the GazettE: CASSIS
Analysis by: 
tilly_07 and douxmist
Ever thought of the meaning behind Cassis? Well, I've been thinking a lot about Cassis for awhile. It's a really beautiful song. A lot of people just listen to it and didn't think about what its meaning can possibly be. As for me, I think that the message through Cassis is pretty straight forward, however when you actually take time to think about it, it really has a powerful meaning.
Cassis is a currant and currant is a raisin. picture
Cassis bloom, black currants, red currant blooms
Cassis - I. A Eurasian currant berring black berries.
II. A cordial made from the berries of this plant.
The American Heritage High School dictionary 3rd Edition, Houghton Mifflin.
Lyrics: here
These are just opinions.
CASSIS
Repeatedly as always, I only caused you grief as always
I must have even hurt you too. I remain unable to move
Why does your touch pain me so?
---This seems like he was being too tough on her.
He was selfish and caused her grief. Maybe by controlling her.
And bringing up her faults. So he felt guilty by her pain because it was him who pain her.
Surely it's because I was afraid of repeating history and losing you
---He does this, because he had lost many love ones before. And want to keep this one.
We wiped away unforgettable days by nestling close together
You held my hand without any questions
Even if your feelings grow distant tomorrow
Surely my love will remain unchanged
Even I pass from your heart tomorrow
Surely my love will remain unchanged
I will walk together, the future not promised
It keeps walking together, to future in which you are...
---She may lose her feelings for him, but his will remain.
He is sure about his feelings now and the future feelings.
There is no doubt. He doesn't want this final love to go away like his earlier ones.
When walking together, people tend to think
of two people walking together, but here, he will walk alone confidently.
together, meaning in one piece; not being broken. And trusting their love.
Notice he said it, instead of I, which brought this meaning into a level higher.
It's more like just the feeling itself that will continuously keep moving forward
to the unknown future, which he wants the future to be her.
Along with the painful things - almost to the point of forgetting -
I'm thinking of you
The more I count the nights on which we don't meet,
Anxiety grows in my chest
Collecting different types of loneliness; please don't cry alone
No matter how far apart we are, let's go on believing in each other
---He wants a share of her pain, and for them to keep
their love together and be true to their relationship.
I want to remain smiling like this somehow
Without hurting you
Those emotions that had faded away with time,
I don't want to feel them again
---These are bad feelings that had came to him.
And he doesn't want anymore of those feelings.
Even if your feelings grow distant tomorrow
Surely my love will remain unchanged
Even I pass from your heart tomorrow
Surely my love will remain unchanged
Please have eyes only for me
Please don't let go of my hand
---It's pretty clear that he only wants her to love him. And not let go.
I will walk together, the future not promised
It keeps walking together, to the future in which you are…
SUMMARY
PV: The place in the PV is beautiful, yet old (ancient). This could mean how beautiful his love is for her, at the same time it's also really tragic and lonely.
Music: In Cassis, as you listen to the music, there is this story in it. You got the beginning, the climax, and then the ending. Aoi's introduction solo shows a calm image of young love. After that, a different tone comes in, brought the different levels of which the relationship develops. Then Uruha's solo came along with a strong and broken hearted tone. There are so much pain in this solo that there's a beauty to pain. This climax solo brought me a very stong loneliness image. Everything about this solo is very strong. As if he needs her love right NOW. There's this need/hunger in his heart that tries to get out, but chained. As the solo got higher, his heart struggles to breathe, but it holds respect for her current feelings. Aoi ended the song with a very passionate solo. Bringing a feeling of willingness. A continuous feeling that seems to endure, willing to not give up. A strength that will hold the truth of true love.
Cassis theme: His love is like a raisin. Cassis is a song of true love. Cassis, from what I got, is that the woman left the man, maybe for someone else; or just a time to break away from the hardship of the relationship. And the man is willing to wait for the woman no matter how long or how old he gets. Cassis, as mention is like a raisin. And raisins don't have any juice. But it still taste very well. So the love for the woman is still very sweet, yet physically, he will be very old. So no matter how old he gets, his love for her will still remain the same.
In Rock and Read, Ruki had an interview about Cassis, he said that it's suppose to be a bitter sweet feeling, a mixture of sad and happy. And the image he got was of Christmas, toasting and drinking the cassis orange; taste bitter sweet. Seeming that the song brought out a happy ending.
Now, please leave me a comment...that way I know if you read this.
Constructive criticism would be nice too.
CREDIT
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tilly_07 and douxmistEver thought of the meaning behind Cassis? Well, I've been thinking a lot about Cassis for awhile. It's a really beautiful song. A lot of people just listen to it and didn't think about what its meaning can possibly be. As for me, I think that the message through Cassis is pretty straight forward, however when you actually take time to think about it, it really has a powerful meaning.
Cassis is a currant and currant is a raisin. picture
Cassis bloom, black currants, red currant blooms
Cassis - I. A Eurasian currant berring black berries.
II. A cordial made from the berries of this plant.
The American Heritage High School dictionary 3rd Edition, Houghton Mifflin.
Lyrics: here
These are just opinions.
CASSIS
Repeatedly as always, I only caused you grief as always
I must have even hurt you too. I remain unable to move
Why does your touch pain me so?
---This seems like he was being too tough on her.
He was selfish and caused her grief. Maybe by controlling her.
And bringing up her faults. So he felt guilty by her pain because it was him who pain her.
Surely it's because I was afraid of repeating history and losing you
---He does this, because he had lost many love ones before. And want to keep this one.
We wiped away unforgettable days by nestling close together
You held my hand without any questions
Even if your feelings grow distant tomorrow
Surely my love will remain unchanged
Even I pass from your heart tomorrow
Surely my love will remain unchanged
I will walk together, the future not promised
It keeps walking together, to future in which you are...
---She may lose her feelings for him, but his will remain.
He is sure about his feelings now and the future feelings.
There is no doubt. He doesn't want this final love to go away like his earlier ones.
When walking together, people tend to think
of two people walking together, but here, he will walk alone confidently.
together, meaning in one piece; not being broken. And trusting their love.
Notice he said it, instead of I, which brought this meaning into a level higher.
It's more like just the feeling itself that will continuously keep moving forward
to the unknown future, which he wants the future to be her.
Along with the painful things - almost to the point of forgetting -
I'm thinking of you
The more I count the nights on which we don't meet,
Anxiety grows in my chest
Collecting different types of loneliness; please don't cry alone
No matter how far apart we are, let's go on believing in each other
---He wants a share of her pain, and for them to keep
their love together and be true to their relationship.
I want to remain smiling like this somehow
Without hurting you
Those emotions that had faded away with time,
I don't want to feel them again
---These are bad feelings that had came to him.
And he doesn't want anymore of those feelings.
Even if your feelings grow distant tomorrow
Surely my love will remain unchanged
Even I pass from your heart tomorrow
Surely my love will remain unchanged
Please have eyes only for me
Please don't let go of my hand
---It's pretty clear that he only wants her to love him. And not let go.
I will walk together, the future not promised
It keeps walking together, to the future in which you are…
SUMMARY
PV: The place in the PV is beautiful, yet old (ancient). This could mean how beautiful his love is for her, at the same time it's also really tragic and lonely.
Music: In Cassis, as you listen to the music, there is this story in it. You got the beginning, the climax, and then the ending. Aoi's introduction solo shows a calm image of young love. After that, a different tone comes in, brought the different levels of which the relationship develops. Then Uruha's solo came along with a strong and broken hearted tone. There are so much pain in this solo that there's a beauty to pain. This climax solo brought me a very stong loneliness image. Everything about this solo is very strong. As if he needs her love right NOW. There's this need/hunger in his heart that tries to get out, but chained. As the solo got higher, his heart struggles to breathe, but it holds respect for her current feelings. Aoi ended the song with a very passionate solo. Bringing a feeling of willingness. A continuous feeling that seems to endure, willing to not give up. A strength that will hold the truth of true love.
Cassis theme: His love is like a raisin. Cassis is a song of true love. Cassis, from what I got, is that the woman left the man, maybe for someone else; or just a time to break away from the hardship of the relationship. And the man is willing to wait for the woman no matter how long or how old he gets. Cassis, as mention is like a raisin. And raisins don't have any juice. But it still taste very well. So the love for the woman is still very sweet, yet physically, he will be very old. So no matter how old he gets, his love for her will still remain the same.
In Rock and Read, Ruki had an interview about Cassis, he said that it's suppose to be a bitter sweet feeling, a mixture of sad and happy. And the image he got was of Christmas, toasting and drinking the cassis orange; taste bitter sweet. Seeming that the song brought out a happy ending.
Now, please leave me a comment...that way I know if you read this.
Constructive criticism would be nice too.
CREDIT
countlesserror or link us back.not just this entry but all. Make sure to read the rest of the rules
on our profile