Lycaon - 薔薇～Rose～ (English Lyrics)

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lyrics: Yuuki

Romaji: hiphopVOMIT

Translation: Giz

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Rose
Those thorns bring pain
Until painted in glistening, glistening blood, rose
Instinct, regret, impatience, birth
Life, glory, decay, illusion

A clown, laughing, killed,
By crimson thorns, I am your prisoner
Crucifix, beauty, killed,
By corrupted thoughts, you paint me deep crimson

Kill a rose
Red, red passion
Flower petals scattered around

Rose is loneliness.
Sacrificial love.
Love of a glistening, burned rose
The blood pouring out was my love

I embrace a lonely rose
Painted in shimmering illusions

Holding you tight, you looked sad
Sweet scent, only now, with your poisonous fangs
And perfectly decorated, you’re so bright.
Rose I miss you, I fall into despair

Your pain is my nature
Trembling, we kill each other
Fluttering, we can’t love

Rose is loneliness.
Sacrificial love.
Love of a glistening, burned rose
The blood pouring out was my love

Seeping deeply into the soil
My tears, my dreams, my colors
I embrace a lonely rose
Painted in red illusions

Even the memories
I thought I made with you will be destroyed
I’ll chop you up when you’ll crumble
Rose I miss you, I’ll fall into despair

You and I, dreaming of a love that would never happen
The faults of our mad, detestable past
I’d be break if I came close to you, I embrace you and fall into despair

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Bara
akaku akaku chi ni somaru made
sono toge de itami o tsutaete rose

honnou  koukai  shousou  tanjou
seimei  eikou  suitai  gensou

kill a rose
akaku akai gekijou
kill a rose
hanabira makichirashite

(honnou  koukai  shousou  tanjou
seimei  eikou  suitai  gensou)

rose is loneliness.
Sacrificial love.
yakeochiru aka  ibara no ai
rose is loneliness.
Sacrificial love.
chi o nagashite wa  aishita

kodoku no bara o daite
somaru wa akai gensou

akaku akaku chi ni somaru made
sono toge de itami o tsutaete

dakishimeteta kimi wa kanashige ni
amai kaori  ima dake wa dokuga de
kazarisumasu kimi wa azayaka ni
rose i miss you  zetsubou ni chiru

tada boku wa miteita  gensou

anata ga kurushii no wa boku no sei
yurayura  koroshiai
hirahira  aisenai

(honnou  koukai  shousou  tanjou
seimei  eikou  suitai  gensou)

rose is loneliness.
Sacrificial love.
yakeochiru aka  ibara no ai
rose is loneliness.
Sacrificial love.
chi o nagashite wa  aishita

nagareru fukai soko e
namida mo yume mo iro mo
kodoku no bara o daite
somaru wa akai gensou

akaku akaku chi ni somaru made
sono toge de itami o tsutaete

kowareteyuku boku no kioku sae
anata to nara egakeru to omotta
kuzureteyuku kimi o kirikizamu
rose i miss you  zetsubou ni chiru

kanawanu ai o yume mita kimi to boku no
kurutta imawashii kako no ayamachi
chikadzukeba kowarete shimau kimi o dakishime zetsubou ni chiru

honnou  koukai  shousou  tanjou
seimei  eikou  suitai  gensou

doukeshi  warau  kurenai no ibara ni
korosareta boku wa anata no toriko
haritsuke  bibou  daraku shita shisou ni
korosareta kimi wa shinku ni somaru

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薔薇
赫く赫く血に染まるまで
その棘で痛みを伝えて rose
本能 後悔 焦燥 誕生
生命 栄光 衰退 幻想

道化師 笑う 紅の荊に
殺された僕はあなたの虜
磔 美貌 堕落した思想に
殺された君は真紅に染まる

kill a rose
赤く赤い激情
花弁撒き散らして

rose is loneliness.
Sacrificial love.
焼け堕ちる赫 いばらの愛
血を流しては 愛した

孤独の薔薇を抱いて
染まるは赫い幻想

抱きしめてた君は悲しげに
甘い香り 今だけは毒牙で
飾り澄ます君は鮮やかに
rose i miss you 絶望に散る

あなたが苦しいのは僕の性
ゆらゆら 殺しあい
ひらひら 愛せない

rose is loneliness.
Sacrificial love.
焼け堕ちる赤 いばらの愛
血を流しては 愛した

流れる深い底へ
涙も夢も色も
孤独の薔薇を抱いて
染まるは緋い幻想

壊れてゆく僕の記憶さえ
貴女となら描けると思った
崩れてゆく君を切り刻む
rose i miss you 絶望に散る

叶わぬ愛を夢見た君と僕の
狂った忌まわしい過去の過ち
近づけば壊れてしまう君を抱きしめ絶望に散る

Lycaon interview with VISULOG - Part 1 (English Translation)

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Original article: VISULOG

Translation: Gizorz

Part 1 for now, part 2 will follow soon~

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The New single 『bara ~rose~』 from a reborn Lycaon which now counts five members with the adittion of new drummer Ichirou, has arrived. In this work Lycaon's tunes again include a new essence without changing, and furthermore they were completed into a work with deep meaning.
We listened to the story of the five guys who will embark on their first oneman tour "2013 Spring Oneman Tour - Taste of 『Rose』 -" through Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka as a five member band starting in may.

―― Ichirou-kun just joined the band, so do you feel any different from before you were an official member?

Ichirou: I was a support member for 2 years so I don't really know how to feel, but becoming an official member has definitely increased my sense of responsibility.

Satoshi: The five of us are now feeling like "The new Lycaon has begun!". Of course the four member Lycaon we were until now will remain but I feel like these five members will be creating new things together again, so we want to always strive after a freshness without forgetting our original intentions.

Hiyuu: He was a support member for us for two years, so at first I didn't think it would make a difference if he became a member but there really has been quite a change. The atmosphere of the band has become great and above all we started talking a lot more together. So it hasn't been a bad decision (haha).

Ichirou: Two years sure was long for my training period...... (haha).

All: Ahahaha.

―― And on February 2nd the first single with the sound of your new lineup 『bara ～Rose～』 was released right.

Satoshi: I came up with the original melody, but since the line-up changed and we changed our attitudes, we talked a lot about "what kind of elements can we add". Until now Lycaon strongly contained the different colors of the four of us, but Ichirou joined and that gave us the challenge of "how to represent that change", so I feel like we expressed that in mixing Ichirou's dark side into the brightness of the song.

―― The composition is really varied.

Satoshi: We also talked about if it wasn't too long, but we couldn't find anything to leave out so in the end we figured this version was the right one.

―― What sort of meaning does the title『bara ～Rose～』have?

Yuuki: At the time I wrote the song and lyrics, I created it more from the image of "Yuuki" vocals than from the way the words sounded, but this time the flashy "Yuuki" came out and among all the flashiness there's also beauty, brightness and prettiness, but also thorns. With that kind of image, the fascinating impression of Lycaon and the violent parts [of the song] I had no choice but to call it "Rose".

―― What's the message of the lyrics?

Yuuki: Until now I've always cared about myself too much and I wasn't able to see what was going on around me and I didn't understand anything but myself. Because of that I didn't know what I wanted, but when Ichirou joined and we talked about the band's activity I emerged from, or should I say broke away from the me who's always cared about himself and understood that I had to create a new me. Or maybe that it's no good to never change. It's based on my experiences and so it has a strong meaning of "rebirth".

―― Is there something you were conscious of when you were playing it?

Rito: When the sound is powerful you leave a strong impression, it’s basic but, I play strongly because I want the nuances to come out with power, so when I’m playing I’m really conscious of being exactly in the rhythm.

Hiyuu: I wanted to really bring across the feeling of a mix of intensity and fascination so I paid a lot of attention to the lyrics when I played. During the last recording I did some picking and I found a lot of my own themes so from now on that’s something I want to delve in deeper.

Ichirou: I’ve got more cymbals compared to when I was still playing as a support member, but the sound coming from cymbals also varies with the size and thickness so I’ve been talking about using them like that a bit with composer Satoshi.

Satoshi: The way the cymbals sound can change the song’s entire image so I’m definitely going to pay more attention to that next time.

―― Please tell me something about the best parts [in the song]

Satoshi: At one point there’s a long silence after the solo, then the drums come in with a solo and I’m really pleased about that part. The song had a different feel to it in its demo stage, but when we were all jamming during the recording the rhythm section suddenly started doing something different and it sounded really cool so I used it (haha).

Ichirou: I really feel the same too. It’s the point where the drums and bass stand out most so I want you to listen to that.

Rito: For me it’s the intro part. It starts with just a guitar arpeggio and then all members come in but when I play that riff I feel really good so that’s why I like it. The intro manages to present the image of the song really well.

Hiyuu: For me it’s the female chorus in the intro. Rito said it too but the intro creates the atmosphere of the song so that’s why I want you to listen to it.

Yuuki: Actually that chorus is my mom……

Hiyuu: Is it okay to say that?

Yuuki: Well VISULOG is special (haha).

―― Thank you very much. Is your mother a singer as well?

Yuuki: She really isn’t, it just suddenly came to be (haha).

―― Since it's your parent your voices must sound similar.

Yuuki: They probably are (haha). We definitely have the same basis so I think the way we sing is similar.

―― So Yuuki’s recommendation [to listen to] is his mother's chorus after all?

Yuuki: Of course, but besides that the verse and bridge really showcase Lycaon’s recent vocal approach so I want you to listen to that too.

―― How did you record the MV?

Satoshi: It has a "red" image.

Yuuki: The red is standing out in the monochrome color scheme. We didn’t really have a location until now, but this time we did and the location had a chandelier that matched the atmosphere of 『bara ～Rose～』, rose petals were falling down and because we did the MV a bit different than we used to I think it’s filled with highlights. It’s an MV that really has that sense of “ah, they’ve changed”.

Hiyuu: The thing that’s changed most is the fact that there’s drums set up now. Ichirou gave his best efforts and appears in a lot of parts and the way he strikes his drums is really cool too so you should definitely watch it.

―― Can you tell me about the second track “kuroneko”?

Satoshi: When I made the song I thought it would be interesting to create a “gothic” atmosphere we hadn’t done before and so I created the shuffle rhythm with a gothic feel. When I start writing a song there’s always surprises and Yuuki also did a lot for the melody so the song was completed really smoothly. It’s also the first time we used piano in a song so I think we were also able to express a more mature eroticism in some parts.

―― And what about the lyrics?

Yuuki: I have a black cat myself but in the end stages of the song it didn’t have that “black cat” image yet, but when I wrote the lyrics and the melody the title “black cat” just suited it. The atmosphere was also really precise so I had no choice but to call in “black cat” because it felt as if I ‘d written it together with my black cat and thanks to that I instantly knew what to do with the melody too. Being a singer is different than doing the instrumental part, if you don’t have an image, or rather, if you don’t have an imagination you can’t get the smallest details of the text done. The chords and such aren’t really theoretical I just smoothly wrote them all in one go with the image of a black cat in my head. (TN kuroneko means black cat).

―― And the content of the lyrics?

Yuuki: I wrote it while thinking back on meeting my black cat and our life together. It’s mainly the story of me meeting my cat, a story of me hugging a cat that was abandoned in a cardboard box in the rain and taking him home.

―― The scene you drew inspiration from was pretty real right, since it’s something you experienced yourself.

Yuuki: I’m not sure about that since I described it into such detail.

―― Is there anything you obsess over when playing this song?

Hiyuu: There’s this point where the bass fades out before the guitar solo and then comes in again together with the drums like “guh”, I’m really pleased with that part.

Rito: I really like the feeling all of the chords have, or rather, their timbre, so instead of just one particular part I like the entire atmosphere of the song. We did songs like this in the past too but since we haven’t used the piano before it’s still fresh.

Ichirou: I drum with the image of a black cat walking in my head and I really love having that feeling.

～ To be continued...

Lycaon - 黒猫 (kuroneko) (English Lyrics)

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lyrics: Yuuki

Romaji: Gizorz

Translation: Gizorz

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黒猫

雨が寂しく突き刺す夜はつま先歩き　寒くて凍えそうだから

捨て猫の傷　水面に映る黒猫は闇

誰にも見向きもされずに鳴いていた

籠の中　震えてる夕闇に溶けたその身体はずぶ濡れの声だした

僕は抱きかかえた涙に濡れる

愛らしく鳴いてみせたその瞳は

あなただけを愛した私を

何もかもが消えてしまうのなら

ただひとつはそばに居させて欲しい

永遠に

月を見上げて　手招く君は甘える素振り　頬ずり　喉を鳴らすから

鼻先ひかる滴をそっと受け止める脚

涙と間違えぬようにすくった

夜の影に隠れて一人眠ってる君は黒猫　地下牢で

蹲る君を抱きかかえた涙に濡れる

臆病な声　そっとすり寄る君は

僕の影に隠れた黒猫

ひとりきりの寂しい夜には

泣き止むまで君と眠りたい

永遠に

地下牢で蹲る

あなたを抱きしめていたい

泣きじゃくる君がみせたその仕草が僕の胸の消えない爪痕

愛らしく鳴いてみせたその瞳は

あなただけを愛した私を

何もかもが消えてしまうのなら

ただひとつそばに居させて欲しい

永遠に

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kuroneko

ame ga sabishiku tsukisasu yoru wa tsuma saki aruki

samukute kogoe sou da kara

sute neko no kizu, minamo ni utsuru kuroneko wa yami

dare ni mo mimuki mo sarezu ni naite ita

kago no naka furueteru yuuyami ni toketa

sono karada wa zubu nure no koe dashita

boku wa dakikakaeta namida ni nureru

airashiku naite miseta sono hitomi wa

anata dake o aishita watashi o

nani mo kamo ga kiete shimau no nara

tada hitotsu soba ni isasete hoshii

eien ni

tsuki o miagete temaneku kimi wa amaeru suburi

houzuri, nodo o narasukara

hanasaki hikaru shizuku wo sotto uketomeru ashi

namida to machigaenu you ni sukutta

yoru no kage ni kakurete hitori nemutteru kimi wa kuroneko

chika rou de uzukumaru kimi o dakikakaeta namida ni nureru

okubyouna koe sotto suriyoru kimi wa

boku no kage ni kakureta kuroneko

hitorikiri no sabishii yoru ni wa

naki yamu made kimi to nemuritai

eien ni

chika rou de uzukumaru

anata o dakishimete itai

nakijanakuru kimi ga miseta sono shigusa ga

boku no ... no kienai tsumeato

airashiku naite miseta sono hitomi wa

anata dake o aishita watashi o

nani mo kamo ga kiete shimau no nara

tada hitotsu soba ni isasete hoshii

eien ni

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Black cat

Tiptoeing trough a lonely night pierced by rain,

You seem freezing cold

Wound of a stray cat, the darkness of a black cat reflecting in the water

You meow without anyone looking your way

Inside a basket, you shiver, absorbed in darkness, your body dripping wet, you cried

I held you, soaked in tears

Your pupils showing me your lovable mewling

I only love you

If everything would vanish

You’re the only one who I’d want to keep here

For eternity

You look up at the moon, beckon me in a spoiled manner, cheeks rubbing together, your voice sounds

You softly wipe the glistering drops off the tip of your nose with your paw

There’s no mistake that they were tears.

You’re a black cat sleeping alone concealed in the shadows of the night, a dungeon

You’re cowering, I held you, soaked in tears

A timid voice, you’re a black cat

softly nestling in my shadow

You’re all alone in this lonely night

I want to sleep with you until you stop crying

For eternity

Cowering in a dungeon

I want to hold you

The things you did, sobbing, have left permanent scars in my heart.

Your pupils showing me your lovable mewling

I only love you

If everything would vanish

You’re the only one who I’d want to keep here

For eternity