High and Mighty Color, most probably the first Japanese band I ever listened to and most probably what got me into Japanese music in the first place. Sadly, they disbanded. Their selling point though, is a female vocalist who sings and a male vocalist who sings and raps and screams and growls. Its very rare to mix the soothing female voice with rock and screamo and thus High and Mighty Color has this very unique sound to them.
This song "You" is sung by their second female vocalist Halca. The first female vocalist Maki got married and left the band. This is from their last album Swamp Man.
視界を遮る
夕日が尚早あおりたて
君の頬滴る涙 赤く滲む
終わりを乱せそうもない
この夢は時間費やせど
どこまでも ただあゆぶめど
葛藤の狭間でまた揺れながら
何もしてやれなかった 町に疲れた日々に
頷ける答えさえも見つけられずに
過ぎ去る時は待たずに あやふやなまま
壊れた嘘も 千切れた絆も
抱えたまま裸足で
踊り続けた
叫び押し殺した
明かりを掴めど
乾いた空は冷たさをました
壊れそうに微笑みながら
朝を願った
途切れた歌も 流れた涙も
支えた夢唱えて
踊り続けた
君の涙拭い
瞳閉ざしても 明日はきていた
朝焼け眩しく
(I try to kill the pain)
突きつけられた現実に戸惑い
思い描いた理想とほど遠い
空を睨んだ 君がいたんだ
血を流すほどに強く刻んだ
真っ暗になった 辺りを去った
歩き続けて明かり探した
胸に閉まった 昨日とまた違う
明日迎えに行くんだ
壊れた嘘も 千切れた絆も
途切れた歌も 流れた涙も
抱えたまま裸足で
踊り続けた
昨日の夢 また違う明日を
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shikai wo saegiru
yuuhi ga shousou aoritate
kimi no hoho shitataru namida akaku nijimu
owari wo midasesou mo nai
kono yume wa jikan tsuiyasedo
dokomademo tada ayubumedo
kattou no hazama de mata yure nagara
nani mo shite yarenakatta machi ni tsukareta hibi ni
unadukeru kotae sae mo mitsuke rarezuni
sugisaru toki wa matazuni ayafuya na mama
kowareta uso mo chigireta kizuna mo
kakaeta mama hadashi de
odori tsuduketa
sakebi oshi koroshita
akari wo tsukamedo
kawaita sora wa tsumetasa wo mashita
kowaresou ni hohoemi nagara
asa wo negatta
togireta uta mo nagareta namida mo
sasaeta yume tonaete
odori tsuduketa
kimi no namida nugui
hitomi tozashitemo asu wa kiteita
asayake mabushiku
(I try to kill the pain)
tsuki tsukerareta genjitsu ni tomadoi
omoi egaita risou to hodo tooi
sora wo niranda kimi ga itanda
chi wo nagasu hodo ni tsuyoku kizanda
makkura ni natta atari wo satta
aruki tsudukete akari sagashita
mune ni shimatta kinou to mata chigau
ashita mukae ni ikunda
kowareta uso mo chigireta kizuna mo
togireta uta mo nagareta namida mo
kakaeta mama hadashi de
odori tsuduketa
kinou no yume mata chigau ashita wo
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You covered your eyes
the prematurely setting sun
dyed the tear trickling down your cheek red
Without disrupting the end
this dream was just a waste of time
Just need to keep walking no matter where
even while shaking in the crevices of trauma
The days when we tire of this town that gave us nothing
even an affirming nod was nowhere in sight
Time just passes while we remain uncertain
Destroyed lies and severed ties
Continue dancing bare-footed
while holding on to them
I stifled my scream
Grab hold of the light
The arid sky just got colder
While smiling like I'm about to get crushed
I wished for morning
Interrupted songs and shed tears
chant the dream that we supported
while we continue to dance
Wipe your tears
Even if I close my eyes, tomorrow is already here
The morning glow is so bright
(I try to kill the pain)
Losing our direction with this reality thrust upon us
It is so different from the ideals we painted
I scowled at the sky while you were there
It was engraved so strongly like blood was being shed
The sky turned pitch dark, we left the area
in search of another light
Off to welcome a tomorrow that is different
from the yesterday trapped in me
Destroyed lies and severed ties
Interrupted songs and shed tears
Continue dancing bare-footed
while holding on to them
Yesterday's dream A different tomorrow
Monday 12 December 2011
Sunday 4 December 2011
LiSA - Oath Sign
LiSA, an acronym for Live is Smile Always. Making her debut as yui's singing voice in the anime Angel Beats, LiSA has taken the world of anisongs by storm.
Her next collaboration with anime is the song Oath Sign, the opening song of the anime Fate/Zero. I first heard the full version of this song live at the annual Anime Festival Asia held in Singapore. The energy LiSA had along with the live band members was something constantly pulsating throughout the audience. It was definitely a performance to remember. For those interested, the performance can be found on the internet as nico nico douga was streaming the performance live.
Oath Sign basically describes the feelings of the people involved in the Holy Grail War in the anime Fate/Zero. A battle of survival between sorcerers and their servants who are ancient heroes manifested with their mana to serve them. The survivors of this Holy Grail War will gain the Holy Grail which grants them the ability to have any one wish fulfilled. As such, it is an impure miracle built upon the demise of others as touched upon in the lyrics.
繰り返す世界 何度手を伸ばしたら
儚い涙は黒い心を溶かすの？
芽生え出した思いは胸に響いたなら
君の隣でずっと変わらず護るだろう
堕ちた希望を拾って明日に繋いでゆけば
絡まった歪な願いだってほどける
光りをかざして躊躇いを消した
あげたかったのは未来で
泣いてる夜抱いたまま嘆きを叫んで
踏み入れた足を遠くの理想が
そっと癒してゆく
確かな絆を強く握り進もうどこまでも
穢れきった奇跡を背に
創られた思い触れれば何よりも
温かくて現実が霞始める
狂い出した世界に問いかけ続けても
答えなんて出ないってもう君は知っていたの？
泣いて滲んだ願いは決して揺るぎはしなくて
ただそっと痛みを終わりなく与える
哀しみを知って喜びを知った
弱さは君を変えて
立ち止まった時 剥がれすべてを壊した
届くはずのない言葉を託して
見えた瞳は
何を感じて遠ざけるの？
心隠すように
今ここにいる意味
教えてくれたなら
強くいられる 変わらずいつも
光りをかざして躊躇いを消した
あげたかったのは未来で
泣いてる夜抱いたまま嘆きを叫んで
踏み入れた足を遠くの理想が
そっと癒してゆく
確かな絆を強く握り進もうどこまでも
迷いなんて目を開いて
振り払って手を伸ばそう
穢れきった奇跡を背に
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kurikaesu sekai nando te wo nobashitara
hakanai namida wa kuroi kokoro tokasu no?
mebae dashita omoi ga mune ni hibiita nara
kimi no tonari de zutto kawarazu mamoru darou
ochita kibou wo hirotte asu ni tsunaide yukeba
karamatta ibitsu na negai datte hodokeru
hikari wo kazashite tamerai wo keshita
agetakatta no wa mirai de
naiteru yoru daita mama nageki wo sakende
fumi ireta ashi wo tooku no risou ga
sotto iyashite yuku
tashikana kizuna wo tsuyoku nigiri susumou doko made mo
kegare kitta kiseki wo se ni
tsukurareta omoi furereba nani yori mo
atatakakute genjitsu ga kasumi hajimeru
kurui dashita sekai ni toikake tsudukete mo
kotae nante denai tte mou kimi wa shitteita no?
naite nijinda negai wa kesshite yurugi wa shinakute
tada sotto itami wo owari naku ataeru
kanashimi wo shitte yorokobi wo shitta
yowasa wa kimi wo kaete
tachi domatta toki hagare subete wo kowashita
todoku hazu no nai kotoba wo takushite
mieta hitomi wa
nani wo kanjite toozakeru no?
kokoro kakusu you ni
ima koko ni iru imi
oshiete kureta nara
tsuyoku irareru kawarazu itsumo
hikari wo kazashite tamerai wo keshita
agetakatta no wa mirai de
naiteru yoru daita mama nageki wo sakende
fumi ireta ashi wo tooku no risou ga
sotto iyashite yuku
tashikana kizuna wo tsuyoku nigiri susumou doko made mo
mayoi nante me wo hiraite
furi haratte te wo nobasou
kegare kitta kiseki wo se ni
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How many times do i need to reach out my hand in this repeating world
for the ephemeral tears to melt a black heart?
If this budding thought is resounding in your chest
then I will always be beside you to protect you
Pick up the fallen hope and connect it to tomorrow
then even entwined and distorted wishes will come undone
Blocking the light and erasing my hesitance
What I wanted to give was a future
Embrace the night when you were crying and scream out your grief
The foot that was trodden upon will be slowly healed
by a faraway ideal
Grab hold of your strong bonds and advance no matter where
shouldering a miracle rid of impurity
If fabricated thoughts can be felt, they are warmer than anything
Reality starts to move from a blur
Did you already know that there won't be an answer
even if you continue to question this insane world?
A wish drenched in tears is unwavering
but it will only slowly impart endless pain
Having known sadness and happiness
weakness will change you
When you come to a halt, everything would have been peeled off and destroyed
Entrusted with words that won't reach
What did those eyes see
that made you keep a distance?
To hide your heart
If you could tell me
the meaning of me being here right now
Then I can stay here forever and always
Blocking the light and erasing my hesitance
What I wanted to give was a future
Embrace the night when you were crying and scream out your grief
The foot that was trodden upon will be slowly healed
by a faraway ideal
Grab hold of your strong bonds and advance no matter where
Shake off your confusion
open your eyes and stretch out your hand
Shoulder a miracle rid of impurity
Her next collaboration with anime is the song Oath Sign, the opening song of the anime Fate/Zero. I first heard the full version of this song live at the annual Anime Festival Asia held in Singapore. The energy LiSA had along with the live band members was something constantly pulsating throughout the audience. It was definitely a performance to remember. For those interested, the performance can be found on the internet as nico nico douga was streaming the performance live.
Oath Sign basically describes the feelings of the people involved in the Holy Grail War in the anime Fate/Zero. A battle of survival between sorcerers and their servants who are ancient heroes manifested with their mana to serve them. The survivors of this Holy Grail War will gain the Holy Grail which grants them the ability to have any one wish fulfilled. As such, it is an impure miracle built upon the demise of others as touched upon in the lyrics.
繰り返す世界 何度手を伸ばしたら
儚い涙は黒い心を溶かすの？
芽生え出した思いは胸に響いたなら
君の隣でずっと変わらず護るだろう
堕ちた希望を拾って明日に繋いでゆけば
絡まった歪な願いだってほどける
光りをかざして躊躇いを消した
あげたかったのは未来で
泣いてる夜抱いたまま嘆きを叫んで
踏み入れた足を遠くの理想が
そっと癒してゆく
確かな絆を強く握り進もうどこまでも
穢れきった奇跡を背に
創られた思い触れれば何よりも
温かくて現実が霞始める
狂い出した世界に問いかけ続けても
答えなんて出ないってもう君は知っていたの？
泣いて滲んだ願いは決して揺るぎはしなくて
ただそっと痛みを終わりなく与える
哀しみを知って喜びを知った
弱さは君を変えて
立ち止まった時 剥がれすべてを壊した
届くはずのない言葉を託して
見えた瞳は
何を感じて遠ざけるの？
心隠すように
今ここにいる意味
教えてくれたなら
強くいられる 変わらずいつも
光りをかざして躊躇いを消した
あげたかったのは未来で
泣いてる夜抱いたまま嘆きを叫んで
踏み入れた足を遠くの理想が
そっと癒してゆく
確かな絆を強く握り進もうどこまでも
迷いなんて目を開いて
振り払って手を伸ばそう
穢れきった奇跡を背に
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kurikaesu sekai nando te wo nobashitara
hakanai namida wa kuroi kokoro tokasu no?
mebae dashita omoi ga mune ni hibiita nara
kimi no tonari de zutto kawarazu mamoru darou
ochita kibou wo hirotte asu ni tsunaide yukeba
karamatta ibitsu na negai datte hodokeru
hikari wo kazashite tamerai wo keshita
agetakatta no wa mirai de
naiteru yoru daita mama nageki wo sakende
fumi ireta ashi wo tooku no risou ga
sotto iyashite yuku
tashikana kizuna wo tsuyoku nigiri susumou doko made mo
kegare kitta kiseki wo se ni
tsukurareta omoi furereba nani yori mo
atatakakute genjitsu ga kasumi hajimeru
kurui dashita sekai ni toikake tsudukete mo
kotae nante denai tte mou kimi wa shitteita no?
naite nijinda negai wa kesshite yurugi wa shinakute
tada sotto itami wo owari naku ataeru
kanashimi wo shitte yorokobi wo shitta
yowasa wa kimi wo kaete
tachi domatta toki hagare subete wo kowashita
todoku hazu no nai kotoba wo takushite
mieta hitomi wa
nani wo kanjite toozakeru no?
kokoro kakusu you ni
ima koko ni iru imi
oshiete kureta nara
tsuyoku irareru kawarazu itsumo
hikari wo kazashite tamerai wo keshita
agetakatta no wa mirai de
naiteru yoru daita mama nageki wo sakende
fumi ireta ashi wo tooku no risou ga
sotto iyashite yuku
tashikana kizuna wo tsuyoku nigiri susumou doko made mo
mayoi nante me wo hiraite
furi haratte te wo nobasou
kegare kitta kiseki wo se ni
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
How many times do i need to reach out my hand in this repeating world
for the ephemeral tears to melt a black heart?
If this budding thought is resounding in your chest
then I will always be beside you to protect you
Pick up the fallen hope and connect it to tomorrow
then even entwined and distorted wishes will come undone
Blocking the light and erasing my hesitance
What I wanted to give was a future
Embrace the night when you were crying and scream out your grief
The foot that was trodden upon will be slowly healed
by a faraway ideal
Grab hold of your strong bonds and advance no matter where
shouldering a miracle rid of impurity
If fabricated thoughts can be felt, they are warmer than anything
Reality starts to move from a blur
Did you already know that there won't be an answer
even if you continue to question this insane world?
A wish drenched in tears is unwavering
but it will only slowly impart endless pain
Having known sadness and happiness
weakness will change you
When you come to a halt, everything would have been peeled off and destroyed
Entrusted with words that won't reach
What did those eyes see
that made you keep a distance?
To hide your heart
If you could tell me
the meaning of me being here right now
Then I can stay here forever and always
Blocking the light and erasing my hesitance
What I wanted to give was a future
Embrace the night when you were crying and scream out your grief
The foot that was trodden upon will be slowly healed
by a faraway ideal
Grab hold of your strong bonds and advance no matter where
Shake off your confusion
open your eyes and stretch out your hand
Shoulder a miracle rid of impurity
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