Covered with cherry blossoms
if I could die right now
in this dream of mine
(Ochi Etsujin, 1702)

( hyde: The idea I had when I was starting to write the lyrics was “Japan”. I wanted to convey the idea of a Japanese imaginary scene through words. Well, before ken-chan had asked me: “Write something occult” )

There are bodies buried beneath the cherry trees!
You’ve got to believe it. Well, otherwise you couldn’t possibly believe that cherry trees could bloom so beautifully. I’ve been out of sorts these past two or three days, because I couldn’t believe in such a beauty. But now I’ve finally understood it: there are bodies buried beneath the cherry trees ( Read more... )