Alice Nine or アリス九號. (previously known as alice nine. and A9) is a Japanese… Read Full Bio ↴Alice Nine or アリス九號. (previously known as alice nine. and A9) is a Japanese visual kei band consisting of five members: 将 (Shou) on vocals, ヒロト (Hiroto) on guitar, 虎 (Tora) on guitar and backing vocals, 沙我 (Saga) on bass and backing vocals, and Nao on drums.

Drummer Nao formed the band in 2004, recruiting vocalist Shou and guitarist Tora from the band ギブス which had just split up, and they were signed to the PS COMPANY indies label Indie-PSC. Their first single 「名前は、未だ無ひ。」 was released the same year. During their first year, they did small tours with other Japanese bands. Their first oneman tour was held in August 2005 in Japan. After a sold out gig in Tokyo the same year, Alice Nine became more popular in Japan, and went major on KING RECORDS under the management PS COMPANY. In 2007 they were signed in Europe by CLJ Records.

In May 2007, Alice Nine was performing their debut show in America, during the Jrock Revolution Festival at The Wiltern in Los Angeles. In December Alice Nine was doing their first performance ever in Europe. They were one of the five bands at J-ROCK INVASION EPISODE 1 festival in Cologne, Germany.

On June 2, 2009, a blog entry by vocalist Shou announced the changing of their name from アリス九號. and alice nine. to Alice Nine for media reasons. He explained that the Japanese transcription was beginning to lose its purpose as a means to "represent aesthetics" and that the English transcription was closest to the band's original intention.

From March 1st 2015 the band became independent from their label TOKUMA JAPAN COMMUNICATIONS and changed their name to A9. However, in August 2019 they informed that they will change the band's name back to Alice Nine / アリス九號.

Alice Nine have released eight full albums, 絶景色 (2005), Alpha (2007), VANDALIZE (2009), GEMINI (2011), "9" (2012), Supernova (2014), IDEAL (2017) and PLANET NINE (2018).

Their next single will be released in October 2019 and it's titled as 革命開花-Revolutionary Blooming-.

Official site: https://a9-project.com/. They also have a MySpace site for overseas fans.

DEAD SCHOOL SCREAMING
Alice Nine Lyrics

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Mezame no warui itsumo no asa inu no youni gorikou de
Korogaru youni kurikaesu hibi BASKET SHOES haite go to the "DEAD SCHOOL"

I'm just feeling nausea so bad

Agakeru hazu agaita hazu kamitsuku koto wasureta kai?
Kubiwa wa nai noote wo moyase NAIL wo nutte fuck to the "DEAD SCHOOL"

I'm just feeling nausea
I'm just feeling languid
But, I don't care

Nothing is here already, I broke all system.
People call me parasitic
Only piles of shit, I've broken all the Rules
People call me parasitic

No passing by, hey hey hey hey
Monkey show is about to start
You definitely must see it

Hey, you presidents, can you restore my life back?
I don't think so

I'm just feeling nausea
I'm just feeling languid
But, I don't care

Nothing is here already, I broke all system.
People call me parasitic
Only piles of shit, I've broken all the Rules
People call me parasitic

Dead school play, round and round

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Alice Nine's song DEAD SCHOOL SCREAMING paint a very dreary and uncomfortable picture of a high school filled with feelings of nausea, languidness, and despair. The song starts off by describing waking up on a bad morning feeling like a dog, and the days repeating like a cycle. The singer of the song slips on their basketball shoes and enters the "DEAD SCHOOL," where they feel nauseous and as if they are constantly falling down. They question if they have forgotten how to bite and how to rebel, and proceed to light a note on fire and nail themselves, saying "fuck" to the system.

The chorus repeats the refrain of feeling nauseous and languid but not caring. The singer has already broken the system, destroyed all the rules, and been called parasitic. There's no one to pass by this scene, as they're all stuck in the same cycle. The singer calls for the "monkey show" to start, inviting the audience to watch. They then address the presidents, asking for their life back, but doubting any change. The song ends with the chorus one last time and the line "Dead school play, round and round," emphasizing the cyclical nature of the singer's life.

Overall, the song speaks to feelings of despair and frustration with a system that seems rigged against the individual. The school is described as "dead" and the people within it as piles of shit. The singer feels powerless and lacking agency, but still seeks to rebelliously assert themselves through their actions.

Line by Line Meaning

Mezame no warui itsumo no asa inu no youni gorikou de
I'm just feeling nausea so bad

Korogaru youni kurikaesu hibi BASKET SHOES haite go to the "DEAD SCHOOL"
Days keep repeating like a falling ball, wearing basket shoes and heading to the 'Dead School.'

Agakeru hazu agaita hazu kamitsuku koto wasureta kai?
I'm just feeling nausea, I'm just feeling languid, but I don't care.

Kubiwa wa nai noote wo moyase NAIL wo nutte fuck to the "DEAD SCHOOL"
Nothing is here already, I broke all the system. People call me parasitic. Only piles of shit, I've broken all the Rules. People call me parasitic.

No passing by, hey hey hey hey
No passing by, hey hey hey hey

Monkey show is about to start
Monkey show is about to start

You definitely must see it
You definitely must see it

Hey, you presidents, can you restore my life back?
Hey, you presidents, can you restore my life back?

I don't think so
I don't think so

Dead school play, round and round
Dead school play, round and round

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