- "I thought the two of us going together wouldn't be so bad."
- ―Carlos Marlon[src]
Drug of Gold is a song released by Akuno-P on February 25, 2015 in the Seven Crimes and Punishments album. The song follows the life of Prince Carlos Marlon and his tragic romance with Banica Conchita.
Plot
Carlos Marlon speaks about his illness from childhood which required him to take a special medicine. Shunned by his family, he explains how he led a listless life. At fifteen, Carlos is arranged to marry a foreign nobleman's daughter for his family. Introduced to a girl as fat as a pig, Carlos then speaks of the girl's unfortunate history and her dream to travel the world, considering joining her at the time. After witnessing Banica's shocking manners at their engagement party, Carlos explains it is a result of her mother's abuse and how the engagement was voided.
Later Carlos tells of how he had heard rumors of Banica's strange appetite and, disguised as a cook, entered her employ and saw she had become beautiful but lost her humanity due to a demon contract. Carlos continues that he disappointed her by asking to take a vacation; he bemoans his tendency to keep running away, believing that he could have saved her if he accepted her at that party.
With his potentially dangerous medicine in hand, Carlos invites Banica to eat the poisoned soup with him. After they eat their last supper, Carlos explains that he's now one of her meals, the only one to die from the poison. He then narrates how, before losing consciousness, he heard Banica sigh that he ran away from her again. As Carlos is eaten by Banica, he concludes that he's not running away anymore and will be with her forever now.
Composition
The song is set with a hard rock flair, incorportating electic guitar, bass guitar, drums, piano, and the flute. The song immediately begins with the first verse by 0.04. The song heads into a variation of the verse at 0.25, but resumes the normal melody shortly after 0.37. Another variation appears at 1.00, and gradually gains accompaniment from the other instruments. The second verse begins at 1.34, with a variation appearing at 1.57. A brief instrumental refrain begins afterwards, and lasts until 2.12.
The next verse repeats the same structure as the ones that preceded it, however, a pre-chorus begins at 2.45. The chorus begins at 3.09, and lasts until 3.30. Another verse begins afterwards, with a variation at 3.55, accompanied by heavy electric guitar. At 4.05, another instrumental break begins, with a guitar solo. Another pre-chorus begins at 4.30, preceding the second chorus at 4.52. The song ends at 5:15.
Lyrics
もしも 逃げなかったならば
病弱な身体 子供の頃から生死をさまよっては
家に伝わる秘薬を飲み続けてた日常
必要な事もろくに出来ない ただの役立たずだと
家族に疎まれ次第に歪んでた心
希望なんてどこにもなかった
ただ生き続けるだけの日々
15歳の時 唐突に組まれた縁談の話
相手は他国の落ちぶれた貴族の娘
お互いの意思などまるで無視の ただ家柄のために
自分が道具だと改めて理解をした
豚のように太った少女
それが彼女との出会いだった
彼女もやはり一人ぼっちで少女時代を過ごしたそうだ
母は亡くなり父は心を病んで家は没落した
「いつか世界中を旅したい」
それが彼女の夢だという
二人で行くのも悪くないなと思った
客人を招いて開かられた婚約の為のパーテイ
そこで彼女の心の闇を知ることになった
出された料理を乞食のように貪り食らう彼女
「残したら怒られる」呟いていた言葉
亡き母から受けてた虐待
婚約は破談になった
時が経った時耳に届いた彼女に関する噂
「ゲテモノを食らう悪食娘になった」と
顔を変えてコックを装い彼女に雇われた
そこにいたのは見違えるほど美しくなった女
禁じられた悪魔との契約
彼女はもう人でなくなっていた
異常な料理作り続ける日々 思わず口をついて出た言葉
「そろそろお暇をもらえませんか？」失望する彼女
わかっている自分はいつだって逃げてばかりの負け犬だと
またこうして彼女から逃げようとしてる
あのパーテイの日に君を受け入れることができたら
君を救う事も出来たかもしれない
未だに手放せぬ薬 金の粉末入りの小瓶
決意と共に握りしめた
子供の頃から飲み続けてきた秘伝の薬
扱いを間違えば毒にもなる薬
「たまには共に食事をしましょう」そう彼女を誘い
二人分のスープ どちらにも毒を入れた
二人で逝くのも悪くないだろ？
さあ これが僕らの最後の晩餐だ
——そして今の僕は 食卓に並べられた料理の一つ
彼女に毒は効かなかった
死んだのは僕だけ
意識を失う直前 彼女はポツリとこう言ったんだ
「あなたはまた逃げたのよ 私を置いて」
君のための料理になって僕は君の胃の中へと
そして僕は君の血となり肉となる
もう僕が君から逃げることはないだろう
永遠に君と共に
Moshimo nige nakat ta nara ba
Byoujaku na karada kodomo no koro kara seishi wo samayotte wa
Ie ni tsutawaru hiyaku wo nomi tsudzuketeta nichijou
Hitsuyou na koto mo roku ni dekinai tada no yakutatazu da to
Kazoku ni utomare jidai ni yugandeta kokoro
Kibou nante doko ni mo nakatta
Tada ikitsudzukeru dake no hibi
Juugo sai no toki toutotsu ni kumareta endan no hanashi
Aite wa takoku no ochibureta kizoku no musume
Otagai no ishi nado marude mushi no tada iegara no tame ni
Jibun ga dougu da to aratamete rikai wo shita
Buta no you ni futotta shoujo
Sore ga kanojo to no deai datta
Kanojo mo yahari hitori bocchi de shoujo jidai wo sugoshita sou da
Haha wa nakunari chichi wa kokoro wo yande ie wa butsurakushita
“Itsuka sekaijuu wo tabishitai”
Sore ga kanojo no yume da to iu
Futari de iku no mo warukunai na to omotta
Kyakujin wo maneite hirakarareta konyaku no tame no party
Soko de kanojo no kokoro no yami wo shiru koto ni natta
Desareta ryouri wo kojiki no you ni musaborikurau kanojo
“Nokoshitara okorareru” tsubuyaiteita kotoba
Nakihaha kara uketeta gyakutai
Konyaku wa hadan ni natta
Toki ga tatta toki mimi ni todoita kanojo ni kansuru uwasa
“Getemono wo kurau akujiki musume ni natta” to
Kao wo kaete cook wo yosoi kanojo ni yatowareta
Soko ni ita no wa michigaeru hodo utsushikunatta onna
Kinjirareta akuma to no keiyaku
Kanojo wa mou hito de nakunatteita
Ijou na ryouritsukuri tsudzukeru hibi omowazu kuchi wo tsuite deta kobota
“Sorosoro ohima wo moraemasen ka?” Shitsubousuru kanojo
Wakatteiru jibun wa itsudatte nigete bakari no makeinu da to
Mata koushite kanojo kara nigeyou toshiteru
Ano party no hi ni kimi wo ukeireru koto ga dekitara
Kimi wo sukuu koto mo dekita kamoshirenai
Ima ni tebanasenu kusuri kin no funmatsu hairi no kobin
Ketsui to tomo ni nigirishimeta
Kodomo no koso kara nomi tsudzukete kita hiden no kusuri
Atsukai wo machigaeba doku ni mo naru kusuri
“Tama ni wa tomo ni shokuji wo shimashou” sou kanojo wo sasoi
Futaribun no soup dochira ni mo doku wo ireta
Futari de iku no mo warukunai daro?
Saa kore ga bokura no saigo no bansan da
——Soshite ima no boku wa shokutaku ni naraberareta ryouri no hitotsu
Kanojo ni doku wa kikanakatta
Shinda no wa boku dake
Ishiki wo ushinau chokuzen kanojo wa potsuri to kou itta n da
“Anata wa mata nigeta no yo watashi wo oite”
Kimi no tame no ryouri ni natte boku wa kimi no i no naka he to
Soshite boku wa kimi no chi to nari niku to naru
Mou boku ga kimi kara nigeru koto wa nai darou
Towa ni kimi to tomo ni
If I hadn't run away
With my sickly body, I wandered between life and death since about my childhood
I had to keep drinking a secret medicine passed down in my family every day
I couldn't do what was required sufficiently, I was simply useless
Shunned by my family, my heart was gradually warped
There wasn't any hope for me anywhere
I simply kept on living day after day
At the age of 15, there were suddenly talks of my engagement
My companion was to be the daughter of a ruined noble of a foreign country
Completely ignoring our mutual purpose, it was simply for a good pedigree
I understood that I was once again a means
The girl who was as fat as a pig
That was my first encounter with her
It seemed she also spent her girlhood alone,
Her mother dead, her father with an ill heart, her family in ruins
"I want to travel around the world someday"
She said that was her dream
I thought the two of us going together wouldn't be so bad
Guests were invited and a party was held for the engagement
There, I came to know the darkness in her heart
Like a beggar, she greedily devoured the cuisine brought out
"If anything remains, I'll be scolded" were the words she murmured
By the abuse she received from her dead mother,
The engagement was broken off
When time passed, rumors concerning her reached my ears
"She's become the evil food eater, devourer of odd things"
Pretending to be a cook by changing my face, she hired me
There, she had become a beautiful woman beyond recognition
By a contract with a forbidden demon,
She had already become inhuman
I kept making her strange cuisine day after day, then the words involuntarily came out of my mouth
"May I take a vacation soon?" She was disappointed
I know I've always run away, a dog with his tail between his legs
And so I tried to run away from her
If I had only accepted you on the day of that party,
Perhaps I could've also saved you
The medicine I still haven't parted with, a vial of golden powder
I clenched it with determination
The secret medicine I've continued to drink from childhood
Becomes a poison if given the incorrect treatment
"Let's eat together sometime" I invited her so
I put the poison in the two servings of soup
Going together wouldn't be so bad, right?
Now, this is our last supper
——And now I'm one of the cuisines lined up on her dining table
The poison didn't work on her
I'm the only one who died
Just before I lost consciousness, she said with a sigh:
"You've run away again, leaving me"
Becoming your cuisine, I head into your stomach
And then I'll become your blood and your flesh
I'm not running away from you, am I?
I'll be together with you forever
Related Songs
Evil Food Eater Conchita
Evil Food Eater Conchita details Carlos' employment on Banica's estate and shows his attempt to run away from her, as well as the ultimate result of his suicide.
Albums
Appearances
- Banica Conchita
- Carlos Marlon
- Charon Marlon (indirect mention only)
- Cult Marlon (indirect mention only)
- Demon of Gluttony
- Kirk Marlon (indirect mention only)
- Meguru Conchita (mentioned only)
- Milkicent Marlon (indirect mention only)
- Muzuri Conchita (mentioned only)
Trivia
Conceptualization and Origin
- The song's title refers to the "drug" containing powder from the Golden Key used by Carlos Marlon to remedy his sickliness.
- The song's title was written in English due to its abbreviation as DOG, creating the English word "dog"; mothy cited that the song was about a dog.[1]
Curiosities
- On twitter, mothy commented that the song is from the perspective of a character that was eaten.[2]
- While remarking about the song, mothy felt that it had an unusual pattern for his music due to being a reverse adaptation of a story from a novel to a song.[3]
References
- ↑ Mothy Twitter - 02/24/15 - 略称DOG。犬です。これは犬の歌なんです。
- ↑ mothy_akuno - January 22, 2015 - 新曲「Drug Of Gold」は食べられた人視点。
- ↑ Mothy Twitter - 02/24/15 - 小説から曲への逆輸入という、悪ノP楽曲では珍しいパターン。