After the split of Black Maria in 1993, You moves to Tokyo in 1996, then to New York in 1997, to come back in Japan only in 1998. During this period he studies music and musical programming.
At the end of 2002 he solely composes four tracks under name Kadenzza. At the start of 2003, these songs are put out under the name of The Reality In The Phantasmagoric World. In June of the same year, the French label Holy Records signs Kadenzza and releases his first revolutionary album Into The Oriental Phantasma.
In September 2005, the Japanese artist with exacerbated frenzy does it again and submits his second album torn between intimism and hysteria to the world. The Second Renaissance is a sequence of multiple inspirations where extreme black metal offers its entries within virtuoso symphonic and innovative music.
You Oshima
~ all vocals ( harsh vocal, natural vocal, voice )
~ all guitars ( electric and accoustic )
~ synthesizers ( ...and theremin )
~ programming
~ sampling
In The Woods
Kadenzza Lyrics
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who hadn't seen her mother in seven years.
Her mother had dressed her in iron clothes, saying...
"When you wear out these clothes, you may come to me"
The little girl rubbed her clothes on the wall trying to tear them.
Finally she did. She got some milk and bread...
and a little cheese and butter...
and set out for her mother's house.
In the woods she met a wolf.
He asked her what she was carrying.
"Milk and bread, and a little cheese and butter" she answered.
The wolf asked for some...
but the girl said no, it was a present for her mother.
The wolf asked whether she would take the path
of pins or the path of needles...
the girl said the path of pins... so the wolf hurried off
down the path of needles...
and ate up the little girl's mother.
Finally, the little girl reached her mother's house.
"Mother, unbar the door!"
"Just push on it, it's not locked"... the wolf answered.
But the door still wouldn't open,
so that she crept in through a hole.
"Mother, I'm hungry"
"There's meat in the cupboard, eat some"
It was the flesh of her mother, killed by the wolf...
The lyrics of Kadenzza's "In The Woods" tell a dark and twisted version of the classic fairy tale "Little Red Riding Hood." However, unlike the original story, the song details the young girl's journey to reunite with her mother, only to discover that she has been brutally murdered and eaten by a wolf. The little girl, who had not seen her mother in seven years, had been instructed by her mother to wear a set of iron clothes until they wore out so that she could come to her. Once the clothes finally ripped, the girl set out for her mother's house, carrying with her a meager amount of food.
In the woods, she encounters a wolf, who asks for some of her food, to which she replies that it is a present for her mother. The wolf then directs her to choose between the path of pins and the path of needles, taking the latter and leaving the girl to continue on her journey. However, when the little girl finally reaches her mother's house, she is met with the wolf, who has taken her mother's place and attempts to trick her into coming inside. When she does, she realizes that the meat in the cupboard is the flesh of her own mother, killed and eaten by the wolf.
Overall, the lyrics of "In The Woods" are a haunting and gruesome retelling of "Little Red Riding Hood," highlighting the dangers that lurk in the forest and the consequences of following the wrong paths.
Line by Line Meaning
Once upon a time, there was a little girl,
In a far-off land, there lived a young girl,
who hadn't seen her mother in seven years.
It had been seven long years since she last saw her mother.
Her mother had dressed her in iron clothes, saying...
Her mother had put her into a set of heavy iron clothes, stating...
"When you wear out these clothes, you may come to me"
"You may only come to see me when you tear through this armor of iron," she instructed.
The little girl rubbed her clothes on the wall trying to tear them.
Trying to free herself from the burden of the iron clothes, she scraped it against the walls.
Finally she did. She got some milk and bread...
After a while, she was finally able to rip through it, and then she got some milk and bread...
and a little cheese and butter...
...as well as a small amount of cheese and butter.
and set out for her mother's house.
Setting out with the hope of seeing her mother once again.
In the woods she met a wolf.
But soon after, in the forest she encountered a wolf.
He asked her what she was carrying.
Curiously, he inquired about the goods she had in her possession.
"Milk and bread, and a little cheese and butter" she answered.
Polite and honest, she revealed the contents of her bag.
The wolf asked for some...
The wolf then made a request...
but the girl said no, it was a present for her mother.
But the young girl refused, stating that it was intended as a gift for her mother.
The wolf asked whether she would take the path
Then the wolf posed another question, asking if she was going to take the route
of pins or the path of needles...
...named either 'Pins' or 'Needles'...
the girl said the path of pins... so the wolf hurried off
Choosing the path of pins, the wolf quickly ran away...
down the path of needles...
...leaving the young girl to travel along the path of needles...
and ate up the little girl's mother.
...and eventually devouring the little girl's mother as his prey.
Finally, the little girl reached her mother's house.
Eventually, opening the door to her mother's house...
"Mother, unbar the door!"
She called out, "Mother! Unlock the door!"
"Just push on it, it's not locked"... the wolf answered.
In response, the wolf retorted, "It's not locked, just give it a push."
But the door still wouldn't open,
Despite her attempts, the door remained tightly shut,
so that she crept in through a hole.
forcing her to search for an alternate method of entry through a small opening.
"Mother, I'm hungry"
Hunger prompting her to call out once more, "Mother, I'm starving!"
"There's meat in the cupboard, eat some"
Responding, her mother directed her to eat a portion of the meat stored in the cupboard.
It was the flesh of her mother, killed by the wolf...
However, unbeknownst to the little girl, it was the remains of her mother, who had been hunted and killed by the wolf.
Contributed by Alexandra R. Suggest a correction in the comments below.