Starting out as an indie band, SEKAI NO OWARI performed their first live concert at club EARTH with 15 people attending. The band self-produced their first demo, sekai NO oWARI, with a limited edition of 1,000 copies. Fukase, vocalist, named the band Sekai no Owari because "Once you've experienced the bottom (the negative side of your life), you have to find a way to go up (the positive side). So I named my band End of the World to create the strength through the music."
SEKAI NO OWARI started to become popular in the Japanese indie scene in 2010. In August in 2011, SEKAI NO OWARI performed a solo concert at the Nippon Budokan where The Beatles performed in 1966. The tickets for this show sold out. In November, their first major album ENTERTAINMENT, was awarded Best Album for the Japan Record Award.
In 2013, they have set out their first-ever outdoor-live-event ‘Fire and Forest Carnival’. They wanted to create a stage that is as majestic as ‘Tomorrowland” – the largest electronic music festival - if anything go beyond it. They created the whole show aiming to be something bigger than ‘Tomorrowland’. They have successfully actualized the vision bringing 20,000 people a day for 3 days, totaling 60,000 fans. Since then, their show including the stage started to be recognized as one and only for its unique stage theme and irresistible performance.
In January 2015, SEKAI NO OWARI released their second major album ‘ Tree’ 2 years and 7 month after their last album. The album has topped No.1 on the chart, and has reached 1 million sales in total of physical sales and digital downloads.
SEKAI NO OWARI held a 2day-show ‘Twilight City’ at Nissan Stadium ;the biggest stadium in Japan in July. ‘Twilight City’ is a 2-days of 70,000 people and in total of 140,000 fans are expected to attend. capacity; nonetheless the tickets were sold out immediately. American pop-star Austin Mahone joined the show as a guest act.
Fukai Mori
SEKAI NO OWARI Lyrics
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So loud that our freedom song can't be heard
All the lives lost make no difference to us
The prayers of beasts locked inside the camp
Are softly surrounded by the poison gas
It's just like what the world feared of all those years ago
The stories from 1940 to 1945
End of the world
End of the world
Inside the bug cage the butterfly prays of freedom
And our freedom prayers can't be heard
All the lives lost make no difference to us
In a pet shop where life has a price tag
We pick up and hold the lonely cat to our chests
It's like buying and selling a life for profit
Oh, what's it called again?
I'm too tired to remember the word
End of the world
End of the world
Everybody has a different view of this world
I just want to live in harmony
There is no life that comes with a price into this world
I just want to treasure everything
End of the world
End of the world
End of the world
End of the world
One day I began to feel that dogs weren't locked up in chains
So please let me ask you this
"What is the reason that you are free?"
The lyrics of SEKAI NO OWARI's song Fukai Mori describe a metaphorical birdcage, which represents society's limitations and restrictions on freedom. Inside the cage, freedom is being sung so loudly that it drowns out any individual's attempts to express their own freedom. The lives lost outside the cage in the past, as a result of wars and oppression, have no impact on those inside the cage. The imagery of beasts locked inside a camp with isolation and poison gas emphasizes this message. The lyrics take the listener to a pet shop where life has a price tag, and people treat animals as commodities to be bought and sold. The chorus repeats the phrase "End of the world" to emphasize the gravity of the situation represented by the birdcage.
The song takes a turn in the middle when it talks about the butterfly's prayers for freedom inside the bug cage. The chorus is repeated to emphasize the point that the cries for freedom, both from humans and animals, go unheard. The song then shifts the focus to the meaning of life and questions the reason behind our freedom. The lyrics remind the listener that everyone has a different view of the world, but we should all live in harmony and treasure everything without putting a price on it.
Line by Line Meaning
Inside the birdcage freedom is sung
Despite the confinement of the bird, its freedom is expressed loudly and proudly.
So loud that our freedom song can't be heard
The noise of freedom from within the birdcage drowns out the sound of freedom from outside the cage.
All the lives lost make no difference to us
The fact that countless lives have been lost doesn't seem to matter to those who are confined and fighting for freedom.
The prayers of beasts locked inside the camp
Animals who are locked up and caged pray silently for their freedom.
Are softly surrounded by the poison gas
Instead of hearing their cries for help, their prayers are met with toxic surroundings and conditions.
It's just like what the world feared of all those years ago
The current situation is reminiscent of what the world feared during the years of World War II.
The stories from 1940 to 1945
Refers to the tragic events and atrocities that took place during World War II.
Inside the bug cage the butterfly prays of freedom
Even in a tiny bug cage, a butterfly still wishes to be free.
And our freedom prayers can't be heard
Just like the butterfly, our prayers for freedom may go unheard.
In a pet shop where life has a price tag
Animals are sold as commodities and given a monetary value in a pet shop.
We pick up and hold the lonely cat to our chests
Despite the price tag, we still show compassion to the animals and form emotional connections with them.
It's like buying and selling a life for profit
The act of treating animals as products to be bought and sold commodifies their existence and devalues their lives.
Oh, what's it called again?
The singer is trying to remember the word that describes the act of treating animals as commodities.
I'm too tired to remember the word
The singer is too exhausted to recall the proper term for this inhumane act.
Everybody has a different view of this world
Perspectives on the world differ from person to person.
I just want to live in harmony
The artist wishes for a world where balance and tranquility reign.
There is no life that comes with a price into this world
Life cannot have a numerical value or price tag attached to it.
I just want to treasure everything
The singer hopes to cherish all forms of life and existence.
One day I began to feel that dogs weren't locked up in chains
The singer starts to realize the cruel reality of animals being forcibly confined and degenerated to nothing more than instruments of human interest.
So please let me ask you this
The artist implores the listener to consider the following question.
"What is the reason that you are free?"
The artist asks the audience to reflect on the reason(s) why they possess freedom and how it came to be.
End of the world
The phrase is repeated as a metaphor for a world seemingly coming to an end due to inhumane actions and lack of compassion.
End of the world
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End of the world
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End of the world
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Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Fukase
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