Dead and Seek

Dead and Seek (デッドアンドシーク Deddo ando Shīku) is an album exclusive song, which is featured on the Mekakucity Days album.

Background

 * Dead and Seek tells the story of Kenjirou Tateyama, who was possessed by the Snake of Clearing Eyes after his death in a landslide, which allowed him to enter the Kagerou Daze. Although the only goal Kenjirou tried to achieve was to be reunited with his wife Ayaka, he lost control over his actions, as the snake used him for its own intentions, leading him to do inhumane things.

Lyrics & Translation

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(Unofficial Translation)

The rampaging of the illusionary story From beyond the incident that jumped out I noticed without anyone’s help

On the other hand, she had vanished The heat of her partner’s repeated conversation Simply turned to hatred in my mind

At that moment, my senses heightened My head was filled to the brim with calculations An amount that could render me unconscious

This is the “transformation of the human body structure” Doesn’t the color scheme of those sleepless eyes Look somehow like a monster’s?

My brain fluids won’t calm down My cells try to understand I drew out that midsummer day with red, white, and blue illusions

I took the hand stained with blood from an autopsy

You are surely still bound to The heat of that summer

“But I’m still normal” Don’t worry, even if I have to XX everyone but you I’ll come rescue you soon

A research that lasted more than several years Its precision turned into results worth Some centuries worth of the progress of humanity

Investigating the illusionary theory That unfortunate, exquisite Empty space that nothing could be done for Was troublesome in every way

Was it the existence of the fantasy world? Like the “contents” of a fairy tale It resembled an unreality

But simply, science is wisdom I’ll draw it out in just the same way as that time “Like you, and me”

I definitely won’t allow it, if it’s a bright future From that day, everything had been stolen from me

In order to make sure of its existence, again today

I’ll start this experiment, and with the countdown Now, shall I open the door once more?

“Hey. Next is your turn. I wonder if you’ll be able to escape well?”

Trivia

 * It was voted as the #23 Kagerou Project song in the KagePro Song Popularity Ranking 2019.