Kugutsuuta, the theme song for Ghost in the Shell 2 Innocence, is not talked about as often as Utai is.Yet, its lyrics are vague and worth analyzing. Let’s check the background of the lyrics. The original lyrics 1st songFlowers Grieve and Fall 一日一夜に月は照らずとも 悲傷しみ鵺鳥 鳴く 吾がかへり見すれど 花は散りぬべし 慰むる心は 消ぬるがごとく 新…
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