Lyrics: NECRONOMIDOL
Music: Kei Toriki
Guitar: Kei Toriki credited on VOIDHYMN
Bass: 小林樹音 (JitteryJackal) credited on VOIDHYMN
Drums: ユージ・レルレ・カワグチ (#STDRUMS) credited on VOIDHYMN

This song is inspired by the 1928 H.P. Lovecraft story The Dunwich Horror.

I also suspect that the song is inspired by the psychopomps from Greek mythology. They guided the souls of the deceased to the underworld. The reference to 21 grams also refers to the weight of the soul. This particular weight comes from the “21 gram experiment” which refers to a scientific paper, written in 1907 by Duncan MacDougall, which attempted to measure the mass of the human soul. This is my own theory but it seems to fit well with the song.

There is an MV for this song which was released on December 12th, 2016. The MV was shot by Dan Szpara in Aokigahara.

 

Versions

from chaos born (5:20)

• Original version of the music with vocals by Sari, Kakizaki Risaki, Tsukumo Hotaru, Yotsuyu Hina and Kusaka Karen.

VOIDHYMN (5:32)

• Rewritten music and vocals by Sari, Kakizaki Risaki, Yotsuyu Hina, Imaizumi Rei and Tsukishiro Himari.

 

English Lyrics
Courtesy of NECRONOMIDOL / Ricky Wilson

In the azure sky
A crescent moon sleeps
On the far bank of the Sanzu River
The Higanbana bloom

In a mossy embrace
Lies your beautiful husk
Before the Whippoorwill sings its sad song
Let us fly

Close your eyes
There’s no returning home

Take my hand
I’ll lead you to tranquility
With these fine fingers
I will carry all you are

Close your eyes
It’s time to go

A mere 21 grams

Take my hand
I’ll lead you to tranquility
With these fine fingers
I will carry all you are

We’ll travel this dark path
Together to the end
I hear the Whippoorwill calling
This fate none can deny