Kareki ni mizu wo deisui ni utsuru kimi wa mou Yume yo kibou yo oozora ni egaita risou Jounetsu no kurenai ai shite yamanai kimi wa mou Ame yori amai risou wa tada no risou No one wants the present yubi wo sashite sayonara goku ni mukerareta tsumetai juukou ni ai wo Kurenai KOOTO no kono ko mo oshitsukerareta ima wo dakikakae namida wo namikomu naze? naze? kurikaesareru nido to ien ai Naze? naze? kurikaesareru kareta kokoro ni Love, tenderness, freedom, and peace



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"Dead Tree" as written by Dai Ando (pka: Die), Toshimasa Hara (pka: Toshiya), Kaoru Niikura (pka: Kaoru), Shinya Terachi (pka: Shinya), Hironori Nishimura (pka:kyo)

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    General Comment:I've actually thought about it, and it sounds so much like someone dying that they really cared about.
    But, he does sound really pissed about the whole thing.

    Maybe a death of a child, that he never got to see?

    That would explain 'the water for the dead tree' thing.

    If you think about it, the trees are our children, It's our responsibility to take care of them.

    Even the dead need recognition sometime down the road.

    Maybe he is saying 'I still care'.

    And the end, is him not being able to take it and killing himself at the end.

    I can relate to this song through this interpretation...
    Flag SaiSaion April 14, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:It is a very nice song, even live. Kyo does the same thing almost everytime he sings it: Makes his mouth bleed, drops to his knees, screams.
    Flag DiruSatomion March 30, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:Actually in my opinion this does remind me of WW2. As a matter of fact while I was reading these lyrics it made me think of Schindler's list. Especially the part when they go into the ghettos and get all of the jews and the "little girl in the red coat" going through the town and going into the house to hide and you later see her die. It shows the cruel reality of life and how people will commit suicide to escape a cruel reality like this >> But that's just my opinion.
    Flag Freyadutenebreson October 16, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:omg so sad!! i love this song!! kyo has an amazing vocie!! DIR EN GREY FOEVER!!!!
    Flag sleeplessbeauty9on February 21, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:I think this song is about Kyo's ideals of love, freedom, etc. and how these dreams will never genuinely exist due to the destructive nature of the world. The force of reality is painful to him.
    Flag R. Dearon February 12, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:|: All I know is,that song..Has a sad meaning to it.
    Flag Shidoniion January 19, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:I believe it's about war and the way that leaders speak for everyone. Innocents are caught in between and forced to accept the choices their leaders make, even if it makes them suffer. I'm sure there's gotta be more to it. Kyo uses double meanings through kanji all the time that we wouldn't understand. But if you watch the music video, you'd probably agree that it's about war.
    Flag NanakiBHon July 30, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:This could be about losing a loved one in both a death or a relationship
    Flag JordaNthegreaton July 05, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:I love the lyric, "I feel love on my forehead at gunpoint. Even the child with the red coat swallows her tears as she faces reality"
    Anyone else recommend any J bands?
    What does PV mean?
    Flag MercilessMeon June 25, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:I reckon it's about any type of conflict. However good your intentions or ideals are, you will always come out with death and destruction.
    Also, I think there's a lot of stuff to do with war and relationships and how they get affected as well.
    In the end I guess this is why so many of Kyo's lyrics are open to interpretation; he likes to make you think
    Flag mogotronon June 22, 2007   Link

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