User blog:Servant of Evillious/Ru Ri Ra, Ru Ri Ra The Resounding Song Analysis

Introduction


In preparation for a short trip I will be taking, I decided to leave whatever schmuck who actually takes me seriously (tsk tsk tsk) a small going away present in the form of a list of things to do while I am gone should any of you users feel like contributing (HA!) to this excellent, fine , decent , well enou- , acce- , improving wiki. I know those of you who read my analysis of the Seven Deadly Sinner  who bit off more than she could chew (physically impossible!!!) will be disappointed to know this isn't its sequel but there just isn't enough time for such a lengthy analysis about the sinner I have chosen (and I am sure you will be glad to see them dissected).

In the mean time, I will be using this analysis to pass the time for you and me both. I will be referencing the following songs:
 * Chrono Story
 * THE SONG

Friends of Evillious, I will provide you with some provoking thoughts on this wicked creation of bewilderment and perplexity:

Ru Ri Ra The Resounding Song
Oh Maker. You will never find a more wretched song of scum and villainy. This short, two minute song has twisted some of the greatest minds into contortions of their old selves, writhing in anguish, agony, and aggravation. It is beyond most followers of our lunatic lord mothy to even set their eyes upon the link to this song without bashing their heads into their keyboard and flipping their desks. You would ask what cruel, sadistic, brutal, ruthless, perverse, inhuman, wicked, fiendish, barborous, savage, vicious, monstrous, abhorrent, hellish person would dare even bring up the song that shall not be named... but you all know I did because you are here and not crying on the floor as your eyes bleed. Congrats! YOU PASSED! :D

Now this song causes a lot of people grief and I don't know why. It is not that the song itself adds anything signifigant to the universe that mothy has crafted, it is just abstract and requires some thinking. Now, I know we rarley use those brain cells within our skulls as is but I am going to be crazy here and try to get them to work together. Yeah... I know.

And that is something we need to remember when approaching some of mothy's works. Not everything is going to be straightforward. Overall, he tries to variates his songs and themes and really puts effort into reimagining some of our trite tropes we experience in our everyday lives in new and fascinating ways. Along the way, he gladly messes with our heads and tries to get us to speculate and think about his series and with good reason. A lot of the fascination and community surrounding the Evillious Chronicles is due to the mystery and speculation (this blog included) that helps expand ourselves to finding the patterns and connecting the dots, where Akuno-P holds all the cards.

Since I would hate to keep you bored hearing me rant on concepts you probably don't care about in the first place, I will keep it concise and dive right into it: This song is metaphorical and should be dissected as such.

Note: The following uses this video to reference the lyrics.

A Little Background
I never understood the odd dichtotomy this wiki has over this fact. Is it Lu Li La or is it Ru Ri Ra? In general, the "L" is favored because it rythmically exists in the West and sounds best when imagined as such. In contrast, this doesn't exist in Japanese (for the most part) and so perhaps the "R" is the more accurate literal translation. Since the wiki translates it as "Lu Li La" in all other sources, I would advocate for consistency and change it for the song title on the wiki but what do I know. I am sure someone will comment and explain this conondrum to me which wreaks havoc on my non-existent brain (hint hint).

So our title begins the song as we hear it be called the "resounding" song, meaning it reverberates and echoes. This brings an interesting concept to mind as 'echoes' are often considered beyond time and space in the field of magic and usually as consequences of actions in the longterm in the field of philosophy. Considering the peculiar nature of Allen Avadonia's last few minutes alive, where he hears this mysterious Clockwork Lullaby, it is something that is both relevant and interesting.

Considering an entire series is dedicated to this tune, it is clear it is important and while we don't know exactly what it is, we know what it does. In the cases of Miniature Garden Girl and Re_birthday, it is a song of healing sung by the awakened Clockworker's Doll. I brought forward my own theories over all of this in the past and will leave it at that.

The next line tells us about the how it is a "miserable song" which colors time, adding to the concept of transcending time and space, as well as manipulating fate; the latter is prelevant in the novels but uses "gears" as its associated metaphor instead. We are then told how the moon shines beautifully into the sky. The moon in Evillious is synonymous with lunacy and madness, with several moonlit nights being the settings of terrible disasters and some of the most grievous of sins in the Original Sin Series. It has also become paralleled to the Forest with which many of these events take place and which is considered the original form of Wrath in its metaphorical sense.

I personally consider these original "forms" to just be thematic plays on the sins themselves and be representative of the Demons of Sin rather than actual objects but I may be wrong. However, if we do assume that these original forms represent "sin" and/or the Demons of Sin, than it makes more sense.

Lust
We are then told that from the sword blooms a beautiful flower. The sword is obviously the Venom Sword while the flower is Lust's original form. This line is interesting because it is the first to be mentioned as it is the first to occur chronologically. However, it is simply told in this order, not necesarilly refering to the epitomes of sin. Now, put in place "Demon of Sin" for the Flower and an interesting event should come to your mind.

In Wiegenlied of Green, the Demon of Lust inexplicably leaves its vessel and disappears after sending Adam on a journey of pedophelia to help out his old girl Vanity to repay that one night stand she gave him (what goes in the mirror stays in the mirror... don't think about it too hard). Elluka figures this out and has another one of her mood swings and eventually hands it off to Keel Freesis.

So if the demon no longer inhabits its vessel, doesn't that mean it returns to its original, "raw" form? If so, then that means the sword 'bloomed' into a flower again, which may also explain why the vessel hasn't awakened in Gallerian's Theater.

Gluttony
So apparently Home Depot is selling these new seeds for growing wine glasses. Fear not your pet who's tail knocks over your favorite glass; it can be solved with seeds, soil, and water (no fix for the stain on your rug though)! The choice of seeds, especially since these specific seeds have been associated with death, are being planted to become a beautiful glass. The phrase "sowing the seeds" comes to mind, with the Demon of Gluttony sowing the seeds for the Master of the Graveyard by absorbing Hansel and Gretel's reincarnations into the glass.

If you read my analysis on Banica Conchita (link above in Introduction), you will see my elaboration on this and can read more on that there. The main concept I want to be kept in mind though is the Master of the Graveyard, who the Demon of Gluttony desires to create.

Vanity
Interesting enough, we had no actual music in the song until now, which adds to the peculiarity. Was the lullaby never sung until this period in time? Is it because both Venomania and Cochita are related by blood? Is it because Allen was not involved yet? Am I looking way too deeply into this insignifigant part? You betcha!! I am going to just move on.

So we are given the details that when the Stone was polished on the night of a full moon, it became four mirrors. This may refer to the actual construction of the mirrors but to keep everything in a metaphorical sense, I think this refers to how the Story of Evil was "refined" into being over time by the machinations of Abyss I.R. and made what it is through the Wrath of the vain, the reason for the full moon.

And yet, it is said to shine brightly along with a small bottle, almost as if from all this madness, there was a glimmer of hope for redemption through it all. Awwww....

Envy
While I did say it happened in order of their occurence, there are exceptions. This is one of them and I will elaborate more in the following section. In the mean time, let us look at this pair of scissors portion. According to the Evils Kingdom booklet translations, Elluka burdens Kayo with the sin of Envy and later takes the scissors back and gives her a fake pair in its place. However, it was too late and Kayo was already burdened with "sin".

If we consider the fact both Kayo's Scissors and the Venom Sword have not awakened, then include the fact the Venom Sword most likely still doesn't have its demon returning to its vessel, it is possible Elluka or Ma, as she may have already been at that point, took the vessel without the demon and left Kayo with the demon possessing her. The flaw in this methodology is it has already been stated that while a Demon of Sin possesses someone, their original "being" still exists in its vessel.

Whatever the motives, it is just more food for thought. The spring's color was blood, meaning the sin (or sinner) ended up causing bloodshed which we know is what happens to Kayo. The "wrongly" dipped part is likely a reference to how it was given to Kayo due to, ironically, Elluka's own envy for Kayo's beauty. Since the information is vague and up to interpretation, I will just leave it at that. It was a color "sought out" by Kayo who wanted to take away her lover from the women surrounding him and deny the women ever having him.

Sloth and Greed
This is an interesting combination and turns the metaphor into something grander than just the epitomes. The awakened Clockworker's Doll, represented as a doll surrounded by the wind, scoops up invisible dirt with a spoon. An interesting connotation if you were thinking about the Master of the Court. Dirt references the inevitable saying of "Ashes to Ashes and Dust to Dust," where we are only dust and dust is what we will return to being (death). Gallerian Marlon died alone and desperate and all his wealth was meaningless in the end.

While his Greed sent him to hell, his "daughter" was left assuming his role as the Master of the Court, hence scooping up his "remains" with the Marlon Spoon, as well creating a double meaning of trying reach for something "invisible" which can mean either intangable or simply unknown. If intangable, it means she is doing it all in vain. However, I believe it is the unknown. The doll has a struggle with the morality of her actions and clearly isn't certain about who is right about the future. Essentially blind, she is "digging" for something in the hopes it will work out for the best and would rather believe a possible lie than live without her "father".

Wrath
We follow up with the singers telling us it was all there back then, either meaning the "father" and "daughter" were once happy back then or (the more favorable option) meaning all of this had happened in the past, which would mean all the epitomes and events leading up to 'this' point compared to 'then'. So what is this?

The song's punchline is about how they return to the forest, Eldoh's Forest, from where they were born in Chrono Story and bring with them an unconctrollable amount of "anger" or "wrath". This brings up an interesting point of discussion. To summarize: We were basically told how we have our important awakened vessels (the two masters referenced) and the other vessels that are returning to their forest.

If that isn't a direct jab at how all the vessels return and awaken in Gallerian's Theater, I don't know what is. It is worth the note that Wrath never makes a direct appearance except as the "Forest" which is Eldoh's Forest. While there, they have anger, which may refer to the "utopia" to come at the end of the series and the apocalypse to likely ensue.

Closing Statements
In the end, there is nothing really remarkably notable from this song. For those who are caught up on its confusing allusions and metaphors, just know that it is basically just mothy playing around with the symbols he introduced and interlacing them into explaining some of the plot surrounding those symbols. In the end, it goes back to Gallerian's Theater and leaves us none the wise of where the story will go next (besides to hell).

Not much to get out of this except maybe some alleviation for your confusion. There isn't much to this song and it is not a huge roadblock to understand. Leave any questions or comments and I will answer them once I return from my trip. Discuss and debate it, add your own spin, or just tell me how wrong I am and it is the lack of sleep propelling my typing. Thank you!

Servant of Evillious (talk) 04:47, March 27, 2013 (UTC)