Thursday, August 20, 2009

Song Collection 18: Gackt - Lost Angels

One word to describe this guy...

...Surreal.

From his latest single, Lost Angels:



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Lyrics Translation (credits: amaiyakuyume)
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If you can sleep held in these hands
Then I'll erase it for you within my arms
If we are reborn
and can meet again someday smiling...

"I won't forget you"

"Don't cry anymore..." whispered the sky gently
Winter comes to call, the melody of those that have fallen evokes spring
Like you were on the day we met, you show a smile
And disappear along with the children that clung to your pale hands

The overflowing tears change to powder snow

If you can sleep held in these hands
Then I'll erase it for you within my arms
If we are reborn
And can meet again someday, smiling...

"I won't forget you"

When you were happy, you'd hang your head like you were embarrassed and smile
even that little habit of yours no one else noticed was dear to me

Touch my hands, one more time

If it's a love that can be erased with a violent embrace
then someone rid me of my pain
This world dyed in white engulfed you
Announcing the end of the dream

Because you are smiling somewhere in the sky*
I try to make my uninterrupted thoughts
reach out to where you are

If I can save you by offering up this life
I'll show you how I smile as my body burns up
If we are reborn
And can meet again someday, smiling...

"I won't forget you"

"I will not forget you"

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I've found out recently that they've vocaloid-ed him.

Musician and actor Gackt lent his voice and stage name for the creation of Vocaloid, Gakupo Kamui (神威がくぽ Kamui Gakupo). Yamaha wanted to utilize the voice of a musician but felt it would be difficult to acquire cooperation. They consulted Dwango (new owner of Vocaloid publisher Internet Co. Ltd.), who suggested Gackt, as Gackt had previously provided his voice for Dwango's cell phone services.[1] Referred to alternately as Gakupoid or Gackpoid, the most recent release includes a new program, OPUS Express, for mixing vocal parts with accompaniment and phoneme data.[2] The new software will be available for download for users with registered copies of previous Vocaloids. Besides the new program, Gackpoid will include two of Gackt's songs and three example songs.[3]

The product was originally intended to be released in June 2008, but although Gackt existed as a model for the Vocaloid, it lacked an illustrated avatar to match the previous Vocaloids. Popular manga authorKentarou Miura, famous for his dark fantasy epic Berserk, was approached. Due to Miura's affection for Nico Nico Douga, he agreed to offer his services as character designer for free. As a fan of Berserk, Gackt was more than happy with this arrangement, and requested Miura's sketches be faxed to him as well as the developers, even though he was on location for the filming of Guy Moshe's [Bunraku].[4] Gackpoid was released on July 31, 2008.[3] -source wikipedia

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