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.

Waterfall
Alice Nine Lyrics

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Nagare ochiru kioku
Yagate kawa ni nari umi e

Keiseishite yuku youso
Ikutsu mono ai kotoba
Ikutsu mono kizu gisei

I'm FALLING DOWN TO THE DARK, BUT I CAN'T SAY GOOD-BYE TO YOU

SEARCHING FOR OWN PIECES

SUROO ni utsuru katei
Tsumikasanaru ishi kibou

Eranda no wa michi ja naku
Oshiete kureta tomo to
Mirai wo negau chikai

I'm FALLING DOWN TO THE DARK, BUT I CAN'T SAY GOOD-BYE TO YOU
SEARCHING FOR OWN PIECES

Namida ochi yuku toki nuguenakatta mono wa yasuragi ni mo nita iro asenai
Ao no hibi
Dakara, boku wa boku no mama de kimi to ikiyou. Itamanu kizu wa nai
Toosugita ano sora e

BE WITH YOU
I'LL BE WITH YOU, kimi ga nozomu towa no saki made

Boku wa umare shiki no owari wo shiru
Gareki no naka kara saku hana

Mawari meguru aoki hoshi no katasumi
De ochite yuku shizuku dare ni mo shirarezu ni
Dakara, boku wa boku no mama de kimi to ikiyou.
Utsukushiku moeta namida ga kawaku made

Hitori, uchuu to iu ORUGOORU ga naiteru
Dakara, boku wa boku no mama de kimi to ikiyou

BE WITH YOU
I'LL BE WITH YOU, kimi ga nozomu towa no saki made

Overall Meaning

Waterfall by Alice Nine is a poignant and emotional song that speaks about a person's memories and experiences as they journey through life. The song's first stanza talks about memories flowing like leaves and eventually flowing into the river and the sea. The person in the song reflects on the many elements of life, including love, words, wounds, and sacrifices. Despite falling into darkness, the person cannot let go of their loved ones and continues to search for the missing pieces of their life. The second stanza talks about picking up hope as one goes through life and how the person chose their own path with the help of friends to ensure a bright future.

The chorus, "I'm FALLING DOWN TO THE DARK, BUT I CAN'T SAY GOOD-BYE TO YOU, SEARCHING FOR OWN PIECES," is repeated multiple times throughout the song, emphasizing how the person is facing difficult times but is still holding on to their loved ones. The next few lyrics talk about how tears cannot erase memories and how one must continue to live with their past wounds.

The song's bridge represents a promise to a loved one that the person will always be by their side and journey towards an unending future. The song ends with a powerful line that showcases the singer's desire to be with their loved ones until tears dry up, and everything is beautiful again.

Overall, Waterfall showcases the struggles of living with an emotional past and how love and hope can provide solace and help forge a path towards the future.

Line by Line Meaning

Nagare ochiru kioku
Memories flow and fall like a waterfall

Yagate kawa ni nari umi e
And soon they become a river, flowing towards the sea

Keiseishite yuku youso
Elements that continue to change

Ikutsu mono ai kotoba
Countless words of love

Ikutsu mono kizu gisei
Countless scars, sacrifices

I'm FALLING DOWN TO THE DARK, BUT I CAN'T SAY GOOD-BYE TO YOU
I'm sinking into darkness, but I can't let go of you

SEARCHING FOR OWN PIECES
Trying to find my missing pieces

SUROO ni utsuru katei
The process reflected in the scroll of time

Tsumikasanaru ishi kibou
Hope is built from accumulated stones

Eranda no wa michi ja naku
What I chose was not a path

Oshiete kureta tomo to
Together with the friend who taught me

Mirai wo negau chikai
I swear to hope for the future

Namida ochi yuku toki nuguenakatta mono wa yasuragi ni mo nita iro asenai
What couldn't be wiped away during the time I shed tears won't fade into peace like a comforting color

Ao no hibi
Days of blue

Dakara, boku wa boku no mama de kimi to ikiyou. Itamanu kizu wa nai
So I will live with you as myself, without any painful wounds

Toosugita ano sora e
Towards that distant sky

BE WITH YOU
Be with you

I'LL BE WITH YOU, kimi ga nozomu towa no saki made
I'll be with you until the everlasting future you desire

Boku wa umare shiki no owari wo shiru
I know the end of the cycle of life

Gareki no naka kara saku hana
A flower blooms from within the rubble

Mawari meguru aoki hoshi no katasumi
In a corner of the blue spinning stars

De ochite yuku shizuku dare ni mo shirarezu ni
I fall and drip without anyone noticing

Dakara, boku wa boku no mama de kimi to ikiyou.
So I will live with you as myself

Utsukushiku moeta namida ga kawaku made
Until the beautifully burning tears dry up

Hitori, uchuu to iu ORUGOORU ga naiteru
Alone, the gear called the universe is turning