Sakurasou

While I was writing about Fragrance, my mind kept running back to another one of Gackt‘s songs. It’s very short (less than three minutes) and it bears quite a delicate name: Sakurasou (Primrose). The song appeared on the 2005 album, Love Letter, but it reached my ears only a couple of months ago. I’ve been listening to it almost daily and I haven’t grown to hate it. Before anything else, allow me to show you the English translation of the lyrics:

“Shading your eyes from the light between the trees,
you turned around and softly smiled at me.
Inside of a calm breeze,
I was holding you before I even realized it
Blushing, you closed your eyes and softly kissed me
You were more beautiful than any other flower
I loved you
I always loved you.”

We don’t have a music video for the song and we don’t really need one. The way I see it, it is enough to close your eyes and you will visualize this brief episode. Personally, I see a couple (in this case, Gackt and a beautiful lady) in the park, during spring or early summer. They are young, happy and in love. It’s a fleeting picture-perfect moment, gone before you know it, leaving behind a bittersweet feeling. It might sound strange, but it’s as if you can taste it on the tip of your tongue, like the velvety touch of a fine drink. And then, if you give permission, it will flow into the deepest corners of your soul. There’s a smile, a kiss, a hug… and then it’s all gone.

It’s a memory, short and sweet and painful. A love story as delicate as a flower, there to be cherished before it’s too late. We can assume that Gackt thinks of his ex-wife or of another past lover whenever he sings this song. It’s not a secret for his fans that he has loved and lost a few times. So, while songs like Vanilla bring forth his wilder side, Sakurasou shows a completely different part of his personality, one we can only really see through music.

As for the melody, I like the fact that it’s quite playful in the beginning, sounding like a music box towards the end, as if fades away. All the while, Gackt’s voice is melancholic and the lyrics, while painting a gorgeous scene, keep reminding you that their story is over. Why and how… it no longer matters. I love the song. When I listen to it, it’s like the noise and everything that’s “too much” are forced to fade away for a few minutes, long enough for me to stop, admire and move on. If you feel the same way, you will return for more, no doubt about that.

by Elena Atudosiei

Tags: beauty, gackt camui, kiss, loss, love, music, primrose, review, sadness, sakurasou, song

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