Ash, shadow; evening flickers
Look, once more the dreams and voices of the dead
(Just like the Living Dead)
A pure black
(There is inside me)
Opened the door
Crime, mitsu, says the clown ¹
Listen, even the sun is already far away
(Just like the Living Dead)
A pure black
(There is inside me)
Bloomed fragrantly in profusion
I’m not scared to vanishing(Burning down)
Reality is destroyed
No time for farewells(Til the end)
Living Dead
Wavering and decaying, to the point that I lose my way
(There is no salvation rotting away)
Stabbed was my prayer
(Just like the sad Living Dead)
“In order to be cognizant of life
I catch hold of the silhouette of death
From the time of the ice age until now
Universal things
Despair and hope
Anger and happiness
Hatred and love
In order to place upon the balance of the scales
A bit of stardust
I leave here in death the proof that I lived”
I take care of the long sigh that I love
A dream of nirvana
I’m not scared to vanishing(Burning down)
Reality is destroyed
No time for farewells(Til the end)
Living Dead
Wavering and decaying, to the point that I lose my way
(There is no salvation rotting away)
Stabbed was my prayer
(Just like the sad Living Dead)
Let’s untie the tassels and go to see heaven, the sky that burns
As for the signal—adieu
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NOTES / INTERPRETATION:
Blue font indicates text originally written in English in the official booklet.
oo1. The word mitsu literally means honey, but within the Visual Kei scene is a term used to refer to a fan that supports the band or one or more members of the band financially or materially. This is not the same as giving a band member a gift or buying goods. It can range from giving them money directly to things like buying equipment that they need and giving it to them.
Thoughts. Despite the despair at the situation depicted in the lyrics, the speaker maintains their sense of agency and purpose, this underscored by the steadfast sound of the music itself. Living Dead begins this excellent album with a solid foundation.
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アリス九號. ★ ALICE NINE.
Living Dead
GRACE (2022)
Lyrics by 将/SHOU
Music by 沙我/Saga
Original text translated from Japanese.
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