Cardinal

"Cardinal" is a song by The Person. It is the twelfth track of The Person's album, Lilacism.

Leak History

 * September 28th, 2024 - A tip was spread out about the song having three demos.
 * September 28th, 2024 (later) - A snippet of its first and second demo are leaked on high quality on Google Drive.
 * September 30th, 2024 - An extended snippet of its third demo is leaked in low quality in Dbree.
 * September 30th, 2024 (later) - The same extended snippet is leaked in higher quality in Dbree, and a watermarked extended snippet of its first demo was leaked on YouTube.
 * October 5th, 2024 - Its first demo is leaked in medium quality on Dbree.
 * October 5th, 2024 (later) - A snippet of both its second and third demo is leaked in Discord.
 * October 6th, 2024 - Another extended snippet of its third demo is leaked in Discord.
 * October 7th, 2024 - Its third demo is leaked in low quality in Dbree, and a watermarked snippet of its second demo is leaked on Discord.
 * October 18th, 2024 - Its second and third demos are leaked in high quality in Google Drive.
 * October 18th, 2024 (later) - Its first demo is leaked in high quality in Google Drive.

Theme
A song about a relationship which was cut short by a fatal accident. The narrator reflects on how their relationship went whilst it lasted. The other three demos has a much more bitter and grieving approach to it judging by their second verses, in comparison to its final version which was steadily bittersweet.

Cross-References

 * Direct reference to Chrysanthemum.

Official Versions

 * Album Version — 5:03
 * Demo 1 — 4:12
 * Demo 2 — 4:00
 * Demo 3 — 3:42

Trivia

 * This is the longest song of the album with a duration of five minutes and three seconds.