(Apologizes if an incomplete ask sent through, I was asking a question but the Internet cut off :<)
My question was though, how much can you analyze about the English lyrics of No. 7 (anime intro)? The lyrics supposedly explain some of the story and you're the best theorist I know who can put this in an organized post XD
(Sorry if you've been asked this before haha feel free to ignore if so and have a great day!)
I looked at the Japanese and English versions, and well, to better organize the meaning of the song, I'm going to write it here in a more objective way, it will be easy to understand the meaning as you read the lyrics.
This is because the Japanese version has a lot of wordplay and puns, the English version translated it literally and in the same way as the Japanese, which made some passages confusing.
Let's get started (this is the full version of the song)
So now let me tell you the story of number 7
1 Huh? Eh? Instantly happy and sad, even the past and the future
2 Two shadows appear within the rumors (the passion turned into nothing, it's just a story)
3 A sweet fruit mixed with the unreal
4 Yes, yes, even if I tell you repeatedly
5 Look, look, you're not listening properly (passion turned into nothing, an endless story)
6 After all, the boring thing is the ugly reality
7 Morning, day and night, like ten winds and five rains, rumors circulate
8 Without becoming pure in heart, turning my back against the unchanging mirror
9 I Want Some Magic, Say Seven Mysteries, That's Not Perfect
10 But We Are Struggling Because We Are Incomplete
11 Swinging the blade, words, too far
12 Wearing the smiling mask of lies (you in that place)
13 They Were Hurt Because Of Someone Else
14 Between sin and punishment, in that place where no one exists
15 Surely He Is There
So now let me tell you the story of number 7
A secret history
I heard from somewhere
16 It's a secret just between you and me
17 I will not lose to you, memory nor the brittle truth
18 Let's catch up, it's a reality like a rumor from some time ago
19 Every night and morning seems stupid
20 The dance of the second, the third morning, the fourth twilight
21 First, second, third, fourth
22 Mirai, Misaki, the mirror that doesn't see, the silent solitude
23 Is it the first? the eighth? Wait, there's no eighth
24 Until the four o'clock stands, if you repent,
25 It becomes four pains, eight pains
26 Trouble Towing in Seven Rounds
27 Hits, punishment
28 Come, come strange mystery
29 My body's habits, everything, are never perfect, so
We are struggling because we are incomplete
Swinging the blade, words, far away
30 Please reach out, the laughter, the overlapping lies
31 (he is still there continuously)
32 I blurred the details while pretending to be fine
33 Between sin and punishment
34 Alone, placed in that place
35 Surely he exists
36 Hiding the past, blinding the eyes in front of the destiny that is coming to an end
37 I changed once, so I will change again
The answer is clear
Swinging the blade, words, far away
Wearing the smiling mask of lies
(You alone)
Were hurt because of someone else
Between sin and punishment
In that place where no one exists
Today it also exists
So now let me tell you the story of number 7
Hey tell me about the continued story
ANALYSIS
Let's use numbers to better analyze the excerpts
1 = could mean that Hanako is happy now to be having fun with Nene and Kou, but at the same time sad about having to deal with the past and the future (Nene's future death)
2 = This excerpt is very emblematic, but "within the rumors two shadows appear" could refer to the twins "the passion turned into nothing, it's just a story" they would be in love with each other and what remained of that story would be murder. There is also the possibility that he is referring to Nene, since Hanako-san now has an assistant. Two shadows, and the passion that turned into nothing, an impossible love.
3 = A metaphor about the contrast between reality and a distant desire
4 and 5 = Hanako's story is being told little by little and someone (it could be Nene) is not realizing the details between the lines.
6 to 10 = Complaints about how reality is terrible and he wants to experience something unreal, not just him, but the other mysteries, everyone feels incomplete and is looking for something that reality cannot offer, something that they cannot achieve but they really want it. And specifically about the mirror, he says it is unchanging, confirming that no matter what he does, nothing will change.
11 to 15 = reference to Tsukasa's death, the murder. About how Hanako lied while creating a fake smile. He hurt Tsukasa, and he went to the place where nothing exists "Surely he is there" and the verses mention the sin and punishment that Hanako has to take responsibility for.
16 to 18 = Probably Hanako talking about his past with Nene. He says he will "reach him" that is, he will tell her the whole truth.
19 to 29 = references the other mysteries and how they are all fighting to create a better version of themselves, even though they are imperfect. In addition to, of course, mentioning a little about their feelings.
30 to 35 = reference to Tsukasa, he wants Hanako to show what he really feels, at the same time that Tsukasa "blurs" the way he feels "I blurred the details while pretending to be fine" "Alone, placed in that place" "he is still there continuously" reference that Tsukasa was left on Hanako's boundary and hides that he feels sad about it.
36 and 37 = it's a little difficult to know if the speaker is Hanako or Tsukasa, the excerpts fit for both, but it's probably more linked to Hanako, since he's the one hiding the past.
OTHER CONSIDERATIONS
Place where nothing exists = boundary, Hanako says that when he enters a boundary, the person ceases to exist in the human world while there.
Swinging the blade = stabbing, direct reference to murder.
In that place where no one exists, he is certainly there = clear reference that Hanako believed that Tsukasa was on the boundary
In that place where no one exists, today he also exists = reference to Tsukasa's return.
Hey tell me about the continued story = about the story we are following now
CONCLUSION
Basically it's Hanako talking about himself, about the mysteries and about Tsukasa. We also see many parts where he talks about how he feels, but in short, that's it.
The lyrics of this song change subtly according to the translation you are looking for, but the general meaning is this.
That's the way I interpreted the opening lyrics, other people may have different ways of seeing how they work, but for me that's it.
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