Métamorphose

Our meeting was in a blinding city which glimmered white, the more you loved me, the more I hurt you tainted by the sacrificial love. 
It's not that I'd gotten sick of you it's just, at that time I couldn't choose you I always made you feel nothing but anxiety. Eventhough you offered me only kindness, because I was no good at this, 

I hurt you badly, but even if you cry you'll only become a burden to me. Eventhough I try so hard to hide it from you you'll realize this. You cried at my bewilderment.

Our meeting was a blinding city which glimmered white. the more you loved me, the more I hurt you tainted by the sacrificial love. 

Forgive me, I didn't have eyes for anything but my dream eventhough you were right there with me. 

Never noticing, never seeing  how eventhough you supported me I hurt you so deeply. even if you cry, hurt so very badly you'll only become a burden to me. eventhough I try so hard to hide it from you you'll realize this. you cried at my bewilderment.

Our meeting was a blinding city which glimmered white. the more you loved me, the more I hurt you tainted by the sacrificial love. 

I have always loved her, for every tear she shed. In truth, I wantedto see your smile the moment my flower bloomed. 

~You were hurt through loving me, I lost you through blooming~

Translated By : Brian Stewart & Takako Sakuma

From Here

 

Métamorphose tells the story of a man full of regret for not having seen the anguish of the one who loved him . He loved her but did not realize it. They grew up together, but he could not see that she loved him and was not aware that he loved her, thinking it was a simple friendship. He is now filled with regret at having made her suffer.

He realizes that she has fallen into despair and is losing her. He asks her to forget it but at the same time says he has always loved her and expressing these feelings eases him. He is crying…

This song is after Lillie Charlotte but seems to speak of the moment when Jérémie realized her absence, or he became aware of his feelings.

In the images of the video, we also can see visuals already present in the group's iconography previously seen in the photo booklet of the deluxe edition of the album "Blue Romance", such as MAYU painting on a easel.

The lyrics and their translation come from Nautiljon.

During the "Metamorphose Tour" of 1999, during the final concert on the DVD  « Chantons L'Amour ?Lillie Kara No Tegami?»  the story continues with a very curious video. It is divided into three parts. The DVD starts before the concert, the second part occurs in the middle and the last one ends the concert. These last images are those which punctuate the clip of "Fiançailles" which will be released later.

Lillie's letters

"This story occurs before you are born. it is your own past, abandoned in the abyss of oblivion. My name is Lillie Charlotte, so innocent and sensitive that this lily flower does show any impurity. The life of this flower is ephemeral, my destiny was decided with my name, I lived without opposing what was fated but just once I tried to oppose it. I loved him.

His wavy blond hair, his elegant lips, his sweet singing voice. In the twinkling of an eye, love at first sight. My eyes were searching for him without me knowing, for the first time I knew the happiness of loving someone ... but this happiness could not last long.

One day I realized my ironic destiny. Cruelly, the more I loved him, the more my health declined. I could clearly feel that the flame of my existence would soon be extinguished. Knowing the reality of failing to love him, I was no longer afraid of anything. My complete love for him was all that mattered to me, and to keep this feeling forever within my body, I walked towards the lake. In making a last effort with this dying body, in the dim light of the wood, I forged ahead step by step ...

How long had it been? Before my eyes a lake with mysterious reflections which spread gracefully. The celestial beauty stunned me for a moment. I took my first step into the water, then it seemed I was already at the bottom of the lake. Pain invaded my body, then when I felt the end approaching me, my eyes reflected an incredible image ...

It was him…

In the middle of this transition I realized that I was in his arms. I thought I would never see him again but he was there before my eyes. In his arms, I finally had the certainty that he loved me too. And as that moment arrived, happiness and pain tore my heart. At last he was mine, I wanted so much to stay with him. The new desire that he had for me for began to invade me. My body, which was coming to an end, was betrayed. As my consciousness vanished, I really wanted to experience my destiny - my destiny named Lillie, the name of the lily.

Even in his arms, I felt no sensation, not the icy water of the lake bottom, nor the tenderness of his arms. His voice that said "I love you very much" which resonated with tenderness and sadness. After all, with such a strong love, fate was even stronger. I loved him so much. And he loved me.

His love was so strong that even fate seemed to change.

It was a very pure love, a love that made me innocent and strong. His innocence disoriented me a few times, when he was happy or gay he said mockingly "Bonjour Honey!". His slightly misplaced humor moved me and I did not know how to reply to him, but I liked him just as he was. With my consciousness going away the vivid memory came back to my mind.

Yes, those feelings from the past.

My name is Lillie Charlotte. I am your past. I am now in your distant memory. People may think that our love was not a happy love. It is true that we did not have much time to deepen our love but our last moment at the bottom of the lake allowed us to confirm our feelings.

Strongly connected, we swear to see each other in the next world ... but our predestined love, after a long time, will open the door to a new destiny. The era of separation is over. The dark earth is now lit with a ray of hope that will give birth to the flowers of romance ...

The blue bird will bring my wish to you. Our love has been without hope but I wish that our love will come true when we meeting the individual who is part of our destiny. "

In this video we see a young woman go to "Le Café des Fées". She is the only customer. There is only the waiter and a little boy who is busy playing with sugar cubes that he stacks and counts them in a random way.

The young woman sits at a table decorated with a vase containing a white lily. This video is very special. It has a lot of symbols. The cafe waiter seems to be an important person. He always has his eyes closed. He smokes cigarettes but in a particular way: he lights a cigarette, takes a first puff and seems to savor it ... then he extinguishes the cigarette and places it in an ashtray where the other cigarettes are all neatly in a row having been used in the same way. The first puff alone counts ...

We also see the same server plans on using several empty cups he has prepared.

The waiter brings a cup to the young woman as well as a letter with a paper cutter. She opens the letter which was written by Lillie. Lillie speaks to her, she is his past, his previous life. She tells her story. The young woman is troubled and looks away dreamily. The little boy offers her a feather and she leaves.

On her way out of the cafe, she meets a young man with long blond hair who enters the cafe ... In the live this image is the one that concludes the concert with the music of Fiançailles that starts, and it also concludes the clip itself. This is where the story of the Vent Express begins …

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Translation in english  from french by
Radha BloodRose