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L'Arc~en~Ciel Lyrics


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凍る 針葉樹の間を
深く 駆け抜ける運命
望み 儚く抱き寄せ
燃える 嵐の渦へ

あぁ遠ざかる光
あぁ鼓動の叫びに
切ないほどに君を想って
この腕が この胸が
大地を越えて心を越えて
大切な人のために・・・?

長いレールの彼方で誰が笑うというの?

いつ許しあえるのか
いつ終わりが来るのか

止められなくて逃れられない
幻想に操られ
手探りだけで走り続ける
この先が過ちであろうと

何が愛なのか? 何が嘘なのか?
解らない―――無情な時間が迫る―――

切ないほどに君を想って
この腕が この胸が
凍えるほどに震えるほどに
君だけを 君だけを
春が来れば夜が明ければ
あの空へ あの場所で
faster than anyone
if I ran through the dark
本当に結ばれるだろうか?





何が愛なのか? 何が嘘なのか?
解らない・・・ただ 君だけが恋しい

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of "fate", by L'Arc~en~Ciel, reflect on the power and complexity of destiny. The song begins with a description of a frozen forest, in which destiny runs deeply. The singer holds fleeting hopes close, and runs towards a burning vortex of a storm. The chorus talks about a distant light fading, and a cry deep within. The singer pines for someone so much that their arms and chest yearn to reach out beyond the earth and transcend the heart. The song asks a poignant question about who laughs beyond the long rails.


The next verse wonders when forgiveness will come or when the end will arrive. The singer feels trapped in a fantasy without any control and runs blindly into ahead, even though it will surely end in a mistake. The bridge questions what love and lies are, as time ticks away mercilessly. The chorus repeats, but this time, the singer feels that they can see and reach out to this person more intimately than ever before. They tremble with anticipation, and pray for them to be reunited under the spring and morning skies, both faster than anyone.


Line by Line Meaning

凍る 針葉樹の間を
Running deeply through the frozen conifers


深く 駆け抜ける運命
Our fate runs deep like our sprint through the trees


望み 儚く抱き寄せ
Embracing fleeting desires


燃える 嵐の渦へ
Heading towards the fiery vortex of the storm


あぁ遠ざかる光
Oh, the light is fading away


あぁ鼓動の叫びに
Oh, the pounding of our hearts cry out


切ないほどに君を想って
Thinking of you so painfully


この腕が この胸が
These arms, this chest


大地を越えて心を越えて
Transcending the earth and our hearts


大切な人のために・・・?
For the sake of our beloved?


長いレールの彼方で誰が笑うというの?
Beyond the long rails, who is laughing?


いつ許しあえるのか
When can we forgive each other?


いつ終わりが来るのか
When will the end come?


止められなくて逃れられない
Unable to stop, and unable to escape


幻想に操られ
Manipulated by illusions


手探りだけで走り続ける
Continuing to run blindly


この先が過ちであろうと
Even if what lies ahead is a mistake


何が愛なのか? 何が嘘なのか?
What is love? What is a lie?


解らない―――無情な時間が迫る―――
Don't know- ruthless time is approaching


凍えるほどに震えるほどに
Trembling so much that it freezes


君だけを 君だけを
Only you, only you


春が来れば夜が明ければ
When spring comes and the night ends


あの空へ あの場所で
To that sky, to that place


faster than anyone
Faster than anyone else


if I ran through the dark
If I ran through the darkness


本当に結ばれるだろうか?
Will we truly be bound together?


ただ 君だけが恋しい
Only you whom I love




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