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  • Beautiful Song *O* ! <3

  • Why was the guy dressed as a girl?

  • @lindamaez they were two halves of the girl

    at the end, you see both halves of the guy

  • @lindamaez think of it that way;the one with black hair has very short hair while the girl with blonde hair has them very long.To me it seems like the one with short hair is the younger side of the girl that thinks everything is right as long as you do everything for the other person. However the girl with long hair represents her older self, showing that she's been through so many things, that she ended up thinking that doing things only for herself is the right thing to do

    i see it that way :L

  • Senbon ( not zenbon) Sakura .... Please.. PLEASE!

  • oh dear gawd this is beautiful and amazing! The guys on the other side of the door *A* WHERE'S THEIR VERSION!?!?!?!?!?

  • Is this a Anime ??

    If it is one can you tell me the name ?? :3

  • i will fav

  • she sound white.

  • this song is super nice ^^

  • The White 'I' wants and doesn't give. The Red 'U' gives and doesn't want. Both are happy as they are, however they are incomplete. They are both part of the girl, and if you look you will see male versions that belong to the boy at the end. Unless Red and White come together the girl and boy can't truly love each other, but when the girl's Red and White combine cards at the end and the 'I' and 'U' become a complete heart it shows that she really does love him not just herself.

  • the 2 girls look like in "alice in wonderland" xD white queen and red queen

  • The PV is complicated, but here's what I made out : The couple demanded love from each other, and that love is never a true one, and that in turn causes HURT from EGOSELFISHNESS. So they learn that true love had to be nurtured — Money (chips) can't buy it and nor can you gamble for it. You have to earn it.

  • I love how the card isn't shown at the ending.

  • I saw this at AOD a convention held in San Francisco with my sister. I went last weekend it was awesome the girl sang this song live and there was a Hatsune mIku concert for free :3 Gumi even performed. :3

  • @Bibi34567 I mean Hatsune Miku :3

  • I like that the boy was going through the same struggle she was but in the end they found each other :)

  • Right now it is my first time listening to it, and i became a fan of deco 27 *-*

  • So I get the base story. But what's with the bears? Are they like symbols for each half of the girl and because they're abused is that like showing how she hates herself for the mistakes she's made?

  • @BloodyWolf51 I think the bears repersent their inner struggle, Like when your feelings are hurt but you don't show it. That's why the bears have the band aids and when the girls admit to themselves that they are hurting they get the same wounds.

  • The voice is a little Similar with Itou Kanako in some parts *-*

  • is marina the one singing?

  • @sakurikitty I'm sure its a real person. A vocaloid can't hit notes like that.

  • @Vocaloid4lyf deco*27 is the person who made this song.

  • @MairuxKurunee and this person sings the song? or it is a Vocaloid,ie, a computer?

  • after watching this a few times i finally get the meaning of the song....anyone want meh to explain? well its mah theory OwO

  • whats deco*27? ik i dont get owt much OwO

  • @vocaloid4lyf A producer name, who made this song and other, lyric and compose (He can play guitar.) ;)

  • what do the bears represent in this? both the girls and the bears have the same wounds, and when they both reach for the bears, they are shocked with pain?

  • @mangaxotaku I think it signifies pain the both types of loves go through... The ego (I) is always loving it self and always put others second, therefore alienating them... Making the Ego alone.... While as the Selfish one (U) Just does everything for the person... And nothing for the self... Therefore could lead to being abused, and taken advantaged of... At least... that's what I think anyways...

  • i need romanji lyrcis Q3Q

  • If I could sing like this, EVER, then I would slap myself until I woke up. And then when I woke up, I'd scream at my alarm clock for waking me up.

  • That was amazing

  • I'm confused, who are they? First they were girls then queens and at the end one of them was a boy... Please explain'

  • @AnimeKittyNyah Well one was a boy in the beginning too. The rest is told from the girl's PoV where one represents the girl (and the self/I) and the other the boy (the ego/we) and whether she truly loves him or is only doing it for herself. At the end she has made her choice.

    At least that is my impression, but it's up to you.

  • Go! Go! DECO*27 GOOO!!

  • traduzcan El significado las dos chicas son el Ego y el Amor hacia otra persona de la chica colegiala del principio, la chica de blanco es el Ego, por lo tanto ella recibe (fichas) y asi es feliz mientras que la chica de rojo no recibe nada pero tambien es feliz, hasta que llega un punto en que tratan de destruirse a si mismas cuando la persona que les daba o recibia su amor se va, cuando entienden que amor es ego y amar al mismo tiempo ven la luz o algo asi XD

  • I wanna see the dude version...maybe they will have cute teddy bears too! :3

  • The lyric's so great, even though I had to see the PV to actually understand, the lyric's meaning is just so true and great D:

    not to mention the song itself has a great tune to add...

    That's why I love Deco 27's songs

  • can someone explain the meaning of this song? *feels like a dumbass*

  • @kankuro876 The song is about the girl in a relationship. She was thinking about how to do with it.

    To be EGO (When she gives her love for the boy, he should give her respect like a present, money) or SELFISH (The boy should give love for her, so she'll give boy her respect.)

    Well, In the end. She just realized that Love it's giving to and also received from the lover. Not to be only one-side. :)

  • I think the characters at the end are the same people from love distance, long affair. Right?

  • the 3 poeppl who disliked are deaf.

  • wait so the dude is wearing a dress? O_o 

  • @rabbitgirl939 no. the 2 girls are two parts of her, and the guys @ the and are the 2 sides of the guy.

  • @XxSeishinWolfxX wait so they made a dude version? O_o

  • @rabbitgirl939 No, Seishin means that you see the boy leave from an opposite door and, behind him, are his two alteregos. They were also the people who gave out and collected the chips in the girls world. That was their give or take.

  • My name is Marina * ^ *

  • The good and evil theme seems to be recurrent in DECO*27's work... It's sort of the same thing as Mozaik Role, but I love it anyway :)

  • Can anyone find tabs for guitar for this song? Cant find any, it would be cool if someone found them.

  • @MikoDraw www1 .axfc .net/uploader/Ne/so/122837 Remove any spacings. Password is "ego" without the quotation marks. It's all in japanese, but it's easy to determine what is what.

  • guy version, guy version!

  • /spazzily trolls the like button

  • White = "I". She puts forward the card and gets all the chips in return. Red = "U". She puts gets all the chips taken away.

    Also notice the colouring of the guys. The one who gives the "I" girl the chips has the "U" colouring and vice versa. The guy had been going through the same thing in the same place.

    The song is called "Egoselfish" - a combination of I (Ego) and U (Selfish). "Your happiness means my happiness" can be considered a type of selfishness if you think about it.

  • Omg words cant describe how much I love Deco*27 and their STYLE, ANIMATION,SYMBOLISM,CHARACTERS­,

    SONGS, VOCALS,and INSTRUMENTALS

    I thought the Blonde guy was Len and the black haired guy was Ciel XDD -3 I love this song ai much.

  • @DokixYumiNyan

    Ciel!

    Iloveyouiloveyouiloveyouilovey­ou

  • So which one is the giving in the relationship? The girl in white?

  • This reminds me of kingdom hearts

  • @davidm7807 Mhm. Mainly because the black haired girl looks *IDENTICAL* to Xion, and the blonde haired girl somewhat resembles Namine.

  • Deco*27 has the most amazing videos to his already sublime songs. *A*

  • Shivers....

    

  • All the symbolism!!! Oh it makes my brain happy

  • i wonder how it it will sound when it is being nico nico chorus instead which i wanna see for it

  • I just realized... You never see what was on the front of the card in the girl's pocket in the end.

  • @capcom65 It's probably The I and the U on the same card, or I ♥ U.

  • 歌もそうだけとmarinaさんの歌声も最高

  • Ooh, look! There are no sharp tools in this song XD

  • am I the only one who noticed that the two guys at the end, behind the closing door, were the dealers who gave and took the chips from the girls when they were at their own tables? Everything seems come full circle.

  • @Fayt13th i'd give my left arm for that!

  • @SylaDay I'd give my left arm too...(because I really need my right one Dx) Anyways~ I wonder if they really might make a boy one? :3 Cuz that would be...Too good for words! <3

  • ALL HAIL DECO*27!

  • wow i wanna meet this person and congratulate her for being so awesome

  • First i thought the blonde guy was Len =.=

  • Wow what a good song! •> w <•

  • Also, just noticed. But at 0:12, you can see what each "girl" stands for. The blonde (the one that looks most like the girlfriend) is the girl that wishes to love for herself, as the "I" symbol is hers on the card. The dark haired girl (the one that has the same colored hair as the boyfriend) represents the desire to love for one's partner, and has the "U" symbol for herself. I'm sure if the boyfriend has his version of the song, it would be switched around. Very clever, DECO~ Very clever. <3

  • @G0ldenButterfly Well actually the hair seems to more like the the girl In white has the hair COLOR, and the girl in red has the same haircut as the main girl. The girl in white seems to be like that Stereotypical girl who thinks of only herself so she dyes her hair. (and the fact that if you dye your hair in Japan people think you're a delinquent."

    I think that makes sense, probably doesn't. o-o;;

  • The girl in the beginning is confronted by two issues; should she love for herself or love for her partner? The two girls represent these idealogies and are fighting each other to prove which one is better. In the end, they come to the conclusion that both of their idealogies are right and wrong; and that a relationship should be about the happiness of both parties, not one or the other. In the end, the girl comes to this conclusion, and it's hinted that the boy was struggling with this as well.

  • @G0ldenButterfly In the end, the card in the girl's pocket is never shown, but more then likely it would've said "I & U" or just "I Love U" which represents the combination of idealogies and the idea that couples should seek the happiness for both parties and that there is never a "white and black" decision. Anyway, great song, and another fabulous product of Marina and Deco*27! <3

  • 999 LIKE AND ONLY 1 DISLIKE

  • ME GUSTA :megusta:

  • Anyone else notice how the boys 'self's' looked like the people the girl self's played poker with?

  • I am guessing that the red and white girls were the girl at the ends personallity. like she wanted to give all of her love to him but also wanted the same. She didn't know what to choose.

  • i think the black haired girl was selfishness and then the blond/hinger was her ego

    maybe...

  • so, the point of this video is, ' don't hurt a teddy bear ' ?

  • The 'Deco ft. Marina' duo gives us an amazing song as always!

  • i really like this translation

  • when I read the title, i thought it was about a strangely named fish XD

  • O my God, I LOVE LOVE LOVE DECO*27 <3 And is this marina as in the Seiyuu for Iwasawa Angel Beats marina?!?!? Because I love her! This is the most amazing song ever XD

  • @Rrrita413 Yes

    According to the Angel Beats wiki it is Marina and I went to a couple of Angel Beats! fanclubs to double check and yeah I think so.

  • I think 3:18 is my favorite part....

  • if this were actually an anime i would so watch it! is it?

  • @manaphyrocksno1 Just a song. :c

  • I have the odd urge to gamble now *shot*

  • What I think is that since all three songs are about the same characters, after Long-Distance Long Affair, do they want to give up what they want for each other or live for themselves, given up the relationship? In the end, both of them decide to pick the relationship instead of themselves because they realize the relationship IS them, and they ARE the relationship.

  • i really love this song~ thanks :)

  • The ending feels a bit ambiguous for me...As many others, I think the main girl who appears at the end is troubled whether she should live for herself or the person she loves...There are two specific cards: one with "I" (for self) and one with "U" (for her partner). The lyrics ask if you will go with your "egoselfishness"? Meaning will you choose yourself or your partner? At the end the girl walks out w/ one card in her left breast pocket...and the card floats up & starts to flip to the front

  • @TammyDayo (cont.) but we don't get to see what's on the other side of the card..."U" or "I"? So we don't know what she chose...but as self-contradictory as I am xD;; I sort of think the video is also saying that we should balance it out like at 3:13 "let them be good friends" yet the end asks if our "egoselfishness" will allow us to do so? OuO;;

  • Thank you so much for subbing!

    may I ask can I use this for my Egomama's fandub ? ; w ; )

  • God i wonder what would happen if this was an anime. i dunno i just really like the drawings!

  • no romaji lyrics???? D:

  • @iieatU click the lyrics link in the description- they're there c:

  • @EchoBlossom123 ohh thanks XD

  • i wanna see the guy version :3

  • Im addicted to this song for a day.. (and i think it'll continue up to a week! xD)

  • The genius of DECO*27's songs is the multiple reference points that it gives the interpreter. There are so many interpretations with different points of view that any answer is correct provided that it had a full grasp of the symbolism used. Postmodernism in its fullest.

  • @ichigoism12 and the way the translator translated this lyrics still grasp the ambiguity deco's song holds!

  • Deco*27...You are such a genius...

  • is than anime or just a music video?

  • @vampydanii It's just a music video. There are many more of this nature, though, if you like it. :)

  • No matter how many times I listen to this song I just can't get sick of it. marina and DECO*27 are just amazing. <3

  • who is the singer of this song? plz...

  • @iluhime I DO believe her name is Marina.

  • from my own experience, i think the song is about... god, it's hard to explain!.. well, i've always had this feeling in life about how selfish humans are, when you look at it with a naked eye. instead of LOVING a person, you could be LOVING YOURSELF, and think subconsciously that you deserve that person because you love yourself that much.

    (aka Egoselfish) ie: if you see a cute guy, you think "i want to be his girlfriend" but really you're saying "a deserve it to myself to have a guy like him"

  • "Ai to ai" If I'm not mistaken, that means "Love and love" not "love and self". ??

  • @leDiachan It's supposed to be a bilingual joke, Not "Ai to Ai" (Love and Love.) But "Ai to I." (Love and myself)

  • @AnimeonTuba Then the japanese subs were confusing me... That makes sense

  • LOL "Get intimate and make out"? Nice tags.

  • Well...i like this song...no i love it *Q*

    But isnt it a bit crazy to make singable lyrics, when there isnt any off vocal version of it?

  • @xXBlueberrysanXx It's on the album.

  • @splendiferousfantasy and where i can find the album? :DD

  • @xXBlueberrysanXx iTunes... :'D

  • @splendiferousfantasy okay...then it will be a dream to cover it ;_____;

  • As a translation note, apparently "tako" can mean "callus." Thus, "ego or tako" would be "ego or callus." I believe this makes much more sense than "ego or octopus," as it relates to the theme of "I or U".

    I had to reach for a dictionary though, as my mind also went to "octopus" first.

  • Aww as much as I love this, now I really want to watch the male version? :P

  • please tell me who is this? i just clicked on this link and now i love whoever is singing so please! tell me more about this song and it's mystery singer! I BEG YOU

  • @voyakiloidyowanehaku The composer of the song is DECO*27, and the singer is Marina, she also sung other songs by DECO*27, like Aimai Elegy

    Hope this help C:

  • @AoiSuu thank you!!!!

  • At the end when it doesn't show the card, I think it's to show that they now chose whether or not they will take the love or return it.

  • I'm spazzing.

    I love this. 

  • I'm somewhat confused about what this song's meaning is... can anyone explain, please?

  • @NightnareViolinist Look at fuzzybeanful's comment in the previous page. c: 

  • @yinghuaxiaolang Thank you! NOW EVERYTHING MAKES SENSE XD

  • :impressed: OOOH. I LIKE.

  • If DECO*47 happen to come to my door and offer me cookies dressed as a girl,I should never doubt him and buy those cookies.

  • I like how at the end, the card in the girls shirt pocket is turning, but doesn't show you whether it has an "I" or a "U". c:

  • Wheee~ :D marina + DECO*27 = pure, mindblowing awesomeness! * w *

    Thank you so much for the superb translation!

    I might cover this, so is it ok if I use your translation? Q U Q

  • 4:05 .

    Boys at the door = CIEL AND ALOIS.

    xD

  • I think the タコ means indifference or callosity ^^

  • i like this song ^^

    thats why i love DECO*27 ^^,

  • ow..almost thought this sounds like Supercell

  • @mangimewhite94 wow*

    

  • @mangimewhite94 It's missing the trademark 3 minute piano solo, so it couldn't be Supercell. ;p

  • HOW THE HECK DOES DECO ALWAYS SUCCESS TO IMPRESS ME?

  • ...Kingdom Hearts.

    Just...

    Yeah.

  • I found this sone the day it was on here and I'm still addicted to it! -3333333333333333 *u*

  • I'm so happy this was posted near my Birthday!!! Dec.2!!!!! HANANGNG *Why didn't I search "deco*27" earlier?! fff I love his songs so much!!

  • I'm thinking the two girls represent give and take in a relationship.

    The white dressed one is take (you can see she recieves all the tokens from the boy) and the red one is give (all hers are given to the boy). The main main girl might be having trouble balancing or getting the two to even out becasue love is a give/take thing, it can't be one sided. Also at the end I'm fairly certain the boy went through the same as he came out of a similar door with similar characters.

  • @fuzzybeanful thanks!!!! That explaination helped a lot!

  • @fuzzybeanful That would make sense with the boys as well, because in the poker chip part, the boys are opposite the girls; the red boy gives all his chips to the white girl, and the white boy takes all the chips from the red girl. The boys in this scene are the same ones seen through the other door at the end, no?

  • @fuzzybeanful And I thought that everything in the PV was just to be cool. When I tried to understand, I completely failed... Even the timing of the lyrics matches up with your theory, at the "I'm doing this all for you; I'm doing this all for me" part. Thanks for explaining!

  • shit, im crying lol its so beautiful... DECO*27 is amazing and so is marina, as always...

  • I LOVE YOU, DECO*27.

  • I get it! But its too complcated and detailed to explain ...:(

  • i love DECO*27 serie's so far [it's a serie's right?] oh well i love this one alot <3

  • I need the off vocal right now! :x

  • Oh my, it've been awhile since DECO*27 feat. marina's product came out!

    Love this so much :x!

  • SO.

    That's a guy in a dress?

  • @extraORDINARY137 probably lol XD

  • @extraORDINARY137

    You can see in the end in the other door (the Boy's door) you have two boys, I think the redheaded girl and the blond boy represents the girl, and the brunette girl and boy represents the boy. I think it is that 8D

  • @Loonylchan SO.

    Technically it's still a guy in a dress.

    At least partially. xD

  • DECO*27 should make animes. >:D

  • Deco*27 is amazing. :D

  • Had her realize what she did wrong and had her fix that, I'm guessing the something happened to the guy

  • OMFG I GET IT Now!! So the girl in the beginning is doubting if she loves her boyfriend or not and he is thinking the same thing so they are" transported to this world witch tells them the story of what I think are two friends, we see what happens in the world the girl was transported to but not the guy's so they were both selfish (A.k.a that's what the boy and girl were being) and ended up hurting each other, they never talked to each other again, until they saw each other somewhere, and they

  • my replay button just broke :<

  • I feel like it's about the boy and the girl as a couple, and the decision they have to make at one point: Do I want to live for myself or live for the person I love, and they realize that at that point, they love/know each other so well, they might as well be the same person, so it wouldn't make a difference :)

  • great song, amazing PV

  • i will never play and game with card the same again. (in my head) *gosh i need a signature teddy bear*

  • I think DECO*27 has a thing for the 'two sides of the same person' metaphor. I mean, there was Mozaik Role too...