[jimex289]

You should feel motivated by this song. This is also one of my top favorite songs from her. The CD art and PV all seem to be indicative of something medieval. My guess is as good as anyone else that she was portraying Joan of Arc on that cover with the sword and everything. Part of the PV where she sang "Konna konna yogoreta machi de" had her on what seemed to be a stake to me (definitely was something wooden). Maybe this represented the "burning at the stake" and all those red/orange drapes were the flames? Here you could probably make a connection. As for the song lyrics themselves, there's a lot you can get out of it. I think the most important thing to take away is that obviously it's a "fighter" type song. It makes it quite apparent that even after what happened she was strong not to cave in. The tense changes in the beginning and end say a lot as well. It seems like in the end she accomplished what she set out to do (with the past tense), just like Joan of Arc. I'm going to assume that she (Ayu) died in the PV but based on the nature of the song, her death was not in vain. Let's look at Joan of Arc...they burned the poor girl but she singlehandedly liberated France from the English during the Hundred Years' War; on top of all of this she was also later found innocent and considered a martyr. I think the idea behind the whole song does have its roots in Joan of Arc and it isn't all some kind of coincidence. Everything seems so symbolic of what happened to Joan. The only thing I find off is that I imagine Joan never got such a nice coffin haha. I don't find it surprising that Ayu would admire such a strong feminine (as in woman, not trait) character.