Moumoku no hane to hoshi wo te ni (With blind feathers and stars in hand); I guess the original version is to be find here, but surely not the 2022 retake! lyrics & (my) translation under the cut.
On my dirty palm, a stone of sin; sinking lamb*
Please, for my wish, chains onto these hands
To the sinful beating of my heart, the whip of punishment; sleeping lamb
Please, for my wish, put an end to this sound…
I don’t need gentleness that licks scars
It’s pain that carries the scent of death I want
A needle protruding from my vein: am I still alive today?
even though I refuse the things put in my mouth
Heartbeat that strikes the artery: have I been kept alive again today?
even though I end up vomiting the things put in my mouth
In order to hide the faults, countless sins
In order to hide the pain, countless scars**
Even if no one else will forgive me, and I am the only one who can
The stars that appear on my body
Are my only salvation; it’s fine being blind
Even if no one else will forgive me, and I am the only one who can
The stars that appear on my body
Are my only salvation; it’s fine being blind
Ah, the stars are shining, as not to fall
Ah, the stars are shining, but I will never notice***
* literally “a stone of sin / sinks (the) lamb”, but “sinking lamb” keeps the poetic ambiguity
** a smoother alternative would be “Countless sins to hide my faults / Countless scars to hide my pain” but… nah I prefer keeping the “for the sake of hiding” grammatical structure…
*** interesting as the subject is hidden, this could be either the stars or the speaker (here leaning on “but I will never notice/realize”)... yet here I think it’s nice to keep it the ambiguity even though english doesn’t quite like it.
Mucc and kagerou coupling tour "Double dragon" (2001-2002).
By this time, Mucc was releasing their 2nd mini album "Aishuu" (2001/12/25) and kagerou was about to release single "Iro megane to scandal" on tour's final day (2002/1/9).
Right: some other gigs (may/june 2000) to celebrate the release of the band’s first single "Hai/Shoufu" and first mini album "Antique" 2nd press. The dolls we barely see here are Mari Shimizu’s work.
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