Dir En Grey - Followers Lyrics
[Romanized:]
Donna kimi mo yurusareru sekai to
Shinjita ano goro to nanihitotsu chigawanai
Kizu to hikikae ni arata ni mieru
Sore ga donna ni zankoku na sekaideatte mo
Kimi o ukeireru koko wa ke dashita kotae to hitotsu
"Sore ga watashi, kore ga watashi"
Nuiawaseta minikui kokoro o
Sonomama no utsukushii kimi de iikara
Kimi o ukeireru koko wa ke dashita kotae to hitotsu
Zankoku na sekaideatte mo kokoro o tsuranuite
Ashita janaku ima kono basho de chikai eru
Dare mo ga motsu ryō me de kasaneta kioku
Sasayaka na ima ni ikite wa
Anata to kasaneru
[Japanese:]
どんな君も許される世界と
信じたアノ頃と何一つ違わない
立ち向かえない日々と方を寄せ合い
傷と引き換えに新たに見える
それがどんなに残酷な世界であっても
君を受け入れる此処は曝け出した答えと一つ
「それが私、これが私」
縫い合わせた醜い心を
そのままの美しい君でいいから
それがどんなに残酷な世界であっても
君を受け入れる此処は曝け出した答えと一つ
残酷な世界であっても心を貫いて
明日じゃなく今この場所で誓える
誰もが持つ両眼で重ねた記憶
ささやかな今に生きては
貴方と重ねる
[English translation:]
A world where anyone is forgiven
And from back in the day when I had faith, nothing is different
As I stand shoulder to shoulder with the days when I couldn't stand my ground
I can see from a new perspective, as an exchange for the scar
No matter how cruel the world is
Here, the place which welcomes you is one with the confessed answer
"That is me, This is me"
The ugly heart that is sown together
Just being your beautiful self is fine
No matter how cruel the world is
Here, the place which welcomes you is one with the confessed answer
Even if it's a cruel worls, I will have faith
To take a vow, not tomorrow but right here, right now
The layered memories made by a pair of eyes which every man has
Living in the mundane moment
Layering it with you
Other Lyrics by Artist
- Dir En Grey - Ryoujoku No Ame
- Dir En Grey - Inconvenient Ideal
- Dir En Grey - Glass Skin (Japanese Version)
- Dir En Grey - Dozing Green (Japanese Version)
- Dir En Grey - The Blossoming Beelzebub
- Dir En Grey - Different Sense
- Dir En Grey - Amon
- Dir En Grey - 「欲巣にDREAMBOX」あるいは成熟の理念と冷たい雨
- Dir En Grey - 獣慾 (Juuyoku, Animal Lust)
- Dir En Grey - 滴る朦朧 (Shitataru Mourou, Trickling Ambiguity)
- Dir En Grey - Lotus
- Dir En Grey - Diabolos
- Dir En Grey - 暁 (Akatsuki, Dawn)
- Dir En Grey - Decayed Crow
- Dir En Grey - 激しさと、この胸の中で絡み付いた灼熱の闇 (Hageshisa To, Kono Mune No Naka De Karamitsuita Shakunetsu No Yami; With Violence, The Burning Darkness, Twined In My Heart)
- Dir En Grey - Vanitas (Emptiness)
- Dir En Grey - Dozing Green
- Dir En Grey - Gaika, Chinmoku Ga Nemuru Koro (凱歌、沈黙が眠る頃; Victory, The Place Where Silence Sleeps)
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Dir En Grey Followers Comments
Can't wait to listen live version.
Reading the lyrics translated and quotes of interviews with Kyo as posted in the comments, I've come to interpret the meaning of this song in a way that reminds me of Higeki wa. I wonder if this could reasonably be a continuation of how he felt then?
Then there's Aka, which feels like Kyo expressing his own feelings that allow him to relate to the people addressed by this song and Higeki...which can stem from loneliness like that which is caused by events like those described in the older song they chose to cover...Riyuu. Given all the interlocking emotion Kyo and his bandmates pour into their songs, it can't entirely be coincidence.
I can't say with certainty how much of it is deliberate (I'm sure some fans will immediately and excitedly tell me "it all is!"), but I can say that you could pick any song of theirs and find that it puts difficult to express nuances of emotions and experiences into clear, empathetic vocals, lyrics, and melodies.
After reading its lyrics I can say this is one of, if not the most positive song of Dir en grey. It is extremely beautiful and makes me happy that even after writing many really depressing songs, Kyo still have some hopes with him. I really admire this man.. This song gives me hopes too! Thanks Kyo and Dir en grey, I am really grateful for your existences and for gifting us with the best music that exists!! I will be a fan forever!
This and un deux are uncharacteristically uplifting
The start of the second verse is my favourite part. The way everything goes together is perfect. 2:33
今までに無く希望を感じられる雰囲気がいい!
大阪公演のアンコール一曲目
ほぼ完璧に歌い上げてて凄かった
素晴らしいアルバム
これライブで声裏返らないで歌えるのかな
縫い合わせた醜い心を
そのままの美しい君でいいから 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 ♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡
that singing + drums + bass combo is just divine.
2:03 killed it. Wonder if he can pull this off in a live.
Look up Karasu from Dum Spiro Spero at Nippon Budokan. He hits a very similar note there
Indeed.
He did.
A true love letter for the fans.
京さんがファンに向けて書いたって言ってただけあってグッとくるなぁ
Followers
どんな君も許される世界と
信じたアノ頃と何一つ違わない
立ち向かえない日々と肩を寄せ合い
傷と引き換えに新たに見える
それがどんなに残酷な世界であっても
君を受け入れる此処は曝け出した答えと一つ
「それが私、これが私」
縫い合わせた醜い心を
そのままの美しい君でいいから
それがどんなに残酷な世界であっても
君を受け入れる此処は曝け出した答えと一つ
残酷な世界であっても心を貫いて
明日じゃなく今この場所で誓える
誰もが持つ両眼で重ねた記憶
ささやかな今に生きては
貴方と重ねる
***
Followers
A world where anyone is forgiven
And from back in the day when I had faith, nothing is different
As I stand shoulder to shoulder with the days when I couldn’t stand my ground
I can see from a new perspective, as an exchange for the scar
No matter how cruel the world is
Here, the place which welcomes you is one with the confessed answer
「That is me, This is me」
The ugly heart that is sown together
Just being your beautiful self is fine
No matter how cruel the world is
Here, the place which welcomes you is one with the confessed answer
Even if it’s a cruel world, I will have faith
To take a vow, not tomorrow but right here, right now
The layered memories made by a pair of eyes which every man has
Living in the mundane moment
Layering it with you
Kill me while this song plays Ill thank you
that bass tho
Behind a Vacant Image...meet...riyuu.. & dozing green before construction..
たっか
that intro is so freakin amazing the guitars come in and then mixing in that electronic sound makes it perfect.
this is a work of art man wow I didn't think they could get better but they have.
Great album overall, but I think this is my favorite track.
I DIDN'T KNOW MY DAD LISTENED TO THIS
sorry bro, but WTF. HOW IN THE FUKIN WORLD THIS COULD BE FAV FROM THIS ALBUM??
wtf no way
oh shit whang listens to deg?
これは高過ぎて歌えんやつやな……
T_ k_uni 再現性を重視しない京さんだから、喉きついときでも無理やり叫ぶんだろうな
Last First あ、すみません。「京さんが」ではなく「カラオケで私が」です。主語書いてなかったせいで変な誤解をさせてしまい申し訳ないです。
@Last First
札幌のライブで聴いてきましたけどほぼ原曲通りでした
むしろ間奏でホイッスルボイスやシャウト入れるなど絶好調でした
I like the unsettling noise at the beginning
Yeah, I knew immediately that this would be my favourite song of the album when I heard that. I don't know what it is with that but it's unsetteling and intriguing
My god, that intro is. Magnifico!
apparently, according to the PHYS interview translated by kyotakumaru on tumblr, he wrote this song for "the maybe two people who understand":
"But for those two people out of thousand who will understand me, for them I wanted to write the 10th song 'Followers’."
and like... even after 15 years i don't know if i understand this guy, but i know he literally saved my life with his lyrics and i just wish he wouldn't think so lowly of himself...
If we go solely by the “Death of the Author” principle, then Kyo’s perspective on this song isn’t any more or less overarching than anyone else’s. The kind of pain that inspired him to write these songs isn’t the exact same that any given listener would feel, but the listener would find solace in these songs from their suffering nevertheless. We may never understand Kyo from a personal perspective — because the lyrics he writes come off differently to us than it does to him, and _we don’t know him personally_ — which is probably why he thinks only “two people out of a thousand” would understand him, but his work has still managed to touch some millions of people’s hearts, and I hope to some degree, he understands that.
how does two out of a thousand mean two people?
I know everyone says they’re “the one of two” but I genuinely feel it. I’m not gonna be generic and say “he saved” my life, but he definitely changed it. Without him i wouldnt want to be a singer. I wouldnt be making music. I wouldnt be interested in music. I wouldnt have any “idol” who i can almost 100% identify with and feel what they feel. I don’t know if i’d ever want to meet him, but i wish i could show him the impact he has had on someone. Show him that he aint alone. Show him what a friend looks like. The other band members are cool and i like them all in their own ways, but they seem like the rockstar type who are just happy with everything. Kyo on the other hand seems like he is the way i feel and just feels empty and lost
This might be my favorite album since their change in style (kisou being my all time favorite) and this song takes the cake as one of the best from 'The Insulated World.' Before this album, I couldn't see how they would continue to evolve but they really did it. So impressed with the new album <3
I think this is their best effort since VULGAR.
Gareth Adamson I think that's fair to say, though I would go 1 album further and say the best since WTD. VULGAR might be one of my least favorite albums...unpopular opinion there I think lol.
Followers (fan re-translation)
Nothing is different to that time when you believed
That the world would forgive you however you are
Drawing close to the days you couldn't face
Changing wounds into something that looks new
No matter what a cruel world it is,
It has the same answer as this place which accepted you:
"That is me, this is me"
This ugly stitched-up soul
Is fine as it is, the beautiful you
No matter what a cruel world it is,
It has the same answer as this place which accepted you
Even if it is a cruel world, prepare your heart
Not tomorrow, you can swear here and now
Memories amassed through the two eyes which anyone has
To live in this meagre time is to
Amass them with you
This just reads like it's trying to prevent another Higeki wa scenario.
fuck this song ... very cool...
下の人も書いてるけど若干zephyrのイメージ
DIR EN GREYへの冒涜
違法アップロードすんなカス
ちょっと落ち着いた方がいいんじゃない?ファンならどうせ買うし。そして、君はどうしてここで聴いてるの?それならみんなと同じくカスになるんじゃない?
Gustav Hjertman
いや、このページ開かないとコメント出来ないやん
聴きに来てるって決めつけはよくないだろ
ガガイノガイ
アルバムの中で上位の曲
ラブソングに近いなあ、というのがおもろい。たぶん一番意外。そして、それだけじゃ終わらないアウトロもいい
京さんが僅かな理解してくれているファンに向けて書いたってインタビューに書いてあった!
これが一番好きかも。
最初から最後までかっこよすぎる。
どんな君も許される世界と
信じたアノ頃と何一つ違わない
立ち向かえない日々と方を寄せ合い
傷と引き換えに新たに見える
それがどんな(に)残酷な世界であっても
君を受け入れる此処は曝け出した答えと一つ
「それが私、これが私」
縫い合わせた醜い心を
そのままの美しい君でいいから
それがどんな(に)残酷な世界であっても
君を受け入れる此処は曝け出した答えと一つ
残酷な世界であっても心を貫いて
明日じゃなく今この場所で誓える
誰もが持つ両眼で重ねた記憶
ささやかな今に生きては
貴方と重ねる
I don't even know the lyrics yet but this song is making me tear up...a lot of raw emotion here, it's beautiful
A world where anyone is forgiven
And from back in the day when I had faith, nothing is different
As I stand shoulder to shoulder with the days when I couldn't stand my ground
I can see from a new perspective, as an exchange for the scar
No matter how cruel the world is
Here, the place which welcomes you is one with the confessed answer
「That is me, This is me」
The ugly heart that is sown together
Just being your beautiful self is fine
No matter how cruel the world is
Here, the place which welcomes you is one with the confessed answer
Even if it's a cruel world, I will have faith
To take a vow, not tomorrow but right here, right now
The layered memories made by a pair of eyes which every man has
Living in the mundane moment
Layering it with you
@crown_clown thank you so much!
Zephyr?
Ethan Strong
It does not resemble at all
The riff at the beginning reminds me of zephyr lmao
lol dir en grey would wish that
I think so too.
is it just me or does this new album really gives a sad/depressive feeling?? but in a good way though...a lot of emotion in this album and the old style brings back memories of when I listened their song years ago...
crown_clown yes i understand what you mean..but with a good way i mean that their songs are so good and they really touch your heart and soul...but it is really sad . Thanks again for the information can you please send a link to the interview?
Yeah, I know. They resonate with my soul so much. I've sent you the links on the other song, you can check it out now.
I read the interview while listening to the album and now I wanna go lay down and cry forever.
Gives me Vulgar/WTD vibes, but with a more modern Diru sound. I love it.
@disthymia exactly!!
This might be their best track ever
Damn, I melted straight into this song. Thank you for uploading it. You did me justice there 😂😂😂