Life Deforming: Haji (Toxic Strawberry)

Sunday, July 26, 2015

Haji (Toxic Strawberry) - Coma White (Cover)

Haji is best known (which isn't much at all) for her days in the female industrial band sawDUST in me. After they called it quits in 2009, she went on to form Toxic Strawberry (originally the band used the Japanese form -togi ichigo-) which seems to now be deceased or on a hiatus also.

Haji's music isn't everyone's cup of tea, I'll admit. Whether it be the harsh tone of the music or the screaming/death vocals (It was actually Hinowa moreso in sawDUST), a lot of people didn't like it. This is not at all like that.

Released in 1998 on his Mechanical Animals album, Marilyn Manson's Coma White spoke up about how drug saturated our culture is (it was the main theme of the album, Coma White wrapped it up) and it became an anthem for many, including myself. Obviously I'm not gonna link to Manson's version, but you shouldn't have any trouble finding it. Haji's versjon is gorgeous and in (very well spoken) English.

Dozou...

Haji - Coma White (Cover) ~Streaming or Download~

Lyrics:

There's something cold and blank behind her smile
She's standing on an overpass
In her miracle mile
Cause you are from a perfect world
A world that threw me away today
Today to run away

A pill to make you numb
A pill to make you dumb
A pill to make you anybody else
All the drugs in this world
Won't save her from herself

Her mouth was an empty cut
And she was waiting to fall
Just bleeding like a polaroid
Lost all her dolls
You are from a perfect world
A world that threw me away today today
Today to run away

A pill to make you numb
A pill to make you dumb
A pill to make you anybody else
All the drugs in this world
Won't save her from herself

A pill to make you numb
A pill to make you dumb
A pill to make you anybody else
All the drugs in this world
Won't save her from herself

You are from a perfect world
A world that threw me away today

A pill to make you numb
A pill to make you dumb
A pill to make you anybody else
All the drugs in this world
Won't save her from herself

A pill to make you numb
A pill to make you dumb
A pill to make you anybody else
But all the drugs in this world
Won't save her from herself

Reibun~

2 comments:

AdraJuly 26, 2015 at 6:42 PM
These lyrics are amazing. Thank you, darling. And also check your email for some marlee goodness. Love you. ❤️
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Reibun~July 26, 2015 at 7:55 PM
You're welcome! Hope you like it, darling! And thank YOU for sending me the marlee songs! Love, love, love you! :33333
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