My Beautifully Elegant Flower of Evil

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My favourite song from "Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2, 2nd Ending.

~Waga Routashi Aku no Hana~
(ALI Project)

Dakusei wa oni seigi wa nanzoto
Tou maeni aragae yo akutoku no hana
Gizen no yume shishi me ni wa me wo sashi
Sei mo ja mo wakatareru koto nashi
[The corrupt world is a monster; "What is justice?"
Struggle against it before you ask that, oh wicked flower
Gaze at the eyes that look to a hypocritical dream
There's no such thing as being able to distinguish between holiness and evil]


Hikari wa tae taijinoyou ni
Kimi wa nemuru yami no shikyuu
Kodoku koso ito oshii
Yuiitsu no mikata to narudarou
[Light ceases; like a fetus
You sleep in the womb of darkness
Indeed loneliness is dear
It'll become your sole ally, right?]


Hitori hitori chishio ni mamire
Kono jidai ni umareochita
Erabarashi oujira yo
Tatakai koso shukuen
[One by one, they were smeared by bloodshed
And born into this era
Oh, chosen princes
Indeed fighting is a banquet]


Aa ware wa uruwashi zen chi
Ai no haha kimi wo umu
Kono chichi ni hagukumi shimono wa
Jigoku no harakara
[Ah, I am a beautiful omniscience
The mother of love gives birth to you
What nurtures you in this milk
Is your brethren of hell]


Mokushi no in shinri wa nanzoto
Shirimo sezu uzomoreshi intoku no tane
Moroha no ken nukuha ni wa ha wo muke
Mamorubeki mono dake wo shinjite
Aragamama ni kimi wa kimi wo hanate
[The mark of a revelation; "What is the truth?"
Without even knowing that, the seed is buried and concealed
With a double-edged sword, turn your sword on a pulled sword
Only believe in the things that you must protect
You release yourself as you are]


Danmatsuma no sakebi wo abite
Ranjuku seshi kono sekai ni
Momikomare i wo sogare
Tada ikiru shikabane no mure
[Swallowed and having their intent killed
By this overripe world
That bathes in the screams of their last moments
The groups of corpses merely live]


Sore wa kimi ga fumishidaku mono
Awaremukoto wa yasui keredo
Sukuwarezu sukuwareru
Uragiri no hito no michi
[That's what you stomp flat
It's easy to pity
But without being saved, you are scooped up
On the path of people who betray]


Aa ware wa routashi bitoku
Haha no ai kimi wo hamu
Kono hara ni haramitsuzukeru wa
Igyou no tsubasa ka
　[Ah, I am an elegant virtue
A mother's love consumes you
Is what continues to be carried in this stomach
A strangely shaped wing?]


Goku shi no kagi shinjitsu wa ariya
Sagasedomo hatemo nashi konton no ori
Shinpan no ya iru te ni wa te wo fure
Kyo to jitsu ga oremagari majiwaru
Yoru akerumade kimi wa kimi ni insu
[A prison guard's key; reality exists
Even if you search for it, the cage of chaos is endless
Touch the hands of the shooter who fires the arrow of judgment
The fake and the real break, bend, and mix together
Until dawn breaks, you are addicted to yourself]


Sakare yo sakeyo
Chiriisogukoto nakare
[Prosper! Bloom!
Don't be quick to fall apart]


Mokushi no in shinri wa nanzoto
Shirimo sezu uzomoreshi intoku no tane
Moroha no ken nukuha ni wa ha wo muke
Mamorubeki mono dake wo shinji yo
[The mark of a revelation; "What is the truth?"
Without even knowing that, the seed is buried and concealed
With a double-edged sword, turn your sword on a pulled sword
Only believe in the things that you must protect]


Dakusei wa oni seigi wa izukoto
Tou uyori mo sakihokore akutoku no hana
Gizen no yume shishi me ni wa me wo sashi
Sei mo shi mo kyoukai wa arumaji
Saigo no koku kimi wa kimi ni junji
Subete wo daki satoran
[The corrupt world is a monster; "Where is justice?"
Bloom fully from asking it, oh wicked flower
Gaze at the eyes that look to a hypocritical dream
There must be a limit for life and death
In your final moment, realize that you'll die for yourself
And embrace everything]

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Scary video, beautiful yet wicked lyrics. That's the reason why I love music from Japan most. <3
Most ALI Project songs seem 'complicated' and 'rushing' and 'weird'. Somehow I like it because it's different. The Genre?

Neoclassical + Progressive Rock + Darkwave