THE WORLD
Kajiura Yuki feat. Emily Bindiger Lyrics

The lyrics of the song 'The World' speak about love, pain, and the complexities of human emotions. The first verse begins with the phrase "here we stand in ravishing rain," which sets the melancholic tone of the song. The use of the word 'ravishing' to describe the rain suggests that the rain might be pleasant in itself, but it is also a metaphor for the troubles and turmoil in our lives. 'Joy is like pain,' talks about the paradoxical nature of life, how joy can often feel like pain and vice versa.

'You can't turn back, you're in chains, never again return from a cynical world,' the lines talk about the inescapable nature of the consequences of our actions, and once we enter a cynical world, it is tough to come back. The second verse speaks about the guilt that one might feel after betraying someone that they loved. The phrase 're-live your guilty love affairs' suggests that the person is looking to reconcile, to make amends for their actions. But despite that, they might cry in the breeze, and despite all this, it's 'fate for a criminal.' The song's central theme is that love and pain are closely intertwined, and sometimes it's our own doing that causes us the most pain.

The chorus speaks about how the criminal can find a sense of consolation in the singer, who is willing to love and serve. The line 'good intentions lost in thin air' speaks about situations where we might have the best intentions at heart, but it might all be for naught. The last line, 'now hang on to me in the cynical world,' shows the desperation and need we sometimes have for someone to hold on to in life's tumultuous times.