The band members are 櫻井敦司 (Sakurai Atsushi) (vocals), 今井寿 (Imai Hisashi) (guitars, noises, electronics, vocals), 星野英彦 (Hoshino Hidehiko) (guitars, chorus), 桶口豊 (Higuchi Yutaka) (bass) and ヤガミ・トール (Yagami Toll) (drums).
BUCK-TICK's music has changed and evolved hugely over the course of their career. Their early work is what the Japanese call "positive punk". It used simple rhythms and chords, with the songs mostly in major keys and using some English words in the lyrics. Starting with 1989's TABOO, they experimented with a darker sound, which grew more mature with 狂った太陽 in 1991. darker than darkness style 93 delved into a harsher industrial rock sound which continued all the way up through Mona Lisa OVERDRIVE in 2003. With 2005's 十三階は月光, they deliberately adopted a "goth" concept, which they combined with a retro straight rock sound for the albums 天使のリボルバー (2007) and Memento Mori (2009). Their next album, 2010's RAZZLE DAZZLE, then incorporated many instances of dance-rock.
Some elements that persist throughout their music are resounding, jangling guitar chords, throbbing, prominent bass lines, harsh roars of electronically distorted noise, and ambivalent melodies that wander between major and minor keys, as well as Sakurai's distinctive rich baritone voice. Jrockrevolution described the band's style as having gone "from the bubbly sounds of pop to the buzz of electronic cyberpunk to lustful velvety goth to the smooth style of hard rock and back again". Sakurai, who is the main lyricist of the band, is famous for the erotic decadence of his lyrics, but he also often addresses existential psychological themes. His lyrics is also described as "dance in a daydream about reality". Imai, the main composer, has written many songs that read like science fiction stories, involving genetic engineering and computer hackers, but more recently has branched out into love songs.
As Josephine Yun describes them, in 'A Concise Report on 40 of the Biggest Rock Acts in Japan', "BUCK-TICK's music is smashed-together nuances of everything from Depeche Mode and New Order to U2 and The Knack. While wry, it can float and be nebulously melodic. [...] Masked in eye makeup, Atsushi looks and sounds possessed. BUCK-TICK was (and continues to be) and anomaly in the Japanese music scene, a tangle of goth rock diluted with synth and electronica. It's unhappy, dirty music, the musical equivalent of exploded soot and smoke."
BUCK-TICK and their members have performed with, for example, KMFDM, Soft Ballet, Luna Sea, Sheena Ringo, and The Yellow Monkey. The band members have also participated in different side-projects, such as Schaft, Schwein (Sakurai and Imai with Raymond Watts (PIG) and Sascha Konietzko (KMFDM)), and The Mortal.
鼓動
BUCK-TICK Lyrics
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苦しみのこの世界
ある日産まれ 声をあげた
抱かれてた母星に
さよならを告げよう
胸の音聞こえる
確かに鼓動震えだす 目醒めだ
なぜ生きてる 知らないけど
愛されているなら
ごめんなさい ありがとう
この世に生きる あなたの鼓動
はかない だけど美しく
この世に生ける 全ての鼓動
はかない だけど 輝いて
絶対の安らぎ あの日抱かれていた
悲しみのこの世界
ある日あなたに包まれた
見守る母の星 静かに今消えて
胸の音聞こえる
確かに鼓動震えだす 目醒めだ
なぜ生まれた 解らない
それでも激しく
生きていたいと思う
愛されているなら
生きていたいと願う
愛されているなら
ごめんなさい ありがとう
この世に生きる あなたの鼓動
はかない だけど美しく
この世に生ける 全ての鼓動
はかない だけど 輝いて
この世に生きる あなたの鼓動
悲しい事は何もない
この世に生ける 愛する人
悲しい事は何もない
The Japanese song "鼓動" by BUCK-TICK reflects on the transient nature of life, love, and the mystery of existence. The lyrics describe the perfect bliss and warmth the singer once felt, surrounded by the love of their mother planet, but now they feel lost and burdened by the suffering of the world. The song starts by introducing the singer's birth and their desire to bid farewell to their mother planet. They hear their heartbeat pounding, waking them up to the realization that they don't know why they are alive. Nonetheless, the singer wishes to live fiercely because that's all they can do even if they are uncertain about their purpose. If they were loved, they apologize for any mistakes and are grateful for their lives.
In the next verse, the lyrics evoke the same introspective mood while emphasizing the beauty and fleeting nature of life's heartbeat. The singer finds solace in remembering the day they were held and protected by their mother planet, but also mourns its disappearance. Again, they hear their heartbeat, and it reminds them that they don't understand why they were born but wants to live fiercely and be loved. The chorus echoes the theme of life's fleeting nature and honors the beauty and impermanence of all heartbeats.
Overall, "鼓動" is a poignant meditation on life's fragility and mystery, asking more questions than it answers. Yet, the song's introspective tone and its emphasis on cherishing life's beauty offer hope and empathy, making it a poignant and powerful expression of the human experience.
Line by Line Meaning
完璧な幸福 いつも包まれていた
I was always enveloped in perfect happiness
苦しみのこの世界
In this world of suffering
ある日産まれ 声をあげた
One day I was born and raised my voice
抱かれてた母星に
To the planet I was held on
さよならを告げよう
Let me say goodbye
胸の音聞こえる
I can hear my heartbeat
確かに鼓動震えだす 目醒めだ
Certainly, my pulse begins to shake. Wake up
なぜ生きてる 知らないけど
I do not know why I am alive
それでも激しく生きていたいと思う
Nevertheless, I want to live fiercely
愛されているなら
If I am loved
ごめんなさい ありがとう
I'm sorry, thank you
この世に生きる あなたの鼓動
The beat of your heart living in this world
はかない だけど美しく
Fleeting but beautiful
この世に生ける 全ての鼓動
The pulse of everything living in this world
輝いて
Shining
絶対の安らぎ あの日抱かれていた
Absolute peace, the day I was held
ある日あなたに包まれた
One day I was enveloped by you
見守る母の星 静かに今消えて
The mother star that watches over me peacefully fades away now
なぜ生まれた 解らない
I don't understand why I was born
生きていたいと思う
I want to live
愛されているなら
If I am loved
生きていたいと願う
I wish to live
この世に生きる あなたの鼓動
The beat of your heart living in this world
悲しい事は何もない
There is nothing sad
愛する人
Beloved person
悲しい事は何もない
There is nothing sad
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: 敦司 櫻井
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@k1714
突然の訃報
なぜか この曲が頭をよぎった。
生きていたいと思う
愛されてるなら
生きていたいと願う
愛されてるなら
ごめんなさい ありがとう。
こんなに、たくさんの人たちに愛されていたのに
神様 まだ早すぎるよ.....
@matumotoharu155
今だからこの曲を聞きに来ました
@AHtiudsehtio
こんなに美しい人いないよ…
ずっと大好きだBUCK-TICK
@magudara.malia0714
外面も内面も全てが美しく綺麗なお心をお持ちの年々麗しさが増すお方ですよね。
(でしたね、とはまだ言いたくなくて。)
@k1714
突然の訃報
なぜか この曲が頭をよぎった。
生きていたいと思う
愛されてるなら
生きていたいと願う
愛されてるなら
ごめんなさい ありがとう。
こんなに、たくさんの人たちに愛されていたのに
神様 まだ早すぎるよ.....
@musiccrazyman1
「唄」「鼓動」「見えない物を見ようとする誤解 全て誤解だ」
このあたりのPVはシンプル気に見えて、とても濃厚なアートなので印象に残り癖になる。凄く好きなPV
@kunichanhk0722
櫻井さん、素敵な歌声をありがとうございました。
@ultrabright2412
あっちゃん…寂しいよ…
この歌を胸に生き抜いて、必ずあっちゃんに会いに行くよ…
@516_im_Wald
「なぜ生まれたかわからない、でも生きている」そうです。こんなぼくでも「儚いけど美しく」生きようと思えた。ありがとうございました。ご冥福をお祈りいたします。僕の人生に希望をくださったこと、決して忘れません。
@user-rl6gi6wc2l
27年前に兄ちゃんに教えてもらって聴き出したBUCK-TICK。
兄も今年7月に若くして亡くなり、久々にBUCK-TICKを聴いていた矢先の…
歌詞が染み渡るこの歌は今だから聴きたくなる。
大事過ぎる人だからこそ何も実感わかないけどね
@ithussle
櫻井さんのご冥福をお祈りいたします。ニュースを観て、この曲に真っ先に飛んできました(泣
この歌声は永遠です。