SCHAFT is 今井寿(Imai Hisashi: BUCK-TICK) and 藤井麻輝(Fujii Maki: SOFT BALLET) in… Read Full Bio ↴SCHAFT is 今井寿(Imai Hisashi: BUCK-TICK) and 藤井麻輝(Fujii Maki: SOFT BALLET) in a project together. Their first premier was on DANCE 2 NOISE 001 with the song 'nicht-titel' in 1991. For their first and only album, released in 1994, Raymond Watts(a.k.a. PIG) was brought in as a guest for multiple songs. He also made a few tour appearances with Imai and Fujii in Japan.

Olive
Schaft Lyrics

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With head cut open, I want to feed on what
Flows out from you...
Have you never felt the same? I want to take you in through the mouth
Your cells
Your blood vessels
Your everything
Your memory
Your lifeblood itself

With head torn open, I want to drink on what
Flows out from you...
I have often felt this way I want to make you mine completely
Your memory
Your life
Your everything
Your love
And the very core of you

The dream evaporates
Once more my usual self
Once more your usual self
Another day begins
Another

Uneventful
Day

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to "Olive" by Schaft explore the desire to consume and possess another person's essence. The singer expresses a desire to literally feed on the blood and memory of the subject, stating that the head cut open in order to access it. The repetition of "your everything" emphasizes this desire for complete possession, and the singer confesses to having felt this way before. There is a sense of obsession and longing in the lyrics, with the singer wanting to make the subject their own.

However, the dream ultimately evaporates, and both the singer and the subject return to their "usual selves." The final lines of the song suggest a sense of resignation or acceptance of the mundane routine of everyday life.

Overall, "Olive" is a dark and intense exploration of desire and possession, with the lyrics bordering on the grotesque. They are open to interpretation, and could be seen as a metaphor for the desire to possess another person's essence or simply as an expression of intense longing.

Line by Line Meaning

With head cut open, I want to feed on what Flows out from you...
I want to consume every part of you and your being, even the things that flow out of you.

Have you never felt the same? I want to take you in through the mouth Your cells Your blood vessels Your everything Your memory Your lifeblood itself
I wonder if you feel this way too, I want to consume you entirely. This includes parts of you that are not just physical, but emotional and spiritual as well.

With head torn open, I want to drink on what Flows out from you... I have often felt this way I want to make you mine completely Your memory Your life Your everything Your love And the very core of you
I want to consume every part of you, and this feeling is not new to me. You are the missing piece that will make me whole, and I want to possess every part of you, including your soul and heart.

The dream evaporates Once more my usual self Once more your usual self Another day begins Another Uneventful Day
Reality sets in, and I am back to being my normal self, just like you are. We have to face another day together, living a mundane life.

Contributed by Violet L. Suggest a correction in the comments below.

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