親愛なるDEATHMASK Rōmaji Translation Shin'ai naru DEATHMASK Dear DEATHMASK Release Length 亡骸を… (1993) 3:40 Lyrics by Composed by 清春 清春 Previous Next – –

親愛なるDEATHMASK is one of the few songs that are mistakenly attributed to Dir En Grey, despite being from another band.

In this case, the song was created by 黒夢 (Kuroyume), a Japanese rock band that existed even earlier than Dir En Grey. 黒夢 was, along with X Japan, one of the bands that had great influence on Kyo and at one concert during Dir En Grey's early days, they covered this song along with the band Vasalla. More specifically, this happened on September 15, 1997, on the last date of the Dir en grey presents MAZOHYST OF DECADENCE SHOW tour at Meguro Rockmaykan.[1] At the same concert, they also covered INSANITY by Vasalla and X by X Japan, again with Vasalla.[2] You can listen to the original song here.

After disbanding La:Sadie's on January 15, 1997, and before the formation of Dir En Grey on February 2, the band played a show at 長野Live House J on January 24.[3] At this show, they performed under the name DEATHMASK and played around four cover songs of Kuroyume.[4]

Lyrics ⇵ Japanese ⇅ GOT INTO ”4” 死顔

YOU DON'T KNOW DOUBT, 独裁

BY‥‥ 病的

CUT RELATION, キチガイ



締め上げ過ぎて疲れてしまった

目が合う度笑えてしまう

唾液まみれに息をしていた

首生づかみ殺してしまう



PAST,親愛なる DEATHMASK NOSTALGY‥‥

PAST,正夢とは DEATHMASK NOSTALGY‥‥

⇵ Rōmaji ⇅ GOT INTO "4" Shinigao

YOU DON'T KNOW DOUBT, Dokusei

BY‥‥ Byōteki

CUT RELATION, Kichigai



Shimeage sugite tsukarete shimatta

Me ga au tabi waraete shimau

Daeki mamire ni iki o shiteita

Kubi namazukami koroshite shimau



PAST, shin'ai naru DEATHMASK NOSTALGY‥‥

PAST, masayume towa DEATHMASK NOSTALGY‥‥

There is no official translation available for the lyrics of this song. ⇵ Fan-Translation ⇅ GOT INTO "4" Deathface

YOU DON'T KNOW DOUBT, Dictatorship

BY‥‥ Abnormality

CUT RELATION, Madness



It tightened too much so I got tired

I laugh when our eyes meet

Drenched in saliva I breathe

Killing the severed head



PAST, dear DEATHMASK NOSTALGY‥‥

PAST, the fulfilled dream is DEATHMASK NOSTALGY‥‥



Trivia

Title

The first version's title is written as 親愛なる DEATHMASK, whereas the second version's title is written as 親愛なるDEATH MASK.

Lyrics

When this song was released in 1992 on 生きていた中絶児 ‥‥ , the entire second verse was omitted in the lyrics. When it was re-recorded on the first album, the entire lyrics were omitted from the booklet. The latter omission likely happened due to Kiyoharu singing キチガイ (Kichigai) ("madness"),[5] メクラ (Mekura) ("blindness"), カタワ (Katawa) ("crippled"), ハクチ (Hakuchi) ("retard") at the end of the song. Why the omission in the first version's lyrics happened is unclear.

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