Nemophila (Japanese: ネモフィラ, Hepburn: Nemofira) is a Japanese all-female hea… Read Full Bio ↴Nemophila (Japanese: ネモフィラ, Hepburn: Nemofira) is a Japanese all-female heavy metal band formed in Tokyo in 2019. It consists of vocalist Mayu, guitarists Saki and Hazuki, bassist Haraguchi-san and drummer Tamu Murata. After leaving the rock band Lipstick, vocalist Mayu was looking to put together a backing band to support her at an August 22, 2019 live session. She contacted her former classmate and bassist Haraguchi-san, and the two recruited drummer Tamu Murata through magazines and website posts. Mayu was introduced to Mary's Blood guitarist Saki through a mutual friend, and Saki in turn introduced them to Disqualia guitarist Hazuki. Feeling that this line-up was too good to be a one-off, the musicians decided to form a real band. When deciding the name, Mayu said that the word "sorai" came to her and seemed refreshing, but its meaning "was difficult, so we tried to soften it." Because each member is female, Mayu wanted to use the name of a flower and searched many before they found Nemophila. Saki said the most important thing in Nemophila is to play "hard music like metalcore, but make it 'yurufuwa', to give it more of a personality. A Japanese word, it means... fluffy and smooth." She elaborated in another interview, "Traditionally, rock bands have a strong, masculine image. The concept of 'yurufuwa' is to stay close to ourselves rather than forcibly portraying our female identity as masculine. We thought it was interesting to make the cuteness of something fluffy come together with intense metal parts. You can feel it in the choruses of 'Dissension' and 'Raitei', but also in our behavior on stage." Hazuki has cited the various ways in which Mayu sings as an important feature of Nemophila; "Her raw voice is very characteristic. That is why we were aiming for a heavier sound."

While independently releasing three singles between 2020 and 2021, Nemophila garnered a sizable multinational following online by uploading videos to YouTube. In June 2021, British record label JPU compiled the singles into the internationally released Oiran: Extended Edition. Nemophila released their debut studio album, Revive, in December.

Game Over
NEMOPHILA Lyrics

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最後に歩いた道は
肩が触れることもなく
騒がしく落ちる雨音

無理に語るより今だけは
くだらない愛に触れさせて

届きはしない儚い願い

揺れた吐息に浮かんだ
あなたの横顔空に馴染むように
消えたこの心からも
もう迷いはしないひとり拭った泪

2人で過ごした日々は
私を大人にした
雨上がりひかる雫

きっとこれからは地図のない
独りきりの旅に踏み出す

壊れたはずの胸が響く

割れた鏡に歪んだ
あたしの泣き顔引き裂かれるように
切れたこの心の糸
その声も愛も淡い記憶に沈む

揺れた吐息に浮かんだ
あなたの横顔空に馴染むように

消えたこの心からも
もう迷いはしないひとり歩くこの道

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to NEMOPHILA's song "GAME OVER" describe the end of a relationship and the feelings that come with it. The singer reflects on the path they’ve walked alone, with no one to touch their shoulders, in the midst of a noisy, falling rain. They choose to indulge in meaningless love, rather than forcing themselves to talk about what has ended. The singer's pathetic wishes, however, will never reach their intended target.

The chorus continues with the image of the singer's sighs mixing with the memory of their ex's profile in the sky as the song speaks to having no more confusion and the singer drying their tears alone. The second verse talks about how the days spent together made the singer an adult through the raindrops that shine after the rain, but they will now have to step out onto a single journey without a map with their shattered heart echoing. The singer's crying face overlaps and tears apart in the broken mirror, and the thread of their heart is cut off in the end.

Overall, the song has a melancholic tone to it, expressing the end of a relationship and the pain that comes with it.

Line by Line Meaning

最後に歩いた道は
The path I walked last was

肩が触れることもなく
Without even a touch on my shoulder

騒がしく落ちる雨音
I hear the sound of the loudly falling rain

無理に語るより今だけは
Right now, I'll let myself feel this worthless love

くだらない愛に触れさせて
Instead of forcing myself to speak

届きはしない儚い願い
My fleeting desires will never come true

揺れた吐息に浮かんだ
In my trembling breath, I can see

あなたの横顔空に馴染むように
Your profile, so well-defined against the sky

消えたこの心からも
But even from my heart,

もう迷いはしないひとり拭った泪
I won't waver anymore; I'll wipe away my tears alone