In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
Hello, my dear, kill me, gently.
A burned body doesn't leave you.
sukuenai to nageku nara shi sae mita darou?
sono kokyuu no zaratsuki wa gien totorenai ka?
furishikiru [kishimu ne] ni furue ga yamanu
nou de rikaishi tsuzukeru itami ni zetsuen wo
Die for me...,you can't save it.
Is it wrong? kotaete misete
hora yura yura yura to sono me yuras***e
nagasu namida ni uso wa nai to
My hand...,eyes...,mind..., and breath.
saigo ni nokoru no wa ã??yake tadarete kusari hateta kiroku to
ko mo sukuenu sangai
torimidasu hishatai no kage zouo to kyoufu wa sakebi atte
hagare ochita aijou ni naze kono karada made kuchihateru
akaku warau yami no naka de i wo haku(tsuku) tabi ni koboreta
sukui you no nai kotoba wa sono [zouo] to yoku niteiru
furishikiru [kishimu ne] ni furue ga yamanu
nou de rikaishi tsuzukeru itami ni zetsuen wo
Hello, my dear, kill me, gently.
A burned body doesn't leave you.
ubugoe to himei shiru mimi ni negai wo todoke fukaki soko e
douka douka sono uramu me ni utsurikomanu you ni shizumete
fukaku... nidoto kono miã??ni furenu you
sos***e warau sono ibitsuna omoide mo
Forget me..., you can't save it.
Is it wrong? kotaete misete
hora yura yura yura to sono me yuras***e nagasu namida ga subete uso to
My hand...,eyes...,mind..., and breath.
saigo no okizari wa yake tadarete kusari hateta kiroku to
ko mo aisenu yurikago
A burned body doesn't leave you.
sukuenai to nageku nara shi sae mita darou?
sono kokyuu no zaratsuki wa gien totorenai ka?
furishikiru [kishimu ne] ni furue ga yamanu
nou de rikaishi tsuzukeru itami ni zetsuen wo
Die for me...,you can't save it.
Is it wrong? kotaete misete
hora yura yura yura to sono me yuras***e
nagasu namida ni uso wa nai to
My hand...,eyes...,mind..., and breath.
saigo ni nokoru no wa ã??yake tadarete kusari hateta kiroku to
ko mo sukuenu sangai
torimidasu hishatai no kage zouo to kyoufu wa sakebi atte
hagare ochita aijou ni naze kono karada made kuchihateru
akaku warau yami no naka de i wo haku(tsuku) tabi ni koboreta
sukui you no nai kotoba wa sono [zouo] to yoku niteiru
furishikiru [kishimu ne] ni furue ga yamanu
nou de rikaishi tsuzukeru itami ni zetsuen wo
Hello, my dear, kill me, gently.
A burned body doesn't leave you.
ubugoe to himei shiru mimi ni negai wo todoke fukaki soko e
douka douka sono uramu me ni utsurikomanu you ni shizumete
fukaku... nidoto kono miã??ni furenu you
sos***e warau sono ibitsuna omoide mo
Forget me..., you can't save it.
Is it wrong? kotaete misete
hora yura yura yura to sono me yuras***e nagasu namida ga subete uso to
My hand...,eyes...,mind..., and breath.
saigo no okizari wa yake tadarete kusari hateta kiroku to
ko mo aisenu yurikago
Lyrics submitted by Dark_Loeloe
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Hey thanks for putting this up... I really like that song now, though I took a bit to get used to it... It's quite different from the other Gazette Songs so far... but it's catchy ^^
one of my FAV The GazettE songs !! its VERY good and just awesome! :D
thanks for putting this up but why the stars in yuras***e is it supposed to be Yureshite O.o?
And there's stars in "Soshite" too O_o?
Maybe whoever put the lyrics up didn't realise that "-shite" is part of a Japanese word, and think its swearing?
I think its just that when they type "shit" on this site it registers as a swear. Bcuz well, this place doesnt specialize in japanese lyrics now. I was surprised all these lyrics were here actually!!! I'm glad! I love gazetto. And I rly like this song. the video was creepy lol.