Solaria / Aura [Original Song]

woah it's a song
thank you so much again to eclipsed sounds for letting me write one of solaria's demo songs! this was such a fun project to work on and i'm still blown away by her quality (not saying that as a promotion, like genuinely it's impressive), don't be surprised if i use her more in the future!
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[@veggie2688]

This song is the exact length I need to peel a boiled potato

[@UR2SL0W]

This is the best comment on this video. I swear to god.

[@a-s-greig]

High praise, actually.

[@icantthinkofagoodusername123]

Depends on the size of the potato to be honest

[@markusalonso3163]

@@icantthinkofagoodusername123what if he speeds up when peeling larger potatoes

[@beaniesintheclouds]

Wow, such sophisticated and smart words! I shall take this knowledge and enact it if the need arises!

[@Zarcasi]

A polka about the catastrophe of a young girl.a promise about the old fear of aging that born in everyone, with a twisted end from the things behind the mask. Good song to be true, and solaria really suit your style

[@kamilsowik7884]

Wait, why, what? Is GHOST polish? Huh that would makes sens. Or not. Non the less basing on my expiriance it would make a lot of sens. The style. Even as stupid thing as that one cartoon that GHOST memed around.

[@eris6262]

@@kamilsowik7884 don't think so, they've said that the song is inspired by polish paganism

[@aureoberlinerinn4679]

I’m pretty sure they said something about their relatives being polish at some point

[@kamilsowik7884]

@@eris6262 no i meant the show itself, it was airing around a year to two before they made the "adbriged remix" Of their own song

[@totally_aclown5745]

@@kamilsowik7884 Polka is a type of music , or a dance if you will. It is a very fast dance , and it comes from old slavic culture. Idk who invented it , but many slavic people will recognise the rythm. So uh , thats why you will see russian/ukrainian/polish/any slavic people here.

[@shysugarplum7118]

I was so surprised by the Polish, deadass thought I was hallucinating Polish words in a Ghost song

[@fenciszka]

same

[@AnachronisticAstronaut]

same

[@alexbutts2687]

Yeah, like BZDURA, TO NIEMOZLIWE

[@Just_Blue_]

@@alexbutts2687 Mam tak samo

[@Luciferdoesmen]

TEŻ XDDD

[@--stranger--danger--2717]

As a Polish person here, I really couldn't believe my eyes when I saw polish words on the cards during the beginning. And the music itself relates to tradicional slavic music, as well as the lyrics! You did a great job, keep it up!

[@rafael.6527]

What the words mean?

[@mariahanczewska8109]

@@rafael.6527 "Słońce"="sun"; "Gwiazdy"="stars", "Księżyc"="moon". You're welcome.

[@LeKornorBros]

Not only that, the song itself sounds a lot like traditional Polish music

[@--stranger--danger--2717]

@@LeKornorBros It definitely does!

[@emilygordbort7300]

What's the song about I want to know what the story they goy thsi from is

[@supermouse73]

listening to this and I feel like a jolly little victorian boy about to die of the fevers

[@meowmreowmeow]

couldn’t have said it better friend

[@yvmihisux]

agreed

[@ZMBICANDI]

You took the exact words out of my mouth

[@iztac-cipactli6601]

Yea, that’s about it

[@silvrrr4545]

Yes

[@OllieBeesGarden]

I COULDNT EVEN COMPREHEND THIS WAS A VOICEBANK FOR A SECOND. SYNTH V VOICEBANKS ARE SO IMPRESSIVE...

[@floorgremlin]

IKR AT FIRST I WAS LIKE "wait.. there's no way this is a voice program💀" but it is and that makes it so much more impressive

[@esmeluciann6504]

@@ayamothy4628 not a vocaloid. SynthV is not vocaloid, its a completely different program. Solaria IS a vocal synth, though

[@esmeluciann6504]

@@ayamothy4628 u literally edited ur message after i said this... i was just explaining solaria isnt a vocaloid, im not out to target u /gen /nm

[@flesheater2000]

Sameeee I thought this was ghost singing and I was like wtf they sing so good

[@irl_Five]

669 likes

[@gwenlyre8897]

if ghost made tarot cards i'd buy them in a heartbeat

[@ashardoftablecheese809]

same lol

[@thelord1917]

same bro also would if Team 6x111 made a deck

[@artiolite]

id use it more than rider waite

[@heartsforsayori]

Hell yeah!

[@B_4m]

same

[@user-id1qf7fj1l]

I am a student in Japan, but now I really want to study English. Because I want to be able to understand the lyrics of this song without going through a translator. I also want to be able to sing. This comment may be a little incoherent because I relied on the translator a little. Please forgive me. P.S. I've received comments of support and advice from many people, some of whom are studying foreign languages as well, and it's been very encouraging. I haven't been able to respond to them, but I read each one. Thank you so much! And I also want to say thank you for this song and GHOST.

[@charlythecherry]

good luck if u go through with it!! personally the best way to learn a language is by consuming content in that language with subtitles

[@vannyblutea]

GOOD LUCK. YOU ARE DOING GOOD!! learning a second language is really hard

[@user-id1qf7fj1l]

@@charlythecherry Thanks a lot! And thanks for the advice. I will give it a try.

[@user-id1qf7fj1l]

@@vannyblutea Thank you so much! I know a second language is difficult, but I believe that if I can speak English, the world will expand! I'll do my best.

[@gh0stsp4l]

Your sentences are fully coherent :)

[@the13thwizard12]

One thing I’ve noticed was the tarot cards at the beginning… The Sun Reversed, The Stars Reversed, and The Moon. The Sun Reversed can embody pessimism, and ignorance. At at part of the song, she talks about how she takes in “the world at play,” but by the end this changes to tragedy, and it appears they can no longer tolerate the spreading disease. The Stars card represents faith, and the reversed card represents a loss of faith. The ending embodies this with the line “Please tell me when the fog will subside.” There’s no longer any hope that they can survive whatever fog is blotting out the sky, covering up the stars and northern lights (to where they would only appear in drawings). There was faith displayed in the lines “God give us clearer skies” and that faith was destroyed. Lastly, the card The Moon was in the upright position, representing mysteries, and the definition saying “The Moon is a card of illusion and deception, and therefore often suggests a time when something is not as it appears to be. Perhaps a misunderstanding on your part, or a truth you cannot admit to yourself.” This is brutal when it comes to the end of the song, as for the most part, the main character has been telling herself that everything is fine. “…she swallowed whole another day, taking in the world at play…” Currently, I don’t have much knowledge of tarot cards, whether it be the major or minor arcana, so please correct me or elaborate on them if need be, I’d hope to learn a bit more about them either way

[@shadeplant166]

Yep, key 19, 17, and 18 respectively

[@wolffang1060]

Not me listening to the song as I'm reading comments - reads "the world at play" I stop and listen and that part is the first thing I hear 2:08 bruh

[@mettapeachhead2076]

They are all major arcana and your definitions are correct

[@mettapeachhead2076]

@{K5t3lyn 5nd th3 g5ng} I have them and use them sometimes

[@the13thwizard12]

@{K5t3lyn 5nd th3 g5ng}Okay, and thanks

[@heloise159_]

this song makes me want to learn about dark and unknown folklore from countries i've never been in

[@OkamiLyra]

Same

[@andressk8120]

Same

[@skinnyguy42]

start with Germany, we have some pretty good ones

[@kochany5]

I recommend slavic paganism ^^

[@charlesward9963]

Honestly, do it, occultims and the concepts behind it are actually really interesting if u want a book on occultims in general, maybe pick up "The black arts" by Richard Cavendish, it offers a good overview over the topics with a pretty neutral view

[@ashardoftablecheese809]

i remember first listening to this song and going 'damn ghost u have one hell of a voice' i didn't know what vocal synthesizers were at the time, and was extremely confused when i later listened to honey i'm home and went WTH HOW DO THEY CHANGE THEIR VOICE LIKE THAT SKSKSKSKSK it took me a hot minute to figure out what was going on

[@baIthazar]

The voice provider for Dex/the voicebank used in the song actually did a cover of Honey I'm Home too lel

[@ChaoticDarkness.]

Honestly tho ghost should do the vocals for one of their songs sometime. I'm sure it would be great

[@wwxrabbit9483]

i wanna like this comment but its at 69 likes

[@heartsforsayori]

@@wwxrabbit9483 someone has to ruin it, but I don't want to.

[@thisnameistaken331]

I was like that too! 😭

[@thecatcybelle]

mini dictonary for this song for ppl who's first language isn't english like me

[@thecatcybelle]

@@ik2np you're welcome, glad it helped someone! : )

[@ymir9376]

that was so useful, tysm ^^

[@thecatcybelle]

@@ymir9376 I'm glad, you're very welcome!

[@Benzcrimsonitacilunarnebula]

thanks

[@D3DBATZ_Art]

my first language is english, i didnt understand these words lol im dumb, this so helpful :) thank you

[@CrusherP]

Oh my god i love this song so much!!!

[@rinatepaste9218]

Hi crusher your new song is pog

[@shatteredarling]

SAME HERE, CRUSHER

[@strawberry6440]

AYEEE CRUSHER!!

[@puppet1231]

its lit fam

[@puppet1231]

i gaged when i posted this

[@heartslabyul]

AS A POLISH PERSON I REALLY REALLY APPRECIATE THE REPRESENTATION OF MY CULTURE IN THIS VIDEO. PERFECTLY EXECUTED

[@p0garda]

SAME

[@sad.3x3]

SAME x2

[@moonlight...3754]

Same

[@sarahtosaurus9004]

SAME x3

[@totally_aclown5745]

A slavic person here , so kinda same?

[@toothfairy10133]

im currently trying to extract a potentially mildly venomous spider from my bedroom, i can't find it, im very scared, and this is playing in the background which just makes this that bit more surreal

[@theorangedinosaur4098]

Found him yet ?

[@toothfairy10133]

@@theorangedinosaur4098 i did find him! it was a false widow spider which was mildly horrifying but it's okay cause i put it out with the cellar spider that i also found

[@cosmictitan2166]

@@toothfairy10133 Hah, I wouldn't have even stayed in that room to look for the spider. The room would have beeb claimed and I would have slept elsewhere-

[@5fr4ewq]

u should instead play "spider on the wall"

[@rinatepaste9218]

befriend the spider. it could be a powerful ally

[@Manglet]

If anyone wondered, the cards at the beginning mean Słońce - sun Gwiazdy - stars Księżyc - moon

[@_kizimoto9483]

I wrote it using a translator, so I'm sorry if the text is strange. I've been waiting for your song! I'm very sad that I don't understand English very much, but I still think this song is very cool! Thank you again for the wonderful song! I'm rooting for you from Japan!

[@daphilakadong9914]

@@yeahbutwhy8788 You can translate Japanese now with the updated KZbin app.

[@user-js1cm3zr6h]

分かります！日本語字幕欲しいですよね…自分にもっと英語力があれば…😓

[@seafire2356]

僕はハーフだから、時間を作って、やってみる！もっと英語のほうが上手けど、(漢字が下手) でもがんばってやってみる、できたらぜひ言う。素敵の歌。 I’m bilingual so, I might put aside some time to try to translate! I’m better at English than Japanese, (I suck at kanji) but I will definitely try and tell you if I actually finish. It’s such a stunning song.

[@zba1010]

私は日本語を勉強します｡ 英語を話せです(？)（ごめんね，私の日本語は悪いです） 心配しないでください、私も共感しますが、やり方が違います。私はその逆で、もっと日本語が話せたらと思いますww

[@d.o.m.i.]

あなたは英語に上手！I'm happy to meet fans of english voca who are japanese. too bad the language barrier doesn't let us speak too often

[@mangoiguess1650]

YOOOO GHOST IS BACK WITH A BANGER The whole aesthetic of this song is amazing, the colors are just MWAH ✨ Also the voice sounds so human its fucking insane

[@brieason]

@@yeahbutwhy8788 its a vocaloid, ghost uses vocaloids for their songs

[@flying-chan4833]

The voice legit sounds like its not vocaloid this whole song is a piece of art PERFECTION!

[@gambolcalico]

@@brieason Actually, she's an English Synth AI bank for Synthesizer V!

[@madoka_kaname7438]

IKR I WAS SURPRISED-

[@RaineLikesTheSillyDinosaur]

THE VOCALS IS AN AI???? *GHOST I LOVE YOUR TUNING SO MUCH*

[@niklasweidlich2639]

(for anyone looking for this because its hard to keep up if you dont know the song) Lyrics: barely printed, on the dot she wondered why the record stopped flipping through the pages of a child's eulogy surfacing beneath malaise a game of cards went on for days escalated fog disease they've fallen to their knees wait your turn, there's something still inside out of thousands gathered asking how and why caught and tamed the unexplained formed a semblance of their normalcy and took it to their graves watch - perhaps forgotten a girl preserved throughout the years repainted in the prism past we're holding hands at long last fortified by age-gold condolences drawings of the northern lights god, give us clearer skies open-eyed, entangled in promises furthering the questions asked hands tied behind our backs bared fangs behind a mask set reminders, sworn to pray she swallowed whole another day taking in the world at play it's brighter than the sun reprimands sit in the brew behind the show, a better view aggrevated fog disease collapsing to their knees wait your turn, there's something still inside out of thousands gathered asking how and why who's to blame? is it mundane? maybe tangible by needlework? they're desperate for a name burned a language unlearned the arbitrary colors of a variegated disarray fortified by age-gold condolences drawings of the northern lights god, give us clearer skies open-eyed, entangled in promises furthering the questions asked hands tied behind our backs bared fangs behind a mask tell me when the fog will subside please tell me when the fog will subside poorly held together condolences drowning out the northern lights pay more for old advice open-eyed entangled in promises buried under dying homes hands tied in golden thorns i'm defined by guesswork analogies documenting daily life tell me i'll be alright open-eyed entangled in absentees stories of a child's past autopsied broken glass my aura shines at last

[@OfficialLuni]

Thanks!

[@monkeman2962]

thank you!!!!

[@user-et4qm7od2z]

thank you!

[@kotonemondwatchter7908]

Thanks a lot!

[@minnightxx__5004]

0:36, 0:52, 1:42, 2:00, 2:16, 2:50, 3:23

[@Aliens420]

I found out that Solaria is voice synthesizer after I this song came to my recommended. Here she dosen't sound robotic at all, good job on mixing. Also, the artwork is so preety

[@hiiilolol]

ikr! when i first clicked it i thought it was a real girl.

[@whatever5401]

I've seen a lot of SynthV videos where they legit sound like real humans

[@AuroraTheTherian45]

If you think this is good you should definitely check out VocaloKAT’s “Blind My Heart”. It’s made using the same voicebank as this one and it sounds perfectly human!

[@VocaCircus]

Solaria's tone matches your musical style SO well!! 🥺 This song is SUCH a jam, and the art is gorgeous! It's so cool to have a vocal synth with a GHOST demo 😭

[@rinatepaste9218]

Hi circus i like your UTAU stuff

[@ghostandpals]

circus

[@PRiNZvibri]

circus

[@Ray12344]

Circus

[@maibunny9022]

circus

[@rowletka]

I AUDIBLY GASPED WHEN I SAW THE USAGE OF POLISH WORDS ON THE CARDS OMG YOU REPRESENTED SLAVIC CULTURE IN HERE SO WELL

[@simplynothing8861]

What exactly did the cards say since im guessing they just said sun stars moon

[@p0garda]

@@simplynothing8861 yup

[@flying__dumpling]

Lol ye, as a polish person I was so confused at first and I had to double check if I'm actually listening to GHOST's song 😂

[@simplynothing8861]

@@p0garda Why did it also have roman numerals then?

[@avdusknoir3090]

@@simplynothing8861 they’re tarot cards, the deck has a specific order in which they exist (iv - emperor, xiii - death, etc). the roman numerals are just used to show what number the tarot is tied to.

[@raleo7466]

From theories that I have read in the comment section and what I interpret, my take is the following: The song is a interpretation of the misfortunes (the reversed arcana) told by the diary of a little polish girl who died amidst a war, and how the finders of the diary are happy that the memories of the girl are recovered (her aura can shine at last). There's tons of tradition blaming and nods to war, like the hope for clear skies (without aircrafts), or the necessity of burial below a person's house. It honestly makes me want to learn about polish history, I've always been taught history of my own country and not much more

[@hiiilolol]

i like this theory idk if its accurate tho, still nice regardless

[@Barakon]

Uh…maybe not a war with aircrafts but a much older one… One waged as a twisted crusade…

[@ziemowittibia]

Acctually this burial tell us about a fucked up tradition of buring death fetus and newborns under the house (mostly enter doors) to be safe from very specific type of deamon fucking zombie fetus (Its not extremly old people were still doing it in early XX century)

[@OmbreDunDouble]

Could we stop about the trope of the little girl who died as a past ? And just spoke about a little girl who knows death, which is this song? I find this unhealthy, idk how to express it, but the diary of Ann Franck is written in present tense, and I think we all understand what I means in saying this my friends ✌️

[@OmbreDunDouble]

Peace on all of you

[@melodi_bunniez]

I have no idea why I feel such a deep connection to this song... I'm not Polish or European I'm Asian... This song is just so good that somebody that's 6,000 from the actually country it's talking about can relate and have a deep connection to it If I were a Polish person who understood English this would be my favorite song

[@mariahanczewska8109]

I'm Polish person who understood English and, indeed, this is my favourite GHOST's song.

[@gayternatee]

well im a polish person who understands english sooo

[@icantthinkofagoodusername123]

As a polish person who understands English, this is my favorite song

[@liathelie8805]

Woah, as a Polish person, I really appreciate the details (like the tarot cards in Polish) and the traditional folk outfits

[@moonlight...3754]

Witaj...inny polski fanie ghost

[@ameliaknuth2195]

ja mialam taki maly szok jak to zobaczylam lol ( w dobrym znaczeniu)

[@moonlight...3754]

@@ameliaknuth2195 Też

[@PospolityDzem]

@@moonlight...3754 witaj następny polski fanie

[@cc9h13nn]

same same same

[@preciousvillarreal4097]

*jaw drops to floor, eyes pop out of sockets accompanied by trumpets, heart beats out of chest, awooga awooga sound effect, pulls chain on train whistle that has appeared next to head as steam blows out, slams fists on table, rattling any plates, bowls or silverware, whistles loudly, fireworks shoot from top of head, pants loudly as tongue hangs out of mouth, wipes comically large bead of sweat from forehead, clears throat, straightens tie, combs hair* Ahem, nice song.

[@sirlundythetoonbint2247]

Best comment

[@mosscrashed]

same

[@alienartist6811]

Oh, hello Jim Carrey in the mask

[@NekkNakLeRat]

And the best comment award goes too, Dun dun nun du!: what’s their name! I’m a bit late, hope that’s okay :]

[@preciousvillarreal4097]

@@NekkNakLeRat you have boosted my self confidence by a million ty 🙏🙏

[@NNmumei]

あまりに素敵な曲過ぎて何日も何十回もこの曲を聞いている者です。 この曲を知った日本人の方向けに、下記に和訳歌詞を記します。 歌詞を理解する際やイメージを把握する際お役に立てれば幸いです。 ※英語歌詞のニュアンスを重視して訳した為、 　意図的に単語を置き換えている箇所があります。 　できる限り元の英語歌詞を尊重して訳していますが、何卒ご了承ください。 英語コメントにはなりますがポーランドの歴史背景について記された コメントもありますので、そちらも一読するとより分かり易いかと思います。 Here I put my Japanese translation. I tried my best not to break images of this song, but I'm sorry if my translation is not good. Thanks to Kriis and Niklas Weidlich whose comment help me when I translate the lyrics to Japanese. 「Aura」（オーラ） 掠れた点の上、辛うじて読み取れる文字 どうして途中で文が途切れているのかと彼女は首を傾げた 幼子への追悼文が書かれたページをめくり、 彼女は言い知れぬ不安に気付く カード遊びは何日も続けられ 霧は深まり、一向に晴れない 村人達は崩れ落ちて膝をつく 自分の番を待ちなさい。まだ中に何かがいる 村人達は集まって話し合った　何故？どうやって？ 囚われ、飼い慣らされ、何も分からないまま 日常に戻ったように振る舞った ごらん　―　もしかしたら忘れられているかもしれない 何年も描かれ続けてきた少女を かつてプリズムの中に描かれていた彼女を やがて私達は手を取り合うだろう 長年の弔辞で塗り固められた 北極光（オーロラ）の絵画 神よ、私達に青空をお戻しください 誓約に自ら囚われながら 生じた疑問はもみ消され 逆らえないよう両手を縛られる 仮面の下に牙を隠しながら 祈る事を誓わされ 彼女は新たな日を丸ごと飲み込んだ 賭けに出て世界を取り込んだ彼女は 太陽より眩しく輝いた 叱責はさておいて 一連の出来事の、その裏側では 霧はより深まり 村人達は膝から崩れ落ちた 自分の番を待ちなさい。まだ中に何かがいる 村人達は集まって話し合った　何故？どうやって？ 誰が悪い？　よくある事か？ 縫い目の中を探せば答えが見つかるだろうか？ 村人達は名前を欲しがった 燃やされ 教えられなかった言葉 押し付けられた色の、ちぐはぐの衣装たち 長年の弔辞で塗り固められた 北極光（オーロラ）の絵画 神よ、私達に青空をお戻しください 誓約に自ら囚われながら 生じた疑問はもみ消され 逆らえないよう両手を縛られる 仮面の下に牙を隠しながら 教えて　いつ霧は晴れるの？ どうか教えて　いつ霧は晴れるの？ お互いの悲しみをより合わせて 描かれた北極光（オーロラ）の絵画 古い警句に耳を傾けなさい 誓約に自ら囚われながら 廃墟となった家々の下に埋められる 黄金の茨で両手を縛られて 私はこじつけで定義される 日常生活の記録は 私は大丈夫だと示すけれど いない人々に自ら囚われ ある子供の過去話は ひび割れたガラスのように暴かれる 私の光（オーラ）は最後に輝くの

[@Chebupel_UWU]

Поняла лиш слово Польша

[@user-tg4xn8tt5z]

すごい助かる………… この作者さんの曲好きなんだけど日本語字幕無いと分からない…………… :(

[@Kuroyuri670]

自分で翻訳かけてみたけどしっくりこなかったので、日本語訳ありがとうございます！！

[@executable_mio]

この曲が大好きな日本人です。 あなたのその素敵な和訳によってより多くの方々にこの曲の魅力が伝わることを祈っています…ありがとう……。

[@NNmumei]

訳が大変だったのですがお役に立てているなら何よりです！ 時間をあけて見てみると誤訳してる箇所があったので直しました…すみません… （誤訳）何故？どうして？ （正訳）何故？どうやって？ その他今見返すと意味合いがずれている言い回しを修正しました。 もし間違いやここはこうならどうか、というご意見がありましたら教えてください。

[@lunsuko_chan168]

This dress/outfit I wish I could wear. Also this song I am addicted to , it gives me a energy surg and feeling of obsession and craving for knowledge of different folklore,history culture and languages Edit:ok now I wanna cosplay this character

[@j4345]

The dress she's wearing is traditional Polish attire. There are many different kinds but hers looks like it's from the region of Beskid Śląski in case you're curious.

[@cass137.]

@@j4345 o to ona ze śląska :D

[@L0rdOfThePies]

This song gives me an energy surge because autism

[@matoarceydian3690]

I got the feeling, that even if GHOST has compared to other content creators on this platform, only a small viewership, they are a very loyale fanbase and with the unique style of GHOST and the music, it is well owned

[@CherriPicking]

i mean, ghost has managed to overtake crusher in terms of total views. i wouldn't exactly call them small- and they certainly deserve it!

[@_.d1sc0rd]

This song sounds exactly like the art shown. Edit: why am I getting likes I have done nothing except make a mediocre comment

[@OrigamiAhsoka]

YES MY THOUGHTS EXACTLY Not about the comment 💀

[@hiiilolol]

ikr.

[@AvalonSucks]

Bcs its based on a culture ^^

[@zeruko1787]

My theory: The song talks about Polish history. I have a polish friend and we met on a history club online and since then he always tells me about the history of his country and I cannot help but love it. He has told me many historic facts that I can relate them to this song quite lot. Maybe the girl (narrator) is telling us of polish history as is if she represents the polish people as a whole throughout ages. Polska has hand a rough history in which people have been striped out of their culture and forced to leave behind who they are for other countries (like Russia, Prussia, Germany, Austra) and this has caused a nationalistic feeling in the polish people to this day. The famous partitions of Poland, the massacres of the people, the forcing of forget traditions, religion and even their language. Polish people had to unlearn and forget and were banned from speaking their wonderful language. After hundreds of years finally they liberated from the partitions and could finally be themselves. But in 1939, WW2 starts and they aren't free from invaders until 1989~1991. They could step out of the USSR because of famous movement they created all around the world (y'all's parents prolly remember) called Solidarity. (Which us funny due to the similarity of the word Solidarity and the singer Solaria) Their whole capital was destroyed , Warsawa, around 80%~95%~ of it was destroyed and still they rebuilt it. Polish people have fought hard to preserve their identity and culture and finally, their Aura shines at last :) The song talks about the struggles of a town, a fog, disease, death, and tragedy. Which can be referring to the history of the country. The tarot cards at the beggining can mean polish/slavic paganism/rodnovery or just culture in general And yuh

[@Barakon]

Reversed stars A loss of faith, a loss of their original religious belief & replaced with Christianity. Reversed sun In ignorance & hopelessness Poland was at the mercy of others for centuries & had faced plenty of tragedy. Upright moon What illusion could Poland as a whole could have been under? That it cannot help itself? What mystery was there to solve? The mystery of finding their own footing? I suppose things were not as they seemed & the polish had to hide their true selves hence the secrecy. On a side note, I still think there’s 1 more thing to do before they could truly rid of the golden thorns.

[@normanclatcher]

Yuh indeed

[@julialungan4722]

Ayo thats cool, i like your theory

[@PopGoesMyBall]

As a Polish person i have to say the Polish History makes poland look better than it actually is, most people here are right wing douches

[@carmelwolf129]

as a polish person i gotta say i absolutely love your interpretation. even if it isn't official, it's so nice to match the lyrics to our history. it fills me with pride and love for my country that so many young people in my generation seem to have given up on.

[@c4ndybutt0ns]

everyone else theorizing abt disease and a fortune teller but i immediately imagined it was abt someones remains being found. like how they find very old preserved bodies. but from the perspective of the person whose body has been preserved 4 so long. “she wondered why the record stopped, flipping through the pages of a child’s eulogy” “a girl preserved throughout the years, repainted in the prism past” “buried under dying homes” “i’m defined by guesswork analogies, documenting daily life” “-entangled in absentees, stories of a childs past, autopsied broken glass, my aura shines at last”. it’s the archaeologists who found their body trying to piece together their life and death. “fortified by age old condolences” referring to many old villages and towns rituals of burying the respected dead with their possessions and/or things of high value. “a language unlearned” the languages and other social habits that have been lost to time. could very well b wrong, some lyrics definitely don’t fit this theory but i personally find it a more interesting theme. also not at all an archaeologist or anything so even some of the things i related to it might b wrong lol. just an interesting concept.

[@c4ndybutt0ns]

yeah nah i think i’m taking the lyrics too literally lol

[@mariahanczewska8109]

@@c4ndybutt0ns Maybe but I kinda like your theory.

[@justaintrovert4395]

this reminds me of the Russian painting of a maiden staring wistfully at a witch riding a broom in the sky. Makes me feel the same yearning and my heart dances to the beat

[@thesukeneko]

this comment will live rent free in my brain until the day i can locate that image

[@urabarosso8497]

I'm russian and I've studied in an university as a culturologist for 3 years now and I have absolutely no idea about what painting you're talking about. Source? Please? I beg of you? That sounds like the coolest russian painting I'll see at this point

[@maneater_mela]

That's a Polish painting, not Russian

[@anarchypoisons]

@@maneater_mela What's the name of it? Or where can we find it

[@Nomannii]

@@anarchypoisons I think they're talking about Jakub Różalski's "If I only could"

[@tiarasundaes3904]

my personal theory based on some of the other theories I've seen: the girl is basically a gifted tarot card reader that could "see futures" (she actually can't). when the fog starts sweeping over the town, many of the townspeople come to her in seek of answers (out of thousands gathered asking how and why) even though she's a pessimist and doesn't really believe that the town will get any better (upside down tarot cards at the beginning). despite this, the townspeople cling to her readings (entangled in promises) and they keep on asking her for more readings just to still get confirmation that things will get better (pay more for old advice). eventually things get so outrageous that the townspeople have actively started to look for someone to blame for the fog so they can get rid of it quicker and see if the girl's prophecies would come true. realising her mistakes, the girl starts praying to god so that all of this mess that she caused could be cleared up and the town will return to normal (god, give us clearer skies and tell me when the fog will subside). other things: -the "child's eulogy" could represent the fact that the girl might've been doing readings for a long time, and hence has been praised and trusted since childhood (although eulogies are for dead people so this might be wrong). another thing that could add to this is the tarot cards at the beginning, showing the same girl in three different outfits. personally, I see this as a representation of the girl growing up. -"I'm defined by guesswork analogies" could refer to the fact that the girl can't actually see the future, she's just faking it, hence total guesswork readings. -"my aura shines at last" could refer to the girl realising actually how much freaking power she has over the townspeople. i might add more stuff later on lol

[@Raster_Rasper]

Dang this actually makes a lot of sense :0 Hm, well maybe the "child's eulogy" part maybe to do with, maybe a child got lost in the fog and died and that's why the townsfolk wanted to get rid of it so badly? Thinking it was cursed after said hypothetical child died

[@steIIaris]

I believe “tell me when the fog will subside” is people asking her for more and getting demanding.

[@tiarasundaes3904]

@@steIIaris ah, that could work too!

[@NIGHTMARE-yq3pf]

i just want to know what did "forgotten" "the prism past" "holding hands at long last" mean

[@thecinema_]

That theory reminds me of Marie Levesque (Hazel’s mother in the “Heroes of Olympus” book series)

[@icantthinkofagoodusername123]

Świetna piosenka! Fajnie, jak podkreśla polską kulturę. Sorry for poor polish, I am a native English speaker and I’m not too fluent in polish language

[@xmyttzx]

You wrote it right! :) I'm the opposite of you, because i'm fluent in Polish, and not the best at English.

[@len.aleksander]

🤯Your polish is good fr, we love to see foreign people use our language💜

[@squishyseraph7780]

@@len.aleksander So, I guess I can learn polish after irish after japanese. I'm a native english speaker so all three of those probably wont be good but I started japanese! Konichiwa.

[@NiedzwiedzMilo]

Polska vibe, even lyrics has something about ostry cień mgły

[@honestlyidk7908]

Auai

[@dustdust9508]

sczeznę

[@slinkymalinky9939]

DUDE I'M DOING A LITTLE JIG. ALSO THE VOICE SOUNDS SO REALISTIC. OH MY GOODNESS

[@Timetraveler2411]

If you think this sounds realistic, listen to the other songs made with this program, shit gets hard to tell if it’s a real person or not

[@siorganism]

I thought this was a human singing

[@taki7346]

I imagined you said that in Jack's accent

[@Timetraveler2411]

@@notmitsukiyolol Ik, I was talking about realism not style. I didn’t mean that it was bad, it’s just not realistic

[@notmitsukiyolol]

@@Timetraveler2411 ​ The fact that this one was based on STYLE, not even focusing on pure realism. I've got to hear the other ones

[@xenic5227]

1:17 the forgotten being pronounced as "forgodden" as we all as humans tend to shortcut and slur our words - beautiful

[@GiGitteru]

I forgor💀

[@cadlaxa1313]

In arpabet they've set its like [f ao r g ah dx ax n]

[@fleepfloop661]

@@GiGitteru I rember 😃

[@hillsophie334]

damn. was that on purpose?

[@feralfernweh6091]

YEAH I NOTICED THAT TOO!! Also! the fact that her voice kinda.. airs out? whenever she goes lower than her range? it's on forgotten and some other part. its really cool

[@Twizar313]

This feels like tavern music where everyone in the joint starts dancing

[@ACupOfNoodles]

а ок.

[@hamkittens2420]

y e s

[@AvalonSucks]

It's a lot like traditional polish music! :D

[@tgcccc]

me and the homies in the tavern 😼😼 when a sudden disease 🤮🤮💀 wipes out our town 🪦🪦

[@Asmanidoesnotexist2]

@@hamkittens2420 Why does this translate to forks💀💀

[@thetaaaa]

Okay can we talk about the dipthong on "your" at 0:52??? That perfectly subtle narrowing of the vowel from an oh to an oo right at the end of the word, something that humans do without even noticing but that is such a small detail to get right with a voice bank! Fantastic job!

[@Desolationmachine]

LINGUIST SPOTTED hi me too :)

[@ripclaw3008]

Society: Ugh I can’t wait until this pandemic is over. Aggravated Fog Disease: *allow me to introduce myself*

[@thelucifershimmy]

This is a certified Bop, I love how clear her voice is

[@espinerva]

certified hood classic

[@pink_myosotis_7128]

As a Polish person I gotta admit I almost cried

[@fixymuffin9898]

My tarot cards enthusiast self nearly screamed when I saw The Sun, Moon and Star cards at the beginning

[@NattyLovesDimXMrL]

I’ve been looking through the comments and I haven’t been seeing anyone say it, but what do those mean? My sister told me she saw a comment saying something about it but I can’t find it anywhere. What she saw was basically saying “If you get these cards, you’re screwed.” Is that true?

[@aspenhart_]

Oh my! I see the references! This song is all based on old Poland, the beginning (Sun, Stars and Moon) are spelled in Polish "Słońce, Gwiazdy, Księżyc". Her outfit was a common outfit in the old Poland. And the music/tune itself is reminescent of old Poland's songs (turns out it's Polka.). I think I also found references to history of Poland: "A language unlearned" - During the partisions(thanks Agnieszka Szalach!) Polish language was being slowly terminated "God, give us clearer skies" - Poland was(and still is as of 18/01/2022 DD/MM/YYYY) really christian, and they beg god for peace at last "furthering questions asked, hands tied behind our backs" - Poland was both trying to fight back and talking it out, by also asking questions. By "hands tied behind our backs" they meant that they can't do much, other than try to fight back "poorly held together condolences" - Polish people turning against each other, as their relatives were being killed "drowning out the northern lights - The Russia and Germany are trying to dim out the light of hope for Poland "pay more for old advice" - you had to pay(penalty) if you used the Polish language in the roads, and you had to teach your children Polish yourself, as it was banned from being teached "buried under dying homes" - people we're being buried under their dying homes "Please tell me I'll be alright" - Someone who's not doing okay, is just asking to be alright "stories of a child's past" - Polish History was banned from being teached too, and the only history was your grandfather telling you stories about his past also "Pay more of old advice" "I'm defined by guesswork analogy" "Documenting daily life, tell me I'll be alright" could mean that people seek comfort/reassurance in tarot cards. Thanks to Lin Wong for this!

[@dizzeleqd2870]

woow that could be a case, actually!! My grandpa told me about his grandfather who was buried underneath his home after being shot by Russians...

[@gaby0644]

this is really tragic, but makes the song so more fascinating by being able to make so many refrences, and also be a total banger. thanks so much for the amazing explanation! the folk beat and the clothing was so familiar , since im from romania, and i was wondering what culture was this based on. a friend of mine pointed out a while ago how another beat of a ghost song had this romanian folk vibe to it, though alot more suble than this one, and we were questioning how come would ghost be inspired by romanian folk. turns out its polish folk, but still amazing. just wanted to point that out

[@yuslesse]

Yes! It's so great someone caught all of that! I was so shocked when i saw the card with polish words on them

[@aspenhart_]

@@dizzeleqd2870 Yeah, Polish history is tragic as hell (I'm from Poland, and I have the 19th century on hisory atm)

[@aspenhart_]

@@gaby0644 yep! As I said; Polish history is really tragic, but it says to never give up on your goal, even when it seems out of reach.

[@reniachristine]

as a ukranian, i am absolutely blown away by the use of slavic imagery and sound/instrumentals. the way you did this is absolutely incredible!! thank you ghost!!

[@bluforrestleaf]

It’s Slavic?? I’m just bopping here not knowing there’s a correspondence to another genre :o

[@cybergalacticnova]

@@bluforrestleaf yeah it's Polish

[@heartslabyul]

nope the cards in the very beginning are in polish and the character is wearing a slavic folk dress

[@user-ne2kz3th5n]

i am russian and i feel the same way- total bop

[@FainthedCherry]

@@user-ne2kz3th5n YESS agree too!!!

[@thegoldencatwithapen6120]

"wait your turn there's something still inside" and "my aura shines at last" With these two lines, I'm sort of going to jump off the other theories people have put with her being a completely fake tarot card reader. "Fortified by age-old condolences" could be she comes from a line of true tarot card readers so she was sort of rushing herself; "I'm defined by guesswork analogies". And then "my aura shines at last", she finally gets her real reading powers. I always love listening to these songs and also reading the theories in the comments, so here's my contribution!

[@thegoldencatwithapen6120]

And to add on, "flipping through the pages of a child's eulogy" and "stories of a child's past" could be that there was another giftless child at one point and something happened to them, so Solaria (or the person she's voicing) is afraid that's what will happen to her if she doesn't fake it. Fake it 'till you make it, I guess.

[@-pai6005]

Here's the lyrics for anyone who wants them : Barely printed , on the dot She wondered why the record stopped flipping through the pages of a child's eulogy surfacing beneath malaise a game of cards went on for days escalated fog disease they've fallen to their knees Wait Your turn , there's something still inside out of thousands gathered asking how and why caught and tamed the unexplained formed a semblance of their normalcy and took it to their graves watch perhaps forgotten a girl preserved throughout the years repainted in the prism past we're holding hands at long last~ fortified by age-old condolences drawings of the northern lights god , give us clearer skies open-eyed entangled in promises furthering the questions asked hands tied behind their backs bared fangs behind the mask set reminders , sworn to pray she swallowed whole another day taking in the world at play it's brighter then the sun reprimands sit in the brew behind the show , a better view aggravated fog disease collapsing to their knees wait your turn , there's something still inside out of thousand gathered asking how and why who's to blame ? is it mundane ? maybe tangible by needlework ? they're desperate for a name burned a language unlearned the arbitrary colors of a variegated disarray fortified by age old condolences drawings of the northern lights god , give us clearer skies open-eyed , entangled in promises furthering the questions asked hands tied behind our backs bared fangs behind a mask [ Casual instrumental ] tell me when the fog will subside please tell me when the fog will subside poorly held together condolences drowning out the northern lights pay more for old advice open eyed , entangled in promises buried under dying homes hands tied in golden thorns I'm defined by guesswork analogies documenting daily life tell me I'll be alright open-eyed , entangled in absentees stories of a child's past autopsies broken glass my aura shines at last [can someone hear me ? help]

[@bruhmoment1133]

Thank you

[@haveagoodmourning]

hey, uh, you alright?

[@dharmaboyd7928]

Do you need help?

[@-pai6005]

Haha ! Nooo I'm t̸o̶t̵a̶l̸l̴y̵ ̴f̵i̸n̴e̵e̷

[@CH4R0N_TH3_SP1D3R]

U good

[@sarahtosaurus9004]

fun fact: słońce, gwiazda and księżyc mean sun, stars and moon in polish

[@zafira6488]

👍

[@voidgrimmet6897]

I was searching for commant saying that

[@anastasijahabarova1533]

Solaria’s voice is so clean and natural, it’s amazing how far the artificial singer technology has come over the years. Every song you make always feels so unexpected. A gloomy instrumental? A vintage melody? Something abstract and experimental? A different language? A freaking didgeridoo? Polka? Who knows, but you always find a way to make something beautiful and unique! Also, this song reminds me of one of my OCs, so that’s nice, haha 😄

[@hiiilolol]

ikr! tbh when i first heard it i thought it was a real person-

[@thegenevaconvention5623]

WAIT THIS IS SUNG BY A VOCALOID?!!

[@calzoneyyy]

@@thegenevaconvention5623 not a vocaloid, but a synthv! it’s also a vocal synth program like vocaloid

[@gigi2786]

@@thegenevaconvention5623 you really should listen to "It should've been me" by R.I.P Made using the same program and I promise, it wont disappoint. Super realistic as well :}

[@Ramsey276one]

669 likes confirmed B

[@nerdyespurr]

This song makes me wanna run into the forest and become a witch that children fear.

[@WinglessVulture]

Real

[@dark_c0rner]

baba jaga who

[@TheMisterDarknight]

And worship the pagan gods

[@nexaceshadowberg]

As a Polish person I was actually excited for some reason when I saw the cards at the beginning having words in Polish written on them. I still can't believe the fact that it is actually written in Polish. Anyway. The song gives off heavy slavic vibes actually and I really really liked it

[@itoo2522]

WHY DOES "perhaps forgotten" SOUND SO GOOD

[@ultrakidgorgeous]

Because it sounds more natural, the Ts aren’t pronounced as T but more as D - just like how a lot of Americans pronounce it

[@minnightxx__5004]

1:17

[@livingdead5091]

Omg such a beautiful song, how it was made with Polish accents in it (did I get that right- Polish-) and it still retained GHOST's music style, with the tone and lyrics switching slightly at the end (I'm using all the wrong music terms, aren't I?)

[@FainthedCherry]

It also got traditional russian vibes! It's basically eastern-european!

[@verv6454]

while the vibes are overall eastern european, the words on the cards are in polish, unless there is another language with these three words the same lmao

[@hive2117]

@@FainthedCherry i mean, many eastern european motives in music art etc. are similar to each other but this is confirmed to be specifically inspired by polish folklore.

[@pine_cone_]

It has a lot of slavic references For example, the cards in the beginning are written in polish, but the girl's dress looks russian to me (I'm not sure tho)

[@paulakurzawinska8654]

@@pine_cone_ I don't know much but her clothes look polish enough for me (I'm from Poland). I mean, it looks pretty similar to these dresses we were wearing in school from time to time.

[@rkrichard]

If you told me this was sung by a real human with some effects on their voice i would believe it

[@SD_B1011]

I’m a German. And a lot of my ancestry is Polish, I love the polish culture. And the funny thing is that I noticed the black sky with the red mountains and yellow trees made Germany. Otherwise this song is fire

[@xLunarRosesx_Willow]

The voce sounds perfectly realistic while keeping that whole techno vibe, and I'm all here for it, not to mention the amazingly beautiful art, and the perfect lyrics, I can tell there was alot of effort put into this, keep up the good work ^u^ Edit: were those tarot cards in the beginning :0? I'm pretty sure they are??? Either way it made me weirdly happy- Another edit: this absolutely gives me the vision of a young witch telling old folktales around a fire under a full moon, this is probably a song I'd listen to while working on my alter or making spell jars tbh

[@spiderguyneedsoup]

the way she sings reminds me of entomologist and candle queen, idk but DAMN THIS SOUNDS AMAZING

[@amajorprobIem]

SAME

[@foreverconfusedd7949]

For me it reminds me of the things I deserve, especially at parts like 2:00-2:07

[@ninapoot9223]

the fact that we can recognize small similar fragments from having heard them so many times

[@spacecadetkaito]

@@foreverconfusedd7949 Ya i noticed that while listening. It sounds like a better version of that song

[@spiderguyneedsoup]

​@@amajorprobIem ayo wahts good my man crispy

[@dia4175]

At first I recognized that outfit for being very similar to a traditional dress in my country, then I looked in the comments saying that it is indeed Polish! Very wonderful to see you putting out Slavic representation. Aside from that, song is an actual banger. 10/10

[@hinami9740]

Never in my life would I expect a Ghost to do a song about Poland. Here's a surprise.

[@sk_lxr2920]

The vocals are like butter, it's fantastic. The overall vibe of the song is wonderful, I fucking love this! Ghost, you're so amazing

[@diomgis]

I like the phrase “I’m defined by guesswork analogies”.

[@minnightxx__5004]

3:56

[@Hello_Itsme_]

(1:16) I really like the "Watch perhaps forgotten a girl preserved throughout the years repainted in the prism past were holding hands at long last" also I especially like the chorus, (1:41) but that one is really good too.

[@YouveBeenMegged]

My theory: The girl suffers from some kind of mental illness (“escalated/aggravated fog disease” and the references to disarrayed colors), and since this sounds like really old times, it wasn’t well understood (“defined by guesswork analogies”) and was seen as a sort of death sentence (all the references to a dead child). Nobody really understands her, and she’s generally ignored (“perhaps forgotten”), but is still sweet and bright (“behind the show, a better view”, “there’s something still inside”). Eventually, the illness is blamed on possession and witchcraft by the people (“Bared fangs behind a mask”, “thousands gathered asking how and why”, “who’s to blame”) and they form a mob to find the “witch” and resort to torture (“maybe tangible by needlework, they’re desperate for a name”). Meanwhile, the girl is sent to be exorcised/examined (“God give us clearer skies”, “documenting daily life”), but it doesn’t work. She knows something’s wrong and desperately wants to get better, and the priests tell her she will, but she isn’t (“Tell me when the fog will subside”, “open-eyed and tangled in promises”, “Tell me I’ll be alright”). Eventually, she realizes they have it wrong and that she’s not cursed or possessed (“my aura shines at last”).

[@avidreader4140]

I like your theory. I wish I could save your comment.

[@hiiilolol]

i love this theory!!

[@NekoHiroSan8643]

Even though as you said, this is a theory- I'm gonna point out some holes :') Ok, for the eulogy part in the song, if this girl truly did have an illness, she wouldn't really be praised for it? she just had the sickness, she didn't do any research whatsoever- The "my aura shines at last", would be connected to the eulogy part, eulogy is giving praise to someone who died, my aura shines at last would refer to the work of someone finally getting recognition. The "defined by guesswork analogy" in your theory doesn't actually make that much sense-(at least for me), guesswork analogies would've been connected to the eulogy part, too. because the paper(where the info is)would've decayed by time, and so there were missing parts, so to complete it people would need to guess in order to solve the puzzle. "Thousands gathered asking how and why" and the "maybe tangible by needlework they're desperate for a name" would refer to the cards shown at the intro of this video, the cards used here are "tarot" cards(some of you might be familiar), and the girl in this video, the girl in this video is wearing a traditional Poland outfit(not sure where in Poland but yeah-). Perhaps forgotten and god give us clearer skies would connect to "maybe tangible by needle work, *they're desperate for a name*", in old Poland, people weren't allowed to learn Polish, so kids needed to learn from their parents. Will edit this later for more info-

[@future1894]

@@NekoHiroSan8643 ayo finally someone pointing out their own opinion and flaws in a theory without being a douche, such a fucking relief not even joking.

[@moonvelvet2058]

YES THANK YOU FINALLY SOMEONE ELSE WITH THIS THEORY I think the mental illness could be about DID or OSDD-1 (especially because of lines "escalated fog disease" and "autopsied broken glass", as dissociation is often compared to fog and having alters is compared to a shattered object like a bowl or window) I hope this made sense

[@rinv9431]

This honestly is my favorite song by you. Solaria really fits your style and I think you should try to use eclipsed sounds more because they definitely suit your style

[@Mushybff]

my favorite too!

[@primordialgazpacho]

she sounds so fucking lifelike... blows me away how you've improved over the years

[@user-wp9dd9tb7c]

Ой, як же я рада бачити нову пісню від вас! Дякую за вашу працю!

[@ypuu3]

Вау, дуже незвичайно бачити українців тут😳🤲🏻

[@shushakoc1333]

@@ypuu3 мені теж

[@mothermidnight5187]

@@ypuu3 Я така щаслива побачити когось хто може говорити по-українськи чи по-російськи тут я дуже люблю цю Пісню дуже Гарний!

[@Avana-una-na]

Polish girl here sending greetings! It's soooo beautiful and catchy! Solaria's voice is so real here. I adore every single aspect of this song. Melody, voice, story... And I was sooo suprised when I saw polish words, wow! Slavic culture and music deserves to be spreaded :3 The song gives us so much interpretations, it's absolutely amazing! It can refer to polish history, terrible ilness, witchy climate and many more.

[@itscabe1724]

The lyrics describe a setting in old Poland, where a game of tarot cards is being played and people are struggling with a disease that has escalated to a fog-like state. The lyrics also make references to a child's eulogy and a girl who is preserved throughout the years. A child's eulogy is a speech or written tribute given at a funeral or memorial service for a child who has died. It is often written and delivered by a family member or close friend and is meant to honor and remember the child's life. In this context, the reference to a child's eulogy could suggest that the community is dealing with the loss of a child due to the disease, which would add to their emotional and psychological struggles. It could also indicate that the community is looking for answers and trying to understand what happened to the child and why. A girl preserved throughout the years could be a reference to a specific individual in the community, who has been affected by the disease and has been remembered over the years. It could be a metaphor for someone who has managed to survive the disease and has been able to preserve their life despite the challenges they faced. It could also be a reference to someone who has been remembered and honored by the community after they passed away. In this context, it could be a symbol of hope and resilience, showing that despite the challenges, there are people who have been able to survive and continue living. The references to a child's eulogy and a girl preserved throughout the years could be highlighting the impact of the disease on the community and the emotional toll it has taken on people. It could also be a symbol of hope and remembrance, showing that despite the challenges, the community has been able to find ways to honor and remember those who have been affected by the disease. The lyrics also reference the use of tarot cards, specifically the "game of cards" that went on for days, and the "arbitrary colors of a variegated disarray," which could be a reference to the different meanings and interpretations of tarot cards. Tarot cards are often used as a tool for divination and self-reflection, and in this context, it could suggest that the community is looking for guidance and understanding in uncertain times and trying to find meaning in the chaos. The game of cards that went on for days could also suggest that the community is trying to find a way to resolve the situation and end the escalation of the disease, but it's taking longer than expected. The lyrics also express a sense of uncertainty and confusion, as people are "asking how and why" and "desperate for a name" of the disease. It also shows a sense of helplessness and despair as people are "collapsing to their knees" and "hands tied behind our backs." This suggests that the community is struggling to understand the cause of the disease and how to stop it, they feel overwhelmed by the situation and they feel that they don't have control over it, which is leading them to feel hopeless and helpless. It also express a longing for clarity and understanding, as the speaker pleads for "clearer skies" and for someone to "tell me when the fog will subside." This is a clear reference to the fog-like state of the disease, and it suggests that the community wants to see an end to it. The imagery of "clearer skies" could also suggest that the community is looking for a way out of the darkness and uncertainty that the disease has brought. The lyrics also express a sense of resignation and acceptance, as the speaker is "defined by guesswork analogies" and "documenting daily life." This could suggest that the community has come to accept the situation and has found ways to continue living their lives despite the disease. The use of the word "guesswork" suggests that the community is still trying to understand the disease and its cause, but they have come to accept that they may never fully understand it. "Documenting daily life" could suggest that the community is trying to find ways to make sense of the situation and find meaning in it, by documenting their daily lives. The endings of the lyrics have a few different themes that are worth exploring. In the first ending, the lyrics mention "fortified by age-old condolences / drawings of the northern lights / god, give us clearer skies." This could suggest that the community is looking for comfort and guidance in uncertain times. The phrase "fortified by age-old condolences" could indicate that the community is looking for wisdom and guidance from older members of the community, or from past experiences. The "drawings of the northern lights" could suggest that the community is looking for something beautiful and awe-inspiring in a dark and uncertain time. The plea for "clearer skies" could indicate that the community is looking for a resolution to the disease, or for a way out of the darkness and uncertainty. In the second ending, the lyrics say "open-eyed, entangled in promises / furthering the questions asked / hands tied behind our backs / bared fangs behind a mask." This could suggest that the community is still trying to find answers and understand what is happening, but they are feeling constrained and limited in their ability to do so. "Entangled in promises" could suggest that the community is feeling trapped or limited by the promises they've made to each other or to themselves. "Furthering the questions asked" could indicate that the community is still looking for answers and understanding, but they are running into roadblocks. The phrase "hands tied behind our backs" could suggest that the community is feeling powerless or constrained, unable to act or make decisions. The phrase "bared fangs behind a mask" could suggest that the community is feeling frustrated and angry, but they are hiding it behind a facade of calm or normalcy. The final ending, "tell me when the fog will subside / please tell me when the fog will subside" is a repetition of a plea for clarity and resolution, this could indicate that the community is still looking for answers and understanding but they are also feeling a sense of urgency to see an end to the disease. The repetition of this phrase could suggest that the community is feeling frustrated and impatient with the lack of progress and the uncertainty that still surrounds the disease. The endings of the lyrics suggest that the community is still looking for answers and understanding, but they are also feeling constrained, frustrated, and limited in their ability to make progress. They are looking for comfort and guidance, but they are also feeling a sense of urgency to see an end to the disease. Overall, the lyrics paint a picture of a community that is struggling with a disease and a lack of understanding, but also a longing for clarity, resolution, and hope. The reference to tarot cards could suggest that the community is looking for guidance and understanding in uncertain times and trying to find meaning in the chaos. The lyrics also show the community's emotional and psychological struggle, which is common in difficult situations, but it also shows their resilience and determination to find ways to continue living their lives despite the disease.

[@joy9431]

This is amazing

[@xunnylee]

The preview for this sounded wonderful, and the full version sounds even better! Great work!

[@rinatepaste9218]

Ena pfp

[@cennamonzimt]

I JUST SAW YOU IN THE COMMENT SECTION OF AN ENA VID WTF?? I'll definitely take that as a sign to log off for a bit

[@xunnylee]

@@cennamonzimt which one in particular? I’ve fallen too far down the rabbit hole and have left a comment on almost every ena video that I’ve seen so far

[@cennamonzimt]

@@xunnylee Temptation stairway

[@averagejoe7572]

Oh boy I sure can't wait to enjoy a song from my favorite independent music composer

[@ValeOfMuses]

hot take, the song is about a tarot reader and a new deck of cards alternatively, it's all from the perspective of the deck

[@abbiepancakeeater52]

this is my favorite interpretation

[@srlong1123]

Prior to today if you had asked me what kind of music I like vocaloid polka would not have even crossed my mind. Now I’m here having listened to this song on repeat for several hours and I want a full album of exactly that

[@b3nch490]

Holy shit, Ghost came back with a fucking banger. The vocals work brilliantly

[@aureoberlinerinn4679]

I’m at a loss for words at how good this song is, I absolutely love the music (reminds me a little of the traditional Romanian folk music by mom shows me :D) and the tuning is just amazing, Solaria seems like a really good voicebank. This was absolutely worth the wait! And I hope you’re doing well, GHOST, I really do

[@blossom_moon2147]

Just something fun I found about the intro. Maybe the cards have different meanings in polish, but I'll leave that to the replies. The three cards at the beginning are from a set of Tarot cards, a deck of cards often used to tell fortunes or other forms of prophecy. The cards are numbered XVII, XVIII, and XIX, translating to 17, 18, and 19. When looking for these cards in a deck of Tarot cards, they are The Stars, The Moon, and The Sun. Upside down cards (Such as 17 and 19 were in the intro) mean the opposite of the card's true meaning. Using this knowledge, I found what each car meant in the context of the song. *XVII The Stars - Reversed:* Lack of faith, despair, disconnection. *XVIII The Moon - Upright:* Illusion, fear, subconscious, anxiety, intuition. *XIX The Sun - Reversed:* Inner child, feeling down, overly optimistic. When a tarot reading is all Major Arcana cards such as these, it means that the one receiving the reading needs to pay attention to the life lessons around them in order to continue in a healthy life. However, if most of the Major Arcana cards are reversed (such as The Stars and The Sun in this reading), it means that the person has not payed enough attention to the life lessons and they now must master the life lessons before they can move forward. Just a fun thing to have in mind while listening to the song!

[@gr1nm]

please teach me how to read tarot cards, i'm interested

[@milkaaanimations]

DUUDE I WAS SHOCKED WHEN I SEEN THE POLISH WORDS ON THE CARDS

[@slowcurls]

I love how in your songs you tie "traditional" and "modern" sounds. like a connection to roots in a digital era. I may not know much about you, but please know that your songs have a special place in my heart. люблю ❤

[@cococoffee2305]

Completely agree!

[@probablybird3927]

this sounds gorgeous ! solaria fits this song so well, she makes it sound like a morbid fairytale

[@madlad1358]

4:10 Chris Pierre: IT WASN'T ME I SWEAR

[@strawberrydonut_pink]

AAAAAA

[@Lugiachan-]

ok as someone with heavy polish lineage finding this song made me so happy as It immediately reminded me of my late grandmother who was amazing, I wished that I was able to learn more about our culture before she passed away but I cannot explain the smile this song put on my face, thank you GHOST and thank you grandma :)

[@meowmreowmeow]

YOOOO I LOVE WVERYTHING ABOUT THIS,,,, the beats, the art, SOLARIA’S TUNING, and the lyrics,,,,my god this song is amazing

[@spettrogatto]

The song makes me reach into the far, far depths of my consciousness, makes me try to remember just which polish dance it reminds me of, but to no avail... Anyway, thanks for the polish representation ghost! Me and my friends absolutely love this one! Never been much of a patriot, but I think this song makes me reconsider.

[@dizzeleqd2870]

same here!!

[@aBreadJuiceRat]

As a Polish person I really appreciate someone making a song like this one. It's just beautiful, I love it.

[@crowcollector5267]

Oh my god I love this representation of slavic culture, as a Bulgarian, this song hit me like a brick and now I can’t unhear it, it’s just that good

[@Timetraveler2411]

A bop, the story that it presented through a lyrical lens that is just vague enough to keep the true meaning hidden but allowing for so much speculation, and leaves me wanting to know more about the story that is behind this personally. Edit: if anyone knows the story for this song please share I’m curious.

[@novinovi-]

I’ve heard it’s about a fortune teller who tells Everyone that it will be okay And all is well, even when it’s not? So she has to watch the people she lied to suffer.

[@lucianwepa8836]

I LOVE THIS AAAA

[@lordsquishington138]

TRUE

[@myomi5240]

SAME

[@yvmihisux]

ME ROO

[@sophiay7374]

YEZZ

[@n0rmopathy.sys1]

same

[@hollowPoet_]

I usually wouldn't comment about this stuff, but why not. I found this song while I was in a bad place and would listen to it on loop for hours, and unfortunately when I was doing better, the song was kind of tainted by the feelings I had back then. A lot of songs were. But as time passed and the feelings started to fade, some of the songs slowly became listenable again. I am very proud and happy to say I caught myself humming this song yesterday. Just glad to be back.

[@haehaie]

О БОЖЕ ЭТО ПРЕКРАСНО

[@endoginy4118]

Рашн чел

[@Lady_ETHNE]

From a small Vocaloid creator, to literally making a demo for a Synth V. You've come a long way GHOST!

[@onelove6739]

Знаю, что мой комментарий скорее всего останется незамеченным, но я хочу выразить благодарность Ghost.Уже год я слушаю ваше творчество и это вдохновляет меня творить. Я наконец-то вышла из зоны комфорта. Я начала заново заниматься любимым делом. Музыка уносит меня в другой мир фантазий и я хочу выражать его на бумаге. Спасибо за ваши старания❤️ Еще хочу сказать, что вокал в этой песни просто на высшим уровне! Чувствуется некая атмосфера.

[@user-qd7lg3iq5l]

+++)

[@lolandie]

Хех, у меня похожая ситуация, хотя и не совсем. С одной стороны, именно творчество Гоуст вдохновило меня написать книгу (один из персонажей это вообще кучу раз переработанный Кеннит Симмонс, лол), а мои первые попытки рисовать после десяти лет без карандаша в руке были именно фан-артами на песни Гоуст, но с другой, слушая песни, иногда почему-то приходят мысли, что я никогда не смогу достичь того же, лучшие годы для творчества уже позади и я всё профукал и лучше всё бросить и просто пытаться быть полезным для общества до конца жизни. В любом случае, я благодарен Гоуст за то вдохновение, что они мне подарили, а мрачным мыслям стараюсь не давать сесть достаточно глубоко, да и винить Гоуст за собственные бзики будет глупо.

[@Kwin4]

Согласна

[@user-up7gn3hv1e]

Не ожидал, что в комментах есть такая большая русская диаспора

[@Kwin4]

@@user-up7gn3hv1e ахаххвхахвах

[@tottythetwink6189]

I am in desperate need of the instrumental. This song is so fucking good, you did Solaria amazingly.

[@kawaii_xD137]

The way she says this 2:05 “it’s brighter than the sun” gives me chills every time it’s so gorgeous

[@feioso503]

HOLY SHIT THIS ART STYLE. I just love the instrumentals that looks like some song from Netherlands or something like that. Always Ghost with another banger!

[@eyelessghost_]

The cards are in polish actually!!

[@thefae8678]

Idk, it sounds like a Polka, and those are common in NorthEastern/Slavic parts of Europe

[@feioso503]

@@thefae8678 Yeah, makes sense, sorry!

[@feioso503]

@@eyelessghost_ Oh thanks for the information!

[@ayamothy4628]

@@eyelessghost_ I thought you said “Cardi B is polish” 💀

[@shatteredarling]

I LITERALLY SCREAMED WHEN I SAW THE NOTIFICATION FOR THIS IM SO HAPPY I LOVE THIS SONG SO MUCH IT'S A MASTETPIECE IM REALLY HAPPY AND IT'S REALLY GREAT TO SEE YOU BACK, GHOST!!! YOU'RE AWESOME!! ♡

[@ratincheeseracecar]

AAAAA YESSS!!!!

[@shatteredarling]

@@ratincheeseracecar :DD

[@silverstarredanimations]

SAME I WAS LITERALLY SO HAPPY

[@shatteredarling]

@@silverstarredanimations AGREED

[@ChaoticDarkness.]

As a witch who is very much struggling and is hidden DEEP in the broom closet right now, I LOVE THIS SONG And I can sing it really well too And it's really catchy And- Okay I don't need to list the reasons because there are thousands- Edit: Please don't attack me if you don't like witches/think it's bad, this is a choice I've already made and it's my life, not yours. Edit 2: I now read tarot cards with fucking uno cards what has my life come to

[@non-binary-anachronism]

I wanna be a witch too--

[@ChaoticDarkness.]

@@non-binary-anachronism Anyone can be one It just takes enough focus and willpower (And, well, knowledge on the subject)

[@ChaoticDarkness.]

Okay so now people who do know either have stopped talking to me completely OR they have come to me, asking for certain things, wanting me to cast spells for them and teach them. OOF

[@non-binary-anachronism]

@@ChaoticDarkness. sorry

[@ChaoticDarkness.]

@@non-binary-anachronism it's fine-

[@alex-iq3tn]

SO YOU’RE TELLING ME THAT THIS IS NOT A REAL PERSON SINGING??? THEN HOW IS IT THAT REALISTIC?? HOLY FUGG I HAVE NEVER HEARD A VOICE BANK THIS AMAZING

[@jessie3339]

holy shit, i thought that was a human voice at first! outstanding song from ghost and an awesome new voice to do it with!!

[@floorgremlin]

SAME 💀

[@lilyisntlovely]

Same

[@StarbowBreak]

My interpretation: the song is about an odd illness that shrouds a town and a diviner girl who might not have the brightest intentions. As per another comment on the tarot cards at the beginning of the video, the girl is shown to be on the inverted Sun, inverted Stars, and upright Moon, suggesting she represents pessimism, a lack of faith, and illusions or deception. a game of cards went on for days - Tarot cards were originally used for card games before divination, and if this disease is a persistent problem, the "game" of divination would be going on for days. wait your turn... out of thousands gathered asking - Everyone wants their fortune told, particularly about the disease. caught and tamed, the unexplained - through divination a semblance of their normalcy and took it to their graves - The divination became a part of daily life, even as they were dying... or maybe as the cause of their death? a girl preserved - Lines like these make me think the girl might be doing something supernatural to stay "preserved". holding hands at long last - maybe she has a relation to the person in the eulogy from the beginning of the song? drawings of the northern lights - "Aura drawings" tend to look like rainbows... god give us clearer skies - Taken literally, the "fog" is covering the skies; figuratively, asking a higher power for guidance (divination again) hands tied behind our backs - When there's a spiritual or supernatural problem, often the prevailing sentiment is "there's nothing to do but pray." bared fangs behind a mask - The girl is not quite as innocent as she seems. At this point a picture begins to form: the girl is "swallowing whole" the spirit or "aura" of those seeking her for divination, and she's related to (or IS) the child mentioned in the eulogy. Other stuff: the world brighter than the sun - indeed, it would win that hand in a game of Tarot tangible by needlework - acultomancy burned... arbitrary colors - pyromancy i'm defined by guesswork analogies - Tarot and other divination in general autopsied broken glass - divination by gemstones (or a broken crystal ball?) I'm definitely still confused about a few lines but I've listened to this like 2 dozen times already (wow it is catchy) so I think I have a pretty decent idea of what's going on, but if you agree/disagree about this feel free to reply!

[@monst3rderek259]

Well, it is certainly quite an interesting interpretation.

[@agnieszkasalach4395]

So, Pathologic, Changeling's route then

[@nerflawyer3055]

@@agnieszkasalach4395 fr the plage and the divine child reminds me to clara a lot

[@wilczycazksiezyca4796]

I feel like the song is more about the partitions of Poland, especially the ,,unlearned language", ,,tell me I'll be alright", ,,buried under dying homes", ,,documenting daily life" and ,,desprate for a name". Polish people were oppressed after Poland disappeared from the map. The oppressors tried to erase the language and traditions. We gained independence back after 123 years in 1918. The effects are still visible today - for example the terrain of the Austrian and Prussian partition are more developed when it comes to train rails than the east which was under Russians. Also also, the girl on the picture is wearing traditional polish clothes and the whole song is set to the tune of an old polish song

[@edsweet2858]

I think the hands tied behind there backs may mean that either they were helpless or the one I think more is that they were executed and so they had their hands tied behind their backs and maybe but probably not the hands tied in golden thorns line is referring to the person who died as a martyr

[@Touka-Yuuki]

なんかこの…どこか懐かしいようなリズムが混ざり合った雰囲気すごく好き

[@DakotaDoesStuff]

REPRESENTATION OF MY CULTURE IN ONE OF MY FAVORITE CREATOR'S SONGS? AMAZING WORK :DD