El Devorador de Sueños

The song 'El Devorador de Sueños' by VOCALOID, a singing voice synthesizer featuring various virtual singers, delves into the mystical and potentially dark world of dreams and desires. The lyrics tell the story of a 'dream eater' who offers to take away nightmares and fulfill wishes in exchange for a price. The dream eater seduces the listener with promises of sweet dreams and the fulfillment of their heart's desires, creating a contract sealed with a pinky promise or a kiss.

As the song progresses, the dream eater's true nature becomes apparent. The allure of having one's dreams granted becomes a trap, as the dream eater requires more and more from the listener, eventually leading to a point of no return. The listener is warned that once a dream becomes reality, the reality turns into a dream, suggesting that the pursuit of desires can lead to losing touch with what is truly valuable. The song concludes with the dream eater revealing the true cost of their services: the theft of the listener's cherished dreams, leaving them in a monochrome world devoid of the very dreams they sought to realize.

The song uses the metaphor of a dream eater to explore themes of desire, temptation, and the consequences of pursuing one's dreams without considering the cost. It serves as a cautionary tale about the dangers of being consumed by one's desires and the potential loss of what is genuinely important in the pursuit of fleeting pleasures. The dream eater character can be seen as a representation of the seductive nature of wish fulfillment and the fine line between dreams and reality.