ON/OFF - Futatsu no Kodou to Akai Tsumi (Vampire Knight OP Theme)

June 24, 2008 | 6 Comments

Futatsu no Kodou to Akai Tsumi PV screenshot

ON/OFF - Futasu no Kodou to Akai Tsumi (26.7MB, PSP/Quicktime format)

It's been a while since I last heard this song but in general, it's still okay. Having said that, I realized now that part of the reason the song works so well is because it was accompanied by the opening scenes from Vampire Knight. On its own, the song is still pleasant to listen to but the lyrics don't feel as appropriate as it was when it was paired together with the OP scenes. The PV itself is okay but nothing to write home about. It's kind of nice of the singer to make references to Vampire Knight by using chains, red threads, and twin brothers (the singers themselves). But again, I feel some kind of disconnection between the song and the images in the PVs. I kind of miss the scenes where Shiki unleashes out his blood whip and when Zero offers his hand to Yuuki. Those and many other scenes in the OP makes the song a lot more meaningful.

Kanji/Kana version

赤く赤く赤く揺れて
夢の夢の果てへ
離れられない

もう何度も諦めては　押し殺すたび
行き場の無い感情が　目を覚ましてく
穢れの無い　その微笑み　残酷なほど
遠い存在だと分かるよ

癒えない傷　心　蝕むだけなのに
闇の中に　今も宿る　思いを抑えきれない

赤く赤く赤く揺れて
夢の夢の果てへ
出会ってしまった　運命が廻りだす

誰も誰も知らない　秘密
堕ちて堕ちて堕ちて　もう戻れない

罪を刻んでも　きっと

孤独の淵　歩きながら　救われていた
どんな時も　変わらない　リアルな瞳
でも光が　まぶしいほど　生まれる影は
深く　色濃く　忍び寄るよ

ふたつの鼓動　まるで　合わせ鏡のように
似てるけれど　違う痛み　無限に続いて行く

赤く赤く赤く燃えて
全て全て消して
叶うことの無い　幻が動き出す

強く強く儚い　夜を
越えて越えて越えて　逃れられない
罪に溺れても　きっと

赤く赤く赤く揺れて
夢の夢の果てへ
出会ってしまった　運命が廻りだす

誰も誰も知らない　秘密
堕ちて堕ちて堕ちて　もう戻れない

罪を刻んでも　きっと

Romaji version

Akaku, akaku, akaku, yurete
Yume no, yume no hate e
Hanarerarenai

Mou nan do mo akiramete wa, oshikorosu tabi
Ikiba no nai kanjou ga me wo samashiteku
Kegare no nai, sono hohoeru zankoku na hodo
Tooi sonzai da to wakaru yo

Ienai kizu kokoro mushibamu dake na no ni
Yami no naka ni ima mo yadoru omoi wo osaekirenai

Akaku, akaku, akaku yurete
Yume no, yume no hate e
Deatte shimatta unmei ga mawaridasu

Dare mo, dare mo shiranai himitsu
Ochite, ochite, ochite, mou modorenai

Tsumi wo kizande mo, kitto

Kodoku no buchi arukinakagara sukuwareteita
Donna toki mo kawaranai riaru na hitomi
Demo hikari ga mabushii hodo umareru kage wa
Fukaku, irokoku shinobiyoru yo

Futatsu no kodou maru de, awase kagami no you ni
Niteru keredo chigau itami, mugen ni tsudzuiteiku

Akaku, akaku, akaku, moete
Subete, subete, keshite
Kanau koto no nai, maboroshi ga ugokidasu

Tsuyoku, tsuyoku, hakanai yoru wo
Koete, koete, koete, nogarerarenai
Tsumi ni oboretemo, kitto

Akaku, akaku, akaku yurete
Yume no, yume no hate e
Deatte shimatta, unmei ga mawaridasu

Dare mo, dare mo, shiranai himitsu
Ochite, ochite, ochite, mou modorenai

Tsumi wo kisande mo, kitto

Posted by Garten

Comments

June 24, 2008 | Elizabeth wrote:

This song's not bad, but it's still nothing special. i didn't know that the singers themselves were twins, though, that's pretty cool! =)

June 24, 2008 | anna_w wrote:

LOL so they're brothers. I thought they look similar but I just thought that maybe that's because the PV looks so dark.

June 25, 2008 | Chloe wrote:

I didn't think much of the OP until now- there's something appealing about twins. Haha~

June 25, 2008 | Queena wrote:

I wonder what it's like to have twins. I mean that's like looking like a mirror image of yourself walking around and doing something either different or similar to you (depending on the personality.

And I can't help but grinning at the PV. Those red strings look like one of those strings you can buy at supermarket. Wish they had gone CG. It'd be more convincing.

June 29, 2008 | Oliver Berkeley-Leveson-Cholmondeley-Cavendish wrote:

It's not particularly good or bad having twins, I have an identical twin - of course, *he* copies *me*, lol

October 5, 2008 | Tiffany wrote:

I think the strings work well ;]
CG strings would look out of place.
And these have meaning ^^