【Touhou Lyrics】 Extend Ash ~ Hourai Victim

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A duet for the immortal rivals, Fujiwara no Mokou & Kaguya Houraisan. ...My true princess, Lori, steps in this time as the voice of Kaguya ( / lori-hime ). It's been exactly three years since their individual themes were uploaded, which were already meant to convey them thinking about each other. Now it's made official as a duet. Their story is one of the most fascinating in all of Touhou to interpret. They're destined to spend an unfathomable amount of time together, and the nature of their relationship is bound to change many times.
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Touhou Project 08, Imperishable Night
Mokou & Kaguya: "Extend Ash ~ Hourai Victim"
Original music by ZUN.
English lyrics and fandub vocals by me and Lori.
Art from the official art book, The Grimoire of Marisa.
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Ashes unto ashes, everything to nothing.
The moon above is shining, yet someday too will disappear.
Once the world is over, what shall I have to entertain me?
In this game of life, it’s every day a challenge:
To find a hidden treasure, which may be or may not be here.
Let us pass the time, perhaps with a song… rhythm unchanging.
Ashes unto ashes, everything to ruin.
The ones who would protect me, I can’t protect them in return.
Once the world is over, then will I have nothing to pain me?
In this cage of life, it’s every day a challenge:
To see the world before me, to sit around and watch it burn.
Everything is changing, all but the curse… ever unchanging.
Willfully I’m blinded to these choices in front of me,
Falling through this wasteful eternity.
What is there I can say with certainty?
I have you, my one way of breaking free.
May these feelings last me eternally.
Flames of passion - my greatest luxury.
Cycle with my body through history;
Share this burden of immortality.
Ashes unto ashes, everything forgotten:
My past and my desires, my place among the humankind.
Shouting from my lungs for no one to hear, I play a victim.
Empty your frustrations, pour them all upon me:
I am an endless vessel, the only one you’ll ever find.
Though it may be far too slow to perceive… we are still changing.
Tell me that you see me, show me that you want me.
Don’t merely say you need me, for that much I already know.
Prove to me you are a victor indeed, and not a victim.
Hiding like a coward, reaching from a distance:
If you want me to face you, I guess I’ll have to make it so.
Finally it’s something I can control… and it’s life-changing.
Hanging by a thread onto that future in front of me,
Drifting through this graceful eternity.
I don’t need inevitability.
Fuel me with your infinite energy.
I’ve had years to learn what it means to me.
It’s too much and never enough for me.
Truly, time is my only enemy.
Make me feel like my only enemy is you.

[@extremmefan7305]

"Truly, time is my only enemy." … Let's just hope Remi's maid didn't sneeze at that.

[@extremmefan7305]

@COOLkid123 goodForLife_103 Eeeeeh… knowing Sakuya can warp time and space, if you're an immortal and call her your enemy, she'd have no trouble sending you to the basement to let you… "play" with a certain someone. (Extreme end there, I know, but no one's ever truly called an "enemy" in Touhou even when the term's actually used in the dialogue)

[@jack8915]

@@extremmefan7305 in a scenario like that it would just piss of flandre causing her to blow a hole through that door considering she is never usually serious and if she chose... Flandre has the power of destruction you may be immortal but... Can you live after being erased from existence? Besides this is flandre, she doesn't care about logic...

[@chickennuggets1990]

Hmmm. I never thought of Sakuya being an immortal like Kaguya and Mokou, just that she has the ability to manipulate time. I suppose she could be immortal by stopping and starting time whenever she pleases thus never making her change physically, but *someone* could intervene at any chance. _Besides, time and space aren't stable all the time._

[@extremmefan7305]

@@chickennuggets1990 The wikia states that she's able to manipulate the time of living beings, having made bamboo grow rapidly in one of IN's endings even though it'd normally take years to do so. It's possible she uses that ability on herself to decrease her aging rate, and not by a small amount either.

[@phoenixillusion7783]

@@jack8915 this is true but I don't think she would erase them from existence through either way there is that chance that these two becoming immortal would get rid of the chance of being erased if any one could fully kill an immortal it would be yukari with a manipulation of boundaries she could break the boundaries of immortality and easily kill them spot on

[@devo1246]

What I expected: Keine singing about wanting to help Mokou but being unable to What I got: This What I enjoyed: ^

[@16-haryo58]

Lol same

[@jastintheceooffinanasapost6204]

Can't keine technically undo history to make mokou never drink the hourai?

[@ShaffySwitcher]

@@jastintheceooffinanasapost6204 oh...

[@Lily-white]

@@jastintheceooffinanasapost6204 I believe there is either a short strip or doujin based on the idea of that where Keine convinces Mokou not to ask her to do it as then she'd never remember her

[@joannamysluk8623]

@@jastintheceooffinanasapost6204 Keine can't undo it. Even if Keine eats that piece of history, Mokou will still be immortal, people will just forget about it and no record of her being immortal will remain.

[@capriciousunpredictablemem721]

A Kaguya/Mokou song? Now you're just spoiling us.

[@prismus6520]

First stage theme in Lyrica Live? IM ALL EARS!

[@jack8915]

Lol was that a pun?

[@1r587]

Well, teeeeechnically, she did Youmu's stage theme from PCB, but that was a boss theme in PoFV I think.

[@marisakirisameme7101]

Woah a stage theme wasn't expecting this

[@1r587]

She did Youmu's stage theme too.

[@Mugenri]

@@1r587 That was her boss theme from PoFV though. This is pure stage.

[@1r587]

@@Mugenri Teeeechnically.

[@Mugenri]

@@1r587 ÚwÙ

[@Simply_resharkable]

Marisa Kirisameme I thought it was just Marisa Kirisame, until I looked closer. The legendary Marisa Kirisameme, “borrower” of memes.

[@theseasofenvy8826]

Woah it's like Lyrica does a stage theme and suddenly everyone forgets that she doesn't do song requests... But great work, and keep doin' what you do, especially if you like doing it!

[@literallyafrog367]

Technically, Mystic Oriental Dream is also one.

[@jastintheceooffinanasapost6204]

0:59 A bit later but, The story of mokou is that she killed the man who saved her from die, jsut because she wanted to be inmortal drinking the hourai elixir. Maybe she didn't took the correct option

[@jastintheceooffinanasapost6204]

Wait did i just told my own story?

[@Simply_resharkable]

Fujiwara No Mokou yes Also, it’s immortal, not inmortal

[@Lily-white]

@@Simply_resharkable If you're going to be picky at least do it in full, dummy

[@MaeriberiiUsami]

Very nice! The relationship between Kaguya and Mokou really seems like a certainty, doesn't it? You can't have one without the other. Sure, Kaguya has Eirin with her, but with Eirin's position and where she stands with Kaguya, it really doesn't seem like an ideal outcome for either of them. Mokou doesn't really want to be alone, not by a longshot. Lots of great emotion was portrayed here and I enjoyed it quite a bit.

[@user-be4ic1ls2t]

Mokou has Keine.

[@raeebner1482]

@@user-be4ic1ls2t keine dies

[@Rurenithelazyperson]

​@@raeebner1482sadly

[@rachelwalmart]

Can I just say Lori is a god? Her voice is beautiful, truly an inspiring angel. My god. Those high notes, those vocals... truly amazing. Just godly. ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@lyrica-live]

You can definitely say that.~ ^^

[@Comeoniwantaccount]

69th like

[@superstarwarrior5829]

One of my favorite stage themes, and you managed to convey it perfectly as always.

[@ZinfulSD]

The line "Perhaps with a song, rhythm unchanging." I'd like to point out a line from the lyrics from Primordial Beat: "With the rhythm and phrase rearranged, still it's an ancient melody that will never change." Did Lyrica just make a reference to her DDC covers in an IN song?

[@ssaamil]

WOA

[@GrahamChapman]

Ahh, my eternal OTP~♥ Forever chasing each other, like the scorching Day and beautiful Night's endless cycle; Forever there for each other, like fleeting immutability and eternal transience locked in embrace; Forever dancing with each other, like the immortal smoke of Mt. Fuji reaching for the Moon.

[@ironcube1282]

I thought you said that you will not do Stage themes? But, I still really enjoy this Lyric for this Extra Stage theme of IN, it's really cool. ^^

[@okguy167]

They said that? I was gonna ask about that... but this is good.

[@peanut6725]

I think she is making you not know so you could get surprised When she Uploads :P

[@duchessnoor]

Can’t wait for Mokou’s theme! *Oh wait…*

[@americanclownpiece564]

Its already uploaded Dude. ^^;

[@duchessnoor]

American Clownpiece That’s the entire joke…

[@americanclownpiece564]

NANI!? **you got me.**

[@americanclownpiece564]

Btw, Guthrum, Wanna Watch My memes? I got so many views on Dont Fuck With Yukari video, go watch it if ya want.

[@subteraneanstars345]

@@americanclownpiece564 r/woooosh

[@meiji-dono42069]

Is that mokou AND kaguya singing a stage theme... this is just awesome!!

[@americanclownpiece564]

I know right?

[@galactica-rd6cv]

This is by far the longest theme you've posted to date: a few contenders would be "Touhou Judgement in the Sixtieth Year" and "Catastrophe in Bhava Agra"... I believe this symbolizes that these two girls going to live for a literal eternity... And by far, this is also one of my favorites~

[@TheLugiaSong]

How do you always sound almost exactly how I imagined the characters sound??? It's perfect fr!

[@houraidinbucuresti3583]

Well done. This turned out really good, and Lori's voice worked really well for Kaguya! I also think this stage theme was a great choice, as the song's feel and title both match the lyrics well. And you did a great job further expanding on Kaguya and Mokou's relationship. It's one of the most complex in the series, and it deserves this attention. The solo songs were excellent, but this one is also quite worthy of standing on its own.

[@SayakatheSnoo]

I love your work. So, I'm not going to put down some stupid first stuff, but rather praise you.

[@SayakatheSnoo]

Holy crap, 17 likes already!? I can already tell where this is going.

[@laurentweet9254]

"truly time is my only enemy/make me feel like my only enemy is you" losing my mind over this line rn

[@chickennuggets1990]

"Though it may be far too slow to perceive… we are still changing."

[@peanut6725]

A Stage theme!? Lyrica your making your channel to a next level when that 9k subs hits you!!! Now whats next? Lullaby of a Deserted Hell, Last remote (Im hype anyways.)

[@1000niggawatt]

okuu x orin duet please. that would actually be fucking amazing

[@peanut6725]

Koishi x Satori duet in Last Remote. Mhm Mhm yes please

[@jadeng.s.2549]

•ZaCrøw 酒• A Sanae & Koishi duet would make much more sense

[@fangzhang9376]

That's a super uncommon ship, you know. Which means that it would be amazing.

[@jadeng.s.2549]

Fang Zhang which one?

[@strawberrycrisis5592]

Huh, a stage theme? I recall a time in which you said you wouldn't record any lyrics for those. Looks like exceptions were made for your favorite ship, though, bahaha!

[@Zerowidth-nonjoiner]

After watching Killove Fireproof, you gave us this? *always Lyrica. Impressive*

[@joannamysluk8623]

Ah, Killove Fireproof. The most chaotic, angsty and beautiful KaguMoko fansong ever created.

[@mikiziee]

Woah this is a big coincidence. Last month you uploaded on my birthday and now you upload on my sibling's bday???? Wow that's weird But anyways, from what I've heard so far, this is just 11/10. Keep it up!!!! ♡♡♡

[@ihavenocockandimustcream]

Woah, I was just listening to your Flight of the Bamboo Cutter ~ Lunatic Princess cover!

[@Bwoat3]

person who made the captions: *no need to thank me*

[@okuuunyu6222]

Unyuuu!

[@Hope_Len]

We miss you, please come back

[@zekenkurolyon]

The meeting of an unstoppable Force and an immovable object theatrically portrayed

[@ThorirPP]

You never cease to amaze me with the quality of your work. Love it♥ Looking forward for whichever song you will do next, and each and every after that

[@ll-qt4mi]

nani?! a stage theme? this is a curse guys, the world is doomed

[@rachelwalmart]

And she sang it FULL. like, once through and then AGAIN like the youtube videos have it

[@moritamikamikara3879]

What a terrible night to have a curse...

[@WatatsukiNoToyohime]

I hope there are gonna be Stage Lyrics music more,I recommend IN stage 4 because is my favorite

[@itsumikoroko]

You What did you do

[@lordsiergiej9685]

And you said it BEFORE c0vid. Good job

[@siegesquirrel42]

They say that insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result. But then, they also say that love makes you insane...

[@1r587]

IN has the best music in Touhou IMO, even the stage themes. You just made lyrics for an IN stage theme. Therefore, you are godly.

[@Maid_of_Spiders]

A smile passes my lips every new upload. When I'm feeling dull from the monotony of everyday life I can close my eyes and be whisped away to a realm of magic through these songs. I honestly can't thank you enough for just doing what you are.

[@kinkyoldman8314]

メロディー似合わせて歌うのすごい

[@WatatsukiNoToyohime]

I love how poetic the lyrics are! You're so skillful with writing lyrics,and singing,No wonder why you're invited to TouhouFest

[@Latency345]

This is the first time you used a stage theme!!! I’m happy and glad!

[@simpsitandmore2908]

I love the lyrics and singing! Truly incredible that you were able to interpret a relationship between two immortals, especially with their themes! Good job! 👍

[@kaguyahouraisanlunarianpri1462]

I love all the songs you have done and I think this might be the one I enjoyed the most!

[@insomniatic991]

A stage theme?! This is the start of a new era in Lyrica History!!!

[@Some_Person_0225]

This is beautiful.

[@spectrasoulfaire215]

Never thought I'd see a duet from Lyrica. But I'm very happy it happened.

[@lyrica-live]

There's a lot more where that came from! The plan is actually for every second song from now on to be a duet (one song per month, and the first month is a solo, the next month is a duet, etc). For example, have you not yet heard our duets from ZUN's Music Collection? kzbin.info/aero/PLJFiAJtX1FTHn3dYKclszmw0qXO54dvE8 And you can also find duets on this channel for Jo'on+Shion and Yukari+Okina. ^^

[@momijiinubashiri3729]

Well that was unexpected. -Fall of Fall pls-

[@violetcaesar2358]

Same

[@Zanderzz432]

woah i was just listening through your songs again then this popped up

[@DarkOverord]

Not a track I expected. Even more unexpected being a duet of these two! Very well done :D

[@redpandaleader]

Unexpected! but really nice. IN is almost complete. Just Eirin and Keine.

[@jadeng.s.2549]

FlyingShibaInu and Marisa

[@redpandaleader]

And Tewi, but if we're just looking at the stages, only Keine left

[@chickennuggets1990]

KeInE!11111

[@nikmaxter]

Your lyrics fit so well with the music.

[@amoura39]

WOW, LORI IS SHINING BEAUTIFULLY! YOU TWO ARE A PAIR OF GODDESSES, GOODNESS!

[@roberthunter6122]

I'd love to hear 'Apparitions Stalk The Night' from you

[@Ponera-Sama]

Truly, that which is a blessing for one being is a curse for another.

[@Mari_Intothestaircase]

The two immortals are now gonna try to kick each other.

[@insufferableanarchist]

Is it wrong to love you're videos enough that I set them as my alarms?

[@TheDarkMarioAndSonic]

Hurray! Lyrica's first stage song cover! We shall remember this occasion, for both the countless instants ahead and for our ever fleeting eternity!

[@Tulipia5]

Yeah! I hoped that you'd do this one day! You're in a hole new level!

[@turkia6148]

3:08 Kaguya dissing Keine.

[@melamichan8949]

Woah! I've thought of this song right now and you did it! Thanks! 😚 It's one of my fav songs from 2hu

[@derpyamu6453]

Like always, this video is awesome!

[@matias8253]

lovely! you've once again blown my mind

[@LynxLunairetic]

A STAGE THEME? ABOUT FUCKING TIME~ I REALLY hope you'll be doing more stage themes eventually, they're just so much better than boss themes honestly.

[@redpandaleader]

I would say this is one of your best work! everything is greatt

[@JulyBaby]

I was just thinking of this and then this showed up on my recommended I think my mind was read XD

[@wintermaestra]

YES I LOVE THIS STAGE THEME AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@sqocks8254]

Thank you so much for a new song yet again

[@death2go539]

We doing stage themes now? I can only hope that UFO lovers in the night sky will be covered someday, it being my favorite stage theme, anyways thanks for another awesome upload!

[@abluehappyface748]

As someone who only recently figured out this theme existed, I LOVE this

[@BlueFire2424]

I am so happy you did this theme. This the only stage theme that I prefer over the stages boss theme.

[@GrahamChapman]

Really? What about Ten Desires' stage 4 theme, Desire Drive, vs Seiga's theme, Old Yuanxian? Also, I'd say that Let's Live in a Lovely Cemetery is at least just as good as Rigid Paradise.

[@REDKILLER1251]

It’s utterly wonderful

[@antoniocanha1]

Wow! I never thought you would do a stage theme.

[@ivatigerfox2548]

Five minutes of Lyrica?! Aw hell yes!

[@josephcastillo5091]

This is so amazing

[@kaiser9598]

Wow, surprised Lori-hime voiced here. I follow them! Their voice pairs so well with yours :D

[@user-iv2sd8gd9w]

Thank you, Asa. Love you

[@lielledemivamp3564]

IT'S 3:40 AM I DO NOT GIVE AF,IM LISTENING TO THIS FULL VOLUME

[@majsapphiirose517]

I LOVE THIS

[@freezedartist]

Kaguya and Mokou looking at each other like enemies (they just kissed yesterday)

[@Gaudimann]

Nicely done! Two souls bounded by the same fate!

[@chickennuggets1990]

Lyrica Live, please do more songs with Lori. Your voices match perfectly as duets, *especially* in your covers of ZUN's music CD's!!

[@lyrica-live]

^^ Thank you so much; I love hearing this! We will! The plan is for every second alternating song from now on to be a duet. So, half duets and half solos. There will certainly be more Music CD songs among them eventually too.

[@chickennuggets1990]

Yay :D

[@seline3995]

I'm so excited to hear this I clicked so fast.

[@espo8181]

THIS IS SO GOOD!!!!!!!

[@Scherezad_]

This... was not something I was expecting. But unexpected is not unwelcome!

[@pastelcringe2853]

Can you do Kosuzu's theme next? i"d be happy if so! If not thats ok. c:

[@dwight7124]

wow I really enjoy the lyric

[@jadeng.s.2549]

Shouldn’t the duet be Keine & Mokou or am I just stupid in the head?

[@Azrielfiend]

Wasn't expected an extra stage theme, but cool video!

[@Simply_resharkable]

Kakyoin is disappointed hello Kakyoin Can you stop being disappointed?

[@thelittlefire1914]

This is the best ship in Touhou

[@josephcastillo5091]

God this is a favorite

[@cherryblossom6989]

A stage theme? Hell yes, do more!

[@Sonicfalcon16]

Hell yeah my favorite song gets lyrics. it super long too

[@1000niggawatt]

nice desu ne, nice desu ne, nice desu ne

[@azusdhfjdg3209]

best ship n best characters

[@SnowWitchBerry]

Stage theme....didn’t expect that... But Well Done!

[@demispectra9783]

YISSSS

[@mintmayden]

i don't want to be the person who requests a song despite the about page telling me not to. guess i'll have to wait patiently, just hope i won't have to wait as long as these two have lived.

[@not7179]

お前の投稿を待ってたんだよ！

[@PokemonHayley]

Probably just me but Mokou's singing voice sounded a little flat, however I know it can be hard emulating a character's voice while singing. Good job nevertheless! lyrics are poetic and meaningful

[@terra6713]

Nice! :D

[@anonymousbirb3381]

Utakata kimi no yo- oh wait. Uh... Wrong place?

[@misspurdy27288]

I think my expectations for you are getting to high. I hear this undeniably excellent duet, and feel like there should be more... I blame maribel and renko.

[@CodeyTorrence10]

Now, perceive if you would so kindly an individual entity amassed together unto this objectively collective reality. Take into consideration the sheer complexity of these like-entities -- let us address this entity as a "human". Can you say that human is as it appears? Surely, if it must look this way, then it is as it appears, right? How can thou be surely correct? You may never know how much of an internal battle that person has thus experienced and will continue to experience. For all we know, it could be fighting a pheonix (it's destructive, corrupted and ultimately undesiring outward projection of the lies put unto this human) using it's own hourai elixir (the internal portion unaffected by the outer world, always noticing what is said about it from the outer-perspectives and creating a perfect opposite to fight).

[@liampalomar2772]

I just woke up and saw this new video pop up. LOVE IT!!! By the way, if you're going to make stage themes from now on, will you make Alice in Wonderland, or Romantic Children?