After a year’s hiatus and solo projects, my fave rock band, L’Arc~en~Ciel is back! They announced their new single BLESS dropping January 27, 2010 with words and music by Hyde, L’Arc~en~ciel vocalist x jrock god.  You can see details and updates from their official website http://www.larc-en-ciel.com/jp/

This new song is also the theme song for Vancouver Olympic Games according to NHK’s website with it’s own page at http://www.nhk.or.jp/sports/vanctheme/ Lyrics to the song can be found on the site as well.

They’ll be in Music Japan on December 6, 2009 hopefully performing the new song for the first time!

Sony Music also made the CD details available:
http://www.sonymusic.co.jp/Music/Arch/KS/LArc-en-Ciel/?info

Tetsu, L’Arc~en~Ciel’s leader and bassist will also start using the name TETSUYA as his official name. ^_^’ (I don’t get it but I support you!)

Merry L’Arc Christmas to us all!~

BLESS
Words & music : hyde
Arranged by L’Arc-en-Ciel, Hajime Okano and Daisaku Kume

君へと夢は今

遠い地平線へ向かい優しい腕から
ずっと駆けて来たんだね
最初は小さい歩幅で

一つ一つ歩を進め
振り向けば長い足跡
歪んでても真直ぐ
You have come a long way
Everything is for today

君へと夢は今 目の前で煌めいてる
花弁の舞降るような雪が祝福した

花々しい季節も横目に過ぎ去り
ため息白くついて
迷ったりもしたけど

しんと張りつめた風景
鼓動は高鳴りを覚え
あふれる想いはこの瞬間を迎える
Everything is for today

空へと鐘の音が 時を告げ鳴り響くよ
翼ひろげ飛び立ってゆく君に祝福あれ

想いを乗せ君は今 大地を蹴る
心ひとつ喜びも悲しみも全部詰め込んで

君へと夢は今 目の前で煌めいてる
花弁の舞降るような雪が祝福した

lyrics souce: http://www.nhk.or.jp/sports/vanctheme/

Read and be reminded why they are the greatest jrock band ever. Credits to the creator of this macro. Cheers.