Research Into Similar Products/Drafting and Planning: 'Romeo and Cinderella'

I've loved this song for years now, but I never took notice of it in correlation to my trailer before until I listened to it again a few nights ago; keeping in mind the story and lyrics etc. And since I have, I've decided to research more into it...

The song is called 'Romeo and Cinderella' from a Japanese voice synthesizer called Vocaloid (which is now a full commercial project with many characters created behind the voices and songs made). But this is the English dubbed version of 'Romeo and Cinderella' WHICH I JUST ADORE (it's a rather suggestive song, but I don't care; I love that about it.)

Romeo and Cinderella English Dub:

Originally the song was done in the female perspective. Initially it's about a girl who wants to find her Prince Charming and have a passionate relationship with him. She finds Romeo. She doesn't want to be like Juliet since her romance ends in death, so she thinks if she acts more like Cinderella she'd get a happy ending with Romeo-while playing 'hard to get' a little bit. But she fears that keeping the relationship within the 'Cinderella' 'running away' mode with the sex whenever they meet would soon have him get bored of her, so thinks her happiness is in the 'box' of some significance (maybe of a wedding ring - long term relationship rather than a fun little affair). Maybe she feels caged by it all and feels it'll only end badly for her if it doesn't pacify or end in some way/stay true to herself. 

Yet there's an underlining suspicious/mischievous facet to this girl, Since she said 'I'll be a good girl from now on', 'Oh won't you fulfill my fantasies' and especially with the 'bridge' of the song, she says what her heart truly wants is to fulfill her lust. We wonder whether she actually LOVES him or is playing a game (though she does say 'Oh I just want to be loved, so no more playing games' so she does seem genuine too... the 'heart' is so complicated)

At least that's what I interpret from it after reading a lot into it. There is a lot you could get out of this song which relates to Senara's character.

Oh! Maybe at first it was all fun, then she realised how all she wanted was the lust, and she fears it'll get boring soon for the both of them, and fears the emotional manipulation she's doing to him. She realises that there's no 'meaning' in this relationship and she'll only get caught if she keeps lying to herself, so now seeks to build meaning before it's too late. But that's just another interpretation...

Original Version's lyrics:

Please don't let our love turn out into a tragedy
like it was for Juliet,
take me away into your arms.

-It's all I ask of you-

-Verse 1-
I say goodnight to both my father and my mother,
I hope they'll be able to dream of one another,
I think it's time for all the grown-ups to go to bed.

Enchanting caramel that carries sweet illusions,

My crossing legs that bring on sexual confusion,

How farther will I let you go on this sinful night?
Screams of pain to "Take it easy",
"Won't you bite me gently?"
"Don't you dare forget that I'm not ready quite yet."

It's because of my mom that I've been acting sweetly and nice to you.

All the things that I don't know,

How they enchant me so,

but isn't that normal or at least how it should go.

Show me all your feelings

(And) I'll let you in my heart

Oh, if only you knew this from the start.

-Chorus-
I feel so in love just like 

CINDERELLA

And I will chase after you wearing only my

GLASS SHOES

I pray to God for time to come to a halt

Before the evil can come leaving us both in fault.

Now, I have to escape 

just like JULIET did

But please don't call me by that name

We aren't the same

It's not okay,

Please I just want you to stay

Because without you here what is there for me to do?

So if I cried would you always be right here

By my side?

-Verse 2-

I try so hard to look like I'm older than my age

I wear mascara to conceal the fact I'm in rage

I promise you,

I'll be a good girl from now on.

There's no one here to stop me from the things that I do.

I want some love so

Why don't you come please me you fool.

How farther will we be able to cross the line?

Now I know that this is true

I fell in love with you

The pain is killing me 

As I am screaming my pleas

I think you know by now 

that my father doesn't seem to like you much.

I can see your hands reach out 

as I begin to pout

And now I see it clear

You really love me my dear,

Take me far away so

we can MAKE LOVE

ROMEO

Oh, won't you fulfill my fantasies?

-Chorus-

So I'll just run away like

CINDERELLA

I'll scream my love for you, while leaving you

MY GLASS SHOE

I'll pray to God that you'll come searching for me

Save me from all my dreams

While I run away and flee

Well, I'm sure that Cinderella was lying herself

It's not an accident she left her shoe on purpose

I understand that she and I are the same 

Oh, I just want to be loved, so no more playing games

So, just look for me and then you'll soon find what you seek.

-instrumental-

-Bridge-

Why don't you just take a look and see what

I have hidden in the corners of my heart?

Can you see that it's filled with all of my dirty thoughts

and all my needs and my wants

I want you to fill me up until I burst out forth and give into my desires

I'm drawn into ECSTASY

Oh, how I feel so free

Please tell me what it could be

But if I lose you I wouldn't know what to do!

My happiness seems to be stored in  

a BOX

I need to find

the KEY

So I could open the lock

I'm scared in pain, but I won't cry out in vain.

The thought of you hating me, I know it couldn't be

Well my mom and my daddy don't care about me

They aren't different yet 

They are the same as can be

I'll stop my lies and I'll be true to myself,

I'll just stick to the facts,

I dropped my golden axe.

So, if I keep lying too much like

CINDERELLA

I know I'll meet the fate that she alone had to face

I'm really SCARED and have no clue what to do,

But, I hope I don't end up just like her too

So, before that happens

won't you come and RESCUE me?

But a fan made the 'Romeo' perspective on this relationship (Song in Japanese):

I think the 'Romeo' is split between his Prince Charming side and his lustful, aggressive 'Wolf' side which are both mentioned in the translation.

Here's the direct translation of the male version. It really does give a different edge to the story:

Don’t let my romance become like Juliet’s tragedy
Take me out of here

– Then, shall we be off? –

-Verse 1-
Have you said farewell to Papa and Mama?
Because we’re about to begin an eternal journey.
It’s high time for adults to begin their dreams,
and to dive deep down into them.
I’ll take you to someone’s place,
Tonight, how far will we go?

Your expression as you enjoy
nibbling on that fruit, it’s attractive.
Wave good-bye to those hackneyed tales.
Naïvely smiling, you knew nothing,
Knowing nothing, yet wanting to know everything.
So now, show me every part of you,
Until we surpass even our dreams…

-Chorus-
You who’s forever yearned for, Cinderella:
How do you like black apples?
If we don’t turn over this page,
Our time will forever stand still.

You who desires freedom, Juliet:
But you don’t like that name, do you?
Yes, it doesn’t work if we’re not binded,
Yet if we are, it won’t be as fun.

Now, are you able to pleasure me?

-Verse 2-
This expanse that’s thick with heat and heavy thoughts;
my distant prayer is
Still too far away to reach that child.
Be careful of that spindle before you,
You might fade away like sea foam.
Could I cry out and be able to reach you?
The dwarves are beckoning over,
you can’t escape from Wonderland.
Who is calling out?
The blank white pages start to turn.
Repeatedly born, only to eventually disappear;
Even so, we’ll still reach out our hands,
For this episode, a princess and prince,
one of us is already enough, right?

-Chorus-
When the clock chimes, Cinderella,
Be sure to drop your glass shoe before you run.
Otherwise, I won’t be able to find you,
And black nightmares will start haunting you.

The girl travelling in the picture book,
Even now, are you still waiting over there?
Things such as love, dreams or even hope;
Tempted to just throw them all away

I’m coming for you now

-Instrumental-

-Bridge-
May I take a peek into your heart?
May I pray to own you to tips of your hair?
These last pages are silently falling apart;
There’s no longer a place for me here, is there?

From now on, only the readers (you) will know

You chose the little box over the big box, such a pathetic story.
Hey hey, wait a moment –
If I’m Romeo, this ends as a tragedy.
You can be greedy and wish for more, it’s okay,
Because that’s what a “princess” is like.
You saying “I don’t like reality (here)” was a lie,
so this wolf will come to devour you.
Of course it’s hard to leave your prince,
so why don’t you just leave it all to the other you?
See? The glass shoe fits you perfectly,
Then we can end with a happily ever after.
I’ve come to get you.

Another slightly different translation is here (the translation I put above is in this link's comment section)

But here, looking at the lyrics, the male perspective either shows a manipulative man using the innocent girl, or that he THINKS he's manipulating her, but realises SHE was playing the games, having the upper hand all along. And regardless of the fact their 'fairy tales' don't fit together, he doesn't want to let her go.

And maybe she wanted him to die as Romeo does, since he'd die for her love, which she'd see as an ego boost in a way.

And if that was the case, that relates a lot to what Senara would've done when she was a succubus; she'd have had sex with men but they'd die/get ill in the process - I feel this interpretation of the male version could be a play on that idea. Senara may've saw it that they died for her 'love'. But now, seeing the error of her ways, she wants actual love and relationship, like the girl in the original Romeo and Cinderella song.

This exploration has been very fascinating and really opened horizons for my trailer (and made me love this song more!) :)