They disbanded in 2002 when it was announced that bassist Nakao was leaving the band, and the former members moved on to other projects - Mukai and Inazawa formed Zazen Boys. Tabuchi formed Toddle shortly after Number Girl's breakup and joined bloodthirsty butchers as an official member after being a guest guitarist for a number of shows throughout their Kouya Ni Okeru tour in early 2003. Nakao joined Spiral Chord after their original bassist left, and shortly after formed Sloth Love Chunks.
The band got back together in 2019 and release their first new song since their disbandment, "排水管" ("Drainpipe"). During this reunion period, Number Girl played a number of shows from 2019 to until their eventual second disbandment on December 11, 2022.
EIGHT BEATER
NUMBER GIRL Lyrics
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衝動4TRACKに流し込んで酩酊する俺は
君よりはイカれていない。
〜〜オレ、5秒でグラスを空けた〜〜
フィーッドバックシティに生きている
ここ焦燥都市24時
さすらっていた
さまよっている
EIGHT BEATER JAPANESE STYLE
よみがえる性的衝動 繰りかえされる諸行無常
日ざしの角度がちょうどキて 風の匂い感じることができて
でもコミュニケイション不能!! フィードバックは果てしなく続く
瞬と瞬の間 果てしなく広がる風景
見たことがあるようなないような…
そこんところ さまよっている さすらっている
EIGHT BEATER JAPANESE STYLE
The lyrics to Number Girl's "Eight Beater" describe the singer's reckless behavior and aimless wandering through the city. The first verse talks about conflicting emotions, with the singer describing how their impulsive four-track recordings make them feel buzzed and wild compared to the person they're addressing. The line "I emptied my glass in five seconds" conveys a sense of abandon and impulsivity, which is thematically reinforced by the chaotic imagery of the "feedback city."
The second verse talks about existential themes, with the singer describing the fleeting nature of pleasure and the struggle to communicate. They use sensory details to evoke a sense of being lost in time and space, with the sun's angle and the smell of the wind serving as fleeting moments of clarity. However, these moments are fleeting, and the singer feels trapped in an endless cycle of feedback and miscommunication. The repeated refrain "EIGHT BEATER JAPANESE STYLE" serves to underscore the sense of being lost and adrift.
Overall, the lyrics to "Eight Beater" paint a vivid portrait of youthful recklessness and existential angst. The singer is lost in the chaotic modern city, seeking meaning and connection but ultimately failing to find it.
Line by Line Meaning
アツレキすれちがう心と心
Heavily sweating hearts that pass by each other
衝動4TRACKに流し込んで酩酊する俺は
I, who pour my impulses into the 4-track and get drunk
君よりはイカれていない。
I am not as insane as you.
〜〜オレ、5秒でグラスを空けた〜〜
---I emptied the glass in 5 seconds.---
フィーッドバックシティに生きている
Living in the feedback city
ここ焦燥都市24時
This restless city, 24 hours.
さすらっていた
I was wandering.
EIGHT BEATER JAPANESE STYLE
Eight beater, Japanese style.
さまよっている
I am wandering.
EIGHT BEATER JAPANESE STYLE
Eight beater, Japanese style.
よみがえる性的衝動 繰りかえされる諸行無常
Reviving sexual impulses, repeating impermanence.
日ざしの角度がちょうどキて 風の匂い感じることができて
Feeling the exact angle of the sunlight and the smell of the wind.
でもコミュニケイション不能!! フィードバックは果てしなく続く
But communication is impossible!! The feedback continues endlessly.
瞬と瞬の間 果てしなく広がる風景
The landscape infinitely spreading between moments.
見たことがあるようなないような…
Like I have seen it before and yet, I haven't.
そこんところ さまよっている さすらっている
I am wandering around there.
EIGHT BEATER JAPANESE STYLE
Eight beater, Japanese style.
Contributed by Samantha H. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Reitō Toshi
I could go the almost the whole album without flinching but when Eight Beater comes on I impulsively start to bop my head. It has an almost infectious rhythm to it
ArstRC
They had no business going this hard, but they did, and I thank them for it
IamMortui
Favorite number girl song.
sdjslkdjls skldjslkdjsl
scary song. Oozes hedonism and self-destruction without seeming like it's TRYING to.
hikaru
夏はアツイ
ThihiroMatsudaira
0:20
Cesar
Lol そうですね
Gutts
Atsureki surechigau kokoro to kokoro shōdō 4 torakku ni nagashikonde meitei suru ore wa kimi yori wa ika rete inai. 〜〜 Ore, 5-byō de gurasu o aketa 〜〜 fīddobakkushiti ni ikite iru koko shōsō toshi 24-ji sasuratte ita eito BEATER JAPANESE sutairu samayotte iru eito BEATER JAPANESE sutairu yomigaeru seiteki shōdō kurikaesa reru shogyōmujō-bi zashi no kakudo ga chōdo kite kaze no nioi kanjiru koto ga dekite demo komyunikeishon funō! ! Fīdobakku wa hateshinaku tsudzuku Shun to Shun no ma hateshinaku hirogaru fūkei mita koto ga aru yōna nai yōna... Soko n tokoro samayotte iru-sa sura tte iru eito BEATER JAPANESE sutairu
Cumming Man
lol
金13
５秒でグラスは遅いやろ。２秒じゃ語呂が悪いか。