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 Heat Haze. 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

 * -|Japanese Lyrics=


 * -|English Translation=

(Unofficial Translation)

This fantasy story's gotten away from me Ever since that accident we were plunged into Alone, now, I realized that

However, she's disappeared The warmth her words carried, repeating in my mind Put simply, I've grown to hate it

For that one moment, my senses heightened My head was filled with countless calculations Almost enough to make me faint

This is a reimagining of the human body These eyes of mine I've turned cold, their color -- don't they... Remind you of a demon, somehow?

My cerebral fluids won't find peace My cells, they try to understand The illusion of red, white, and blue, conjured up by that midsummer day I'll dissect it, and take your bloodstained hand in mine

You're definitely still trapped in the heat of that summer "But I'm still normal, all right?"

Don't worry; if I xxx everyone but you I can save you, so

My research's taken more than a few years But my precision, it's the result of Hundreds of years of human progress

Investigating your theory on that illusive world With all its misfortune, its charm It's a helpless space that can't be helped And more trouble than it's worth

Was it the world of daydreams? Just like the inner workings of a fairytale It had the touch of unreality

But simple, absolute science is what's wise I'm going to draw it out, just like that time Just like you and me

If the future insists on being unforgivably bright Then this existence of mine, which had everything robbed from it since that day Today, I'll

Begin the countdown to the experiment And tell you to open that door once again, saying "Hey. You're up next. Let's see how fast you can run."