The band’s foundation is built upon the expression of despair and hope. They describe their own music as “hard, electronic rock”, which incoporates and is influenced by several genres including but not limited to: industrial, metal, electronic, gothic rock, punk, and pop. Most songs have industrial and electronic based keyboards and heavy metal guitars and influences from pop music.
As of 2011, as well as internationally touring on several occasions, the quartet has released four studio albums, two best-of compilations, two EP's, 7 DVD's, 5 demo tapes and 14 singles. Due to vocalist HIZUMI’s ongoing throat condition, the band was on hiatus for six months. He planned to return once his condition would have been improved but in June 2011 D'espairsRay made the announcement that they had mutually decided to disband because HIZUMI'S condition was not improving.
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「浮遊した理想」
D'espairsRay Lyrics
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I can't erase… that's why I… floating away…
Just thinking of the scene makes me sick…
eat away… decay… before it's your falldown…
未完成な月と死にかけの太陽はまるで蜃気楼のように
砕け散った理性は甘く君を貪る 荒れ果てた声に抱かれ
「夢を見るの…」 君から浮かび上がる天へと
剥がれ落ちた理想と錆び付いた現実に 淡い香り擦れ違う
嘆き迷う闇は君さえも飲み込んだ 揺らぐ月と雲のように
It's tears of blood begin to seep… worry… your hurt… many promise broken
It's tears of blood begin to seep… dirty… suffer… before it's your falldown…
hating… falling… I am withstanding now…
Just thinking of the scene makes me sick… liar… betray… keep from falling…
Just thinking of the scene makes me sick…
eat away… decay… before it's your falldown…
絡み付いた願いが千切れてしまいそうで絶望しか描けずに…
偽り無き想いは確かにこの手にある… 離せばもう探せない…
押し寄せる侵蝕にもう絶えきれない 願いを…
believe me… stay with me… hug falldown…
I go away from the sun… I'm falling… dirty… worry… How deep I descend？
screaming… be tired… so long… with darkness so long… I lose light…
The lyrics to D'espairsRay's song 「浮遊した理想」(Floating Ideal) express a sense of inner turmoil and conflict, as well as the desire to escape from pain and suffering. The singer laments that he cannot erase his troubles and that they continue to haunt him. He dreams of floating away to the heavens, but is held back by his own flawed ideals and the harsh realities of life. The imagery used throughout the song is dark and foreboding, adding to the sense of despair and hopelessness.
The chorus of the song emphasizes the danger of allowing oneself to be consumed by negative thoughts and feelings. The tears of blood that begin to seep are a metaphor for the destructive effects of such emotions. The lyrics suggest that the only way to survive is to withstand the pain and suffering, even if it means experiencing hatred and betrayal. In the end, the singer urges the listener to hold on and stay with him, to avoid falling into the depths of despair.
Line by Line Meaning
I can't erase… that's why I… floating away…
I cannot erase the past, which is why I am listlessly floating away in despair.
Just thinking of the scene makes me sick…
eat away… decay… before it's your falldown…
The mere thought of the scene is nauseating and unbearable, like a corrosive force eating away at me. I must act quickly to prevent my downfall.
未完成な月と死にかけの太陽はまるで蜃気楼のように
砕け散った理性は甘く君を貪る 荒れ果てた声に抱かれ
The incomplete moon and dying sun are like mirages, illusions that deceive the eyes. My shattered reason leads me to greedily desire you, while my forlorn voice reverberates in the emptiness.
「夢を見るの…」 君から浮かび上がる天へと
剥がれ落ちた理想と錆び付いた現実に 淡い香り擦れ違う
嘆き迷う闇は君さえも飲み込んだ 揺らぐ月と雲のように
You say, 'I'm dreaming...' as you ascend to the sky. The faint scent of our parted dreams brushed against the rusted reality. The darkness filled with lament and confusion has even swallowed you, like the flickering moon and clouds.
It's tears of blood begin to seep… worry… your hurt… many promise broken
It's tears of blood begin to seep… dirty… suffer… before it's your falldown…
Tears of despair and anguish start to drip like blood. Your pain and betrayal from countless broken promises caused such tears. Don't suffer alone in this desolation and fall irreparably.
hating… falling… I am withstanding now…
I hate how I keep falling into despair, but I am enduring the struggles and fighting against the hopelessness at the moment.
絡み付いた願いが千切れてしまいそうで絶望しか描けずに…
偽り無き想いは確かにこの手にある… 離せばもう探せない…
押し寄せる侵蝕にもう絶えきれない 願いを…
believe me… stay with me… hug falldown…
My entangled wishes are about to fall apart, and I cannot envision anything but despair. True emotions that are not based on lies indeed exist in my hands. However, once I let them go, I won't be able to seek them again. I can't bear the surge of corrosion that relentlessly attacks my desires. So, please believe me, stay with me, and embrace me in my fall.
Just thinking of the scene makes me sick… liar… betray… keep from falling…
The thought of you lying and betraying me is abhorrent, so I begrudgingly force myself to avoid falling apart
I go away from the sun… I'm falling… dirty… worry… How deep I descend？
screaming… be tired… so long… with darkness so long… I lose light…
I am leaving the light behind as I drift away from the sun. I am plummeting and drowning in filth, consumed by anxiety as I wonder how far I will tumble down. I scream and cry for help, yet it's all so futile. My endless journey with despair lasts so long that I can no longer see any glimmers of hope.
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