Their debut single Blurry Eyes released in 1994 was used as the opening theme for the animated TV show DNA². In late 1996, L'Arc~en~Ciel gained worldwide attention for the first time after the release of their fourth album, True. This album includes the single the Fourth Avenue Cafe, which was used as an ending theme for the popular animated TV show Rurouni Kenshin. However, drummer sakura was arrested for drug possession and consequently all L'Arc~en~Ciel merchandise was removed from store shelves. The release of their single the Fourth Avenue Cafe was canceled and the song was immediately removed from the TV series.
sakura left the band in 1997, and former DIE IN CRIES drummer yukihiro replaced him for the REINCARNATION tour that year, subsequently serving as a support member for their first single after the incident, 虹 (Niji). Eventually, yukihiro officially joined the band and released the album HEART in 1998.
After the release of their eighth album REAL in 2000, L'Arc~en~Ciel went on a hiatus, releasing only compilation albums aside from their 2001 single, Spirit dreams inside -another dream-, the theme for the CG-animated Final Fantasy movie. During this time, each member engaged in solo projects: yukihiro with the band acid android, ken and former L'Arc~en~Ciel drummer sakura with SONS OF ALL PUSSYS, HYDE as a solo artist, and tetsu as TETSU69. On March 31st, 2004, L'Arc~en~Ciel released SMILE, their first album in four years.
On July 31st, 2004, L'Arc~en~Ciel performed their first concert in the United States at Otakon, a Japanese animation convention. They performed for an audience of more than 12,000 in Baltimore, Maryland.
They are best known outside of Japan for the song READY STEADY GO, which served as the second opening theme for the animated series Fullmetal Alchemist, and Link for the show's respective theatrical film. These songs earned them substantial Western popularity and attention to their album, SMILE, which was released in the United States by American label Tofu Records.
After more than a year since SMILE, the band released AWAKE on June 22nd, 2005, which was accompanied by ASIALIVE, L'Arc~en~Ciel's first tour to take them to South Korea and China, as well as the Japanese AWAKE tour.
The year 2006 marked the band's 15th anniversary since their debut. It was celebrated with the release of a box set of books titled L'Arc~en~Ciel BOX, re-releases of their first 15 singles along with the albums ark and ray, and the L'Anniversary live concerts held on November 25th and 26th. They also finally released the Fourth Avenue Cafe, the single canceled nearly 10 years prior, as part of their 15th anniversary celebrations.
The year 2007 saw increased activity for the band, with the release of four new singles, four DVD releases, the new album KISS, and the beginning of two back-to-back tours. The first was TOUR 2007-2008 THEATER OF KISS in Japan, followed by L'7 ～trans ASIA via PARIS～. The latter tour took them through Shanghai, Taiwan, Paris, Seoul, Hong Kong, and a return to Japan for shows in Tokyo and Osaka. At the end of this tour it was announced that the band would not tour again until their 20th anniversary in 2011. The band, however, says they're not on hiatus.
2008 saw the release of two new single from the band, DRINK IT DOWN released in April, and the double A-side NEXUS 4 / SHINE in August. Since then, HYDE has begun a new solo project with former OBLIVION DUST guitarist K.A.Z as VAMPS, with the release of a self-titled album and successful tours in Japan and the United States. With the legacy of 11 albums and 35 singles, L'Arc~en~Ciel continue to gather more and more fans throughout the world who eagerly await their return to renewed band activities.
The Rain Leaves a Scar
L'Arc~en~Ciel Lyrics
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冷たい炎にしおれた夜
愛しい人よ僕はどこにいるの
よどみに覆われ抜け出せないけれど
あの揺らめく輝きにあなたを感じている
目覚めた朝にやむことを忘れた
温かな雨が降り注ぐ
この僕だけなぜ洗い流せないのか
あゝ揺らめく輝きにあなたを感じていたのに
この手のひらからこぼれた
あなたが見えなくなる
声がふさがれていく 何も叫べない
人込みに埋もれ
Tell me where I am now?
Why can't I get out here
Why can't I get out here
あゝ揺らめく輝きに
あなたを感じていたのに
もうつなぎ止められない
すべては淡く揺れて
この手のひらからこぼれた
あなたが見えなくなる
抜け出す術を知らずに
さよならさえも言えない
声がふさがれていく 何も叫べない
人混みに埋もれ
Tell me where I am now?
The Rain Leaves a Scar by L'Arc~en~Ciel is a song with lyrics that paint a picture of lost love, loneliness, and emotional turmoil. The song opens with the singer describing a wilting bouquet of flowers and a night that has withered away in cold flames. The lyrics then shift to the singer's plea to their beloved, asking where they are and expressing their feeling of being trapped and suffocated by stagnation. The singer confesses their inability to escape their emotional state, but they feel the presence of their beloved in the shimmering light that surrounds them.
In the chorus, the singer talks about warm rain that falls and soothes their pain, but it does not wash away the memories of their lost love. They feel like they are drowning in a sea of people, and their voice is silenced, unable to even say goodbye to the one they love.
The lyrics are very emotional and expressive, conveying the singer's sense of being lost and trapped in their own emotions. The imagery of the lyrics is powerful and poignant, with the flowers and rain symbolizing the transience of life and love.
Line by Line Meaning
それははかなく燃えつきた花束
It was a fleeting bouquet that burned out quickly.
冷たい炎にしおれた夜
The night withered in the cold flames.
愛しい人よ僕はどこにいるの
My beloved, where am I?
よどみに覆われ 抜け出せないけれど
Entangled and unable to escape.
あの揺らめく輝きに あなたを感じている
Feeling your presence in that flickering shine.
目覚めた朝にやむことを忘れた
Forgot to stop the rain on an awakening morning.
温かな雨が降り注ぐ
Warm rain pours down.
それは優しくざわめき消すけれど この僕だけなぜ洗い流せないのか
It gently rustles and disappears, but why can't I wash it away?
あヽ揺らめく輝きに あなたを感じていたのに
Although I felt your presence in that flickering shine,
この手のひらからこぼれた あなたが見えなくなる
You fall out of my hand and disappear from sight.
声がふさがれていく 何も叫べない 人込みに埋もれ tell me where I am now?
My voice is silenced, I can't even scream, lost in the crowd. Tell me where I am now?
why can't I get out here
Why can't I escape from here?
もうつなぎ止められない すべては淡く揺れて
I can't stop it anymore, everything sways faintly.
抜け出す術を知らずに さよならさえも言えない
Without knowing how to escape, I can't even say goodbye.
声がふさがれていく 何も叫べない 人混みに埋もれ tell me where I am now?
My voice is silenced, I can't even scream, buried in the crowd. Tell me where I am now?
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Hyde, Ken
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