Word and Image

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fuck
flattery
success
money

all I do is lie back and suck my thumb

Ikkyu
(15th century monk and poet)

Lyrics and Image

[tanfouk.livejournal.com]

So...
Don't say anything
You're just a little bit frightened now so
Don't say anything

You're just a little bit in grief so
In the last act, offer your prayers

The magic of the moon is... shalle a le rilla
Because we whisper in sugary voices

If just one more wish comes true
I want to join hands with you and laugh

Inside of the dream...
Inside of the memory, we'll definitely meet again...

If you can regain your smile
If your laughing self returns
Sadness will turn into kindness

"As that far off memory was..." with all your desires

The magic of the moon is... shalle a le rilla
If you can forget your tears
If you can touch your kindness
I want to sleep near you

If the magic of the moon vanishes
Because good-byes are visited again
If we can follow our feelings right now
I want to join hands with you and dance

Inside of the light, the place we should return to,
Because I'll meet you again somewhere

U + K  lyrics by Gackt, translation by Mina-P
Image:  Head of the Cat-witch of Okabe, woodblock print, about 1847, by Utagawa Yoshifugi.  Not only is the head made up of cats, the mouth is kitty's bow, and the eyes are bells.
I don't really know if I find the image and lyrics more amusing or slightly disturbing.  Anyway, can you imagine being in the audience the first time the dancing cats appeared at  one of Gackt's concerts?