棘 [Toge] [English translation]

The unending red thread

It is a trap prepared and lying in wait

The prey, it yearns only for the sweet honey

I see it ensnared

Its pupils clouding over

And yet

I don't think it could have seen me

What is this "eternity" you whisper?

A dream more boring than you could imagine

One by one the world takes turns

Drowning in fantasy

Your voice resounds deep inside the dream

I couldn't be anyone

I'm just pretending to be someone

Is that okay?

Well, if you could put it into words,

you'd understand

Blissful thorn

With my false expressions of desire1

I lure you in

As you are embraced by the night sky

Turning, revolving star

Breaking free of samsara

I painted you in my dream

The sweet-looking honey

From what bitter flower did it spill?

It can't escape into the night

The moon freezes over

Revealing the illusion, I thrust my stake into your heart

And yet

Inside yourself, you still exist

Come this way, as you are now

Soaked with tears of desire

I thrust the thorn in deep

Dripping, free from the nightmare

What will be charmed by this disguise?

Casting off the lie of

"Your true self"

Reeling in that blood-red thread

The moon weeps at night

1. The word here, "願望", means "desire", however the word that is actually sung is "フェイク", which is the English word "fake". The music video shows both words, with "fake" being given as a poetic reading of "願望" for the purposes of the song.

• Artist:ELFENSJóN
• Album:EPHEMERA