Rose + Thorn

Song title
"Rose + Thorn -piano version-"
AVANNA (cover) LE♂N (back vocal)
EmpathP (music, lyrics, illustration, video)
Niconico YouTube

Background

This is the producer's first original in English. The song is inspired by a friend whose relationship ended on Valentine's Day.

The first AVANNA version is considered a 'teaser' due to the producer not having her DVD copy of AVANNA available yet. It was fellow producer, Fuzzle (Aster Selene), that supplied the teaser version using her download copy of AVANNA, while EmpathP provided the data using VOCALOID OLIVER as a base. The teaser version features VOCALOID LE♂N, the final version was said to feature Tonio. In EmpathP's album Fables of Farewell, the final version of the song features a new arrangement with an instrumental included.

On June 21, 2013, a sequel, "Rain + Virus" was released.

Preceding and succeeding versions

Utaune Nami's Version

Featuring	Nami Utaune
Producers	EmpathP
Categories	Preceding version
Description	A present for UTAU producer, SwaNamimi and her UTAU Utaune Nami. The voice bank was meant for the Japanese language, thus an attempt to create English using it.

Luka with LEON - Test

Featuring	Megurine Luka, LE♂N
Producers	EmpathP
Categories	Preceding version
Description	Uploaded October 28, 2012. The producer got LE♂N in October and wanted to test him out. The final version, as stated, was to be sung by AVANNA and Leon for the EmpathP's Christmas album.

KAITO V3's Cover

Featuring	KAITO V3
Producers	EmpathP
Categories	Succeeding version, Demo Song
Description	The second official KAITO V3 demo in English.

Album Version

Featuring	AVANNA
Producers	EmpathP
Categories	Succeeding version, Arrangement
Description	A rock version featured on the album Fables of Farewell.

Glitch Mix

Featuring	AVANNA
Producers	Circus-P
Categories	Succeeding version, Arrangement

YOHIOloid's Cover

Featuring	YOHIOloid, AVANNA
Producers	Circus-P
Categories	Succeeding version
Description	This version is in a slightly higher key and featured on the album Salutations & Sayonara.

KAITO V3 and MEIKO V3's Cover

Featuring	KAITO V3, MEIKO V3
Producers	Circus-P
Categories	Succeeding version
Description	Similar to YOHIOloid's cover, this version is featured on the album Three Hearts.

Lyrics

Singer + Color
AVANNA	Both
LEON

Just a tiny piece I have come to find
Goes a long, long way to change my mind
Right from the start I have always known
That the day would come when I’d end up alone

So…

Don’t speak
Don’t cry
‘Til you say
Your goodbye
Cause
At the end
When it’s time for you to go
I want you to know

For every time I cried I laughed a little
For every time it hurt I smiled a little
Even when things were bad
I was never really sad
Now I’ll say “good-bye”
To the love that I had

There’s a tiny piece I have kept alive (I have kept alive)
So when that day comes you won’t see me cry (you won't see me cry)
When it’s over, then I will let it die (I will let it die)
With the knowledge that it once was mine

So…

Don’t say (Don’t say)
A word (A word)
Cause I know (Cause I know)
It’s over
And
At the end (At the end)
When it’s time
For you to go
I want you to know

For every time I cried I laughed a little
For every time it hurt I smiled a little
Even when things were bad
I was never really sad
Now I’ll say “good-bye”
To the love that I had

Don’t speak
Don’t cry
‘Til I say
My goodbye
Cause
At the end
When it’s time
For me to go
I want you to know

For every time I cried I laughed a little
For every time it hurt I smiled a little
Even when things were bad
I was never really sad
Now I’ll say “good-bye”
To the love that I had

Now I’ll say “good-bye” (Now I’ll say “good-bye”)
To the love that I had… (To the love I had)

Now I’ll say “good-bye” (Now I’ll say “good-bye”)
To the love that I had…

Derivatives

Nishin's cover ft. GUMI

Featuring	GUMI English
Producers	Nishin
Categories	VOCALOID Cover

Party-P's acoustic cover ft. Cyber Diva and Cyber Songman

Featuring	CYBER DIVA and CYBER SONGMAN
Producers	Party-P
Categories	VOCALOID Cover; Arrangement

AvariaJames' cover ft. Halt Tanner

Featuring	Halt Tanner
Producers	AvariaJames
Categories	UTAU Cover

KazukoP's cover ft. Sae Mackne

Featuring	Sae Mackne
Producers	KazukoP
Categories	UTAU Cover

Gallery

AVANNA (elven) "Rose + Thorn" promo

AVANNA (elven) Rose + Thorn wallpaper/PV

External links

Official

• * Bandcamp (band version)
• Bandcamp (piano version)
• Bandcamp (instrumental)
• Official Art - DeviantArt
• Official Art - Pixiv

Unofficial

• ニコニコ大百科: nicopedia
• Original version VOCALOID Database
• Remix version VOCALOID Database
• Cover version VOCALOID Database

• VOCALOID Lyrics Wiki