Innocence ～Excerpt from the Finale Chapter of the Genesis Psalms of Slaughter～

“Innocence ～Excerpt from the Finale Chapter of the Genesis Psalms of Slaughter～” (イノセンス ～殺戮の創世記詩編 最終章より～, Innocence ～Satsuriku no Sōseiki Shihen Saishūshō yori～) is the ending theme for the Crying Sky ending of the PSP version of the ChäoS;HEAd NoAH visual novel. It is by the band Phantasm, sung by FES.
== Lyrics ==
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Rōmaji =
Furiyamanu ame wa utsukushiki chi no you ni
(Shimobetachi ga tsukamu aozora
Zetsubou no naka gensou no chikara de
Kyouki no inori tsumi no yogen hirakareta mokushiroku torigako no tori)
Kooritsuita hoo wo nurashite ochite yuku
Sekai wo miorosu kami wa zankoku na haha
(Hitsujitachi ga abaku itsuwari
Kainarasareta meikyuu no ikenie
Ningyou wo yame kuchita shigarami no sabite kishimu kagi wo kowashite)
Sono mune ni wa shi he tsuzuku yasuragi ga aru
Nanika ga sasayaku kizashita utagai
Ayatsurareta mama damasarete oware wa shinai to
Tsumi yo tsubasa ni nare kuzure yuku gareki no naka de
Zetsubou ni tomoru hikari kono yume no deguchi wo sagasu
Sekai wo korose aragau mono sore wa satsuriku no INNOCENCE
Subete wa gen’ei nanimo kamo futashika de
(Kokoro tachi ga suteru akirame
Uragiri no imi tamashii no hanran
Jashin no shinwa monogatari no peegi no naka no kishi mezamete)
Nigirishimeta kurushimi dake ga tsurugi to naru
Ima koso tachikiru mugen no rensa wo
Hatenaki yami yori kakusei no toki wa otozureta
Kioku hiraku tobira hizamazuku daichi ga yureru
Narihibiku horobi no kane shinjitsu no sukui wa doko ni
Sekai wo korose mezameta mono sore wa satsuriku no INNOCENCE
Tada matte ita mou shitte ita hikikaesenai tatakai ga hajimaru
Tsumi yo tsubasa ni nare kuzure yuku gareki no naka de
Zetsubou ni tomoru hikari kono yume no deguchi wo sagasu
Narihibiku horobi no kane shinjitsu no sukui wa doko ni
Kudakechiru sora no kagami itsuwari wo utsushita tsumi ni
Sekai wo korose torawarebito sore wa satsuriku no INNOCENCE
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Japanese =
降り止まぬ雨は 美しき血のように
(僕たちが掴む青空
絶望の中 妄想の力で
狂気の祈り 罪の予言 開かれた黙示録 鳥篭の鳥)
凍りついた 頬を濡らして 落ちてゆく
世界を見下ろす 神は残酷な母
(羊たちが暴く偽り
飼い慣らされた 迷宮の生贄
人形を辞め 朽ちた柵の錆びて軋む鍵を壊して)
その胸には 死へ続く安らぎが在る
何かが囁く 兆した疑い
あやつられたまま 騙されて終われはしないと
罪よ翼になれ 崩れゆく瓦礫の中で
絶望に 点るヒカリ この夢の出口を探す
世界を殺せ 抗う者 それは殺戮の イノセンス
すべては幻影 何もかも不確かで
(心たちが捨てる諦め
裏切りの意味 魂の反乱
邪心の神話 物語の頁の中の騎士目覚めて)
握り締めた 苦しみだけが剣となる
今こそ断ち切る 無限の連鎖を
果て無き闇より 覚醒の時は訪れた
記憶ひらく扉 ひざまずく大地が揺れる
鳴り響く滅びの鐘 真実の救いは何処に
世界を殺せ 目覚めた者 それは殺戮の イノセンス
唯待っていた もう知っていた ひきかえせない 闘いが始まる
罪よ翼になれ 崩れゆく瓦礫の中で
絶望に 点るヒカリ この夢の出口を探す
鳴り響く滅びの鐘 真実の救いは何処に
砕け散る空の鏡 偽りを映した罪に
世界を殺せ 囚われ人 それは殺戮の イノセンス
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English (CoZ) =
Dampening these frozen cheeks as it falls,
(Through the power of delusion, amid the depths of despair,
The servants take hold of the blue sky
These prayers of madness, these prophecies of sin; an apocalypse unfurled, the cage the bird is trapped in)
Rain pours endlessly like exquisite blood
Ever the merciless mother, God looks down upon the world
Deep within Her bosom, there exists the serenity unto death
(The lambs expose all this falsehood
A domesticated labyrinth of sacrificial livestock
No longer dolls, they shatter the rusted locks of the rotted fencing)
Doubt then sprouts from the murmurs of the unknown:
“Though they pull the strings, I mustn't let it end with my deception...”
O sin, become the wings upon their back in the midst of collapsed ruin
As they seek the exit to this dream, this light shines even through despair
Now kill the world, to those who rebel against it, such is the slaughter brought on by innocence
All is but a phantasm; not a thing is for certain
(Forsaken are the hearts soon to be abandoned
Meaningfully a betrayal, an uprising of the soul
A storied myth of wicked hearts; in its pages, the knight's awakening unfolds)
There is only the pain—one which becomes the sword tight in their grasp
This present moment becomes the severance of the infinite chain
From darkness without bounds, the hour of awakening has arrived
The Gate unseals our memories as the kneeling ground wavers
The bell rings out perdition, knowing not where to find true salvation
Now kill the world, to those who have awakened in it, such is the slaughter brought on by innocence
Merely biding their time, for long had they known this, now begins their inevitable struggle
O sin, become the wings upon their back in the midst of collapsed ruin
As they seek the exit to this dream, this light shines even through despair
The bell rings out perdition, knowing not where to find true salvation
Sin reflects all this falsehood, shattering the mirror of the sky
Now kill the world, to those who are imprisoned by it, such is the slaughter brought on by innocence
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== References ==