Now that we've got formalities out of the way, let's get to interpretation. The impression I get from this song is that Kyo is pointing out the major flaws in religion. Not just pointing out, but mocking them in a sort of way:
'Pressing the megaphone against the apostle's open ear'
'Darkness and onamists are in attendance'
'I press a gun against all the spectator's temple now'
'And my face lets out a smile everytime'
'Saving'
There seems to be an intentional typo here by Kyo in the second verse. By replacing the M with an N, you get the word "Onanists." Onanist is pretty much a fancy word used to describe masturbaters and sexual deviants. The person seems to get a kick of ripping apart the moral foundation of a religion. He believe's it's his way of "saving" people.
'It's prostitution to the kids who listen from the right and out the left'
'Twins and seven colors of rainbow'
'It can't be saved, the sorrow'
'I question it all, why oh why?'
He feels that preist's and pastor's feed a bunch of bullshit to children so that way they can sugar-coat the harsh reality of life, without having to tell the truth. He begins to question the madness of why the children believe it.
'The deception of sweetly intertwining'
'It's the same everywhere'
'The flowing of blood mixes'
'I sleep deeply'
He talks about how easily a lie is believed, mixing in with the thought process to blind the truth of it all. The person hopes to never wake up to the stupidity of it all.
'I carve into my heart the sins'
'And I live on dying'
'The sakura blossoms on my wrist'
'Your beloved self breeds on the corpse of the crow'
He rather continue on being the person he is,sinning thru & thru, than to believe in some false god or prophet to "save" him.
'For the people on the losing end'
'Is it tears of emptiness?'
'Burn mercy with the National Anthem and understand death by dying'
'Justice humps in the sheep yard'
He points out how people are metaphorically raped by the teachings of religion, how people are chastised for not believeing in a religious group's set "God", and how people turn a blind eye to violent acts that are committed in the name of God & religion.
'What color of skin gathers behind comfort and eats?'
'The earth sucks the life out and turns itself into red soil'
'A piece of paper and power circles around in the air'
'The shot wound to the head of a cow'
'It's wide open'
He talks about, again, how people can get away with the law in the name of religion, splilling needless blood and dying the earth "Red." He mocks those people by calling them race supremists.
'The genitals of happiness'
'The neutered almighty god'
He mocks the idea of God by calling him a helpless, neutered animal, to put in a sense. He also mocks the people who follow this idea by calling them happy idiots.
This song points out the ignorance & flaws of not only religion, but groups who use religion as a safeguard to justify their actions. A good example of such a group is the Ku Klux Klan. The title "Red Soil" is fitting for this song, considering how much blood has been spilled in the name of religion throughout history.
To hell with people who say Dir en grey aren't good anymore. They're music is still sounds great and they're lyrics are still as meaningful as they were when they started. And this song is proof of that.
To hell with people who say Dir en grey aren't good anymore. They're music is still sounds great and they're lyrics are still as meaningful as they were when they started. And this song is proof of that.
I think your wrong, not be so blunt but I have noticed a trend of people saying(including myself) such and such song by Diru is about religion, that just seems to easy to say. Kyo writes complex songs based on feelings, not so much critizism.
One, the whole cd has buddhist(or was it hindu?) tones to it.
Two, I dont know if anyone has noticed but Kyo prays.
I wouldnt be surprised if Kyo was buddhist.
I think your wrong, not be so blunt but I have noticed a trend of people saying(including myself) such and such song by Diru is about religion, that just seems to easy to say. Kyo writes complex songs based on feelings, not so much critizism.
One, the whole cd has buddhist(or was it hindu?) tones to it.
Two, I dont know if anyone has noticed but Kyo prays.
I wouldnt be surprised if Kyo was buddhist.
I think the song is more about how a government opperates.
I think the song is more about how a government opperates.
I wouldn't say Uroboros carries any particular religious themes, but rather spiritual beliefs. Afterall, Uroboros is the basically the cycle of life and reincarnation (though not exactly Buddhist).
I wouldn't say Uroboros carries any particular religious themes, but rather spiritual beliefs. Afterall, Uroboros is the basically the cycle of life and reincarnation (though not exactly Buddhist).
It is entirely possible to be religious but understand that organized religion has flaws; in fact, I applaud you as a human-being if you possess that open-mindedness. That's what I think Kyo's doing here: he may be religious (I have seen them live and he does pray), but he understands religion has always had a dark side that needs correction. And if I may throw it out there, redemption is...
It is entirely possible to be religious but understand that organized religion has flaws; in fact, I applaud you as a human-being if you possess that open-mindedness. That's what I think Kyo's doing here: he may be religious (I have seen them live and he does pray), but he understands religion has always had a dark side that needs correction. And if I may throw it out there, redemption is a prominent theme throughout Uroboros; and redemption of course begins with admitting one's sins.
Now that we've got formalities out of the way, let's get to interpretation. The impression I get from this song is that Kyo is pointing out the major flaws in religion. Not just pointing out, but mocking them in a sort of way:
'Pressing the megaphone against the apostle's open ear' 'Darkness and onamists are in attendance' 'I press a gun against all the spectator's temple now' 'And my face lets out a smile everytime' 'Saving' There seems to be an intentional typo here by Kyo in the second verse. By replacing the M with an N, you get the word "Onanists." Onanist is pretty much a fancy word used to describe masturbaters and sexual deviants. The person seems to get a kick of ripping apart the moral foundation of a religion. He believe's it's his way of "saving" people.
'It's prostitution to the kids who listen from the right and out the left' 'Twins and seven colors of rainbow' 'It can't be saved, the sorrow' 'I question it all, why oh why?' He feels that preist's and pastor's feed a bunch of bullshit to children so that way they can sugar-coat the harsh reality of life, without having to tell the truth. He begins to question the madness of why the children believe it.
'The deception of sweetly intertwining' 'It's the same everywhere' 'The flowing of blood mixes' 'I sleep deeply' He talks about how easily a lie is believed, mixing in with the thought process to blind the truth of it all. The person hopes to never wake up to the stupidity of it all.
'I carve into my heart the sins' 'And I live on dying' 'The sakura blossoms on my wrist' 'Your beloved self breeds on the corpse of the crow' He rather continue on being the person he is,sinning thru & thru, than to believe in some false god or prophet to "save" him.
'For the people on the losing end' 'Is it tears of emptiness?' 'Burn mercy with the National Anthem and understand death by dying' 'Justice humps in the sheep yard' He points out how people are metaphorically raped by the teachings of religion, how people are chastised for not believeing in a religious group's set "God", and how people turn a blind eye to violent acts that are committed in the name of God & religion.
'What color of skin gathers behind comfort and eats?' 'The earth sucks the life out and turns itself into red soil' 'A piece of paper and power circles around in the air' 'The shot wound to the head of a cow' 'It's wide open' He talks about, again, how people can get away with the law in the name of religion, splilling needless blood and dying the earth "Red." He mocks those people by calling them race supremists.
'The genitals of happiness' 'The neutered almighty god' He mocks the idea of God by calling him a helpless, neutered animal, to put in a sense. He also mocks the people who follow this idea by calling them happy idiots.
This song points out the ignorance & flaws of not only religion, but groups who use religion as a safeguard to justify their actions. A good example of such a group is the Ku Klux Klan. The title "Red Soil" is fitting for this song, considering how much blood has been spilled in the name of religion throughout history.
To hell with people who say Dir en grey aren't good anymore. They're music is still sounds great and they're lyrics are still as meaningful as they were when they started. And this song is proof of that.
To hell with people who say Dir en grey aren't good anymore. They're music is still sounds great and they're lyrics are still as meaningful as they were when they started. And this song is proof of that.
I think your wrong, not be so blunt but I have noticed a trend of people saying(including myself) such and such song by Diru is about religion, that just seems to easy to say. Kyo writes complex songs based on feelings, not so much critizism. One, the whole cd has buddhist(or was it hindu?) tones to it. Two, I dont know if anyone has noticed but Kyo prays. I wouldnt be surprised if Kyo was buddhist.
I think your wrong, not be so blunt but I have noticed a trend of people saying(including myself) such and such song by Diru is about religion, that just seems to easy to say. Kyo writes complex songs based on feelings, not so much critizism. One, the whole cd has buddhist(or was it hindu?) tones to it. Two, I dont know if anyone has noticed but Kyo prays. I wouldnt be surprised if Kyo was buddhist.
I think the song is more about how a government opperates.
I think the song is more about how a government opperates.
I wouldn't say Uroboros carries any particular religious themes, but rather spiritual beliefs. Afterall, Uroboros is the basically the cycle of life and reincarnation (though not exactly Buddhist).
I wouldn't say Uroboros carries any particular religious themes, but rather spiritual beliefs. Afterall, Uroboros is the basically the cycle of life and reincarnation (though not exactly Buddhist).
It is entirely possible to be religious but understand that organized religion has flaws; in fact, I applaud you as a human-being if you possess that open-mindedness. That's what I think Kyo's doing here: he may be religious (I have seen them live and he does pray), but he understands religion has always had a dark side that needs correction. And if I may throw it out there, redemption is...
It is entirely possible to be religious but understand that organized religion has flaws; in fact, I applaud you as a human-being if you possess that open-mindedness. That's what I think Kyo's doing here: he may be religious (I have seen them live and he does pray), but he understands religion has always had a dark side that needs correction. And if I may throw it out there, redemption is a prominent theme throughout Uroboros; and redemption of course begins with admitting one's sins.