Monochrome
Kalafina Lyrics


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モノクロの吐息だけで
色はまだ見えない
散り散りのイメージだけ
あてどなく集めて
動かない時計の音
白い闇の影
気怠い声
君は歌う
(窓辺の感傷で)
言葉にしたくないものだけ
言葉にしてみたい
水のかたちの歌になって
透明に流れる
夜のリズムが君の胸を揺らす
埒も無い事だけで泣けて来る
まだ白いだけの頁が目を焼いた
眠れなくて誰かと遊びたい

削ぎ落とすモノも無くて
しどけなく語りすぎて
欲望の騒ぎ立てる
君だけの歌は何処に
窓からの風が君の頬に触れた
眠れなくて誰かと遊びたい




曖昧に光る音符が手に触れた
眠らない音たちと遊びたい

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Kalafina's song "Monochrome" tells the story of a person who is feeling overwhelmed and lost. The opening lines "With only monochrome breaths, I still can't see any colors. I collect scattered images aimlessly, and the sound of a motionless clock, along with the shadow of white darkness and a languid voice, you sing." implies that the singer is trapped in a monotonous and colorless world, trying to seek solace by collecting and piecing together fleeting memories and images that occur to them with no particular reason, accompanied by the ambient sounds of their surroundings. The phrase "With only monochrome breaths" also represents their loneliness as it suggests that they are not breathing in or participating fully in the world around them. The singer then turns to music, as a release and escape from their isolated surroundings. They have some feelings or thoughts that they do not want to express through speech alone, which they hope they can turn into music, whose form it takes being as fluid and flowing as water, able to convey emotions and thoughts seemingly in a more deep and ambiguous way than words alone. The night's rhythm is also significant, as it represents the passing time that they wish to escape, but it still has an emotional hold on them.


The singer's desire for comfort and companionship is seen in the lines "It's a hopeless thing, but it makes me cry. The white page just burns my eyes. I can't sleep, and I want to play with someone." They express their wish for someone to be with, as their mind is restless, and they are not able to find peace. As the song continues, there is a sense of resignation that comes through in the tone, as they speak of being lost and not having anything to cut away to find a path, feeling overwhelmed by their own conscious desires and wishing they could find relief in sleep, or by having someone to be with. Perhaps the most poignant of all the lines is "I want to play with the sounds that don't sleep," which suggests a poignant longing for some kind of constant and ever-present peace that cannot be found in human company.


Line by Line Meaning

モノクロの吐息だけで
Breaths of monochrome alone


色はまだ見えない
Colors are still unseen


散り散りのイメージだけ
Just scattered images


あてどなく集めて
Gathered aimlessly


動かない時計の音
Sound of a still clock


白い闇の影
Shadows of white darkness


気怠い声
Lethargic voice


君は歌う
You sing


(窓辺の感傷で)
(By the sentiment at the window)


言葉にしたくないものだけ
Only things you don't want to put into words


言葉にしてみたい
But you want to try putting into words


水のかたちの歌になって
Becoming a song of water


透明に流れる
Flowing transparently


夜のリズムが君の胸を揺らす
The rhythm of night shakes your heart


埒も無い事だけで泣けて来る
You cry over nothing


まだ白いだけの頁が目を焼いた
Only white pages still glare at you


眠れなくて誰かと遊びたい
Unable to sleep, wanting to play with someone


削ぎ落とすモノも無くて
Without anything to pare down


しどけなく語りすぎて
Talking too incoherently


欲望の騒ぎ立てる
Raising the noise of desires


君だけの歌は何処に
Where is your song


窓からの風が君の頬に触れた
The wind from the window touched your cheek


曖昧に光る音符が手に触れた
Vaguely shining musical notes touched your hand


眠らない音たちと遊びたい
Wanting to play with the sound of wakefulness




Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Kajiura Yuki

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