unyielding
Your love’s given me wings
While learning to remember the good times
We bring
Our ocean’s finally full of life
Set every vital piece in motion
Now we write
In a desperate shout, our souls reach out
With pen toward every page
We ignite, come alive
Like a starry night
With a fire no doubts can take away
Write a fairy tale
Where “love prevails”
Cliched, maybe, we move joyfully on
By the light- your spark
Hopeless days are just a part of being free
We wrote it all by heart
And smile, side by side among the stars…
Ah, the sheer wonder of creative collabration.
Vocals: Gawr Gura, Takanashi Kiara, Mori Calliope, Watson Amelia, Ninomae Ina’nis
Directions, Lyrics: Mori Calliope
Music: Elliot Hsu
Illustrations: Dino
MV: EchoMotion
