The song lyrics were written by the band Van Halen, as they were asked to write a song for the 1979 movie "Over the Edge" starring Matt Dillon. The movie (and the lyrics, although more obliquely) are about bored, rebellious youth with nothing better to do than get into trouble. If you see the movie, these lyrics will make more sense. It's a great movie if you grew up in the 70s/80s you'll definitely remember some of these characters from your own life. Fun fact, after writing the song, Van Halen decided not to let the movie use it.
Room 304, Room 304, Cherry Blossoms Of White Death
from the window the ever unchanging cherry blossoms
flutter flutter flutter flutter and dance in the breeze
today, too, my conciousness fades away
who are you? I cannot remember anything
my tears overflowed and fell
onto your hand clutching mine reassuringly
your unending stream of tears told me something
for some reason the scent of you brings memories...
surely I will lose my life all alone, in this room
these flowers that no-one can find...
the flowers fall quickly, swaying in the breeze this white hospital room blows with the breeze
the pain building up day by day
you held my thinning, ugly body close to you
at my time of death, there's one special person I remembered
tomorrow I'll become ashes, return to dust
from the window I can see the cherry blossoms beneath those cherry blossoms I want to sleep
wrapped in warmth in your hand....
they carry me quietly from room 304
so that I will never forget you
from here on, I sway in the breeze, together with the cherry blossoms, remembering you
fluttering fluttering
fluttering fluttering
from the window the ever unchanging cherry blossoms
flutter flutter flutter flutter and dance in the breeze
today, too, my conciousness fades away
who are you? I cannot remember anything
my tears overflowed and fell
onto your hand clutching mine reassuringly
your unending stream of tears told me something
for some reason the scent of you brings memories...
surely I will lose my life all alone, in this room
these flowers that no-one can find...
the flowers fall quickly, swaying in the breeze this white hospital room blows with the breeze
the pain building up day by day
you held my thinning, ugly body close to you
at my time of death, there's one special person I remembered
tomorrow I'll become ashes, return to dust
from the window I can see the cherry blossoms beneath those cherry blossoms I want to sleep
wrapped in warmth in your hand....
they carry me quietly from room 304
so that I will never forget you
from here on, I sway in the breeze, together with the cherry blossoms, remembering you
fluttering fluttering
fluttering fluttering
Lyrics submitted by Shinigami
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Nobody commented on this?! geez. Just reading the lyrics I want to tear up. The Song is a bit quieter than the other ones, but it still sounds just like them. Love this song!! "from here on, I sway in the breeze, together with the cherry blossoms, remembering you"
I've heard multiple theories on this song. Some think that the character has amnesia, but I stick to the idea that he's gone insane. Also, what IS Kyo's obsession with 'room 304'? There's this song, and multiple poems he's written with it in the title. I was thinking maybe there was a meaning in the numbers.. I tried to do a little analyzing of it, but I honestly don't know enough Japanese to come to an explanation. Anyone else care to shed a little light on it..?
maybe this can help.<br /> these are the english words to <br /> 304, Goushitsu, Haha to sakura: (shita to yoru has the same exact words.)<br /> <br /> Say the last good bye to The Feelings that Begun sinking<br /> Crying, not being able to hear Son's voice Even buzzing in the ears<br /> <br /> Getting angry at the Scar Branded on the eyes.<br /> Crying, not being able to smile anymore, the Son closed his eyes.<br /> <br /> The victim has no voice<br /> <br /> Carried away from the ward The eyes will not open<br /> Can you hear me? The love that never reaches<br /> <br /> The scar that can not bear is so deep Go fall cherry blossoms, Spring is too short.<br /> <br /> You were smiling, until yesterday Lily by the window is withering up<br /> Tomorrow will not come again, night of 16 year old<br /> Whether you cry or smile Lily by the window is withering up<br /> Tomorrow will not come again, night of 16 year old. <br /> <br /> Holding the son who was cremated The dream which has become so different, is withering up<br /> Being unable to bear Under the cherry blossoms Blooming at KAMO river<br /> It will bloom more beautiful next year Bloom in much more full blossom<br /> Being unable to bear night of 17 year old Blomming at KAMO river. <br /> <br /> (Taken from my copy of Kyo's 2nd poem book. This is his own translation)
I love this song! It's so emotional, and Shinya's drumming is awesome, as usual o.o x3 They're all so prettyful in the PV too :D
this song is beautiful, but sad, too. i think the "304" might have meaning because 3+0+4=7. 7 is an important number, right?
The number 7 is supposed to be the number of perfection that is all that i know about it
I think Kyo uses 304 as a code. 3 is half of 6, the western number of the devil. 4 is associated with death in Japan since the other way you could pronounce 4 is "san" which also means death. That's why they skip room 4 a lot in hospital buildings.
Woops. I meant "shi". "San" is 3 ^^;
This was from Kyo's poem book wasn't it? :S
Anyway, I love this song, the lyrics and the video ^_^
this is some of what i think... maybe is wrong... anyway, in japan there's a legend of the "red sakura" that says, the sakura was only white, so, a king during a war, given the order to put all the dead bodies down the sakura trees, and the blood of the dead people turn the white sakura, into pink. So now, the relation is "...beneath those cherry blossoms I want to sleep..." its related to this legend... and with this, i can understand that "he" wants to be down a sakura, grow with it, watch the 304 room, and all of the things the song say.... or not? =S....
anyway, its only a guess ^^
aww thx maxjaker I finally get the title now! I think this song is what happens after "304 goushitsu, haha to sakura", which is what happened after "304 goushitsu, shita to yoru", cuz in the first one somebody says "you are carried from the hospital room, your eyes unopeneing", and in the latter the boy(same protagonist as this song) talks about killing himself.... So yeah, I think they are all connected. Well that's just what I think anyway. And just in case I get sued, I found the poem line from Tattered Clothes^^