MintJam is a doujin circle that was formed by setzer and a2c in April 2003.… Read Full Bio ↴MintJam is a doujin circle that was formed by setzer and a2c in April 2003. They started as an amateur band offering their sounds on the Japanese indie community muzie, but they brushed up their style and performance when Kya joined later in the same year, to become a widely acknowledged indie band. Their activity grew more wide-ranging when vocalist TERRA and A. Koga joined the band in December 2004, although Koga left shortly after. In 2006, kya also left the band. Even though their rearrangements are faithful to the original works, they feature often lengthy melodic guitar solos and more elaborate rhythms. Two of their most acclaimed original songs are "Rival" and "A Rude Performance", while the covers of "Theme of Arcueid" and "Romancing SaGa 3: Last Battle" are perhaps their most famous game music arrangements.

Resistance
MintJam Lyrics

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指先を薄くかすめ
通り過ぎて行く同じ景色
ー紋の涙さえ見せない
渇いたネオンの街で

守るべきものは個か誇りか迷った
見えないもの国めるようになるまで

目覚め始めた体の奥
制砷できない衝動に委ね
闇に惑う幾多の悲しみたち
眠らせる術求めて
夢見るだけの日々にGood bye

誰がために走り続け
形ばかりの理想を語り
自分さえ見失ったまま
壊れた価値観で見てた

その目には偽りに染まる街並
侵食は進む誰も気づけないまま

夜の一部が剥がれ落ちて
負の感情が溢れ出してくる
爪を噛んでそれに耐えてきたけど
選んだ答えはResistance
牙涆ぐだけの日々にGood bye

目覚め始めた体の奥
制砷できない衝動に委ね
闇に惑う幾多の悲しみたち
眠らせる術求めて
夜の一部が剥がれ落ちて
負の感情が溢れ出してくる
爪を噛んでそれに耐えてきたけど
選んだ答えはResistance
夢見るだけの日々にGood bye

牙涆ぐだけの日々にGood bye
I wanna be more brave

Overall Meaning

The song RESISTANCE by MintJam talks about the struggles of a person who is lost in a desolate world, trying to find their way, and protect what is important to them. The first stanza talks about the emptiness of the city with neon lights, where the singer passes by the same scenes with tears in their eyes but with a determination to not let anyone see it. They are struggling to find the difference between their individuality and their pride. The second stanza speaks of the singer's inner self, waking up with impulses that they cannot control and seeking a way to calm down the sorrows that trap them in the darkness. The chorus talks about how the singer has been running towards an ideal that they can see but never reach, and their values are shattered in this lost world.

The third stanza describes the fake world that surrounds the singer, where they see the world through a broken mirror. They cannot see the corruption that the city is facing until it has already consumed them. The fourth stanza talks about how the negative emotions that were kept inside all this time are beginning to overflow, and the singer has been holding on so long with their perseverance but has now chosen to resist. The repetition of the phrase "goodbye to the days where I only dreamed" emphasizes the singer's determination to not let anyone see them weak again, and how they are finally ready to take a stand and be brave.

Overall, the song talks about the struggles that come with trying to navigate a complicated life and how it is important to find the courage to overcome them.

Line by Line Meaning

指先を薄くかすめ
Passing through the same scenery by lightly touching fingertips

通り過ぎて行く同じ景色
Passing by the same scenery

紋の涙さえ見せない
Not even showing tears of sorrow

渇いたネオンの街で
In a dry neon city

守るべきものは個か誇りか迷った
I was lost between protecting individuality or pride

見えないもの国めるようになるまで
Until I could see what was previously invisible

目覚め始めた体の奥
The depths of my awakening body

制砷できない衝動に委ね
Submitting to uncontrollable impulses

闇に惑う幾多の悲しみたち
Numerous sorrows that wander in the darkness

眠らせる術求めて
Seeking a way to put them to sleep

夢見るだけの日々にGood bye
Goodbye to days where I did nothing but dream