This song is the first opening for the anime, Psycho Pass.
The background of this video and the lyrics both carry a darker connotation which creates a more serious mood. The song relates to the anime.
Things that I can’t show to anyone are flooding my mindThis is referring to to the anime, a society where people cannot hide anything as scanners will constantly be scanning your mental state. They have to constantly repress their ideas which makes them become vegetables.
I’ve gone lost in a world where not even mistakes exist
This is a “world” phenomenon where only the visible things are realThis is referring to the price of that kind of society. The citizens are ignorant of how the society actually functions and just continues to live.
and that has been rubbed in to an unbelievable degree
So can I expose it for what it is?
You’re also in this plastic beautiful world
In a world that’s too pretty, I can’t see the light for some reasonThis is talking about the perfect society where scanners scan you, determining the possibility of you committing a crime and the lack of joy in that kind of society as he cannot see the "light."
Through the song, the idea of a society of living without stress and having everything predetermined is examined. It is pretty Orwellian. People cannot struggle over what they want to be or other important decisions. They are just following what the system says is better.
The song is a rock song which matches the message it is trying to convey. Using a more relaxing song or a more happy melody song would not have given off a serious mood.
This song was sung by Ling Tosite Sigure who sing these moods of songs for different anime.
The visuals in the beginning consist of blue and green colors which contribute to the negative mood. There is also a woman falling in deep water, probably because they are unable to escape the society. The visuals are a bit abstract which is a good way to attract someone's attention (gestalt).
Different people may view this message differently than me. People who are unfamiliar with this type of animation might just think it is just some strange video. I liked this opening video because it related perfectly with the anime.
This was one of the animes I wanted to get into, but sadly I could not have because of the lack of time to watch animes. The intro really helps convey a sense of darkness in their society, just like you said. The dark colors and the person drowning, is almost like its someone trapped in the darkness and they are drowning in their society, which is the darkness. I agree with the points you made. If I find time all watch this anime.
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