The Alchemist’s Last Ingredient

[Intro] [Verse 1] The scent of dried lavender, the weight of the shears Plucking the feathers and hiding my fears Anga made wind while I joked about ghosts But the shadow of Jenova is what frightened me most "Don't speak of the recipe," she whispered so cold A secret in silver, a story untold I just wanted a dress with a delicate lace Not the "exotic" reflection of someone else's face. [Chorus] And the world is so loud when the screaming begins I’m a girl of the garden, not a cleanser of sins With a bowl full of berries and a heart full of dread Trying to heal while they wish they were dead Cat’s giving growls while the bards start to jeer But the smoke from the altar is all that I hear. [Verse 2] The beast was a mountain of acid and bone I reached for Alister, I wasn't alone Eighteen on the check! See, I’m steady and fast I saved him, I did it—but the moment didn't last A flash of a spike, a coldness so deep My hand is a memory, and I’m falling to sleep I hear them all arguing over my head "Burn her or stab her," the pragmatists said. [Bridge] I felt the Mass Cure like a warm, summer rain But it couldn't mend bone or the silence of pain I watched from the ceiling as Kim held my frame As Jenova turned ghostly and screamed out my name The blade of the dagger was a mercy, I knew To keep me from turning, to keep me for you. [Pre-Outro ] [Outro] Now I’m in the garden, the one that you promised But the flowers are silent, and the air is too honest I hear your voice through the veil, through the gate "I'm coming to get you—just you wait." Oh, Jenova... the spirits are heavy, the spirits are old Don't kick down the doors for a soul that’s gone cold But I’ll sit by the fountain, I’ll wait in the white... Keep smiling for me, through the rest of the night.