L'Arc-en-Ciel (Japanese: ラルクアンシエル, Hepburn: Raruku an Shieru, French for … Read Full Bio ↴L'Arc-en-Ciel (Japanese: ラルクアンシエル, Hepburn: Raruku an Shieru, French for "The Rainbow", stylized as L'Arc〜en〜Ciel and abbreviated as Laruku, is a Japanese rock band formed in Osaka in 1991 by bassist tetsuya and vocalist hyde. Following the departure of original members hiro and pero, guitarist ken and drummer sakura were recruited to replace them in 1992 and 1993, respectively. While they first got their start as a visual kei band, L'Arc-en-Ciel have not had any association with the movement since their major label debut in 1994.Sakura left the band in 1997 and was replaced by yukihiro in January 1998, completing the current line-up.

With a reported 40 million records sold, L'Arc-en-Ciel are one of the best-selling music artists in Japan. Their 1999 simultaneously-released albums Ark and Ray are each one of the best-selling albums of all time in Japan. L'Arc-en-Ciel have had seven number one studio albums and 21 number one singles. They were ranked number 58 on a 2003 list of the top 100 Japanese pop musicians by HMV Japan, and were the first Japanese act to headline Madison Square Garden in New York City.

Spiral
L’Arc〜en〜Ciel Lyrics

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繰り返す螺旋蒼く揺らめく
鮮やかに
悪戯に回る青く絡まる
煌く硝煙

快楽に触れる指は記憶に辿り着く
手を広げ掴む飛べる瞬間
望んだ狂騒

止まらずに踊れ

全て塗り潰し空は堕ちてく
甘い雫を滴らせ
今を振り払いどうせ散るなら響かせよう

最後の宴に空は堕ちてく
甘い雫を滴らせ
今はまだ続きどうせ散るなら
淫らに舞え

If you want to dance this way
I'll show you the door
To a whole world
You've never known

繰り返す螺旋蒼く揺らめく
鮮やかに
刻みだすリズム鳴らす合図に従う衝動
抑えずに放て

全て塗り潰し空は堕ちてく
甘い雫を滴らせ
今を振り払いどうせ散るなら
響かせよう

最後の宴に空は堕ちてく
甘い雫を滴らせ
今はまだ続きどうせ散るなら
淫らに舞え

弾む身体包む声に
感じるまま深く溶けて

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to L'Arc〜en〜Ciel's song "spiral" convey a sense of repeating cycles and the exhilarating feeling of indulging in pleasure. The opening line "kuri kaesu rasen ao ku yurameku" (repeating spiral, shimmering blue) sets the tone for the song, describing a swirling, mesmerizing visual. The lyrics further describe a playful and entwined sensation of the spiral, with the blue color and sparkling gun smoke contributing to the atmosphere.

The next lines express the experience of touching pleasure, where the fingers trace back to memories and the hands reach out to grasp fleeting moments that one desires. The idea of an unstoppable frenzy and dancing without restraint is emphasized. "Subete nuritsubushi sora wa ochiteku" (painting over everything, the sky falls) suggests a sense of destruction and letting go, while "amai shizuku wo shitatarase" (letting sweet drops drip) represents the decadence of the moment.

The chorus repeats the themes of indulgence and embracing the present. The lines "ima wo furiharai douse chiru nara hibikaseyou" (shake off the present, if it's going to scatter anyway, let it resonate) convey the idea of making the most of the fleeting time by making an impact and leaving a lasting memory.

Line by Line Meaning

繰り返す螺旋蒼く揺らめく
The spiral repeats, shimmering in blue

鮮やかに
Vividly

悪戯に回る青く絡まる
Mischievously spinning, entangling in blue

煌く硝煙
Sparkling gunsmoke

快楽に触れる指は記憶に辿り着く
The fingers reaching for pleasure eventually find memories

手を広げ掴む飛べる瞬間
With outstretched hands, seize the moment to fly

望んだ狂騒
The desired frenzy

止まらずに踊れ
Keep dancing without stopping

全て塗り潰し空は堕ちてく
Covering everything, the sky is falling

甘い雫を滴らせ
Letting sweet droplets fall

今を振り払いどうせ散るなら響かせよう
Shake off the present and if it will scatter anyway, let it resonate