Evangelion opening - “Zankoku na tenshi no thesis”

Lyrics by Neko Oikawa
Music by Hidetoshi Sato, Arranged by Toshiyuki Ohmori
Performed by Yoko Takahashi

(Japanese Lyrics)

Zankoku na tenshi no youni
Shounen yo shinwa ni nare

oi kaza ga ima
Mune no door wo tataitemo
Watashidake wo tada mitsumete
Hohoenderu anata

Sotto fureru mono
Motomeru koto ni muchu de
Unmei sae mada shiranai
Itaikena hitomi

Dakedo itsuka kizuku deshou
Sono senaka niwa

Haruka mirai mezasu tameno
Hanega arukoto

Zankoku na tenshi no thesis
Madobe kara yagate tobitatsu

Hotobashiru atsui pathos de
Omoide wo uragiru nara

Kono sora wo daite kagayaku
Shonen yo shinwa ni nare.

(English Lyrics)

Like an angel without a sense of mercy
Rise young boy to the heavens as a legend

Cold winds, as blue as the sea
Tear open the door to your heart
But unknowing you seem, just staring at me
Standing there smiling serenely

Desperate for something to touch
A moment of kindness like that in a dream
Your innocent eyes as yet have no idea
Of the path your destiny will follow

But someday you’ll become aware of
Everything that you’ve got behind you

Your wings are for seeking out
A new future that only you can search for

The cruel angel’s thesis bleeds
Through a portal like your pulsing blood

If you should betray the chapel of your memories
The cruel angel will enter the window of your soul

So, boy, stand tall and embrace the fire of legend
Embrace the universe like a blazing star!

By Jaimie