Abyss- Matenrou Opera
I heard the single from their album Abyss a while ago, "Mou Hito no Hanayome", but I hadn't taken the time to download or listen to the whole album. As a whole, I really like it. My favorites are the first three tracks though, "Independent", "Mou Hito no Hanayome", and "Frill". Not sure what it is about them, I just like the way they sound, they incorporate some really good metal vibes and smooth it out with melody, especially "Independent". Usually I'm not big on screamo, but for some reason I really love the way Sono does it in this song. A lot. It has this interesting, eerie sort of ghost-like vibe to it too. Great song.
When I watched the PV for "Mou Hito no Hanayome", I didn't realize how directly related to the lyrics it was. The PV tells the story from the female perspective, so I'll just go with that. It's about a girl who goes to her former boyfriend's wedding, and all of the heartache of trying to be... not the bigger person, but being supportive of someone you once loved and created memories with moving on without you. I can't really imagine ever going through something like that, I don't know if I could do it. Looking back, the closest I've ever been to a horrifying experience like that is... haha, Freshman Homecoming. (have I told everyone this story, or just aerysa ?) My goodness, this song, had it been around three years ago, would have been my anthem for that night.
Basically, I had seriously fallen for a guy I went to middle school with. I mean, everyone goes through crushes like candy, but I really, really liked him. At first, I wasn't so sure, but everyone else seemed to be because all my friends were constantly talking about it. One of my friends even went so far as to suggest to him that he ask me to the Homecoming Dance right in front of me. Which was awkward, but we just blew it off, I guess? When a friend of mine finally confronted me about it seriously, I told her that I felt like I really liked him, but I just wasn't sure, I was nervous to be sure, and that I didn't know how he felt about me. I had never had a strong feeling for a guy before, blah blah blah.
Well, the next day, my really good friend came and asked me if I had known that that same girl had asked the guy I liked to the Homecoming Dance. I pretended I didn't care, but I was pissed off and devastated inside. She was the first person I confessed to, and she turned around and screwed me!
So I went to the Homecoming Dance alone at everyone else's insistence, and tried to be happy for her. She basically clung to me the whole night because they were too embarrassed to spend any real time together except for the slow dances, and there I was trying to be nice and coach her into spending more time with him. It was the last dance that ruined me. After that, I got my hairpins out of his pocket, and he said goodnight but I wasn't in the mood, probably didn't even say goodnight to his date, then I went home listening to my mom ask me why I was upset after going to the dance, and then.... I went home, threw my shoes at my closet door, lay down on the floor in my dress, and cried for an hour. Wonderful night, huh?
Never said anything to her, and the boy and I continued to be good friends after that. And even after he turned around and asked an entirely different girl to be his girlfriend, I still hugged him and shared my morning coffee with him and everything else when his girlfriend would go through this bitchy moods of hating him for NO reason.
My sister told me that I need to not tip toe around my friends feelings because when push comes to shove, most of them would screw me over for themselves anyway. Which sucks, but I guess it's true? I just... could never imagine calling someone a friend and treating them like crap :(
(Somehow, whenever I tell this story it turns into a narrative?)
ANYWAY, it's a really great album, even though it only has seven tracks. Their new single is called "Helios" I think? Um, I think I read somewhere that it wasn't set to be released until July 6 but that the PV was unveiled somewhere? Just keep your eyes peeled, I guess.
When I watched the PV for "Mou Hito no Hanayome", I didn't realize how directly related to the lyrics it was. The PV tells the story from the female perspective, so I'll just go with that. It's about a girl who goes to her former boyfriend's wedding, and all of the heartache of trying to be... not the bigger person, but being supportive of someone you once loved and created memories with moving on without you. I can't really imagine ever going through something like that, I don't know if I could do it. Looking back, the closest I've ever been to a horrifying experience like that is... haha, Freshman Homecoming. (have I told everyone this story, or just aerysa ?) My goodness, this song, had it been around three years ago, would have been my anthem for that night.
Basically, I had seriously fallen for a guy I went to middle school with. I mean, everyone goes through crushes like candy, but I really, really liked him. At first, I wasn't so sure, but everyone else seemed to be because all my friends were constantly talking about it. One of my friends even went so far as to suggest to him that he ask me to the Homecoming Dance right in front of me. Which was awkward, but we just blew it off, I guess? When a friend of mine finally confronted me about it seriously, I told her that I felt like I really liked him, but I just wasn't sure, I was nervous to be sure, and that I didn't know how he felt about me. I had never had a strong feeling for a guy before, blah blah blah.
Well, the next day, my really good friend came and asked me if I had known that that same girl had asked the guy I liked to the Homecoming Dance. I pretended I didn't care, but I was pissed off and devastated inside. She was the first person I confessed to, and she turned around and screwed me!
So I went to the Homecoming Dance alone at everyone else's insistence, and tried to be happy for her. She basically clung to me the whole night because they were too embarrassed to spend any real time together except for the slow dances, and there I was trying to be nice and coach her into spending more time with him. It was the last dance that ruined me. After that, I got my hairpins out of his pocket, and he said goodnight but I wasn't in the mood, probably didn't even say goodnight to his date, then I went home listening to my mom ask me why I was upset after going to the dance, and then.... I went home, threw my shoes at my closet door, lay down on the floor in my dress, and cried for an hour. Wonderful night, huh?
Never said anything to her, and the boy and I continued to be good friends after that. And even after he turned around and asked an entirely different girl to be his girlfriend, I still hugged him and shared my morning coffee with him and everything else when his girlfriend would go through this bitchy moods of hating him for NO reason.
My sister told me that I need to not tip toe around my friends feelings because when push comes to shove, most of them would screw me over for themselves anyway. Which sucks, but I guess it's true? I just... could never imagine calling someone a friend and treating them like crap :(
(Somehow, whenever I tell this story it turns into a narrative?)
ANYWAY, it's a really great album, even though it only has seven tracks. Their new single is called "Helios" I think? Um, I think I read somewhere that it wasn't set to be released until July 6 but that the PV was unveiled somewhere? Just keep your eyes peeled, I guess.