Songs performed by Kasumi that I have written lyrics for. Some entries contain full audio of Kasumiloid singing.

Turn Blue Red

Played at the Grand Lodge, Calcite. Kasumi debuts an original piece inspired by her intimate encounters with Fryderyk. Half of it is written in common, half of it is in her native tongue (apkallu) and spoken along with the melody. The chorus in common suggests the singer's actual words or openly displayed feelings. The apkallu verses utilize a structure that is more often used for writing than speaking. A listener speaking both languages should interpret these phrases as inner thoughts, unspoken desires or even parts of a letter.

Mournful hearth-tender,
Your blood burns like hot coals.
Slowly, deep breath in,
Quicker, shaky breath out.

Turn blue red,
You're always in my head~
Why don't you look this way,
I need to make you stay~

"Kiss me again"
Pleads the foothill at the looming mountain.
What's that look you're giving me?
I'll tell the story of the blue man who turned red.

Turn blue red,
I want you in my bed~
Why don't you come to me,
You're always in my dreams~

I want to see you in a light,
That burns through all pretension.
We could be lovers tonight,
But not lovers tomorrow



Pear Nectar

Played in the Pavilion of Flowers, Tatlankel, at the Audience of the Learned. After seeking the permission of Nomarch Sixth Eferu Stag Beetle to perform at this event, Kasumi is blindsided as she is called to the stage as one of the candidates for the position of Dynastic Architect. On the Nomarch's advice to "keep it traditional", Kasumi has chosen to sing an adaptation of another poem from the apkallu poet Mingyur. This bittersweet poem features a narrator reminiscing over a conversation held with someone who is no longer present. As all of Mingyur's poems are partially autobiographical, the individual in question and their fate is the subject of ongoing debate.

On the banks of the river
Dragonflies swim in tall reeds
Warm and fragrant summer winds
Awaken ghosts of old seasons.

"Half of this, with all my heart"
She cleaved the flesh in two
"You and I, here and then
Partake in fate's bounty."

Therefore, bite the fruit and savor
The taste that lingers on
A sweetness that cannot replace
Lips that were there before.



Glimpse

Played at Apsu's Stage, Jade. Following days spent researching and devising a plan to appease Lamina's patron, the party determine they need to 'desecrate' strategically-chosen nodes around the city. At a theater dedicated to the ocean goddess, Apsu, Kasumi performs a song in dedication to the terrible parasite gestating in her chest. She is inspired by the one time she glimpsed it directly (forcefully shown to her by Lamina in order to empty her mind and stop her crying) and writes about it as though it were a possessive lover.

To her dismay and horror, the performance is far more effective than anticipated and triggers a shower of flaming meteorites into the sea nearby. 




I remember your cold kiss,
The silence and abyss,
You are my binding chains,
You are my burning veins,
That touch evokes a shiver,
In dark all light will wither.

You looked through me
Now I'm lost at sea
Nothing can hide
From the ocean's eyes

Possession of heart and soul,
Every whisper takes control,
Feed on cravings dark and deep,
A hunger you sought to reap,
And in the wake, reason sways,
Captive 'til the end of days.

You looked through me
Now I'm lost at sea
Nothing can hide
From the ocean's eyes

In depth where dark reigns supreme,
Lurks fear beyond mortal dream,
Beneath waves, madness dwells,
Biding time in hidden hells,
Beast, ancient and vast,
Wakes from sleep to feast at last.

You looked through me
Now I'm lost at sea
Nothing can hide
From the ocean's eyes

So heed the power below,
Currents where chaos flows,
The time is soon at hand,
For sea to swallow land,
To rise from watery gloom,
And see the world consumed.