息をしないで瞳を閉じて
ただ流れにゆだねましょう
蒼い月の引力に
ゆらゆら揺れ沈んでゆく

そっと波打つように
それはあぁ揺藍のように

I float in cosmos
For the place to return
Living or dying
There is no meaning

過去も未来も何も無い
誰もいないし一人でも無い

空が胸に溶けて
やがてあぁひとつになって

I float in cosmos
For the place to return
Living or dying
There is no meaning

I float in cosmos
For the place to return
Living or dying
There is no meaning
I float in cosmos
For the place to return
Sacred love for you
There is no meaning

Overall Meaning

The song "Cradle" by L'Arc~en~Ciel appears to be describing a sense of detachment from the everyday world, an almost dreamlike feeling of floating in space. The lyrics suggest a desire to let go of the earthly concerns and allow oneself to be carried away by the flow, represented by the blue moon's gravity. The singer seems almost resigned to their place in the universe, noting that living or dying holds no meaning, and there is no past or future. Nonetheless, they feel a sense of peace as they surrender to the cosmic emptiness.

The final stanza gives the impression that there is still something to hold onto, a "sacred love" for someone who is not explicitly named. However, even this love seems to exist in an abstract, almost spiritual realm, rather than a physical one. The song as a whole conjures up an otherworldly, introspective mood, with a focus on inner peace rather than the external world.

Line by Line Meaning

息をしないで瞳を閉じて
Close your eyes without breathing

ただ流れにゆだねましょう
Let's entrust ourselves to the flow

蒼い月の引力に
To the gravitational force of the blue moon

ゆらゆら揺れ沈んでゆく
Slowly swaying and sinking

そっと波打つように
Softly lapping like waves

それはあぁ揺藍のように
It's like a swaying indigo

I float in cosmos
I float in the universe

For the place to return
Searching for a place to belong

Living or dying
Without distinction of life or death

There is no meaning
Nothing has significance

過去も未来も何も無い
There is no past, no future, no anything