at the very beginning Hosomi start the HIATUS by wrote all the songs except for two songs which he wrote with Masasucks, and he produced the album in collaboration with Horie.
On May 25, 2009, it was newly announced that keyboardist Ichiyou Izawa from Tokyo Jihen and drummer Masakazu Ichinose from Asparagus joined as tour artists.
On May 27, 2009, their first album, Trash We'd Love, was released. Because of the band members' background popularity, their album reached No. 1 on the Oricon albums chart in Japan.
from the time being the HIATUS has now released 3 full-length album aside their first album. there are Anomaly on June 30, 2010 and A World Of Pandemonium on November 23, 2011 in which they colaborated with Jamie Blake (tracks 4 : Souls and Tracks 10 : On Your Way Home).
recently they released a Studio Live Session DVD called The Afterglow where they accompanied by a small orchestra and with Jamie also.
The Ivy
the HIATUS Lyrics
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You said to me
I'll breath out all my sin
Redeem all ignorance
Apprentice disqualified
Percentile of relevance
You see the lightning
And hear the storm roll
down the hill
You touch
the wall of the fortress
And smile like
it's nothing to fear
You take my breath away
My eyes are narrowed
from the glare
And you take my pain away
Right at the moment of truth
Keep holding on
You said to me
I'll breath out all my sin
You heard me
Ignored me
You write it down and forget
Those are
all your good memories
You see the night is coming down
And hear the stars
will sing for us
You touch the ivy on the wall
And smile like
you'd never come back
You take my breath away
My eyes are narrowed
from the glare
And you take my pain away
Right at the time of truth
There's not much to say
She's saving the world
inside my head
Hello to everyone
She's saving today
inside my head
The HIATUS's "The Ivy" is a powerful song with metaphors that are vivid and poetic. The lyrics themselves are open to interpretation and rely heavily on the listener's imagination. The song starts with a person telling another to "keep holding on" while promising to breathe out all their sins. This suggests that one person is troubled and the other wants to help them.
The second verse is equally powerful. It portrays a person who has a certain ignorance and apprentice-like quality about them. While being disqualified, they can redeem themselves by their percentile of relevance. This shows the importance of making the most of every opportunity. The lines about seeing lightning strike the ground and touching the wall of a fortress suggest the person has faced adversity but is still standing strong. The metaphor of holding on is again used in the chorus, and the stanza ends on a note of hope.
The final verse is more introspective. A person writes down and forgets about all their good memories, but the night is coming down, and the stars will sing for them. The ivy on the wall is touched, and the person leaves, smiling like they would never come back. There's a sense of resignation in the lyric about not having much to say. The song ends with the person acknowledging that somebody is saving the world inside their head, and saying hello to everyone.
Line by Line Meaning
Keep holding on
Continue to hold onto something, don't let go
You said to me
You spoke to me, giving me reassurance
I'll breath out all my sin
I will release all of my wrongdoing
Redeem all ignorance
To correct and rid oneself of mistakes made from lack of knowledge
Apprentice disqualified
A student or trainee who has been removed from their role or failed to earn their desired position
Percentile of relevance
The percentage of importance or significance
You see the lightning strike the ground
Observing an electrical discharge and the effect it has on the earth
And hear the storm roll down the hill
Hearing the sound of the natural disturbance moving down a slope
You touch the wall of the fortress
Making physical contact with the protective barrier
And smile like it's nothing to fear
Smiling with confidence and without anxiety
You take my breath away
You leave me breathless and amazed
My eyes are narrowed from the glare
The brightness has caused me to squint my eyes
And you take my pain away
You relieve me of my discomfort or distress
Right at the moment of truth
Precisely at the crucial moment of decision or realization
You heard me
You listened to me
Ignored me
You intentionally disregarded what I had said
You write it down and forget
You document it, but later fail to recall the information
Those are all your good memories
Those are the only positive recollections you have
You see the night is coming down
You perceive the darkness is descending upon us
And hear the stars will sing for us
The sound of the celestial bodies producing musical notes
You touch the ivy on the wall
You make contact with the vine that grows upon the barrier
And smile like you'd never come back
You grin in a manner that suggests you have no intention of returning
There's not much to say
There is not a great deal to communicate
She's saving the world inside my head
She exists solely in my imagination, and is capable of resolving the world's issues
Hello to everyone
Greetings extended to all individuals
She's saving today inside my head
She is preserving and safeguarding the present, as perceived by my mind
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Takeshi Hosomi
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Seiya Matsui
Keep holding on
You said to me
I'll breath out all my sin
Redeem all ignorance
Apprentice disqualified
Percentile of relevance
You see the lightning strike the ground
And hear the storm roll down the hill
You touch the wall of the fortress
And smile like it's nothing to fear
You take my breath away
My eyes are narrowed from the glare
And you take my pain away
Right at the moment of truth
Keep holding on
You said to me
I'll breath out all my sin
You heard me
Ignored me
You write it down and forget
Those are all your good memories
You see the night is coming down
And hear the stars will sing for us
You touch the ivy on the wall
And smile like you'd never come back
You take my breath away
My eyes are narrowed from the glare
And you take my pain away
Right at the time of truth
There's not much to say
She's saving the world inside my head
Hello to everyone
She's saving today inside my head
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私なんかの拙い言葉では語れないほど奥が深いHIATUSの中でも上位に入る大好きな曲
おばんです
人生で初めて行ったLiveの一曲目がこれだった。周りはノリノリで聴いてたけど高1だった俺には衝撃が凄すぎて足をガクガクさせながらただ突っ立って聴いてるだけだった。それから何度もLive行ったけどこの時の衝撃を忘れられないです。
ああ
足ガクガクは草
佐藤裕亮
個人的にこの曲がハイエイタスの中で一番センスを感じる
ムラカミ
誰のどの音がとか、そんなんじゃなくてただこの人たちの純粋な音が素晴らしすぎる…
ｍふんｋたうい
何よりウエノさんがまた演奏しているのが見れて嬉しい。
m n
エルレ復活凄く嬉しいけど、それでもHIATUSもMONOEYESも大好きだし細美さんの作る音楽がとにかく大好きでたまらないな〜としみじみ思います
Yo!Hey! Come on!
こんなにも深い表現力を持ったロックバンドって、他にいる？ 彼らは本当に唯一無二の存在だと感じる。
田中佐藤
柏倉さんのドラムと伊澤さんのピアノが素晴らしすぎる。。
naru naru
@田中佐藤 ピアノは堀江さんですよ~