ART OF LIFE
X Japan Lyrics

Desert Rose
A metaphor for someone who is lonely and sad

Why do you live alone
Questioning why the person chooses to isolate themselves

If you are sad
The singer offers to help them escape their sadness

I'll make you leave this life
Promising to help them find a better situation

Are you white, blue or bloody red
Asking about their emotional state

All I can see is drowning in cold grey sand
Feeling trapped and overwhelmed by negative emotions

The winds of time
Symbolizing the passage of time

You knock me to the ground
Feeling the effects of time and its hardships

I'm dying of thirst
Longing for something to fill the emptiness

I wanna run away
Desiring to escape from the current situation

I don't know how to set me free to live
Feeling uncertain about how to break free from the struggle

My mind cries out feeling pain
Experiencing emotional distress

I've been roaming to find myself
Searching for their true identity

How long have I been feeling endless hurt
Reflecting on the duration of their suffering

Falling down, rain flows into my heart
Feeling overwhelmed with sadness

In the pain I'm waiting for you
Finding solace in the presence of another person

Can't go back
Unable to return to a previous state

No place to go back to
Lacking a sense of home or belonging

Life is lost, Flowers fall
Symbolizing the inevitability of death and loss

If it's all dreams
Questioning the nature of reality

Now wake me up
Desiring to be awakened from illusions

If it's all real
Questioning the authenticity of one's experiences

Just kill me
Expressing a deep sense of despair

I'm making the wall inside my heart
Building emotional walls to protect oneself

I don't wanna let my emotions get out
Fearing vulnerability and emotional exposure

It scares me to look at the world
Feeling frightened by the reality of the world

Don't want to find myself lost in your eyes
Avoiding becoming emotionally attached to someone

I tried to drown my past in grey
Attempting to forget or suppress past experiences

I never wanna feel more pain
Desiring to avoid further emotional suffering

Ran away from you without saying any words
Leaving someone without any explanation

What I don't wanna lose is love
Valuing love and not wanting to lose it

Through my eyes
Viewing the world from one's perspective

Time goes by like tears
Time passing is compared to the flow of tears

My emotion's losing the color of life
Becoming emotionally numb and detached

Kill my heart
Wanting to end the emotional pain

Release all my pain
Desiring to let go of suffering

I'm shouting out loud
Expressing inner turmoil

Insanity takes hold over me
Feeling overwhelmed by madness

Turning away from the wall
Choosing to break free from emotional barriers

Nothing I can see
Feeling lost and blind to the world

The scream deep inside
An internal cry for help

reflecting another person in my heart
Becoming influenced by someone else's presence

He calls me from within
Feeling a longing or connection to someone

"All existence you see before you
Questioning the reality of one's perception

must be wiped out:
Believing that everything must be destroyed or erased

Dream, Reality, Memories,
Including all aspects of life and experiences

and Yourself"
Including one's own sense of identity

I begin to lose control of myself
Feeling a loss of self-control

My lust is so blind, destroys my mind
Lust and desire clouding judgment and causing harm

Nobody can stop my turning to madness
Feeling uncontrollable and consumed by madness

No matter how you try to hold me in your heart
Resisting being trapped or controlled by someone else's emotions

Why do you wanna raise these walls
Questioning why someone would want to create emotional barriers

I don't know the meaning of hatred
Not understanding the purpose or significance of hatred

My brain gets blown away hearing words of lies
Being deeply affected by deception or falsehoods

I only want to hold your love
Craving a genuine and sincere love

Stab the dolls filled with hate
Symbolizing the need to destroy sources of hatred

Wash yourself with their blood
Using the metaphorical blood to cleanse oneself of negativity

Drive into the raging current of time
Facing the challenges and uncertainties of life

Swing your murderous weapon into the belly
Taking aggressive action against obstacles or enemies

"the earth"
Referring to the world as a whole

Shout and start creating confusion
Expressing frustration and causing chaos

Shed your blood for pleasure
Sacrificing oneself for personal satisfaction

And what? for love?
Questioning the true motives behind actions

What am I supposed to do?
Feeling lost and unsure of one's purpose

I believe in the madness called "Now"
Finding solace or comfort in the present moment

Past and future prison my heart
Feeling trapped by regrets and uncertainties

Time is blind
Time does not discriminate or show favoritism

But I wanna trace my love
Desiring to find and express love

on the wall of time, over pain in my heart
Leaving a lasting mark of love despite personal pain

Art of life
Life is compared to a work of art

Insane blade stabbing dreams
The destructive nature of one's desires

Try to break all truth now
Attempting to challenge or reject established truths

But I can't heal this broken heart in pain
Being unable to mend a wounded heart

Cannot start to live, Cannot end my life
Feeling stuck and unable to move forward or let go

Keep on crying
Continuing to experience emotional pain

Close my eyes
Seeking solace or escape from reality

Time breathes I can hear
Becoming aware of the passage of time

All love and sadness melt in my heart
Experiencing a mixture of love and sorrow

Dry my tears
Yearning to overcome sadness and move forward

Wipe my bloody face
Removing the evidence of pain and struggle

I wanna feel me living my life
Desiring a sense of true existence and fulfillment

outside my walls
Breaking free from self-imposed limitations

You can't draw a picture of yesterday, so
Reflecting on the impossibility of changing the past

You're painting your heart with your blood
Expressing emotions through personal sacrifice

You can't say "No"
Feeling obligated or unable to refuse

Only turning the wheel of time
Continuously moving forward in life

with a rope around your neck
Symbolizing the burden of responsibility

You build a wall of morality and take a breath
Creating moral boundaries to navigate life

from between the bricks
Finding moments of respite within those boundaries

You make up imaginary enemies
Creating conflict or obstacles in one's mind

and are chased by them
Feeling pursued or haunted by self-created fears

You're trying to commit suicide
Metaphorically killing oneself through destructive behavior

You're satisfied with your prologue
Feeling content or fulfilled with one's past experiences

Now you're painting your first chapter black
Taking a dark or negative turn in life

You are putting the scraps of life together
Attempting to build something meaningful from fragments

and trying to make an asylum for yourself
Creating a safe haven or refuge in one's own mind

You're hitting a bell at the edge of the stage
Calling attention to oneself or seeking validation

and
Continuation of the previous line

You are trying to kill me
Feeling overwhelmed or oppressed by external influences

I believe in the madness called "Now"
Finding solace or comfort in the present moment

Time goes flowing, breaking my heart
Experiencing the passage of time as painful

Wanna live
Desiring to truly live and experience life

Can't let my heart kill myself
Refusing to let despair consume oneself

Still I haven't found what I'm looking for
Feeling a sense of incompleteness or longing

Art of life
Life is compared to a work of art

I try to stop myself
Attempting to resist destructive tendencies

But my heart goes to destroy the truth
Feeling compelled to challenge or undermine reality

Tell me why
Seeking the purpose or meaning of life

I want the meaning of my life
Desiring to find personal significance and fulfillment

Do I try to live, Do I try to love
Questioning one's approach to life and relationships

Art of life
Life is compared to a work of art

An Eternal Bleeding heart
A heart that constantly experiences pain

You never wanna breathe your last
Not wanting to give up or face death

Wanna live
Desiring to truly live and experience life

Can't let my heart kill myself
Refusing to let despair consume oneself

Still I'm feeling for
Continuing to search and long for

A Rose is breathing love
Finding love and hope in life