The days of youth
That vanished from a shooting star, sight unseen
Slipped through my hands
While I was smiling
Holding on to wounds that won’t heal,
Of flying, I dream
Let’s meet again by chance
At the end of the cycle of death and rebirth
The wind passed and I heard a voice
In a rumble of thunder, advances a funeral procession—
A darkness
That lights up the colours of a world cut open
The sky burns in a rightful scarlet colour;
I leaf through the pages of a tale
Weary of battle
It is the dream of a jellyfish I see
Until I take hold of
The deepening continuation of the story
Blooming in black, and getting torn to pieces
Our fingertips thread through the wind and snow
For a dream of bright sunlight
that we loved to the point that it would break us;
The wind passed and I heard a voice
In a rumble of thunder, advances a funeral procession—
A darkness
That lights up the colours of a world cut open
Prayers won’t reach you
It is my resolve alone that burns
Blooming in black, and getting torn to pieces
Our fingertips thread through the wind and snow
For a dream of bright sunlight
that we loved to the point that it would break us;
The wind passed and I heard a voice
In a rumble of thunder, advances a funeral procession—
A light
Which illuminates the colours of a world cut open,
and ends the journey we walked together
I wonder whether we will return
To Mother Sea
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NOTES / INTERPRETATION:
Thoughts. There is something about the wording of these lyrics that really resonated with me, that I love… The intensity and complexity of sound in this song matches the intensity of its imagery both in terms of the visuals in the MV, and of course in terms of the words that paint the world of the song. Despite the imagery of death, the song itself brims with resilience — resolve and willpower keeps the music afloat, while the speaker moves through the story in the lyrics. Even while the meaning behind the imagery remains somewhat vague, the driving force that makes up the core of the song will sweep you along in its current. Perhaps, if we’re fortunate… back to Mother Sea.
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アリス九號. ★ ALICE NINE.
Funeral
GRACE (2022)
Lyrics by 将/SHOU
Music by 沙我/Saga
Original text translated from Japanese.
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Translation also on the Alice9Lives Archive.