DRASTIC HOLIDAY

  • Lyrics & Music: Kazuya Yoshii
  • Arrangement: The Yellow Monkey

Original Lyrics

生意気盛りのVIRGIN
誰よりも君が好きさ
Ah 涙は罪 君はときめき COURSE OF LOVE
胸にあふれた恋が飛び散る
真っ赤なラブレター Ah 張りさければ君は喜び COURSE OF LOVE
DON’T MAKE ME BLUE

腰に手を当て DRASTIC HOLIDAY
悪夢の様な恋をしましょう
笑い声がふるえてる
HURRY UP! 君の名前は?

さあおいで素敵なドーナッツ
こっち向いて可愛いピーナッツ
Ah 明日はないし 君はいないし COURSE OF LOVE
DON’T MAKE ME BLUE

頬に手を寄せ DRASTIC HOLIDAY
悪夢の様な恋をしましょう
裸の君が舞い散る
HURRY UP! もうそろそろないよ

これしかないよ これしかないよ

ありがとう 誰の恋人? 抱いてください
君のエゴも暴力も 愛ととりましょう
甘い DRASTIC HOLIDAY
目をうるませて

恥ずかしいよ 声はいらない
スレスレにタッチミー
ゆっくり氷を溶かすように……夜は深まり
甘い DRASTIC HOLIDAY
目をうるませて

腰に手を当て DRASTIC HOLIDAY
悪夢の様な恋をしましょう
Ah 貴方の燃える舌で
HURRY UP! 君の名前は?

胸に手を当て DRASTIC HOLIDAY
あなたとならば 恋をしましょう
Ah 口唇が死を招く
HURRY UP! 君の名前は?

DON’T MAKE ME BLUE
DON’T MAKE ME BLUE
DON’T MAKE ME BLUE


Romanized Lyrics

namaiki sakari no virgin
dare yori mo kimi ga suki sa
Ah namida wa tsumi kimi wa tokimeki course of love
makka na love letter Ah harisakereba kimi wa yorokobi course of love
Don’t make me blue

koshi ni te wo ate drastic holiday
akumu no you na koi wo shimashou
waraigoe ga furueteru
Hurry up! kimi no namae wa?

saa oide suteki na donuts
kocchi muite kawaii peanuts
Ah asu wa nai shi kimi wa inai shi course of love
Don’t make me blue

hoho no wo yose drastic holiday
akumu no you na koi wo shimashou
hada kimi ga maichiru
Hurry up! mou soro soro nai yo

kore shika nai yo kore shika nai yo

arigatou dare no koibito? daite kudasai
kimi no ego mo bouryoku mo ai to torimashou
amai drastic holiday
me wo urumasete

hazukashii yo koe wa iranai
sure sure ni touch me
yukkuri koori wo tokasu you ni……yoru wa fukumari
amai drastic holiday
me wo urumasete

koshi ni te wo ate drastic holiday
akumu no you na koi wo shimashou
Ah anata no moeru shita de
Hurry up! kimi no namae wa?

mune ni te wo ate drastic holiday
anata to naraba koi wo shimashou
Ah kuchibiru ga shi wo maneku
Hurry up! kimi no namae wa?

Don’t make me blue
Don’t make me blue
Don’t make me blue


Translated Lyrics

A virgin at prime audaciousness
I love you more than anyone
Ah, tears are a sin, your heart is pounding; Course of love
The love that floods my heart flys about
In a deep red love letter; Ah, and you’re so happy when it breaks; Course of love
Don’t make me blue

Putting my hand on your hip, a drastic holiday
Let’s love each like we would in a nightmare
Your laugh is quavering
Hurry up! What’s your name?

Come over here, wonderful donuts
Look over here, adorable little peanuts
Ah, there’s no tomorrow for us; Course of love
Don’t make me blue

Touch your hand to my cheek, a drastic holiday
Let’s love each like we would in a nightmare
Your naked body drifts down
Hurry up! It’ll be gone before long

This is all we’ve got, this is all we’ve got

Thank you, whose lover are you? Hold me
I’ll take your ego and violence as signs of love
A sweet drastic holiday
Make me cry

It’s so embarrassing, but we don’t need to speak
Touch me, but just barely
The night intensifies…like slowly melting ice
A sweet drastic holiday
Make me cry

Putting my hand on your hip, a drastic holiday
Let’s love each like we would in a nightmare
Ah, with your firery tongue
Hurry up! What’s your name?

Putting my hand on your chest, a drastic holiday
Let’s fall in love, just the two of us
Ah, your lips are lethal
Hurry up! What’s your name?

Don’t make me blue
Don’t make me blue
Don’t make me blue


Notes

Drastic Holiday - Butt Slap (Experience Movie)
Slap it! (Experience Movie Tour, 1993)

After the darker and more shocking Morality Slave opening Experience Movie, it’s that much more refreshing to hear Drastic Holiday: A song that’s about not much more than good old fashioned adultery. There isn’t really any creeping or murderess intent to be found here, just  someone’s desire to have what seems like a one night stand with someone else, and know as little about the other person as possible.

Drastic Holiday - Band (Mekara Uroko 7)
The band jamming out the intro at Mekara Uroko 7 (1996)

It’s a rather romanticized depiction of something so common, but that’s what makes it work. And it’s vague enough to where it really could be interpreted as coming from the perspective of a man or a woman. You even get a couple of really neat phrases that have some pretty vague but cool meanings: “Let’s love each like we would in a nightmare”, and the weirdly out of place mentions of donuts and peanuts that end up working in some strange way.

Drastic Holiday - Yoshii (Mekara Uroko 9)
Yoshii before the first chorus (Mekara Uroko 9, 1998)

And while Drastic Holiday functions as a song perfectly well on its own, I think it was always intended to be paired up with Morality Slave. In addition to be a nice break in atmosphere, the prologned chords of its intro before going into the main rhythm almost seem created to raise up the excitement levels as the second song in the set. So it shouldn’t be surprising that it’s been a set with Morality Slave when it comes to live performances too. That means most of the times it’s been played have been in a set immediately following Morality Slave: The famed Nippon Seinen-Kan Hall concert during the touring for Experience Movie (1992), Mekara Uroko 7 (1996), and Mekara Uroko 27 (2016). It was also played during Mekara Uroko 9 (1998) and the fan club exclusive Super FC Party 2017 -Drastic Holiday- (2017), following Subjective Late Show and ending the set respectively. They usually go into it after Yoshii shouts the name of the concert (in the case of the Mekara Uroko shows) or “My life time!” (in the case of the Experience Movie Nippon Seinen-Kan Hall show).

Drastic Holiday - Yoshii Intro (Mekara Uroko 27)
Yoshii shouting out the name of the event before going into the song (Mekara Uroko 27, 2016)
Drastic Holiday - Heesey (Experience Movie)
Heesey boogying during the intro (Experience Movie Tour, 1993)
Drastic Holiday - Annie (Mekara Uroko 7)
Annie having some fun (Mekara Uroko 7, 1996)
https://youtu.be/6bi2sVXm34c