Repentance (メルセデスの懺悔 Merusedesu no Zange[?], aka Mercedes' Confession) is a song by Guchiry featuring Yuzuki Yukari and IA. It is the first track of the album AIWAKARE, the ninth track of the album Mugenhouyou, the ninth track of the album Yume Monogatari, and the image song for Mercedes.
Lyrics[]
雨が止まない 雲間は見えない
誰か私の胸を撃ってくれないか
日陰に咲いてた青い花 踏み潰せば色が変わるのかい？
誰も見ちゃいないなら構わない やってみればいいさ わかるだろう
彼の触れた花びらは紅く 染まりきっていた
どうしようもない 取り返しなどつかない 動くことすらままならない
何も出来ない ただ見ているしかない 己の無力さを呪うだけ
ふと気づいたらここは見知らない天井 誰かがそっと呟いた
「貴女方はここで救済されるのです」 笑う少年の目に光は無い
誰もいない 誰もいない 私に赦しを与える者なんていない
誰もいない 誰もいない 私に慈悲を与える者なんていない
誰もいない 誰もいない 私を救ってくれる者なんていない
誰もいない 誰もいない 私を殺してくれる者なんていない
雨が止まない 雲間は見えない
誰か私を殺してはくれないか
どうしようもない 取り返しなどつかない 時は決して戻りはしない
何も出来なかった私のすべきこと 贖罪のためにただ祈ろう
あなたの為ならば命も惜しくはない 何も無いこんな私に
生き続けていく意味を教えてくれた ならば盾となり矛になろう
祈りを 祈りを 祈りを
赦しを 赦しを 赦しを
絶望も 後悔も 全て吐き出して
あなたの元へ
Ame ga yamanai kumoma wa mienai
Dare ka watashi no mune o uttekurenai ka
Hikage ni saiteta aoi hana fumi tsubuseba iro ga kawarunokai？
Dare mo michainainara kamawanai yattemireba iisawakarudarou
Kare no fureta hanabira wa akaku somarikitteita
Doushiyou mo nai torikaeshi nado tsukanai ugoku koto suramamanaranai
Nani mo dekinai tada miteiru shika nai onore no muryoku sao norou dake
Futo kizuitara koko wa mishiranai tenjou dareka ga sottotsubuyaita
"Kijokata wa koko de kyuusai sareru nodesu" warau shounenno me ni hikari wa nai
Dare mo inai dare mo inai watashi ni yurushi o ataeru mononante inai
Dare mo inai dare mo inai watashi ni jihi o ataeru mononante inai
Dare mo inai dare mo inai watashi o sukuttekureru mononante inai
Dare mo inai dare mo inai watashi o koroshitekureru mononante inai
Ame ga yamanai kumoma wa mienai
Dare ka watashi o koroshite hakurenai ka
Doushiyou mo nai torikaeshi nado tsukanai toki wa kesshitemodori wa shinai
Nani mo dekinakatta watashi no subeki koto shokuzai notame ni tada inorou
Anata no tamenaraba inochi mo oshiku wa nai nani mo naikonna watashi ni
Ikitsuzuketeiku imi o oshietekuretanaraba tate to nari hokoni narou
Inori o inori o inori o
Yurushi o yurushi o yurushi o
Zetsubou mo koukai mo subete hakidashite
Anata no moto e
The rain continues endlessly, and I can't see between the clouds.
Could someone please just shoot me in my chest?
That blue flower that blooms in the shade; if trampled on, would it change color?
No one will see it, so it has no meaning; no one will understand.
Those petals he touched were dyed a deep red.
I can't undo my actions, left unable to even move, unable to do anything regardless of how hard I try,
I can't do anything at all; I can only watch, hating myself for how powerless I am.
I realized suddenly the ceiling I saw was unfamiliar; someone's voice whispered
“You shall be saved.”[1] The boy laughed, yet no light was in his eyes.
There's no one, no one, no one here who would forgive me.
There's no one, no one, no one here who would have mercy on me.
There's no one, no one, no one here who would save me.
There's no one, no one, no one here who would kill me.
The rain continues endlessly, and I can't see between the clouds.
Could someone please just kill me?
I can't undo my actions, left unable to even move, that time will never return to me.
The only thing left for me to do is to pray for atonement.
If I'm doing it for your sake, then my life has nothing to regret.
You've taught me what it means to live, so I shall be your shield and spear.
Praying, praying, praying,
Forgiving, forgiving, forgiving,
Letting out all of my despair and regret,
For you.
English translation by Imbadatpickingusernames
Background[]
A cheerful and energetic child named Mercedes is now begging for forgiveness after losing her brother. She encounters a leader of a new religion named Crowley, and after seeing her brother in him, becomes a fanatic and a sister of the Cult of the Abandoned City.[2][3][4]
Characters[]
- Mercedes (MC)
- Mercedes' brother (side)
- Crowley (cameo)
- Astraea (cameo)
External Links[]
Official[]
- YouTube Music
- NicoNico (remake, album preview)
- NicoNico (original ver., album preview)
- Spotify
- SoundCloud (old)
Unofficial[]
Trivia[]
- The theme of the song is Mercedes's separation from her younger brother.[5]
- Guchiry mentioned how he wanted to create a music video for the song, but ultimately abandoned the idea due to extreme content.[3][6][7]
- Around halfway through the song are riffs from Melancholy.[8]
References[]
- ↑ “you” refers to both Mercedes and her dead brother.
- ↑ https://twitter.com/bomless_race2/status/1175079274648178692
"メルセデスの懺悔久々に聴いたけど素晴らしいな メルセデスは弟の死を自分のせいと責め続け赦しを乞い続けるんですよ そんでクローリィに亡き弟を重ねつつ彼の中に神聖さを感じて狂信者として教団のシスターになるんです 懺悔室は彼女が自らの罪を贖うための場所/It's been a while since I heard "Repentance", and it's amazing. Mercedes keeps blaming herself for the death of her brother, and keeps begging for forgiveness. Then, she sees in her late brother's holiness in Crowley, and she becomes a fanatic and a sister of the cult. The confessional is where she atones for her sins." - ↑ 3.0 3.1 Guchiry's Instagram
"元気印のお姉ちゃんメルセデスが如何にして心の壊れた人間となってしまったのかを描いた曲 最愛の弟との別れ、そしてクローリィを始めとする面々との 新たな出会いがテーマです 作った時期は何気に古くて、非生産的とかと同じくらい MVにしたいんですけど内容が過激なのでどうするべきかチームで熟考中です/A song that depicts how Mercedes, a cheerful older sister, became a broken-hearted person. The theme of the song is the separation from her beloved brother and the new encounters with Crowley and other people. It's quite old, it was created around the time of Unproductive. I want to make it into a MV, but the content is so extreme that my team and I are pondering over what to do." - ↑ https://twitter.com/bomless_race/status/1257223483475365888
"弟の死を乗り越えられず新興宗教にハマって毎日数時間を礼拝に費やすほどの狂信者となり最終的に教団懺悔室のシスターを務め始めた女の子の曲「メルセデスの懺悔」が聴けるｿﾞ！/You can listen to the song "Repentance" about a girl who couldn't get over the death of her younger brother and became addicted to a new religion, becoming such a fanatic that she spent several hours a day praying, and eventually started working as a sister in the church's confession room!" - ↑ AIWAKARE XFD description
出逢いもあれば、別れもある。そしてそこには、愛があった。/There are encounters, just like there are separations. And then, there's love.
"“別れ”をテーマに、6人のコンポーザーが集ったコンピレーションアルバムです。/This is a compilation album of six composers on the theme of "separation"." - ↑ https://twitter.com/bomless_race2/status/1130610289299222528
"「メルセデスの懺悔」っていう曲があるんだけど、この曲ストーリー性しかないからかなりカット数のあるMVにしたい（願望）/There is a song called "Repentance", I would like to make a MV with quite a few cuts because this song is all about storytelling (desire)" - ↑ https://twitter.com/bomless_race2/status/1134515271165546501
"『メルセデスの懺悔』って曲、頭の中で妄想絵コンテ作ってたらエグいカット数になってしまったのでこれは頼むに頼めないぞ まずキャラを十数体用意してもらう所からというクソ妄想/I was making a fantasy storyboard for the song "Repentance" in my head, but I ended up with an awful lot of cuts, so I can't ask you to do this for me. I had to start with a dozen or so characters, and that's fucking delusional." - ↑ https://twitter.com/bomless_race2/status/1602628567166521344
"曲がそれぞれ繋がりがわかるようにイントロや間奏アウトロで関連曲のリフが入ってたりするのもポイントだわよ 気付いてくれたかな/Another key point is that the intros and outros of the songs include riffs from related songs so that you can see the connection between the songs. I hope you noticed."