The band's music and lyrical imagery are likely influenced by the liberal Taisho and early Showa era, a period of significant artistic and musical movement when Japan shifted further towards Western concepts, and industrialization brought jazz and blues to Japanese culture. Similarly, MERRY fuse the these genres with rock music to create a "modern avant-garde" sound, or "modern-garde" as their second album is named. Along with cali≠gari, MERRY are also noted for their early "eroguro" (erotic, grotesque) themes.
MERRY was formed in Tokyo, Japan by Gara (ガラ, vocals), Yuu (結生, guitar), Kenichi (健一, guitar), Tetsu (テツ, bass) and Nero (ネロ, drums) in October 2001. Their aggressive performance and melancholic sounds got on the topics. They established an independent record label “GEKIYAKU RECORD” in 2002, and released two studio-albums, a couple of singles, and played numerous shows around Japan.
They signed to Victor Entertainment Inc. in September 2005, and the following year, they started their longest tour, performing nationwide, and played an impressive tour-final show at YOKOHAMA CULTURAL GYMNASIUM on 3rd May 2008. In 2006, they have performed outside of Japan for the first time in their history, and played successfully in München/Germany, Paris/France and Los Angeles/USA.
The band has released four studio-albums, nine singles and three DVD's from Victor Entertainment Inc.
In Europe, they've got signed on Gan-shin Records in 2005, which has released all four studio-albums.
In 2010 they were signed to FREE-WILL Co.,Ltd and management sun-krad. MERRY released their first single "The Cry Against... / モノクローム" on FIREWALL DIV. (same label as Dir en grey) on August 4th.
The band was previously known as メリー but changed their name officially to Merry in 2007. Another name change was done in 2010 when the band was signed to FREE-WILL Co.,Ltd changing the name officially to MERRY uppercased.
MERRY released another single "クライシスモメント" (Crisis Moment) on October 6th, 2010.
On the release day, MERRY announced the title and tracklist for their upcoming single "夜光" (Yakou), which is expected to be released on December 1st.
MERRY's official homepage: http://merryweb.jp/
MERRY's official MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/merrymerrycojp
Ve-doro
MERRY Lyrics
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クラクラ
、 、 、じゃありません。
シニカルでくすぐったい 下半身
ビチョビチョ
こすってももう出ません 泣きました。
シクシク
ストイシズムじゃありません。
バーチャルリップ
スッキリボーイ
じゃありません。
ロマンティストじゃありません。
ストイシズムじゃありません。
じゃありません。
バーチャルリップ
スッキリボーイ
The lyrics of "Ve-doro" by MERRY can be somewhat mysterious and difficult to fully interpret. However, a possible interpretation is that the song is about a person who is struggling with their identity and their emotions. The opening line, "今朝、早起きしました 目眩がします" (This morning, I woke up early and feel dizzy), sets the tone of confusion and uncertainty. The following lines, "シニカルでくすぐったい 下半身 ビチョビチョ" (Cynical and ticklish, my lower body is soaking wet), suggest a feeling of discomfort with oneself and a lack of control over one's emotions.
The lyrics also mention phrases like "ロマンティストじゃありません" (I'm not a romantic) and "ストイシズムじゃありません" (I'm not a stoic), indicating a struggle with societal expectations and labels that are placed onto individuals. The line "こすってももう出ません 泣きました" (I rubbed it but nothing came out, and I cried) could be a metaphor for the frustration of not being able to express oneself fully.
Overall, "Ve-doro" by MERRY seems to be about a person who is grappling with their sense of self and their emotions, and is perhaps feeling trapped by societal expectations and labels.
Line by Line Meaning
今朝、早起きしました 目眩がします。
This morning, I woke up early and feel dizzy.
クラクラ、 、 、じゃありません。
It's not just a normal dizziness.
シニカルでくすぐったい 下半身 ビチョビチョ
My lower body is cynical and ticklish, drenched.
ロマンティストじゃありません。
I'm not a romantic person.
こすってももう出ません 泣きました。シクシク
Even when I rubbed it, it won't come out anymore, so I cried with a sniffle.
ストイシズムじゃありません。
I'm not being stoic at all.
バーチャルリップ スッキリボーイ
Virtual lips, a refreshing boy.
じゃありません。ロマンティストじゃありません。ストイシズムじゃありません。じゃありません。
Not that. Not a romantic or stoic person. Not that either.
バーチャルリップ スッキリボーイ
Virtual lips, a refreshing boy.
Contributed by Jackson T. Suggest a correction in the comments below.