[R] gackt || redemption

OST of # Final Fantasy Vii: Dirge Of Cerberus

Romaji

Shizuka ni sora ni kaeru anata no sugata wo
What else can I do besides avenge you?
Namida ga kareru made zutto mitsumete ita

Afureru kanashimi wa kese nai kizuato ni
Wasure wa shinai to chikatta

Oreta tsubasa wo habatakase
Subete wo keshsite mise you
Itsu no hi ka owari wo mukaeru
Saigo no kane ga nari yamu made

You told me to live as if you were to die tomorrow.
Fail not and be what we were now
Face as if we want to have forever

Furueru yubi de akai namida wo nazotta
I had nothing to lose, nothing to lose
Hakanai omoide ga yami ni ochite yuku

Saigo no hohoemi ga ukandewa kieru
Nukumori dake wo nokoshite

Yasashii dake no kotoba nara
Ima no bokuha iyase nai
Hateshi naku tsuduku tatakai ni
Kono mi wo subete sasageru dake

Itsuka wa kono sora ni daremo ga kaeru kara
Wakare no kotoba wa ira nai
make it up

Oreta tsubasa wo habatakase
Subete wo keshite mise you
Itsu no hi ka owari wo mukaeru
Saigo no kane ga nari yamu made

Yasashii dake no kotoba nara
Ima no bokuha iyase nai
Hateshi naku tsuduku tatakai ni
Kono mi wo subete sasageru dake

REDEMPTION...REDEMPTION...

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English Translation

Your form which returns gently to heaven
What else can I do, besides avenge you?
I watched it for the longest time, until my tears dried up.

And the sorrow overflowing from the scar which can't be erased,
I swore that I would never forget it.

I'll flap my broken wings and erase it all some day, you'll see,
Until the last bell ringing the dirge completes.

You told me to live as if you were to die tomorrow.
Fail not and be what we were now
Face as if we want to have forever

Bright red tears traced by a trembling finger,
I had nothing to lose, nothing to lose
It crashes through the dark memories.

The last smile wavered, and disappears,
And the warmth is all that's left.

Your kind and gentle words can't heal me now,
This body's only dedicated to the never ending fight.

Because everyone returns to heaven, some day,
You'll never need to say goodbye.

Break out!

I'll flap my broken wings and erase it all some day, you'll see,
Until the last bell ringing the dirge completes.

Your kind and gentle words can't heal me now,
This body's only dedicated to the never ending fight.

REDEMPTION...REDEMPTION...

[R] gazette || filth in the beauty

i think this song is so game-ost material. i love the melodious female voices occasionally throughout the song & the lead singer's haunting voice. the song is just plain awesome, and so goes for the lyrics. I got the lyrics from this livejournal community page, and the extra info at the bottom as well. =)

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Romaji Lyrics

The reverse side of beauty
It dyed by beloved filth.

Genwaku no umi Shizunda hotaru
Hitei wa yokkyuujou no uso
Mujun de somaru taion
Risei wo kaburu aibu ni
Odori tokekomu shun wa fuini
kegarawashiku...
My mind which falls

Your seed and my seed never mixes.
The connection of this blood is eternal.
You cannot finish suppressing the desire.
To true daughter...[Sexual disgrace]

Toiki fusagu myaku utsu 「ue」 wa
Wakari aenu guren wo motomu

Closet mind is distorted instability.
please release me before breaking.
How long...
In humiliation
The countless fatal scar was born.

[Sexual disgrace]

Prohibited bud...
Reckless driving cucumber...
The kin' collapses...
Near relatives on death...
The smell of a cigarette smell breath&shit
Moment that bitter white jam is mixed
Inside of a brain caused an error
and goes mad by the sweet bug [loop]

Kubi wo hawasu shitasaki to te
Nozomu hyoujou guren ni somare

Closet mind is distorted instability.
please release me before breaking.
So long...
In humiliation
The final art is your dead face

Dad which fell to the trap

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English Translation

The reverse side of beauty
It dyed by beloved filth.

The firefly submerged in a sea of glamour
Denial is a lie caused by desire
Body heat dyed with contradiction
In the caress that takes on reason
The spring that melts into a dance is suddenly
Filthy...
My mind which falls

Your seed and my seed never mixes.
The connection of this blood is eternal.
You cannot finish suppressing the desire.
To true daughter...[Sexual disgrace]

The pulse of "hunger" which covers the breath
Searches for the confused* crimson lotus flower

Closet mind is distorted instability.
Please release me before breaking.
How long...
In humiliation
The countless fatal scar was born.

[Sexual disgrace]

Prohibited bud...
Reckless driving cucumber...
The kin' collapses...
Near relatives on death...
The smell of a cigarette smell breath shit
Moment that bitter white jam is mixed
Inside of a brain caused an error
and goes mad by the sweet bug [loop]

The tongue and the hands that creep around your neck
Dye the desired expression a burning crimson

Closet mind is distorted instability.
please release me before breaking.
So long...
In humiliation
The final art is your dead face

Dad which fell to the trap

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Translator's Notes on Filth in the Beauty:

1. 春 means spring and is usually pronounced "haru" when on its own, but Ruki uses the "shun" pronunciation, probably to better fit in with the rhythm of the song.

2. This song has TONS of symbolism in it. Here are a few ones I'd like to point out especially:

- the "confused crimson lotus flower": obviously represents the vagina of the daughter, who’s cries to be released are not heard by the rapist, thus “confused”. This ties in with the "Prohibited bud" he mentions later on.

- "Reckless driving cucumber": I don't think I need to point out what that one means. Anyone else think of hide when you read that?

- "bitter white jam": I don't think it could be any clearer. This, along with the strong overlaying theme of taboo and the forbidden tell us that Ruki is talking here about a father having sex - or, as is more likely, raping - his daughter. This is neatly tied off by the line "Sexual disgrace", which appears a few times throughout the song.

- It is clear that this is very much against the daughter's will, as is evident in the lines "please release me before breaking." and "In humiliation". In the end, the daughter decides that she has had enough, and kills the father, as we can see from "The final art is your dead face / Dad which fell to the trap".

[R] gazette || reila

It's a wonderful song, but the most awesomest part, for me, were the solos by 2 guitarists. It's beautifully sad.

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ROMAJI LYRICS from here

Reila...

Deatte kara doredake onaji kizu wo oi
Doredake sasae atta?
Kimi ga tsurai toki ni wa hoka no dare yori
Boku dake ni oshiete hoshikatta
Jijitsu ga me ni yakitsuku
Mugon de fudou no kimi wa nani wo omou
Riyuu nado iranai sa
Tada boku no kimi wo kaeshite kurereba

Nokosareta boku yori mu ni natta kimi wa
Dorehodo tsurai darou ka
Mada nanimo hajimattenai no ni
Mada kimi ni kono kotoba ietenai no ni doko e

Reila...
Kimi no na wo yonde mite mo
This voice does not reach you...
Reila...
Me wo akete? uso da to waratte misete yo...

Ashita wa doko e yukou
Kimi ga nozomu nara doko e demo yuku yo

Kimi wa itsumo sou boku ga omou hodo
Dokoka e itte shimau
Mata boku wo nokoshi hitori de hashitte yukun da ne
Mou todokanai mou todokanai
Yatto kimi ni aeta no ni
Gaman shiteta mono ga subete afurete
Namida ni natte koboreta

Reila...
Ienakatta kono kotoba wo
Reila...
Ima koko de kimi ni utau yo
Reila...
Dare yori mo kimi wo ai shiteru
Reila...
Ai shiteiru. ai shiteiru...
Futari ga ita heya ima mo sono mama
Kagi mo kakezu ni
Itsudemo kimi ga kaette koreru you ni
Zutto matteru yo wakatteru kedo
Ima de mo kimi ga doa wo akeru sugata ga mierun da
Ashita wa kitto kaette kite kureru kana

ENGLISH TRANSLATIONS from here

Reila...

After meeting, how many wounds are needed just for support
When you are harsh, other people learn things from it
Reality in the eye of the burning, scar you full of silence
Do not need a reason for you to return to me

From me, who is left for you who has become nothing
What do you think is harsh?
Still, you do not say anything
These words are not meant for me
Go somewhere

Reila...
Trying to call your name
this voice does not reach you
Reila...
Opening your eyes, your face shows lies, and laughter

Tomorrow you will probably go somewhere you desire
You go anywhere

You think about me so Always
You will probably go somewhere
You leave me alone and keep running
I cannot reach you anymore Cannot reach you anymore
At last being able to meet you
ended my overflowing patience
A tear dropped

Reila...
Words which you could not say
Reila...
Now the place where you once sang
Reila...
Everyone compared to you is loved
Reila...
I have loved I have loved

The room where two people stay even now is the same
Without using either key you will find a way to return
I can wait forever, you understand
And now the door is opened, and can visibly show your form

Tomorrow you will certainly return

[ST] utada hikaru || flavor of life (hana yori dango 2)

I LOVE HYD! the first and the 2nd. both are insanely awesome and i recommend it to frickin everyone. it's got comedy, romance, drama, suspense, and lots of twists & unpredictable turns that'll leave you at the edge of your seats. as i've said, HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. definitely my ultimate fav tv show i've ever watched. watch it online, or download the videos now!

p/s - this is one of the OSTs, and i really am amzed by how the makers of the jdorama manage to insert this song in EVERY episode without fail at the most tense/sad/happy moments. DAMN. they're incredible! and the song s really touching.

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ROMANJI LYRICS

Arigatou to kimi ni iwareru to nandaka setsunai
Sayounara no ato no tokenu mahou awaku horonigai
The flavor of life

Tomodachi demo koibito demo nai chuukan chiten de
Shuukaku no hi wo yumemiteru aoi furu-tsu
Ato ippo ga fumidasenai sei de
Jirettai no wa nande?

Arigatou to kimi ni iwareru to nandaka setsunai
Sayounara no ato no tokenu mahou awaku horonigai
The flavor of life

Amai dake no sasoi monku ajike no nai doku
Sonna mono ni wa kyoumi wa sosorarenai
Omoitoori ni ikanai toki datte
Jinsei suteta mon janai tte

Doushita no? to kyuu ni kikareru to "Uun. Nandemo nai"
Sayounara no ato ni kieru egao watashi rashikunai
Sinjitai to negaeba negau hodo nandaka setsunai
"Aishiteru yo" yori mo "daisuki" no hou ga kimi rashii janai?
The flavor of life

Wasurekakete ita hito no omoi wo totsuzen omoidasu koro
Furitsumoru yuki no shirosa wo omou to sunao ni yorokobitai yo

Daiyamondo yorimo yawarakakute atatakana mirai
Teni shitai yo kagiri aru jikan wo kimi to sugoshitai

"Arigatou" to kimi ni iwareru to nandaka setsunai
Sayounara no ato no tokenu mahou awaku horonigai
The flavor of life

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English Translation from here

When you say thank you to me, for some reason it hurts,
Like a magic spell that doesn’t get undone even after the good bye, a hint of bitterness;
The flavor of life

Stuck midpoint between friends and lovers,
Like an un-riped fruit dreaming about the day of harvest
Because of being unable to just move one more step forward
What’s causing this frustration baby

When you say thank you to me, for some reason it hurts,
Like a magic spell that doesn’t get undone even after the good bye, a hint of bitterness;
The flavor of life

Sweet talk and tasteless conversations,
It sparks no interest in me
Even when things do not go the way you want
It doesn't mean you’ve thrown your life away

When asked ‘What's wrong?’
I answer ‘It's nothing’
The smile that disappears after goodbye
It’s unlike me

The more I wish to believe in you,
For some reason it hurts even more
‘I like you a lot’ instead of ‘I love you’ sounds more like you
The flavor of life

The period when you suddenly remember the scent of someone you had almost forgotten
I want to be able to openly and honestly cherish the white purity of the falling snow more

A future tender and warmer than a diamond
I want to grasp it, in this limited time we have, i want to spend it with you

When you say thank you to me, for some reason it hurts,
Like a magic spell that doesnt get undone even after the good bye, a hint of bitterness;
The flavor of life...

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and another English Translation

When I hear you say “thank you”, my heart hurts for some reason
Like a magic spell that doesn’t get undone even after the break up, the faintly burning pain;
The flavor of life

Neither friends nor lovers in uncertain terms
The un-riped fruit dreams about the day of harvest
Not being able to move forward
Those hands are desperate baby~

When I hear you say “thank you”, my heart hurts for some reason
Like a magic spell that doesn’t get undone even after the break up, the faintly burning pain;
The flavor of life

Words that seduce with sweetness, boring talk
I have no interest in them
Though things aren’t going smoothly at the moment
I haven’t given up on my life yet

When asked “What happened?”
I answer “Nothing much”
The disappearance of laughter
After a break up isn’t like me

Whenever I wish to believe in you as I want
My heart hurts for some reason
Liking something else more than
Something you love isn’t like you
The flavor of life

When I miss the person who is fainting away in my memory
I want to be more openly cheerful about the white snow piling up

The future that is smoother and more warmer than diamond
I want to embrace it even with the limited time I want to be with you

When I hear you say “thank you”, my heart hurts for some reason
Like a magic spell that doesn’t get undone even after the break up, the faintly burning pain;
The flavor of life...

[ER] alesana || this conversation is over

Simple description of this song : one of my fave songs of their album 'On Frail Wings of Vanity & Wax'. The album is highly reccomended. =)

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take everything away from me silent angel...

apathy cries out from your lungs, indifference reeks of fiction
time will tell how far you will go
I can't see why you'd run and hide excluding such complacence
as tears rain from bloodshot eyes

take everything away from me silent angel
leave me nothing to remind me of this time now lost

the air now reeks with the presence of your vile voice
as your smile masks the advance you keep
...I am not your trophy...
the air now reeks with the presence of your vile voice
as your smile masks the advance you keep
...I am not your trophy...

please try to say more carefully that you no longer need me
this back and forth is killing me
the only eyes you'll look into are those in your reflection
you are the means to my end

this conversation is over, it's over...
your truth is a deception meant to poison me

take everything away from me silent angel
leave me nothing to remind me of this time now lost

I can't seem to believe that you ever cared for me
...this conversation is over...
your empty words now drift away as fragile whispers
I saw the day when the fire left your eyes, your tongue fell still
your treason is silence...
take everything away from me silent angel
leave me nothing to remind me of this time now lost

[P] ada apa dengan cinta (poem)

Ku lari ke hutan kemudian menyanyiku.
Ku lari ke pantai kemudian teriakku
Sepi..sepi dan sendiri aku benci
Ingin bingar aku mau di pasar..
Bosan aku dengan penat
Enyah saja kau pekat
Seperti berjelaga jika ku sendiri

Pecahkan saja gelasnya biar ramai
Biar mengaduh sampai gaduh
Ada malaikat menyulam jaring labah-labah belang di tembok keraton putih
Kenapa tidak kau goyangkan saja locengnya biar terdera?
Atau aku harus lari ke hutan
Belok ke pantai...

Bosan aku dengan penat
Dan enyah saja kau pekat
Seperti berjelaga jika ku sendiri

Bosan aku dengan penat
Dan enyah saja kau pekat
Seperti berjelaga jika ku sendiri

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English translation (very literal, pls ignore my unpoeticness, heheh)

I run to the forest and then I sang
I run to the shore and then I cried out
Silence.. silence and alone.. I hate it
I want noise, I want to be at a marketplace
Bored I am with exhaustion
Leave, my tiredness
I feel smoked when I'm alone

Just break the glass to make more pieces
Permit the pain until a fight starts
An angel weaves a striped-spider cobweb at a white wall
Why don't I just strike the bell to make it toll?
Or should I run to the forest
Run to the shore..

Bored I am with exhaustion
Leave, my tiredness
I feel smoked when I'm alone

Bored I am with exhaustion
Leave, my tiredness
I feel smoked when I'm alone

[R] panic at the disco || lying is the most fun a girl can have without taking her clothes off

Don't let the song title fool you, this song IS cheeky and naughty. By saying that, I do mean it contains explicit stuff >_o. But but but the music is just so catchy and nice to bob your head to. Could easily be my absolute fave songby Panic! at the Disco, definitely. Despite the upbeat melody, the song is actually about someone cheating on her partner (from the parner's POV).

It's quite tragic. Enjoy~

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Is it me that makes you sweat?
Am I who you think about in bed?
When the lights are dim and your hands are shaking as you're sliding off your dress?
Then think of what you did
And how I hope to God it was worth it.

When the lights are dim and your heart is racing as your fingers touch your skin.
I've got more wit, a better kiss, a hotter touch, a better fuck
Than any boy you'll ever meet, sweetie you had me
Girl I was it, look past the sweat, a better love deserving of
Exchanging body heat in the passenger seat?
No, no, no, you know it will always just be me

Chorus:
Let's get these teen hearts beating faster, faster
So testosterone boys and harlequin girls,
Will you dance to this beat, and hold a lover close?
So testosterone boys and harlequin girls,
Will you dance to this beat, and hold a lover close?

So I guess we're back to us, oh cameraman, swing the focus
In case I lost my train of thought, where was it that we last left off?
(Let's pick up, pick up)

Oh now I do recall, we were just getting to the part
Where the shock sets in, and the stomach acid finds a new way to make you get sick.
I hope you didn't expect that you'd get all of the attention.
Now let's not get selfish
Did you really think I’d let you kill this chorus?

[Chorus]

Dance to this beat
Dance to this beat
Dance to this beat

Let's get these teen hearts beating faster, faster
Let's get these teen hearts beating faster

I've got more win, a better kiss, a hotter touch, a better fuck
Than any boy you'll ever meet, sweetie you had me
Girl I was it, look past the sweat, a better love deserving of
Exchanging body heat in the passenger seat?
No, no, no, you know it will always just be me

[Chorus]

So testosterone boys and harlequin girls
Dance to this beat
So testosterone boys and harlequin girls
Dance to this beat
And hold a lover close

Let's get these teen hearts beating faster, faster
Let's get these teen hearts beating faster