Who is the subject and object in this sentence?


These excerpts are from the lyrics of the music 迷子犬と雨のビート by ASIAN KUNG-FU
GENERATION:

  1. 連なるウィンドウに並び立つ人形の悪い夢
  2. それとも倉庫に隠れて塞いでいたって
  3. 埃だけ被って見つからない
  4. 誰の手にだって触れられない

Who is having the bad dream? Is it a dream about dolls or is it the dolls that
are dreaming? Then the second line continues saying that something (the
narrator or the dolls?) was forcibly hidden in a warehouse​. Is this a exemple
another type of bad dream or it is still talking about the dolls?

The third and fourth lines seems easier, as it just says that whatever was
hidden in the warehouse is gathering dust and being hidden from sight (cannot
be found) and that it will not be able to touch anyone's hands. Is my
assumption correct?




While I admire your persistence in rephrasing your question, the reason you
haven't gotten an answer is because there simply isn't sufficient context to
do so.

Even after skimming through the full lyrics, I can't give a definite answer,
only my impression, which could be off the mark. If your level of Japanese is
up to it, you might have better luck asking on Japanese sites such as
[Yahoo!知恵袋](https://chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/), fan sites for the band, or maybe
sites for the 四畳半神話大系 for which it's the theme song.

At any rate, I have the impression that the passage you quote is mentioning
dolls that are either lined up in a series of windows having a bad dream, or
hidden away in a warehouse, obstructed by other objects and gathering dust, to
be touched by no one.

It is, however, entirely possible that the speaker is the one having bad
dreams about the dolls.

The only point I can be sure of is that the final 触れられない is a passive form,
not a potential one, so whatever is gathering dust in the warehouse will not
**be touched** by anyone's hand rather than not **be able to touch** anyone's
hand.

Hope that helps.




While I admire your persistence in rephrasing your question, the reason you
haven't gotten an answer is because there simply isn't sufficient context to
do so.

Even after skimming through the full lyrics, I can't give a definite answer,
only my impression, which could be off the mark. If your level of Japanese is
up to it, you might have better luck asking on Japanese sites such as
[Yahoo!知恵袋](https://chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/), fan sites for the band, or maybe
sites for the 四畳半神話大系 for which it's the theme song.

At any rate, I have the impression that the passage you quote is mentioning
dolls that are either lined up in a series of windows having a bad dream, or
hidden away in a warehouse, obstructed by other objects and gathering dust, to
be touched by no one.

It is, however, entirely possible that the speaker is the one having bad
dreams about the dolls.

The only point I can be sure of is that the final 触れられない is a passive form,
not a potential one, so whatever is gathering dust in the warehouse will not
**be touched** by anyone's hand rather than not **be able to touch** anyone's
hand.

Hope that helps.

