L’Arc-en-Ciel Tribute [Album]

Description: First tribute album to L’Arc-en-Ciel. Participating artists: Boyz II Men / Clementine / Daniel Powter / Eric Martin, John 5 (Gtr) Maxi Priest / Orianthi / TLC / Vince Neil / ZEBRAHEAD and more. Produced by Marti Frederiksen.

Track List:

01. Blurry Eyes by Vince Neil

MUSIC:tetsuya

WORDS:HYDE|Marti Frederiksen|Jon Mabe|Kari Smith

I opened up my heart and let you in my dreams

I try to find a way to tell you how I feel

She’s so far away from me

And your heart is in another place

that I just can’t reach

I got this feeling, won’t go away

It drives me crazy

Well there’s nothing I can do to change you

(Nothing I can do)

I feel like our time is ending,

I thought our love would never die

No matter what I do,

no matter what I say,

your heart is drifting away

That light that’s in your eyes

I know it’s not for me

I wonder what you want I wonder who you see

I wish that I could set you free,

And let you just fly away, fly away from me

I got this feeling won’t go away

It drives me crazy

Well there’s nothing I can do to change you

I feel like our time is ending,

I thought our love would never die

No matter what I do, no matter what I say,

your heart is drifting away

Why do you stare at the sky

With your blurry eyes?

I feel like our time is ending,

I thought our love would never die

No matter what I do,

no matter what I say,

your heart is drifting away

I know that our love is over.

I can see it in your eyes tonight

There’s nothing I can do,

I tried but it’s too late

Your heart has drifted away

Your heart has drifted away

Your heart has drifted away

Your blurry eyes, drifted away

Your blurry eyes, drifted away

Your blurry eyes, your blurry eyes

Your blurry eyes

※Vincent Neil Wharton (born February 8, 1961) is an American vocalist and musician, best known as the lead vocalist of heavy metal band Mötley Crüe ※

02. NEO UNIVERSE by Orianthi

MUSIC:KEN

WORDS:HYDE|Marti Frederiksen|Damon Johnson|Kari Smith

You’re standing on the edge

And you’ve lost your will to try

You’ve got what it takes
But your dreams are passing by

In a world that seems so cold

To an angel without her wings

Keep the faith, give it time

The sun will shine again

(And then you can fly)

Gentle like the wind it takes you there

Free as a bird without a care

You say you can’t hold on

Your will is about to break

Yesterday is gone

Everybody makes mistakes

Take a breath, just let it go

Trust in fate and let it guide you

Just hang on, one more day

And the sun will shine again

(And now you can fly)

Gentle as the wind it takes you there

Free as a bird without a care

You’re flying high, around the world

You have no fear, NEO UNIVERSE

And all of this sorrow,

It feels like, a tragedy

It brought us together

Forever

So when you feel there’s no way out

Look inside and I’ll be there

And believe, believe in us

The sun will shine again

(Together we’ll fly)

You’re beautiful, the way you are

Your smile it shines, just like the stars

We’ll fly so high, around the world

We will have no fear, NEO UNIVERSE

We’ve made it through, now here we stand

Together strong, and hand in hand

Now we’ll fly so high, around the world

We’ll have no fear, NEO UNIVERSE

※Orianthi is a Greek Australian musician, singer-songwriter and guitarist. She is perhaps best known for being Michael Jackson’s lead guitarist for his ill-fated This Is It concert series, and as the lead guitarist in Alice Cooper’s live band. Her debut single “According to You” has peaked at No. 3 in Japan, No. 8 in Australia and No. 17 in the US ※

03. RAINBOW or 虹 by TLC

MUSIC:Ken

WORDS:HYDE|John Mabe|Marti Frederiksen

Don’t go away stay here with me

I swear you’ll never want to leave

I know it’s hard to trust someone

Sometimes it’s easier to run

I know you’ve been hurt, lied to

I know what you’ve been through

Cause I’ve been there too

And together, together we can make it through

I’ll take you where the rainbow ends

I’ll show you where the love begins

We’ll watch the colors wash away

Into a brand new day

I know you’ll understand

And if you take my hand

The love begins…come with me

Where the rainbow ends

Let’s fly away

Just you and me

We’ll find out where tomorrow leads

Don’t be afraid to trust your heart

Don’t stop this love before it starts

I know you’ve been hurt, lied to

I know what you’ve been through

Cause I’ve been there too

And together, together we can make it through

I’ll take you where the rainbow ends

I’ll show you where the love begins

We’ll watch the colors wash away

Into a brand new day

I know you’ll understand

And if you take my hand

The love begins…come with me

Where the rainbow ends

Where the rainbow ends

Baby come with me to the rainbow’s end

Where the rainbow ends

I’ll take you where the rainbow ends

I’ll show you where the love begins

We’ll watch the colors wash away

Into a brand new day

I know you’ll understand

And if you take my hand

The love begins…come with me

Where the rainbow ends

The love begins…come with me

Where the rainbow ends

※TLC is an American musical trio whose repertoire spanned R&B, hip-hop, soul, funk, and new jack swing. Originally consisting of singer Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins, rapper Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes and singer Rozonda “Chilli” Thomas, they found success in the 1990s while also enduring a series of spats with the law, each other, and the group’s record label※

04. HONEY by Eric Martin, John 5 (Gt)

MUSIC:HYDE

WORDS:HYDE|Marti Frederiksen|Damon Johnson|Kari Smith

When I was just a little boy

I’d stare at your picture everyday

And now I think of how the years

have come and gone

And your pretty photograph is

still hanging on my wall

So come with me, and I’ll take you far away

Lie in my arms, I’ll never let you go

HONEY SO SWEET, my never-ending dream

You are my Honey, I can’t let you go

Sometimes I don’t know what to say

So lost with nowhere else to go

You’re scared, I see it in your eyes,

they look so cold

Don’t look at me that way

cause I’ll just lose control

So come with me, and I’ll take you far away

Lie in my arms, you’ll never be alone

HONEY SO SWEET, my never-ending dream

You are my Honey forever more

I WANT TO FLY, (I’m waiting for sunrise)

INTO THE BLUE SKY

(I melt from your sweet smile)

Oh Honey…I need some more

Oh Honey…Give me some more

Oh Honey…Oh Honey, My Honey

I adore my love forever more

So come with me, I’ll take you far away

Lie in my arms, I’ll never let you go

HONEY SO SWEET, my never-ending dream

You are my Honey, I can’t let you go

So come with me, and I’ll take you far away

Lie in my arms, and never let me go

HONEY SO SWEET, my never-ending dream

Be my Honey, forever more

I WANT TO FLY, (I’m waiting for sunrise)

INTO THE BLUE SKY

(I melt from your sweet smile)

I WANT TO FLY, (I’m waiting for sunrise)

INTO THE BLUE SKY

(I melt from your sweet smile)

※Eric Lee Martin is an American rock singer/musician active throughout the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s both as a solo artist and as a member of various bands※

※John William Lowery best known by the stage name John 5, is an American guitarist. His stage name was bestowed on him in 1998 when he left David Lee Roth and joined the Industrial Metal group Marilyn Manson as their guitarist, taking over from Zim Zum. Still going by the name “John 5,” Lowery is currently the guitarist for Rob Zombie※

05. READY STEADY GO by ZEBRAHEAD

MUSIC:TETSU

WORDS:HYDE

Are You Ready?

Ready steady can’t hold me back

Ready steady give me good luck

Ready steady never look back

Let’s get started, ready steady go

Out the gates, I’m rocketing faster

Supersonic, natural disaster

I may be desperate tonight

I’m never giving up

I won’t change my mind

I don’t need a compass to guide me

I don’t need a light to see clearly

I’m gonna finally get the truth

I’m gonna find a way

Find a way to you

Can’t stop me now (stop me now)

Lights out, kicking and screaming

My heart can hear the echo of your voice

and I can’t let go

‘Til I’m under your skin

Can’t stop me now (stop me now)

Lights out, no rhyme or reason

And now my pulse is speeding up on me

Too fast to hit the brakes, no time to stop

Steady Go

Ready, Steady, Steady, Go

Don’t you know my heart is still aching?

Left without a soul that you’ve taken

Not going down without a fight

I’m never giving up

I won’t change my mind

I’d give it all if I could just see you

Hold my breath ‘til I could just reach you

So I’m talking to myself

What am I gonna say

Gonna say to you

Can’t stop me now (stop me now)

Lights out, kicking and screaming

My heart can hear the echo of your voice

and I can’t let go

‘Til I’m under your skin

Can’t stop me now (stop me now)

Lights out, no rhyme or reason

And now my pulse is speeding up on me

Too fast to hit the brakes, no time to stop

Steady Go

Running on empty your like gasoline

When you’re pumping through my veins

I’m a mean machine

Shooting stars in the sky smashing

silver screens

With the hope I’m getting hooked,

just call me a fiend

So come and pick me up cuz I’m on a low

And I won’t let you down and I won’t let go

As the countdown starts, I need you to know

That I’m ready, steady, ready, steady…go!

Ready steady can’t hold me back

Ready steady give me good luck

Ready steady never look back

Let’s get started, ready steady go

Can’t stop me now (stop me now)

Lights out, kicking and screaming

My heart can hear the echo of your voice

and I can’t let go

‘Til I’m under your skin

Can’t stop me now (stop me now)

Lights out, no rhyme or reason

And now my pulse is speeding up on me

Too fast to hit the brakes, no time to stop

Steady Go

Please trust me

※Zebrahead is an American punk rock band from Orange County, California, which fuses elements of rapcore, pop punk, alternative rock, alternative metal, and funk metal※

06. snow drop by Boyz II Men

MUSIC:TETSU

WORDS:HYDE|Jason Paige

Look at you now

Shining like the sunlight

Heaven must have sent you to me

Stars in your eyes

Taking me higher

When our worlds collide in the night

I can set you free

And baby I can give you what you need

You’re my fantasy

So baby come and fly away with me

Cause I feel love

Whenever you’re near

I’ll give you my all

There’s nothing to fear

Baby, I knew it from the start

Cause you’re like an angel

that captured my heart

The touch of your hand

Making me weaker

I can feel the chills down my spine

Love comes alive

Every time I’m with you

Every time I kiss you I fly

I can set you free

And I can give you what you need

You’re my fantasy

So baby won’t you fly away with me

Oh I feel love

Whenever you’re near

I give you my all

There s nothing to fear

Baby, I knew it from the start

Cause you’re like an angel

that’s captured my heart

Whenever you’re near

I give you my all

There’s nothing to fear

Baby, I knew it from the start

Cause you’re an angel that captured my heart

You captured my heart

I can set you free

And I can give you what you need

You’re my fantasy

So baby won’t you fly away with me

Cause I feel love

Where ever you’re near

I’ll give you my all

There’s nothing to fear

Cause baby, I knew it from the start

Cause you’re an angel that captured my heart

Cause I feel love

Whenever you’re near

I’ll give you my all

There’s nothing to fear

And baby, I knew it from the start

That you’re an angel that captured my heart

※Boyz II Men is an American R&B vocal group best known for emotional ballads and a cappella harmonies. They are the most successful R&B group of all time, having sold more than 60 million albums worldwide. Currently the group is a trio, featuring baritone Nathan Morris alongside tenors Wanya Morris, and Shawn Stockman※

07. Vivid Colors by Maxi Priest

MUSIC:KEN

WORDS:HYDE|John Mabe|Marti Frederiksen

We said goodbye so long ago

But sometimes it feels like yesterday

And I know what I’ve been missin’ when

I’m alone

Cause I can’t forget the love we made

I wish I knew what to do

To make my way back to you

But it’s too late, it’s too late…

It seems like forever

Since we’ve been together

But I still remember

You and I in Vivid Color

I saw your smile in the sunshine dress

Your eyes would light up just like the moon

How I wish I knew what to do

To make my way back to you

But it’s too late, it’s too late…

It seems like forever

Since we’ve been together

But I still remember

You and I in Vivid Color

You’re the blue in the sky

I see it so clearly now

And I try and I try and I don’t know how

To let you go, let you go…

It seems like forever

Since we’ve been together

But I still remember

You and I in Vivid Color

※Maxi Priest is a British reggae vocalist of Jamaican descent. He is best known for singing reggae music with a R&B influence, otherwise known as reggae fusion, and became one of the first international successes who regularly dabbled in the genre as well as being one of the most successful reggae fusion acts of all-time※

08. HEAVEN’S DRIVE by Michael Monroe

MUSIC:HYDE

WORDS:HYDE|Michael Monroe

Well it’s a nightmare of a daydream

When you dream your life away

In a sheltered existence

it’s naggin’ at me everyday

Won’t leave me alone

Heaven is a free state

Crossing in is a leap of faith

Anything can happen and it probably will

When you’re climbing up that hill

Heaven is a hell of a ride

But you don’t know what’s out

there until you try

It’s a hell of a ride

When you search your soul’s inside

Oh ride on heaven’s drive

You only get one chance to live before you die

So give it a try, just free yourself and fly

Together we can go places

Anywhere we’ve never been

It’s time to grab it and face it

See the things you’ve never seen

Heaven is a hell of a ride

But you don’t know what’s out

there until you try

It’s a hell of a ride

When you search your soul’s inside

Oh ride on heaven’s drive

You only get one chance to live before you die

So give it a try, just free yourself and fly

(Won’t you, come out to play)

Now is forever,

Forever and a day

Now is forever,

If you just come out to play

Heaven is a hell of a ride

But you don’t know what’s out

there until you try

It’s a hell of a ride

When you search your soul’s inside

Oh ride on heaven’s drive

You only get one chance to live before you die

So give it a try, just free yourself and fly

Heaven is a hell of a ride

Yeah, you don’t know what’s out there until you

Ride on heaven’s drive

Just free yourself and fly

※Michael Monroe is a Finnish rock musician, and multi-instrumentalist who rose to fame as the vocalist for the glam punk band Hanoi Rocks, and has served as the frontman for all-star side projects, such as Demolition 23※

09. STAY AWAY by Daniel Powter

MUSIC:tetsuya

WORDS:HYDE|Marti Frederiksen|Damon Johnson|Kari Smith

I think it’s time to find a way out

Nothing’s gonna hold me down now

Feeling LUCKY Feeling LUCKY

Feeling REALLY LUCKY

No looking back or second guessing

I think by now I’ve learned my lesson

Feeling LUCKY Feeling LUCKY

Feeling REALLY LUCKY

I’ve been walking down the same street

I can’t take the pain no more

Needs to change my life completely

GOTTA LEAVE THE PAST BEHIND

I’M GOIN’ AWAY, STAY AWAY

HAPPY DAYS, COME MY WAY

Breaking all the chains that bind me

Leaving all the bad behind me

I wanna be HAPPY I wanna Be HAPPY

I just wanna be HAPPY

I know there’s something better out there

And if I stay you know I’ll never leave here

I wanna be HAPPY I wanna Be HAPPY

I just wanna be HAPPY

I know sometimes that it ain’t easy

I understand that it gets hard

But you can change your life completely

IF YOU BELIEVE IN YOURSELF

I’M GOIN’ AWAY, STAY AWAY

HAPPY DAYS, COME MY WAY

I’M GOIN’ AWAY, STAY AWAY

HAPPY DAYS, FOR YOU AND ME

I’m tired of walking down the same street

I can’t take the pain no more

Needs to change my life completely

GOTTA LEAVE THE PAST BEHIND

I’M GOIN’ AWAY, STAY AWAY

HAPPY DAYS, COME MY WAY

GOIN’ AWAY, STAY AWAY

I’M GOIN’ AWAY, STAY AWAY

HAPPY DAYS, COME MY WAY

I’M GOIN’ AWAY, STAY AWAY

HAPPY DAYS, COME MY WAY

(COME MY WAY)

※Daniel Richard Powter is a Canadian recording artist. He is known for his hit “Bad Day” (2006), which spent five weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100. Powter was the only act to register a #1 hit in that year without previously having had another song chart in the Hot 100※

10. flower by Clementine

MUSIC:HYDE

WORDS:HYDE|Loumi Kawai

Dans la douceur du printemps

Les yeux clos je m’assoupissais

Mes pensees s’en allaient de loin

Mais je me sentais si seule

Comme toujours, tu n’etais pas la

Mais dans mon reve, je te voyais

Je marchais dans la nuit sans toi

J’esperais te voir… me sourire une fois

Et pourtant… Tu ne veux pas penser a moi

Mais moi, je t’aime tant.

je t’aime tant, si passionnement!

Mais tu ne m’aimes pas

Je le sens bien! Mes reves le disent,

tu ne m’aimes pas

Je le sens bien et tu me

le cries que tu ne m’aimes pas

Que tu n’m’aimes pas, que tu n’m’aimes pas

Les astres me l’ont dit deja

Mon fol amour, tu ne le veux pas!

Toi tu ne sais pas aimer comme moi!

Meme si je sens que le vent veut me

pousser tres loin de toi

Comme une folle, je n’l’ecoute pas!

Meme si je vois l’arc en ciel me

montrer la lumiere, la joie

Non, non je ne l’accepte pas

Car tu as mis mon coeur si bas

Je ne peux plus vivre, je ne peux

plus vivre sans toi!

Pourtant le vent me dit tout bas

Tu dois poursuivre et vivre ta vie dans la joie

Depeche-toi, tu dois vivre sans lui,

viens suis-moi!

Depeche-toi, tu dois vivre ta vie dans la joie

Suis l’arc en ciel, suis la lumiere,

suis le soleil

La chaleur t’adoucira

Ne pleure pas, tu l’oublieras

Et ta vie recommencera.

Like a flower…

Je veux t’offrir tant de

fleurs aux parfums envoutants

Je veux t’offrir tant de

fleurs aux couleurs du printemps

Et tu viendras, tu me suivras, oui,

viens vers moi

Sur la colline du bonheur

Tu le sais bien que mon amour est plus fort

Je veux t’offrir tant de

fleurs aux parfums envoutants

Je veux t’offrir tant de

fleurs aux couleurs du printemps

Et tu viendras, tu me suivras, oui,

viens vers moi

Sur la colline du bonheur

Et tu verras que ton amour renaitra

Like a flower…

※Clémentine is a French singer and songwriter based in Japan. She debuted in France in 1988 with the single, “Absolument Jazz”. In addition to many releases as a singer, she has appeared regularly on the entertainment segment for NHK Educational TV “French TV”※

Bonus Tracks:

11. SEVENTH HEAVEN by POLYSICS 

(original lyrics)

※Polysics (ポリシックス) is a Japanese new wave and rock band from Tokyo, who dubs its unique style as “technicolor pogo punk”. It was named after a brand of synthesizer, the Korg Polysix. The band started in 1997, but got their big break in 1998 at a concert in Tokyo. They create high energy music, fusing conventional guitar music, with synthesized and computer generated sound to create a unique mixture of punk and synthpop, heavily inspired by the American bands Devo and The Tubes, and Japanese bands such as P-Model and Yellow Magic Orchestra. Their song lyrics often consist of Japanese, English, or just plain gibberish※

12. Shout at the Devil by SID

(original lyrics)

※SID (シド) is a four member Japanese rock band signed with major label Ki/oon Records, a sub-label of Sony Music Entertainment. SID made their major debut with their 11th single “Monochrome no Kiss” (OP Kuroshitsuji), Uso (The titular song was used as an first ending theme song for the anime FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST: Brotherhood), Rain (The titular song was used as the fifth opening theme songs for: the anime FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST: Brotherhood), Wild of Dance (The titular song was used as an 13th opening theme song for the anime BLEACH)※

13. Caress of Venus by Hemenway

MUSIC:ken

WORDS:HYDE

セハヤン ノエ ク オルグルル

メマルン チョ パラミ カンジロピゴ イッソ

フルロネリン キン モリカラゲ

シソヌル ペアッキョボリョンネ

アプソ トラガヌン シガネ パヌルル

ハンサン ク オディンガ チャガウン ヌヌロ

パラボゴ イッソッチマン

until the morning stars to shine again

this world is falling now.

it’s falling apart again

but even after dancing til the end

I still wanna feel you in my arms

瓦礫の上慌ただしくて

止まれなくていつの間にか忘れていたけど

君が笑うと嬉しくて

明日が無くてもかまわない

caress of venus

just let it go now

can’t stop this anymore

so kiss me right here, right now

darling please

指先まで何もかもが

廻ってゆく溢れてゆく見えなくなるまで

君がいないと苦しくて

何がおきても放さない

君が笑うと嬉しくて

明日が無くてもかまわない

君をキレイなあの場所へ

連れて行けたら素敵だね

君の全てが……君を誰にも……

君のためなら……君にあげよう……

君に瞳はさらわれて

※The four members first met while attending the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. After their graduation in 2008, the two Korean-Americans, Isaac and Charm formed a song writing team as they went back to their homes in LA. Growing up with great influences from Japanese music and culture, Isaac and Charm were determined to pursue their music careers in Japan. Finally, in summer of 2010, the two set their foot in the land of their dreams. As classmates Toshi and Ogaching reunite in Japan and start a band, “Hemenway” begins to pave their way in the music industry. The name “Hemenway” comes from a street name in Boston, where the four members lived close by and had unforgettable memories. With their love for the Japanese culture and their ability to freely manipulate three languages (Japanese, English, and Korean). Their second single “By My Side” is the ending theme for anime Naruto Shipuuden※

14. Driver’s High by TOTALFAT

(original lyrics)

※Their Second single is Ending theme of anime series “NARUTO - Shippuden.” and Third single opening theme of anime series Naruto: Shounen Hen※

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