FVNERAL of False Selves

Album Release: April 8

The second ghost I buried was DEFLECTOR.

“I’m fine. How are you?” —The question that frees me.
“I’m fine” is a door I close before they can look.

A funeral for who I had to be.

(Scroll for the eulogies, the lyrics, and the rite.)

FVNERAL is a personal study of the Tarot's Major Arcana — reversed.

27 songs. 22 ghosts. 4 gates. 1 protection seal.

I wrote these songs to bury what no longer fit. Each ghost is a false self — a survival identity I built, then outgrew. The gates are the ritual spine. The seal closes the circle.

I'm not a teacher. I'm learning as I walk. Just leaving breadcrumbs.

🐦‍⬛

The full lyric blogs and song notes are still coming together. I'm writing them as I can, one ghost at a time. Some pages have lyrics only — for now. More will arrive over the next week. Thank you for your patience — and for witnessing the funeral.

— Loui Crow

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A Gentle Guide Through the Funeral

Tarot confused me at first. The 22 Major Arcana, plus I added the 4 gates, the seal — it's a lot to hold. So I made this simple tracklist to help you find your way. The ghosts appear in order, with a gate every 4 songs. Start at 0. Walk forward. The crow will keep watch.

0. THE HESITATOR (Fool)
1. DEFLECTOR (Magician)
2. ESCAPIST (High Priestess)
3. SMOTHERER (Empress)

Gate I — Smallest Word in God's Mouth (Yod)

4. COMMANDER (Emperor)
5. GATEKEEPER (Hierophant)
6. SPLIT (Lovers)
7. RIDER (Chariot)

Gate II — WINDOW (Heh)

8. BENDER (Adjustment)
9. WITHDRAWN (Hermit)
10. SPINNER (Wheel of Fortune)
11. INDULGER (Lust/Strength)

Gate III — VOW (Vav)

12. BRACER (Hanged Man)
13. EMBALMER (Death)
14. OVERMIXER (Art)
15. PACIFIER (Devil)

Gate IV — Daughter on Mother's Throne (Heh Final)

16. PATCHER (Tower)
17. HOARDER (Star)
18. NIGHTMARE (Moon)
19. PRETENDER (Sun)
20. SHOULD (Judgement)
21. MIMIC (World)

The Seal (LBRP in Hebrew & English)

That's the whole procession. If you get lost, come back here. The graves are marked. The crow is watching. 🐦‍⬛

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About FVNERAL of False Selves

A 27‑song ritual walk through the reversed Major Arcana. Each tarot card becomes a ghost—a survival identity that kept me safe, then became a cage. Crow holds the funeral. The gates breathe between descents. The seal closes without closing. I bury the selves that protected me, so I can walk forward. A student’s offering. Not a teacher. Just breadcrumbs. April 8, 7:04 PM. 🐦‍⬛

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