A Cruel Angel's Thesis

"The Cruel Angel's Thesis" (残酷な天使のテーゼ, Zankoku na Tenshi no Tēze), also known as "A Cruel Angel's Thesis", is a song composed by Yoko Takahashi for the Neon Genesis Evangelion anime series. It is also a minor meme on the SiIvaGunner channel.
==Summary==
"A Cruel Angel's Thesis" was released on October 25, 1995, along with other songs from the anime's original soundtrack. Later after its release, it became one of the most popular anisongs (songs specifically created for anime series) along with Neon Genesis Evangelion itself, being critically acclaimed by critics and audiences alike. The number of CD and digital sales for the song had reached over 1 million in January 2014.
The opening sequence of said anime became a meme over the course of 2000s, spawning parodies, remixes and tribues across sites such as YouTube and Nico Nico Douga. Most of them would feature a certain character/theme replacing the intro's motive. This kind of remakes was dubbed as "X-gelion" or "A Cruel X's Thesis", with X being something or someone starring the parody. A few live-action versions have also been made, some by fans and some by TV stations or studios. In the past, some fanmade parodies were removed from video sharing sites due to copyright claims by Studio Khara and King Records.
==Rips==
The first rip to feature "A Cruel Angel's Thesis", "Dedede Fusion Collab", was uploaded on April 13, 2016. The song would usually be used in mashup rips, however opening parodies are also present on the channel. An example of said remake is the rip "A Cruel Angel's Thesis - Neon Genesis Evangelion", where the opening becomes themed after HH and features sentence mixed vocals. The song itself is mainly ripped through the games Neon Genesis Evangelion and Neon Genesis Evangelion 64, the latter being a joke game used to rip songs specifically from the anime.
==Lyrics==
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Japanese (Kanji)=
残酷な天使のように
少年よ 神話になれ
蒼い風がいま 胸のドアを叩いても
私だけをただ見つめて
微笑んでるあなた
そっとふれるもの もとめることに夢中で
運命さえまだ知らない いたいけな瞳
だけどいつか気付くでしょう その背中には
遥か未来 めざすための羽根があること
残酷な天使のテーゼ
窓辺からやがて飛び立つ
ほとばしる熱いパトスで
思い出を裏切るなら
この宇宙を抱いて輝く
少年よ 神話になれ
ずっと眠ってる 私の愛の揺りかご
あなただけが 夢の使者に呼ばれる朝がくる
細い首筋を 月あかりが映してる
世界中の時を止めて 閉じこめたいけど
もしもふたり逢えたことに意味があるなら
私はそう 自由を知るためのバイブル
残酷な天使のテーゼ
悲しみがそしてはじまる
抱きしめた命のかたち
その夢に目覚めたとき
誰よりも光を放つ
少年よ 神話になれ
人は愛をつむぎながら歴史をつくる
女神なんてなれないまま 私は生きる
残酷な天使のテーゼ
窓辺からやがて飛び立つ
ほとばしる熱いパトスで
思い出を裏切るなら
この宇宙を抱いて輝く
少年よ 神話になれ
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Japanese (Romanized)=
Zankoku na tenshi no you ni
Shounen yo shinwa ni nare
Aoi kaze ga ima
Mune no doa wo tataite mo
Watashi dake wo tada mitsumete
Hohoenderu anata
Sotto fureru mono
Motomeru koto ni muchuu de
Unmei sae mada shiranai
Itaike na hitomi
Dakedo itsuka kidzuku deshou
Sono senaka ni wa
Haruka mirai mezasu tame no
Hane ga aru koto
Zankoku na tenshi no teeze
Madobe kara yagate tobitatsu
Hotobashiru atsui patosu de
Omoide wo uragiru nara
Kono sora wo daite kagayaku
Shounen yo shinwa ni nare
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Zutto nemutteru
Watashi no ai no yurikago
Anata dake ga yume no shisha ni
Yobareru asa ga kuru
Hosoi kubisuji wo
Tsukiakari ga utsushiteru
Sekaijuu no toki wo tomete
Tojikometai kedo
Moshimo futari aeta koto ni
Imi ga aru nara
Watashi wa sou jiyuu wo shiru
Tame no baiburu
Zankoku na tenshi no teeze
Kanashimi ga soshite hajimaru
Dakishimeta inochi no katachi
Sono yume ni mezameta toki
Dare yori mo hikari wo hanatsu
Shounen yo shinwa ni nare
Hito wa ai wo tsumugi nagara
Rekishi wo tsukuru
Megami nante narenai mama
Watashi wa ikiru
Zankoku na tenshi no teeze
Madobe kara yagate tobitatsu
Hotobashiru atsui patosu de
Omoide wo uragiru nara
Kono sora wo daite kagayaku
Shounen yo shinwa ni nare
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English translation=
Like an angel with cruel and merciless intent
Go forth, young boy, and you’ll become a legend
In time, this blue of the sky
Will reach out to knock on the door to your heart
You’re looking at me
Make it all that you see
Content and we’re merely smiling
Once more, the touch you long for
Consumes you in yearning to find that embrace
You’re unaware though
Now to what fate will sow
Temptation implores you to know
Someday you’ll notice – I pray that you’ll realize
These wings on your back aren’t a dream
At last, you’ll have all you need to escape to
The world where you’ll finally be free
This was all a Cruel Angel’s Thesis from the start
Brought to life, out window now it’s taking flight
Scorching pathos if you betray your memory
Follow this deviant-divine philosophy
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Shining more than these stars that bathe the galaxy
Go forth, young boy, and you’ll become a legend
With grace, and in my embrace
You fall deep into sleep, so tempted to stay
In the morning that falls
You alone will be called
By message from the realm of dreams
Moonlight reflects in your sight
The night that surrounds you invites radiance
And it’s all in goodwill
But if time could stand still
This moment, I’d freeze it in place
If there is meaning in two people meeting
Then maybe we’re doing this right
Within this trial, that might be the bible -
The way that we’ll both reach the light
This was all a Cruel Angel’s Thesis from the start
It is time, for the sorrow in us to arise
You held tightly to all that’s left and tangible
Stuck between both the dream world and the actual
You out-shine any mortal who has walked the Earth
Go forth, young boy, and you’ll become a legend
[Bridge]
People who weave love, create without knowing
And carve a path through history
Though I’ll take a stand
I’m still only human
The goddess you need can (not) be me
This was all a Cruel Angel’s Thesis from the start
Brought to life, out window now it’s taking flight
Scorching pathos if you betray your memory
Follow this deviant-divine philosophy
Shining more than these stars that bathe the galaxy
Go forth, young boy, and you’ll become a legend
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== External links ==
*"A Cruel Angel's Thesis" on Wikipedia.
*"Rips featuring A Cruel Angel's Thesis" - YouTube playlist by Aidan Zamboni.
== See also ==
*"Komm, süsser Tod" - another meme song from Neon Genesis Evangelion.
Category:Memes