#and not only that. the GODS ARE KILLING PEOPLE THE SHINKI ARE STINGING THEIR MASTERS LEFT AND RIGHT

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honestly Noragami deserves some kind of an award for being the most intense downward spiral of "it can't get any worse than THIS, right???" I've ever read. I haven't known peace since Kazuma did that stupid spell on Yukine and it's only gone downwards from there

#we're on the FINAL CHAPTER. like even if it is twice the length of an usual chapter it is still the LAST ONE. #and THINGS HAVE NEVER BEEN FRIGGIN WORSE. #isn't the final chapter supposed to WIND THINGS DOWN and DEAL THE FINAL BLOW TO THE VILLAIN and then be DEDICATED TO WHERE ARE THEY NOW #so WHY are we doing THIS then. #noragami liveblog #noragami spoilers #like 10000 times over the past 9 years i've made the ''adachitoka when i said i wanted X to happen i didn't mean it like THIS'' joke and it #just keeps. happening again. yatori meets again after half a decade and it's only so that she can be MURDERED IN FRONT OF HIM #WHILE HE IS SCREAMING AND BLAMING HIMSELF AND THINKING ABOUT SAKURA AND HOW HE GOT HER KILLED TOO #YUKINE WATCHED IT HAPPEN BUT COULD ONLY BARK IN PAIN #and not only that. the GODS ARE KILLING PEOPLE THE SHINKI ARE STINGING THEIR MASTERS LEFT AND RIGHT #I HATE THIS. THIS IS SO EVIL. I AM SO SAD. #anyway hiyori better be fake dead. this better not be happening. idc if her return is unrealistic i dont CARE she CANNOT DIE

[justsuzuhathings]

Long Post Kiddos Buckle Up

I made my last post to avoid this but I can’t help it I HAVE to do a lyrical analysis it’d be a crime not to The song I’ll be talking about is -> https://youtu.be/77a8D94weAQ (And I’m using the translation in this video because it’s the most coherent one imo)

VERSE THE FIRST

[Where did I get these memories So many that I don’t recall I can’t remember anything All except the one thing I can]

Now, one can pretty much equate this to what happens when a spirit becomes a shinki: They still retain all their memories from when they were living. (as evidenced by Yukine’s rampage at Hiyori’s school) However, Suzuha had clearly been a shinki for a lot longer than Yukine. So, he’s bound to had forgotten some things. Except “the one thing”, Tomoko. (You can probably see where I’m going with this.)

VERSE THE SECOND

[Over and over again All I can remember is your face But I still can’t seem to Remember you, yourself]

This verse is not from Suzuha’s perspective. It’s from Tomoko’s. Yato says it himself, people forget Shinki and Gods as soon as they see them. Every time Suzuha saw Tomoko again, he’d have to reintroduce himself. She had forgotten him and their promise. But, one could say that she still has those memories, they’re just extremely hazy.

VERSE THE THIRD

[Looping, wrapping ‘round the globe Chasing the morning sun We don’t need rails to follow We follow our desire and chase the night]

Having a connection to a human is very dangerous, whether one is a god or a shinki. A shinki with said connection can end up stinging their master (again, see first season Yukine) and potentially almost killing them. Suzuha is 'chasing’ the hope that he’ll see Tomoko again, despite the consequences.

VERSE THE FOURTH

[One time, a thousand more times All I can remember is your face Light rain falls on my eyelids Like a dark voice that died before it was heard]

This is Tomoko again. She probably gave up trying to remember Suzuha. It was, quoting another song, 'just too far the hue she recalled’. That “dark voice” could be Suzuha’s… 'past life’, in a way. It died before it was heard because we never hear about what happened to him before he became a shinki, and he’d never tell her anyway.

VERSE THE FIFTH

[If I know nothing at all, I can’t hurt you now, can I? I’m unable to sleep, even now If you found out, you’d probably laugh]

This is both of them. First 2 lines are Tomoko, ignorant of the hurt she’s causing him, last 2 are Suzuha, recalling more painful memories and causing himself more pain in the end.

CHORUS

[If I try to simply count emotions I’d forget the warmth you brought to me/Someday I’ll forget the voice with which you spoke to me Goodbye, we’ll never meet again I guess that’s why I feel like this I can’t laugh, I’m helpless, there’s nothing I can do/The tears come pouring out, and there’s nothing I can do]

Ah, these lines. Again, we’re dealing with a perspective split, even though technically the chorus happens twice. (that’s why I have the slashes, to indicate the line changes) Suzuha is clearly unhappy, despite the bright smile on his face that we always see. His Lady, who he values above all else, doesn’t use him anymore. Tomoko brought him the happiness of SOMEONE consistently (at least, somewhat) acknowledging his existence. Even with the pain it caused, he refused to forget the “warmth” that she’d brought to him. And, on the flip side, Tomoko did eventually forget him, and his voice, and everything about him.

VERSE THE SIXTH

[Just like in a donut, You can’t have the hole by itself Proving that you were really here Is something that I can never do]

For all we know, Tomoko wants to remember Suzuha. However, because she can’t, he can’t prove that she even existed. (Not that we don’t believe him)

VERSE THE SEVENTH

[Over and over again All I can remember is your face Tonight too, I’ll sleep, My body wedged between the blanket and the bed]

Tomoko again. Pretty much the same as the fourth verse.

VERSE THE EIGHTH

[If there were thoughts that never died, Would that be a relief? I can’t hope on things passed So just give me something to bury]

“Something to bury” means Suzuha needs some confirmation. Something from Tomoko. It doesn’t matter what it is.

VERSE THE NINTH

[There’s now an empty hole in my heart It’s the only proof you were here And yet I’m still so empty My heart is torn in pieces, and there’s nothing I can do]

Torn is pieces is pretty obvious. That empty hole is also the lack of Tomoko’s presence.

MISC. LINES

[Breathing quietly, my eyes open wide Eyes open wide Eyes open wide Your name is-]

Tomoko has finally remembered him. It’s too late, though.

#loooooong post #noragami #this took me forever to type jeez #thoughts from a gardener #please listen to this song y'all it's so good