Ikna

So. Finally. : o Hope my version is nice to read, too.
 

 
パラサイト
Parasaito
Parasite


“白いロープ”に戯れて遊ぶ“病的な僕”を
'Shiroi rōpu' ni tawamurete 'byōtekina boku' asobu o
'Abnormal me' playing  cheerfully with a 'white rope'
誰か早く“助けて下さい”
Dare ka hayaku 'tasukete kudasai'
Someone hurry up and 'help please'

ボクノコトバハダレモキコエナイカラ
Boku no kotoba wa dare mo kikoenai kara
Because nobody can hear my words
クビヲハズシテユラユラユレマス
Kubi o hazushite yurayura yuremasu
I'm swinging slowly on my wrenched neck
チカラヲコメテ“心臓”ヲエグリマシタ
Chikara o komete "shinzō" o egurimashita
With the last of my strength I ripped out my "heart"
トオクデミツメトテモキレイト“笑イ”マシタ
Tooku de mitsume totemo kirei to 'Emii' mashita
My smile was so lovely as I gazed into the distance

気が狂った僕が　気が狂った僕自らの為に
Ki ga kurutta boku ga
Crazy me will
Ki ga kurutta boku mizukara no tame ni
For my own crazy sake
気が狂った僕自身を　気が狂った僕だけに捧げよう
Ki ga kurutta boku jishin o
Sacrifice my crazy self
Ki ga kurutta boku dake ni sasageyou
To only crazy me
気が狂った君は　気が狂った僕の思考回路に
Ki ga kurutta kimi wa
Crazy you are
Ki ga kurutta boku no shikō kairo ni
Infesting my crazy mind
気が狂った君のまま　気が狂った君に寄生する
Ki ga kurutta kimi no mama
Crazy as you are
Ki ga kurutta kimi ni kisei suru
With your crazy self
気が狂った僕が　気が狂った僕が
Ki ga kurutta boku ga
Crazy me will
ki ga kurutta boku ga
Crazy me will
気が狂った僕が　気が狂った僕が
Ki ga kurutta boku ga
Crazy me will
ki ga kurutta boku ga
Crazy me will
気が狂った僕は自殺する
Ki ga kurutta boku wa jisatsu suru
Crazy me will commit suicide
気が狂った君が　気が狂った君が
Ki ga kurutta kimi ga
Crazy you are
Ki ga kurutta kimi ga
Crazy you are
気が狂った君が　気が狂った君が
Ki ga kurutta kimi ga
Crazy you are
Ki ga kurutta kimi ga
Crazy you are
気が狂った君も自殺しよう
Ki ga kurutta kimi mo jisatsu shiyou
Crazy you should commit suicide, too


DIE…　SUICIDE…　Die…　too late
Die of disease

｢いきなり僕は白いロープを君の首に巻き付け
"Ikinari boku wa shiroi rōpu o kimi no kubi ni makitsuke
"And suddenly I wrapped the white rope around your neck
僕の隣で首を吊るしてあげたけど
Boku no tonari de kubi o tsurushite ageta kedo
To hang you right next to me but
君はバタバタと楽しそうに喜んでいるので
Kimi wa batabata to tanoshisō ni yorokondeiru no de
You were noisily enjoying yourself and seemed so happy that
僕は嫉妬と苛立ちを覚えました
Boku wa shitto to iradachi o oboemashita
It made me feel jealous and irritated
僕はナイフを取り出し君の顔面を
Boku wa naifu o toridashi kimi no ganmen o
I took a knife to your face
何度も何度もエグリ続けたけど
Nandomo nandomo Eguri tsuzuketa kedo
And kept stabbing you again and again but
君は楽しそうに笑いかけてくるので
Kimi wa tanoshisō ni waraikakete kuru no de
You were grinning at me and seemed so happy that
僕は悔しくて涙が流れました…｣
Boku wa kuyashikute namida ga nagaremashita..."
I started to cry tears of frustration..."
｢しかたがないので僕はノコギリで
"Shikata ga nai no de boku wa nokogiri de
"I could not stand it anymore and decided to
君の体を切断することにしました｣
Kimi no karada o setsudan suru koto ni shimashita"
Dismember your body with a saw"

DIE…　SUICIDE…　Die…　too late
Die of illness

Le　MISERABLE


ENDLESS KISS×××

月夜に踊る　　呪われた仮面をまとい
Tsukiyo ni odoru
Dancing in the moonlit night
Norowareta kamen o matoi
Disguised by cursed masks
毒を撒き散らす　　気の狂れた神々は
Doku o maki chirasu
Spreading poison
Ki no fureta kamigami wa
The gods have gone mad
背徳に縛られた　　凍りついた瞳をした
Haitoku ni shibarareta
Captivated by immorality
Kouritsuita me o shita
Darting a cold glance at me
妄想人格の貴女を作り上げる
Mousou jinkaku no anata o tsukuri ageta
They constructed the delusional personality that is you
「悲劇の舞台は　　今　　幕を開く
'Higeki no butai wa
'The tragedies stage is
Ima
Now
Maku o hiraku
Opening its curtain
十字架に吊るされた
Juujika ni tsurusareta
Can you see my silhouette
私の姿が見えますか？
Watashi no sugata o miemasu ka?
Hanging on the cross?
鏡に映った残酷物語を
Kagami ni utsutta zangoku higeki* o
As you continoue to play
演じ続けている　　貴女が優しく微笑む」
Enji tsuzuketeiru
Your cruel story reflected in the mirror
Anata ga yasashiku hohoemu'
You smile gently

「・・・・・・・・」

貴女に殺められた　　私の汚れた心
Anata ni ayamerareta
Wounded by you
Watashi no kegareta kokoro
My violated heart
華々しく刺の咲く華麗な華に…舞い…踊る
Hanabanashiku toge to saku kareina hana ni...mai...odoru
Turns into the gorgeous blossoms of brilliant thorns in bloom... fluttering...dancing

廻る廻る毒々しく　　乱れた鏡の世界で
Mawarumawaru dokudokushiku
Turning turning poisonously
Midareta kagami no sekai e
In the mirrors distorted world
赤く紅く血を流す　　生ける死屍となる
Akaku akaku chi o nagasu
Shedding red red blood
Ikeru shikabane to naru
Becoming a living corpse

幻覚の部屋の中　　痛みを忘れ蝶になる
Genkaku no heya no naka
In an illusionary room
Itami o wasure chou ni naru
I forget about my pain and turn into a butterfly
貴女のその瞳には　　不透明な私がいない
Anata no sono hitomi wa
In those eyes of yours
futoumeina watashi ga inai
My obscure figure is gone
磔にされた　　私の体を
Haritsuke ni sareta
This crucified
Kono karada o
Body of mine
「バラバラニヒキサイテクダサイ」
'Barabara ni hikisaite kudasai'
'Please tear it to pieces'
私は貴女と永遠に接吻て眠りたい
Watashi wa eien ni anata to kuchizukete nemuritai
I want to sleep eternally, kissing you

いつまでも　愛して欲しい…
Itsumademo
Forever
Aishite hoshii...
I want you to love me...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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*written 'monogatari' - 'story', sung 'higeki'-'tragedy'
 
 
This song originally released on the second NEW AGE CULTURE sampler was their comeback after the forced hiatus in 98 when Hizumi died.
It seems like Hisui tried to use every motif from his previous works here to express as much Madeth as possible.

MOTHER COMPLEX

断絶の夜に咲かせましょう    僕の奇妙な「イマジネーション」
Danzetsu no yoru ni sakasemashou
The night of your destruction I'll make it bloom
Boku no kimyouna 'imajineeshon'
My strange 'imagination'
断絶の夜に狂いましょう    君は素敵な傀儡人形
Danzetsu no yoru ni kuruimashou
The night of your destruction I'll go crazy
Kimi wa sutekina kugutsu ningyou
You'll be my lovely puppet doll
断絶の夜に始めましょう    嗜虐的破壊者に崇高を
Danzetsu no yoru ni hajimemashou
The night of your destruction I'll let it begin
Shigyakuteki hakaisha ni suukou o
Show dignity to your sadistic destroyer
断絶の夜に殺しましょう    解読不能な自虐的シナリオ
Danzetsu no yoru ni koroshimashou
The night of your destruction I'll kill you
Kaidoku funouna jigyakuteki shinario
In a bizarre masochism scenario

ボクノキライナ　君が踊る        裏切りにも似た喜びをあげる
Boku no kiraina
I despise
Kimi ga odoru
You, dancing
Uragiri ni mo nita yorokobi o ageru
I give you pleasure that might as well be treachery
ボクノキライナ　君が怯えてる    『ほら、今にも吐き出しそうに』
Boku no kiraina
I despise
Kimi ga obieteru
You, frightened
"Hora, ima ni mo hakidashisou ni"
"Look, you make me wanna throw up"
ボクノキライナ　君が溺れてる    赤い手首がとても似合うから
Boku no kiraina
I despise
Kimi ga oboreteru
You, drowning
Akai tekubi ga totemo niau kara
Since red wrists suit you so well
ボクノキライナ　君が泣いている    『また、自殺未遂で苦しんでるの』
Boku no kiraina
I despise
Kimi ga naite iru
You, crying
"Mata, jisatsu misui de kurushinderu no"
"Are you in pain from attempted suicide again?"

    『ねぇ、ママ　何故　嘘をつくの
    "Nee, mama
    "Hey, mommy
    Naze
    Why
    Uso o tsuku no
    Do you lie?
    可愛い、僕だけに教えて…』
    Kawaii, boku dake ni oshiete…”
    Just tell me, I'll be sweet..."
    さぁ、今すぐ　種を蒔くんだ
    Saa, ima sugu
    Well, at that moment
    Tane o makunda
    the seeds were sowed
    醜い僕の魂が　咲くんだ
    Minikui boku no tamashii ga
    And my ugly soul
    Sakunda
    Bloomed

BIRTH IN MOTHER　『現在』　気違いだらけの群れに眠る
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　"Genzai"
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　"Present"
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Kichigai darake no mure ni nemuru
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Sleeping in a crowd full of freaks
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　か弱い僕を嘗めて下さい
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Kayowai boku o namete kudasai
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Please taste some of my weakness
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　『過去』　とはキリキリ引きつる偽善者の戯れ
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　"Kako"
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　"Past"
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　To wa kirikiri hikitsuru gizensha no tawamure
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　A dissemblers play, convulsing with pain
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　もう止めて僕を苛めないで
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Mou tomete boku o ijimenaide
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Stop it already, don't torment me anymore

Dear Nervous　堕落の海へ
　　　　　　　　　　Daraku no umi e 　　　　　　　　　　My body was washed away
　　　　　　　　　　流された体
　　　　　　　　　　Nagasareta karada
　　　　　　　　　　Into a sea of degradation
　　　　　　　　　　被験者の僕は
　　　　　　　　　　Hikensha no boku wa
　　　　　　　　　　And the test subject I was
　　　　　　　　　　君を許せない
　　　　　　　　　　Kimi o yurusenai
　　　　　　　　　　Can't forgive you

I really don't understand everyone's obsession with Riku. I actually think he wasn't even that good and that Kisaki has worked with better vocalists before in various bands and projects (Jui, anyone?). As some people have already stated Kisaki only worked together with him in two bands and his side projects so there is no "a Kisaki band needs Riku!" rule.

And as mediocre as Lin was with a better line-up this could maybe change for the better. A few Megaromania influences wouldn't be that bad and enchance the song writing and Sui has progressed so much since the days he was in Metis Gretel (which you can't say about Riku) that i am really excited to hear him singing again.

The only thing I know for sure is that tumblr has pretty much changed the definition of that word to suit their "Sexism! opression!" speech. Originally a friendzoned guy was just one person (mostly a guy) who was in love with their best friend, but said friend didn't return that affection. In the TV series "Friends", where the term freindzone first appeared, it was also meant to mean a guy who will never have a chance for his unrequited love to turn into a real relationship, because he missed the chance for his friend to become romantically interested into him.

I guess from here it changed into a "loser, who is too dumb to get a girl". I can remember tumblr picking it up in ca. 2011 (if I remember correctly), where it started to mean "someone who has a friendship with you, but expects it to be more". And then finally it transformed into "guys who demand sex and attraction from women simply for being nice". I am not going to deny that such people don't exist and that those idiots may be even using the term friendzone unironically (as it happens at OKCupid very often nowadays), but I still don't really think that the friendzone is real. It is just a word, created by a TV series, changed into something entirely different because some online community needed it to use it as a description for a certain kind of personality or to use it in rants.
 
It seems the word firendzone has one primary function: to scapegoat guys, who are frustrated because they are alone and unable to find a person to spend their time with and to brand them for doing this only because of Seeeeeex. I fucking hate especially how so many immature brats online use the term to denounce guys, who really just wanted to be nice and have manners (such as holding a door) for being "Fedora wearing guys who feel friendzoned". Which also equals with "evil, sexist and overprivileged" to them.

The only thing I know for sure is that tumblr has pretty much changed the definition of that word to suit their "Sexism! opression!" speech. Originally a friendzoned guy was just one person (mostly a guy) who was in love with their best friend, but said friend didn't return that affection. In the TV series "Friends", where the term freindzone first appeared, it was also meant to mean a guy who will never have a chance for his unrequited love to turn into a real relationship, because he missed the chance for his friend to become romantically interested into him.

I guess from here it changed into a "loser, who is too dumb to get a girl". I can remember tumblr picking it up in ca. 2011 (if I remember correctly), where it started to mean "someone who has a friendship with you, but expects it to be more". And then finally it transformed into "guys who demand sex and attraction from women simply for being nice". I am not going to deny that such people don't exist and that those idiots may be even using the term friendzone unironically (as it happens at OKCupid very often nowadays), but I still don't really think that the friendzone is real. It is just a word, created by a TV series, changed into something entirely different because some online community needed it to use it as a description for a certain kind of personality or to use it in rants.
 
It seems the word firendzone has one primary function: to scapegoat guys, who are frustrated because they are alone and unable to find a person to spend their time with and to brand them for doing this only because of Seeeeeex. I fucking hate especially how so many immature brats online use the term to denounce guys, who really just wanted to be nice and have manners (such as holding a door) for being "Fedora wearing guys who feel friendzoned". Which also equals with "evil, sexist and overprivileged" to them.

Got a better pic of me -  This was from a photoshoot about a year ago (same photoshoot as the one of my avatar, but this is much easier to see)
 

Next trend in VK: Rapcore. I can already see it.

Next trend in VK: Rapcore. I can already see it.

MadWinK. definitely still need a Luna Sea and Madeth gray'll copyband.

MadWinK. definitely still need a Luna Sea and Madeth gray'll copyband.

MadWinK. definitely still need a Luna Sea and Madeth gray'll copyband.

2011

Both parties sure have points, but what bugs me more is that so many people paint the "elders" of the scene as narcistic assholes who are jealosuy of other bands and who try to overestimate their own success. Because his is not true. Of what should the elders be jealous? And why? After all, groups like LUNA SEA, KJamaitachi, X Japan and Pierrot were extremely popular and influential on the genre. It wouldn't really make sense if they were jealous of all these bands in the VK scene that started out (in one point of history) as their copy bands. New Visual kei is vastly different from old VK, but if you trace back the history of any modern band, epecially big bands like the Gazette, you will always end at LUNA SEA and their peers from that time.

Also I am sure that most modern VK musicians are aware of the influence those old bands had. I am sure too that they all admire their elders. Therefore painting the elders as ignorant, envious assholes is pretty mean and not right. Also: why aren't they allowed to give their own opinion on VK? They were pretty much the creators, the fathers of VK. If it wasn't for them, VK wouldn't even be a thing nowadays. So they have all the reason to talk about it as they want. You don't have to agree with them, you don't even need to listen to them. It doesn't hurt you either that most of them disllike what their "baby" has grown into. I don't really understand how sensible one can be when the opinion of one musician makes you so angry that you have to talk bad about them. But maybe I am just growing sick and tired of people banging their heads against each other, just because their precious Kyo has said something about VK which they didn't like. (Also sure that in at least 20 years the popular VK bands of today will say the same about the next generation of VK bands)

And on a side note: LUNA SEA and Co. were definitely original, at least in their time span, when VK wasn't really thing and not many bands played in this style. In my opinion they are even original today. There may have been a lot of copy cats, but no other band actually reached the same level they had. Their impact on the japanese music scene was pretty big too, and wasn't just limited to futire Visual kei, but probably japanese rock music in general. I doubt that Sugizo is envious of "modern stuff" as their music is timeless and perfect as it is. And show me any modern day VK band that has reached the same legendary status, influence and fame that LUNA SEA have, please. And I am saying this as someone who isn't such a big fan of them. But I am not an igorant idiot and claim that they are a forgettable band who didn't pull of anything.

(I may agree with the statement about Angelo, but not Dir en grey. The latter don't even have any connection to VK anymore, so comparing their current stylistic direction with the stagnation of today's VK scene is far-fetched. And them playing their old songs form time to time doesn't really count and doesn't make them VK)

Both parties sure have points, but what bugs me more is that so many people paint the "elders" of the scene as narcistic assholes who are jealosuy of other bands and who try to overestimate their own success. Because his is not true. Of what should the elders be jealous? And why? After all, groups like LUNA SEA, KJamaitachi, X Japan and Pierrot were extremely popular and influential on the genre. It wouldn't really make sense if they were jealous of all these bands in the VK scene that started out (in one point of history) as their copy bands. New Visual kei is vastly different from old VK, but if you trace back the history of any modern band, epecially big bands like the Gazette, you will always end at LUNA SEA and their peers from that time.

Also I am sure that most modern VK musicians are aware of the influence those old bands had. I am sure too that they all admire their elders. Therefore painting the elders as ignorant, envious assholes is pretty mean and not right. Also: why aren't they allowed to give their own opinion on VK? They were pretty much the creators, the fathers of VK. If it wasn't for them, VK wouldn't even be a thing nowadays. So they have all the reason to talk about it as they want. You don't have to agree with them, you don't even need to listen to them. It doesn't hurt you either that most of them disllike what their "baby" has grown into. I don't really understand how sensible one can be when the opinion of one musician makes you so angry that you have to talk bad about them. But maybe I am just growing sick and tired of people banging their heads against each other, just because their precious Kyo has said something about VK which they didn't like. (Also sure that in at least 20 years the popular VK bands of today will say the same about the next generation of VK bands)

And on a side note: LUNA SEA and Co. were definitely original, at least in their time span, when VK wasn't really thing and not many bands played in this style. In my opinion they are even original today. There may have been a lot of copy cats, but no other band actually reached the same level they had. Their impact on the japanese music scene was pretty big too, and wasn't just limited to futire Visual kei, but probably japanese rock music in general. I doubt that Sugizo is envious of "modern stuff" as their music is timeless and perfect as it is. And show me any modern day VK band that has reached the same legendary status, influence and fame that LUNA SEA have, please. And I am saying this as someone who isn't such a big fan of them. But I am not an igorant idiot and claim that they are a forgettable band who didn't pull of anything.

(I may agree with the statement about Angelo, but not Dir en grey. The latter don't even have any connection to VK anymore, so comparing their current stylistic direction with the stagnation of today's VK scene is far-fetched. And them playing their old songs form time to time doesn't really count and doesn't make them VK)

Both parties sure have points, but what bugs me more is that so many people paint the "elders" of the scene as narcistic assholes who are jealosuy of other bands and who try to overestimate their own success. Because his is not true. Of what should the elders be jealous? And why? After all, groups like LUNA SEA, KJamaitachi, X Japan and Pierrot were extremely popular and influential on the genre. It wouldn't really make sense if they were jealous of all these bands in the VK scene that started out (in one point of history) as their copy bands. New Visual kei is vastly different from old VK, but if you trace back the history of any modern band, epecially big bands like the Gazette, you will always end at LUNA SEA and their peers from that time.

Also I am sure that most modern VK musicians are aware of the influence those old bands had. I am sure too that they all admire their elders. Therefore painting the elders as ignorant, envious assholes is pretty mean and not right. Also: why aren't they allowed to give their own opinion on VK? They were pretty much the creators, the fathers of VK. If it wasn't for them, VK wouldn't even be a thing nowadays. So they have all the reason to talk about it as they want. You don't have to agree with them, you don't even need to listen to them. It doesn't hurt you either that most of them disllike what their "baby" has grown into. I don't really understand how sensible one can be when the opinion of one musician makes you so angry that you have to talk bad about them. But maybe I am just growing sick and tired of people banging their heads against each other, just because their precious Kyo has said something about VK which they didn't like. (Also sure that in at least 20 years the popular VK bands of today will say the same about the next generation of VK bands)

And on a side note: LUNA SEA and Co. were definitely original, at least in their time span, when VK wasn't really thing and not many bands played in this style. In my opinion they are even original today. There may have been a lot of copy cats, but no other band actually reached the same level they had. Their impact on the japanese music scene was pretty big too, and wasn't just limited to futire Visual kei, but probably japanese rock music in general. I doubt that Sugizo is envious of "modern stuff" as their music is timeless and perfect as it is. And show me any modern day VK band that has reached the same legendary status, influence and fame that LUNA SEA have, please. And I am saying this as someone who isn't such a big fan of them. But I am not an igorant idiot and claim that they are a forgettable band who didn't pull of anything.

(I may agree with the statement about Angelo, but not Dir en grey. The latter don't even have any connection to VK anymore, so comparing their current stylistic direction with the stagnation of today's VK scene is far-fetched. And them playing their old songs form time to time doesn't really count and doesn't make them VK)

1. Everything those old schoolers say is true. VK is in a period of stagnance run by money and looking cute to grab the tweens who want drag queens to drool over.
 
2. VK music was COMPLETELY different back then than what it is now. The music had diverse sounds rather than the same old shit being rehashed over and over. Visual Kei has become a conglomerate of pumping out over produced over done tacky bitches.
 
3. How are they being hypocritical? Their bands could never be easily compared to the sound of another. Now almost all VK bands are just overdone copypasta. And it's the TRUTH. You just don't want to accept it because you aren't mature enough yet to see it. But don't worry, you'll get there soon. We've all been in your position of haughty egoistic opinions. 
 
4. Calling them pricks and saying they should be spat on shows you are wildly immature and need to sit back and take a deep breath and actually THINK before you type. Especially when you are insulting the forefathers of your supposed loved genre of music. With out any of those "pricks" there wouldn't be VK. 
 
5. Anything Pierrot, Dir en Grey, Luna Sea, Kenzi did were all VASTLY different than the generic manufactured VK that is running rampant in the market today. Maybe I'll make an infographic that will show you the lines of descent between these bands and the new acts that are stinking up the place with their shoddy guitar riffs, clang-bang drumming, and cartoon styled vox.
 
666. Get some salve for that bruised ego of yours if you get upset over the opinions of others. You can't change them. And if ANYONE has a say on what VK has become it's definitely the people who laid down the ground work for what is here today.

2014.5.24 Zepp Nagoya
Setlist:
 
01 rakushi unmei
02 haritsuke
03 kurui dorei
04 &Die
05 FUNERAL SONG
06 Hitoki bass solo
07 Mayaku (GARNET)
08 MARIA'S DESPAIR (GARNET)
09 G-BONDAGE (GARNET)
10 Telegram Sam (Bauhaus cover)
11 IN SKY
12 fuuyuhi
13 MISSING GLORY
14 Kuroyume
15 Chuuzetsu
 
encore
16 Shinai naru DEATHMASK
 
2014.5.25 Zepp Nagoya
Setlist:
 
01 Nakigara wo
02 DANCE 2 GARNET
03 JESUS
04 sanbika
05 shuumaku no toki
06 Hitoki bass solo
07 Decoy (DEAD END cover)
08 If
09 IN SKY
10 juujika tono tawamure
11 MISERY
12 kurui dorei
13 S.A.D
14 MISSING GLORY
15 Shinai naru DEATHMASK
 
encore
16 UNDER...
 
2014.5.31 Zepp Nagoya
Setlist:
 
01 kaika no hibiki
02 yuri no hanataba
03 masochist organ
04 neo nude
05 aimed blade at you
06 kamoku wo kureta kimi to kunou ni michita boku
07 ishi hakujaku
08 COMICAL
09 Hitoki bass solo
10 MISERY
11 utopia
12 CHANDLER
13 autism -jiheishou-
14 &Die
15 juujika tono tawamure
16 UNDER...
 
encore
17 kaika no hibiki (reprise)
18 toge
19 for dear
20 romancia
 

 

 

as requested by
 

 
一日の孤独 百年の孤独
Ichinichi no kodoku hyakunen no kodoku
One Day of Solitude          One Hundred Years of Solitude  *  

キラキラ　星達　体を見ててよ
Kirakira
Twinkling, Twinkling
Hoshi-tachi
Stars
Karada o mitete yo
Look at my body
私を裂いて　心をえぐり出しましょ
Watashi o saite
I'll cut myself open
Kokoro o eguri dashimasho
And rip out the heart

ユラユラ　月様　神は死んじゃう
Yurayura
Trembling, trembling
Tsuki-sama
Moon
Kami wa shinjau
God will die
お願いだから　命の波風を捨てて
Onegai dakara
I'm begging you
Inochi no namikaze o sutete
Throw the burden of life away


いつか　バラバラに　壊れる　この体
Itsuka
Someday when
Barabara ni
This body
Kowareru
Will fall
Kono karada
Apart
どうか　抱きしめて　その手で　抱きしめて
Dōka
Please
Dakishimete
Hold me
Sono te de
In those arms
Dakishimete
Hold me

言葉はもう　いらないんでしょ
Kotoba wa mō
I think that words
Iranai'ndesho
Are unnecessary now
抱いて
Daite
Embrace me

ギラギラ　太陽　大地をはぐくむ
Giragira
Glaring, glaring
Taiyō
Sun
Daichi o hagukumu
Nurturing the ground
生き絶える時　溢れる想い　受け止めて
Iki taeru toki
The day I cease to be
Afureru omoi
Dry up
Uketomete
My overflowing emotions

いつか　バラバラに　壊れる　この体
Itsuka
Someday when
Barabara ni
This body
Kowareru
Will fall
Kono karada
Apart
どうか　抱きしめて　その手で　抱きしめて
Dōka
Please
Dakishimete
Hold me
Sono te de
In those arms
Dakishimete
Hold me

あの日の孤独は　百年もおなじだから
Ano hi no kodoku wa
Because the solitude of that day
Hyakunen mo onaji dakara
Felt the same as one hundred years
震えたからだは　ささえてほしかった
Furueta karada wa
I wanted you
Sasaete hoshikatta
To support my shivering body

言葉なんて　　いらないんでしょ
Kotoba nante
Words
Iranai'ndesho
We don't need them anymore
あるのは　存在　それだけでしょ？
Aru no wa
To be is just
Sonzai
Existing
Sore dake desho?
And that is all, right?

抱いて
Daite
Embrace me
 
 
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*One Hundred Years of Solitude is the title of a novel by Gabriel Garcia.

as requested by
 
 

 
How do you - Die ？

どうしてだろう
Dōshite darou
I wonder why
意味は償いをやめ
Imi wa tsugunai o yame
There's no meaning to make up for it anymore
ただ
Tada
I'm just
この階段　降りたり昇ったり
Kono kaidan
Running down the stairs
Oritari nobottari
Running them up again
僕なのに僕ではない感覚とか
Boku nanoni boku dewa nai kankaku toka
The impression of not being me despite being me and stuff
あるとかないのとかさえも
Aru toka nai no toka sae mo
To be and stuff, not to be and stuff, even that

瞬き忘れ　息を詰めて片寄った足で深い眩しい闇へ
Mabataki wasure
Forgetting to blink,
Iki o tsumete katayotta ashi de fukai mabushii yami e
Holding my breath, tilting my feet, off into thick radiant darkness
醜い僕　罪を共に
Minikui boku
I'm so ugly
Tsumi o tomo ni
Taking my sin with me

どこまで
Doko made
How far
─────ねぇ … ─────
─────Nee … ─────
─────Hey … ─────
もう動けないかも
Mō ugokenai kamo
I guess I can't function anymore
そっとこのまま堕ちれば楽だね
Sotto kono mama ochireba raku da ne
Just falling down quietly like that, wouldn't it feel good?
縋っていた　愛してやまないたくさんの蕾よ
Sugatteita
I was clinging to you
Aishite yamanai takusan no tsubomi yo
My love for you countless flower buds was endless
永遠の罰
Eien no batsu
Eternal punishment

正しい嘘　リアルな誇大空言で　包まれた明日
Tadashī uso
Truthful lies
Riaruna kodai kuugen de
Tommorow is wrapped up
Tsutsumareta ashita
In realistic hyperboles
夢の希望？
Yume no kibō?
The hope of our dreams?

欲しかったのはそんなんじゃないよ
Hoshikatta no wa sonna'njanai yo
This isn't how I wanted it to be

かつての愛
Katsute no ai
My lost love
ありがとう
Arigatō
Thank you
過去の僕を救ってくれて
Kako no boku o sukutte kurete
For saving me back then
許さないで広げた手
Yurusanai de hirogeta te
You wouldn't let me spread my arms
此処は小さなこの海がつくった
Koko wa chīsana kono umi ga tsukutta
Here's what grew from this small sea
偽善の僕
Gizen no boku
Me, the hypocrite
ありがとう
Arigatō
Thank you
磔の時に救けないでね
Haritsuke no toki tasukenaide ne
The day they crucify me, don't help okay?
変わる世界答えくれず
Kawaru sekai kotae kurezu
The ever-changing world won't give an answer
此処は小さなその海がつくった
Koko wa chīsana sono umi ga tsukutta
Here's what grew from this small sea

^Oh yeah, the american Glam Punk Scene from the early 90s. I actually already wondered myself, if they influenced VK, or if they were influenced by japanese glam instead. But my first reaction to a glamour Punks images was: "Man, that looks like early Visual kei!"

I mean this one:

Same goes for other bands of the scene, such as Queeny Blast Pop, Foxxy Roxx, Pretty Boy Floyd, Heart Throb Mob, etc.

In another thread about VKs musical origins and influences we also mentioned the New Wave and New Romantic scene and a pic of Visage was posted here as well. I think it's hard to say that VK just grew out of Glam and Punk bands. Buck-Tick were for sure a huge influence on the looks and music, but I'd never throw them into the same box as Color, X Japan, Dead End or even D'ERLANGER. Instead, they always appeared to be more on the New Wave spectrum. And I think we often forget the huge influence japanese goth artists had. MADAME EDWARDA and Auto-Mod are proven to have had a wide influence as well.

Also this guy here was adored by many VK bandguys:


 

Well, it is a singer from a VK band and guess what, Vkei was influenced by GLAM.
Good VK = hot? So it's really not about the music, ok.
Also blackdoll, we have all already understood that you find old school to be shitty and pointless. You are writing the same argument again and again in any fucking thread that vaguely mentions oldschool bands (or is about old bands being covered by new ones, etc). It's okay now, you can calm down and fangirl/fanboy about Lycaon. No old skewl fanatic will stop you.
What i noticed so far in the thread: Kote kei elitists will never accept new VK and will always cry about it being shitty, too poppy, commercial and the bands looking like dumb hosts. And they will all sit in the corner waiting for new bands sounding like their indie superherous, like punks still wait for the revolution. (I know what I mean, I am kinfd of one of them)
And the Neo VK Fans will always make snarky remarks how old VK looked dumb and shit and how sexey and hotz the new bands are now. And that their production values and skills are better (something that even I agree with.)
 
And yeah, I am using those fucking labels. The reason: even though everyone seems to have a different understanding of Kote kei and Neo Vkei (since both are terms generated by fans, not bands or "experts") the majority of people will still understand what I mean, when I talk about Neo VK. Also it is horter than to say "the bands that came after those old skewl groups." Yeah, I am very lazy when I write my ass huge texts, so short terms and labels com very handy. I don't really care if the label is legit or if we have to rethink the concept in 10 years when contemporary bands are now considered old - for the time being it's totally practical.
And now to the "old band style coming back" thing: I am with the majority here. Old school VK is gone and over. That era will never repeat. Unlike  other music scenes that had more or less successfull revivals in the last years (see deathrock, post-punk and synthpop) old VK doesn't have enough fans to be revived. There is no big and strong "core" scene or community which is interested into forming and/or supporting bands playing in that style and there are no people who would help to build up a space and network for this style to flourish in the underground scene. VK itself isn't even a real scene and definitely not a subculture. There is no chance either that the early to mid 00s bands will have a revival and the type of VK that's popular now will vanish on day as well and be replaced by a new type of VK.
I also often heard that old VK was fitting to it's time. Every era has it's own feel and “Zeitgeist“ and of course musical and fashion trends. Old VK fitted into the 90s, because it was fitting into the feel of that era. We have the year 2014 now and the 2010s have a complete different feel and culture than the 90s. It's not easy to translate something from an older era into a new one without having to change it or at least adapt it ti the current circumstances. Old VK therefore wouldn't even work in the same way today as it did in the 90s. Too much has changed since then.
Of course there are bands like La'veil Mizeria or GAUZES, but they don't have a big following. They seem maybe too boring and "old" for the average VK listener, which is why their fanbase is way too small to bring them into the spotlight of popular music. Grieva may be the only ones who are successfull, but for me Grieva are more of a "modern old VK band". They defintely have the '99 spirit in their music, but they still sound somewhat modern. If they had only a  reportoire of songs like kikei they'd be spot on-old school VK, but with old Kuroyume inspired music alone you can't win the attention of people anymore. That's why they spice up everything with a bit of modern VK influences. Not that this is bad though. in fact I like it a lot and in my book they are doing it right. They have the right connection to the roots of VK, but they aren't totally backwards. (I don't want to discuss about the Dir en grey influence though, everthing has been said about it).
 
My faztít: the argument will go on until eternity and I too would like to see more old school bands. But i guess we can accept that it's dead and gone and should instead value what we have. There are enough old bands you can listen to. If you want to follow new bands and feel, that modern VK isn't yours, maybe try to go searching something you like outside of VK. This is mostly what I do and therefore I have no problem with no new VK bands being of any interest. On the other side: I may often come off as a hater, but I have nothing against modern VK bands. I just don't really like any aspect of 95% of them and I can't really get the hype around some bands, especially those Pop-rock Host kei groups. As I have said in this thread already: it's dependant on your preferences and what you like. Tastes are different and while I love old school aesthetics and music, another person may find it absolutely horrible. I can totally accept it, nobody has to like what I like. On the other hand I am not going to make mean spirited comments about how you suck for thinking the Gazette or Vivid (the new one) are the best bands that ever graced the scene. I may not agree with it, but you can love it as much as you want and defend your opinion.
 
I just dislike the strange climate between fans of old and new VK. It may be just me, but I have the feeling some people on the net (and here on MH) are extremely defensive when it comes to that topic and try to push down the fans of the other side. I am really sick and tired of users trying to turn every discussion into a bitchfight between oldschool and newschool lovers. I can't hear anymore the whole "But my (old or new) band would have done that better". And of course the whole "they looked like shit back then". It's as shitty and dumb as the "My band is better than yours. Your band sucks and therferoe your taste sucks!!! trololol" crap.
Sorry for writing a long text again. >_>
 

I honestly don't give a shit in which year a song was made as long as I enjoy listening to it. Each generation had/has their heaps of shit and their good stuff. What you consider nice to listen to or pure shit is dependant on the person (and then I'm just talking about the listening experience, not about bands that are technically awful/great). There are people who like new VK and hate the old, there are people who like the old but hate the new (though like Ikna said, sometimes I feel like the polarization between these two fanbases goes a bit too far), and there's nothing wrong with that because WOW PEOPLE CAN ACTUALLY HAVE A DIFFERENT TASTE IN MUSIC GUYS!
 
The second people only shit on what they hate and feel like they have to mention that in every single post (as demonstrated in this thread somewhere) that's where it isn't about an opinion anymore, then you're just being ignorant. Debating is something else than talking shit without any decent argument.