I can neither trust the internet translators, my paper dictionary, or my own French skills, so if anyone will please correct the title or the translation I found I would greatly appreciate it.
This is my first full AMV on Sony Vegas, so bear with me on some bits of effect abuse (?) and bits of bad timing. I was just trying out some things (and obviously got flashy pan happy lol).
If anyone asks, yes, I watched the FMA AMV with this song lol. Had the idea before watching it though (watched a Mewtwo AMV). There is an English version to this song, but it doesn't flow nicely or sound as dark.
I put the focus of the AMV on what happened in the opening. The tribe chief said something about how wolves/Paradise will bring the end of the world. Likewise, the thirst for Paradise has pretty much only brought bad things (thanks to the manga for giving me a little insight. There was a wolf pack that was driven insane by their thirst for Cheza). Like, look at it. Jagara (especially) and Orkham basically destroyed human and wolf kind, Darcia just went plain nuts, Zali's pack ran into a poisoned tunnel, the wolves risked their very lives, the list goes on. I hope that makes sense 0-0.
About the chorus, it may seem random (well, lower layer of the second/third set is), but I did follow a pattern. I profiled characters and their desires (from the first one, it goes in the order of "wolf's desire", "human's desire", and "Kiba/Darcia's desire"). However, at the end, I profiled the destruction of characters through their quest for Paradise (mainly the battles against Jagara and Darciawolf).
English Lyrics:
It's the disease of the age,
An epidemic that spreads,
The party is over and we descend,
The thoughts that freeze the mind.
Lowered eyes and gray faces,
The ghosts of our past awaken;
We open the latch on the gate
Of the slum that we call home.
Chorus
Protect me from what I want
Protect me from what I want
Protect me from what I want
Protect me protect me
Are we the playthings of fate
Remember those divine moments
We'd laugh and party until dawn**
And now we are all alone.
Dreams of happiness lost,
The time we have done nothing (Dreams of innocence gone)
We're left with a lifetime to cry,
And now we are all alone.
Chorus x2
Protect me, protect me
Protect me from what I desire
Protect me, protect me
Chorus x4
Song: Protege Moi
Artist: Placebo
Song translation by dutch_angel_moi of Songmeanings.com (though I added the parts missing)
Japanese translations from the DVDs
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If anyone hasn't figured this out yet, all AMVs are done for fan and self-educational purposes.
