Porno Graffitti "Melissa" メリッサ

PORNO GRAFFITTI ポルノグラフィティ is a Japanese male rock band from Innoshima.

This song, Melissa, is taken from PORNO GRAFFITTI album BEST BLUE’S [2004], which was used as the opening theme for anime series FULL METAL ALCHEMIST in 2003.

I love the song from the very first beat! Esp the strong bass and rythimc drum! A big fan of the anime Full Metal Alchemist [FMA] too. I had the complete series back then; somehow i forgot where i put them -.-' nyeh...

The clip is quite... weird? All the weird/unique clips are considered to have a strong semiotic touch for me. In this case, Melissa is a SEMIOTIC clip i like :)
Watch it on Youtube: Porno Graffitti - Melissa [with text]



Kimi no te de kirisaite Tooi hi no kioku wo
Kanashimi no iki no ne wo tometekure yo
Saa Ai ni kogareta mune wo tsuranuke

Asu ga kuru hazu no sora wo mite Mayou bakari no kokoro moteamashiteru
Katawara no tori ga habataita Doko ka hikari wo mitsukerareta no ka na

Naa Omae no se ni ore mo nosetekurenai ka?
Soshite ichiban takai toko de okizari ni shite yasashisa kara toozakete

Kimi no te de kirisaite Tooi hi no kioku wo
Kanashimi no iki no ne wo tometekure yo
Saa Ai ni kogareta mune wo tsuranuke

Tori wo yuuyami ni miokutta Chi wo hau bakari no ore wo kaze ga nazeru
Hane ga hoshii to wa iwanai sa Semete chuu ni mau MELISSA no ha ni naritai

Mou Zuibun to tachitsukushite mita kedo
Tabun kotae wa nai no darou Kono kaze ni mo iku ate nado nai you ni

Kimi no te de kagi wo kakete Tamerai nado nai daro
Machigatte mo Nidoto aku koto no nai you ni
Saa Jou no ochiru oto de owarasete

Sukui no nai tamashii wa nagasarete kieyuku
Kieteyuku shunkan ni wazuka hikaru
Ima Tsuki ga michiru yoru wo umidasu no sa

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English Translation:

Cleave apart the memories of those faraway days with your hands
End the breath of sadness
Come on, pierce through my chest made anxious by love

Looking at the sky in which the tomorrow will come,
I don't know what to do with my heart that is only lost
Birds by my side flew away- I wonder if they found light somewhere

Come now, won't you let me ride on your back, too?
Then keep far away from the kindness that I deserted at the highest place

Cleave apart the memories of those faraway days with your hands
End the breath of sadness
Come on, pierce through my chest made anxious by love

I saw off birds into the dark evening, the wind strokes the me who merely crawls the ground
I won't say that I want wings; I want to become Melissa leaves dancing in midair, at least

I've already tried to keep standing many times
But that's probably not the answer, right?
'Cause then I won't go against this wind

Take the key with your hands, you won't be hesitating, right?
Even if you were wrong, if it seems that it'd never open again
Come on, end it with the sound of a lock falling

A soul that cannot be saved drifts and disappears
In the instant it vanishes, it shines faintly
Now, it creates a night with a full moon

L'Arc en Ciel "Link"

L'Arc en Ciel. o yeah!
This happy-sya-la-la-upbeat song is used for Full Metal Alchemist Movie opening theme.
I love the song, the lyric, the clip, the hilarious of Hyde on the clip, and of course the movie [FMA].

Watch it on Youtube: L'Arc en Ciel - Link



Romaji Lyric

oboeteiru kai?
osanai koro kara tsumasakidachi de todokanai tobira ga atta yo ne
jikan wo wasurete samayoi tsukushita
meiro no michi wa itsumo soko ni ikiataru

muishiki ni kimi no egao wo sagasu no wa tomerarenai
nani hitotsu kawarazu ni ima mo boku wa kaketeyuku

tatoe haruka tooku hanarebanare ni nattemo tsunagariau omoi
itazura na unmei ga furikakarou tomo koware ya shinai

nozomareru asu ga sono saki ni aru to
atama no oku de dare mo ga kizuiteiru hazu sa
harewataru hibi ni arasoi no dougu ga
kiesaru toki wo itsuka kimi ni misetai na

kizutsukeau no wo yamenai ochiteyuku sekai dakedo
kimi ni deaeta koto dake de mou nanimo kowaku wa nai

tatoe kono karada ga ikura moetsukitemo ii sa kimi ni sasagu nara
oosora he to boku wa masshiro ni maiagari mamotte ageru

tatoe haruka tooku hanarebanare ni nattemo tsunagariau omoi
itazura na unmei ga furikakarou tomo koware ya shinai

tatoe kono karada ga ikura moetsukite mo ii sa kimi ni sasagu nara
itsuka umarekawaru sekai ga sono me ni todoku to ii na

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English Translation

Do you remember?
When we were young, there was a door we couldn't reach even standing on tiptoes
Not caring about the time, we just wandered about
and always end up in the road's maze

I couldn't stop myself from unconsciously searching for your smile
Even now, nothing has changed,I still keep on running to you

No matter how apart we are, our feelings are linked and connected together
Even if a mischievous fate befalls us, it will never break

Someone should have noticed
That the future that we've been yearning for is just ahead
Someday, on a clear cloudless day,
I want to show you a world where the tools of war had already disappeared

This world's falling apart, where people can't stop hurting each other
But because I've met you, I don't fear anything anymore

I don't care how much my body burns, as long as it's for you
I'll fly up the pure white heavens and protect you

No matter how apart we are, our feelings our connected
Even if a mischievous fate befalls me,it will never break

I don't care how much my body burns, as long as it's for you
I would be nice if one day, I can show you the world born anew

L'Arc en Ciel "READY STEADY GO"

A great song for a great series.
The song Ready Steady Go was chosen to be the theme song for Full Metal Alchemist series, as 2nd opening song.

Watch it on Youtube: L'Arc en Ciel "READY STEADY GO"



Romaji Lyric

READY STEADY CAN'T HOLD ME BACK
READY STEADY GIVE ME GOOD LUCK
READY STEADY NEVER LOOK BACK
LET'S GET STARTED READY STEADY GO

fukitonde yuku fukei korugaru you ni mae e
kurushi magure demo hyouteki wa mou minogasanai

ate ni naranai chizu yakute shimaeba ii sa
uzumoreta shinjitsu kono tenohira de tsukami torou

muchuu de (hayaku) kake nukete kita
urusai kurai ni harisake sou na kodou no takanari
hibite (yonde) iru kimi no koe
koko de tachidomaru you na jikan wa nai sa
READY STEADY GO

kazoe kirenai kizu kakae konde ite mo
chotto yasotto ja tamashi made wa ubawasenai
ano oka no mukou de kimi ni deaeta nara
nani kara hana sou sonna koto bakari omou yo

muchuu de (hayaku) kake nukete kita
urusai kurai ni harisake sou na kodou no takanari
hibite (yonde) iru kimi no koe
koko de tachidomaru you na jikan wa nai sa
READY STEADY GO

READY STEADY CAN'T HOLD ME BACK
READY STEADY GIVE ME GOOD LUCK
READY STEADY NEVER LOOK BACK
LET'S GET STARTED READY STEADY GO

kokoro wa (hashiru) ano sora no shita
karamawari suru kimochi ga sakebi dasu no o tomerarenai
kimi made (todoke) kitto ato sukoshi
atsuku hizashi ga terasu kono michi no mukou
READY STEADY GO
PLEASE. TRUST ME.

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English Translation

READY STEADY CAN'T HOLD ME BACK
READY STEADY GIVE ME GOOD LUCK
READY STREADY NEVER LOOK BACK
LET'S GET STARTED READY STEADY GO

Sceneries being blown away seem to whirl in front of me
Even if I get desperate, I won't overlook my target anymore

An unreliable map should be burnt
I'll grasp onto the buried truth with my hands

I came running frantically -hastily-
The throb of my heartbeats feels deafening enough to burst
Your voice is echoing -shouting-
There's no time to be like standing still here
READY STEADY GO

Even if my countless wounds get hugged
For a moment and gently, I won't let my soul get taken
On the other side of that hill, if I met you
I'd only think about what to start talking from

I came running frantically -hastily-
The throb of my heartbeats feels deafening enough to burst
Your voice is echoing -shouting-
There's no time to be like standing still here
READY STEADY GO

READY STEADY CAN'T HOLD ME BACK
READY STEADY GIVE ME GOOD LUCK
READY STREADY NEVER LOOK BACK
LET'S GET STARTED READY STEADY GO

My heart -runs- underneath that sky
I can't stop my idle feelings from crying out
Surely I'll -reach- you in a little while
The sunlight shines hotly across this path
READY STEADY GO
PLEASE. TRUST ME.