Lavender

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"**Lavender**" is an October Noir song included on their second album *Thirteen*, released in 2019. This song is divided into three cantos with the title canto lasting about 60% of the song. The first and intro canto has a rhythm like the extension of the intro to TON song "Halloween in Heaven", titled "Ascension", which refers to the rising of the soul into Heaven. The second and title canto deals with Tom Noir watching his grandmother Mary die at the hospital in November 2017 then becoming a member of pallbearer at her funeral. The song title was taken from her favorite color and the lyric line 'I know you're looking down above lavender skies' refers to his vision of the sky turning lavender as a sign that Mary is looking down at him from the heaven. The lyric line 'Maybe bury in pet cemetery' in the third canto "Pet Cemetery" was his little jest for wanting to bring her back to life to be with him.

"Lavender" is the seventh track of the album, but originally this was going to be the first track. The duration is 10:41 after editing out five seconds of silence. This song was further reduced by 23 seconds to put on the CD with essentially no silence included.

Listening to "Lavender" could give them a springful feel, appropriate for the title which is also the flower and the color that are more commonly seen in springtime. Contrary to the feel though, this song is kind of dark, on par with other songs of the album.

## Lyrics

**[Canto I. "Ascension"]**

[Instrumental]

**[Canto II. "Lavender"]**

All I have are these photographs

to remember by

If only selfishness

was enough to keep her alive

So here's to the greatest

soul you could ever know

A void like cancer spreads

I'm falling down the rabbit hole

Linger by the hospital bed

Complete incoherence

Although unresponsive

I pray that you can hear us

Her final request

She didn't want to die alone

I can feel my world coming down

A cold like I've never known

No more pain

Hold on

Oh Mary

Oh Mary

Oh Mary

Oh it's heavy

So heavy

So scary

Hold

Hold on

[Choir]

To carry your casket

The weight is unbearable

Of honor and regret

Her spirit unconditional

Commit to the Earth

Say your last goodbyes

I know you're looking down

above lavender skies

No more pain

Hold on

Oh Mary

Oh Mary

Oh Mary

Oh it's heavy

So heavy

So scary

Hold

Hold on

[Choir]

**[Canto III. "Pet Cemetery"]**

Maybe bury

in pet cemetery

What of your rise and fall?

Maybe another time

or another call

Maybe bury

in pet cemetery

What of your rise and fall?

Maybe another time

or another call

Maybe bury

in pet cemetery

What of your rise and fall?

Maybe another time

or another call

Maybe bury

in pet cemetery

What of your rise and fall?

Maybe another time

or another call

## Personnel

* **Tom Noir** – vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar, bass, drums, keyboards, writing, engineering, mixing, mastering, production
* Daniel Stickz Bryant – drums

1. "The Haunting"
2. "Volatile"
3. "Trinity"
4. "Alpha Omega"
5. "Exhume"
6. "Silicon"
7. "Deep Woods"
8. "Vertebra Seraphim"
9. "Feel Heart Love"
10. "Beautifool"

2. "Burn"
3. "Spellbound"
4. "Little Drummer Boy"
5. "Symmetry"
6. "Black Light"
7. "**Lavender**"
8. "The Veil"
9. "Her Dark Embrace"
10. "Cauterize"

1. "Fate"
2. "Windows"
3. "Reverence (Make You Love)"
4. "Effigy"
5. "Wine"
6. "Persephone"
7. "Serendipity"
8. "Wanderlust"
9. "Cradle the Monster"
10. "Wisteria"
11. "Sistinas"
12. "Proverbs"
13. "Goodbye Black Bird"
 ***Letters to Existence***

1. "Spring"
2. "Endless Lonely"
3. "A Halo Hung from Horns"
4. "Forever Haunt"
5. "Deja View"
6. "Summer to Autumn"
7. "Clench"
8. "Tourniquet"
9. "For Honor"
10. "Flash Paper Matches"
11. "She's Gone"
12. "Winter"

* "Pictures of Matchstick Men (RIPeter)"
* "Lips Like Sugar"
* "Wicked Game"
* "Race War"
* "Cry Little Sister"
* "Love You to Death"
* "Crimson and Clover"
* "Nights in White Satin"