Escape of Salmhofer the Witch

"And then people began calling me a 'witch'..."

- Meta Salmhofer

Escape of Salmhofer the Witch is a song released by Akuno-P on July 30, 2012. It is the second song in the Original Sin Story, following the life of Meta Salmhofer right up to the events of Moonlit Bear.

Plot
A woman named Meta Salmhofer grows up without knowing who her mother or father was. When she's twenty, she falls in love with a "murderer". Because of her attraction to him, his evil stains her and people begin to call her a witch.

Eve Moonlit, covered in blood, is discovered by Meta, and she suddenly finds herself bound in chains. On the day of her execution, a man who resembled "the criminal murderer" she fell in love with offers to free her if she would consent to being a test subject. She agrees and becomes involved in Project 'Ma'. Inoculated with "God's seed", Hänsel and Gretel are born as test subjects with no father. Meta remembers then that she had been like Hänsel and Gretel, artificially created without parents. Meta refuses to let her children grow up like she did, and steals them from the laboratory.

Fleeing, Meta takes Hänsel and Gretel to Held's Forest and keeps them from other people. While taking a walk through the forest one night, she leaves the babies alone for a moment. When she comes back, the babies are suddenly gone.

Composition
MEIKO's vocals are utilized for the song with a radio filter during the final portion. Synthesizers are used for the instrumental.

Following the opening instrumentals, the first chorus starts at 0.32 and ends at 0.47 for another instrumental break, with the first verse beginning 0.53, and the pre-chorus following at 1.08 and ending at 1.22. The second chorus starts at 1.23 and ends at 1.39, with the second verse beginning directly afterward. By 2.11, the second pre-chorus begins, followed by the second chorus at 2.26. Afterwards, a brief instrumental plays, followed by the third verse at 2.52. At 3.24, the third pre-chorus begins, preceding the third chorus at 3.38, which is extended until 4.12. Following is a variation of the opening instrumental. By 4.27, the final verse begins, and abruptly ends at 4.58. Immediately following are the caws of crows, the opening to Moonlit Bear.

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Moonlit Bear
Moonlit Bear details the alluded  theft of Meta's children as well as its aftermath, describing Meta's death at the hands of Eve Moonlit.

Project 'Ma'
The song Project 'Ma' recounts the events that would lead to Seth Twiright seeking out Meta, as well as describing Eve Moonlit's past and miscarriage.

Boy of the End Hänsel
Boy of the End Hänsel makes allusions to Hänsel's birth in a beaker shown in Escape of the Witch Salmhofer, as well as his subsequent fate afterwards.

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Conceptualization and Origin

 * The name Salmhofer is German in origin, translating as "heir to a salmon" or "salmon farm"; salmon are known to return to the exact place of their birth to spawn their own children.
 * In Norse mythology, the god Loki attempted to escape punishment from the gods by transforming into a salmon and escaping into a river.

Curiosities

 * Throughout the song PV, two red circles appear featuring five distinct images: blood splatters, two fruits, patches of grass with flowers and butterflies, two dragons, and twin fetuses.
 * Interestingly, each of the images are connected to Hänsel and Gretel, either through their mother and their births or through their early lives.
 * The Ouroboros and fetus contain the Levianta crest near the center, referencing the images' other connection to Project 'Ma'.
 * The song ends the same way Moonlit Bear begins, with the caws of crows.

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