Originally named X (エックス, Ekkusu), they released their debut album Vanishing Vision (1988) on Yoshiki's own Extasy Records one year after finalizing their line-up including bassist Taiji, lead guitarist Hide and rhythm guitarist Pata. They achieved breakthrough success in 1989 with the release of their second and major debut album Blue Blood. Following 1991's Jealousy, Taiji left the band in early 1992. He was replaced by Heath and the group changed their name to X Japan before producing the mini album Art of Life (1993), which is composed solely of the 29-minute title track. In 1995 the group dropped most of its original visual kei aesthetics in favor of a more casual look and released Dahlia (1996), which like their two previous albums debuted at number one. X Japan performed their last concert at the Tokyo Dome on December 31, 1997, making it the last of five consecutive sold-out New Year's Eve concerts the group held at the stadium.
After ten years, X Japan reunited in 2007 and recorded the new song "I.V.". Over the next two years they performed several concerts, including their first overseas show in Hong Kong, and formally added Sugizo as lead guitarist in place of Hide, who died in 1998, before holding a North American tour in 2010. In 2011, the band went on their first world tour throughout Europe, South America and Asia. Shortly after reuniting, work began on their sixth studio album. During its ten years of production, several release dates were announced, but it remains unreleased despite Yoshiki's claim of its completion in September 2018.
X Japan has released five studio albums, six live albums, and 21 singles. In 2003, HMV Japan ranked the band at number 40 on their list of the 100 most important Japanese pop acts. In 2007, Rolling Stone Japan ranked Blue Blood number 15 on its list of the 100 Greatest Japanese Rock Albums of All Time.[1] In 2017, Loudwire named X Japan the Best Metal Band from Japan. It has been reported that X Japan has sold over 30 million records.[2][3]
DAHLIA
X Japan Lyrics
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変わらない想い 奇麗な嘘に変えても all alone
果てしない夜空に流れる 涙を抱きしめて もう一度
Oh, my dahlia 心を濡らす 悲しみは
数えきれない星座になるけど
You don't know where you're going to 迷いの中で広げた
You'll see blue sky 形のない 夢でもいい
明日の風にかざして 羽ばたく 今
Time after time you try to find yourself
流れる時代の中で
絶えない傷抱きしめ 切なさの風に舞う
Dream on your left, dead on your right 青い夜を抱きしめて
明日を問い掛ける 矛盾だらけの心に dead or live
永遠の一秒に流れる 涙を飾らないで もう二度と
Oh, my dahlia 誰もが持つ心の傷跡に 流れる雨は
Time after time 夜の空に 生まれた意味 問い掛ける
絶えない涙の河 銀色に輝やくまで
冷たい風に吹かれて 飛び立てない鳥達が
それぞれの夢抱きしめ 夜明けの空を
Destiny, alive, heaven, love
Innocence, always,
Destroy, aftermath, hell
Life, infinite
Time after time you cry in reality
流れる時間を止めて
流した涙の軌跡 幻想の花が咲く
The lyrics of X Japan's song DAHLIA are a cry of desperation--a plea for solace and release from the burdens of pain and loneliness. The song is a tumultuous journey through the singer's struggles and their attempt to find meaning and hope amid the chaos of their emotions.
At the core of the song are the feelings of isolation and despair that the singer is grappling with--they cry day and night and are all alone, caught between past regrets and an uncertain future. They yearn for something to fill the void in their heart, to put an end to the endless tears that seem to flow like a river.
The song speaks to the human condition--the need for connection, the search for meaning, and the struggle to find one's place in the world. It is a powerful reminder that no matter how lost we may feel, there is always the possibility of hope and redemption, even in the darkest of moments.
Line by Line Meaning
Do nothing but cry day and night 過去と未来の狭間で
変わらない想い 奇麗な嘘に変えても all alone
Being sandwiched between past and future
Unchanging sentiments, even if changed to scintillating lies
All alone, crying day and night with no other pursuit
果てしない夜空に流れる 涙を抱きしめて もう一度
Oh, my dahlia 心を濡らす 悲しみは
数えきれない星座になるけど
Embracing the tears that flow in the endless night sky
The sadness has soaked the heart again
Creating innumerable constellations
You don't know where you're going to 迷いの中で広げた
孤独の翼 涙の海を越えたら
You'll see blue sky 形のない 夢でもいい
明日の風にかざして 羽ばたく 今
In the midst of confusion spreading about
Through the sea of tears, loneliness spreads its wings
If you get past it, the blue sky awaits you
Even unknown dreams are good enough to make you soar with the wind of tomorrow
Time after time you try to find yourself
流れる時代の中で
絶えない傷抱きしめ 切なさの風に舞う
Repetitively attempting to discover oneself
In the era of ceaseless flow
Embracing an everlasting agony, while dancing in the gust of sorrow
Dream on your left, dead on your right 青い夜を抱きしめて
明日を問い掛ける 矛盾だらけの心に dead or live
Holding on to a blue night on the left, death lurks on the right
Challenging tomorrow, in a heartful of contradictions, to choose between dead or alive
永遠の一秒に流れる 涙を飾らないで もう二度と
Oh, my dahlia 誰もが持つ心の傷跡に 流れる雨は
Not adorning the tears that flow in eternity
No more
The rain that flows in everyone's wounded heart
Oh, my dahlia
Time after time 夜の空に生まれた意味 問い掛ける
絶えない涙の河 銀色に輝やくまで
冷たい風に吹かれて 飛び立てない鳥達が
それぞれの夢抱きしめ 夜明けの空を
Recurring, questioning the reason born in the night sky
Until the endless river of tears shines silver
Birds that cannot take flight against the cold wind
Embracing each of their dreams, in the dawn sky
Destiny, alive, heaven, love
Innocence, always,
Destroy, aftermath, hell
Life, infinite
Destined alive in heaven's love
Forever innocent
Destroyed aftermath, in the depths of hell
Infinite life
Time after time you cry in reality
流れる時間を止めて
流した涙の軌跡 幻想の花が咲く
Again and again crying in reality
Stopping the flow of time
The trajectory of the tears shed, a flower of fantasy blooms
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: Yoshiki
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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DAHLIA
X JAPAN
作曲︰Yoshiki
作詞︰Yoshiki
DO NOTHING BUT CRY
DAY AND NIGHT
過去と未来の狭間で
変わらない想い
奇麗な嘘に変えても…ALL ALONE
果てしない夜空に流れる
涙を抱きしめて…もう一度
OH MY DAHLIA
心を濡らす 悲しみは
数えきれない星座になるけど
YOU DON’T KNOW
WHERE YOU’RE GOING TO
迷いの中で広げた
孤独の翼 涙の海を越えたら
YOU’LL SEE BLUE SKY
形のない 夢でもいい
明日の風にかざして
羽ばたく…今 AH
TIME AFTER TIME
YOU TRY TO FIND YOURSELF
流れる時代の中で
絶えない傷抱きしめ
切なさの風に舞う
DREAM ON YOUR LEFT
DEAD ON YOUR RIGHT
青い夜を抱きしめて
明日を問い掛ける
矛盾だらけの心に…DEAD OR LIVE
永遠の一秒に流れる
涙を飾らないで…もう二度と
OH MY DAHLIA
誰もが持つ心の傷跡に
流れる雨は…
TIME AFTER TIME 夜の空に
生まれた意味 問い掛ける
絶えない涙の河
銀色に輝やくまで
冷たい風に吹かれて
飛び立てない鳥達が
それぞれの夢抱きしめ
夜明けの空を…
TIME AFTER TIME
YOU CRY IN REALITY
流れる時間を止めて
流した涙の軌跡
幻想の花が咲く
@user-qq6tp7rp4m
DO NOTHING BUT CRY
DAY AND NIGHT
過去と未来の狭間で
変わらない想い
奇麗な嘘に変えても…ALL ALONE
果てしない夜空に流れる
涙を抱きしめて…もう一度
OH MY DAHLIA
心を濡らす 悲しみは
数えきれない星座になるけど
YOU DON'T KNOW
WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO
迷いの中で広げた
孤独の翼 涙の海を越えたら
YOU'LL SEE BLUE SKY
形のない 夢でもいい
明日の風にかざして
羽ばたく…今 AH
TIME AFTER TIME
YOU TRY TO FIND YOURSELF
流れる時代の中で
絶えない傷抱きしめ
切なさの風に舞う
DREAM ON YOUR LEFT
DEAD ON YOUR RIGHT
青い夜を抱きしめて
明日を問い掛ける
矛盾だらけの心に…DEAD OR LIVE
永遠の一秒に流れる
涙を飾らないで…もう二度と
OH MY DAHLIA
誰もが持つ心の傷跡に
流れる雨は…
TIME AFTER TIME 夜の空に
生まれた意味 問い掛ける
絶えない涙の河
銀色に輝やくまで
冷たい風に吹かれて
飛び立てない鳥達が
それぞれの夢抱きしめ
夜明けの空を…
TIME AFTER TIME
YOU CRY IN REALITY
流れる時間を止めて
流した涙の軌跡
幻想の花が咲く
@Zeus_Koniten02
この曲は伸びるべき。名曲中の名曲。
@aleborgne42
I agree, this one is beautiful, a classic
@user-nj5yw9hc3k
DAHLIAは音楽史に残る斬新な曲だと思う。
YOSHIKIさんの才能がいかんなく発揮されている。
この曲はメタルでもロックでもクラシックでもない新しい音楽だと思う。
@user-ul3km8mj4e
かつてこんな壮大な楽曲を作るバンドが日本に存在したってだけで誇りに思います。
@user-my2sm7ms7z
ヨシキが異常なまでに高品質な音に拘っているのがよく分かる曲ね
ストリングスの臨場感とバンドサウンドを両立させてるミックスバランスが凄い
@user-ul3km8mj4e
分かります。奥行きを感じますよね。
@user-dl7xv2pw8w
素晴らしい!
なんて感動的な曲。
これ作れるってどういう才能。計り知れない。
@ariaf7209
なんかいきなりdahliaが聴きたくなって来たけど最高だな
全然色褪せないや
@user-dz2yt1ps5c
演奏の絡み合いが凄すぎて脳内再生では追いつかない。ここに聴きにきてしまう。
@rnbqw057
こんなに長い曲なのに全然グダグダ感を感じさせない。
どのパートも素晴らしいアレンジ!最高!
最後のアウトロは神!!