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My understanding of katakana is that they are used for foreign words. I am not
sure why they might use it like that:

> ヒトヒラのハナビラ for Hitohira no Hanabira

The lyrics are [here](http://lyricstranslate.com/en/hitohira-no-
hanabira-%E3%83%92%E3%83%88%E3%83%92%E3%83%A9%E3%81%AE%E3%83%8F%E3%83%8A%E3%83%93%E3%83%A9-single-
flower-petal.html).
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katakana song-lyrics
Why do Stereopony use Katakana for their song "Hitohira no Hanabira"?
My understanding on the broader topic of styling, alphabet choice, and the
like for song titles is that usually choices like this are made when they want
the content to appeal to a specific crowd, or to evoke a very specific feel.
If, for example, you saw the title as 一片の花びら, you might think it's a more
traditional expression of the image that is evoked by the phrase. ひとひらのはなびら
might give the impression the song is aimed at children due to the use of all-
ひらがな. Therefore, ヒトヒラのハナビラ might at first glance give the idea that there is
an alternative artistic expression of this phrase that is encapsulated in the
song named after it.

Alternatively, it's to create emphasis on the specific words when read. In
this case, the title is ヒトヒラのハナビラ as you mentioned, and if you come across the
phrase written like this in the lyrics then you know that it's referring to
the titular phrase of the song.
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