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廻廻奇譚

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What “廻廻奇譚” means

The song reads like a desperate inner battle in which the speaker feels trapped between being seen as ordinary and carrying something inhuman, broken, or cursed inside. It moves through shame, isolation, and self-doubt, with repeated images of darkness, nightfall, falling, pain, and a city full of unequal expectations. The “battle” is both external and psychological: the speaker is circling conflict, trying to shake off confusion and silence, while searching for a self that can survive in a world that feels unfair and dehumanizing. Even the language of prayer, vows, and “correct” virtues feels strained, as if the rules meant to guide life have become hollow or oppressive. Emotionally, the song progresses from confusion and helplessness toward stubborn defiance. At first the speaker begs for a response and cannot decide what expression to wear, but gradually that passivity turns into motion: running, falling, getting back up, and refusing to stop. The recurring motif of “purging the darkness” frames this struggle as an attempt to clear away what clouds the self, while the ring, cycle, and repeated turning images suggest that the conflict keeps returning. By the end, the speaker does not claim victory or purity, but accepts a flawed present self and keeps moving forward anyway, meeting pain head-on and choosing to continue into the moment the world is waiting for.

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