The thing that moves me the most is how she so elegantly transitions from her head voice to her chest voice.. sounds so disturbed in the process. She is definitely a professional and a badass artist.
Someone commented this on the miku version already, but honestly i think that both this and the vocaloid versions are equally powerful. The difference is, Hanatan's vocals sound like she's still intent on finding a way out, like she's still begging and searching and waiting and desperate. Miku's vocals sound numb, they sound purposefully seperated from her emotions as if she'd been forced to come to terms with where she is, as if she longs for salvation but believes it is out of reach to her forever. Both are equally powerful, and both are equally relatable to me.
An interesting detail that I find incredibly neat, is that no matter how loud Hanatan is singing/practically screaming, the instruments and background fuzz is pretty much always louder.
Probably means the nightmares are drowning her, succumbing her to accept this is either her new reality or something she'd have to suffer from for a long time and she can't escape.
if you dont know, jellyfish in dreams symbolize painful memories. so if you see the jellyfish, she is having a lot of painful memories. edit: yeah ik dreams dont mean anything but i'm just saying i think kikuo was trying to say it in the song
@@feliceclefie8450 you probably have friendly term with the "jellyfish" maybe ofr you it symbolically as carefree n free coz jellyfish y'know floating(?) Around in the ocean XD
Sorry to break it to you, but dreams don't symbolize anything. All it is is your brain trying to comprehend the subconscious processes your brain does while you're asleep. For the sake of this video, sure. But dreams hardly mean anything in real life.
Now this might be because this song hits a little close to home but I'm pretty sure it's more about schizophrenia rather than depression. Or to put it more specifically schizoaffective disorder. As someone who has been diagnosed with this, it fits too well. Wanting to wake up from the nightmare you live where you see things that aren't really there. If you read the lyrics it talks about things creeping in the darkness and waiting for dawn to come. Then it speaks of illusions. The song from what I see is literally living in a nightmare and wishing someone would wake them up hoping it's all just a dream. A little info on schizoaffective disorder - "Cycles of severe symptoms are often followed by periods of improvement. Symptoms may include delusions, hallucinations, depressed episodes, and manic periods of high energy".
Agreed. I feel the same way with Aishite, in that my voices would talk to me like the choker did. I love Kikuo's music, especially when the metaphors can be interpreted in so many different ways.
Pink Fluff Act Tuff! i think aishite is more about borderline personality disorder, theres a lot of theories about that in the comments and people breaking down every lyric
@@blubblubidk i don’t think so. they have 2 albums together but i’m pretty sure they’ve not produced anything other than those and they were made like 6 years ago lol
Same, I bet she made insane Express that fit so well with the voice, like she pretends to go insane or she pretends to be in fear, I wanna see her do those expressions
This version gives me an entirely different feeling than Miku's. I can't describe it sufficiently, but Miku's is more frightening, while this one is more passionate? I really like both a lot!! @A@
To me, Hanatan's version sounds like the emotions felt at the threshold where it's too much and ending up barely feeling anything at all, like a final cry out for for help before it's too late, and Miku sounds like what's left after that, like she's crossed the point of no return. It has a eerie vibe of emptyness.
jesus christ this song reminded me of easily the most terrifying nightmare ive ever had. Basically when i was younger i had this problem where i would stop breathing in my sleep, normaly i would wake up because of it but there was 2 times where i had to go to the hospital. anyways back to the story, i was having a lucid dream and was having fun teleporting around, when i suddenly appeared in this other world. It looked like a small town , all old and decaying, with woods surrounding it. It was constant night time with a bright moon and a slight purple hue. It immediately gave me the creeps so i tried to leave and teleport somewhere else but i couldnt, i was stuck there. This nightmare lasted over 7 days inside the dream. I was just wandering this destroyed town for days, and anytime i moved towards the treeline more buildings were there. I kept telling myself that i would wake up soon, but after the moon went down and came back up on the second day(the sun never came) i started having a terrible idea. after a few days of being terrified that i would never wake up, i started to think that i had indeed asphyxiated in my sleep, and that i had died. I thought that this was some kind of purgatory. I ran and ran and ran but couldnt find anything but more buildings. i started seeing things out of the corner of my eye but im pretty sure i was just seeing things becuase i never saw any living thing during those 7 days. eventually on the 7th day i found a hill near a kids park, i just layed down and cried, i cried harder than i ever had before in my life. eventually it faded out and i woke up, irl i had only been asleep for around 4 hours, yet my nightmare lasted almost a week inside my head. I know it sounds stupid but that nightmare has honestly really fucked with my and im scared of falling asleep anymore.
woah, what an incredible dream, but I understand you, I believe that with the weeks those sensations fade away and you will sleep more peacefully again, I have also had similar dreams, where I am several hours in an unknown place, that seems to be another planet, but I have never been there for days. Your experience is not silly, if you like this song and it evokes that memory, it must be because we are in the same tune, maybe Kikuo has also gone through those strange dreams like us and that's why he wrote this song, who knows, anything can be
I see people saying that the song is about schizophrenia or depression, but I feel like its about sleep paralysis? I mean, as someone who has experienced sleep paralysis, I can relate to the lyrics "Where am I supposed to be?," "Ah! Someone wake me up" "Please wake up" "I cant breathe in this world" and "For I believe salvation is waiting for me" The first times I experienced sleep paralysis, It was really hard to breathe, I had believed I was dead, or maybe in the hospital, comatosed . I was waiting for someone to wake me up, I felt extremely disoriented from reality and I didn't recognize my surroundings. Or the lyrics, "On this planet, I cannot use my voice," Most of the time, I don't experience the kind of sleep paralysis where youre seeing your bedroom, and the rest of your body, and a sleep paralysis demon. I see my body just walking around in some foreign area, trying to speak. Sleep paralysis kind of feels like drowning, like you're gasping for air. There are a few other reasons as to why I believe it to be about sleep paralysis instead of schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, or depression, but I won't go into that now. I mean, it very well may be about one of those conditions, this was just my analysis of the song :D
TV Tropes said that this version packed a bigger emotional punch. THEY WERE RIGHT. Also, seeing the monsters running behind her makes me think of some nightmares I had as a kid when I was very ill...not good times. Hey! At least they led to some incredible stories.
Don’t mind me, this is just for singing along: Nee samete samete akumu yo Iki ga dekinai kono sekai de Nee douka douka samasete Tasuke o matte iruno desu Zutto Zutto Zutto Zutto Kurai Kurai Yoru Doko ni mo Yukenai Ashi de Matte iru Yoake o Jiito aa Nee samete samete akumu yo Maboroshi darake no Kono sekai de Doko e Doko e Ire ba ii Samayoi aruite Irubakai Zutto Zutto Zutto Zutto Doko ni ireba ii ii Koko ni ite wa Ikenai darake de chuu ni burari tsurate Iru yo aa dareka Samasete Nee samete samete akumu yo Iki ga dekinai kono sekai de Douka douka deaimashou Sukui o shinjite Iru no desu Nee samete Samete Akumu yo Koe mo dasenai Kono hoshi de Doko e doko e Yukeba ii Anata o motomete Iru no sa Jitto Zutto Jiito Zutto
It's ridiculous how this one is flaged as "bad" by RU-vid and thus requires you to confirm that you want to watch it jus5 because this one is in Japanese. The English cover however is perfectly fine in youtube's eyes.
I have never heard songs that could cure depression with more depression, and this one has gotta be my favorite next to corpse dance. Keep up the good work!
@@grey4g Actually, pills won't help, they're just only serve to make your body system to get better. In the long run, it doesn't heal your mental problems so it could get pretty unhealthy quickly (I'm in the same situation as them too, but I would mostly listen to calming meditative song for my broken soul. I have c-ptsd due to narcissistic abuse, I always listen to metal songs to get better)
嗚呼… aa… Aah… ねえ さめて nee samete Please, wake up, さめて 悪夢よ samete akumu yo Wake up, my nightmare. 息ができない iki ga dekinai In this suffocating world, この世界で kono sekai de Where I can’t even breathe. ねえ どうか nee douka Please, I beg you, どうか さませて douka samasete Please, let me wake up. 助けを 待っているのです tasuke o matte iru no desu I’m waiting for help, ずっと… zutto… Forever, ずっと… zutto… and ever… 暗い暗い夜 kurai kurai yoru On this dark, dark night, どこにもゆけない足で doko ni mo yukenai ashi de With these legs that can’t carry me anywhere, 待っている 夜明けを matte iru yoake o I’m waiting for dawn to come, じっと 嗚呼 jitto aa In utter stillness. ねえ さめて nee samete Please, wake up, さめて 悪夢よ samete akumu yo Wake up, my nightmare. 幻だらけの maboroshi darake no In this world この世界で kono sekai de Full of illusions. どこへ どこへ いればいい doko e doko e ireba ii Where, oh where am I supposed to be? 彷徨い歩いているばかり samayoi aruite iru bakari Here I am, wandering around, ずっと… zutto… Forever, ずっと… zutto… and ever… どこにいれば いい いい doko ni ireba ii ii Where am I supposed to be? To be? ここにいては koko ni ite wa There are so many reasons いけないだらけで ikenai darake de I can’t be here. 宙にぶらり吊られているよ chuu ni burari tsurarete iru yo I’m being hung upside-down in the air. ああ 誰か醒ませて aa dareka samasete Oh, someone, please wake me up. ねえ さめて nee samete Please, wake up, さめて 悪夢よ samete akumu yo Wake up, my nightmare. 息ができない iki ga dekinai In this suffocating world, この世界で kono sekai de Where I can’t even breathe. どうかどうか出会いましょう douka douka deaimashou Please, somehow, bring us to each other, 救いを信じているのです sukui o shinjite iru no desu for I believe there is salvation waiting for me. ねえ さめて nee samete Please, wake up, さめて 悪夢よ samete akumu yo Wake up, my nightmare. 声も出せないこの星で koe mo dasenai kono hoshi de On this planet, where I can’t let out a single voice. どこへどこへゆけばいい doko e doko e yukeba ii Where, oh where am I supposed to go? あなたを求めているのさ anata o motomete iru no sa I’m yearning for you, じっと… ずっと… jitto… zutto… in utter stillness… Forever… English Translation by Hazuki no Yume
Honestly, Hanatan´s voice in this song made me cry. It gives such a strong emotion, like she is really in agony and I´m here listening to someone crying in pain and doing nothing. It really chills me.
I think that when the girl is running, how the blob being her changes, it means that her problems are always changing and she can't run away... -dont sue me-
@@DrMedicsGameSurgery Akidearest is a life saver. I actually didn't bother to search it up, but found Juby's cover in my recommended, and only clicked it because I recognized it
AAAAA... Nee samete, samete, akumu yo Iki ga dekinai Kono sekai de DOUKA, DOUKA, SAMASETE TASUKE O MATTE IRU NO DESU ZUTTO, ZUTTO, ZUTTO, ZUTTO... Kurai, kurai yoru... Doko ni mo yukenai ashi de... Matte iru yoake o Jitto... AAAAA! NEE SAMETE, SAMETE, AKUMU YO MABOROSHI DARAKE NO KONO SEKAI DE DOKO E, DOKO E, IREBA II SAMAYOI ARUITE, IRU BAKARI ZUTTO, ZUTTO, ZUTTO, ZUTTO... Doko ni ireba ii? Ii? Koko ni ite wa Ikenai darake de Chuu ni burari tsurarete iru yo Aa, dareka, SAMASETE! NEE SAMETE, SAMETE, AKUMU YO IKI GA DEKINAI KONO SEKAI DE DOKA, DOKA, DEAIMASHO SUKUI O SHINJITE IRU NO DESU NEE SAMETE, SAMETE, AKUMU YO KOE MO DASENAI KONO HOSHI DE DOKO E, DOKO E, YUKEBA II ANATA O MOTOMETE IRU NO SA! Jitto, Jitto, Zutto, ZUTTO...
I think this song talks about someone who is suffering from PTSD. At 2:57 you can see how a monster, let's say all the monsters are traumas, triggered a memory and the girl started to freak out. A comment also says jellyfishes represent painful memories, so I'll take their word. I think she's trying to run away from the trauma but she can't. I think the reindeer represents suicide, that's why she's always contemplating it. And the octopus limbs may be from someone who used to hurt her.
I always come back to this song when my health gets bad. This sounds horrible, but it brings me comfort knowing that I'm not alone in my psychological issues.
Her voice is godly, I cant really sing on my own, but I’ve always had a talent mimicking, she’s the hardest voice I’ve practiced, but definitely worth it
holy. fucking. shit. Absolutely incredible songwriting mixed with quite possibly one of the most powerful voices I've ever heard. There's so much emotion in Hanatan's voice. It almost seems like she herself is in this same predicament. I am in AWE.
i do get mad when covers get more attention than the originals, im sure jubys cover is cool but this version has so much emotion and pain. i can’t really find that in a majority of juby covers.
jubyphonic got that jubyphonic flow i swear to god though, english covers INFURIATE me-songs are meant to be enjoyed in the language they were written in!
@@wrightcember EXACTLY! Although I think it’s like when people dub shows, it’s to understand what’s being said, but even then why not just make a video with subtitles??? No need to take the original songs spotlight.
not to be mean to juby because she can sing...but I mean come on....jubys vocals really arent comparable to hanatans....hanatan deserves 1million views lbr..
I think that this song is about dealing with depression. One of the first things the girl does is shape a formless blob in a triangle with her hands. Being that triangles often symbolize a set of strong values and affirmation, it seems like she is trying to look into her own-self only to see a tainted image of a flaming deer, which could represent her waning happiness or spirituality (meaning that she's losing ground of what she used to believe or is losing her peace of mind). Conflicted she looks again and seeing nothing there, she tries to continue with her life. But after falling into the dark abyss she is surrounded by dark entities, indicating the amount of negativity she could be facing coming from within herself. Tortured and wanting to escape this state of mind, she tries to run away from these thoughts, but the deer and lyrics ("All I can do is wander confusedly forever") represent otherwise, showing that her actions are not enough to save herself. Next we see a lot of squid and tentacles. Maybe those of you with dirty minds will think otherwise, but the tentacles pointing towards the girl could represent her inability to cope with her problems. I know that may be a stretch but I say it because the other squid are moving along unanimously. Life continues on, but she is stuck and cannot continue with her own (and again with the lyrics about feeling trapped and unable to wake up). At her lowest she meets up with the reaper figure. At this point she considers suicide but is unable to, either not having the strength to do so, or maybe because of outside factors (maybe other people are stopping her, or shes on suicide watch, etc. The end result is that she is still alive). After her failed attempt she becomes emotionally damaged and is has become further tortured after having faced Death itself, indicated as the reaper seems to blithely push a button. The squids begin to fall and she loses all sight of normal living. Now the next scene becomes tense. The tentacles are sneaking up on her slowly. It is only a matter of time before she finally reaches her breaking point. Breaking the plate and seen sitting on the swing, the song and video now reaching its close, the girl has finally become desolate. Maybe cynically or in a last attempt for trying to save herself (though unlikely especially after having finally become depressingly bare) she looks again before falling to see the flaming deer again. This time it is mid-leap, which could mean that the little or shrinking happiness that she had before is now leaving her entirely. Together this video and the actual lyrics about wanting to wake up from a "nightmare" (the translation can be found in the comments of the Miku version) have led me to form this interpretation. I thought I'd like to share this, and sorry for leaving so many words up there.
Amazing vocals from Hanatan! And also the violin solos are a banger! Kikuo is really good at composing music and the music really goes well with the song! The animations are so good too and very different from what he use to have for videos!
Guys, stop comparing this to Juby's. This is superior and awesome, but Juby did not rob views, it's the viewers that chooses which to watch. And, just because her singing skills are less than Hanathan, just because her voice doesn't fit this song does not mean she deserved to be hated. Just stop, other than hurting Juby for no reason, just chill and enjoy this awesome cover.
For the most part all those comments I saw were from YEARS ago, when people in the community were very judgy about vocaloid producers and cover artists, y'know, like how some were even fighting over which vocaloid was better than the other? I think people have better manners over it now though
@@yumemitai612 exactly! It's nice to promote seeing everyone's talents as equal when they are EQUAL, but then to be a hypocrite about it lessens their value in your argument!
In some religions, the primordial state of creation is depicted as an ocean and is sealed away because malevolent spirits infest it. A motif for alluding to demons is to depict them as something aquatic, typically cephalopods and arthropods (which is interesting because a good chunk of prehistoric or "primordial" aquatic life are arthropods). I've heard people say this song is about being in a coma, which some believe is a form of OBE. Most ancient religions have a concept of the afterlife simply being an "other" world that is either deep underground or adjacent to our own, and is where spirits like ghosts and demons reside. Being in a coma is sometimes seen as a mid-point where you're technically not dead, but your spirit is moving about as though it were in the afterlife. The imagery of jellyfish, octopus, and evil-looking creatures coupled with very odd structures and looping hallways makes me think she may be in the astral/spirit world, which would fit with the coma idea.
I've read a lot of theories about the different types of symbolism within the song, but I haven't seen anybody talk about the swing yet. *(Before reading this, I recommend checking out DubiousTemp's comment.)* I think the swing she's often seen sitting on represents her emotional stability. Throughout her life she may have had a lot of trouble with bipolar disorder (?), but now she's at a complete standstill... perhaps she recently had something very traumatic happen, and the impact was so strong that it rendered her numb. She maybe feels as though it was her fault, and so her depression has a greater hold on her than ever before. She's lost and foggy-brained, and she doesn't know what to do about it. All of the events happening in the song could be the various thoughts running through her mind, leaving her overwhelmed and desperate. I'm not too sure about this, as I'm no psychologist, so I would love to hear other peoples' opinions.
Agreed!! I don't know how many times I've sat down, accordion ready, headphones on, to listen to that specific part, motivated to figure it out. And no matter what I can't even begin to comprehend! That part of the song just always ...my weird brain just likes it! In that clicking & scratching the inside of my skull positive kinda way & making me feel like my bones might be vibrating untill my body clipped apart, so that all the many layers of different tissue can be moving separate, as to all come to dance together!
Miku's version is that she has almost resigned herself, but there is still a little hope. And this version is that she really still believes that she can get out of this nightmare and see the light
