that lyric transition at 1:56 is amazing, i've never seen someone mix two lines of lyrics like that before.

HOLY CRAP YOU ABSOLUTELY ATE THIS UP!!!! You sound so close to the original, how in the world!?!?!? Absolutely unparalleled banger, Oktavia!!

Not sure if anyone knew this but the name of the witch and the maid is ikusu and suoh respectively Edit: ikusu is the Japanese pronunciation of Ichthus, meaning "fish", it's also a symbol of Christ ( the witch's earring) Suou/suoh is from the word hanazuoh, the Japanese name of the redbud flower aka the judas tree

OCTAVIA IS THE PINNACLE OF GOOD ENGLISH LYIRCS AND GODLY VOCALS I LOVE HER MUCH

This cover was a gift. Sapphic love, witches, maids, tragedy. It’s everything I love 🖤

Lyrics for those who might not see the captions! So… All along, it was a want, a Simple little prayer, admired everywhere, and Even as that dies, the curtain’s gonna rise, thus Bow and say goodbye, but Don’t forget to lower your eyes There’s things I wanna say, and I try, But many things I think, they stay in my mind And so I hide my guilt behind me and lie before you I wanna hear my heart, obey to its beat, But couldn’t cough them up, the words that I eat And now the core’s gone bad, too cloudy to clean before use To ‘come to terms’, that’s asking a lot I can’t embrace it, far too weak, and I watch That very thing possess my body beyond a tribute I’ve got a voice of vapor, it’s harder to breathe My throat is drying out, yet starting to freeze And now I realize I really don’t know what to say Every feeling that I’ve felt, I’ve Thrown away by throwing to myself Over and over, farther off and further off When will we even go? Just Where is it we’ll make it if we rush? Never ever knowing can’t be healthy, so I want your thoughts If we only need a second to break, A minute ‘till we wander away, I’ll pray to every God I know to keep you here to hold me If you only had a century to stay, Eternity to stay here the same, That I’m saved by such a feeling that I’m the only one Can stay the truth Peace is gone in a Flash, attrition comes Can’t tell they’ve been exchanged Some say they’re different, but really they’re not Blitheness lies on a smokey bed of sin Before a fire’s burning, why don’t we get together and go? …ing crazy, “that can’t be”, I’m saying so Over and over, over and over, super soft Where should I even start from? What is it I’ll lose, no matter what? Never ever knowing has me tethered to the same old spot If we only need an hour to break, A day to dream of running away, I’ll pray to every God I know that leaving won’t be lonely So my heart is never broken to mean That somebody can take yours from me, Let’s entrust them to each other Come on, ‘cause you can trust me… you know La-lu-la-du-da… Cry with me again Smile with me again Scream with me again Sing with me again Dance with me again Talk to me again… “When, oh when will it all end?” I’m saying so Over and over, over and over, super soft “I’ll never leave your mind” this atmosphere, it seems to promise, though Gotta kinda wonder how much longer it’ll haunt my soul If we only need us… If we only need a second to break, A minute ‘till we wander away, I’ll pray to every God I know to keep you here to hold me If you only had a century to stay, Eternity to stay here the same, That I’m saved by such a feeling that I’m the only one Could you see the things I live for and show me if I’m only doing great?

This is amazing holy moly Also some theories(?) this song takes inspiration from the Osamu Dazai novel called "Heed My Plea" which is about Judas and his betrayal of Jesus, but from Judas' perspective. The maid represents Judas The witch represents Jesus The other maids represent the rest of the disciples Based off the novel and the way the maid stares with dissatisfaction when the man in green kneels in front of the witch, the man could represent Mary Magdalene The witch can be seen healing someone, likewise Jesus doing miracles for the ill The scene at the seashore coukd be referencing a scene in the novel where Jesus and Judas has a one-on-one conversation at the beach A scene in the novel has Jesus feed Judas some bread (in front of all the disciples) after saying that the person that He (Jesus) is going to feed is the one going to betray Him. I think this may reference where the witch burns the book that the maid is holding in front of the other maids. The fire that the maid got caught in could be a reference that Judas said that he felt like he was humiliated The scene where the maid gets the coins referencing the fact that Judas sold out Jesus for 30 pieces of silver During the "lalularuda" part where the maid seems like she's telling something and then a woman and elderly man in the next frame could be referencing Judas telling the story of Jesus to the priests and selling Him out Throughout the novel Judas' feelings progressively gets more and more inclined towards Jesus, the point where he declares that he wants Jesus to live with him and that he loves Him (could be represented by the dances that the maid and witch share during the choruses) but at the end he denies all of these as lies And finally when Judas kissed Jesus in order to identify him, could be represented with the last dance they (maid and witch) share (both a kiss and a dance, specifically the dance shown in the MV could be read as romantic gestures, not always though)

Today I woke up and thought to myself "gosh what a dull day" and then I saw you had a new cover up and my day immediately went from dull to brilliant! An amazing song that I know you'll cover exquisitely < 3 So so so looking forward to the premiere!

The euphoria I felt during this cover. You knocked it out of the park once again, Oktavia!

1:13 it's just so lovely! I've heard other English versions of this song, but I've never heard those lines sung like that!

oktavia covering my favorite project sekai commission song this day is truly blessed 🙏🙏

The interpretation of “I can be saved. You can still save me” in the description is perfect when you consider the character and event that the song was commissioned for (Mizuki Akiyama from Project Sekai).

OMG YOU'RE SO RIGHT THIS WOULD MAKE FOR SUCH A GOOD MADOKA PV

How can a voice be so incredible?

Didn’t realize how heavy this song was until I heard it in English. Spectacular cover.

Oh my god I cannot believe I will be able to witness such beauty premiered Edit: i passed out before the actual premier and was 2 hours late but, this is amazing, great cover. I had been listening to Oktavia's covers for so long and they still would not disappoint. Waiting is always worth it.

So… All along, it was a want, a Simple little prayer, admired everywhere, and Even as that dies, the curtain’s gonna rise, thus Bow and say goodbye, but Don’t forget to lower your eyes There’s things I wanna say, and I try, But many things I think, they stay in my mind And so I hide my guilt behind me and lie before you I wanna hear my heart, obey to its beat, But couldn’t cough them up, the words that I eat And now the core’s gone bad, too cloudy to clean before use To ‘come to terms’, that’s asking a lot I can’t embrace it, far too weak, and I watch That very thing possess my body beyond a tribute I’ve got a voice of vapor, it’s harder to breathe My throat is drying out, yet starting to freeze And now I realize I really don’t know what to say Every feeling that I’ve felt, I’ve Thrown away by throwing to myself Over and over, farther off and further off When will we even go? Just Where is it we’ll make it if we rush? Never ever knowing can’t be healthy, so I want your thoughts If we only need a second to break, A minute ‘till we wander away, I’ll pray to every God I know to keep you here to hold me If you only had a century to stay, Eternity to stay here the same, That I’m saved by such a feeling that I’m the only one Can stay the truth Peace is gone in a Flash, attrition comes Can’t tell they’ve been exchanged Some say they’re different, but really they’re not Blitheness lies on a smokey bed of sin Before a fire’s burning, why don’t we get together and go? …ing crazy, “that can’t be”, I’m saying so Over and over, over and over, super soft Where should I even start from? What is it I’ll lose, no matter what? Never ever knowing has me tethered to the same old spot If we only need an hour to break, A day to dream of running away, I’ll pray to every God I know that leaving won’t be lonely So my heart is never broken to mean That somebody can take yours from me, Let’s entrust them to each other Come on, ‘cause you can trust me… you know La-lu-la-du-da… Cry with me again Smile with me again Scream with me again Sing with me again Dance with me again Talk to me again… “When, oh when will it all end?” I’m saying so Over and over, over and over, super soft “I’ll never leave your mind” this atmosphere, it seems to promise, though Gotta kinda wonder how much longer it’ll haunt my soul If we only need us… If we only need a second to break, A minute ‘till we wander away, I’ll pray to every God I know to keep you here to hold me If you only had a century to stay, Eternity to stay here the same, That I’m saved by such a feeling that I’m the only one Could you see the things I live for and show me if I’m only doing great?

Always a treat to hear that blend of vocal beauty and power in action! OTSUTAVIA ~~~

I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS!!! this is probably one of my favourite vicaloid songs and I bet your damn well gonna do it justice

OH MY GOD ITS COMING IM SO FUCKING HYPE???? I ALREADY KNOW THIS'S GONNA BE AMAZING BUT IM SO READY TO HAVE THIS ON LOOP THE NEXT FEW WEEKS edit: god this was AMAZING your voice is SO beautiful and angelic as always, love the lyrics they're so fucking clever uueuehgjgjg this literally gave me CHILLS THIS MADE ME TEAR UP JESUS edit 2: i JUST saw that you mentioned madohomu in the desc... i read it i swear i just missed that part. anyway anyway you're so fuckign right theyre literally the exact pairing i imagine in this mv GOD

This was phenomenal. The intensity of that chorus left me breathless. Common Oktavia banger.

The lyrics are great, you really understood the feelings behind the song's story.The voice is really static-y for some reason, but I really like how you sang the verses. Your belt is also impressive as always, though I find belting this high in pitch doesn't really match this particular song. You're an incredible singer, and it wouldn't make you less so if you took this song on in a lower key. But you did the cover to your liking, and it's great work. I really appreciate all the hard work you put into it; I also take a long time to put out work I'm even slightly satisfied with. Thanks for making it through!

FINALLY let my thoughts marinate in my head long enough to crystallize into something tangible enough to comment it's obvious when reading the video description, but even just listening to the lyrics it's clear how much care you put into incorporating the MV/an urgent appeal(/even The biblical judas towards the end!) into your lyrics and i think it REALLY paid off. like specifically an urgent appeal, it seriously felt like i was re-reading it while watching the premiere. an urgent appeal felt like the coalescing of judas' adoration, desperation, obssession, and possessiveness, all born from worshipping someone extolled for their selflessness... and then falling in love with that someone for that same selflessness, despite (or rather, because of) her own selfishness. it wasn't until reading your rationale behind why you worded 1:17 the way you did that it really clicked for me what made this version feel so satisfying: you REALLY hit that persistent feeling of inferiority that underscored dazai's judas, that FUELED her splitting between adoration and resentment. it feels only fitting that the cowardly judas is only able to pray that they stay together vs actively working to tie jesus down. even outside that specific line though, your judas instinctively prostrates herself in relation to jesus thanks to that insecurity throughout the entire song despite WANTING their relationship to be one of mutual reliance (2:19 - 2:27, the JESUS PLEASE NEED ME THE WAY I NEED YOU BABYGIRL plea): - [ 0:30 - 0:43 ; 0:58 - 1:05 ] she forces herself to swallow those ugly, unacceptable feelings judas has for her comparatively infinitely virtuous jesus - [ 1:05 - 1:10 vs 2:04 - 2:11 ] what was once wanting to know what jesus thought of running away together in a moment of intimacy (in an urgent appeal, it's the one time judas believes she got to truly speak to jesus before jesus would close herself off from judas) becomes resentment and a realization that clinging to jesus has shackled her to the same exact position she was in before: insignificant, insecure, and clinging to someone who can't reciprocate - [ 2:42 - 2:54 ] flipping back to adoration after experiencing the MV's allegory for jesus washing her disciples' feet before the last supper. in contrast to alternate translyrics, are explicit pleas to jesus, BEGGING that she please come back to judas >> ALSO A TANGENT HERE. i'm NOT exaggerating when i say my jaw dropped when i saw following jesus' accusation like SORRY BABYGIRL I TURNED YOU IN IT'S TRUE I HAVE SINNED!!!!!! and THEN getting sucker punched by superimposed over !!!!!!!!! girl what the fuck!!!!!!! not just being a recounting of the ways jesus was virtuous (humility in singing, dancing, screaming, etc. ALONGSIDE her disciples in the same vein as her washing their feet) re: in the context of it as a hymn praising jesus, but also like. judas' personal memories of her. literally, "jesus, sweet remembrance"/"the sweet memory of jesus", judas longing for that which she's now lost. screaming crying vomiting moment fr. all that segueing into... - [ 3:22 - 3:31 ] bringing the adoration/resentment cycle to a close a la biblical judas who's recognized her betrayal for the grave mistake it was, cementing jesus as her god who she is wholly beneath and left wanting for her approval in her final moments before repenting by dying. your judas plays jumprope with the line between faithfulness (selflessness) and monopolization (selfishness) much like dazai's judas, illustrating a kind self-serving devotion judas had towards jesus. the desire for a lover, a PERSONAL god, through which all her insecurities and sins would be forgiven while simultaneously being elevated to, in her mind, a true equal worthy of standing by jesus' side. in the way an urgent appeal is an intimate look into judas' thoughts, this cover feels almost...intrusive? as a listener we hear all of your judas' inner thoughts laid bare: the ugly feelings, the wistful thinking, the memories, the apologies. but the sole person judas prays to and wants to convey it all to... never does in the end. and that guilty feeling of reading a letter unsent is a testament to the success of your cover and lyrics, at least in my personal listening experience. tldr: delicious addition to the will/trickle lower cover blunt rotation, 2023 oktavia SWEEP

Ooooooh, love this song ! And i'm sure you'll make it extra special with your powerful voice ! Ah, i can't wait to see your cover 💜

OH MY GOD LOWER COVER??? THIS IS GONNA BE SO GOOD I LOVE U AND LOWER (and prsk in general)

I have too many tears. What a beautiful cover

Wow! What an amazing cover! The highnotes and the adlibs in this song were so good!! I've been obsessed with this song recently, so thank you so much for this cover!! Incredible as always!! ❤️

oh my GOSH YOU ABSOLUTELY NAILED THOSE HIGH NOTES AMAZING COVER 😭MY MOST FAV ENGLISH COVER OF LOWER ONE'S EYES

You are incredible, and I’ve already looped this song so much! Your voice is so powerful and emotional that when you hit the chorus I had goosebumps (and even teared up at the end). Your lyrics are great too- I really love the “why don’t we get together and go...ing crazy. That can’t be.” transition especially. Incredible job 😭💜

THIS IS AMAZING! This has been one of my favorite Vocaloid songs for a long while now, so I'm so happy to hear you covering it. This cover is truly amazing, and I'll be looping it for a long while to come.

Holy shit, this is SO GOOD. I’ve had it on loop all day and will probably continue to have it on loop for the next few days.

本当に鳥肌 全人類聴いてくれ

This song suits your strong voice so well! It felt very emotional.

oghhh you put so much feeling and thought into these translyrics and into your vocals. I hadn't heard of this song until it started being more widely covered in English late last year, but it ended up in three of my top twenty spots of my Spotify wrapped, including the top spot. I'm obsessed with this cover specifically though and I think if it was on spotify then it'd obliterate any chance any other song would have of taking the #1 spot

HOLY MOLY YOUR VOCALS SOUND SO POWERFUL AND HEAVENLY

im obsessed with this song im glad you covered this!

This is such perfect timing! I've been completely obsessed with this song recently and you're cover is just beautiful! Incredible work as always

Oktavia, thank you so much for another cover! Your music means the world to me, and this song became one of my favorites ever since I heard it, and I love it even more because of you :3. Hope you're better, rest well please! The stream was so nice to watch!! Happy new year 💙💙💙

感情の表現が上手く、さらにサビの力強い歌声もありすごく上手い…

EVERYONE BOW DOWN THE QUEEN IS BACK!!! Ok but for srs, impeccable cover as always. Hope you're doing well! Don't forget to drink some water!

i genuinely have been able to get this out of my head!! this cover lives rent free in my mind and i’m loving it!

Always amazed by even the smallest improvements on every song. Goated cover artist

こうして海外の人にも日本のボカロPさんが作った曲を歌ってくれるのありがたい。後歌声めっちゃ好きです

oh my god the vocals were amazing as usual but i am absolutely FLOORED BY THE LYRICS. lower is one of my favorite songs in all of existence you did it so well

This vocal cover gave me chills, what the hell… this might be my new obsession! What an incredible job!!

NEW OKTAVIA COVER OH MY GOD !!! LOWER ONE'S EYES !!!!! i'm never gonna get over this the lyrics are so good your voice is breathtaking i'm !! auurauuauu !!! this is definitely my new favorite cover of the song and it had some HARD competition so thats saying something !!!!!

my favourite cover ♥️

this is the most angelic yet powerful cover ive ever listened too HOLY oh my god this is literally more than amazing and amazing is an understatement aaa

How does it feels to NEVER MISS????? god bless your voice, I can listen to you all the time 😭👌 Thank you so much!!

Ethereal and bewitching! Excellent cover as always!

This sounds incredible as always!!! You have such a beautiful voice 🥰

THIS IS SOOO GOOD thank you… I love the lyrics you went with theyre so painful and good and I feel like they flow really satisfyingly and I have to say the “go? …ing crazy” transition made me go >:O!!! Your singing went crazy too your adlibs went super hard!!! Your voice is really pretty!!! I feel like you really did this song and the feelings behind it justice, definitely my favorite English version of this song, no contest, thank you for your service 🙏

IT'S FINALLY HERE AAAAAAAAA These lyrics are just so good and the adlibs are amazing as well. (1:58, 2:41, and 3:01 are so satisfying omg) Your performance on this cover is awesome. Thank you!

THIS ACTUALLY GAVE ME GOOSE BUMPS. You're voice is absolutely ethereal and I'm 100% going to check out your other covers out! It baffles me how powerful you're able to make your voice sound

what a treat to wake up to!! absolutely my favorite verison so far, can't wait to have it on repeat for forever!

How in the w o r l d did I miss it yesterday???? I completely forgot about this absolute banger of a song, when suddenly - WHAM, Oktavia's cover appears! Love it more and more with each replay, also, can we just appreciate the moment at 2:37?? I keep rewinding and I can't get enough of it!! Amazing work!!

you somehow make any song cover sound good not to mention how beautiful the visuals are

AAA THIS IS AMAZING!! ur voice is so pretty and powerful this is awesome

Yay new cover! I never discovered Vocaloid songs until late, so I love hearing your covers as my first exposure and give the original ones a listen. Beautiful as always!

ABSOLUTE GODLY VOCALS IM TEARING UP UR VOICE IS LIKE SMOOTH BUTTER

THIS COVER IS AN ABSOLUTE BANGER OCTAVIA!!❤️❤️

THIS IS SO GOOD YOUR COVERS ARE ALWAYS A DELIGHT!!!

I've missed your covers I love your voice so much! I'm so happy you covered Lower it's one of my favorite songs and your voice makes it a thousand times better

Been following your work since I stumbled upon Rats Had Died, everything about these covers is just so awe inspiring! From the lyrics to your vocal performance, it's just 10/10! Thanks for making these!

I audibly gasped when I saw this cover oml

your lyrics and vocals are on point as always! great work!

AUUUGHHH im so obsessed with this, literally can not stop listening to it. your lyrics and voice are excellent and i always get excited to listen to new stuff you put out

Oh my Oktavia! This cover and its lyrics are so lovely! Glad to see your work again!!

I've got SO many words to say about this, but I think one sentence sums them all up simply: HOLY SHIT, THIS IS AMAZING! I really love all of the high notes, and how well they're done! (Frankly, if I ever tried this, I'd fuck up my throat. It's extremely impressive that you can reach them!) I absolutely love your content, and whenever something pops up, I love to check it out! In short, awesome work! ♥♥♥

HOLY SHIT YES I LOVE THIS SONG SO MUCH, AND NOW I GET TO HEAR OKTAVIA SINGING IT!?!?!?! IM IN HEAVEN

DEAR OKTAVIA, ILY. THATS ALL. EVERY COVER IS SUCH A TREAT!! SLAY!! >:D

It makes me so happy to hear your songs again! Your voice is a delight.

the emotions, the lyrics, everything is so amazing oml. you can tell how much care you put into this song in every aspect of this cover. and of course as always your belting is heavenly. time to listen to this on repeat for weeks!

Happy birthday Octavia. The cover is absolutely stellar.

First time I’ve ever been to a premier. That was surprisingly fun! Thank you for the wonderful music, Oktavia! 💖

I'be been listening to this cover non stop since it came out! 2:35 sends chills down my spine, amazing work as always!

You manage to add so much emotion to the lyrics, and it's absolutely stunning!!

happy 1 year anniversary to this english cover 🎉🎉🎉🎉

It was a normal day I opened KZfaq like regular, then saw you dropped this cover, the repeat button has never been so used! Your voice always blows me away, and it always gets even better each cover! 💗 And the mixing is just wonder full

Damn I got chills! As I do every time I hear one of your covers. I love your voice amazing cover!

The vocals are so beautiful!!! I'm so glad you covered this song, it's one of my favourites 💝💝💝💝

Ok, when you announced that you were going to cover lower I got really exited because it’s one of my favourite songs. I was expecting a really good cover but this? THIS IS AMAZING LIKE I CANT DESCRIBE IT

Aaaaah, this cover was so amazing, you did such a good job!!! Your voice is perfect for this song, I am always happy to wait to hear more of your beautiful voice!!!

Happy 1 Year Anniversary to this BANGER of a cover!!! ❤️✨

i usually don't comment on videos since i don't have anything important to say, but my god, i really want to mention how much i love your covers, your voice is literally the best voice i've ever heard in my entire life, there's just something so incredibly comforting and calming about it. i'm horrible at putting my feelings into words, but just know that i genuinely just love your covers so much.

As always, your voice is so gorgeous oh my God. It's like an honor to be able to listen to your covers

Love these lyrics! I think they're my favorite version yet.

Definitely worth the wait!! Some of the lyrics hurt so good like the "Talk to me again" was so so so good

with how much ive listened to this cover i'd swear it's a month old, but apparently its only been two weeks

oktavia this absolutely gave me chills, when the chorus came on i felt it grip my heart i couldnt even breathe

This was well worth the wait! Great job!

IVE BEEN LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS COVER FOR MONTHS !!!!!!!! OBSESSED IM GONNA LOOP THIS FOR EVER

this cover is AMAZING oh my god! im obsessed w "lower your eyes" so to see youve covered it makes me sososo happy!!! 2:35 that note. ur range.... u r slaying!!!!!! u r serving!!!!!!!!!! ur voice is so gorgeous!!

This is enchanting, love it!

This cover is so amazing you don't know how happily overwhelming this made me thank you ❤️

I've listened to this freaking cover at least once every other day since it came out already, absolutely amazing work!! the lyrics are incredible and your vocals are so so powerful and like ? ? ? enchanting?? amazing work, i am seriously so SO obsessed with this

I've been looking forward to this. Well, I was right to be excited for this release, my god. I listened to it in my car on the way home and weeped from the emotion and power in the verses. Especially the first break. Definitely gonna play this to death for the next month or two

IM ACTUALLY OBSESSED THANK YOU OKTAVIA FOR THIS GODLY COVERR HEEYEHHE

0:41 considering what this song is about/based on, I find it very interesting that the plant chosen for the Maid is the Judas Tree and the plant chosen for the Witch is the Star of Bethlehem. When you look at it like that it makes you wonder if there are any other hidden symbols in the music video. Or maybe I'm just too curious

god I love the vocal and the translyrics are accurate yet doesn’t sound out of place when you sing ❤