The Horizon of Knowledge

"Chi no Hate" (The Horizon of Knowledge) is a philosophical musical work that explores the innate human drive to seek knowledge and the realization of one's own ignorance that emerges through that very process.

It is 4:00 AM, and sleep eludes you.
To dispel an indefinable anxiety spreading deep within your chest, you search for answers and gather knowledge. Yet, the harder you try to banish that unease, the more new mysteries-ones you never even knew existed-reveal themselves, drawing you back into another sleepless night.

We call the impulse to know "curiosity."
However, for the protagonist of this song, the act of knowing is not born of pure curiosity; rather, it is a means of protecting oneself from fear and anxiety.

If there truly exists an "edge of knowledge" in this world...
If one were to reach it and know everything, would the nights spent trembling in anxiety finally come to an end?

Or does the very act of striving toward that edge simply give rise to a new, unending anxiety?

The accompanying visuals depict a surreal world where the ground, clouds, vegetation, and even structures are composed of mathematical formulas and geometric shapes. Through the figure of a boy standing in this boundless realm of knowledge, the work portrays both the fear of the unknown and the irrepressible human compulsion to seek answers.

Is knowing a source of happiness?
Is not knowing truly a misfortune?
And just how much of the world can humanity ever hope to understand?

"Chi no Hate" is a philosophical song that explores themes of the thirst for knowledge, curiosity, the awareness of ignorance, late-night anxiety, and sleeplessness, ultimately singing of the duality of human timidity and the spirit of inquiry.