Posts Tagged ‘Flower’
July 3rd, 2009 | 
Author: Tomorrow is July 4. Besides being Independence Day in the United States, it is also Gackt’s birthday. As a present, I give you his latest music video, “Flower.”
Posted in Favorite Friday | 
Tags: Favorite Friday, Flower, Gackt, Japan, Japanese music, jpop | 
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Artist: L’arc~en~Ciel
Members: Hyde (vocals, guitar), Tetsu (background vocals, bass), Ken (guitar), Yukihiro (drums)
Album: True
Release date: 12/12/96
Video link: On Veoh
English translation:
Yes, you’d noticed that in the afternoon sun
I was still sleeping
The scenario that won’t go as I plan
Just causes me confusion
Because I can’t meet you today
I’ll just stay in bed and close my eyes
Until the morning after the next
I’ll be fascinated by the you I see in my dreams
Always shaken up by your smiling face
I want to blossom strongly, like the sun
Because my heart hurts, hurts so bad it’s about to break
If it’s an unreachable dream, at least let me wither!
I can’t smile any longer
Even in my dreams, you tell me the same thing
Beyond my window
I wonder what the real you is doing now
In that far away day called yesterday
Holding an empty bird cage
As I walked on
I was probably searching for you
Even though I’m tempted by the vivid wind
I’m still chasing you in a daze
The sky, even now a blue that looks ready to rain down
Embraces me as I gaze up at it
Carrying countless seeds to that hill
I’ll lay down a bed of beautiful flowers
Hurry and find me, find me ’cause I’ll be right here
I’ll wait to be awakened by you
Always shaken up by your smiling face
I want to blossom strongly, like the sun
Because my heart hurts, hurts so bad it’s about to break
If it’s an unreachable dream, at least let me wither!
About the song: Flower is a sweet little song about waiting for the one you love to return to you. I like the harmonica solos peppered throughout the song. While L’arc is usually a rock band, they manage to kick out these almost-ballads with touching lyrics and a catchy tune. Whenever I make a mix album for myself, this song is almost always on it.