weekTEN ;; theme?new and old favorites.
week seven has been deleted, download while you still can.
PLEASE, comment with what you take.
OH GOD GUYS. I am SOOOO sorry~ DDD8 I have been AWFUL about this, and I really have no excuse. I'll just post this and then throw myself off the nearest bridge.
as payment, I'm posting 20 of my favorite songs, 10 new favorites and 10 old (some REALLY old) favorites. enjoy!
.NEWfavorites
Title: Bara no Shigemi
Artist: Akino Arai
Album: RBG
Genre: JPop/Anime Soundtrack
Time/Size: 5:24/10.48MB
Comments: people who've been here for a while should at least VAGUELY remember my love of this woman's voice. light and breathy, she's got one of my favorite voices EVER, let alone in Japan. I remember, though, that the first thing which struck me about this song was how utterly BEAUTIFUL it was. the feel of the song is strange, dark and dreamy but in a way that's very nostalgic, like memories of porcelain and jasmine tea and lace parasols. it sparkles at the same time it feels like a quite summer rain. I don't really know how to explain it, but...grah, JUST DOWNLOAD IT. DX (for the record, this is from the Record of Lodoss War OST; the title translates into "Rosebush")
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souin no yane ni furu ame
bara no shigemi ni mo hisoka ni
nee, "silver girl"
dete oide
oka no ue wa mou akarui
hi ga sashi hajimeru
kishinde yureta BURANKO
maboroshi no you ni kowareta
nee, "silver girl"
dete oide
anata wa dare?
tomodachi na no?
watashi to oshaberi shinai ka na
daremo ga minna yaku ni tatsu koto wo shite'ru watashi igai wa
ooki na mon no kagi ni sae suru koto ga aru konna gogo wa
ikenai kodomo datta watashi no kami ni mo
kin no ame
ga furu no
mahou mitai
souin ni hibiku... utagoe
bara no shigemi ni shimi tooru
nee, "silver girl"
dete oide
anata wa dare?
tomodachi na no?
soko ni iru
nee, "silver girl"
oka no ue wa mou akarui
hikari ga afureru
tooku made
Title: Let Armies Loose
Artist: Bertine Zetlitz
Album: Sweet Injections
Genre: Trip-Hop?
Time/Size: 4:34/4.19MB
Comments: Bertine's got an interesting voice; very pretty, but unique at the same time. this is dark and oddly chilling, and I just LOVE the melody. the lyrics to the verses are mildly repetetive, but I think it's actually a really nice effect and not boring. the lyrics themselves are interesting, and swing between confrontational and creepy to strangely loving and, ah, creepy. XD; it starts off with a simple, dark guitar riff, quickly joined by synth and Bertine's voice. again, her voice is a little odd, but I'd totally recommend giving it a minute to adjust to, because it's beautiful in its own way. fits her particular style wonderfully, and I love the way she enunciates things.
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Keep your feet off my yard
or I let armies loose
Keep your feet off my yard
or I let armies loose
I do not leave an option
there are times you can not choose
and if this last forever
you got nothing left to loose
Keep your feet off my yard
or I let armies loose
Keep your feet off my yard
or I let armies loose
(chorus)
I'll follow you softly
when I whisper it's gently?
You will see I've all your
troubles on my mind
I'll be watching you closely
like a shadow on rose leave?
You will see I've all your
troubles on my mind
In my room I have dogs
they do as they are told
In my room I have dogs
they do as they are told
and if they catch you staring
they will make your laughter old
yeah if they catch you staring
they will make your blood run cold
In my room I have dogs
they do as they are told
In my room I have dogs
they do as they are told
(chorus)
I'll follow you softly
when I whisper it's gently
You will see I've all your
troubles on my mind
I'll be watching you closely
like a shadow on rose leave
You will see I've all your
troubles on my mind
Aples fall in my yard
and poison just for you
Aples fall in my yard
and poison just for you
It does sound rather nasty
these games we have to play
It will be over quickly
no doctor calls today
when you eat I'll be sweet
and finally we're through
when you eat I'll be sweet
and finally we're through
and finally we're through
and finally we're through
(chorus)
I'll follow you softly
when I whisper it's gently
You will see I've all your
troubles on my mind
I'll be watching you closely
like a shadow on rose leave
You will see I've all your
troubles on my mind
...softly...gently
...all your troubles on my mind
...closely...rose leave
...all your troubles on my mind
Title: Veteran of the Psychic Wars
Artist: Blue Oyster Cult
Album: Fire of Unknown Origin
Genre: Classic Metal
Time/Size: 4:49/4.42MB
Comments: DO NOT look at the genre and go "ew", because this song (this group in general) is fucking AWESOME. there's no screaming, there's no incomprehensible lyrics, there's no ear-piercing guitar. instead, we have a dark, solemn song, with a wonderful, driving beat and awesome keyboard and guitar. Eric Bloom's vocals are awesome; I've NEVER disliked them. they're nice, not high and screechy like those of AC/DC's Bon Scott. ANYWAY. I got into these guys through the TV show Supernatural (surprisingly, not through their song "(Don't Fear) the Reaper", which is freaking awesome, but through "Fire of Unknown Origin", also freaking awesome), and I've been in love with them ever since. I love the keyboards in this song; utterly gorgeous, and the guitar compliments it perfectly. seriously, GIVE THIS A TRY.
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You see me now a veteran of a thousand psychic wars
I've been living on the edge so long, where the winds of limbo roar
And I'm young enough to look at, and far too old to see
All the scars are on the inside
I'm not sure that there's anything left of me
Don't let these shakes go on, it's time we had a break from it
It's time we had some leave
We've been living in the flames
We've been eating up our brains
Oh please, don't let these shakes go on.
You ask me why I'm weary, why I can't speak to you
You blame me for my silence, say it's time I changed and grew
But the war's still going on, dear, and there's nowhen that I know
And I can't stand forever
I can't say if we're ever gonna be free
Don't let these shakes go on, it's time we had a break from it
It's time we had some leave
We've been living in the flames
We've been eating up our brains
Oh please, don't let these shakes go on.
You see me now a veteran of a thousand psychic wars
My energy is spent at last, and my armor is destroyed
I have used up all my weapons, and I'm helpless and bereaved
Wounds are all I'm made of
Did I hear you say that this is victory?
Don't let these shakes go on, it's time we had a break from it
Send me to the rear
Where the tides of madness swell
And men sliding into hell
Oh please, don't let these shakes go on.
Title: Private Laughter
Artist: BONNIE PINK
Album: Private Laughter
Genre: JPop
Time/Size: 3:02/3.51MB
Comments: I don't have much by BONNIE PINK, but what I have? I REALLY, REALLY like. this song has a very nice summery feel to it, with a nice, driving beat, especially during the choruses. it starts off a little strange, with some odd, synthesized voices, but BONNIE's voice is wonderful (and the slight nasal quality to it just makes it better, in my opinion). I love how clearly she pronounces things. XD (so shoot me, I'm an English major) I'm not sure how to explain the feel of this song besides the already mentioned "summery" feeling, but it really makes me want to pop the CD (or MP3 player or whatever) into my car and just go out and drive. nice, nice feeling to the song. I also love the little bits of English and the TOTALLY RANDOM bit of Spanish thrown in. XD
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katakuna ni tsubutta me o
assari to hodoita miwaku no kotoba
nakanaori easy as pie
demo nigiru te to te no aida ni futatabi kaze ga hashitta
koibito ni nozomu koto make me laugh
Like you used to
Remember?
I miss the laughter
kokoro to karada o musunde ita hazu no himitsu no laughter
mou anata wa watashi ni hohoende wa kurenai no?
mirai wo kazasu smokey air
hitofuki de kakikesu POKETTO no joudan
kusuguriatta mujaki sa
ima ichido omoidashite to negao tsunetta
damatteta tte misukashite
itazura ka KE-KI de Help me out
Que sera sera Laugh and laugh in love
tsumi mo koyomi mo chiisana koto wa wasuresasete
koibito ni nozomu koto Watch me cry
Until I smile again
I miss the
I miss the laughter
kokoro to karada wo tsunaide ita hazu no himitsu no laughter
mou anata wa watashi ni hohoemi wo kurenai no?
I miss the laughter
chigiresou na kuuki musunde ita hazu no himitsu no laughter
mou anata wa watashi to hohoende wa kurenai no?
Title: Title and Registration
Artist: Death Cab for Cutie
Album: Transatlanticism
Genre: ...uhm.
Time/Size: 3:39/5.03MB
Comments: again with not knowing how to classify a song. XD; heh. so I tend to hear these people classified as EMO, which really, really makes me angry because they are totally NOT emo. their lyrics are melancholy, often dealing with loss and regret, yes, but they are not EMO. .../rant, sorry. XD; ANYHOO. Ben's vocals are wonderful, light and just PLEASANT, and if anything this song feels even more summery than the last. it's got this kinda lazy warmth that REALLY reminds me of summer vacation, just flopping across the (nice, cool XD) kitchen floor with the dogs, not really having anything to do so just BEING. I utterly adore the guitar here.
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The glove compartment is inaccurately named
And everybody knows it.
So i'm proposing a swift orderly change.
Cause behind its door there's nothing to keep my fingers warm
And all i find are souvenirs from better times
Before the gleam of your taillights fading east
To find yourself a better life.
I was searching for some legal document
As the rain beat down on the hood
When i stumbled upon pictures i tried to forget
And that's how this idea was drilled into my head
Cause it's too important
To stay the way it's been
There's no blame for how our love did slowly fade
And now that it's gone it's like it wasn't there at all
And here i rest where disappointment and regret collide
Lying awake at night
There's no blame for how our love did slowly fade
And now that it's gone it's like it wasn't there at all
And here i rest where disappointment and regret collide
Lying awake at night (up all night)
When i'm lying awake at night.
Title: Kyrie II
Artist: Yoshihisa Hirano and Hideki Taniuchi
Album: Death Note OST II
Genre: Anime Soundtrack
Time/Size: 2:20/5.38MB
Comments: so being a HUGE, HUGE fan of Gregorian chanting and anything even vaguely similar, this song utterly blew me away when I watched the first episode of Death Note. the opening sequence (not the opening SONG, btw) was just...omgamazing. seriously. GO WATCH IT (just a youtube, video, btw. XD; I'd recommend waiting for it to load and then jumping ahead (1:24), because I'm REALLY not a fan of the opening theme. pretty good quality, especially for a youtube video, although it's in Japanese with Chinese subtitles). anyhoo. XD; the song is entirely chanting, consisting of little more than "kyrie," "christe," and "eleison" (for those curious about the lyrics), but it's chillingly, hauntingly beautiful, and I just...GUH. lakjsdflasjd. ♥~ DOWNLOAD IT.
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Title: Gypsy Woman
Artist: Hilary Duff
Album: Dignity
Genre: Electropop
Time/Size: 3:14/5.06MB
Comments: now I'll admit to having always liked Hilary Duff at least a LITTLE, but her latest album took me by surprise. I listened to it in a Barnes & Noble, sheerly out of curiosity, and went "WOW." and immediately went home and downloaded it 'cause it's freaking AWESOME. DO NOT look at the artist and go "EW," because I'll be forced to shoot you. this song totally blew me away. it starts off a little odd (because really, "'the battle of France is over.' *pause* 'congratulations. you've joined the ranks of all the rest.'" ...WUT.), but almost instantly bursts into dark, driving, raw synth that I utterly adore. Hilary's voice hasn't really gotten any better, but she's ALWAYS had a really good voice, and it fits this new style very well; light and airy, it's a nice contrast with the dark, raw synth in this song. I ADORE the lyrics, as well, and the way she says "gypsy woman" in the choruses. DOWNLOAD. OR DIE. ♥♥~
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Was it a face that invaded your mind
A kind that wasn’t hard to find
She lets you think that you found her first
That’s how she works
Her sick and twisted gypsy curse
She can swallow knives
She can swallow lives
Golden black stare
But the night of your demise..
Try to runaway with the gypsy woman
Here today then gone for good
Can’t get away with a gypsy woman
Thought no one would know
Your secrets down below
But you can’t go
Can’t go with her
Can’t go
Can’t go with her
The gypsy woman
This is a favorite game to play
She’s got you stumbling
Stumble, st-st-stumbling
Talks with a grin
Cause she’s got no shame
Enjoy the fame
Bringing down the family name
Try to runaway with the gypsy woman
Good today then gone for good
Can’t get away with a gypsy woman
Thought no one would know
Your secrets down below
But you can’t go
Can’t go with her
Can’t go
Can’t go with her
The gypsy woman
She can rob you blind with just one look
From those eyes
Out of all the thieves that trained her
None of them could save her
Try to runaway with the gypsy woman
Here today then gone for good
Can’t get away with a gypsy woman
Thought no one would know
Your secrets down below
But you can’t go
Can’t go with her
Can’t go
Can’t go with her
But you can’t go
Can’t go with her
Can’t go
Can’t go with her
Can't go
Can't go with her
Tell me was it worth it?
Can you say it's worth it?
Tell me was it worth, can you tell me it was worth it?
Title: So Crazy
Artist: Namie Amuro
Album: Style
Genre: JPop/Hip-Hop
Time/Size: 4:34/4.19MB
Comments: I LOVE the beginning of this song; I'm not entirely sure how to describe it, but it's dark and shimmery at the same time. Namie's voice is freaking awesome, as usual, and I love the way she sings the opening line. the verses and choruses are really catchy, and though Namie's voice is a little more laid-back than usual (no insanely high notes, unfortunately XD those are fun to try and sing along with), it fits the song really well. I love the rhythm of this song. ♥~ the rap towards the end amuses me, as do some of the English background lyrics ("uh me so horny," for example XDDD). XD
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yeah
yeah listen:
ai da no koi da no oh no wazato saketeta
furimawasarete nagasare tada kurikaesu
thought it's juss foolish
sude ni dareka itta you na dokoka demo mita you na
yarikata de chikadzuki sasowaretemo i said "sorry boy..."
totsuzen araware eye 2 eye (eye 2 eye)
kyuu ni ubawarete face 2 face (face 2 face)
mukiau karada to heart 2 heart
see my destiny kono shunkan ni
ima made doko ni ita no? to
zutto sagashiteta noni to
sasayakinagara mune e to
hikiyoseru holdin me too tight
* so crazy mezameta jounetsu
sameta kokoro wo RISETTO
Ooo you step into my life (step into my life)
subete ga kawaru
so crazy nani mo kamo
sutete shimaeru kamo
i maybe crazy dakedo (crazy dakedo)
dare mo tomerarenai (crazy 4 ya love)
kowaku naru kurai soutou ni nomerikonderu
funny, okashiku naru ima made no jibun ja nai you de
douka shiteru tte warau my girls-tachi ni wa wakaranai
kiseki-teki na deai wo togeta i think he is the one
itsumo tsunaideru hand 2 hand (hand 2 hand)
hitotsu ni kasanaru soul 2 soul (soul 2 soul)
honnou ni makasete body 2 body
must be destiny zettai ni
misumeta hitomi ni utsuru
sugata ga shoumei this is true
tojikomete shimaitaku naru
when a girl meets a boy
shougeki no koi
* repeat 2x
love
doushite wakatta no (and say that?)
how did you get to here? (on tell me)
mitsukedashite tsuredashite bring it all to me
doushitara ii no (dou sureba?)
what am i gonna do (do 4 U?)
nando demo yonde shimau your name, over and over
hurry up (uhh) misetsuketai sono atsusugiru body
can't stop (ahh) mou tomaranai yamitsuki no booty
up in da club (club)
dance 2 da drums (drums)
8PM awaseageru kono shinpakusuu (uhh me so horny)
u treat me like a lady dakedo baby (yeah)
mou matenai so crazy u're amazin' (unn)
futarikiri (hot hot)
tameiki wo (drop drop)
kyou wa gettin' on ya (top top)
so, let me get dirty, ahh...
* repeat 2x
i wanna hold you right now
i wanna touch you right now
wanna kiss you, cling to you
love you down all nite, aha...
Title: All Good Things (Come to an End)
Artist: Nelly Furtado
Album: Loose
Genre: Hip-Hop
Time/Size: 5:12/7.15MB
Comments: so Nelly Furtado kinda disappeared for a little while, but she's certainly returned with a bang. FOUR chart-toppers (including a Timbaland song she features in with Justin Timberlake, much to my enjoyment XD), all in a very, very hip-hop style, as opposed to her older style of slightly eccentric pop. anyway, this song starts with a nice, steady guitar riff and really pretty background synth, joined very quickly by a nice beat and then Nelly herself. I'm not entirely sure just HOW much her voice has changed in the past three years, but it's certainly unique and definitely VERY pretty. she has an interesting way of composing her songs that really, really sticks out, noticeable mainly in the second verse (I love the brief stop after "traveling I"). I'm not entirely sure WHY I like the lyrics in this song so much, because there's nothing very profound about them, but there's definitely SOMETHING that really hits me that I love.
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Honestly what will become of me
don't like reality
It's way too clear to me
But really life is daily
We are what we don't see
Missed everything daydreaming
[Chorus:]
Flames to dust
Lovers to friends
Why do all good things come to an end
Flames to dust
Lovers to friends
Why do all good things come to an end
come to an end come to an
Why do all good things come to end?
come to an end come to an
Why do all good things come to an end?
Traveling I only stop at exits
Wondering if I'll stay
Young and restless
Living this way I stress less
I want to pull away when the dream dies
The pain sets it and I don't cry
I only feel gravity and I wonder why
Flames to dust
Lovers to friends
Why do all good things come to an end
Flames to dust
Lovers to friends
Why do all good things come to an end
come to an end come to an
Why do all good things come to end?
come to an end come to an
Why do all good things come to an end?
Well the dogs were whistling a new tune
Barking at the new moon
Hoping it would come soon so that they could
Dogs were whistling a new tune
Barking at the new moon
Hoping it would come soon so that they could
Die die die die die
Flames to dust
Lovers to friends
Why do all good things come to an end
Flames to dust
Lovers to friends
Why do all good things come to an end
come to an end come to an
Why do all good things come to end?
come to an end come to an
Why do all good things come to an end?
Well the dogs were barking at a new moon
Whistling a new tune
Hoping it would come soon
And the sun was wondering if it should stay away for a day 'til the feeling went away
And the sky was falling on the clouds were dropping and
the rain forgot how to bring salvation
the dogs were barking at the new moon
Whistling a new tune
Hoping it would come soon so that they could die.
Title: We Can Hear Your Pulse
Artist: Origa
Album: Best of Origa
Genre: uhm.
Time/Size: 4:28/10.26MB
Comments: ...I'm not entirely sure what to classify this song as, BUT. most people know of Origa through the music she did for Ghost in the Shell ("Inner Universe" and "Rise), but this song has a tremendously different feeling to it. I'm not quite sure what drew my attention to this song, but there's something about the title that really drew me in, and listening to the song I was blown away by how hauntingly beautiful it is. "haunting" is really the only way to accurately describe Origa's voice, for those unfamiliar with her work. it's high and breathy and almost angelic in its beauty, and this song is a brilliant demonstration of it. it's dark and dreamy and just WOW. the song is entirely in Russian, but unfortunately I can't seem to find the lyrics for it. definitely a recommended download, though. XD
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Title: Birth of Light
Artist: Chihiro Yonekura
Album: Colours
Genre: JPop
Time/Size: 5:01/4.83MB
Comments: never actually heard anything else by this woman, and I really don't even remember where I FOUND this song. some random website, several years ago. Chihiro's voice is absolutely beautiful, light and airy, and it fits the synth in the song wonderfully. the song itself is rather light-hearted, but it's not really happy and bouncy, more like a little upbeat. her voice ALMOST reminds me of Sakamoto Maaya's but not quite; she does, however, have a very, very lovely way of hitting her high notes. the song ends with absolutely GORGEOUS piano, floating away to a fade. this song really makes me wish I had more music by her.
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Koko ni oide
Mado o akete kuretara
Meguri aeru
Deai to yakusoku
Kyoushitsu no katasumide mita
Honto no koto
Darenimo ienai REARU mo arusa
Searchin' angel night
Tobira no oku
Kakurete ta ai ga
flyin' on flyin' out mezame tasu
Callin' birth of light
Yasashisa dake
Todokuyo, kimi no
Kokoro e...
Otonani natte
Kawara naimo no wanani?
Nayan dadake
Tsuyoku nareru kana
Hanarete itemo kuchibirude
Tashikana koto
Hitotsuzu tsutsutaete ikeba iisa
Feelin' future sight
Muneni fukaku
Uchi yoseru namiga
ridin' on ridin' out yobisa masu
Callin' birth of light
Kanashimi sae
Tokasuyo, kimi no
Hitomi de...
Searchin' angel night
Tobira no oku
Kakurete ta ai ga
flyin' on flyin' out mezame tasu
Callin' birth of light
Mabushi sugite
Mitsumete irarenai
Kimi shika...
Feelin' future sight
Muneni fukaku
Uchi yoseru namiga
ridin' on ridin' out yobisa masu
Callin' birth of light
Arukidasou
Furiso sogu hikari
Kimi ni mo...
Title: Fairwell to Bitterroot Valley
Artist: Dave Carter and Tracy Grammer
Album: Tanglewood Tree
Genre: Folk
Time/Size: 2:36/2.39MB
Comments: PLEASE, again with this whole "don't look at the genre and skip over it" thing. (hell knows "The Mountain" got enough downloads, so many posts back) this song is utterly, utterly beautiful. it starts with a quiet, deceptively simple guitar melody that floats as the main actual instrument participation throughout the whole song, and Tracy's voice is just as deceptively simple. Dave's lyrics are, as usual, gorgeous, though not quite as wordy or haunting as they often are. there's a deep sense of longing to this song that I just LOVE.
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fly, my little dove, wander far
night sky broodin' and stormy
shine beside me my wisdom star
light the desert before me
so long willie my wastrel boy
farewell sister my sally
I am the spark and mercury rollin' joy
'cross the bitterroot valley
farewell willie my slumberin' child
farewell sister my sally
I am the spark and mercury rollin' wild
'cross the bitterroot valley
Title: Let Go
Artist: Frou Frou
Album: Details
Genre: Trip-Hop
Time/Size: 4:11/5.54MB
Comments: IMOGEN HEAP. there. download. so most people who at least recognize this song will likely know it from the Garden State soundtrack, which, in all fairness, is actually where I first heard it. HERE WE GO PEOPLE, MY FIRST EVER IMMI SONG. 8D~ but yes, Frou Frou features the almost sinfully luscious vocals of Imogen Heap, who most common visitors of this rotation will recognize as being FREAKING AMAZING. (wow, lots of caps in this comment. hm.) unfortunately, this is one of the few Frou Frou songs that I REALLY like (I generally find they don't utilize Immi's vocals the way they should), but hot DAMN this song is gorgeous. if you don't have it? you really, really should. the synth alone is worth it.
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drink up baby down
Are you in or are you out?
Leave your things behind
'Cause it's all going off without you
Excuse me too busy you're writing your tragedy
These mishaps
You bubble-wrap
When you've no idea what you're like
[Chorus:]
So, let go,let go
Jump in
Oh well, what you waiting for?
It's all right
'Cause there's beauty in the breakdown
So, let go, l-let go
Just get in
Oh, it's so amazing here
It's all right
'Cause there's beauty in the breakdown
It gains the more it gives
And then it rises with the fall
So hand me that remote
Can't you see that all that stuff's a sideshow?
Such boundless pleasure
We've no time for later
Now you can't await
your own arrival
you've twenty seconds to comply
[Chorus:]
So, let go, so let go
Jump in
Oh well, what you waiting for?
It's alright
'Cause there's beauty in the breakdown
So, let go, yeah let go
Just get in
Oh, it's so amazing here
It's all right
'Cause there's beauty in the breakdown
Title: Try This Shoot
Artist: Globe
Album: Lights
Genre: JPop/Techno
Time/Size: 6:01/5.56MB
Comments: so these guys used to be pretty popular among JPop (are they still? oO;), but I never really liked their stuff. this song, however, is the first song I ever heard by them and the first techno song I ever listened to that was labeled as such. Keiko's voice is high and a little frail, but it really works in this song. the techno is just freaking AWESOME ('course, I suppose I could be biased. XD; heh) anyhoo, this is a REALLY OLD favorite of mine. I've had it for AT LEAST seven years, likely more, because I downloaded it back when I still had AOL and was in a bunch of music "mailing lists," where they would upload a single song every week for everyone on the list. heh, that was a LONG time ago. XD; anyway. this song was on the third CD I EVER burned (yes, I remember lame stuff like this XD;), and it took me FOREVER to find the lyrics for it. years. haha, I JUST found out what CD this song was on while REhunting down the lyrics, which I seem to have lost..? never mind, took me forever but I found them. XD
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(RAP)with my love kono mama kimi o
iki ga dekinai hodo dakishimeyou
tomerarenaiyo thinkin'bout you
yakusoku shiyou before the morning
inochi no kaketemo kimi o mamorou
jizen na guuzen karamu shisen
ame no naka futari wa deau unmei
together to the end
kono mama eien
toki o tomete sotto kuchizuke
mutsubitsuku fuka matte iku ne
celebrate our love
toki no uchi ni
futari kiri no
kakushita himitsu(/RAP)
Anata o matteiru
Setsunasa ukanderu
Anata o egaiteru tooku no sora no
Mirai e to tsunaide surettete
Yume ni made mita sagashi tsuzuketa
Keshiki o daite odotteru futari no Rhythm de
Waiting for you baby yoake ga kitemo
Karamete hanatsu yo shooting you baby
Soyonara kanjite sayonara kakushite
Kisetsu no nakade saiteiru KOKORO o tsutsunde
Waiting for you baby mou ichido warau
Taiyou o mitsuketara shooting you baby
Anata o utsushiteru sotto yume o mite
Namidade yureteiru
Anata o motometeru kono te kowasanu you ni
Negai o mitsueteru uchiakezu ni
Tashika ni kikoeru nandomo yonderu
Kono mamade naiteiru? hitoride naiteiru?
Waiting for you baby sunao ni narezu
Furitekuru ame no naka shooting you baby
Kumo ni kakure tsuki ni yorisou
Kehai o daita sono munede kagayaki tsuzukete
Waiting for you baby kakedasu omoi
Manatsu no kaze ni fukaretara shooting you baby
Yume ni tazunete sagashi tsuzuketa
Jikan no nakade nagareteru futari no Rhythm de
Waiting for you baby yoake no iro ni
Somatte hanatsu yo shooting you baby
Yume ni made mita sagashi tsuzuketa
Keshiki o daite odotteru futari no Rhythm de
Waiting for you baby yoake ga kitemo
Karamete hanatsu yo shooting you baby
Title: SURREAL
Artist: Hamasaki Ayumi
Album: Duty
Genre: JPop
Time/Size: 4:45/4.39MB
Comments: FIRST EVER AYU SONG I heard. XD seriously. and again, I found it through an old AOL mailing list, so I've had this song for at least seven years. dude, I am a hardcore Ayu fan~ anyhoo. XD; also my first real look into the world of JPop, because until I hit this song I'd mainly listened to Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon music (yeah, laugh it up, bitches. >:[). ah, well. for those who haven't heard this song, it starts off with simple piano and synth that reminds me oddly of a whale's call. oO; must be some old childhood song about whales that had the sound in it. XD; ANYHOO. Ayu sounds freaking awesome in this song, and it turns into the very rocky, fast-paced kind of song she's so good at. INSANE electric guitar after the bridge, but the song is seriously freaking awesome. XD
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suki na mono dake o erande'ku no ga
musekinin datte wake janai
suki na mono sae mo mitsukerarezu ni
sekinin nante toriyou mo nai
seou kakugo no bun dake kanousei o te ni shiteru
iranai mono nara sono doujoushin
maru de yaku ni mo tatanai ne
daiji na mono nara sore ni kanarazu
itamitomonau hazu da yo ne
hitori bocchi de kanjiru kodoku yori
futari de ite mo kanjiru kodoku no hou ga
tsurai koto no you ni
donna ni kodoku ga otozureyou to
donna itami o ukeyou to
kankaku dake wa tozashicha ikenai
tatoe kotoba o nakushite mo
ikura dou demo ii nante itta tte
michi ni tsumazukeba ryoute tsuite'ru mamotte'ru
sonna mono dakara
Ah- yubikiri o shita ano hi no yakusoku wa
hitori ja mamoriyou ga nai
Ah- katariakashita itsuka no yume datte
hitori ja kanaeyou mo nai
dare mo ni ienai dare ka ni iitai
ano hito ga dare yori taisetsu tte
la la la -
doko ni mo nai basho de
watashi wa watashi no mama de tatte'ru
nee kimi wa kimi no mama de ite ne
sono mama no kimi de ite hoshii
la la la -
doko ni mo nai basho de
watashi wa watashi no mama de tatte'ru
nee kimi wa kimi no mama de ite ne
itsu made mo kimi de ite hoshii
Title: The Mystic's Dream
Artist: Loreena McKennitt
Album: The Mask and Mirror
Genre: World/New Age
Time/Size: 7:42/7.11MB
Comments: aah~, Loreena, at what she does best. XD this is probably my FAVORITE song of hers (partially because I associate it with an old favorite novel of mine that I was planning out, but SHHH~). she's AWESOME at achieving a really Arabic feel to her music, and this song just proves it brilliantly. it starts with a simple drone, joined by Loreena singing a hauntingly beautiful wordless melody in definite Arabic style, with all sorts of Arabic instruments and even a TRIANGLE in the background. after she finishes, it's a male choir, chanting slow and drowsy, and eventually joined by her again and then some sort of string instrument (I THINK an 'ud, but I can't be sure). you don't even get actual lyrics until about three minutes into the song, but the imagery the lyrics provoke is dark and haunting. absolutely wonderful song, especially if you're into Arabic-sounding music.
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A clouded dream on an earthly night
Hangs upon the crescent moon
A voiceless song in an ageless light
Sings at the coming dawn
Birds in flight are calling there
Where the heart moves the stones
It's there that my heart is longing
All for the love of you
A painting hangs on an ivy wall
Nestled in the emerald moss
The eyes declare a truce of trust
Then it draws me far away
Where deep in the desert twilight
Sand melts in pools of the sky
Darkness lays her crimson cloak
Your lamps will call me home
And so it's there my homage's due
Clutched by the still of the night
Now I feel you move
And every breath is full
So it's there my homage's due
Clutched by the still of the night
Even the distance feels so near
All for the love of you
A clouded dream on an earthly night
Hangs upon the crescent moon
A voiceless song in an ageless light
Sings at the coming dawn
Birds in flight are calling there
Where the heart moves the stones
It's there that my heart is longing
All for the love of you
Title: gravity
Artist: LUNA SEA
Album: PERIOD
Genre: JRock
Time/Size: 5:33/5.09MB
Comments: and again with these INSANELY old favorites. XD I haven't had this one for QUITE as long, because it was after I got rid of AOL, but I'd guess about five years. XD; anyway. this song is freaking AMAZING, and the only song by LUNA SEA I've heard that I actually really liked. I've listened to this song so often that I can honestly say there isn't a fandom I've been a part of since I downloaded it that I have NOT read fanfiction for while listening to this. mainly, though, it reminds me of Angel Sanctuary, because Kaori Yuki (an insanely awesome mangaka, for those of you unfamiliar with her works) admitted to listening to this song while needing inspiration for Angel Sanctuary. anyway, this song is dark and lonely, but the vocalist is freaking amazing and the guitars? guh. DOWNLOAD. ♥~
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Okiwasureta asufaruto
Somoteiku ame no nioi
Natsukashisa ni fukare nagareyuku machi ni tsutsumare
Kowaresou na yokogao ga
Tameiki sae uchikeshita
Torawarenai basho de
Sora ni dakarete omoi ga michita
Sayonara yureteita setsunakute zutto
Sayonara kimi dake wa hohoende zutto
Yurareteta futari no hi wa
Kagami no naka kizutsuketa mienai kotae sae
Ryoute de kakae sakendeta
Kawasu yakusoku no hate o
Hikiau you ni irodori
Karasu no tsubasa demo
Habatakeru kitto ima tsuyoki hito
Sayonara yureteita setsunakute zutto
Sayonara kimi dake wa hohoende zutto
Sayonara yureteita setsunakute zutto
Sayonara yorokobi wa kamishimete zutto
Kono mama me o tojite setsunakute zutto
Kono mama kimi dake wa nurenaide zutto
Kono mama me o tojite setsunakute zutto
Kono mama kirisaite dakishimete zutto
Setsunakute zutto
Title: Gessekai
Artist: BUCK-TICK
Album: Nightwalker OST
Genre: JRock/Anime
Time/Size: 5:04/4.67MB
Comments: old, old song. XD again. THE BEGINNING OF THIS IS VERY WEIRD, BUT DON'T LET IT TURN YOU AWAY. the rest of the song is freaking AWESOME, and I've been in love with it for years. hell, even the beginning grows on you! now, I love BUCK-TICK, I really, really do. but I have NEVER liked them as much as I love them in this song. I honestly don't think Atsushi's vocals have ever been better than in this song; he sings lower than he usually does (haha, it hurts to sing as low as he does, but I can't seem to resist XD;;), and it lends it an odd, gravely sound that fits the mood of the song perfectly. the song itself is dark and lonely and, dare I say it, SEXY (but that may just be because Nightwalker is an anime about really hot VAMPIRES XD;). anyway, DOWNLOADDOWNLOADDOWNLOAD. ♥~
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Aka kiiro himawari daidai gunjyo ajisai
Aka kiiro himawari daidai gunjyo ajisai
Nami ni Tadayou tsuki no hikari
konsui no naka tsuki no hikari
oyogu hitori kurai umi wo
Nami ni Tadayou tsuki no
hikari konsui no naka tsuki no hikari
hashiru hitori kurai sora wo
anata ni aeru nara
Aka kiiro himawari daidai gunjyo ajisai
Aka kiiro himawari daidai gunjyo ajisai
oyogu hitori fukai yami wo
anata ni aeru made
Aka kiiro himawari daidai gunjyo ajisai
*Nami ni tadayou
Aka kiiro no himawari
Tsuki no hikari
Daidai gunjyo ajisai
**Konsui no naka
Aka kiiro himawari
Tsuki no hikari
Daidai gunjyo ajisai
*Repeat **Repeat
Nami ni tadayou
Title: Reckless Fire
Artist: Ide Yasuaki
Album: s-CRY-ed OST
Genre: JRock/Anime
Time/Size: 4:30/5.15MB
Comments: haha~, this song is FUN. opening song of a very fun, very SHOUNEN, anime called s-CRY-ed (the anime of which is SO MUCH better than the manga, oddly enough; the manga had way too many "HEEEY~, IM UR LONG LOST BROTHER LAWLZ"). anyhoo. starts off with a strangely Spanish feel that quickly disappears (rather nifty, though XD), and Ide's vocals are really, really cool. kinda rough and gravely, they lend a really nice feeling to an otherwise FUNFUN JRock song. the entire song is fast-paced and upbeat. haha, I love the way he says "reckless fire"~ ♥ random fact: I once spent almost all of a 4-hour drive down to New Jersey listening to this song and thinking. it somehow managed to fade into the background to the point where I'd forgotten I was even listening to it.
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ubae! subete! kono te de!
tatoe kokoro kizutsuketeta to shite mo
mezameta chikara karada o kakemeguru
kotoba wa imi o kaete
kinou no shinjitsu wa kyou no uso ni naru
dare mo ga samayoi nagasarete yuku dake
yume ya ai nante tsugou no ii gensou
RIARU o fumishime hateshinai
asu e to te o nobasu
Reckless fire sou daitan ni tamashii ni hi o tsukero
nigeba nante nai sa
uso mo mujun mo nomihosu tsuyosa to tomo ni
ima wa motomenai tagai ni yadoru Sympathy
watasenai nani ka o tsukamitoru made wa...
kizutsuku no ga kowai no ka?
umaku ZURUku ikite tanoshii no ka?
hate aru tabiji nani o KAKKO tsukeru?
"dare ni mo wakaru wake nai" to kunou o kidori
sameta me de kocchi o miru nara
yurusenai Reflection
Reckless fire ii kagen na PURAIDO nara hai ni nare
kiseki nante nai sa
chikayoru no wa gizensha no amai wana
shinjiru beki mono sore wa jibun jishin
yuzurenai taisetsu na mono nigirishimete
tsukame! subete! kokoro ni!
zetsubou, shitsubou ni uchinomesarete mo
saigo wa tachiagari hitori no Glorious
RISUKU ya MAINASU naraba kibakusai sa
wakitatsu "kakushin" no ya o
asu e to tokihanatsu
Reckless fire sou daitan ni inochi no sube o migake
kono yo wa SABAIBARU
shiro ka kuro ka yuku michi wa hitotsu dake
Reckless fire sou daitan ni tamashii ni hi o tsukero
nigeba nante nai sa
uso mo mujun mo nomihosu tsuyosa to tomo ni
tayasu wake ga nai kono mune no kagaribi wa
yuruginai chikara to ishi tsuranuku you ni
Title: Strangers
Artist: Yoko Kanno, Raj Ramayya
Album: Wolf's Rain OST
Genre: Anime Soundtrack
Time/Size: 5:03/4.63MB
Comments: oh god, this song is absolutely BEAUTIFUL. I found it totally by accident while trying to find Wolf's Rain music, and BOY have I never regretted that. Raj Ramayya has an absolutely beautiful voice, although I'll admit I had to look him up to be sure he wasn't some strange-voiced female. XD; anyhoo. this song isn't exactly slow (the rhythm is fairly fast), but it's rather mellow. kinda like the trip-hop songs I've put up, except it's got more of a natural feel to it, I guess. lots of mournful trumpet peals in this, and an absolutely breathtaking orchestra in the background. this song has such a WOLF'S RAIN feel to it that half the time I want to cry. stunning in its beauty.
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We've found a kind of paradise in a flowers bloom.
We've seen the end of a mystic land so close it meets the parting sun.
We've shared the thoughts that two could share, we feel the truth, magic that we send...
Searching for something new
Isle of Gold in flowers bloom
We've heard a kind of paradise beyond the desert's dunes.
We've walked the earth in solitude, so cold we need the warmth of sun.
We've lived the life that we could live, we see the truth magic that begins...
Searching for something new
Isle of Gold in flowers bloom
We've found a kind of paradise, below a sky so new.
We've weaved a web of mystery so wide, we need the light of day.
We've worn the cloak of secret lives, we've seen the truth, magic that we send...
Searching for something new
Isle of Gold in flowers bloom
so when will it end?
so when, when will we meet, my friend?
PLEASE, comment with what you take.
OH GOD GUYS. I am SOOOO sorry~ DDD8 I have been AWFUL about this, and I really have no excuse. I'll just post this and then throw myself off the nearest bridge.
as payment, I'm posting 20 of my favorite songs, 10 new favorites and 10 old (some REALLY old) favorites. enjoy!
.NEWfavorites
Title: Bara no Shigemi
Artist: Akino Arai
Album: RBG
Genre: JPop/Anime Soundtrack
Time/Size: 5:24/10.48MB
Comments: people who've been here for a while should at least VAGUELY remember my love of this woman's voice. light and breathy, she's got one of my favorite voices EVER, let alone in Japan. I remember, though, that the first thing which struck me about this song was how utterly BEAUTIFUL it was. the feel of the song is strange, dark and dreamy but in a way that's very nostalgic, like memories of porcelain and jasmine tea and lace parasols. it sparkles at the same time it feels like a quite summer rain. I don't really know how to explain it, but...grah, JUST DOWNLOAD IT. DX (for the record, this is from the Record of Lodoss War OST; the title translates into "Rosebush")
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souin no yane ni furu ame
bara no shigemi ni mo hisoka ni
nee, "silver girl"
dete oide
oka no ue wa mou akarui
hi ga sashi hajimeru
kishinde yureta BURANKO
maboroshi no you ni kowareta
nee, "silver girl"
dete oide
anata wa dare?
tomodachi na no?
watashi to oshaberi shinai ka na
daremo ga minna yaku ni tatsu koto wo shite'ru watashi igai wa
ooki na mon no kagi ni sae suru koto ga aru konna gogo wa
ikenai kodomo datta watashi no kami ni mo
kin no ame
ga furu no
mahou mitai
souin ni hibiku... utagoe
bara no shigemi ni shimi tooru
nee, "silver girl"
dete oide
anata wa dare?
tomodachi na no?
soko ni iru
nee, "silver girl"
oka no ue wa mou akarui
hikari ga afureru
tooku made
Title: Let Armies Loose
Artist: Bertine Zetlitz
Album: Sweet Injections
Genre: Trip-Hop?
Time/Size: 4:34/4.19MB
Comments: Bertine's got an interesting voice; very pretty, but unique at the same time. this is dark and oddly chilling, and I just LOVE the melody. the lyrics to the verses are mildly repetetive, but I think it's actually a really nice effect and not boring. the lyrics themselves are interesting, and swing between confrontational and creepy to strangely loving and, ah, creepy. XD; it starts off with a simple, dark guitar riff, quickly joined by synth and Bertine's voice. again, her voice is a little odd, but I'd totally recommend giving it a minute to adjust to, because it's beautiful in its own way. fits her particular style wonderfully, and I love the way she enunciates things.
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Keep your feet off my yard
or I let armies loose
Keep your feet off my yard
or I let armies loose
I do not leave an option
there are times you can not choose
and if this last forever
you got nothing left to loose
Keep your feet off my yard
or I let armies loose
Keep your feet off my yard
or I let armies loose
(chorus)
I'll follow you softly
when I whisper it's gently?
You will see I've all your
troubles on my mind
I'll be watching you closely
like a shadow on rose leave?
You will see I've all your
troubles on my mind
In my room I have dogs
they do as they are told
In my room I have dogs
they do as they are told
and if they catch you staring
they will make your laughter old
yeah if they catch you staring
they will make your blood run cold
In my room I have dogs
they do as they are told
In my room I have dogs
they do as they are told
(chorus)
I'll follow you softly
when I whisper it's gently
You will see I've all your
troubles on my mind
I'll be watching you closely
like a shadow on rose leave
You will see I've all your
troubles on my mind
Aples fall in my yard
and poison just for you
Aples fall in my yard
and poison just for you
It does sound rather nasty
these games we have to play
It will be over quickly
no doctor calls today
when you eat I'll be sweet
and finally we're through
when you eat I'll be sweet
and finally we're through
and finally we're through
and finally we're through
(chorus)
I'll follow you softly
when I whisper it's gently
You will see I've all your
troubles on my mind
I'll be watching you closely
like a shadow on rose leave
You will see I've all your
troubles on my mind
...softly...gently
...all your troubles on my mind
...closely...rose leave
...all your troubles on my mind
Title: Veteran of the Psychic Wars
Artist: Blue Oyster Cult
Album: Fire of Unknown Origin
Genre: Classic Metal
Time/Size: 4:49/4.42MB
Comments: DO NOT look at the genre and go "ew", because this song (this group in general) is fucking AWESOME. there's no screaming, there's no incomprehensible lyrics, there's no ear-piercing guitar. instead, we have a dark, solemn song, with a wonderful, driving beat and awesome keyboard and guitar. Eric Bloom's vocals are awesome; I've NEVER disliked them. they're nice, not high and screechy like those of AC/DC's Bon Scott. ANYWAY. I got into these guys through the TV show Supernatural (surprisingly, not through their song "(Don't Fear) the Reaper", which is freaking awesome, but through "Fire of Unknown Origin", also freaking awesome), and I've been in love with them ever since. I love the keyboards in this song; utterly gorgeous, and the guitar compliments it perfectly. seriously, GIVE THIS A TRY.
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You see me now a veteran of a thousand psychic wars
I've been living on the edge so long, where the winds of limbo roar
And I'm young enough to look at, and far too old to see
All the scars are on the inside
I'm not sure that there's anything left of me
Don't let these shakes go on, it's time we had a break from it
It's time we had some leave
We've been living in the flames
We've been eating up our brains
Oh please, don't let these shakes go on.
You ask me why I'm weary, why I can't speak to you
You blame me for my silence, say it's time I changed and grew
But the war's still going on, dear, and there's nowhen that I know
And I can't stand forever
I can't say if we're ever gonna be free
Don't let these shakes go on, it's time we had a break from it
It's time we had some leave
We've been living in the flames
We've been eating up our brains
Oh please, don't let these shakes go on.
You see me now a veteran of a thousand psychic wars
My energy is spent at last, and my armor is destroyed
I have used up all my weapons, and I'm helpless and bereaved
Wounds are all I'm made of
Did I hear you say that this is victory?
Don't let these shakes go on, it's time we had a break from it
Send me to the rear
Where the tides of madness swell
And men sliding into hell
Oh please, don't let these shakes go on.
Title: Private Laughter
Artist: BONNIE PINK
Album: Private Laughter
Genre: JPop
Time/Size: 3:02/3.51MB
Comments: I don't have much by BONNIE PINK, but what I have? I REALLY, REALLY like. this song has a very nice summery feel to it, with a nice, driving beat, especially during the choruses. it starts off a little strange, with some odd, synthesized voices, but BONNIE's voice is wonderful (and the slight nasal quality to it just makes it better, in my opinion). I love how clearly she pronounces things. XD (so shoot me, I'm an English major) I'm not sure how to explain the feel of this song besides the already mentioned "summery" feeling, but it really makes me want to pop the CD (or MP3 player or whatever) into my car and just go out and drive. nice, nice feeling to the song. I also love the little bits of English and the TOTALLY RANDOM bit of Spanish thrown in. XD
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katakuna ni tsubutta me o
assari to hodoita miwaku no kotoba
nakanaori easy as pie
demo nigiru te to te no aida ni futatabi kaze ga hashitta
koibito ni nozomu koto make me laugh
Like you used to
Remember?
I miss the laughter
kokoro to karada o musunde ita hazu no himitsu no laughter
mou anata wa watashi ni hohoende wa kurenai no?
mirai wo kazasu smokey air
hitofuki de kakikesu POKETTO no joudan
kusuguriatta mujaki sa
ima ichido omoidashite to negao tsunetta
damatteta tte misukashite
itazura ka KE-KI de Help me out
Que sera sera Laugh and laugh in love
tsumi mo koyomi mo chiisana koto wa wasuresasete
koibito ni nozomu koto Watch me cry
Until I smile again
I miss the
I miss the laughter
kokoro to karada wo tsunaide ita hazu no himitsu no laughter
mou anata wa watashi ni hohoemi wo kurenai no?
I miss the laughter
chigiresou na kuuki musunde ita hazu no himitsu no laughter
mou anata wa watashi to hohoende wa kurenai no?
Title: Title and Registration
Artist: Death Cab for Cutie
Album: Transatlanticism
Genre: ...uhm.
Time/Size: 3:39/5.03MB
Comments: again with not knowing how to classify a song. XD; heh. so I tend to hear these people classified as EMO, which really, really makes me angry because they are totally NOT emo. their lyrics are melancholy, often dealing with loss and regret, yes, but they are not EMO. .../rant, sorry. XD; ANYHOO. Ben's vocals are wonderful, light and just PLEASANT, and if anything this song feels even more summery than the last. it's got this kinda lazy warmth that REALLY reminds me of summer vacation, just flopping across the (nice, cool XD) kitchen floor with the dogs, not really having anything to do so just BEING. I utterly adore the guitar here.
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The glove compartment is inaccurately named
And everybody knows it.
So i'm proposing a swift orderly change.
Cause behind its door there's nothing to keep my fingers warm
And all i find are souvenirs from better times
Before the gleam of your taillights fading east
To find yourself a better life.
I was searching for some legal document
As the rain beat down on the hood
When i stumbled upon pictures i tried to forget
And that's how this idea was drilled into my head
Cause it's too important
To stay the way it's been
There's no blame for how our love did slowly fade
And now that it's gone it's like it wasn't there at all
And here i rest where disappointment and regret collide
Lying awake at night
There's no blame for how our love did slowly fade
And now that it's gone it's like it wasn't there at all
And here i rest where disappointment and regret collide
Lying awake at night (up all night)
When i'm lying awake at night.
Title: Kyrie II
Artist: Yoshihisa Hirano and Hideki Taniuchi
Album: Death Note OST II
Genre: Anime Soundtrack
Time/Size: 2:20/5.38MB
Comments: so being a HUGE, HUGE fan of Gregorian chanting and anything even vaguely similar, this song utterly blew me away when I watched the first episode of Death Note. the opening sequence (not the opening SONG, btw) was just...omgamazing. seriously. GO WATCH IT (just a youtube, video, btw. XD; I'd recommend waiting for it to load and then jumping ahead (1:24), because I'm REALLY not a fan of the opening theme. pretty good quality, especially for a youtube video, although it's in Japanese with Chinese subtitles). anyhoo. XD; the song is entirely chanting, consisting of little more than "kyrie," "christe," and "eleison" (for those curious about the lyrics), but it's chillingly, hauntingly beautiful, and I just...GUH. lakjsdflasjd. ♥~ DOWNLOAD IT.
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Title: Gypsy Woman
Artist: Hilary Duff
Album: Dignity
Genre: Electropop
Time/Size: 3:14/5.06MB
Comments: now I'll admit to having always liked Hilary Duff at least a LITTLE, but her latest album took me by surprise. I listened to it in a Barnes & Noble, sheerly out of curiosity, and went "WOW." and immediately went home and downloaded it 'cause it's freaking AWESOME. DO NOT look at the artist and go "EW," because I'll be forced to shoot you. this song totally blew me away. it starts off a little odd (because really, "'the battle of France is over.' *pause* 'congratulations. you've joined the ranks of all the rest.'" ...WUT.), but almost instantly bursts into dark, driving, raw synth that I utterly adore. Hilary's voice hasn't really gotten any better, but she's ALWAYS had a really good voice, and it fits this new style very well; light and airy, it's a nice contrast with the dark, raw synth in this song. I ADORE the lyrics, as well, and the way she says "gypsy woman" in the choruses. DOWNLOAD. OR DIE. ♥♥~
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Was it a face that invaded your mind
A kind that wasn’t hard to find
She lets you think that you found her first
That’s how she works
Her sick and twisted gypsy curse
She can swallow knives
She can swallow lives
Golden black stare
But the night of your demise..
Try to runaway with the gypsy woman
Here today then gone for good
Can’t get away with a gypsy woman
Thought no one would know
Your secrets down below
But you can’t go
Can’t go with her
Can’t go
Can’t go with her
The gypsy woman
This is a favorite game to play
She’s got you stumbling
Stumble, st-st-stumbling
Talks with a grin
Cause she’s got no shame
Enjoy the fame
Bringing down the family name
Try to runaway with the gypsy woman
Good today then gone for good
Can’t get away with a gypsy woman
Thought no one would know
Your secrets down below
But you can’t go
Can’t go with her
Can’t go
Can’t go with her
The gypsy woman
She can rob you blind with just one look
From those eyes
Out of all the thieves that trained her
None of them could save her
Try to runaway with the gypsy woman
Here today then gone for good
Can’t get away with a gypsy woman
Thought no one would know
Your secrets down below
But you can’t go
Can’t go with her
Can’t go
Can’t go with her
But you can’t go
Can’t go with her
Can’t go
Can’t go with her
Can't go
Can't go with her
Tell me was it worth it?
Can you say it's worth it?
Tell me was it worth, can you tell me it was worth it?
Title: So Crazy
Artist: Namie Amuro
Album: Style
Genre: JPop/Hip-Hop
Time/Size: 4:34/4.19MB
Comments: I LOVE the beginning of this song; I'm not entirely sure how to describe it, but it's dark and shimmery at the same time. Namie's voice is freaking awesome, as usual, and I love the way she sings the opening line. the verses and choruses are really catchy, and though Namie's voice is a little more laid-back than usual (no insanely high notes, unfortunately XD those are fun to try and sing along with), it fits the song really well. I love the rhythm of this song. ♥~ the rap towards the end amuses me, as do some of the English background lyrics ("uh me so horny," for example XDDD). XD
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yeah
yeah listen:
ai da no koi da no oh no wazato saketeta
furimawasarete nagasare tada kurikaesu
thought it's juss foolish
sude ni dareka itta you na dokoka demo mita you na
yarikata de chikadzuki sasowaretemo i said "sorry boy..."
totsuzen araware eye 2 eye (eye 2 eye)
kyuu ni ubawarete face 2 face (face 2 face)
mukiau karada to heart 2 heart
see my destiny kono shunkan ni
ima made doko ni ita no? to
zutto sagashiteta noni to
sasayakinagara mune e to
hikiyoseru holdin me too tight
* so crazy mezameta jounetsu
sameta kokoro wo RISETTO
Ooo you step into my life (step into my life)
subete ga kawaru
so crazy nani mo kamo
sutete shimaeru kamo
i maybe crazy dakedo (crazy dakedo)
dare mo tomerarenai (crazy 4 ya love)
kowaku naru kurai soutou ni nomerikonderu
funny, okashiku naru ima made no jibun ja nai you de
douka shiteru tte warau my girls-tachi ni wa wakaranai
kiseki-teki na deai wo togeta i think he is the one
itsumo tsunaideru hand 2 hand (hand 2 hand)
hitotsu ni kasanaru soul 2 soul (soul 2 soul)
honnou ni makasete body 2 body
must be destiny zettai ni
misumeta hitomi ni utsuru
sugata ga shoumei this is true
tojikomete shimaitaku naru
when a girl meets a boy
shougeki no koi
* repeat 2x
love
doushite wakatta no (and say that?)
how did you get to here? (on tell me)
mitsukedashite tsuredashite bring it all to me
doushitara ii no (dou sureba?)
what am i gonna do (do 4 U?)
nando demo yonde shimau your name, over and over
hurry up (uhh) misetsuketai sono atsusugiru body
can't stop (ahh) mou tomaranai yamitsuki no booty
up in da club (club)
dance 2 da drums (drums)
8PM awaseageru kono shinpakusuu (uhh me so horny)
u treat me like a lady dakedo baby (yeah)
mou matenai so crazy u're amazin' (unn)
futarikiri (hot hot)
tameiki wo (drop drop)
kyou wa gettin' on ya (top top)
so, let me get dirty, ahh...
* repeat 2x
i wanna hold you right now
i wanna touch you right now
wanna kiss you, cling to you
love you down all nite, aha...
Title: All Good Things (Come to an End)
Artist: Nelly Furtado
Album: Loose
Genre: Hip-Hop
Time/Size: 5:12/7.15MB
Comments: so Nelly Furtado kinda disappeared for a little while, but she's certainly returned with a bang. FOUR chart-toppers (including a Timbaland song she features in with Justin Timberlake, much to my enjoyment XD), all in a very, very hip-hop style, as opposed to her older style of slightly eccentric pop. anyway, this song starts with a nice, steady guitar riff and really pretty background synth, joined very quickly by a nice beat and then Nelly herself. I'm not entirely sure just HOW much her voice has changed in the past three years, but it's certainly unique and definitely VERY pretty. she has an interesting way of composing her songs that really, really sticks out, noticeable mainly in the second verse (I love the brief stop after "traveling I"). I'm not entirely sure WHY I like the lyrics in this song so much, because there's nothing very profound about them, but there's definitely SOMETHING that really hits me that I love.
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Honestly what will become of me
don't like reality
It's way too clear to me
But really life is daily
We are what we don't see
Missed everything daydreaming
[Chorus:]
Flames to dust
Lovers to friends
Why do all good things come to an end
Flames to dust
Lovers to friends
Why do all good things come to an end
come to an end come to an
Why do all good things come to end?
come to an end come to an
Why do all good things come to an end?
Traveling I only stop at exits
Wondering if I'll stay
Young and restless
Living this way I stress less
I want to pull away when the dream dies
The pain sets it and I don't cry
I only feel gravity and I wonder why
Flames to dust
Lovers to friends
Why do all good things come to an end
Flames to dust
Lovers to friends
Why do all good things come to an end
come to an end come to an
Why do all good things come to end?
come to an end come to an
Why do all good things come to an end?
Well the dogs were whistling a new tune
Barking at the new moon
Hoping it would come soon so that they could
Dogs were whistling a new tune
Barking at the new moon
Hoping it would come soon so that they could
Die die die die die
Flames to dust
Lovers to friends
Why do all good things come to an end
Flames to dust
Lovers to friends
Why do all good things come to an end
come to an end come to an
Why do all good things come to end?
come to an end come to an
Why do all good things come to an end?
Well the dogs were barking at a new moon
Whistling a new tune
Hoping it would come soon
And the sun was wondering if it should stay away for a day 'til the feeling went away
And the sky was falling on the clouds were dropping and
the rain forgot how to bring salvation
the dogs were barking at the new moon
Whistling a new tune
Hoping it would come soon so that they could die.
Title: We Can Hear Your Pulse
Artist: Origa
Album: Best of Origa
Genre: uhm.
Time/Size: 4:28/10.26MB
Comments: ...I'm not entirely sure what to classify this song as, BUT. most people know of Origa through the music she did for Ghost in the Shell ("Inner Universe" and "Rise), but this song has a tremendously different feeling to it. I'm not quite sure what drew my attention to this song, but there's something about the title that really drew me in, and listening to the song I was blown away by how hauntingly beautiful it is. "haunting" is really the only way to accurately describe Origa's voice, for those unfamiliar with her work. it's high and breathy and almost angelic in its beauty, and this song is a brilliant demonstration of it. it's dark and dreamy and just WOW. the song is entirely in Russian, but unfortunately I can't seem to find the lyrics for it. definitely a recommended download, though. XD
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Title: Birth of Light
Artist: Chihiro Yonekura
Album: Colours
Genre: JPop
Time/Size: 5:01/4.83MB
Comments: never actually heard anything else by this woman, and I really don't even remember where I FOUND this song. some random website, several years ago. Chihiro's voice is absolutely beautiful, light and airy, and it fits the synth in the song wonderfully. the song itself is rather light-hearted, but it's not really happy and bouncy, more like a little upbeat. her voice ALMOST reminds me of Sakamoto Maaya's but not quite; she does, however, have a very, very lovely way of hitting her high notes. the song ends with absolutely GORGEOUS piano, floating away to a fade. this song really makes me wish I had more music by her.
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Koko ni oide
Mado o akete kuretara
Meguri aeru
Deai to yakusoku
Kyoushitsu no katasumide mita
Honto no koto
Darenimo ienai REARU mo arusa
Searchin' angel night
Tobira no oku
Kakurete ta ai ga
flyin' on flyin' out mezame tasu
Callin' birth of light
Yasashisa dake
Todokuyo, kimi no
Kokoro e...
Otonani natte
Kawara naimo no wanani?
Nayan dadake
Tsuyoku nareru kana
Hanarete itemo kuchibirude
Tashikana koto
Hitotsuzu tsutsutaete ikeba iisa
Feelin' future sight
Muneni fukaku
Uchi yoseru namiga
ridin' on ridin' out yobisa masu
Callin' birth of light
Kanashimi sae
Tokasuyo, kimi no
Hitomi de...
Searchin' angel night
Tobira no oku
Kakurete ta ai ga
flyin' on flyin' out mezame tasu
Callin' birth of light
Mabushi sugite
Mitsumete irarenai
Kimi shika...
Feelin' future sight
Muneni fukaku
Uchi yoseru namiga
ridin' on ridin' out yobisa masu
Callin' birth of light
Arukidasou
Furiso sogu hikari
Kimi ni mo...
Title: Fairwell to Bitterroot Valley
Artist: Dave Carter and Tracy Grammer
Album: Tanglewood Tree
Genre: Folk
Time/Size: 2:36/2.39MB
Comments: PLEASE, again with this whole "don't look at the genre and skip over it" thing. (hell knows "The Mountain" got enough downloads, so many posts back) this song is utterly, utterly beautiful. it starts with a quiet, deceptively simple guitar melody that floats as the main actual instrument participation throughout the whole song, and Tracy's voice is just as deceptively simple. Dave's lyrics are, as usual, gorgeous, though not quite as wordy or haunting as they often are. there's a deep sense of longing to this song that I just LOVE.
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fly, my little dove, wander far
night sky broodin' and stormy
shine beside me my wisdom star
light the desert before me
so long willie my wastrel boy
farewell sister my sally
I am the spark and mercury rollin' joy
'cross the bitterroot valley
farewell willie my slumberin' child
farewell sister my sally
I am the spark and mercury rollin' wild
'cross the bitterroot valley
Title: Let Go
Artist: Frou Frou
Album: Details
Genre: Trip-Hop
Time/Size: 4:11/5.54MB
Comments: IMOGEN HEAP. there. download. so most people who at least recognize this song will likely know it from the Garden State soundtrack, which, in all fairness, is actually where I first heard it. HERE WE GO PEOPLE, MY FIRST EVER IMMI SONG. 8D~ but yes, Frou Frou features the almost sinfully luscious vocals of Imogen Heap, who most common visitors of this rotation will recognize as being FREAKING AMAZING. (wow, lots of caps in this comment. hm.) unfortunately, this is one of the few Frou Frou songs that I REALLY like (I generally find they don't utilize Immi's vocals the way they should), but hot DAMN this song is gorgeous. if you don't have it? you really, really should. the synth alone is worth it.
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drink up baby down
Are you in or are you out?
Leave your things behind
'Cause it's all going off without you
Excuse me too busy you're writing your tragedy
These mishaps
You bubble-wrap
When you've no idea what you're like
[Chorus:]
So, let go,let go
Jump in
Oh well, what you waiting for?
It's all right
'Cause there's beauty in the breakdown
So, let go, l-let go
Just get in
Oh, it's so amazing here
It's all right
'Cause there's beauty in the breakdown
It gains the more it gives
And then it rises with the fall
So hand me that remote
Can't you see that all that stuff's a sideshow?
Such boundless pleasure
We've no time for later
Now you can't await
your own arrival
you've twenty seconds to comply
[Chorus:]
So, let go, so let go
Jump in
Oh well, what you waiting for?
It's alright
'Cause there's beauty in the breakdown
So, let go, yeah let go
Just get in
Oh, it's so amazing here
It's all right
'Cause there's beauty in the breakdown
Title: Try This Shoot
Artist: Globe
Album: Lights
Genre: JPop/Techno
Time/Size: 6:01/5.56MB
Comments: so these guys used to be pretty popular among JPop (are they still? oO;), but I never really liked their stuff. this song, however, is the first song I ever heard by them and the first techno song I ever listened to that was labeled as such. Keiko's voice is high and a little frail, but it really works in this song. the techno is just freaking AWESOME ('course, I suppose I could be biased. XD; heh) anyhoo, this is a REALLY OLD favorite of mine. I've had it for AT LEAST seven years, likely more, because I downloaded it back when I still had AOL and was in a bunch of music "mailing lists," where they would upload a single song every week for everyone on the list. heh, that was a LONG time ago. XD; anyway. this song was on the third CD I EVER burned (yes, I remember lame stuff like this XD;), and it took me FOREVER to find the lyrics for it. years. haha, I JUST found out what CD this song was on while REhunting down the lyrics, which I seem to have lost..? never mind, took me forever but I found them. XD
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(RAP)with my love kono mama kimi o
iki ga dekinai hodo dakishimeyou
tomerarenaiyo thinkin'bout you
yakusoku shiyou before the morning
inochi no kaketemo kimi o mamorou
jizen na guuzen karamu shisen
ame no naka futari wa deau unmei
together to the end
kono mama eien
toki o tomete sotto kuchizuke
mutsubitsuku fuka matte iku ne
celebrate our love
toki no uchi ni
futari kiri no
kakushita himitsu(/RAP)
Anata o matteiru
Setsunasa ukanderu
Anata o egaiteru tooku no sora no
Mirai e to tsunaide surettete
Yume ni made mita sagashi tsuzuketa
Keshiki o daite odotteru futari no Rhythm de
Waiting for you baby yoake ga kitemo
Karamete hanatsu yo shooting you baby
Soyonara kanjite sayonara kakushite
Kisetsu no nakade saiteiru KOKORO o tsutsunde
Waiting for you baby mou ichido warau
Taiyou o mitsuketara shooting you baby
Anata o utsushiteru sotto yume o mite
Namidade yureteiru
Anata o motometeru kono te kowasanu you ni
Negai o mitsueteru uchiakezu ni
Tashika ni kikoeru nandomo yonderu
Kono mamade naiteiru? hitoride naiteiru?
Waiting for you baby sunao ni narezu
Furitekuru ame no naka shooting you baby
Kumo ni kakure tsuki ni yorisou
Kehai o daita sono munede kagayaki tsuzukete
Waiting for you baby kakedasu omoi
Manatsu no kaze ni fukaretara shooting you baby
Yume ni tazunete sagashi tsuzuketa
Jikan no nakade nagareteru futari no Rhythm de
Waiting for you baby yoake no iro ni
Somatte hanatsu yo shooting you baby
Yume ni made mita sagashi tsuzuketa
Keshiki o daite odotteru futari no Rhythm de
Waiting for you baby yoake ga kitemo
Karamete hanatsu yo shooting you baby
Title: SURREAL
Artist: Hamasaki Ayumi
Album: Duty
Genre: JPop
Time/Size: 4:45/4.39MB
Comments: FIRST EVER AYU SONG I heard. XD seriously. and again, I found it through an old AOL mailing list, so I've had this song for at least seven years. dude, I am a hardcore Ayu fan~ anyhoo. XD; also my first real look into the world of JPop, because until I hit this song I'd mainly listened to Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon music (yeah, laugh it up, bitches. >:[). ah, well. for those who haven't heard this song, it starts off with simple piano and synth that reminds me oddly of a whale's call. oO; must be some old childhood song about whales that had the sound in it. XD; ANYHOO. Ayu sounds freaking awesome in this song, and it turns into the very rocky, fast-paced kind of song she's so good at. INSANE electric guitar after the bridge, but the song is seriously freaking awesome. XD
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suki na mono dake o erande'ku no ga
musekinin datte wake janai
suki na mono sae mo mitsukerarezu ni
sekinin nante toriyou mo nai
seou kakugo no bun dake kanousei o te ni shiteru
iranai mono nara sono doujoushin
maru de yaku ni mo tatanai ne
daiji na mono nara sore ni kanarazu
itamitomonau hazu da yo ne
hitori bocchi de kanjiru kodoku yori
futari de ite mo kanjiru kodoku no hou ga
tsurai koto no you ni
donna ni kodoku ga otozureyou to
donna itami o ukeyou to
kankaku dake wa tozashicha ikenai
tatoe kotoba o nakushite mo
ikura dou demo ii nante itta tte
michi ni tsumazukeba ryoute tsuite'ru mamotte'ru
sonna mono dakara
Ah- yubikiri o shita ano hi no yakusoku wa
hitori ja mamoriyou ga nai
Ah- katariakashita itsuka no yume datte
hitori ja kanaeyou mo nai
dare mo ni ienai dare ka ni iitai
ano hito ga dare yori taisetsu tte
la la la -
doko ni mo nai basho de
watashi wa watashi no mama de tatte'ru
nee kimi wa kimi no mama de ite ne
sono mama no kimi de ite hoshii
la la la -
doko ni mo nai basho de
watashi wa watashi no mama de tatte'ru
nee kimi wa kimi no mama de ite ne
itsu made mo kimi de ite hoshii
Title: The Mystic's Dream
Artist: Loreena McKennitt
Album: The Mask and Mirror
Genre: World/New Age
Time/Size: 7:42/7.11MB
Comments: aah~, Loreena, at what she does best. XD this is probably my FAVORITE song of hers (partially because I associate it with an old favorite novel of mine that I was planning out, but SHHH~). she's AWESOME at achieving a really Arabic feel to her music, and this song just proves it brilliantly. it starts with a simple drone, joined by Loreena singing a hauntingly beautiful wordless melody in definite Arabic style, with all sorts of Arabic instruments and even a TRIANGLE in the background. after she finishes, it's a male choir, chanting slow and drowsy, and eventually joined by her again and then some sort of string instrument (I THINK an 'ud, but I can't be sure). you don't even get actual lyrics until about three minutes into the song, but the imagery the lyrics provoke is dark and haunting. absolutely wonderful song, especially if you're into Arabic-sounding music.
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A clouded dream on an earthly night
Hangs upon the crescent moon
A voiceless song in an ageless light
Sings at the coming dawn
Birds in flight are calling there
Where the heart moves the stones
It's there that my heart is longing
All for the love of you
A painting hangs on an ivy wall
Nestled in the emerald moss
The eyes declare a truce of trust
Then it draws me far away
Where deep in the desert twilight
Sand melts in pools of the sky
Darkness lays her crimson cloak
Your lamps will call me home
And so it's there my homage's due
Clutched by the still of the night
Now I feel you move
And every breath is full
So it's there my homage's due
Clutched by the still of the night
Even the distance feels so near
All for the love of you
A clouded dream on an earthly night
Hangs upon the crescent moon
A voiceless song in an ageless light
Sings at the coming dawn
Birds in flight are calling there
Where the heart moves the stones
It's there that my heart is longing
All for the love of you
Title: gravity
Artist: LUNA SEA
Album: PERIOD
Genre: JRock
Time/Size: 5:33/5.09MB
Comments: and again with these INSANELY old favorites. XD I haven't had this one for QUITE as long, because it was after I got rid of AOL, but I'd guess about five years. XD; anyway. this song is freaking AMAZING, and the only song by LUNA SEA I've heard that I actually really liked. I've listened to this song so often that I can honestly say there isn't a fandom I've been a part of since I downloaded it that I have NOT read fanfiction for while listening to this. mainly, though, it reminds me of Angel Sanctuary, because Kaori Yuki (an insanely awesome mangaka, for those of you unfamiliar with her works) admitted to listening to this song while needing inspiration for Angel Sanctuary. anyway, this song is dark and lonely, but the vocalist is freaking amazing and the guitars? guh. DOWNLOAD. ♥~
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Okiwasureta asufaruto
Somoteiku ame no nioi
Natsukashisa ni fukare nagareyuku machi ni tsutsumare
Kowaresou na yokogao ga
Tameiki sae uchikeshita
Torawarenai basho de
Sora ni dakarete omoi ga michita
Sayonara yureteita setsunakute zutto
Sayonara kimi dake wa hohoende zutto
Yurareteta futari no hi wa
Kagami no naka kizutsuketa mienai kotae sae
Ryoute de kakae sakendeta
Kawasu yakusoku no hate o
Hikiau you ni irodori
Karasu no tsubasa demo
Habatakeru kitto ima tsuyoki hito
Sayonara yureteita setsunakute zutto
Sayonara kimi dake wa hohoende zutto
Sayonara yureteita setsunakute zutto
Sayonara yorokobi wa kamishimete zutto
Kono mama me o tojite setsunakute zutto
Kono mama kimi dake wa nurenaide zutto
Kono mama me o tojite setsunakute zutto
Kono mama kirisaite dakishimete zutto
Setsunakute zutto
Title: Gessekai
Artist: BUCK-TICK
Album: Nightwalker OST
Genre: JRock/Anime
Time/Size: 5:04/4.67MB
Comments: old, old song. XD again. THE BEGINNING OF THIS IS VERY WEIRD, BUT DON'T LET IT TURN YOU AWAY. the rest of the song is freaking AWESOME, and I've been in love with it for years. hell, even the beginning grows on you! now, I love BUCK-TICK, I really, really do. but I have NEVER liked them as much as I love them in this song. I honestly don't think Atsushi's vocals have ever been better than in this song; he sings lower than he usually does (haha, it hurts to sing as low as he does, but I can't seem to resist XD;;), and it lends it an odd, gravely sound that fits the mood of the song perfectly. the song itself is dark and lonely and, dare I say it, SEXY (but that may just be because Nightwalker is an anime about really hot VAMPIRES XD;). anyway, DOWNLOADDOWNLOADDOWNLOAD. ♥~
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Aka kiiro himawari daidai gunjyo ajisai
Aka kiiro himawari daidai gunjyo ajisai
Nami ni Tadayou tsuki no hikari
konsui no naka tsuki no hikari
oyogu hitori kurai umi wo
Nami ni Tadayou tsuki no
hikari konsui no naka tsuki no hikari
hashiru hitori kurai sora wo
anata ni aeru nara
Aka kiiro himawari daidai gunjyo ajisai
Aka kiiro himawari daidai gunjyo ajisai
oyogu hitori fukai yami wo
anata ni aeru made
Aka kiiro himawari daidai gunjyo ajisai
*Nami ni tadayou
Aka kiiro no himawari
Tsuki no hikari
Daidai gunjyo ajisai
**Konsui no naka
Aka kiiro himawari
Tsuki no hikari
Daidai gunjyo ajisai
*Repeat **Repeat
Nami ni tadayou
Title: Reckless Fire
Artist: Ide Yasuaki
Album: s-CRY-ed OST
Genre: JRock/Anime
Time/Size: 4:30/5.15MB
Comments: haha~, this song is FUN. opening song of a very fun, very SHOUNEN, anime called s-CRY-ed (the anime of which is SO MUCH better than the manga, oddly enough; the manga had way too many "HEEEY~, IM UR LONG LOST BROTHER LAWLZ"). anyhoo. starts off with a strangely Spanish feel that quickly disappears (rather nifty, though XD), and Ide's vocals are really, really cool. kinda rough and gravely, they lend a really nice feeling to an otherwise FUNFUN JRock song. the entire song is fast-paced and upbeat. haha, I love the way he says "reckless fire"~ ♥ random fact: I once spent almost all of a 4-hour drive down to New Jersey listening to this song and thinking. it somehow managed to fade into the background to the point where I'd forgotten I was even listening to it.
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ubae! subete! kono te de!
tatoe kokoro kizutsuketeta to shite mo
mezameta chikara karada o kakemeguru
kotoba wa imi o kaete
kinou no shinjitsu wa kyou no uso ni naru
dare mo ga samayoi nagasarete yuku dake
yume ya ai nante tsugou no ii gensou
RIARU o fumishime hateshinai
asu e to te o nobasu
Reckless fire sou daitan ni tamashii ni hi o tsukero
nigeba nante nai sa
uso mo mujun mo nomihosu tsuyosa to tomo ni
ima wa motomenai tagai ni yadoru Sympathy
watasenai nani ka o tsukamitoru made wa...
kizutsuku no ga kowai no ka?
umaku ZURUku ikite tanoshii no ka?
hate aru tabiji nani o KAKKO tsukeru?
"dare ni mo wakaru wake nai" to kunou o kidori
sameta me de kocchi o miru nara
yurusenai Reflection
Reckless fire ii kagen na PURAIDO nara hai ni nare
kiseki nante nai sa
chikayoru no wa gizensha no amai wana
shinjiru beki mono sore wa jibun jishin
yuzurenai taisetsu na mono nigirishimete
tsukame! subete! kokoro ni!
zetsubou, shitsubou ni uchinomesarete mo
saigo wa tachiagari hitori no Glorious
RISUKU ya MAINASU naraba kibakusai sa
wakitatsu "kakushin" no ya o
asu e to tokihanatsu
Reckless fire sou daitan ni inochi no sube o migake
kono yo wa SABAIBARU
shiro ka kuro ka yuku michi wa hitotsu dake
Reckless fire sou daitan ni tamashii ni hi o tsukero
nigeba nante nai sa
uso mo mujun mo nomihosu tsuyosa to tomo ni
tayasu wake ga nai kono mune no kagaribi wa
yuruginai chikara to ishi tsuranuku you ni
Title: Strangers
Artist: Yoko Kanno, Raj Ramayya
Album: Wolf's Rain OST
Genre: Anime Soundtrack
Time/Size: 5:03/4.63MB
Comments: oh god, this song is absolutely BEAUTIFUL. I found it totally by accident while trying to find Wolf's Rain music, and BOY have I never regretted that. Raj Ramayya has an absolutely beautiful voice, although I'll admit I had to look him up to be sure he wasn't some strange-voiced female. XD; anyhoo. this song isn't exactly slow (the rhythm is fairly fast), but it's rather mellow. kinda like the trip-hop songs I've put up, except it's got more of a natural feel to it, I guess. lots of mournful trumpet peals in this, and an absolutely breathtaking orchestra in the background. this song has such a WOLF'S RAIN feel to it that half the time I want to cry. stunning in its beauty.
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We've found a kind of paradise in a flowers bloom.
We've seen the end of a mystic land so close it meets the parting sun.
We've shared the thoughts that two could share, we feel the truth, magic that we send...
Searching for something new
Isle of Gold in flowers bloom
We've heard a kind of paradise beyond the desert's dunes.
We've walked the earth in solitude, so cold we need the warmth of sun.
We've lived the life that we could live, we see the truth magic that begins...
Searching for something new
Isle of Gold in flowers bloom
We've found a kind of paradise, below a sky so new.
We've weaved a web of mystery so wide, we need the light of day.
We've worn the cloak of secret lives, we've seen the truth, magic that we send...
Searching for something new
Isle of Gold in flowers bloom
so when will it end?
so when, when will we meet, my friend?