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"Kurenai" Lyrics

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I could not look back, you'd gone away from me
I felt my heart ache
I was afraid of following you
When I looked at the shadows on the wall
I started running into the night to find the truth in me

Arashi fuku kono machi ga omae o daku
fukunikeru kaze ni sae me o tojiru

Omae wa hashiri-dasu nani ka ni owareru you

Ore ga mienai no ka sugu soba ni iru no ni

Hito-nami ni kiete yuku kioku no toiki
Ai no nai hitori butai mou taekirenai

All of you in my memory is still shining in my heart
surechigau kokoro wa afureru namida ni nure

Kurenai ni somatta kono ore o nagusameru yatsu wa mou inai

Mou nido to todokanai kono omoi
tozasareta ai ni mukai
sakebi-tsuzukeru

Omae wa hashiri-dasu nani ka ni owareru you

Ore ga mienai no ka sugu soba ni iru no ni

Kurenai ni somatta kono ore o nagusameru yatsu wa mou inai

Mou nido to todokanai kono omoi
tozasareta ai ni mukai
sakebi-tsuzukeru

Kurenai ni somatta kono ore o nagusameru yatsu wa mou inai

Oh! Cry in deep red
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Verified yes
LanguageEnglish
GenreRock, Pop, Metal
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Duration00:06:20
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Copyright ©Lyrics © Sony/atv Music Publishing Llc
WriterH Jones
Lyrics licensed byLyricFind
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Last updatedMarch 9th, 2022
About"Kurenai" (紅, literally "crimson") is a song by Japanese heavy metal band X Japan, written by Yoshiki. One of the band's oldest songs, they have been performing "Kurenai" since 1985, several versions have been released. Most significantly, as their major label debut single on September 1, 1989.

"Kurenai" was first released on X's June 1985 live demo tapes, which were titled "Live" and "Endless Dream". The lyrics are entirely in Japanese, while the next version, released on their April 1988 debut album Vanishing Vision, is entirely in English and begins with an intro played by hide on guitar. A flexi disc included within the June 1988 issue of Rockin' f magazine, contains "Kurenai (Original Japanese Version)". It begins with an intro played by Yoshiki on piano and contrary to the title, was mostly in English. The version on 1989's Blue Blood begins with an orchestrated piece, then the guitar intro, and is mostly in Japanese, with only the opening lyrics in English. Only a few months later, the single version was released, although very similar to the recording on Blue Blood, it does not have the orchestrated intro.

While appearing to be a love song, Yoshiki stated that "Kurenai" is actually about the struggle of one's heart. hide revealed that it was his favorite X song before he joined the band and was disappointed that they did not perform it when he did, so he had to nag to get them to play it. Yoshiki commented that was probably because the song's arrangement at the time was too simple. Both Toshi and Taiji felt that the track has a very Japanese feel to it, with Taiji stressing that each member helped arrange the version that appears on their debut album.

"Kurenai" is one of X Japan's signature songs. It is played at nearly all of their concerts, often accompanied by the stage being lit in red light and the band pausing during the last third in order to let the audience sing the chorus on their own. The single version features that specific bit of a live performance added after the studio recording, hence the title being written as "紅 Kurenai + Your Voice" on the back of the single's case. The B-side is a live recording of the song "20th Century Boy", originally by British rock band T. Rex. The live material from both songs was recorded on June 10, 1989 at Hibiya Yaon.

Two music videos for "Kurenai" have been created. The first was included on their independently released Xclamation VHS in 1987, before being included on DVD in the X Japan : Complete II box set in 2005. Making-of footage for what was advertised as a music video for "Kurenai" was included on the CBS/Sony produced VHS Thanx in 1989. However, this footage was used in a music video for the song "Xclamation" on the Shigeki! Visual Shock Vol. 2 home video later that year instead.

The second was directed by Nathan Fox and mainly shot as the band performed live on top of the Kodak Theater in Hollywood, California in January 2010, it has the sound of the audience added to the audio.

It reached number 5 on the Oricon chart, and charted for 39 weeks. In 1989, with 133,090 was the 74th best-selling single of the year, and in 1990, with 176,450 was the 67th best-selling single, being certified Gold by RIAJ.

Album Details

X Japan - Vanishing Vision [1988]
Vanishing Vision / track 8
X Japan
5.0 / 5 (3)
X Japan - On The Verge Of Destruction [1995]
X Japan - X Singles [2009]
X Singles / track 1
X Japan
5.0 / 5 (1)
X Japan - Blue Blood [1989]
Blue Blood / track 10
X Japan
5.0 / 5 (3)

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