ALICE IN CASTLE -星の王子と月の城- Pamphlet 2018.08.25, pg. 31-32, 37
Original text: 将 / Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
English Translation: Janique
DOES NOT CONSIST IN GAZING AT EACH OTHER,
BUT IN LOOKING TOGETHER IN THE SAME DIRECTION
WHEN YOU GIVE YOURSELF,
YOU RECEIVE MORE THAN YOU GIVE.
IT IS ONLY WITH THE HEART THAT ONE CAN SEE RIGHTLY;
WHAT IS ESSENTIAL IS INVISIBLE TO THE EYE.
For you reading this pamphlet right after buying it,
And for you reading it after having seen the live,
And for you picking it up after years have passed in order to reminisce,
What “ALICE IN CASTLE” is…
May or may not be answered here.
Always, the answer is vague,
And always the clear reality is something cruel.
However, if there’s one thing that can be said,
It’s that through the journey of the Moon, and the journey of Mars,
The band A9 has reaffirmed something important,
And in order to gift that precious thing to you,
We invited you to our castle.
Going beyond the format of a ‘band’,
A9 is polishing their weapons in order to convey something
To you, our comrades, who walk together with us.
We do not know what will happen next.
There might not be a tomorrow.
August 25th, 2018.
Come on, the new dawn of A9 is starting.
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