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1) アルルカン is a Japanese visual kei band based in Tokyo ,
their formal activities period is start from 2013 Oct 26 .
アルルカン Members :
Vocal : 暁-aki-（ex. ＧＲｉＳＴ roadie → Diverse glare in Riot）
Guitar : 來堵-kuruto-（ex. ジゴロ → ジゴロっと → Arpege）
Guitar : 奈緒-nao-（ex. Ｓｈｅｌｌｅｙ (as Naoya) → Cu［be］ (as 尚)）
Bass : 祥平-shouhei-（ex. -DIEVA- → CINDY&KATE. → シンディケイト (as まぁや)）
Drums : 堕門-tamon-（ex. Velllapis (as 零-zero-) → Levia (as TAMO)）
アルルカン Discography :
2013.09.28 「Eclipse」(Free Distribution Examination CD via ライカエジソン(Like an Edison) Stores)
2013.10.02 「アルルカン / ARLEQUIN」(Demonstration Single)
2013.10.02 「イノセンス」(Original Special Gifted CD when purchase 「アルルカン / ARLEQUIN」via ライカエジソン(Like an Edison) Stores)
2014.01.xx 「次世代名古屋系、混入。」(アルルカン×ライカエジソン(Like an Edison) Special Red Shopping Bag Distribution CD) 収録曲【似非林檎-eseringo-】
2014.01.15 「Eclipse」(1st Single)
2014.04.23 ステラ (2nd Single)
アルルカン official website
アルルカン on vkdb.jp ヴィジュアル系データベース
胸の内側に宿る息
アルルカン Lyrics
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秤に掛けて捨てている
-上手く繕う-その裏側で
捨てた"かもしれないモノ"を探す
答えは出ない 怯えて 疑って
あてにならない"大丈夫"飲み込み
在るモノ数えてみた
この手は私のモノ この感触も
この目も私のモノ この感情も
少なくない、決して。
「らしくある」為に必要なモノと
その為に 失ったモノ
いつかは報われるってそう聞く度
「期待」は儚く 現実
は小さく見えた
高く積み上げられた
夢とゴミの山
二つを分けたのは
きっと優しさなんかじゃない
繰り返して選び続けた先、
やっとそこに居る私が酷く歪でも
まだ愛してくれますか?
この手は私のモノ この感触も
この目も私のモノ この感情も
このまま削ぎ落として 軽くなったら
痛みは薄れてゆく 形を変えて
少なくない、決して。
「らしくある」為に失ったモノと
その為に 生まれる孤独
The lyrics to アルルカン's song 胸の内側に宿る息 poetically describe the struggles of finding oneself and the cost of conforming to society's expectations. The lyrics start off with the singer feeling lost in their own depths, throwing away parts of themselves in an attempt to fit in. They are uncertain and afraid, doubting what they have been told and searching for answers.
The chorus repeats the phrase "This hand is mine, this sensation too, this eye and this emotion" like a mantra, as if reminding themselves of what they truly possess. They count what they have and realize that they have more than they thought, but it doesn't change their pain. They have lost something in order to be "like everyone else", and it's something that can't be easily replaced.
The second verse mentions the idea of being rewarded in the future for their struggles, but the singer has heard it before and it feels hollow. They have separated their dreams from the things they don't need, but it wasn't an act of kindness. The bridge of the song questions whether their loved one would still love them even if they become "twisted". The song concludes with the singer saying that they will keep shedding parts of themselves until the pain lessens, even if it means they will become lonely.
Overall, the lyrics of 胸の内側に宿る息 are introspective and melancholic, examining the cost of conforming and the human need to find oneself.
Line by Line Meaning
意識さえも出来ない程の奥で 秤に掛けて捨てている
Something I might have discarded is hidden deep in my mind, too deep to even be consciously aware of.
-上手く繕う-その裏側で 捨てた"かもしれないモノ"を探す
While I try to portray myself as being okay on the outside, I'm actually searching for something that I may have thrown away.
答えは出ない 怯えて 疑って あてにならない"大丈夫"飲み込み 在るモノ数えてみた
I'm afraid and doubtful, unable to trust assurances of being okay. So I count the things that I have left, but still no answer comes.
この手は私のモノ この感触も この目も私のモノ この感情も 少なくない、決して。
My hands, my touch, my eyes, my emotions, they are all mine and no insignificant thing. Never underestimate their importance.
「らしくある」為に必要なモノと その為に 失ったモノ
The things I've lost and the things I need in order to fit in and be like everyone else.
いつかは報われるってそう聞く度 「期待」は儚く 現実 は小さく見えた
Every time I hear that I'll be rewarded someday, my hopes crumble because reality seems small and it's just fleeting expectation.
高く積み上げられた 夢とゴミの山 二つを分けたのは きっと優しさなんかじゃない
The mountain made of my dreams and trash that accumulated high. The reason those two different things are separated is definitely not because of kindness or some sense of comprehension.
繰り返して選び続けた先、 やっとそこに居る私が酷く歪でも まだ愛してくれますか?
After endlessly choosing and repeating, even if it's just me there in the end, broken and crooked, will you still love me?
この手は私のモノ この感触も この目も私のモノ この感情も このまま削ぎ落として 軽くなったら 痛みは薄れてゆく 形を変えて 少なくない、決して。
These hands, this touch, these eyes, these emotions, I can cut them away and become lighter. The pain will fade away as they change shape. Still, they are not insignificant.
「らしくある」為に失ったモノと その為に 生まれる孤独
The things I've lost in order to fit in and the loneliness that comes with it.
Contributed by Lily T. Suggest a correction in the comments below.