Hey there, everybody! How are you today?
Today, I'm going to enter the Visual Kei domain and talk about one of my favorite bands, the GazettE. In this review, I'm going to be focusing much more about underlying meanings and hidden messages than anything else. This video and song paired together are quite deep and have so much symbolism that I have to give my interpretation on it. Yes, that's right, my interpretation. It may not be what the song-writer had in mind, but it's what I believe, so don't DARE tell me I'm "wrong" (I'm happy to hear your opinions, though!).
Oh, and I want you to know that I'm not being biased towards them when I rate them highly. It's honestly one of the best MVs out there, so I'm honestly in love with it.
First of all, let me get the more uncomplicated stuff out of the way. I'll kick this review off with the style. Now, I love the VK fashion! It incorporates so many different styles, and the makeup and hair rock. The GazettE is a band full of godly-looking men with great fashion sense, so it's obvious that I'm going to appreciate the style in this MV. I love the spiked hair to freaking death, and Ruki's eyeliner is beautiful as always! I'm really liking the jackets and vests used here as well. Not to mention Kai's awesome pants. All in all, the style gets a 5 out of 5 from me.
Now for the song itself. This might be my favorite GazettE song. I say might because "Silly God Disco" is pure awesome sauce. The instruments blend perfectly, as expected from these boys, and the vocals match the lyrics' sorrow and heartache to the very last note. For those of you that don't know the lyrics, it's about longing for someone who is now gone; gone as in dead. Most of the lines can simply point to a dead lover, but if you listen closely, you find that it's actually about a dead or dying child ("Even through my plugged ears, I can still hear the sound of a broken cradle"). The muffled child's laugh in the beginning supports this. I'll go into more detail about this in the next paragraph- which is about the plot- but for right now, I have to give a rating for the song. I'm going to say 4.99 out of 5. What is a 5 out of 5 for me? I don't know, we'll have to wait and see. I save 5 out of 5 for the best song in existence. I wonder if I'll ever find that song...
Time to get into the most detailed part of this review: the plot of the video. In short, the video shows a young girl in a red dress, standing in a red room with a sink running with white paint. The paint spills out onto the floor, and the girl starts to spread the paint on the walls until they're completely covered. In the band shots, this same girl is in a white dress, standing in the corner immobilized. I already expressed how the song was about a dead/dying child. This could mean many things in and of itself, but I'll give my three main theories based on the lyrics and the video:
One, a toddler with a terminal illness. "I don't want you to fade away" indicates that this child may be slowly dying, which makes me think of a hospitalized little girl. Blood-red represents many things, and in this case, it's representing life. White, as well as red, could be taken as a variety of symbols. Here, it means the lack of blood and therefore lack of life. Little by little, the red room (which stands for the girl's blood/life) is being painted the color of death. You may think "oh, but black is death, right?" You could be right, since black makes us think of the Grim Reaper and funerals; but in Chinese tradition, people wear white at funerals. It stands for snow and winter, a point in which life comes to a standstill. Even though this is a Japanese song, I think the white may be tied to Chinese funerals and snow. In conclusion, the little girl is slowly and painfully passing away, leaving the singer behind (could be father/mother, sibling, idk. Whatever you prefer). A painful way to look at it, but any way you slice it, this is a painful song.
Secondly, it could mean a miscarriage. The mother's uterus and/or the baby in it are having complications, and the mother is having to deal with the fact that she will inevitably loose her unborn child. The red room represents a healthy, blood-colored uterus, while the white represents the complications. Considering the fact that the girl is in a white dress at some points, I take it that she was a stillborn. I can't begin to imagine the pain that the mother must be going through. Mothers have ties and bonds to their children even before birth. How could you ever get over loosing such a precious person to death before you even getting to meet?
My last theory is an abortion. Abortion comes for many different issues, such as complications with the fetus, inability to support a child, etc. The lyrics point to the singer being pained with the abortion, which leads me to believe that the abortion can't be helped, whatever the reason may be. The singer is feeling pain and guilt for killing the human before it has a chance to live, but is powerless. I haven't been in any of the situations I've covered, but I think that this may be one of the worst things that could happen to a person. Having no choice but to take the life of your child... I can't even begin to think about it. It breaks my heart.
I officially am finished with this incredibly long review! All in all, Guren gets a 4.999 out of 5 from me. Yeah, I know, soooo close to a perfect score!! Tell me your thoughts below, and I would love to hear any other theories you have on the song's meaning. I'll see you guys later! Remember to make every day beautiful~
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