Metropolis what?

[deepcrimsondice.livejournal.com]

Greetings, Hydeologists!

I recently came across the translation of Metropolis (found at Centigrade-j), which shocked me to no end... But then, we all know Hyde's a total perv. What I'm here to ask about is this; some fans were talking about the song and said that he wrote it about his teacher. Unfortunately, I was unable to find anything out, and so I turn to you. Anyone know anything?

[EDIT] And here are the lyrics, for those interested.

Don't disturb the slumber of the android,
it wants to see love.
continuing to dance under the night sky
of endless falling stars.

Indecently wanting each other,
the falling skyscrapers,
make the tip of my tongue wet
we moaned seductively

Don't disturb the sleep of the android,
it wants to see a dream in a dream, make the artificial hearts line up over each other.
even if its a lie make me cum.

Those swarming in the night, won't you join me?

Ruin is outside the window.
Drowning in the writhing pleasure.
Even now it's overflowing,
heal my sexual apparatus.

Don't disturb the slumber of the android,
it wants to see love.
continuing to dance under the night sky
of endless falling stars.
Don't disturb the sleep of the android.
it wants to see a dream in a dream,
Hold me close so the blazing flame doesn't go out.
Again and again and again...
Ah let's line up our artificial hearts over each other.

Comments

[killingsound.livejournal.com]

This really excellent translation by Nanani touches on it. (http://dekiruhito.com/node/75)

Here's an except from it:

hyde : This is a good song. Extremely good. It's got a good tune... Well, this isn't really related. But, I... Um.. (clears his throat) Um. I'm still having relations with a teacher from when I was in elementary school. Ummmm, it was a really good teacher.. That's not what I meant to say. That good teacher didn't exactly give me a blessing or anything, but once in a while when I remember what I was blessed with in elementary school, my relations with that teacher come up, uh... Every time that single comes up, I want to send it to that teacher. When winter fall came out as a single, I sent it... because of the lyrics to metropolis.. oh, this sounds bad. ... but it was... gentle...
ken : Ah, that does sound bad~
hyde : It's the lyrics.
Voice : Ah~

...

hyde : (laughs) This makes me want to say.. "Oh, I'm so sorry, teacher." (laughs)
ken : (laughs)
Voice : Please tell us more about this teacher. Were they male or female?
hyde : Oh, it was a woman teacher.
Voice : A female teacher...
hyde : A woman.. teacher.. Yeah, well, I guess I can't help but reveal it now. That teacher left a huge impression on me.(laughs) She probably tells her students now "You know, I taught hyde from L'Arc". I bet it makes them more interested in her. They wouldn't think this had anything to do with her. But, you know, I tried to write that song, those lyrics, dozens of times before. Whenever I try to write perverted lyrics, I picture that teacher in my mind. (laughs) She, uh.. stimulates my imagination~
ken : She's your ideal?
hyde : Yeah, she is.

[deepcrimsondice.livejournal.com]

Fantastic! Thank you so much~

[tropicsbear]

... **blink**

[ranaeressea.livejournal.com]

Too awesome, lol.

[jishcreator.livejournal.com]

That was amazing! So much L'Arc XD that was so long. I loved it.
I loved the Hyde rubbing part. I don't think any of us mind imagining Hyde like that XD. *fangirl fantasies*
Thank you!~

[l-hirondelle.livejournal.com]

XD

hyde is so cute.

[michan-muchi.livejournal.com]

>> iunteresting song ne?

that teacher, I wonder what she thinks?

[deepcrimsondice.livejournal.com]

Better yet, if that was in elementary school, how old is she now? Since he's nearly 40.... O.o

[michan-muchi.livejournal.com]

Wow, haido does have a secret spot for older women lol

I still don't get how the teacher and the lyrics go or maybe I just don't want to fnd out?

[gakkuhai.livejournal.com]

OoO Hyde. Elementary School, isn't that a little young? Wow. x3

[deepcrimsondice.livejournal.com]

Maybe he meant it in a more respectful way, like she really influenced his life? But that doesnt explain the lyrics.... I love him, but he's a little creepy sometimes. xD;

Maybe that's just the feeling I got. And that bit about... rubbing... totally made me laugh.

[gakkuhai.livejournal.com]

Hyde,creepy? Oh yesh! The rubbing was ... yeah xDD I guess it can be interpreted both ways right. Lol. Oh hydee.

[deepcrimsondice.livejournal.com]

Ah... love that man.

Your icon... is that ken's guitar? Or... what? It's so silly looking. o.o

[gakkuhai.livejournal.com]

Yeah! xD That's ken's guitar in the right place at the right time. ^.~

[cutehasi.livejournal.com]

Very interesting!!! Hyde and an older woman. xDD
Does someone could post the lyrics of metropolis here, please? ö.ö

[tar-valon.livejournal.com]

Actually it isn't exactly like that, I remember asking Liv (The Ark webmistress, she is Japanese) about it, and Hyde didn't mean that she excited him.

This is the original in Japanese of the second part
ｈ：女性の、先生…なんすけど…で、それ…まぁ、送ってしまった
　ものはしょうがないんですけどぉ、ま、先生からは当然
　その部分については触れてこない感じなんですけど（笑）
　先生もやっぱ生徒に…私、ねぇ？「ラルクのhyde教えたのよ」って
　言ってるから、生徒もやっぱ興味があって聞いたりするわけ
　じゃないですか。それ、先生立場ねえだろうなぁとか思って。
　で、それからですね、僕はーそれから…この曲からまた何十曲も
　詞を書いてる訳なんですけど、エッチな詞を書きたい時に、
　いつも先生の顔が頭に浮かんできてぇ（笑）
　僕の…あの、想像、を、掻き消そうとしますね～
k：理性ってヤツかな？
h：理性を、はい。

Hyde: She was a woman, but, well I sent it so there was no helping it, but obviously it's not like that teacher has anything to do with that part of the lyric (laugh). Probably she tells her student that she taught to Hyde of Larc to get their attention. I guess that what a teacher does. Then, from that time, I wrote plenty of songs, but when I want to write a perverted one, there the face of this teacher comes to my mind (laugh) . And my imaginations seems to disappear.
Ken: Maybe you mean your reasons?
Hyde:My reasons, yeah.

[deepcrimsondice.livejournal.com]

That makes so much more sense. Thank you.

[tsukikei.livejournal.com]

I really prefer this over the other, lol. XD It's the small details in the other one that makes it.. kind of funny, yeah. It makes more sense that her face comes to his mind to stop him from writing something perverted. XDD

Still, why would he send the single to her then? XD;; To show that he can write "white" perverted stuff?

[tar-valon.livejournal.com]

Tsukikei, in the radio show, it was All night nippon, he said that he is still in contact with this teacher and that he sends her the things he makes, as a gift of course. I guess he sends his works to his childhood friends as well.^^

[tsukikei.livejournal.com]

Ah, yes. That would explain it. XD Thanks for the info. ^^

[lilybelladonna.livejournal.com]

Well, in Nanani's translation he mentioned that the lyrics were gentle . . .maybe he wanted to show her that even though he wrote a perverted song, the lyrics were still caring?

[tar-valon.livejournal.com]

No, Hyde didn't say yasashii, but yarashii it means indecent, dirty
The original Japanese of that final part is
Hyde: "...このmetropolisって…詞が…ちょっとやばいかなぁ、みたいな。 ……かなり…やらしい……
Ken：あぁ～そっちのやばいね～
Hyde：詞なんすね。

[killingsound.livejournal.com]

Ah, cool. This seems like a more Hyde-ly thing to say.

[choco-wa-kami.livejournal.com]

Hey!
Um, the link to centigrade work but somehow I cannot navigate through the site.
Would you mind posting the translation of metropolis here??
I've looked for it at every possible place but I couldn't find an english one...

[deepcrimsondice.livejournal.com]

No problem~

[choco-wa-kami.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much!!!