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* waxing and wanding is one of the four ''CARDINAL GATE'' EXTRA STAGE songs. | * waxing and wanding is one of the four ''CARDINAL GATE'' EXTRA STAGE songs. | ||
* waxing and wanding's title refers to two phases of the moon, "waxing" (when it changes from new moon to full moon) and "waning" (from full moon to new moon). | * waxing and wanding's title refers to two phases of the moon, "waxing" (when it changes from new moon to full moon) and "waning" (from full moon to new moon). | ||
** The song was intended to be called "waxing and waning", but was accidentally submitted as "waxing and wanding", according to this [http://theinterviews.jp/ryutaronakahara/638879 interview]. | ** The song was intended to be called "waxing and waning", but was accidentally submitted as "waxing and wanding", according to this [https://web.archive.org/web/20150514053737/http://theinterviews.jp/ryutaronakahara/638879 interview]. | ||
* Seiryu (青龍) is the Japanese name of Qinglong, a Chinese god that represents the east and the spring season. | * Seiryu (青龍) is the Japanese name of Qinglong, a Chinese god that represents the east and the spring season. | ||
* The video features two embodiments of Seiryu, one being a blue dragon, and the other being a woman in kimono, resembling the woman in the video of [[Setsugekka|雪月花]] (another Ryutaro Nakahara song with a [[GOLI]] video). | * The video features two embodiments of Seiryu, one being a blue dragon, and the other being a woman in kimono, resembling the woman in the video of [[Setsugekka|雪月花]] (another Ryutaro Nakahara song with a [[GOLI]] video). | ||
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I love the moon. | I love the moon. | ||
Once when I was travelling to Europe, when we were flying over Siberia, the only thing floating | Once when I was travelling to Europe, when we were flying over Siberia, the only thing floating up in an empty, and I mean truly empty, sky was a perfectly round moon.<br> | ||
up in an empty, and I mean truly empty, sky was a perfectly round moon. | It looked just like a shimmering, perfectly round pearl.<br> | ||
It looked just like a shimmering, perfectly round pearl. | The nature of the air high in the atmosphere lent to the effect, and it traced out an arc in extremely high resolution.<br> | ||
The nature of the air high in the atmosphere lent to the effect, and it traced out an arc in extremely high resolution. | As I was watching this gem of the heavens and bathed in its almost mystical light, I fell into the impression that all of my everyday cares were being healed. | ||
As I was watching this gem of the heavens and bathed in its almost mystical light, I | |||
fell into the impression that all of my everyday cares were being healed. | |||
This image is burned deep into my retinas. | This image is burned deep into my retinas. | ||
This wonderful voyage occurred four months after I finished this song.<br | This wonderful voyage occurred four months after I finished this song.<br> | ||
What!? Yes, that's right. | What!? Yes, that's right. Four months after. Almost exactly.<br> | ||
The passage before was just making up an image. Sorry. | The passage before was just making up an image. Sorry. I'll reflect on what I've done.<br> | ||
As I made this song, I was thinking lots of exuberant thoughts like "Oh~, the moon. | As I made this song, I was thinking lots of exuberant thoughts like "Oh~, the moon. It's awesome~! So fabulous!" | ||
Yes. | Yes. That's right! It was four months after. I just grew a little bit, is all.<br> | ||
Don't make me say it over and over again. | Don't make me say it over and over again. | ||
Well, thank you so very much for having a look again today. | Well, thank you so very much for having a look again today. This has been Seiryuu, and now everything is exposed. | ||
For some reason, T called this song "wowow".<br | For some reason, T called this song "wowow".<br> | ||
Maybe it doesn't abbreviate very well, I just don't get it, it's just one thing after another ... | Maybe it doesn't abbreviate very well, I just don't get it, it's just one thing after another ... | ||
And so, with everything exposed, this is Sei ... huh? Hey, I told you, it was four months later!<br | And so, with everything exposed, this is Sei ... huh? Hey, I told you, it was four months later!<br> | ||
Four months later, and not a centimeter more! | Four months later, and not a centimeter more! Get serious, I'm gonna get mad! | ||
== Video Production Information == | == Video Production Information == | ||