The Candy Spooky Theater was a visual kei band from Japan, formed in Februa… Read Full Bio ↴The Candy Spooky Theater was a visual kei band from Japan, formed in February 2003. Prior to that Jack Spooky and Peggy were in a band together called Dororo, however, Jack was then known as Shati and Peggy was known as 迷La (MeiLa). In 2005, the band began releasing music under their own label called Candy Maker(s). They debuted with the 4-track single "Pumpkins Scream in the Dead of Night Parade", which was limited to 1,000 copies. From there on, they have released three more singles and were featured on a three- track single titled "Mikkai". They have also released their first full-length album, "Living Dead Spooky Doll's Family in the Rock n' Childs Spook Show Baby!!", on March 23, 2007 through the German record label Trisol. They also finished their first US tour called Comical Horror's Wonder Land East Coast Showcase Tour. This ran from May 20-22, 2007.

Zull is in Monaural Curve, and Peggy is also part of 2nd Effect. As stated on their Official Home Page, Zull left the band after the US showcase. He said that his heart was not there anymore. He has since been replaced by Kiddy Skeleton. After a while Kiddy Skeleton was replaced by Kal Bone Jr..

Official site: http://www.thecandyspookytheater.com

Members:
Jack Spooky - vocals
Peggy Giggles - bass
Kal Bone Jr. - guitar

Ex-members:
Kiddy Skeleton - guitar
Zull - guitar
Schtein - guitar
Cheney Jr. - drums

Discography:

Albums
(2007.03.23) Living Dead Spooky Doll's Family in the Rock n' Childs Spook Show Baby!!

Singles
(2004.03.21) Pumpkins Scream in the Dead of Night Parade
(2005.09.09) Wonderland
(2005.02.01) Party Monsters Collection 01 - 20050201
(2005.10.31) Murderland
(2006.07.05) The Bedroom
(2007.09.01) Prince of Darkness

Other
(2006.05.06) Mikkai (蜜会; A Sweet, Secret Meeting) (#2 Murder Factory in the Closet)
(2007.03) Darkest Labyrinth (#8 Bordeaux After Midnight)

Nightmare
The Candy Spooky Theater Lyrics

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Insomnia girl、cannot sleep again tonight, the thing seen in every frightening dream, that’s for sure
I’m surely the only one who knows the reason, aren’t I? Because the girl’s scream is dear, I appear in the dream again
It’s a show time! I grew tired of waiting, it’s time to fall asleep! Good night!
Tonight’s menu is, terror? Horror? Splatter? What’s your desire?
With the girl’s fear and stress, I want her to love me, little by little it’s cut isn’t it? The girl’s lovely neck.
I visit Insomnia girl again tonight, what kind of dream does she always have? Without fail.
It disappears from time to time, floating, floating, fluttering, fluttering, dancing in ecstasy through the curtains. “Shadow”…The nightmare is in the form of a blood-sucking bat.
It’s a show time!　Good night! My honey?

With the girl’s fear and stress, I want her to embrace me. It’s cut little by little isn’t it? The marks of my lovely fangs.

Even supposing I’m burned to ashes someday and fall into ruin Even before I leave the girl,.
The girl’s fear and scream and stress and pleasure made to be in only my monochrome、aren’t they? My honey!?

Overall Meaning

The Candy Spooky Theater's song "Nightmare" talks about a girl who suffers from insomnia and cannot fall asleep because of her frightening dreams. The lyrics suggest that the singer is the only one who knows the reason behind the girl's dreams, and it is indicated that he appears in her dreams due to the allure of her screams. The song has a creepy and sinister tone, and it seems like the singer is a blood-sucking creature, maybe a vampire, who feeds on the girl's fear and stress. The singer's desire is for the girl to love him, and he plans to achieve that by cutting her neck little by little and leaving the marks of his fangs.

The chorus of the song implies that the singer is putting on a show for the girl every night when he visits her in her dreams. He asks her about her desires for the type of horror she wants to experience before he feeds off of her fear and stress. The singer views the girl's fear and screams as a form of pleasure and seems to be obsessed with having her all to himself, the monochrome. The eerie lyrics and dark themes make "Nightmare" a haunting and disturbing song.

Line by Line Meaning

Insomnia girl、cannot sleep again tonight, the thing seen in every frightening dream, that’s for sure
The girl with insomnia can't sleep and is tormented by her recurring nightmare.

I’m surely the only one who knows the reason, aren’t I? Because the girl’s scream is dear, I appear in the dream again
The singer believes he's the only one who understands the cause of the girl's nightmare and feels compelled to appear in her dream because he finds her screams endearing.

It’s a show time! I grew tired of waiting, it’s time to fall asleep! Good night!
The singer is excited to perform in the girl's nightmare and bids her goodnight.

Tonight’s menu is, terror? Horror? Splatter? What’s your desire?
The singer is asking the girl what kind of nightmare she wants to have, whether it's terrifying, horrifying or bloody.

With the girl’s fear and stress, I want her to love me, little by little it’s cut isn’t it? The girl’s lovely neck.
The singer feeds off the girl's fear and stress and wants her to love him in return. He plans to gradually drain her of her life force by biting her neck.

I visit Insomnia girl again tonight, what kind of dream does she always have? Without fail.
The singer returns to the girl's nightmare and wonders what kind of dream she always has, knowing that it will be the same as before.

It disappears from time to time, floating, floating, fluttering, fluttering, dancing in ecstasy through the curtains. “Shadow”…The nightmare is in the form of a blood-sucking bat.
The nightmare takes the form of a blood-sucking bat that disappears and reappears, floating and dancing through the curtains in the girl's room.

It’s a show time!　Good night! My honey?
The singer is excited to perform again and calls the girl his honey, bidding her goodnight.

With the girl’s fear and stress, I want her to embrace me. It’s cut little by little isn’t it? The marks of my lovely fangs.
The singer wants the girl to embrace him out of fear and stress, and he plans to mark her with his fangs, slowly draining her of her life force.

Even supposing I’m burned to ashes someday and fall into ruin Even before I leave the girl,.
The singer imagines a future where he's destroyed, but even before that happens he still wants to torment the girl in her nightmares.

The girl’s fear and scream and stress and pleasure made to be in only my monochrome、aren’t they? My honey!?
The singer believes that the girl's emotions belong to him alone and calls her his honey, feeling possessive over her fear, screaming, stress, and eventual pleasure from his bites.

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