Flower of Hollowing Out

[Verse] I walk the path where memories take A torii gate looms in my wake A whisper through the falling rain Why does this silence hold such pain [Verse 2] The blossoms fall in soft ballet Each petal lost along the way The rain it knows just where to flow It soaks me deep yet no winds blow [Chorus] Why does it fall on me alone This rain that chills straight to the bone It carries whispers of the past And makes the fleeting moments last [Bridge] Tears mixed with the rain Fighting against it Tears wash my cheeks and heal the pain Through the withered cherry trees, through the shadowy path This storm of mine will not be in vain [Verse 3] I pass the torii Soaked and slow Each step a tale My heart in tow The blossoms dance like fleeting dreams But it's the rain that holds the theme [Chorus] Why does it fall on me alone This rain that chills straight to the bone It carries whispers of the past And makes the fleeting moments last [interlude] [Verse 4] Thoughts Wishes Prayers that remain in this world This body, with its holes All Floating and drifting Like a water lily [Exposition] My body, freezing in the rain, gives me a sense of being alive. But what meaning is there in a heart that is merely an empty shell? [Big Finish] Going mad Going mad A prayer of madness Tears are washed away by the rain And invite further madness No madness, no life