This is the song that made me an exist†trace fan. Like “Unforgive You” from Twin Gate, this song’s lyrics seem so specific to me. I thought it had to be about some specific event, or perhaps some particular law or practice within society. Who are the hypocrites and the good people who stand by and do … Continue reading
This song reminds me of the character image songs from Gundam Wing. Though given miko’s love for Sailor Moon, maybe that’s the “senshi” (soldier) she was thinking of. I’ve opted not to do a full translation of miko’s blog post for this song, because a lot of it is about a show they were preparing … Continue reading
There aren’t any English or Spanish translations of this song, not that I could find posted publicly anyway, and I wonder if that’s because the song isn’t popular (I don’t know whether it is or isn’t) or because people are thinking about it too hard and think it can’t be what it sounds like. It’s … Continue reading
So much for a schedule… (^o^;) I started doing this back in early June to have it ready for the 9th, but got stuck on several things. The first was that I didn’t recognize a reference to a proverb, so while I thought I understood what was going on, I couldn’t justify my interpretation. The … Continue reading
Happy May Igu Day! Now that The Air Moon is done, I’d like to get through all the songs on VIRGIN. I’m gonna try to post on the 1st, 9th, and 19th to make it a routine. Though I’ve done a couple of songs from this album already, I figured I would just go in … Continue reading
This is a bit of a deviation from my usual fan translation fare, but I see it when I’m scrolling down my iTunes Music Library on my way to exist†trace, so I figured I could translate this too. As passionate as this song is, my main memory of it is not being able to get … Continue reading
This translation includes Jyou’s spoken part on the album version of the song. (Not that I know for sure that she’s said other things for other versions, but it seems like a logical assumption to make.) I could catch all but a couple of words myself, but I found this Japanese site, UtaTen, that had … Continue reading
This song may sound like a slightly dark fairy tale if you’re only listening to it, and to the album version at that, where miko’s ultra nasal high-pitched singing makes you think of a little 8-year-old girl. But if you read the lyrics as written in the liner notes, it turns into a tale fit … Continue reading
The song that most caught my attention on Twin Gate when I first listened to it was “Unforgive You.” It’s such a haunting track, and the specificity of the person described made me wonder who it was written for. Actually, I think that’s how I came to find miko’s blog, as she explains there exactly … Continue reading
Japanese text of the lyrics available at Rock Lyric. There is one minor difference between what’s sung and what’s written there, namely that where the lyrics say 「心の中」(kokoro no uchi) what’s actually sung is 「心の中心」(kokoro no chuushin). The meaning doesn’t change much; kokoro no uchi would be figuratively “one’s mind” whereas kokoro no chuushin would be … Continue reading
