The Whoというバンドのギタリストの名言で「ロックは俺たちを救ってはくれない。悩んだまま踊らせてくれるんだ」というものがありますが、八十八ヶ所巡礼の曲 たちは、その「辛いこと、嫌なことは多いけど、それを受け入れた上で『踊ってもいいかな』と思わせてくれる力」があるような、強いような気がしますよね。 ぽこにゃんさんの辛苦が早いうちに解消されますように。
so much Japanese comments - just know this band is appreciated in the UK too! I haven't got much of a clue what they sing about but as a three piece they rock the fucking world!
Lyrics (translated by Kimono beat on Tumblr): Your true colors are absolutely hopeless They’re a kamishibai¹ full of dreams The past’s crystal clear now A story we’ve cried over en masse “Kinda makes me sad…” That feeling, That one part of you’s a throwback You take those blood red eyes, those enraptured eyes of yours And keep on sailing on an ocean of regrets The general public only wants to know lies Out of habit, pointless as it may be The ego-centrism is mutual This right here’s what fanaticism leads you to For real, I get stood up In fantasy cities, cities made of money like so Why don’t you take those blood red eyes, those enraptured eyes of yours And keep on sailing on an ocean of regrets? Once you blast those eyes away Joy’s a piece of cake Your worldly eyes don’t work anymore, do they? I’m going to be a violet light C’mon, let’s fly. Don’t matter where, Don’t matter who. Let’s go some place where time doesn’t exist Blow ‘em away. Don’t care what Off to a city where feelings exist Blow ‘em away. Don’t matter where, Don’t matter who, ‘cause we don’t got the time Blow ‘em away. Don’t care what Take it to the extremes of thought You’ve mistaken the size Of the never-ending darkness ‘cause you’re in shock A curious journey that’s taken a thousand years A westward journey absent of the three branches of Buddhism² “I’m feelin’ kinda.. feelin’ a bit sad…” You just keep repeatin’ that mindset, that feeling over and over again Why don’t you take those blood red eyes, those enraptured eyes of yours And keep on sailing on an ocean of regrets? Once you blast those eyes away Bliss is a piece of cake Your worldly eyes don’t work anymore, do they? I’m going to be a violet light C’mon, let’s fly. Don’t matter where, Don’t matter who. Let’s go some place where time doesn’t exist Blow ‘em away. Don’t care what Off to a city where feelings exist Blow ‘em away. Don’t matter where, Don’t matter who, ‘cause we don’t got the time Blow ‘em away. Don’t care what Take it to the extremes of the supreme It’s raining suspicion out there C’mon, let’s fly. Don’t matter where, Don’t matter who. Let’s go some place where time doesn’t exist Blow ‘em away. Don’t care what Off to a city where feelings exist Blow ‘em away. Don’t matter where, Don’t matter who, ‘cause we don’t got the time Blow ‘em away. Don’t care what Take it to the extremes of the violet light Blow ‘em away. Really should just sing, Just meet up. Let’s go some place where time doesn’t exist Blow ‘em away. Really should just give it to you, Just change it. I’m just not getting it across Blow ‘em away. Really should just sing, Just meet up ‘cause we don’t got the time Blow ‘em away. Really should just give it to you, Just change it. Take it to the extremes of the violet light C’mon, let’s fly. Don’t matter where, Don’t matter who. Let’s go some place where time doesn’t exist Blow ‘em away. Don’t care what Off to a city where feelings exist Blow ‘em away. Don’t matter where, Don’t matter who, ‘cause we don’t got the time Blow ‘em away. Don’t care what Take it to the extremes of the supreme It’s raining suspicion out there “Who gives a shit about any of that?” you ask ¹Kamishibai (紙芝居, "paper play") is a form of Japanese street theater and storytelling that was popular during the Great Depression of the 1930s and the post-war period in Japan ²The three branches of Buddhism are the Theravāda, Mahāyāna and Vajrayāna, each one representative of (from left to right) South-East Asia, Far-east Asia and Indo-Tibetan Asia.
Lyrics You're nothing. You're just a picture story of a dream overflowing Once upon a time, when things were so clear It's a story that many of us cried over I feel sad Such a feeling Just like that Back to the past With your bright red eyes With your eyes of ecstasy You'll keep sailing the sea of regret People have no business here, but they want to know just a lie We're all selfish. This is what happens to fanaticism. A city of dreams, a city of money It's a town of money, a town of dreams With your red eyes With your eyes of ecstasy Keep sailing on the sea of regret If you've erased those eyes the joy will be simple The eyes of the world have become fools. I'll be a purple light Come on, let's fly Anywhere. Anybody. To a place where there's no time Let's fly! Anything, anything at all Let's go to the city where we feel Let's jump! Anywhere. Anybody. We're running out of time Let's get out of here! Anything, anything at all Let's go to the end of the purple light The darkness that never stops, big and small The darkness that never stops A funny journey that took a thousand years It's a journey to the West without Sanzo I feel a little sad I keep repeating that feeling With your red eyes With eyes of ecstasy Keep sailing through the sea of regret If you can get rid of those eyes The joy is simple. The eyes of the world have become fools. I'll be a purple light Come on, let's fly. Anywhere. Anybody. To a place where there's no time Let's fly! Anything, anything at all Let's go to the city where we feel Let's jump! Anywhere. Anybody. We're running out of time Let's get out of here! Anything, anything at all All the way to the top It's raining doubt out there Come on, let's fly Anywhere. Anybody. To a place where there's no time Let's go flying Anything, anything at all Let's go to the city where we feel Let's jump! Anywhere. Anybody. We're running out of time. Let's fly! Anything, anything at all To the end of the purple light Let's fly! I wish I could sing, I wish I could see you In a place where there's no time Let's go, let's go, let's go You can give it to me, you can change it I just haven't told you Let's get blown away I wish I could sing, I wish I could see you Cause there's no time Let's blow it up I wish I could give it to you I wish I could change it To the end of the purple light Come on, let's fly. Anywhere. Anybody. To a place where there's no time Let's fly! Anything, anything at all Let's go to the city where we feel Let's jump! Anywhere. Anybody. We're running out of time. Let's fly! Anything, anything at all We're going to the edge of the purple light. It's raining doubt out there. I thought, "What does it matter? I thought it didn't matter ----------------------------------------- It might have mistakes in translation, but I hope you can know more about this song. Thank you.
In spite of their talent, they have only just performed outside of Japan for the first time this past summer. I think that's how they got on our radar (aka yt recommened).
It's hard to find the right words to express how awesome I find this song. This is really something very very new and original to me. I can't understand shit but that...that really moves my soul. There's something oddly unreal and "feels like home" at the same time with this song. Super super awesome.
