Machiavellism

Machiavellism
Release	Withering to death. (2005)
Length	3:16
Lyrics by	京
Composed by	Dir En Grey
Live Debut	2004.03.19
Last Played	2024.03.30
PV
Previous	GARBAGE
Next	dead tree
Withering to death. (2005) Tracklist
1. Merciless Cult 2. C 3. 朔-saku- 4. 孤独に死す、故に孤独。 5. 愛しさは腐敗につき 6. Jesus Christ R'n R 7. GARBAGE 8. Machiavellism 9. dead tree 10. THE FINAL 11. Beautiful Dirt 12. Spilled Milk 13. 悲劇は目蓋を下ろした優しき鬱 14. 鼓動

Lyrics
Japanese	Rōmaji	Translation
my comeuppance & your ignorance lyrical show time abilityの溢れる真っ赤なshow time comical show time vitalityの爛れる真っ赤なshow time cynical show time realityの生まれる真っ赤なshow time radical show time eternityの壊れる真っ赤なshow time そうさ今も俺は見つけられない存在の意味が だからもっともっともっともっともっとこの体に意味を刻み付ける —ただ笑って踏みにじればいい— いまだ突き刺さった禍々しい反覆の声が いつかきっときっときっときっときっとこの心に響き刻み付ける —ただ笑って突き砕けばいい— hurry up!hurry up!wrist-cut show hurry up!hurry up!wrist-cut show no thank you!no thank you!…good bye! hurry up!hurry up!wrist-cut show hurry up!hurry up!wrist-cut show 気付けないよりましなはずさ my comeuppance & your ignorance hurry up!hurry up!wrist-cut show hurry up!hurry up!wrist-cut show no thank you!no thank you!…good bye! hurry up!hurry up!wrist-cut show hurry up!hurry up!wrist-cut show show timeなんざ俺には関係ねぇ…ハハ That's all I know about it [go ahead!] Please come to the last gasp with me [my pleasure]	my comeuppance & your ignorance lyrical show time ability no afureru makka na show time comical show time vitality no tadareru makka na show time cynical show time reality no umareru makka na show time radical show time eternity no kowareru makka na show time Sō sa ima mo ore wa mitsukerarenai sonzai no imi ga Dakara motto motto motto motto motto kono karada ni imi o kizami tsukeru —Tada waratte fumi ni jireba ii— Ima de tsukisasatta magamagashii hanbuku no koe ga Itsuka kitto kitto kitto kitto kitto kono kokoro ni hibiki kizami tsukeru —Tada waratte tsukikudakeba ii— hurry up!hurry up!wrist-cut show hurry up!hurry up!wrist-cut show no thank you!no thank you!…good bye! hurry up!hurry up!wrist-cut show hurry up!hurry up!wrist-cut show Kizukenai yori mashi na hazu sa my comeuppance & your ignorance hurry up!hurry up!wrist-cut show hurry up!hurry up!wrist-cut show no thank you!no thank you!…good bye! hurry up!hurry up!wrist-cut show hurry up!hurry up!wrist-cut show show time nanza ore ni wa kankei nee…haha That's all I know about it [go ahead!] Please come to the last gasp with me [my pleasure]	my comeuppance & your ignorance lyrical show time Full of ability It's the Blood Red show time comical show time Inflammation of vitality It's the Blood Red show time cynical show time Reality comes to life It's the Blood Red show time radical show time Eternity breaks It's the Blood Red show time That's right, I still can't find the meaning of my existence That's why I slice the meaning on my body more and more and more and more and more —Go ahead and laugh, and just walk away— The voices of backstabbers still stick to me Someday maybe, maybe, maybe, maybe, maybe the voice will be heard straight to my heart —Go ahead and just laugh, and break away— hurry up!hurry up!wrist-cut show hurry up!hurry up!wrist-cut show no thank you!no thank you!…good bye! hurry up!hurry up!wrist-cut show hurry up!hurry up!wrist-cut show It's better then to not even notice it my comeuppance & your ignorance hurry up!hurry up!wrist-cut show hurry up!hurry up!wrist-cut show no thank you!no thank you!…good bye! hurry up!hurry up!wrist-cut show hurry up!hurry up!wrist-cut show Show time Its non of my business…hehehe That's all i know about it [go ahead!] Please come to the last gasp with me [my pleasure]
These lyrics were translated by Emi Yamada.

Trivia

Lyrics

• The English part was written in allcaps on 朔-saku- (2004).
• On Withering to death. (2005), "inflammation" is mistakenly written as "infllammation".

Appearances

Release Title	Release Date	Song Title	Notes
Audio
朔-saku-	2004.07.14	MACHIAVELLISM	Single version.
Withering to death.	2005.03.09	Machiavellism	Album version.
Video
TOUR04 THE CODE OF VULGAR[ism]	2004.10.06	Machiavellism	Filmed on April 24, 2004 at Zepp Tokyo.
AVERAGE FURY	2005.06.29		Live music video.
TOUR05 It withers and withers -Bootlegged-	2006.02		Filmed on April 29, 2005 at 新木場STUDIO COAST.
TOUR05 It Withers and Withers	2006.05.03		Filmed on November 6, 2005 at 新木場STUDIO COAST.
TOUR12-13 IN SITU-TABULA RASA	2013.09.25		Filmed on February 1, 2013 at 新木場STUDIO COAST.
TOUR16-17 FROM DEPRESSION TO ________ [mode of Withering to death.]	2018.07		Filmed on October 12, 2017 at Zepp Tokyo.
25th Anniversary TOUR22 FROM DEPRESSION TO ________	2023.07.05		Filmed on November 8, 2022 at Zepp Haneda.