Memento Mori
Release Hallucination Lyrics


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或いは天使 微笑を浮かべ
慈愛に満ち 光となる
或いは悪魔 死を囁き
今宵も独り 毒を食む

灰となり土となり
星屑は消えていく
理に身を委ね
逃れようのない場所へ

時としてそれまでを
その意味を問いたがる
薄れゆく温もりを
私の手に託すように
あぁひどく愛しくも儚い輪廻

朽ちてゆく命よ 聞こえるなら
血と涙を流して踊る その足跡
魂に刻め"memento-mori"
物語に終わりを告げて
今受け入れるなら
さぁその手を伸ばせ

渇いた声で罪を溶かし
安らかな無へと誘う
冷たい指で拭う涙
そこに真実はきっとない

愚かしく美しく
星屑が散っていく
抗えず繰り返す
逃れようのない場所へ

罪なのか罰なのか
置き去りにされたまま
何者でいられない
私だけを残すように
あぁひどく残酷で悲しい輪廻

生まれゆく命よ 聞こえるなら
生という名の茨を歩む 痛みを知れ
魂に刻む"memento-mori"
物語に終わりを告げて
今受け入れるなら
さぁこの手を取って

焦がれていた 螺旋の果て
無数の光に 虚しく想いを馳せた
瞬く間に生まれて消える
せつない奇蹟は微かな希望にも似て
時が来れば救いが
私にも訪れるだろうか

巡りゆく命よ 聞こえるなら
生という名の茨を生きる よろこびを知れ
魂に刻む"memento-mori"
物語に終わりを告げて




死を受け入れる時
さぁその手を伸ばせ

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of "Memento Mori" by Release Hallucination explore the theme of mortality and the transience of life. The first verse contrasts angelic beings who bring light and love with demonic beings who speak of death and poison. The lyrics reflect on the inevitability of human mortality by describing how all physical matter ultimately turns to ash and dust. However, the lyrics suggest that there is still hope to be found in accepting our mortality and embracing the cyclical nature of existence. The song encourages listeners to remember their mortality and live their lives with this knowledge always in mind.


The second verse begins with the singer questioning the meaning of their existence and seeking comfort in the fading warmth of their memories. The chorus repeats the song's title "Memento Mori" and stresses the importance of not forgetting the transitory nature of life amidst its joys and sufferings. The third verse questions whether the singer's experiences of pain and sacrifice have been a form of punishment or a necessary part of their spiritual journey. The lyrics encourage listeners to find joy amidst their pain and to embrace the uncertainty of life.


Line by Line Meaning

或いは天使 微笑を浮かべ
Perhaps angels smile, brimming with love and becoming light.


或いは悪魔 死を囁き
Or perhaps demons whisper of death, alone and poisoned.


灰となり土となり
Becoming ash and earth,


星屑は消えていく
Stardust fades away.


理に身を委ね
Surrendering to reason,


逃れようのない場所へ
Heading towards an inescapable place.


時としてそれまでを
At times we question what has come before and its meaning.


その意味を問いたがる
Fading warmth entrusted to my hands, oh how painfully beloved yet transient is the cycle of life.


薄れゆく温もりを
If you can hear it, decaying life dances in blood and tears, leaving its mark on the soul: memento mori.


私の手に託すように
Announcing the end to my story, if you accept it now then reach out your hand.


あぁひどく愛しくも儚い輪廻
Dissolving sins with a parched voice, leading towards peaceful nothingness. Truth cannot be found there with cold fingers.


渇いた声で罪を溶かし
Foolish yet beautiful stardust scatters about, unable to resist an endless repeat towards an inescapable place.


安らかな無へと誘う
Is it a crime or a punishment? Left behind as something, unable to be anything else, holding only me.


冷たい指で拭う涙
If you can hear it, newly born life treads thorns under the name of joy, leaving its mark on the soul: memento mori.


そこに真実はきっとない
Announcing the end to my story, when the time comes perhaps I too will be saved?


愚かしく美しく
If you can hear it, circling life rejoices in living the thorns under the name of joy, leaving its mark on the soul: memento mori.


抗えず繰り返す
Announcing the end to my story, when the time comes to accept death then reach out your hand.


罪なのか罰なのか
At the end of the spiral I longed for, I fleetingly thought of countless lights.


置き去りにされたまま
Born and dying in an eternal cycle, if you can hear it, enjoy the joy of living the thorns under the name of life and leave its mark on your soul: memento mori.


何者でいられない
Announcing the end to my story, when the time comes to accept death then reach out your hand.


私だけを残すように
If you can hear it, when the time comes to accept death then reach out your hand.


あぁひどく残酷で悲しい輪廻
Encapsulating sin with a voice of thirst, leading to peaceful nothingness. Truth cannot be found there with cold fingers.


生まれゆく命よ 聞こえるなら
If you can hear it, newly born life treads thorns under the name of joy, leaving its mark on the soul: memento mori.


生という名の茨を歩む 痛みを知れ
Announcing the end to my story, when the time comes to accept death then take my hand.


魂に刻む"memento-mori"
At the end of the spiral I longed for, I fleetingly thought of countless lights.


物語に終わりを告げて
Life tours endlessly, if you can hear it, enjoy the thorns under the name of life and leave its mark on your soul: memento mori.


今受け入れるなら
Announcing the end to my story, when the time comes to accept death then reach out your hand.


さぁこの手を取って
Longing for the spiral's end, I thought of countless lights in vain. Transient and painful miracles resemble but a small hope.


焦がれていた 螺旋の果て
Announcing the end to my story, when the time comes to accept death then reach out your hand.


無数の光に 虚しく想いを馳せた
Enjoying the thorns under the name of life, leave its mark on your soul: memento mori.


瞬く間に生まれて消える
When the time comes to accept death then reach out your hand.


せつない奇蹟は微かな希望にも似て
If you can hear it, when the time comes to accept death then take my hand.


時が来れば救いが
Life tours endlessly, if you can hear it, know the pain of walking the thorns under the name of life.


私にも訪れるだろうか
Leave the mark of memento mori on your soul, announcing the end to your story and accepting death, then reach out your hand.


巡りゆく命よ 聞こえるなら
When the time comes to accept death then reach out your hand.


生という名の茨を生きる よろこびを知れ
Leave the mark of memento mori on your soul, announcing the end to your story and accepting death, then reach out your hand.


魂に刻む"memento-mori"
Encapsulating sin with a voice of thirst, leading to peaceful nothingness. Truth cannot be found there with cold fingers.


物語に終わりを告げて
When the time comes to accept death then take my hand.


死を受け入れる時
Longing for the spiral's end, I thought of countless lights in vain. Transient and painful miracles resemble but a small hope.


さぁその手を伸ばせ
When the time comes to accept death then reach out your hand.




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