Regal Lily (リーガルリリー) is a three-member female band from Tokyo, Japan. Influ… Read Full Bio ↴Regal Lily (リーガルリリー) is a three-member female band from Tokyo, Japan. Influenced by romanticism and existential literature from the likes of Shuntaro Tanikawa and Kenji Miyazawa, Regal Lily describes their music as "fragile" with a "whirlpool of sound". Their songs are a mix of shoegaze-pop combined with powerful guitar distortions and chaotic drumming. Lead singer Honoka has listed My Bloody Valentine and Shonen Knife as her musical inspirations.
The band formed in 2014 when vocalist-guitarist Honoka Takahashi met drummer Yukiyama while in high school. The girls performed at small shows and festivals at the time before gaining a small following after winning second place for their music at the 2015 Mikakunin Festival competition for teen rock bands. They competed against more than 3,000 other bands for this award, and had their music judged by a panel that included notable musicians Junji Ishiwatari from Supercar and Toru Hidaka from BEAT CRUSADERS. Bassist Umi, who played supporting bass since 2017, officially joined the band in 2018.
Regal Lily quickly gained fame with their unique sound and shy stage presence. They performed at SXSW in 2019 for the official Japan Nite showcase, attracting many international fans. They have continued gaining fame since then, with some of their songs appearing in Japanese media. Their single "ハナヒカリ" ("Hanahikari") was featured in the "Flowers of Evil" (orig. 惡の華/Aku no Hana) live-action movie, released in 2019. The music video for their February 2020 song "ハンシー" ("Hansie") featured up-and-coming actress Sakurako Konishi, and was chosen as a commercial jingle for the Bank of Iwate on April 2020.

Band Members
Vocalist/Guitarist - Honoka Takahashi, born December 10, 1997Drummer - Yukiyama, born October 24, 1997Bassist - Umi, born July 2, 1998Former bassist - Haruka Shiraishi played as bassist for Regal Lily since 2014, but had to leave the band due to health issues; in 2018 she joined the band メレ (Mele)

Social Media:
Official Band Site (JP): http://www.office-augusta.com/regallily
Official Band Instagram
Official Twitter
Honoka's Twitter
Umi's Twitter
Yukiyama's Twitter

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魔女
リーガルリリー Lyrics

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利き手で描いた嘘つきはそれから育って泣きました
あそびで犯した重罪に 1人も気づかず夜は明ける

君の嫌いな相槌も君の嫌いな解釈も君の嫌いな表情を全部全部壊したいよ
君の嫌いな友達も君の嫌いな政治家も君の嫌いな人間を全部全部壊したいよ

お昼の天気は弱虫で彼女が怖くて泣きました
今宵はどうやら違うようです彼女の額に雨が降る降る

1人で描いた黒紙にこれから先を見据えた
僕の嫌いな人間は全部壊したいよ
そんなのあっという間さ一瞬にして終わるさ
そんなことも出来やしない僕は弱虫さ

君は君はどうだろうか君は君は泣きました

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to リーガルリリー's song 魔女 (Majo / Witch) talk about the themes of lying, crime, fear and hatred. In the first verse, the singer talks about how they grew up crying after telling lies with their dominant hand. They describe committing a serious crime while playing, without anyone noticing and the night passing by.

The second verse talks about the singer's hatred towards everything that the person they are singing to dislikes--they want to destroy it all. They express their desires to ruin their conversational responses, interpretation and expressions. Moreover, they wish to break everything that the person they dislike hates, such as friends, politicians and humans in general.

In the chorus, the lyrics go like the weather at noon being weak, making the girlfriend afraid and cry. However, tonight seems different with the rain falling on her forehead. The third verse describes the singer seeing their future on a black paper they drew alone. They again express their hatred towards people they do not like and want to destroy them all. However, they acknowledge being a coward and realize that it is not possible for them to do so. The song ends with the singer questioning the listener if they have ever cried or not.

Line by Line Meaning

利き手で描いた嘘つきはそれから育って泣きました
The lies I drew with my dominant hand grew and made me cry.

あそびで犯した重罪に 1人も気づかず夜は明ける
Committing a terrible crime just for fun, not realizing it until dawn.

君の嫌いな相槌も君の嫌いな解釈も君の嫌いな表情を全部全部壊したいよ
I want to destroy all of your disliked nodding, interpretations, and expressions.

君の嫌いな友達も君の嫌いな政治家も君の嫌いな人間を全部全部壊したいよ
I want to destroy all of your disliked friends, politicians, and humans.

お昼の天気は弱虫で彼女が怖くて泣きました
The morning weather was cowardly and made my girlfriend scared, causing her to cry.

今宵はどうやら違うようです彼女の額に雨が降る降る
Tonight seems different; rain falls on my girlfriend's forehead, falling, falling.

1人で描いた黒紙にこれから先を見据えた
Looking ahead into the future from the black paper I drew on alone.

僕の嫌いな人間は全部壊したいよ
I want to destroy every person I dislike.

そんなのあっという間さ一瞬にして終わるさ
That kind of thing goes by in the blink of an eye and ends in an instant.

そんなことも出来やしない僕は弱虫さ
I can't even do that. I'm such a coward.

君は君はどうだろうか君は君は泣きました
What about you? Have you cried before?