above the skin

music & lyrics / Hazuki

above the skin

competing lives praying for a tomorrow that will never come again
masses of cold lies, death, egoism, and love

beyond see-through skin flows red
muffle your voice, strain your ears, can you hear the pain?

i’m living with the smiling face of a child who’s learned of the end
what can i do, at this point

i can’t smile any more than this, any more than now
a wonderful light, the warm sun, a red flower
i don’t want to forget any more than this
so i pray that you’ll be here, that you won’t leave

but


from the end” is the direct continuation of this song.

In UNDERNEATH_FILES VOL. 1, Hazuki says of this song: “This song is a new front, or well… the chorus in particular might surprise people when they hear it. (laugh) But contrastingly, the lyrics are very dark. I think the lyrics are going to perceived differently depending on the listener, so I’ll keep the details a secret. I say, oh, it’s like this, then that becomes an absolute.”

from the end” is the direct continuation of this song. Please read the notes for that song to learn more about what this song ended up being about.