D'ERLANGER is a Japanese band considered to be important to the formation o… Read Full Bio ↴D'ERLANGER is a Japanese band considered to be important to the formation of visual kei, which was later used by bands like LUNA SEA & 黒夢 (Kuroyume). The band formed in 1983 and disbanded seven years later in 1990. The guitarist CIPHER was only 15 when the band formed. The vocalist Kyo and the drummer TETSU were popular X JAPAN guitarist hide's bandmates in yokosuka SAVER TIGER. After they disbanded, Kyo formed Die In Cries and later BUG. CIPHER and TETSU formed BODY and later joined up with ex. ZI:KILL, Seiichi to formed CRAZE. SEELA, the bassist, became a support bassist for several bands but finally quit the music industry some years later.
In December 2006 they announced their come-back and since 2007 they have been active again with already 2 new albums: "LAZZARO" (2007) and "the price of being a rose is loneliness" (2008).

Darlin'
D'ERLANGER Lyrics

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カリソメの愛シュールな風がココロすり抜けて
霞んだ夢を語り合う恋人達
静寂の中ネじれた肉体だけが笑う
花ビラ閉じたまま

※KISS, MISTAKE ソドムの夜のように
互い舐め回す血を流す
KISS, MISTAKE 箱の中血だらけのナイフ

歪んだ世界に置き去りにしたまま※

狂おし過ぎる瞳悩まし過ぎる口唇
乱れた BED の中ただ吐息ひとつ
天使のような KISS で目を覚まさせておくれ
冷たく微笑んで

(※くり返し)

※※「DON'T WORRY BABE, DON'T HAVE TO SAY I.O.V.E. ME
DON'T BE SAD, I'M IN YOUR MIND」
MESSAGES FROM DEAD MAN※※

AH～遠ざかる白い景色の中唄ってあげる
DARLIN' OH DARLIN'
狂おしいほど抱いて抱きしめた
薄れた記憶を呼び起こす

(※くり返し)
(※※くり返し)

※※※AH～遠ざかる白い景色の中唄ってあげる
DARLIN' OH DARLIN'
AH～ KISS ME PLEASE DARLIN'
瞳の奥でそっと呟いていた
DARLIN' OH DARLIN'※※※

(※※くり返し)

Overall Meaning

The song starts with depicting a surrealistic atmosphere with a haunting love powerful enough to penetrate one's heart. The lovers in the song share their blurred dreams with each other, and their twisted bodies only laugh in a moment of silence. The petals of the flower remain closed, symbolizing how their love, too, remains unfulfilled. The chorus describes how the lovers' intimacy seems like a scene from the biblical city of Sodom, where they lick each other's blood and immerse the knife in the pool of blood inside a box in a disturbed world.

The second verse describes the madness in the lover's eyes and the sensuality in their lips. The couple is in bed, and she wakes him up with an angelic kiss, urging him to smile coldly. The chorus is repeated, which is followed by the messages from the dead lover, who asks the girl not to worry, not to say that she loves him, and not to be sad, and he will be with her forever in his memory.

The song has a haunting melody that complements the lyrics' dark themes quite well. It's a surreal love story between the two, where their love is abstract, and their desires are violent. The song ultimately ends on a sorrowful note, and it makes the listener feel empathetic towards the lovers. Its haunting melody and captivating lyrics make it one of the most iconic songs in J-Pop history.

Line by Line Meaning

カリソメの愛シュールな風がココロすり抜けて
Filtered love slips through surreal wind

霞んだ夢を語り合う恋人達
Lovers talking about hazy dreams

静寂の中ネじれた肉体だけが笑う
Twisted bodies laughing in silence

花ビラ閉じたまま
Petal still closed

KISS, MISTAKE ソドムの夜のように
Kiss, mistake, like Sodom's night

互い舐め回す血を流す
Licking each other, bleeding

KISS, MISTAKE 箱の中血だらけのナイフ
Kiss, mistake, knife in blood-stained box

歪んだ世界に置き去りにしたまま
Left behind in a distorted world

狂おし過ぎる瞳悩まし過ぎる口唇
Eyes too crazy, lips too beautiful

乱れた BED の中ただ吐息ひとつ
In disarray on bed, with only one breath

天使のような KISS で目を覚まさせておくれ
Wake me up with a kiss, like that of an angel