Shoji Meguro (目黒将司 Meguro Shōji, born 4 June 1971 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Jap… Read Full Bio ↴Shoji Meguro (目黒将司 Meguro Shōji, born 4 June 1971 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese video game music composer who joined Atlus in 1996 and has composed music for several of their games, mainly those in the Megami Tensei series. Although his works feature a trademark rock style, Meguro experiments with different musical genres, such as orchestral, electronica, jazz, rap, RnB and hip hop from soundtrack to soundtrack.

Let butterflies spread until the dawn
目黒将司 Lyrics

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Inside of agony
Those butterflies crying out
泣き朽ち果てる
So boy, help them fly away
Inside of agony
激しく揺れる
The world's tears
Falls on him

Until the dawn
Nobody comes
Unbreakable silence slowly hovers in the air
Until the dawn
Nobody comes
Let butterflies spread until the dawn

Inside of agony
Those butterflies crying out
泣き朽ち果てる
So boy, help them fly away
Inside of agony
激しく揺れる
The world's tears
Falls on him
Until the dawn
Nobody comes
Unbreakable silence slowly hovers in the air
Until the dawn

Nobody comes
Let butterflies spread until the dawn

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of 目黒将司's song Let butterflies spread until the dawn convey a sense of despair and hopelessness. The imagery of crying butterflies, slowly dying and decaying, is a powerful metaphor for the human condition when faced with overwhelming pain and anguish. The singer of the song is calling for someone, a boy, to help these butterflies fly away, to find a way out of this agony.

The second stanza deepens the sense of isolation and despair, with the world's tears falling on the singer, who is left alone until the dawn. The unbreakable silence that slowly hovers in the air underscores the impossibility of finding a way out, of breaking free from this agony. However, there is a glimmer of hope in the final line of the song. The singer calls for the butterflies to spread until the dawn, suggesting a belief in the power of hope and renewal, even in the face of overwhelming pain.

The lyrics of Let butterflies spread until the dawn are haunting and deeply emotional, capturing the sense of despair that can come with grief, emotional pain, or trauma. They also speak to the power of hope, renewal, and the need for connection and support in times of crisis.

Line by Line Meaning

Inside of intense pain
The singer is experiencing excruciating suffering

Those butterflies crying out
Metaphor for the singer's innermost emotions that long to be expressed

Crying and withering away
The emotions are being suppressed and cause despair

So boy, help them fly away
Calling out to a loved one for help to release those emotions

Inside of agony
Repeating the first line to emphasize the intensity of the artist's pain

Shaken violently
The world is tumultuous and chaotic which adds to the singer's suffering

The world's tears
The world is also experiencing grief and turmoil

Falling on him
The artist feels overwhelmed and burdened by the world's sorrows

Until the dawn, nobody comes
Despite the darkness, hopelessness, and loneliness, there is no one there to comfort the artist

Unbreakable silence slowly hovers in the air
The silence is heavy and suffocating, like a thick fog that refuses to dissipate

Until the dawn, nobody comes
Repeating the same phrase to reinforce the singer's isolation and despair

Let butterflies spread until the dawn
A plea to release the emotions like a butterfly that spreads its wings until the morning light brings a new beginning

Writer(s): 目黒将司, 田中怜子

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