Urapocere (うらぽしゃ, Uraposha) is a song released on December 22nd, 2021, featuring Hatsune Miku.
Background[]
Urapocere (うらぽしゃ) is track no. 8 in Watashi no Heritage. It is an album-exclusive song with no official MV, and acts as the counterpart to Adipocere.
The character featured in the album crossfade artwork is アダ (Ada), the protagonist of Adipocere.
Meaning[]
Urapocere continues where Adipocere left off, but where the previous song is mild in tone and wishing their partner well, this song outwardly expresses the singer's violent feelings and anger towards their broken relationship. The end of the song sees them celebrating their newfound freedom, at the cost of being alone.
Theories[]
Hypothermia[]
Paradoxical undressing is a phenomenon found in the late stages of hypothermia in which a person begins removing clothing, effectively leading to death in most cases. Similarly, at the end of Adipocere's MV, Ada frantically removes all of her layers except for her base dress. She is depicted in the same state of undress in the crossfade artwork. The background color is a cool blue -- contrasting the warm red associated with Adipocere -- and there is falling snow, which is not seen at any point in the former song's MV. Combined with Ada's visible shadows and noticeable tear streaks, this has led some to believe she ends up succumbing to hypothermia and freezing to death. Supporting this, the song ends with a droning beep resembling the sound of a heart monitor flatlining.
Other Partner's Perspective[]
A fan-made full MV for Urapocere was posted to YouTube on August 21st, 2023. It does not follow Ada, but rather her faceless partner shown in several scenes of Adipocere's MV. According to the pinned comment by the creator, the song was interpreted as his disdainful response to her.
"Ura (うら)" in the title can be translated as "opposite side" or "other side". Furthermore, Iyowa has previously written several songs from a male perspective of their partner (despite a girl being the MV's focal point). Having him be the lead also results in 15 unique characters for every song in Watashi no Heritage, instead of two songs sharing the same main character, which at the time of the album's release had never occurred in any other instance.
The creator refers to him as ウラくん (Ura-kun) in their community posts.
Lyrics[]
Translation by Tackmyn Y., with edits by Pirate Flavor
| Japanese | English |
| どうか 神の御慈悲を給え | Please, may God have mercy! |
| 恵まれないあなたは人を殴るから | Because you, at a loss, strike people down. |
| どうか 地獄へと征きませ | Please, go to Hell by all means! |
| 豚に真珠とは よくも言えたものだから | For “casting pearls before swine” is certainly well said. |
| 近寄るなよ | Don’t come near me, |
| その足元這いつくばって | Or else I'll be sure |
| 生まれてごめんねと | You fall to your knees and blurt out an apology |
| 口走りそうになるから | For being born. |
| 人の上に立って講釈を垂れる | I won’t forget that face with no make-up you’ve got, |
| 化粧のできないその顔は忘れないわ | Who stands above others just to do the lecturing. |
| 血で塗れた椅子に腰掛ける猿よ | You monkey who sits in a blood-stained chair, |
| ああそのままいつまでも | Alas, just like that, forever and ever, |
| 私の死体を想像して | Imagine my corpse |
| 何かを成し遂げた気でいろ | And blindly believe you’ve accomplished something. |
| どうか 神の御慈悲を給え | Please, may God have mercy! |
| 盗みのばれたあなたは人を殴るから | Because you, caught stealing, strike people down. |
| どうか 地獄へと征きませ | Please, go to Hell by all means! |
| 正しさを説くあなたは | Preaching about what is correct, |
| 実に無様な傀儡もどき | What a truly unsightly, pseudo-puppet you are! |
| それはまるで魂まで | Just like a government that |
| 喰い散らかす政のように | Greedily devours souls up, |
| 死ぬことも生きることも許されず | Or like a wriggling slave |
| 蠢く奴隷のようにさらば！ | That isn't allowed to live nor die— farewell! |
| 目に入る紅は腐り落ちるささくれよ | The crimson coming into view is a decaying hangnail. |
| にやけるなよ | Don’t smirk at me, |
| 言い訳する顔が憎いわ | I detest your excusing face. |
| 誰かを嬲りなさい あの時のように | Go ridicule somebody, just like you did that time. |
| 侮るなよ | Don’t underestimate me, |
| その喉笛に突き刺さって | I'll stab you in the throat |
| 二度とは離れぬよう | And gouge so deep |
| 深く抉るように | It never goes away. |
| 快楽のための甘噛みひとつで | Lightning won't stop striking from the scar |
| ついた傷から降る雷が止まないわ | Where you nibbled me out of pleasure. |
| ひらがなの5文字を消せぬまま生きろ | Live on without being able to erase those three words! |
| ああそのままいつまでも | Alas, just like that, forever and ever, |
| 誰かの眼を踏み潰して | Go stomp someone’s eyes out |
| 何かを顕した気でいろ | And blindly believe you’ve made something widely known. |
| 私たちもう一生分かり合えないと | You knew we’d never understand each other |
| 分かっていたでしょう | For as long as we live, right? |
| 憎しみの鎖解き進むのは | I’ll undo the chains of hatred and walk upon |
| 果てしない孤独の道 | This never-ending road of solitude. |
| もう自由よ 私は自由なの | I’m free— yes, I’ve obtained freedom! |
| ここから始まる新たな人生に | Never will anybody else’s name |
| もう誰の名も載ることは無い | Appear in my new life starting here. |
| お前はそのお立ち台で | And you— you'd better mount that platform |
| 指を咥えたまま見ていろ | So you can look enviously at me! |
Gallery[]
For artwork featuring Ada, see Adipocere.