of montreal - death of a shade of a hue (remastered 2025) lyrics

over a sea of grief, scarlet died
above her dying mind were fossilfied memory imprints of her favorite day
for a minute, i stayed watching this brilliant display
until a god with a broom came and swept them away

in their bereavement, all of her colorful friends turned to a milky+grey depressing blend
which incidentally made grey feel inane, so he set off to find a less trite identity
one as stunning and bold as scarlet used to be