Originally a visual kei band, the band dropped that style around 2005 with the release of their fifth full-length album, Withering to death., however as of recently they have reacquired their visual kei aesthetic. Their musical style is difficult to determine; throughout their releases, they have played styles ranging from pop rock to extreme metal. Today, their style can be considered generally a version of alternative metal and avant-garde metal.
The band has been signed to FIREWALL DIV., a subdivision of Free-Will under Sony Music, for their entire career so far. However, their fifth full-length album, Withering to death., was the band's first to see distribution outside of Japan. It was released in Europe by GAN-SHIN and the United States by Warcon Enterprises. They're currently signed to Okami Records for European distribution and The End for United States distribution.
DIR EN GREY, in its earliest form, began as the band of vocalist 京 and drummer Shinya - 廃人黒薔薇族 (Haijin Kurobarazoku, "Invalid Black Rose Family"). Members and associates of this band formed La:Sadie's, which eventually included four of the band's five current members. La:Sadie's disbanded in January 1997. All but the bassist came back together to form Dir en grey. They recruited Toshiya, a bassist from Nagano and previously in the band D†L, and officially formed Dir en grey in February 1997.
In 1998, the band gained major attention by becoming the first indies band to have a single place in the top ten on Japan's Oricon music charts. After making their major debut in early 1999, they played a sold-out performance at Osakajo Hall on December 18, 1999. This remains one of the band's most memorable solo performances to date.
In 2002, the band's THE JAPANESE FXXKER FAMILY tour brought the band their first international performances. The tour took them to several countries in Asia, including China and South Korea. In Shanghai, fans became so excited that authorities attempted to cancel a planned second concert. The band and their management resisted, and the concert was played as scheduled.
The year 2005 was a very significant year in the band's history. Dir en grey played their first non-Asian shows in the spring and summer of that year. TOUR05 It withers and withers was the one that brought the band from Japan to Europe. The band played shows in three European countries - Belgium, France, and Germany. Two of these performances were MTV's Rock im Park and Rock am Ring festivals. Dir en grey also played a solo live concert in Germany on May 28 which sold 3,500 standing-room tickets to Berlin's Columbia Hall in approximately 6 weeks (also rumored as 3 days). The band's album Withering to death. reached #31 on the Official Finnish Album Chart, and the single "CLEVER SLEAZOID" reached #15 on its Singles Chart. These were the first times Dir en grey had placed on a non-Asian music chart.
Throughout 2009 and 2011, the band released a total of three singles that would later be added onto their 8th album (DUM SPIRO SPERO). These singles included 激しさと、この胸の中で絡み付いた灼熱の闇 (December 2nd, 2009), LOTUS (January 26, 2011), and DIFFERENT SENSE (June 22nd, 2011). On August 1st, the band had made an open letter on their Facebook page accusing the Japanese government of lying about the levels of radiation caused from the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami. This led to the creation of the band's "Scream for the Truth" movement, which hoped to result in the correct numbers and truth from the government.
On August 3rd, 2011 the band released their 8th studio album DUM SPIRO SPERO (Latin; "While I breathe, I hope"). The material of this album was showcased on the tour of Age Quod Agis throughout Japan, and the Americas. In February of 2012, 京 (Kyo) was diagnosed with vocal nodule dysphonia. This lead to the withdrawal of the band's participation in the Still Reckless tour, and Kyo was required to have surgery performed on his throat.
The band celebrated their first album's (GAUZE) 15th anniversary of August 2014 with the Tour14 Psychonnect: Mode of "Gauze"? Japanese tour. The tour included their live performances of the songs featured on Gauze. On August 5th, Dir En Grey announced their 9th studio album, ARCHE, to be released December 10th, 2014. After its release, the band performed two tours: By the Grace of God and The Unstoppable life, which brought the band back to North America; the first time since 2011.
On 6 February 2016, it is officially announced that the band will release their new single, 詩踏み, on July 27, 2016. They performed tours called Tour16-17 From Depression To ________ mode of Vulgar, Tour16-17 From Depression To ________ mode of Dum Spiro Spero, and Tour16-17 From Depression To ________ mode of 鬼葬 from June to November 2016.
In 2017, the band did further tours themed around previous albums. They also covered Easy Make,Easy Mark by D'erlanger for the D'ERLANGER TRIBUTE ALBUM ～Stairway to Heaven～.
Another compilation album, VESTIGE OF SCRATCHES, was released on January 2, 2018. DIR EN GREY's twenty-ninth single 人間を被る was released on April 25, 2018. One of its B-sides is a remake of Ash, a song with origins as far back as 1997.
On June 29, 2018, DIR EN GREY announced that their tenth studio album The Insulated World was to be released on September 26, 2018. After its release, the band went on a European tour in October 2018, under the title "Wearing Human Skin".
DIR EN GREY's eleventh studio album, "Phalaris", was released on June 15th 2022. The band embarked on a Japanese tour in promotion called "TOUR22 PHALARIS -Vol.I.-".
Visit www.direngrey.co.jp for more information, and news.
LOTUS
DIR EN GREY Lyrics
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此所は蒼い 朱鷺が鳴く 心の底
嵐が連れ去った 明日を感じたいから
剥がれ朽ちる絵と
記憶からまだ涙を消せない
この闇の音も
きっとそれはもう癒えない
記憶からまた涙を落とし
周りを見渡す
きっとそこにはもう誰の
為でもない今が ah ah ah 独り
Woo, woo, woo, woo, woo
Woo, woo, woo, woo, woo
消えない傷でも綺麗でしょ?
夢が枯れてもまだ愛せるの?
確かに煌めく明日じゃない
壊れそうなその意思は
振り返る為の傷じゃない
記憶からまだ涙を消せない
この闇の音も
きっとそれはもう癒えない
何処かで知りながら
壊れ行く 夜が 目の前で
何もかも捨てた お前は月
泣いて眠ればいい
過ちが生き方を変えはしない
気高く真っ白な 蓮を咲かせ
背に描いた 意思はもう揺るがない
自由な空 眼を閉じよう
What is believing?
The Japanese lyrics of the song LOTUS by DIR EN GREY evoke a mood of contemplation and melancholy. The song begins with a description of a peaceful scene - a blue lotus pond where a heron is calling. Yet, the singer's heart is troubled, perhaps by the memory of a storm that took away his hopes for the future. He gazes at a deteriorating painting and feels unable to erase the tears from his memory of the past. The darkness surrounding him is a reminder that he cannot escape his sorrow.
The chorus of the song repeats the theme of unresolved pain and the futility of trying to forget it. The singer wonders if even an unhealed wound can be beautiful, and if he can still love even when his dreams have withered. He knows that the future he glimpses is not certain, but he acknowledges that his will to endure the pain is not a scar to be regretted.
The last stanza of the song is a call to face the night, where everything seems to be breaking down. The singer urges the listener to embrace their own will to live and to let the pure white lotus bloom on their back. The last line suggests an openness to the unknown and a desire to find meaning in the act of belief.
Line by Line Meaning
眼を閉じる
Closing my eyes
此所は蒼い 朱鷺が鳴く 心の底
Here is a blue bottom of my heart where a scarlet ibis cries
嵐が連れ去った 明日を感じたいから
I want to feel tomorrow that the storm took away
剥がれ朽ちる絵と
A torn decaying painting
記憶からまだ涙を消せない
I still can't erase the tears from my memories
この闇の音も
Even this sound of darkness
きっとそれはもう癒えない
Surely, it won't be healed anymore
何処かで知りながら
Even though I know it somewhere
記憶からまた涙を落とし
I shed tears again from my memories
周りを見渡す
I look around
きっとそこにはもう誰の
I'm sure there's no one there anymore
為でもない今が ah ah ah 独り
This loneliness is not for anyone else, Ah Ah Ah
Woo, woo, woo, woo, woo
Woo, woo, woo, woo, woo
Woo, woo, woo, woo, woo
Woo, woo, woo, woo, woo
消えない傷でも綺麗でしょ?
A wound that won't disappear is still beautiful, right?
夢が枯れてもまだ愛せるの?
Even if my dreams wither, can I still love?
確かに煌めく明日じゃない
Surely, it won't be a sparkling tomorrow
壊れそうなその意思は
That fragile will
振り返る為の傷じゃない
Isn't a wound to look back
記憶からまだ涙を消せない
I still can't erase the tears from my memories
この闇の音も
Even this sound of darkness
きっとそれはもう癒えない
Surely, it won't be healed anymore
何処かで知りながら
Even though I know it somewhere
壊れ行く 夜が 目の前で
The night that is breaking is in front of me
何もかも捨てた お前は月
You who have abandoned everything, are the moon
泣いて眠ればいい
It's okay to cry and sleep
過ちが生き方を変えはしない
A mistake will not change my way of life
気高く真っ白な 蓮を咲かせ
Bloom a nobly pure white lotus flower
背に描いた 意思はもう揺るがない
The will drawn on my back will no longer waver
自由な空 眼を閉じよう
Let's close our eyes to that free sky
What is believing?
What is believing?
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Dir en Grey, Kyou
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@user-xw3fb7oq5s
眼を閉じる
此処は蒼い 朱鷺が鳴く 心の底
嵐が連れ去った 明日を感じたいから
剥がれ朽ちる絵と
記憶からまだ涙を消せない
この闇の音も
きっとそれはもう癒えない
何処かで知りながら
記憶からまた涙を落とし
周りを見渡す
きっとそこにはもう誰の
為でもない今が…独り
消えない傷でも綺麗でしょ？
夢が枯れてもまだ愛せるの？
確かに煌く明日じゃない
壊れそうなその意思は
振る返る為の傷じゃない
記憶からまだ涙を消せない
この闇の音も
きっとそれはもう癒えない
何処かで知りながら
壊れ行く 夜が 目の前で
何もかも捨てた お前は月
泣いて眠ればいい
過ちが生き方を変えはしない
気高く真っ白な 蓮を咲かせ
背に描いた 意思はもう揺るがない
自由な空 眼を閉じよう
@user-mh7uz5td3p
眼を閉じる
此所は蒼い 朱鷺が鳴く 心の底
嵐が連れ去った 明日を感じたいから
剥がれ朽ちる絵と
記憶からまだ涙を消せない
この闇の音も
きっとそれはもう癒えない
何処かで知りながら
記憶からまた涙を落とし
周りを見渡す
きっとそこにはもう誰の
為でもない今が…独り
消えない傷でも綺麗でしょ?
夢が枯れてもまだ愛せるの?
確かに煌めく明日じゃない
壊れそうなその意思は
振り返る為の傷じゃない
記憶からまだ涙を消せない
この闇の音も
きっとそれはもう癒えない
何処かで知りながら
壊れ行く 夜が 目の前で
何もかも捨てた お前は月
泣いて眠ればいい
過ちが生き方を変えはしない
気高く真っ白な 蓮を咲かせ
背に描いた 意思はもう揺るがない
自由な空 眼を閉じよう
What is believing?
@RedHead_88
Close your eyes
This is the bottom of my heart where the blue ibis crows
I want to feel the tomorrow that the storm has taken away
With a picture that peels off and decays
I still can't erase my tears from my memory
This sound of darkness
I'm sure it won't heal anymore
While knowing somewhere
Drop tears from memory again
Look around
I'm sure who's there already
Now that it's not for me ... alone
Even scratches that don't disappear are beautiful, right?
Can you still love your dreams even if they die?
Certainly not a glittering tomorrow
That intention that seems to break
It's not a wound to look back
I still can't erase my tears from my memory
This sound of darkness
I'm sure it won't heal anymore
While knowing somewhere
The breaking night is in front of me
You threw everything away, you're the moon
Just cry and sleep
Mistakes do not change the way we live
Bloom noble and pure white lotus
The intention I drew on my back is unwavering
Let's close the free sky eyes
@RedHead_88
Close your eyes
This is the bottom of my heart where the blue ibis crows
I want to feel the tomorrow that the storm has taken away
With a picture that peels off and decays
I still can't erase my tears from my memory
This sound of darkness
I'm sure it won't heal anymore
While knowing somewhere
Drop tears from memory again
Look around
I'm sure who's there already
Now that it's not for me ... alone
Even scratches that don't disappear are beautiful, right?
Can you still love your dreams even if they die?
Certainly not a glittering tomorrow
That intention that seems to break
It's not a wound to look back
I still can't erase my tears from my memory
This sound of darkness
I'm sure it won't heal anymore
While knowing somewhere
The breaking night is in front of me
You threw everything away, you're the moon
Just cry and sleep
Mistakes do not change the way we live
Bloom noble and pure white lotus
The intention I drew on my back is unwavering
Let's close the free sky eyes
@memememememe169
悲しみはいつか癒えるとか、光が指すとかそういう歌がはびこる中
DIRは傷は癒えることはない、悲しみは抱えていくしかない
でもそれでいいんだ、そうやって生きていっていいんだと前を向けない人達をそのまま肯定してくれる
@user-sx6bi2ef8w
DIR EN GREYの曲って激しいけど優しいよね
@oghost5766
I don't want know , I like it and so intense
@user-ez5gh5lx1l
人間の色んな要素を入れてる感じがする、でも一貫して「痛み」は感じる。
@user-kq9hm9rs7t
lotusのような
dieさん作曲の曲はメロディアスで優しいですよね👍✨
@user-kx7ce6pe7z
DIRの曲はメンタルがぼろぼろの時に聴くと心に染み込む、まるで薬やね😭メンタルが少しずつ、安定してくる☺️
@user-um3nk7es6k
もう10年か
けど、全然色褪せない
なんだろう、いつ聴いても心に響く
@bunns420
❤️🔥🥹🫶🏼
@hiroakia1400
お前は月、泣いて眠ればいい
こんな詩をかけるの世界で京さんしかいないだろ
@0BucketMask0
Amazing how I found a gif of these guys when I was 9, wondered who they were and gave up looking because there was no source. Now I'm 19 and I see the same gif on someones Tumblr with a source and I've finally found the band and they're amazing. That's 10 years of searching. Thank you, Tumblr...