The band’s foundation is built upon the expression of despair and hope. They describe their own music as “hard, electronic rock”, which incoporates and is influenced by several genres including but not limited to: industrial, metal, electronic, gothic rock, punk, and pop. Most songs have industrial and electronic based keyboards and heavy metal guitars and influences from pop music.
As of 2011, as well as internationally touring on several occasions, the quartet has released four studio albums, two best-of compilations, two EP's, 7 DVD's, 5 demo tapes and 14 singles. Due to vocalist HIZUMI’s ongoing throat condition, the band was on hiatus for six months. He planned to return once his condition would have been improved but in June 2011 D'espairsRay made the announcement that they had mutually decided to disband because HIZUMI'S condition was not improving.
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Reddish -DIVA version-
D'espairsRay Lyrics
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今宵も始めようか…
Blood moon invite bad dream… in the my head… imagination…
Another side of brilliant me…
赤く燃え穢れた水を君の首筋に甘く 鈍ましく滴る海 彩やかに魅せられ
Another side of brilliant me…
限り無く純粋なままで 君へ深く… 甘く…堕ちて… close dance…
ふたりなら何処までも逝ける 愛に満ちた欲望と… with dance…
I will make you feel this… daft bodies floating in darkness
剥き出しの君を
Without you I can't fly… Drowning mind in your dark embrace
喰い潰す程
吐く息は空気と混ざり僕の聴覚を撫でる 芳しい麝香の中
艶やかに溶かして
Blood moon invite bad dream… in the my head… imagination…
Another side of brilliant me…
終わりなき夢の中で今 羊水(うみ)へ深く…淡く…溺れ… close dance…
君はただ幼気(いたいけ)な少女 愛に飢えた幻と… with dance…
fook to me… feel to me… give to me… entrust body…
I will gladly carry your cross for you…
your hate and let it flow into me…
風に羽はばたかせて今…手を伸ばす黒い Venus
そう全てを奪う者よ この闇を掻き消してくれ… もう二度と迷わぬように
I want to liberate…
I will make you feel this… daft bodies floating in darkness
渇きを充たして
Without you I can't fly… Drowning mind in your dark embrace
貪り尽くすまで
The lyrics to D'espairsRay's "Reddish -DIVA version-" evoke a dark and seductive atmosphere, with imagery of a black candlestick dimly lit by a pale and lifeless glow. The singer's mind is full of bad dreams and dark fantasies, while at the same time he recognizes his own brilliance and allure. He offers the listener a taste of his own alluring darkness, inviting them to join him in a dance of passion and desire that will take them to the limits of love and lust. The singer is willing to carry the listener's burdens, even their hate, and let it all flow into him, mixing with the heady scent of musk that surrounds them as they dance.
The final verse introduces the idea of liberation, with the singer seeking to break free from the darkness that surrounds him and the listener. He calls out to a black Venus, a figure who represents the darkness and danger of desire, but also the possibility of freedom and release. The singer hopes that this Venus will take away the darkness that haunts him and the listener, allowing them to move forward without hesitation or fear. Overall, the lyrics to "Reddish -DIVA version-" are a powerful and evocative representation of the darker side of desire, temptation, and passion.
Line by Line Meaning
青ざめた闇の灯りで黒い燭台が陰る 魅惑と誘惑の夜 今宵も始めようか…
The dark light is fading, and the black candlestick becomes obscure in the seductive and tempting night. Shall we begin tonight?
赤く燃え穢れた水を君の首筋に甘く 鈍ましく滴る海 彩やかに魅せられ
The brightly burning reddish water dripping slowly and sweetly onto your neck, and you're bewitched by its bright colors.
限り無く純粋なままで 君へ深く… 甘く…堕ちて… close dance… ふたりなら何処までも逝ける 愛に満ちた欲望と… with dance…
Falling deeply, sweetly, and purely into you, we dance closely, and where we can go anywhere with love-filled desire.
吐く息は空気と混ざり僕の聴覚を撫でる 芳しい麝香の中 艶やかに溶かして
My breath mixes with the air, caresses my hearing, and blends smoothly into the fragrant musk.
終わりなき夢の中で今 羊水(うみ)へ深く…淡く…溺れ… close dance… 君はただ幼気(いたいけ)な少女 愛に飢えた幻と… with dance…
Now in the endless dream, we drown deeply and palely in the amniotic fluid, dance closely, and you're just a naive girl, a phantom hungry for love.
fook to me… feel to me… give to me… entrust body… I will gladly carry your cross for you… your hate and let it flow into me…
Submit your body to me, feel for me, give it to me, and I will willingly bear your burdens, your hatred, and let it pour into me.
風に羽はばたかせて今…手を伸ばす黒い Venus そう全てを奪う者よ この闇を掻き消してくれ… もう二度と迷わぬように I want to liberate…
Now, flapping wings in the wind, I reach out for the black Venus, so please take away everything and wipe out this darkness for me...so that I may never lose my way again. I want to liberate...
渇きを充たして 貪り尽くすまで
Satisfy my thirst, until I consume everything.
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