Aria (アリア) is a utopian science fantasy manga by Kozue Amano. The series was originally titled Aqua (アクア Akua) when it was published by Enix in the magazine Monthly Stencil, being retitled when it moved to Mag Garden's magazine Comic Blade.Aqua was serialized in Stencil from 2001 to 2002 and collected in two tankōbon volumes. Aria was serialized in Comic Blade from November 2002 to April 2008 and collected in twelve volumes. The series has been adapted as an anime television series, with a first season broadcast in 2005, a second season in 2006, an OVA released September 2007, and a third season in 2008 that ended around the same time as the manga serialization.
ADV Manga released English translations of the first three volumes of Aria in 2004, before dropping the license. Tokyopop then acquired the English-language rights to Aqua as well as Aria. Tokyopop released the two volumes of Aqua on October 2007 and February 2008, and six volumes of Aria between January 2008 and December 2010. The anime is licensed in North America by The Right Stuf International, which released all three seasons a box sets under its Nozomi Entertainment imprint between 30 September 2008 and 2 March 2010.
[VERSE 1]
They called me the "Iron Snake"
Tombed in the city Hell
All my life in Prison
Such a fucking feeling, known so well
But I could break through the walls
I rode the wind that blown
All the road they built there
I'm so ill, so proud and alone
[HOOK]
You'd better believe me!
[VERSE 2]
Then I left and saw a snake
My double might been stall
Oh, My bike's colliding
I had time to realize, that's all!
Dying, nothing feels so strange
I've never felt this way
Lights will got me judging
My numb body crumbling away.
[HOOK]
You'd better believe me!
[CHORUS]
And then I saw the blinding light
Oh, I'll be crucified tonight
I have another wind to ride
Forgive me, Blessed, I'm wrong, not right
And then I saw the blinding light
Oh, I'll be crucified tonight
I have another wind to ride...
[VERSE 3]
I have tried to call my friend
He didn't hear my voice
I got up to touch him, maybe they've seen
They have had no choice
Life means death and death means life
The shining told me twice
Dying now, Oh Jesus, I was quiet
The sun begins to rise
[HOOK]
You'd better believe me!
[CHORUS]
And then I saw the blinding light
Oh, I'll be crucified tonight
I have another wind to ride
Forgive me, Blessed, I'm wrong, not right
And then I saw the blinding light
Oh, I'll be crucified tonight
I have another wind to ride...