impatient the masochist's blood runs in my veins I wait for you, the sadist
if I can do it with a poisonous kiss

because of sorrow I cannot see virtue you are the last mother
the memory buried so that you won't realise the first mother
even though the clock turns backwards the sin I've committed can't be changed
the first and last person who understood me is burned into my memory

see me resisting strongly and then kindly forcing a decision
I can never tell you
the creaking sound of leather hurts me let's make the wound even deeper
you, deeply jealous are you always so cold-hearted?
even now I don't want to forget the abuse of my childhood
why don't I have a mother? tell me...

someday I'll realise kindness inside the mother-like "cradle"...

because of anguish I cannot see before me my last mother
at least, so that you won't realise the first mother
even though the clock turns backwards the sin I've committed can't be changed
the first and last person who understood me is destroyed

were you too kind to me? the reflection of a trauma from long ago
I destroyed you, the last one am I a sadist?



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    General Comment:this is the best song i heard from them :D
    Flag andyVULGARon October 14, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:this is the best song i heard from them :D
    Flag andyVULGARon October 14, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:Dir en Grey has extremely powerful lyrics. I've been listening to this song for years and it's by far the most realistically twisted song I've ever heard. The honesty about personal torment is astounding and very few artists choose to put so bluntly.

    The amazing part of these lyrics is the identification and acknowledgment of the "mother" role being double-sided.

    For Kyo to realize in his own grief that the mother role can be conflicting is profound.

    Throughout the song he speaks of two mothers indicating one is less cruel. This is implied due to the latter of anything so hurtful can only be less hurtful.

    He proclaims that he destroyed one of the roles (often in this type of psychological upset the nurturer role) and then questions himself.

    I really believe in diving hardheartedly into your own personal flaws and this is a great example of someone doing exactly that.

    A "mother" is not the only variable in your personal psyche ... so removing that variable and examining what remains is vital to understand how to grow.

    To claim that this song is about abortion because of the video and the lyrics is not surprising.

    In essence an abortion did take place. The video even further enhances how deep you have to dig into yourself to address trauma.

    These song lyrics have always pulled at my heart and I respect the honesty! Amazing.
    Flag defloweredmindon October 12, 2009   Link
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    My Opinion:Great song. Its on my top 5 for sure. I have heard that this song is about abortion and i have also heard that it is not. Judging from the video and the lyrics it is most likely about abortion. But the great thing about music is that we can make it about whatever we want it to be about. so it's pointless to argue it. Kyo definatley had a meaning behind it when he wrote it but its up to the listener to take in the information the way they want, and view it the way they see it.
    Flag sekai399on April 29, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:Also each time he is in a new relationship in life he tries to find a mother in them. Each woman he is with becomes his mother in a sense and each time he loses one he loses the mother that loved him before the wrong once again.

    Sad song but I love it and can sympathize.

    Prob. in my top 3 Diru songs.
    Flag BleedingRose22on January 20, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:This song is from the viewpoint of a child who has been wronged by his mother sometime in the past. Whether it was physical abuse, sexual abuse or something else entirely. This wrong has caused him a lot of grief in his life and he feels betrayed and resents his mother for commiting the wrong. He resents her so much that he no longer thinks of her as a mother but the embodiment of his pain. And each day he has to remember the pain she has caused him and the memories open fresh wounds each time he reflects on them.
    Flag BleedingRose22on January 20, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:This is so badass.
    Flag uncleversleazoidon February 24, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:and upon further investigation, it is an exact copy/paste of two comments i put on a subtitled video of the Cage music video on youtube, 3 monthes ago, you didnt even bother to take out the (continued) when i had to make it two comments because the whole thing wouldnt fit into one comment. you just removed my family guy reference.

    the vid in question is : youtube.com/…

    and the comment you copy/pasted is on page 2, username GaaraGirl13ness, posted 3 monthes ago at the time of me posting this comment, and i do not appreciate you taking what i took the time to type and presenting it here as your own words
    Flag Gagarozeon January 07, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:um, excuse me? `~lolita~`, what you typed seems to have been a copy/paste from a comment i put on a vid for the Cage music video on youtube. please explain yourself.
    Flag Gagarozeon January 07, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:SORRY ABOUT THE DOUBLES
    Flag rep-soulson October 11, 2007   Link

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