Ryutaro and Tadashi wanted to combine two words to form the band name; something artificial and something natural. After trying a few combinations, they decided on ‘Plastic Tree’. Formerly, there were rumours floating around the web about the band’s name coming from Fake Plastic Trees but this was always disputed due to timing inconsistencies.
In the beginning, Plastic Tree were influenced greatly by The Cure. There was also a large britrock influence. Plastic Tree played a mix of indie rock, punk, and heavier grunge, characterized by Ryutaro’s generic Visual Kei voice and gloomy lyrics. They went through a period where they played more pop-rock and radio-style rock music, although they have recently returned from lighter music to their original roots.
In July 2006, Plastic Tree embarked on their first world tour that took them to Germany, France and Finland.
On the 23rd of February 2009, Sasabuchi Hiroshi left the band and was later replaced by Satou Kenken..
Petshop
Plastic Tree Lyrics
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Nebari-tsuku nettai-gyo no kankaku.
Fuusen nori ni demo naritai.
Ippai no mushi no tamago de konna ni atama ga fukureru'nda, haretsu shisou.
Zenbu, BAKUTERIA no sekai.
Hontou wa bokura no mono janai.
Dakara nanimo kanjinai ya, betsu ni. betsu ni. betsu ni.
Densen no ue, tsuna-watari. gasshou-bu wa kanashii uta.
IWAN no BAKA wa rakka shitetta.
Daremo inai shiei PUURU. hijou-kaidan ni wa futari.
Daki-atte mo majiru koto wa nai ekitai.
Zenbu, BAKUTERIA no sekai.
Hontou wa bokura no mono janai.
Dakara nanimo kanjinai ya, betsu ni. betsu ni. betsu ni.
Douka boku ni buki wo kudasai.
Dame nara kusuri demo kamawanai.
Machigai-sagashi wa mou, oshimai. oshimai. oshimai.
Zenbu, BAKUTERIA no sekai.
Hontou wa bokura no mono janai.
Dakara nanimo kanjinai ya, betsu ni.
Kuragari
Shimatta PETTO SHOPPU de HAMUSTAA wa mawari-tsuzuketeru.
"KARAKARA..."
Senkai, nisenkai, sanzenkai, nanzenkai?
Shinda.
The lyrics to Plastic Tree's song "Petshop" describe a pet store where a dead hamster is spinning around on its wheel, and the singer is fascinated by the sensation of clinging to a tropical fish tank. They want to become something like a balloon that floats away from it all. The lyrics portray a world where everything is dominated by bacteria and where people don't really matter. There is a sense of detachment and desolation.
The second verse introduces a new location: a building without people, where two lovers climb up and down the stairs, but never touch each other. The singer asks for a weapon, expressing a desire to escape from their current state. They are done with searching for mistakes and errors and ready to let go.
The overall meaning of the song is ambiguous, but it mostly conveys a sense of loneliness and disconnection. The lyrics suggest a world that is mainly characterized by the absence of humans, and where even the living creatures (like the hamster and the fish) are either dead or distant. The singer is searching for some way to free themselves from this world, to transcend it, to rise above it.
Line by Line Meaning
Shinitagari no HAMUSTAA ga PETTO SHOPPU de mawatteru.
A dying hamster is spinning around in a pet shop.
Nebari-tsuku nettai-gyo no kankaku.
The feeling of sticking to a tropical fish in a tank.
Fuusen nori ni demo naritai.
I want to be like a balloon and float away.
Ippai no mushi no tamago de konna ni atama ga fukureru'nda, haretsu shisou.
My head feels like it's about to explode from all the bug eggs in it.
Zenbu, BAKUTERIA no sekai.
It's all a world of bacteria.
Hontou wa bokura no mono janai.
It's not really ours.
Dakara nanimo kanjinai ya, betsu ni. betsu ni. betsu ni.
That's why we don't care about anything, each and every one of us.
Densen no ue, tsuna-watari. gasshou-bu wa kanashii uta.
Over the power lines, a choir is singing a sad song.
IWAN no BAKA wa rakka shitetta.
The foolish crow on the rock fell.
Daremo inai shiei PUURU. hijou-kaidan ni wa futari.
An empty city pool only has two people on the extreme staircase.
Daki-atte mo majiru koto wa nai ekitai.
Even if we hug, we won't mix together like oil and water.
Douka boku ni buki wo kudasai.
Please give me a weapon.
Dame nara kusuri demo kamawanai.
If it's useless, I don't mind taking medicine.
Machigai-sagashi wa mou, oshimai. oshimai. oshimai.
The search for mistakes is over, it's over, it's over.
Kuragari
Darkness.
Shimatta PETTO SHOPPU de HAMUSTAA wa mawari-tsuzuketeru.
The hamster in the broken pet shop is still spinning around.
"KARAKARA..."
"Click clack..."
Senkai, nisenkai, sanzenkai, nanzenkai?
A thousand times, two thousand times, three thousand times, ten thousand times?
Shinda.
It died.
Contributed by London N. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@jknkjnkjnkj8967
this is a top 3 pura song for me its got such a mysterious aura and that chorus is so beauitful oh my god
@Amyreadingabook
This is my favorite PT song!
@VaneGreen91
the lyrics of the song is really creepy :/ love it <3
@Kinzu15
Thank you for posting this. =)
@OldYoungEspinoza
a good song, muy wena la cancion =D, arigato!
@omegaduke10
touching
@user-bj2vk3xz2x
いちばんすち
@user-bj2vk3xz2x
死にたがりのハムスターがペットショップで回ってる。
ねばりつく熱帯魚の感覚。
風船乗りにでもなりたい。
いっぱいの虫の卵でこんなに頭がふくれるんだ、破裂しそう。
※全部、バクテリアの世界。
本当は僕らのものじゃない。
だから何も感じないや、別に。別に。別に。※
電線の上、綱わたり。合唱部は悲しい唄。
イワンのバカは落下してった。
誰もいない市営プール。非常階段にはふたり。
抱きあっても混じる事はない液体。
(※くり返し)
どうか僕に武器をください。
駄目なら薬でもかまわない。
間違い探しはもう、おしまい。おしまい。おしまい。
全部、バクテリアの世界。
本当は僕らのものじゃない。
だから何も感じないや、別に。
暗がり―――。
閉まったペットショップでハムスターは回り続けてる。
「カラカラ……」
千回、二千回、三千回、何千回？
死んだ。
@sandy241287
kiero saber k dice en español