LUNA SEA's sound is firmly based in 80s hard rock with a versatile progressive approach to songwriting. With mixed elements of punk, metal, and some pop, they form hard, slow, or fast tunes, as well as ballads, all with a mysterious atmosphere. Their softer side, with violin playing, also proves equally as strong.
LUNA SEA, due to early use of makeup and costumes, and their widespread popularity, is considered one of the biggest influential bands in the visual kei movement. Throughout the mid 90s, they used significantly less makeup, and after a one-year break in 1998, they came back with a more progressive rock style and toned down their onstage attire. When they went on an indefinite hiatus in 2000, they left a big influence on the Japanese rock scene.
LUNA SEA achieved its breakthrough success with a sold-out tour in 1991, which helped them to get a contract with MCA, and with the release of their second album IMAGE which recached #9 on the charts. After moving to Universal Music Group in 1998 the band released their best-selling album, SHINE, with an estimated 902,310 copies sold in one year in Japan alone, although this is less than their compilation album SINGLES which managed to sell over one million in Japan. Throughout their career, LUNA SEA released seven studio albums, one live album, seven VHS/DVD releases, and fourteen singles, and sold over eight million records in Japan alone.
On August 25, 2010, the day of a full moon, it was announced that they would hold an urgent press conference on August 31 in Hong Kong, where they previously announced the end of their activities in 2000. During the press conference, the band confirmed a reunion and announced their first tour in ten years, new songs, and added that there will be even more news with time. The world tour, named LUNA SEA 20th ANNIVERSARY WORLD TOUR REBOOT -to the New Moon- began on November 27 in Germany, and continued with performances in the United States, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and ended on December 31 in Japan, the last of a two-day performance in Kobe.
In response to the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami that occured March 11, LUNA SEA announced that they would release their first new song in 10 years. "Promise" was released on April 9 exclusively on Amazon websites as a digital download, with all proceeds donated to the Japanese Red Cross to aid the victims. Their December 4, 2010 concert in Los Angeles was filmed in 3D, and it was released as a live album and video. Both titled LUNA SEA 3D IN LOS ANGELES, the album was released on June 1, while the video was shown in theaters nationwide in Japan on June 4. The band streamed a live press conference, at the movie's premier at Toho Cinemas Roppongi Hills, through Ustream.tv on May 29. There, they announced a charity concert titled LUNA SEA For JAPAN A Promise to The Brave at the 30,000 seat Saitama Super Arena on October 22. The concert will be broadcast life on WOWOW, and all proceeds from the event will go to the Japanese Red Cross for the victims of the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. Tickets for the show went on sale on August 14 and sold out in five minutes.
IN SILENCE
LUNA SEA Lyrics
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風は 笑う様に 砂を巻き上げた
目を凝らしても 答えなどない
空が海を抱いてた あの日
in silence それは
in silence 果てしなく
in silence そっと
oh my heart 迷っていた
恋を すり抜けた
街を すり抜けた
真夜中 過ぎのシークレット
耳を澄ましても 波の音だけ
そばにいて欲しかった あの日
in silence キミを
in silence 見つめていた
in silence そっと
oh my heart 溢れていた
無数の月が照らした
uh 二人は
永遠の口づけの中
uh 色あせぬまま
真白な羽が 空浮かんでた
何かを告げる様に
刹那の風が 心笑った
逆巻く時代だから 今は
in silence そっと
in silence 求めている
in silence そっと
oh my heart 見つけたい
Wo...in silence Wo...
Wo...in silence Wo...
あぁ 流されて 時代は 流されて
The lyrics of Luna Sea's song "In Silence" talk about the emotions and experiences of a person who seems to be nostalgic about their past. At that time, they hated the silence that surrounded them and the wind used to laugh, kicking up the sand. The person tried to look closely to find an answer but there was none, as the sky embraced the sea on that day. Despite this, the person cherishes this memory and feels that the silence that surrounded them was infinite.
The lyrics then talk about the different love experiences the person has been through, passing by several cities in the midnight hour. Despite trying to listen closely, they could only hear the sound of waves. The person wanted someone by their side on that day, and they were gazing at their lover in silence. The song also talks about endless kisses and the nostalgia that came along with them. The person wants to find what they are searching for in silence, while they are lost in the flow of time.
Overall, the song invokes a sense of nostalgia and lost moments in the past, the feeling that something precious was lost within the complexities of life, and the yearning to find them once again, with the hope that they are not lost forever.
Line by Line Meaning
あぁ 静けさを 憎んだ あの頃は
Ah, I hated the silence back then
風は 笑う様に 砂を巻き上げた
The wind would laugh as it kicked up sand
目を凝らしても 答えなどない
Even if I squinted, there was no answer
空が海を抱いてた あの日
The sky was embracing the sea that day
in silence それは
In silence, that is
in silence 果てしなく
Endlessly in silence
in silence そっと
Quietly in silence
oh my heart 迷っていた
Oh my heart was lost
あぁ いくつかの 恋を すり抜けた
Ah, passed through many loves
街を すり抜けた
Passed through the city
真夜中 過ぎのシークレット
Midnight secrets
耳を澄ましても 波の音だけ
Even if I listened carefully, I could only hear the waves
そばにいて欲しかった あの日
Wanted you to be by my side that day
in silence キミを
In silence, you
in silence 見つめていた
I was silently gazing at you
in silence そっと
Quietly in silence
oh my heart 溢れていた
Oh my heart was overflowing
無数の月が照らした
Countless moons illuminated
uh 二人は 永遠の口づけの中
Uh, we were in an eternal kiss
uh 色あせぬまま
Uh, keeping its color
真白な羽が 空浮かんでた
Pure white wings were floating in the sky
何かを告げる様に
As if they were trying to tell us something
刹那の風が 心笑った
The momentary breeze made my heart laugh
逆巻く時代だから 今は
Because this is a tumultuous time, now
in silence そっと
Quietly in silence
in silence 求めている
I'm silently searching for
in silence そっと
Quietly in silence
oh my heart 見つけたい
Oh my heart wants to find
Wo...in silence Wo...
In silence, woah
Wo...in silence Wo...
In silence, woah
あぁ 流されて 時代は 流されて
Ah, we're swept away as times change
Lyrics © TV Asahi Music Co., Ltd.
Written by: SEA LUNA
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@stephanoselytis4299
作詞：LUNA SEA 作曲：LUNA SEA
あぁ 静けさを 憎んだ あの頃は
風は 笑う様に 砂を巻き上げた
目を凝らしても 答えなどない 空が海を抱いてた あの日
in silence それは in silence 果てしなく
in silence そっと oh my heart 迷ってた
あぁ いくつかの 恋を すり抜けた(すり抜けた)
街を すり抜けた 真夜中 過ぎのシークレット(過ぎのシークレット)
耳を澄ましても 波の音だけ そばにいて欲しかった あの日
in silence キミを in silence 見つめてた
in silence そっと oh my heart 溢れていた
無数の月が照らした(月が照らした)uh… 二人は(二人は)
永遠の口づけの中(口づけの中)uh… 色あせぬまま
真白な羽が 空浮かんでた 何かを告げる様に
刹那の風が 心笑った 逆巻く時代だから 今は
in silence そっと in silence 求めている
in silence そっと oh my heart 見つけたい
wow… in silence wow…
wow… in silence wow…
あぁ 流されて 時代は 流されて
@St-tf9ts
40代のおっさんだけどこれ聴くと10代の頃思い出すな〜！
@balancecon1915
おれも40代のおっさんだけどこれ聴くと10代の頃の友達との日々
思い出すな～!(´- `*)♪
@user-nc5qz9pt5x
同じく!
@akb-ci4ex
同感です。
@gben6684
同感です
@huihui1842
ん、俺とかRYUICHI様になりきってたぞ、放課後に教室のイスで一人で座ってたりしてさ😂😂😂
@Cosmosphere_Tatsu_P
中3の時、シングルカットされたこの曲を1日無限ループして聴いてました。
イヤホンで。
嫌なことすべて忘れられる。
LUNA SEAが、助けてくれる。
大好きな曲です。
@IS-yi3rx
LUNA SEA 当時26才! 流石に皆若くて細い! 26才の若者がこんなにも完成された 曲を作れるなんて LUNA SEA! 最高過ぎる♥ そして50才に成った今! 更に素敵☺
@TSUBASA1104
何気にLUNA SEAでこの曲が一番好きです。全てがカッコいい。INORANのアコギがたまらん。
@newworld9202
a tsubasa
確か事務所の社長さんがこの曲が大好きで、シングルカットして発売したんですよね。
自分も思い入れの深い一曲です。