BY-SEXUAL was a visual kei band from the early 90's. BY-SEXUAL formed durin… Read Full Bio ↴BY-SEXUAL was a visual kei band from the early 90's. BY-SEXUAL formed during April 1987 in Osaka, Japan. By 1990, they were signed to Pony Canyon, a record label who is now known for the Japanese pop groups W-inds., FLAME, and LEAD. In February 1990, they released their first single, "So Bad Boy". From 1990 to 1995, they released eight full lengths albums, thirteen singles, and a greatest hits album. Finally in January 1995, Sho Yamanoi left BY-SEXUAL. But that didn't stop the band. In 1996, they renamed themself to BY-SEX with Ryoji "Ryo" Okamoto on vocals and guitar. In 1998, Naoyuki "Nao" Fujimoto left the band and the band disbanded shortly afterwards. They did not release anything under the name BY-SEX. Sho did have a solo career and then later retired from the music industry. Nao went on being a support drummer for machine, and later joined nitro and then food,. Nakata Band. Ironically, Ryo and Hiroyuki "Den" Oonishi ended up joining in all the same bands together. In 1999, they formed Zigzo with Testu (ex-Malice Mizer and ex-nil) and Sakura (ex-L'arc en Ciel and now in S.O.A.P). After being a popular band in the indie scene, Zigzo disbanded in 2002. Afterwards, Ryo and Den joined test-No.. In 2002, they released another greatest hits album due to the popularity of Zigzo.

PARADOX
BY-SEXUAL Lyrics

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私は死んでいる息はすれども
お前を傷つけた痛みは無い
私は死んでいる頭の中が
二つにひび割れて
白い血が流れている
私はもがいてる息を震わせ
自分をてなずける手立てが無い
私はもがいてる頭の中で

二つの人格がバラバラに悲鳴あげる
Parallel Noisy Head 不快な脳波が
Parallel Noisy Head 神経ブチ切り
Parallel Noisy Head 頭の奥底
Parallel Noisy Head 私が殺し合う

私は死んでいる脈はあれども
他人を蹴落とした痛みは無い
私は死んでいる思考回路が
二つにバラされて
黒い目がのぼせ上がる
Parallel Crazy Head 不快な脳波で
Parallel Crazy Head 神経擦り切れ
Parallel Crazy Head 頭の奥底
Parallel Crazy Head 私は殺し合う

P. A. R. A. Dox P. A. R. A. Dox
私はもがいてる身体震わせ
お前を愛してた記憶が無い
私はもがいてる頭を抱え
狂った人格よガラガラと崩れてくれ
Parallel Noisy Head 不快な脳波が
Parallel Noisy Head 神経ブチ切り
Parallel Noisy Head 頭の奥底
Parallel Noisy Head 私が殺し合う
Parallel Crazy Head
誰か止めてくれ
Parallel Crazy Head 頭に宿った

Parallel Crazy Head 私を殺して
Parallel Crazy Head ...

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to "Paradox" by BY-SEXUAL describe a person who feels like they are dying and their mind is split into two personalities, causing them to struggle and feel immense pain. The first stanza talks about how they have hurt someone, but cannot actually feel any pain themselves. Their mind is fractured and bleeding, and they cannot control themselves. The chorus that follows talks about the noise and discomfort that comes with their split personality, and how it causes them to feel like they are killing themselves.

In the second verse, the lyrics repeat the theme of feeling dead but still having a pulse. They have hurt others again and feel nothing, and their mind is separated into two conflicting thought processes. The dark side of their personality is dominant, making their eyes blacken and their thoughts turn violent. The chorus repeats, getting louder and more intense, emphasizing the way their mind is tearing them apart.

The final section of the song has the singer struggling even more, feeling their body shake and unable to remember loving someone. They plead for the crazy personality to collapse and to be killed, unable to take the internal struggle any longer. The chorus repeats one more time with the addition of a plea for someone to stop them and end their internal battle. Ultimately, the lyrics convey a sense of chaos and pain, as well as the paradox of feeling dead but still being alive.

Line by Line Meaning

私は死んでいる息はすれどもお前を傷つけた痛みは無い
Even though I am alive, I feel dead. I have caused you pain, but I feel no pain myself.

私は死んでいる頭の中が二つにひび割れて白い血が流れている
My mind is split into two personalities, and my inner turmoil is causing me to lose a part of myself.

私はもがいてる息を震わせ自分をてなずける手立てが無い
I am struggling and gasping for air, feeling powerless to control myself.

私はもがいてる頭の中で二つの人格がバラバラに悲鳴あげる
The two personalities inside my head are screaming in agony, pulling me apart in different directions.

Parallel Noisy Head 不快な脳波が Parallel Noisy Head 神経ブチ切り Parallel Noisy Head 頭の奥底 Parallel Noisy Head 私が殺し合う
Parallel Noisy Head represents the disquieting, violent electrical impulses in my brain that make me want to self-destruct.

私は死んでいる脈はあれども他人を蹴落とした痛みは無い
My physical body may still pulse with life, yet the real me is gone. I have hurt others without feeling any real pain myself.

私は死んでいる思考回路が二つにバラされて黒い目がのぼせ上がる
My thoughts spiral out of control, as my mind grapples with the constant pull between two conflicting personalities.

Parallel Crazy Head 不快な脳波で Parallel Crazy Head 神経擦り切れ Parallel Crazy Head 頭の奥底 Parallel Crazy Head 私は殺し合う
Parallel Crazy Head represents the dizzying agony and mind-bending frustration that come from feeling like you are forced to self-destruct.

P. A. R. A. Dox P. A. R. A. Dox
The chorus is a repetition of the title, paradox spelled out.

私はもがいてる身体震わせお前を愛してた記憶が無い
I am shaking and trembling, feeling regret for having forgotten my love for you.

私はもがいてる頭を抱え狂った人格よガラガラと崩れてくれ
I clutch at my head in desperation and beg for the madness inside me to come crashing down.

Parallel Noisy Head 不快な脳波が Parallel Noisy Head 神経ブチ切り Parallel Noisy Head 頭の奥底 Parallel Noisy Head 私が殺し合う
The refrain once again drives home the message of both the agony and the desire to self-destruct that are battling inside me.

Parallel Crazy Head 誰か止めてくれ Parallel Crazy Head 頭に宿った Parallel Crazy Head 私を殺して Parallel Crazy Head ...
Parallel Crazy Head is like a voice of desperation, begging for someone to help end the chaos and in-fighting inside me.

Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: BY-SEXUAL

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