Bakudo - Before Becoming a Demon
This song depicts a soul struggling on the edge of collapse, a final cry for humanity and the name once held before completely 'demonizing'.
Creative Background
"The third work in the 'Bakudo' series. Through extreme emotional swings and materialized pain (such as vomiting and fear of light), it explores how society coldly categorizes one's pain as 'family issues' or 'symptoms' and defines them as 'dangerous' in media reports. Before becoming a 'demon' in the eyes of the public, that child also had a name and a voice."
Lyrics
朝 起きられない僕
Morning, I who cannot wake up
光が怖くて目を閉じた
Scared of the light, I closed my eyes
飲み込んだはずの朝ごはん
The breakfast I was supposed to have swallowed
気づけばまた吐き出した
Before I knew it, I threw it up again
理由もなく揺れる感情
Emotions swaying without reason
笑った次の瞬間 落ちる
Falling the moment after laughing
普通の朝を生きる人が
People who live through ordinary mornings
遠い星みたいだ
Seem like distant stars
こんな日々が
These days
こんな日々が
These days
僕をここまで追い詰めた
Have pushed me this far
もう戻れない
I can't go back anymore
僕がーーー
I am---
魔 魔 魔 魔 魔 魔
Becoming a demon demon demon demon...
になるんだ
I'm becoming one
でも
But
僕が
Before I
魔 魔 魔 魔 魔 魔
Become a demon demon demon demon...
になる前に
Become one
僕だって
Even I
名前があったんだ
Had a name
壊れる前の
Before I broke
声があった
There was a voice
家庭の問題だろう
"It must be a family problem"
昔から兆候があった
"There were signs from long ago"
誰かが理由を並べて
Someone lines up reasons
安心して眠る
And sleeps in peace
こういう人は危ない
"People like this are dangerous"
テレビが答えを決める
TV decides the answer
僕の人生は
My life
記事の中で説明される
Is explained within an article
魔 魔 魔 魔 魔 魔
Becoming a demon demon demon demon...
になるんだ
I'm becoming one
でも
But
僕が
Before I
魔 魔 魔 魔 魔 魔
Become a demon demon demon demon...
になる前に
Become one
僕だって
Even I
ちゃんと生きていたんだ
Was living properly
壊れる前の
Before I broke
痛みがあった
There was pain
魔 魔 魔 魔 魔 魔
Demon demon demon demon...
魔 魔 魔 魔 魔 魔
Demon demon demon demon...
魔 魔 魔 魔 魔 魔
Demon demon demon demon...
魔 魔 魔 魔 魔 魔
Demon demon demon demon...
魔 魔 魔 魔 魔 魔
Demon demon demon demon...
魔 魔 魔 魔 魔 魔
Demon demon demon demon...
魔 魔 魔 魔 魔 魔
Demon demon demon demon...
魔 魔 魔 魔 魔 魔 魔
Before becoming a demon demon demon demon...
になる前に
Become one
魔 魔 魔 魔 魔 魔 魔
Before becoming a demon demon demon demon...
になる前に
Become one
僕だって
Even I
名前があったんだ
Had a name
壊れる前の
Before I broke
声があった
There was a voice