Evergreen (hyde)
Released October 17 2001, Evergreen was the first solo single by popular J-Rock vocalist, Hyde, of the Japanese band, L'Arc~en~Ciel. It is featured as the third song on Hyde's first solo album, ROENTGEN.
Supposedly written for a dear friend who had died, the song features soft, moving vocals against a gentle guitar. The original single included both the Japanese version and an ensemble sung in English.
A rock variation, also in English, was included on Hyde's COUNTDOWN single, released October 5th, 2005.
The music video, commonly referred to as PV or promotional video in Japanese music, is very minimalistic, featuring Hyde with soft, bleached hair in nondescript white clothes against a white backdrop. While simplistic, the video is symbolic, the meaning of which has been left unexplained by its artist.
Evergreen is part of an ambitious four song/PV series, compiled onto a DVD titled ROENTGEN STORIES which includes PVs of Shallow Sleep, Angel's Tale, and Secret Letters, also on the ROENTGEN album. The DVD was released November 23, 2004 and ties the four PVs into one intriguing and mysterious story.
Track listing
- "Evergreen"
- "Evergreen" (English Ensemble)
Lyrics (Japanese)
窓の中の僕は グラスの水に 差した花のよう
淡い陽射しに揺れて まどろみの底 気づく夏の気配
無情な時計の針を 痛みの分だけ 戻せたなら
あぁ、おかしな君との日々を あふれるくらい 眺めるのに
This scenery is evergreen 緑の葉が色づきゆく 木漏れ日の下で 君が泣いている
優しい季節を呼ぶ 可憐な君は 無邪気になついて
そっと身体に流れる 薬みたいに 溶けて行ったね
This scenery is evergreen 儚いほど途切れそうな その手をつないで 離さないように
This scenery is evergreen 可哀想にうつむいている 悲しい瞳を ぬぐってあげたいのに
近づく終わりに 言葉ひとつ言い出せない This scenery is evergreen 愛しい人よ
ja:Evergreen (HYDE)