LOTUS

LOTUS
Release	DUM SPIRO SPERO (2011)
Length	4:03
Lyrics by	京
Composed by	Dir En Grey
Live Debut	2010.12.27
Last Played	2018.04.28
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DUM SPIRO SPERO (2011) Tracklist
1. 狂骨の鳴り 2. THE BLOSSOMING BEELZEBUB 3. DIFFERENT SENSE 4. AMON 5. 「欲巣にDREAMBOX」あるいは成熟の理念と冷たい雨 6. 獣慾 7. 滴る朦朧 8. LOTUS 9. DIABOLOS 10. 暁 11. DECAYED CROW 12. 激しさと、この胸の中で絡み付いた灼熱の闇 13. VANITAS 14. 流転の塔 Disc II 1. 羅刹国 2. DIABOLOS (Demo2010, Short Ver.) 3. 暁 (Demo2010) Poems

Lyrics
Japanese	Rōmaji	Translation
眼を閉じる 此処は蒼い　朱鷺が鳴く　心の底 嵐が連れ去った　明日を感じたいから 剥がれ朽ちる絵と 記憶からまだ涙を消せない この闇の音も きっとそれはもう癒えない 何処かで知りながら 記憶からまた涙を落とし 周りを見渡す きっとそこにはもう誰の 為でもない今が…独り 消えない傷でも綺麗でしょ? 夢が枯れてもまだ愛せるの? 確かに煌く明日じゃない 壊れそうなその意思は 振り返る為の傷じゃない 記憶からまだ涙を消せない この闇の音も きっとそれはもう癒えない 何処かで知りながら 壊れ行く　夜が　目の前で 何もかも捨てた　お前は月 泣いて眠ればいい 過ちが生き方を変えはしない 気高く真っ白な　蓮を咲かせ 背に描いた　意思はもう揺るがない 自由な空　眼を閉じよう What is believing?	Me o tojiru Koko wa aoi　Toki ga naku　Kokoro no soko Arashi ga tsuresatta　Asu o kanjitai kara Hagare kuchiru e to Kioku kara mada namida o kesenai Kono yami no oto mo Kitto sore wa mō ienai Doko ka de shiri nagara Kioku kara mata namida o otoshi Mawari o miwatasu Kitto soko ni wa mō dare no Tame de mo nai ima ga…hitori Kienai kizu demo kireidesho? Yume ga karete mo mada aiseru no? Tashika ni kirameku asu janai Koware sō na sono ishi wa Furikaeru tame no kizu janai Kioku kara mada namida o kesenai Kono yami no oto mo Kitto sore wa mō ienai Doko ka de shiri nagara Koware iku　Yoru ga　Me no mae de Nanimokamo suteta　Omae wa tsuki Naite nemureba ii Ayamachi ga ikikata o kae wa shinai Kedakaku masshiro na　Hasu o sakase Se ni egaita　Ishi wa mō yuruganai Jiyū na sora　Me o tojiyō What is believing?	I close my eyes This place is blue The toki bird cries The storm took my heart away Wanting to feel tomorrow along with the picture That's now peeling and rotting away Can't erase the tears from memory Even this sound of darkness probably won't heal anymore Somehow knowing that… Tears come running down again from the memory Look around There's probably no one to live for now…..alone The un-erasable wound Isn't it as beautiful? If the dream withered, will you still love? It's true; tomorrow will not be all glitters Your weak intention is not a scar, giving you a reason to look back Can't erase the tears from memory Even this sound of darkness probably won't heal anymore Somehow knowing that… It is breaking The night Throwing everything away in front of your eyes You are the moon You shall cry and sleep A mistake won't change one's way of life Be proud and let the pure white lotus blossom My intentions inscribed on my back won't be shaken anymore The free sky Close your eyes What is believing?
These lyrics were translated by Jewels.

Trivia

Title

The symphonic version was called "LOTUS(SymVer)" on a live setlist.

Lyrics

• On the LOTUS single, a line in the last verse received an incomplete translation, with the first part being ignored:

背に描いた　意思はもう揺るがない (Se ni egaita　Ishi wa mō yuruganai) – Your strong intentions won't be shaken anymore

Appearances

Release Title	Release Date	Song Title	Notes
Audio
LOTUS	2011.01.26	LOTUS	Single version.
DUM SPIRO SPERO	2011.08.03		Album version.
DUM SPIRO SPERO AT NIPPON BUDOKAN	2014.07.16	LOTUS (Symphonic Ver.)	Symphonic version.
VESTIGE OF SCRATCHES	2018.01.02	LOTUS	Remastered single version.
Video
TOUR2011 AGE QUOD AGIS Vol.1 [Europe & Japan]	2012.06.20	LOTUS	Filmed on August 12, 2011 at the Koko.
輪郭	2012.12.19		Symphonic version. Filmed on November 11, 2011 at Tokyo Dome City Hall.
TOUR12-13 IN SITU-TABULA RASA	2013.09.25		Symphonic version. Filmed on December 25, 2012 at 東京国際フォーラム・ホールA.
DUM SPIRO SPERO AT NIPPON BUDOKAN	2014.07.16	LOTUS (Symphonic Ver.)	Symphonic version. Filmed on March 8, 2014 at 日本武道館.
Average Sorrow	2015.04.01	LOTUS	Music video.
TOUR16-17 FROM DEPRESSION TO ________ [mode of DUM SPIRO SPERO]	2017.03.21	LOTUS (Symphonic Ver.)	Symphonic version. Filmed on September 23, 2016 at ホクト文化ホール.
FROM DEPRESSION TO ________ [mode of 16-17]	2019.08.07