1. 有象無象 人の成り虚勢 心象

Romaji: uzōmuzō hito no nari kyosei shinshō 

Cultural Nuance: "The masses of form and formlessness, the essence of humans, bluffs, and mental imagery."

🗣 Japanese Insight: "Uzōmuzō" is a term derived from Buddhism, referring to things with form (Uzō) and without form (Muzō). Over time, it came to describe a "medley of trivial, ordinary people." The use of this kanji string creates a sharp rhythmic effect, establishing a cold, detached perspective on humanity that perfectly sets the dark tone for the series.

2. 夜の帳が降りたら合図だ

Romaji: yoru no tobari ga oritara aizu da 

Cultural Nuance: "When the veil of night falls, that is the signal."

🗣 Japanese Insight: "Tobari" is an archaic and poetic word for a hanging screen or curtain. The expression "the veil of night falls" suggests more than just sunset; it implies a blurring of the boundary between the mundane and the extraordinary—or the world of the living and the spirit realm.

3. 相対して 廻る環状線

Romaji: aitai shite mawaru kanjōsen 

Cultural Nuance: "Facing one another, the loop line circles around."

🗣 Japanese Insight: While "Kanjōsen" refers to a circular urban railway (like the Yamanote Line), here it serves as a metaphor for the Buddhist concept of "Rinshō" (Samsara/Reincarnation) or an inescapable loop of fate. Overlapping a modern urban motif with religious concepts of destiny is a hallmark of Eve's sophisticated lyrical style.

4. 今はただ呪い呪われた僕の未来を創造して

Romaji: ima wa tada noroi norowareta boku no mirai o sōzō shite 

Cultural Nuance: "Right now, simply create a future for my cursed, cursed self."

🗣 Japanese Insight: It is highly original to link the word "Noroi" (curse)—something typically shunned—with "Sōzō" (creation). Rather than rejecting a cruel fate (the curse), the lyrics suggest a paradoxical determination to accept it as part of oneself and use it to carve out a new path.

5. 抒情的 感情が 揺らいでいくバグ

Romaji: jojōteki kanjō ga yuraide iku bagu 

Cultural Nuance: "Lyrical emotions are wavering like a system bug."

🗣 Japanese Insight: This phrase clashes the traditional literary term "Jojō" (lyrical/poetic expression of emotion) with the modern digital term "Bagu" (system bug). It highlights a contemporary sense of isolation, as if delicate human emotions are being processed as "errors" within the cold system of the world.

6. 五常を解いて 五常を解いて

Romaji: gojō o toite gojō o toite 

Cultural Nuance: "Unbind the Five Virtues, unbind the Five Virtues."

🗣 Japanese Insight: "Gojō" refers to the five constant virtues of Confucianism (Benevolence, Justice, Courtesy, Wisdom, and Sincerity). To "unbind" or dissolve these means to cast aside social ethics and human reason, stepping into a dangerous yet aesthetic realm of instinct that transcends human understanding.

7. 何者にも成れないだけの屍だ 嗤えよ

Romaji: nanimono ni mo narenai dake no shikabane da warae yo 

Cultural Nuance: "I am but a corpse that could become no one. Go ahead and sneer."

🗣 Japanese Insight: The choice of the specific kanji "嗤う" (warau) is crucial here. While the common "笑う" refers to laughing out of joy or amusement, "嗤う" carries a strong negative nuance of mocking, looking down upon, or sneering at someone. By calling himself a "Shikabane" (corpse) and provoking others to "sneer," the speaker depicts a state of rock-bottom self-esteem fueled by a cold, burning desire for a counterattack.

🎤 Emotional Summary

"Kaikai Kitan" is a song that weaves together Buddhist values, archaic poeticism, and the "bugs" of a digital society, elevating the theme of a "curse" to a philosophical level.

Instead of using direct words like "sad" or "painful," Eve uses symbolic imagery such as "Gojō," "Kanjōsen," and "Tobari" to stimulate the listener's imagination to the extreme.

It asks how we, living in a chaotic modern world, can face our "true identities" and stand up within an inescapable fate. This inquiry is exactly why the song resonates so powerfully across language barriers worldwide.