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.
TATTOOあり
NUMBER GIRL Lyrics
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イレズミ
明け方
残像
黒っぽいTシャツを脱いだときはもう朝焼け。
照らされるイレズミはハートの模様だったかな?
イレズミ
明け方
残像
はたちの誕生日に刺されたって彼女は言った。
顔が見えない記憶の映像
いま模様だけがぐるぐる
記憶探しの旅ばかり しかしいつしかそれは妄想に変わっていく
風のにおいや日ざしの角度がちょうどキてあらわれる映像
瞬と瞬の間に広がるあいまいではっきりした映像
顔のりんかくも 髪の香りよりも
名字と名前よりも いま模様だけがぐるぐる!!
The lyrics to Number Girl's song TATTOOあり describe a scene of a person with a tattoo on their right shoulder, reminiscing about the day they got it. As they remove their black T-shirt at dawn, they see the tattoo illuminated, wondering if it was a heart shape. The person then recalls getting the tattoo on their 20th birthday but admits that they cannot remember the face of the person who inked it. They are left with a blurred memory, only the pattern of the tattoo remains clear.
The song seems to be about the fleeting nature of memories and how they can become distorted over time. The imagery of the sunrise and the tattoo being illuminated represents a moment of clarity or insight, a brief moment of remembering something that had been forgotten. However, as the song progresses, the memories become more elusive and the person's attempts to recall them become more like delusions.
Overall, the lyrics of TATTOOあり are melancholic and introspective, with a sense of loss and regret for the things that have been forgotten or blurred by time. The tattoo becomes a symbol of that loss, a permanent reminder of something that can never be fully remembered.
Line by Line Meaning
右肩
The right shoulder
イレズミ
Tattoo
明け方
Dawn
残像
Afterimage
黒っぽいTシャツを脱いだときはもう朝焼け。
When I took off the dark T-shirt, it was already sunrise.
照らされるイレズミはハートの模様だったかな?
Was the illuminated tattoo a heart pattern?
はたちの誕生日に刺されたって彼女は言った。
She said that she was pierced on her 20th birthday
顔が見えない記憶の映像
Memories of images of unseen faces
いま模様だけがぐるぐる
Only the pattern revolves now
記憶探しの旅ばかり しかしいつしかそれは妄想に変わっていく
It was just a journey to find memories, but eventually it turned into a delusion
風のにおいや日ざしの角度がちょうどキてあらわれる映像
Images that appear when the scent of the wind or the angle of sunlight is just right
瞬と瞬の間に広がるあいまいではっきりした映像
Images that are ambiguous and clear between moments
顔のりんかくも 髪の香りよりも 名字と名前よりも いま模様だけがぐるぐる!!
Now only the pattern revolves, more than facial contours, hair fragrance, surname and first name.
Contributed by Brody T. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@user-fq2tq5pn1h
1:28 向井が眼鏡直すのと同時に始まるイントロ、クールすぎる
@user-ry8pl8vt1g
センス良いサムネだよな〜w
@acrystalyric
フジロックのヘッドルームの広さがやっとひさこさんの轟音を限界まで震わせていながらもクリアに響かせていて、でも森リバーブというか山リバーブとでもいうような異様な音をしている。向井の単体では絵にならないkmめの情念をひさこさんの鬼のギタープレイが昇華させていて、楽曲としてバンドとして依存し過ぎではというバランスでさえあるけども、だとしても凄い。ポジフィルム調の画質も再現不可能な空気を閉じ込めている。
@kouheyheymusicchanne8050
ギターソロかっこよすぎだろ
あんな、ソロ弾く女見た事ないわ
@dabchi
チャコ〜ひさこさ〜んひさこ〜って言われてニヤってしてるひさこさんすこ。
@JamesSquire71
Epic song... Everything about it the way it slows then builds up again at the end.... The vocals, bass, drumming & the way Hisako is wailing on that guitar at the end fuck it's awesome!
@takeshisakakibara1649
田淵さん、すごい‼️ が、指先を気にする辺りはかわいさも半端ない‼️
@ooiooooioo6977
イントロ前の向井氏のアイコンタクト→メガネクイッで白飯8杯はいける。
@Faulheit
this thumbnail is amazing
@bokosasakama3283
サムネが万引きで連行されるお母さんを偶然街で見てしまったかのような顔で草