Ibaraki - Jigoku Dayū lyrics

Sewing in the illustrations
Endless torture, raging demons
All reside in devil's fire
Underworld, Yomi, "home"
Why is she depicting all the
Scenes of hell and it's inflictings
Into her kimono's textures?
Time to see what's come to be

She has spent her life as a servant of
Men and their disgusting desires
Metaphorically and symbolically
Living in literal purgatory
Sewing in the illustrations
Endless torture, raging demons
All reside in devil's fire
Underworld, Yomi, "home"
Why is she depicting all the
Scenes of hell and it's inflictings
Into her kimono's textures?
Time to see what's come to be

She has spent her life as a servant of
Men and their disgusting desires
Metaphorically and symbolically
Living in literal purgatory

Long ago lived Otoboshi
Daughter of a samurai (Samurai)
Father killed, the family fled
Into the mountains, ambushed soon
Bandit's kidnapped her and sold her
To a local brothel
Forced into a life of servitude
A courtesan for all
Naming herself Jigoku she wrapped herself
In scenes of hell flame and fire, skeletons
This kimono life represented
Rising to the highest rank
Of courtesan she climbed

But skeletons in bags of flesh is all we are
Skeletons in bags of flesh is all we are
Skeletons in bags of flesh is all we are
(Is all we are)
Soon was sought by a zen priest
Who wanted to meet this elite
Trading poems and revelations Jigoku
Soon tests the monk
Sees him dancing, skeletons
Consuming flesh and alcohol over the years
Finding enlightenment from Ikkyū's teachings

Do not bury me or burn my
Body when I have died throw me in the fields
So that I may feed all the starving dogs
Do not bury me or burn my
Body when I have died throw me in the fields
So that I may feed all the starving dogs

It kills me to see just what they've done
It kills me to see just what she has become
It kills me to see just what they've done
It kills me to see just what she has become

It kills me to see just what they've done
(Fell ill, sings a song)
It kills me to see just what she has become
(The song ends, she dies)
It kills me to see just what they've done
(Young, but at peace)
It kills me to see just what she has become
(Life of hell cured by the hypocrite priest)