Hide is the name of more than one artist:
1) Japanese rock artist, first… Read Full Bio ↴Hide is the name of more than one artist:
1) Japanese rock artist, first known as a member of X Japan.
2) Chicago-based industrial noise duo featuring Heather Gabel and Seth Sher.
3) Drum & Bass artist, also known as Computer Genius.

1) hide松本秀人(born on December 13,1964 - died on May 2,1998) was the self-titled 【hide】solo project of X JAPAN's lead guitarist. He released his first album, HIDE YOUR FACE (on which he arranged and played most of the instruments), in 1994 to huge success. hide's music generally consisted of heavier, speed-oriented songs and pop efforts, incorporating elements of electronic rock and pop to form a unique blend of sound.

hide's real name was Matsumoto Hideto. hide (pronounced 'hee-deh' ) is simply a shortened form of his first name, Hideto.

When he reached his high school years, he formed the band Saver Tiger (also called as Yokosuka Saver Tiger, not to be confused with Japanese band Saber Tiger). The formation did not last long and they disbanded. In his senior years he completely abandoned music and decided to enter beauty school to become a hair stylist after graduation.

Before that career could take off, Yoshiki gave hide a call, looking to fill one of two guitar positions in his band, X. He mentioned that he had heard hide's amazing skills, and wanted him to join. hide had a while to think about it, and he eventually accepted.

The band was first known as 'X' before being re-named X JAPAN. After years of performing and 4 albums, X JAPAN took a break to focus on each of their solo careers. hide took this opportunity to express himself and became massively successful. What stood out most was his unique voice and guitar riffs, updated appearance, and lyrics that identified themes such as sex, drugs, and violence (notably Hi-Ho and Genkai Haretsu).

Well into his solo career, he collaborated with guitarist Ray McVeigh from The Professionals and bassist Paul Raven of Killing Joke to form the band, zilch, meaning "zero". This band was somewhat successful, releasing albums such as 3,2,1 zilch, and bastardEYES. During his collaboration, his lyrics became more dark and sadistic, the songs were more industrial rock than the alternative rock sound as seen in his solo career.

hide handpicked several members to perform with him during his first two tours: HIDE OUR PSYCHOMMUNITY and PSYENCE A GO GO. After the disbanding of X JAPAN, hide named his live band Spread Beaver, and together their band name was hide with spread beaver in which hide was vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter.

May 2, 1998, Hide was found dead, hanged with a towel tied to a doorknob in his Tokyo Apartment. While authorities deem the guitarist’s death a suicide, several of Hide’s friends and colleagues stated that they believed in an accident, this was supported by the fact that there was no suicide note.

Because of hide's abrupt death post production of their first album, hide with spread beaver and Zilch, had to be done by I.N.A (who was a member of both bands). The tracks appeared how they were intended (except HURRY GO ROUND, which was a combination of several songs) as hide recorded most of the tracks before his death.

His guitars were mostly from the Fernandes MG series.

In the latest song I.V. from X JAPAN, it is reported that unreleased guitar riffs by hide were used so that it would be a 'complete' X JAPAN production.

Also, HIDE (allcaps) is the moniker used by one Hideyuki Takahashi (高橋ひでゆき), one of 菅野よう子's many collaborators, on the songs cream and run rabbit junk.

A previously unfinished song by hide called "Co Gal" (子　ギャル Ko Gyaru?) has been completed by INA utilizing vocaloid technology to mimic the deceased musician's voice. The song was originally written and demoed for Ja, Zoo in 1998, took two years to finish and will be included on an album by Universal Music set to be released on December 10, 2014.

2) HIDE is a Chicago-based multimedia industrial noise project of artists Heather Gabel and Seth Sher, who began a recording career with the 'Resurrection' EP in 2015. Hide have recorded three full-length albums on Dais Records, Castration Anxiety (2018), Hell Is Here (2019) and Interior Terror (2021) alongside several EPs and singles.

999
Hide Lyrics

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You′re a beautiful sight
In your black dress garble
Your hearts full of lust
But you're all out of luck
A dead man′s curve knows no partiality
Takes you from me
You fall out
You fall out

You fall out
You double dare
And tumble and tear
No one can say
You're worse ofr wear
You try to dream
But it's to dark in there
You call out
You call out
You call out
It doesn′t matter
What the doctors say
You′re all broke up
You won't care anyway
It doesn′t matter
Anyone will do
You're all broke up
You′re all broke up
And I wake up
From a sleep so dead
I see you standing
Beside my bed
You touch my hand
And let go of my heart
And then you depart
And I call out
And I call out
And I call out
You're gone now
You′re gone now
Bad accident last night
Interstate 95You can read all about it today

Me and my love said goodbye
In our own way

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Hide's song "999" tell a story of tragedy and loss through the perspective of a protagonist who seems to be addressing his deceased lover. The opening lines paint a picture of the singer admiring their lover's beauty in a black dress, but also acknowledging their flaws and their unfulfilled desires. The line "A dead man’s curve knows no partiality, takes you from me" refers to a deadly road curve that takes the lover away from the singer. The repeated refrain "You fall out, You fall out, You fall out" amplifies the sense of helplessness and despair, as they watch their lover meet a gruesome fate.

The next verse portrays the aftermath of the tragedy and the singer's struggle to cope with the loss. The lines "It doesn’t matter what the doctors say, You’re all broke up, You won't care anyway" suggest the singer has given up on trying to heal and is resigned to living with the pain of losing their lover. The lines "Anyone will do, You're all broke up, You're all broke up" suggest the singer may be grappling with the idea of replacing their lover, but they are unable to move on. The final verse reveals that the tragedy was a car accident on Interstate 95, and the singer and his lover said their goodbyes in their own way before the fateful incident. The last lines suggest that the singer is haunted by their lover's memory and struggles to come to terms with their absence.

Line by Line Meaning

You’re a beautiful sight In your black dress garble
You look beautiful in your messy black dress

Your heart’s full of lust But you're all out of luck
You desire more, but fate is not on your side

A dead man’s curve knows no partiality Takes you from me You fall out You fall out You fall out
Nobody is safe from sudden death, and it has taken you away from me. Your soul is slowly leaving your body.

You double dare And tumble and tear No one can say You're worse of for wear
You take on challenges that are dangerous, and though you may get hurt, no one can say that you’re damaged or worse off.

You try to dream But it's too dark in there You call out You call out You call out
You, in your near-death state, try to sleep, but the darkness and its uncertainty scare you. You keep calling out for help.

It doesn't matter What the doctors say You're all broke up You won't care anyway
No matter what the doctors say, your injuries are too severe, and you don't care about the damage done to your body.

It doesn't matter Anyone will do You're all broke up You're all broke up
You don't care who is there for you; the injuries have left you shattered.

And I wake up From a sleep so dead I see you standing Beside my bed
I wake up from my sleep, and I see you visiting me as a ghost.

You touch my hand And let go of my heart And then you depart And I call out And I call out And I call out
You touch my hand, let go of my beating heart, and vanish once again into the afterlife as I call out for you to stay.

You're gone now You're gone now Bad accident last night Interstate 95 You can read all about it today Me and my love said goodbye In our way
You are now gone from this world due to a bad accident that occurred on Interstate 95, which everyone can read about today. We said our goodbyes in our own unique way.

Writer(s): Howe Gelb

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