- Lyrics(Music by Panchan)
- Consideration
- ■Overview: At the Crossroads of Love and Madness
- ■”Mad Flavor”: Sensory Symbolism
- ■Lithium and “Heart-Shaped Box”: Mental Stability and 90s Rock
- ■The Promise to Become God: Delusion and Devotion
- ■“I Can’t Sleep Alone Anymore”: Loneliness and Eternal Slumber
- ■A Cold Room, a Rejected Kiss
- ■Saints Were Mad Too, and Prayers to Maria
- ■“I Love You” as a Twisted Ritual
- ■Sober, I Can’t Be God: Drugs, Pleasure, and Hollow Divinity
- ■Conclusion: A Love Song Drifting Between Dream and Reality
Lyrics(Music by Panchan)
■By my side ～夢想のフレーバー～■
狂気的なフレーバー
僕を正気に戻してくれる
追えば追うほど
破滅に誘ってくれる
リチウム飲んで”Heart-Shaped-box”
信仰よりフレーバー
君が望めば全知全能の神になってあげる
もう独りでは眠れない
目を覚ます時がやってくるから
このまま２度と目覚めたくはない
By my side,MY LOVER
BY MY SIDE
BY MY SIDE
MY LOVER
冷たい部屋でのワンナイト
君はキスすら拒んだね
それでもOne More Night
求める理由はないよ
聖人はみんな狂っていたんだ
MARIAへとりなしの祈り
愛されたいだけ．．．
もう独りでは眠れない
目を覚ます時がやってくるから
このまま２度と目覚めたくはない
By my side,MY LOVER
BY MY SIDE
BY MY SIDE
MY LOVER
語れない
踊れない
狂えない
眠れない
正気を保つ為のイカれた儀式
愛してる
もう独りでは眠れない
目を覚ます時がやってくるから
このまま２度と目覚めたくはない
By my side,MY LOVER
そう、シラフでは神にはなれない
君を愉しんでいるだけ
このまま２度と目覚めたくはない
By my side,MY LOVER
BY MY SIDE
BY MY SIDE
BY MY SIDE
AT THE MERCY
Consideration
■Overview: At the Crossroads of Love and Madness
“By my side ～Dream Flavor～” is a song that intensely explores the conflicting realms of love and madness, reality and fantasy, or sanity and delirium. It possesses a poetic yet decadent tone that quietly and sharply shakes the listener’s inner world.
To fully understand the lyrics, we must focus on the protagonist’s emotional and psychological instability, and their deep dependence on the presence of “you.” Below, I will analyze the symbolic language and recurring phrases to unpack the deeper meaning embedded in the song.
■”Mad Flavor”: Sensory Symbolism
Mad flavor
Brings me back to sanity
The word “flavor” here is key. Typically referring to smell or taste, in this context it likely symbolizes a more abstract and sensual presence—perhaps the presence of “you” or the moments shared.
The contradictory phrase “mad flavor brings me back to sanity” embodies the core paradox of the song. Normally, madness drives people insane, yet here, it restores balance. It suggests that the protagonist finds equilibrium in emotional chaos—an idea as poetic as it is haunting.
The more I chase it
The more it leads me to ruin
Love and obsession become both the stabilizer and the destroyer. This duality—comfort and destruction within the same sensation—is a central theme throughout the song.
■Lithium and “Heart-Shaped Box”: Mental Stability and 90s Rock
Took lithium, “Heart-Shaped Box”
I choose flavor over faith
This line is particularly striking. Lithium is a mood stabilizer often prescribed for depression or bipolar disorder. Coupled with Nirvana’s “Heart-Shaped Box,” a song known for its themes of toxic love, salvation, and despair, it implies that these are the protagonist’s modern-day “medicine.”
I choose flavor over faith
This line suggests a rejection of spiritual salvation in favor of sensory, perhaps carnal, fulfillment. It’s a poetic way of saying: “I choose the moment, not eternity.” Love becomes a kind of secular religion—a recurring theme in modern literature and music.
■The Promise to Become God: Delusion and Devotion
If you want, I’ll become an omniscient, omnipotent god for you
This line can be read as a declaration of undying love, but also as an expression of total dependence and self-erasure. The idea of becoming a god, at someone’s request, shows a grandiose, perhaps delusional, view of self. It blends savior complexes, narcissism, and blind devotion into a powerful statement of obsession.
The protagonist’s self-image teeters between god and madman, lover and worshiper.
■“I Can’t Sleep Alone Anymore”: Loneliness and Eternal Slumber
I can’t sleep alone anymore
The time will come to wake up
I never want to wake again
This powerful refrain illustrates the protagonist’s deep emotional dependence: they cannot live—or sleep—without “you.” Waking up here represents returning to painful reality, and the wish to “never wake again” implies a desire to remain in dreams forever—or perhaps, to die.
■A Cold Room, a Rejected Kiss
A one-night stand in a cold room
You even refused to kiss me
Still, one more night
I don’t even need a reason
This section is especially raw. “You” does not reciprocate affection, not even offering a kiss. Yet the protagonist still asks for “one more night.” It’s no longer about love; it’s about clinging to the ghost of pleasure or presence.
By claiming “I don’t even need a reason,” the protagonist reveals that the reason lies in addiction and emotional inertia.
■Saints Were Mad Too, and Prayers to Maria
All saints were mad
Prayers of intercession to Maria
The religious imagery here is strong. The shocking idea that “saints were mad” suggests the close relationship between madness and holiness. Maria, representing the Virgin Mary, is a symbol of divine intercession, but even that seems empty here.
The protagonist lays bare their desire: “I just want to be loved.” Moral and religious ideals collapse under the weight of raw human longing.
■“I Love You” as a Twisted Ritual
A twisted ritual to stay sane
I love you
“I love you” is often seen as a pure expression of feeling, but here, it becomes a ritual to maintain sanity—a phrase repeated to ward off chaos, not necessarily to express genuine emotion.
This deeply modern, nihilistic view of love portrays it not as salvation, but as a coping mechanism in a broken world. And yet, the repeated “By my side” shows that the protagonist still clings to some hope of connection.
■Sober, I Can’t Be God: Drugs, Pleasure, and Hollow Divinity
Sober, I can’t become a god
I’m just enjoying you
This brings the analysis full circle. Just as the song began with lithium and Nirvana, it ends with an admission: the protagonist needs to be “intoxicated” (whether emotionally, chemically, or spiritually) to feel powerful.
They can’t be a savior or god while sober. The fantasy of divine love or protection only works when the real world is blurred.
Still, the refrain continues: “By my side.” It is a desperate cry, a plea not to be left alone, even in madness and delusion.
■Conclusion: A Love Song Drifting Between Dream and Reality
“By my side ～夢想のフレーバー～” may appear on the surface to be a love song, but it is in fact a profound exploration of psychological dependence, emotional instability, and a deep yearning for salvation.
- A love unfulfilled, yet impossible to let go of
- A refusal of reality and embrace of dreams
- Repetitions of “I love you” as a mask for desperation
- The paradox of needing to be broken to feel whole
These themes intertwine to create a piece that feels like a “black hole of the psyche”—both beautiful and terrifying.
Listeners may interpret it in many ways, but ultimately, the song portrays the fundamental loneliness and craving for connection that defines the human experience.
If you’d like, I can also expand this analysis into a concept for a visual piece or music video, based on these interpretations. Let me know your creative direction.
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