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I found the lyrics on Yoshiatsu's (vo.) blog.
 
Japanese, Romaji and my English translation below.
 
 
 
「溺れる魚」
 
透き通った水槽の世界
こぼした墨はもう掬えない
魚たちは口をひろげて
それに浸かっているんだ
 
金で買える事実
並べられた模型
馴れ合いの踏み台
痛くないくせに
 
溺れる魚      水槽の中
鳥かごの鳥    窮屈な空
いつしか僕ら気づかないまま
愛も憎しみも
消えて 消えて
暗い ただ ただ ただ
 
テレビに映る  綺麗なものが
僕たちの目を  悪くするんだ
わずかに残る  温もりにさえ
値をつけるのだろう？
消えて 消えて
暗い ただ ただ ただ
 
溺れる魚      水槽の中
ライトの上に  積もったホコリ
スーツのそれは       偉そうにして
英雄を名乗り
ここが ここが
すべて？
飛行機が落ちて       たくさん死んで
テレビの数字  明日には忘れ
幼馴染の      よく遊んだ子
自殺したってさ
かわいそう そうね
名前も思い出せない
 
さあ   夜には眠ろう
明かり 消して
「本当」の 人は      欲望は 世界は
夜蠢く
おやすみ
 
 
 
Oboreru Sakana
 
sukitootta suisou no sekai
koboshita sumi wa mou sukuenai
sakanatachi wa kuchi wo hirogete
sore ni tsukatteiru nda
 
kane de kaeru jijitsu
naraberareta mokei
nareai no fumidai
itakunai kuse ni
 
oboreru sakana suisou no naka
torikago no tori kyuukutsu na sora
itsushika bokura kidzukanai mama
ai mo nikushimi mo
kiete kiete
kurai tada tada tada
 
TEREBI ni utsuru kirei na mono ga
bokutachi no me wo warukusuru nda
wazuka ni nokoru nukumori ni sae
ne wo tsukeru no darou?
kiete kiete
kurai tada tada tada
 
oboreru sakana suisou no naka
RAITO no ue ni tsumotta HOKORI
SU-TSU no sore wa erasou ni shite
eiyuu wo nanori
koko ga koko ga
subete?
 
hikouki ga ochite takusan shinde
TEREBI no suuji asu ni wa wasure
osananajimi no yoku asonda ko
jisatsu shita tte sa
kawaisou sou ne
namae mo omoidasenai
 
sa yoru ni wa nemurou
akari keshite
‘hontou’ no hito wa, yokubou wa, sekai wa
yoru ugomeku
oyasumi
 
 
 
Drowning Fish
 
In the transparent world of a fish tank
The spilled ink can no longer be extracted
The fish open their mouths
And are immersed in the ink
 
The truth that money can buy
Dolls lined up in a row
A stand* of conspiracy
Despite the lack of pain
 
The fish drowning in their tank
The caged bird in a confined sky
Unaware, we don’t even notice
Neither love nor hate
Fading…
It’s the dark reality
 
The beautiful things on television
Worsen our vision
Do we assign a price
To even the little warmth that remains?
Fading…
It’s the dark reality
 
The fish drowning in their tank
The dust gathering on the light
The suit looking proud about it
Calling himself a hero
Is this…
All there is?
 
A plane crashes and many die
The figures on television forgotten by tomorrow
A childhood friend I often played with
Committed suicide
It’s so pitiful
I can’t even remember their name
 
So try to sleep at night
Turn off the lights
The ‘real’ world, people, desire
Squirm in the night
Goodnight
 
*fumidai refers to a kind of step ladder, imagine that dolls are arranged on each step.

Do I sound weird if I say... none? Sex for me is about doing something intimate with someone you have intimate feelings for, not jumping on top of the next moving object, thrusting to completion, and changing the playlist.

Do I sound weird if I say... none? Sex for me is about doing something intimate with someone you have intimate feelings for, not jumping on top of the next moving object, thrusting to completion, and changing the playlist.

Opinions. Everyone has them. I don't judge people for theirs, so please don't judge me about mine.
 
I love music, and I love my girlfriend. For me, there's a time for both, and it's rarely together. That's all I have to say on this topic.

Do I sound weird if I say... none? Sex for me is about doing something intimate with someone you have intimate feelings for, not jumping on top of the next moving object, thrusting to completion, and changing the playlist.

Do I sound weird if I say... none? Sex for me is about doing something intimate with someone you have intimate feelings for, not jumping on top of the next moving object, thrusting to completion, and changing the playlist.

What the hell does it come with that justifies 13,500 yen? 

I'm struggling to find much of the 'classic ONE OK ROCK feeling' on this album at all. It's alright I guess, but it's such a departure from where the guys have come from that I can't help but feel like they've missed the mark this time. The major factors I think made me feel this way are the Western influence, and the lack of Japanese lyrics, only appearing briefly in a couple of tracks. For me, a long time fan of OOR, it was the excellent use of English that helped my younger self get into their music. But they have always been an energetic, punk-inspired Japanese rock band. 35xxxv in comparison sounds like bland, mainstream Western rock with not a lot of soul.
 
There's a handful of good songs here, but for me these are sadly mainly the ones we've heard before. Mighty Long Fall is an excellent lesson in pacing that gets the blood pumping when the crescendo reaches a powerful chorus. Cry out retains more of that OOR sound than most of the other songs on this album, and it's pretty catchy to boot. Stuck in the middle was a good pick me up after the album began to lose my interest (and that collaboration song? Worst thing they ever did xD)
 
I really hope that the more I listen to 35xxxv, the more it will grow on me. But as it stands, this is perhaps the weakest album in OOR's now extensive discography, and because of that I am much more likely to go back and listen to the stuff I like than I am to spin this disappointment again too often.

I found the lyrics on Yoshiatsu's (vo.) blog.
 
Japanese, Romaji and my English translation below.
 
 
 
「溺れる魚」
 
透き通った水槽の世界
こぼした墨はもう掬えない
魚たちは口をひろげて
それに浸かっているんだ
 
金で買える事実
並べられた模型
馴れ合いの踏み台
痛くないくせに
 
溺れる魚      水槽の中
鳥かごの鳥    窮屈な空
いつしか僕ら気づかないまま
愛も憎しみも
消えて 消えて
暗い ただ ただ ただ
 
テレビに映る  綺麗なものが
僕たちの目を  悪くするんだ
わずかに残る  温もりにさえ
値をつけるのだろう？
消えて 消えて
暗い ただ ただ ただ
 
溺れる魚      水槽の中
ライトの上に  積もったホコリ
スーツのそれは       偉そうにして
英雄を名乗り
ここが ここが
すべて？
飛行機が落ちて       たくさん死んで
テレビの数字  明日には忘れ
幼馴染の      よく遊んだ子
自殺したってさ
かわいそう そうね
名前も思い出せない
 
さあ   夜には眠ろう
明かり 消して
「本当」の 人は      欲望は 世界は
夜蠢く
おやすみ
 
 
 
Oboreru Sakana
 
sukitootta suisou no sekai
koboshita sumi wa mou sukuenai
sakanatachi wa kuchi wo hirogete
sore ni tsukatteiru nda
 
kane de kaeru jijitsu
naraberareta mokei
nareai no fumidai
itakunai kuse ni
 
oboreru sakana suisou no naka
torikago no tori kyuukutsu na sora
itsushika bokura kidzukanai mama
ai mo nikushimi mo
kiete kiete
kurai tada tada tada
 
TEREBI ni utsuru kirei na mono ga
bokutachi no me wo warukusuru nda
wazuka ni nokoru nukumori ni sae
ne wo tsukeru no darou?
kiete kiete
kurai tada tada tada
 
oboreru sakana suisou no naka
RAITO no ue ni tsumotta HOKORI
SU-TSU no sore wa erasou ni shite
eiyuu wo nanori
koko ga koko ga
subete?
 
hikouki ga ochite takusan shinde
TEREBI no suuji asu ni wa wasure
osananajimi no yoku asonda ko
jisatsu shita tte sa
kawaisou sou ne
namae mo omoidasenai
 
sa yoru ni wa nemurou
akari keshite
‘hontou’ no hito wa, yokubou wa, sekai wa
yoru ugomeku
oyasumi
 
 
 
Drowning Fish
 
In the transparent world of a fish tank
The spilled ink can no longer be extracted
The fish open their mouths
And are immersed in the ink
 
The truth that money can buy
Dolls lined up in a row
A stand* of conspiracy
Despite the lack of pain
 
The fish drowning in their tank
The caged bird in a confined sky
Unaware, we don’t even notice
Neither love nor hate
Fading…
It’s the dark reality
 
The beautiful things on television
Worsen our vision
Do we assign a price
To even the little warmth that remains?
Fading…
It’s the dark reality
 
The fish drowning in their tank
The dust gathering on the light
The suit looking proud about it
Calling himself a hero
Is this…
All there is?
 
A plane crashes and many die
The figures on television forgotten by tomorrow
A childhood friend I often played with
Committed suicide
It’s so pitiful
I can’t even remember their name
 
So try to sleep at night
Turn off the lights
The ‘real’ world, people, desire
Squirm in the night
Goodnight
 
*fumidai refers to a kind of step ladder, imagine that dolls are arranged on each step.

This. Although Let Go was pretty catchy.

I found the lyrics on Yoshiatsu's (vo.) blog.
 
Japanese, Romaji and my English translation below.
 
 
 
「溺れる魚」
 
透き通った水槽の世界
こぼした墨はもう掬えない
魚たちは口をひろげて
それに浸かっているんだ
 
金で買える事実
並べられた模型
馴れ合いの踏み台
痛くないくせに
 
溺れる魚      水槽の中
鳥かごの鳥    窮屈な空
いつしか僕ら気づかないまま
愛も憎しみも
消えて 消えて
暗い ただ ただ ただ
 
テレビに映る  綺麗なものが
僕たちの目を  悪くするんだ
わずかに残る  温もりにさえ
値をつけるのだろう？
消えて 消えて
暗い ただ ただ ただ
 
溺れる魚      水槽の中
ライトの上に  積もったホコリ
スーツのそれは       偉そうにして
英雄を名乗り
ここが ここが
すべて？
飛行機が落ちて       たくさん死んで
テレビの数字  明日には忘れ
幼馴染の      よく遊んだ子
自殺したってさ
かわいそう そうね
名前も思い出せない
 
さあ   夜には眠ろう
明かり 消して
「本当」の 人は      欲望は 世界は
夜蠢く
おやすみ
 
 
 
Oboreru Sakana
 
sukitootta suisou no sekai
koboshita sumi wa mou sukuenai
sakanatachi wa kuchi wo hirogete
sore ni tsukatteiru nda
 
kane de kaeru jijitsu
naraberareta mokei
nareai no fumidai
itakunai kuse ni
 
oboreru sakana suisou no naka
torikago no tori kyuukutsu na sora
itsushika bokura kidzukanai mama
ai mo nikushimi mo
kiete kiete
kurai tada tada tada
 
TEREBI ni utsuru kirei na mono ga
bokutachi no me wo warukusuru nda
wazuka ni nokoru nukumori ni sae
ne wo tsukeru no darou?
kiete kiete
kurai tada tada tada
 
oboreru sakana suisou no naka
RAITO no ue ni tsumotta HOKORI
SU-TSU no sore wa erasou ni shite
eiyuu wo nanori
koko ga koko ga
subete?
 
hikouki ga ochite takusan shinde
TEREBI no suuji asu ni wa wasure
osananajimi no yoku asonda ko
jisatsu shita tte sa
kawaisou sou ne
namae mo omoidasenai
 
sa yoru ni wa nemurou
akari keshite
‘hontou’ no hito wa, yokubou wa, sekai wa
yoru ugomeku
oyasumi
 
 
 
Drowning Fish
 
In the transparent world of a fish tank
The spilled ink can no longer be extracted
The fish open their mouths
And are immersed in the ink
 
The truth that money can buy
Dolls lined up in a row
A stand* of conspiracy
Despite the lack of pain
 
The fish drowning in their tank
The caged bird in a confined sky
Unaware, we don’t even notice
Neither love nor hate
Fading…
It’s the dark reality
 
The beautiful things on television
Worsen our vision
Do we assign a price
To even the little warmth that remains?
Fading…
It’s the dark reality
 
The fish drowning in their tank
The dust gathering on the light
The suit looking proud about it
Calling himself a hero
Is this…
All there is?
 
A plane crashes and many die
The figures on television forgotten by tomorrow
A childhood friend I often played with
Committed suicide
It’s so pitiful
I can’t even remember their name
 
So try to sleep at night
Turn off the lights
The ‘real’ world, people, desire
Squirm in the night
Goodnight
 
*fumidai refers to a kind of step ladder, imagine that dolls are arranged on each step.

The alternative story:
 
Sega is firing everyone related even by office or email from the team who made Sonic Boom, and because it caused a Sonic Boom in their finances, they are no longer able to afford to make physical packaging for their video games. As a result, Sega will only be distributing games digitally from now on, and they will attempt to claw back some cash from cheap Sonic figurines.

The alternative story:
 
Sega is firing everyone related even by office or email from the team who made Sonic Boom, and because it caused a Sonic Boom in their finances, they are no longer able to afford to make physical packaging for their video games. As a result, Sega will only be distributing games digitally from now on, and they will attempt to claw back some cash from cheap Sonic figurines.

I wish there were more threads like this, it's a fun way to discover new music.

Wasn't familiar with the vocalist but I just checked some samples and HELL YES. Down for this!
 

That's a great setlist for the next orchestral concert. The ballads are always beautiful. GHOST will be interesting though...

Oh yeah~ 8D
 
I hope it'll be a bit better than THE HOPELESS tho (loved the title track, didn't care for the rest).

Awesome, I liked the last two singles a lot.
Also hopefully he is ready to bring back ABS after the album and tour.

IDEA was my album of the year, so I'm excited to see where ALSDEAD are headed next.

In general agree with Zeus. The album opened strongly but I found myself losing interest a bit toward the end, perhaps due to the overall length of it. Cutting out a couple of the songs would indeed have made it both smoother on the listening experience (the positioning of Cause of fickleness really is baffling) and a nicer length. 輪郭 is definitely still the best track, but that's not surprising for me because it's one of my favourite Dir en grey songs in quite some time. I actually found Revelation of mankind to be quite interesting, but I think that's more to do with the promotional video than the song itself.
 
A solid album, but not their best to date.

In general agree with Zeus. The album opened strongly but I found myself losing interest a bit toward the end, perhaps due to the overall length of it. Cutting out a couple of the songs would indeed have made it both smoother on the listening experience (the positioning of Cause of fickleness really is baffling) and a nicer length. 輪郭 is definitely still the best track, but that's not surprising for me because it's one of my favourite Dir en grey songs in quite some time. I actually found Revelation of mankind to be quite interesting, but I think that's more to do with the promotional video than the song itself.
 
A solid album, but not their best to date.

"This photo is from today with ALDIOUS' new support drummer NANA-A! It's only been a short while, but her drumming is really powerful! Thank you, it was a lot of fun!"

"This photo is from today with ALDIOUS' new support drummer NANA-A! It's only been a short while, but her drumming is really powerful! Thank you, it was a lot of fun!"

"This photo is from today with ALDIOUS' new support drummer NANA-A! It's only been a short while, but her drumming is really powerful! Thank you, it was a lot of fun!"

Can't wait for their new release ( * o * ).
Would be awesome if they add some new songs as a surprise in the EU concert setlist, I want a pre-listennnn > . <