Some of you might already be familiar with The Oral Cigarettes, especially if you have watched Noragami.
I think that The Oral Cigarettes have a very interesting rock style, to me it feels like they have a mix between a few different rock genres. This gives The Oral Cigarettes a unique sound. They're instrumental gives the music a more aggressive feel making the music more heavy. But the vocals of Takuya, are so much softer than the music. I feel like this difference creates a good balance, making the song memorable. I think Takuya has a very unique voice, I find it soothing even when they make his voice sound more robotic. Their music does remind me somewhat of Hyde's even though Hyde's music is a lot heavier than The Oral Cigarettes, I can definitely see them taking influence from him.
Takuya also wrote and composed this song. Before looking at the translation, Takuya's voice portrays a beautifully emotional story as if he's trying to get a message across to someone. Then when looking at the translation the lyrics tells the message of fighting for your dreams. They also mention being tied to them by a red string, like the red string of fate. This red string is symbolised a couple times in the music video too, as the man is tied to red cables and there are red lasers when they show the band. The song tells the listener to keep a hold of their dreams, but also talks about them being connected by this red string. So perhaps it could also be seen as a love song. Either way it allows the world to disappear as you are in the moment.
To be honest, I don't really know what to say. I feel like this is one of those songs you have to experience yourself and make your own story. Please let me know yours. Thanks again for reading x
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