THE PLEDGE

THE PLEDGE
Release	THE MARROW OF A BONE (2007)
Length	3:55
Lyrics by	京
Composed by	Dir En Grey
Live Debut	2007.03.10 2007.04.21 (Unplugged ver.)
Last Played	2017.04.29 2019.03.15 (Unplugged ver.)
Previous	艶かしき安息、躊躇いに微笑み
Next	REPETITION OF HATRED
THE MARROW OF A BONE (2007) Tracklist
1. CONCEIVED SORROW 2. LIE BURIED WITH A VENGEANCE 3. THE FATAL BELIEVER 4. AGITATED SCREAMS OF MAGGOTS 5. GRIEF 6. 凌辱の雨 7. DISABLED COMPLEXES 8. ROTTING ROOT 9. 艶かしき安息、躊躇いに微笑み 10. THE PLEDGE 11. REPETITION OF HATRED 12. THE DEEPER VILENESS 13. CLEVER SLEAZOID Liner Notes

Lyrics
Japanese	Rōmaji	Translation
見詰めてた淡い願いを描き 何故震えている? 孤独を抱え少年は晴天の空に何も無いことの意味を 何故に理念は春 はるか遠い約束の声　もう聞こえやしないさ 流れ形を変えてゆき消える 今も心奪われ焼け付く鎖の跡　うらぶれた声　此処に独り 何故に理念は春 はるか遠い約束の声　もう聞こえやしないさ This is my pledge to you まだ上手く生きられないさ　変えられるのはただ… 明日に生かされても 何も変わるはずのない日々　まだ終われない こみ上げる心がまだ咲くのなら　答えてみろよ 誰も癒せやしない	Mitsumeteta awai negai o egaki Naze furuete iru? Kodoku o kakae shōnen wa seiten no sora ni nanimo nai koto no imi o Naze ni rinen wa haru Haruka tōi yakusoku no koe　Mō kikoeyashinai sa Nagare katachi o kaeteyuki kieru Ima mo kokoro ubaware yaketsuku kusari no ato　Urabureta koe　Koko ni hitori Naze ni rinen wa haru Haruka tōi yakusoku no koe　Mō kikoeyashinai sa This is my pledge to you Mada umaku ikirarenai sa　Kaerareru no wa tada… Asu ni ikasaretemo Nanimo kawaru hazu no nai hibi　Mada owarenai Komiageru kokoro ga mada saku no nara　Kotaete miro yo Daremo iyaseyashinai	I vision the small wish I had been gazing Why are you shivering? The lonely boy looks up at the sunny sky that carries no meaning Where is the philosophy of spring? The long lost promise It can not be heard anymore As time goes by, it changes shape and disappears Even now after my heart was taken and rotted My miserable voice I am alone Where is the philosophy of spring? The long lost promise It can not be heard anymore This is my pledge to you I can't live successfully yet But I think I can change… Even if tomorrow lets me live The days will not change It will not end If my full blown heart blooms again Then answer me I can't comfort anybody
These lyrics were translated by Emi Yamada.

Trivia

Title

• While the unplugged songs on THE MARROW OF A BONE (2007) didn't get different titles on the album itself, this song's unplugged version was titled THE PLEDGE [UNPLUGGED] on the "DIR EN GREY AUDIO LIVESTREAM 5 DAYS" setlist.
  • On the setlists for the TOUR07 THE MARROW OF A BONE -PREMIUM LIVE- on April 21 and 28, 2007, the unplugged version uses the addendum -Unplugged-.
• On March 15, 2019, the band performed the unplugged version for the first time since 2007. Due to Kaoru's equipment failing shortly after starting the song, Kyo sang most of it a capella.

Lyrics

• During the line まだ上手く生きられないさ　変えられるのはただ… (Mada umaku ikirarenai sa　Kaerareru no wa tada…), the background vocals sing "ru ru ru". At the end of the line, Kyo sings "Pledge to you". Both were only included in the band score's sheet lyrics.

Appearances

Release Title	Release Date	Song Title	Notes
Audio
THE MARROW OF A BONE	2007.02.07	THE PLEDGE	Regular version.
			Unplugged version.
Video
UROBOROS -with the proof in the name of living...- AT NIPPON BUDOKAN	2010.05.26	THE PLEDGE	Filmed on January 10, 2010 at 日本武道館.
TOUR16-17 FROM DEPRESSION TO ________ [mode of THE MARROW OF A BONE]	2017.09.15		Filmed on April 18, 2017 at Zepp Nagoya.