Our Journey

to Yuudachi no Ribbon - Ito Kashitaro

I used to be such a shy and distant boy,
Unable to meet my own gaze in the mirror
I could barely stand it when people spoke to me;
Never able to respond

And when you finally saw my eyes, you were shocked
Saying they were nothing like you've ever seen
You complimented me, saying I should show them off to the world

And yet, we must now part ways,
As I go on a journey
Exploring the world and my heart;
To find mysteries and my name

I grew up shunned and pushed away
People only saw me for my pale skin
They cowered away, not trying to understand
Leaving me out in the wilderness

But there was one person...

And yet, we must now part ways
As i go on a journey
Exploring the world and my heart;
To find mysteries and my name

And there he stood;
A young man
Uniting us

I always wanted to see the world
An adventurer down to my blood

And I seized my chance,
Meeting those like me

And yet, we must now part ways,
As I go on a journey
Exploring the world and my heart;
To find mysteries and my name
And learn who I really am

And yet we must now part ways
As we go on a journey
Exploring the world and our hearts;
To find mysteries and our names.

A Young Man's Journey!

Unite Our Worlds

to Asymmetry - Reol

Why can't I go to my home?
Why didn't I die like the others?

The world falling in on itself
Vanishing into the dark abyss

Strength has pulled us this far, but
It tore apart the earth

When two fought for one
Crossing their arms

The two songs synchronized into one
And met in one place
The frequency, finely tuned, became overwhelming
Bursting forward
To break our fate
Unite our worlds

Why can't I go to home?
Having vanished into the abyss

I might never see the fields again
But I will still fight as hard as I can

Why didn't I die like the others?
I saw everything fall into the dark

Even though my faith is falling apart
I will summon forth my will.

The two songs synchronized into one
And met in one place
The frequency, finely tuned, became overwhelming
Bursting forward
To break our fate

We will do whatever it takes;
Conquer death, break our frequency
And unite our shattered worlds

Our heart beats can be heard
As death closes in on us

But still, we won't....

The two songs synchronized into one
And met in one place
The frequency, finely tuned, became overwhelming
Bursting forward
To break our fate
Unite our worlds;
Back together

Final Message

I don't know how else to say this;
I cannot stay here for much longer

Remember how we would see our home
From a cliff that overlooked our entire world,
Trying to imagine what ever lay beyond
And dreaming of adventure

But as it turns out, I must be going
And meet with the clouds so far up there

Hovering over you, I see you
It's hard not to grin as you live on
So beautiful; when you could smile again
When you fell in love, I wanted to tell you
That I missed you

When you would turn your face to me
I know that you wanted to say you loved me
I wish I told you as it was; that I felt the same,
That I loved you

So here I am, telling my thoughts
As I finally pass away

But as it turns out, I can't stay long
I must go back up into the sky

Hovering over you, I see you
With a heart that will still grow stronger
So beautiful; how you can still smile so brightly
As I am standing here for one last time, before I go,
No matter what, I love you

Hovering over you, I see you
Crying over my resting place
A small smile appearing on you
So beautiful; for me, please find someone's love
Remember to smile

Hovering over you, I see you
Living out your hopeful life
So amazing, I can hardly believe it
Just do not forget that I want you to..
Fall in love again

Dragon Ball Z Fan Song - "Make A Wish"

Kamehameha away your fears
Fight to the very end,
Call the dragon down to Earth
Make A Wish

Counting away the years on a single hand
Waiting for our next chance to clash

Anticipation rising, I can barely stand it
But first I must get stronger

Can you feel the need to gather ki
To blast away your enemies and save humanity?

With all your strength, throw a punch
With quick thinking, dodge their kick

And transcend
Into your next strongest form

Kamehameha away your fears
Fight to the very end,
Call the dragon down To Earth,
Make A Wish

Change and save the world

Simplicity

Written to Yoru ga Akeru yo by Supercell

Simplicity
At its finest
Unknowing
Of this vague feeling

In my heart
It was barely seen
In my head
It was still brand new to me

I did not know
How it might blossom
I could not see
How real it might be
At least not
My love for you

When you smile at me
And say, "I love you"
It makes my day

"Will you spend your life with me?"
You said
On that fateful night
Years ago

The look on your face
Our child in your arms
I'll never forget
The love I felt
Watching you make silly faces to him

Through the years we saw him grow
The years flew by too quickly
(Through the years)
Through the years we loved him
(We saw him)
(Grow taller)

Through the years we saw him mature
(And fall in love)
(And learn to smile)
Through the years we saw him grow
(And graduate)
(And cry)

Through the years we saw him grow
(And we were happy)
(And we were happy)

Together Forever
Together Forever
Together Forever
Together...

Mostly Literal Opening 3: Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood

Please let the curtains open so that I may tell you a story
Of two boys shoved off into the world

In an open field, the fierce winds blew through my hair
As I reach out to someone I hardly knew

With so many people surrounding me,
I never thought I'd lose so many things in my life
When everything begun to sped up
I never dreamed that I would end up being here

Everything before me that I loved vanished
Even then I didn't know what was ahead
My stroll through life became nothing short of a clumsy stumble

Even before I could fall, someone helped me
To see the countless and varying truths of life
And to see beyond the illusions of this crushed reality

Can't you see that I've gone so far away form my sweet home's embrace?
With nowhere else to go, the rain vanishes
A new day begins its hike

Those far away are still awaiting my return (from fighting sin)
So please send them my message saying thanks

Mostly Literal Opening 2: Sakurasou no Pet na Kanojo

It was in the middle of spring
When I ran towards your calling voice
I saw you sitting up in a tree
That was when we first met face to face

It was then that I realized
We were still worlds apart
But we would some day be closer

With my hopeful feelings,
I reached towards you
Hoping you would notice
All of the struggles I have when I..
Do everything for you

Such a brilliant mind,
I cannot help but admire
Everything that i see in your heart
But still..

Every word of love,
Seems to fly over your head
As I do everything to show you it

I know you will one day notice my love

Mostly Literal Opening 1: Overlord

I am reaching out
To the colors
On my screen

It's like I feel my greed shining off me
Making a skeletal shadow behind me
Lust's taking over my blackened heart
I am beginning to forget who I am

I think I'm about to give into the voice
That just will not stay quiet enough
Can you not see it? I will not leave
Instead, I will dance on this dark stage

Kingdoms will fall, kneeling at my feet
The people will call me their Overlord
As they look up to me
When I look to the sky and laugh

I am reaching out
To the colors
On my screen
Trying to remember who I used to be

Conviction
Do you have it?
With you, I can
Stand at the very top

Join me at my side,
And lets set down my flag
Showing that I am their ruler now

Old Lyrics;
I am reaching out
To the colors
On my screen

It's like I feel my greed shining off me;
Making a skeletal shadow behind me
Lust's taking over my blackened heart
I am beginning to forget who I am

I think I'm about to give into the voices
That just will not stay quiet enough
Can you not see it? I will not leave
Instead, I will dance on this dark stage

Everyone I have and will meet, bow before me
And look up to your new overlord
That mercilessly towers over all of you
As I look to the skies and laugh

I am reaching out
To the colors
On my screen
Through my eyes,
Feel my dark wrath as I cut you down

Can you see
What I have
Wrought upon this vast and beautiful world
That now lays submissive beneath me

Now that your overlord is finally here
Worship every single step that he makes;
Shaking the world beneath his feet

Core Pride (Jap)

Born into this world, each enjoying their own life
Discovering a black box in their head... is this bliss?

The important thing is to surpass your limit line
Shall we go?
Take a step and outdo yourself today!

But what should we do with every day?
Trying to be flawless is a big no no

Stop! Notice the flow of our earth
Ignore everything else, and here we go!

If I try to suppress my heart, which is burning hot,
About things that are unobtainable or constrained

How am I different from those adults
Who I have come to despise
And will never forgive for their constant attempt
To blindly pin me down without even understanding?

It'll probably forever remain a pipe dream
That will never come true,
But the burning in my heart cannot be doused by anyone

Even if the black rain falling from the sky
Drenches me completely and never stops
I won't allow the fire in my heart to be extinguished
This is what's called my pride!

It started pouring, as predicted
A lot more buddies gathered around me than I had expected
While talking about one another's days and futures,
We became impassioned and started a fist fight

Back when we were only fifteen,
As a mean to quall our anxiety,
You laughed and said "You haven't changed a bit"
So I ended up bursting into laughter

If we don't stubbornly stand our grand like this,
Even the flow of time will become terrifying

My only real opponent whom I should hit
Is my own prideful self
But still, I don't want to lose to myself right now,
My pride is too strong to lose

Stop! Notice the flow of our earth
Ignore everything else, and here we go!

Stop! Notice the flow of our earth
Ignore everything else, and here we go!

No matter how hard I try when I'm alone at night,
I cannot understand even myself

When you're with me, and we try to understand each other
Only then will I become stronger

I don't care how things turn out,
And I don't care if I'll look uncool,
I will desperately try to change my future

Even if I'm told that my destiny is immutable
No matter what, I myself can still change
And I will prove to you that I can do it

That's right, this is pride in its rightful place

Don't perish yet, the fire in my heart,
I don't want to forget the heat in my chest yet

Don't perish yet, the fire in my heart,
I can still keep going, so here I go

Oh baby, my pride!

Monochrome Hopes

Originally written to: Missing Link by NOVELS

Smile struggling to appear on me
I don't understand why it's so important

It's not that I am hurt, but there's no reason to grin
So why do you keep on beaming at me?

I just want to go on my merry way
And not stare at those silly faces you are making

Why would you want me to smile so badly?
I really didn't know until you said...

"Monochrome hopes are blank
There's no need to pretend you have any.
So you must reach out,
And grab ahold of your dreams."

A smile played on my face, I called you a friend
No matter what happened, I would never hurt you

Even through the rough, you would wear a grin
Strength never faltering, at least not visibly

My heart broken, you gave me a smile
That told me everything would be okay

Yet you lay there, your death closing in
Eyes shutting, you took the last line

"Monochrome hopes are blank
There's no need to pretend you have any.
So you must reach out,
And grab ahold of your dreams."

A strange beaming face
Hopefully affectionate
Hopelessly naive
But...

To everyone before me, I repeated your words

"Monochrome hopes are blank
There's no need to pretend you have any.
So you must reach out,
And grab ahold of your dreams."

Embrace who you are
Don't let your ambition fall away
It will not be easy to stay strong
But hold on to your hope

Lyrics? VI - A New Chapter

How long has it been since times have changed?
How many years has it been since I first saw you?

Questions beckoning to my past
I wonder why they only just now arose

A dark past I have hidden
(A blindfold over my eyes)
A time long ago in my past
(A picture on my desk)

Memories that are here
(Love is plaguing my heart)

There is no way
That I would let my past slip away from my fingers forever
And here I am, flipping through the pages of a diary

Everything has lost all of its meanings
I try to recall the meaning of love to my heart

What I could never remember
Came back to me and shocked me

I recalled all the feelings I had
(A light in the darkness)
And my heart was resurrected
(I felt love the first time in a long time)

What if I have never forgotten?
(The answer is right in front of me)

I can't give in
To all the sweet things you keep on telling me
I can't stop myself from giving into your persistence

Your smile brightens my life
I can never thank you enough, so I yell

Despite who I was, you opened your arms to me
You held me tight and said you loved me

A new chapter started, showing I have changed
Let us see where this chapter will end, and begin anew

Lyrics? V - Join Me

Join me. Join me.

Across every region we walk slowly
Searching for the reason to keep going

Side by side we are friends and enemies
Telling stories around a fire we had built

Together we look forward into the bright future
Expecting many things to come

Not understanding everything
We run off into the horizon

Join me. Join me.

We have a long way to go
But we will always move forward
Just never give up
Is all I ask

Join me. Join me.

Let us learn from your story
And move on
So that we may grow from it

Join me.
Join me. Join me.

Lyrics? IV - Love Song

The end of the day
Marks not the end
But the beginning of another new memory

Going on forever and evermore
The day will never go on ending without starting

Many eccentric ways to go
Which is that you choose?
You don't have to answer right away, not right now

If you're wrong, it doesn't really matter
All that matters is if you do or don't listen to me

Spinning around all that I have ever known today
Where would you land if you had stopped?

I could think of many ways to say it, but it just won't come to me
Looks like all I have to do is wait

I wonder if you would say yes
If only... if I could ask it

What am I saying?
I already know the answer
I think... I know I love you

"Oh, it's nothing."

I could never muster the courage I needed
Will it come to me some day?
For now, I can only observe you from a distance
But don't mind me, I am happy

From here, i smile at you
So beautiful

You laugh and talk with your friends, and all I can do is watch you

If only... if I had enough courage to ask you

Lyrics? III - Hero

Somewhere deep in your world
The surface is covered in ruins
Nobody said that it was apparent

Whatever makes you do this
Is a mystery to even me
You repeatingly ask the same question
Again and again

A hero
Is there one
That truly reside deep in my heart?

The darkness
Is not too far
So where are you looking right now?

You don't
Have to worry about it

So just keep
Looking up

Crimson flames cover the earth
Wherever it is that you look
Death is right behind you, at your heels

You don't know when you're supposed to give up
But it doesn't really matter
Everyone is looking up at you right now

The darkness
Is in your mind
Never having left in the first place

The darkness
Is not too far
So where are you looking right now?

You don't
Have to worry about it

So just keep
Looking up

There is A
Hero in your heart
All you have to do is believe in it

The darkness
Is already running
From that light that you created

Everyone's looking up
Right at you
Don't loose hope

You're my hero
Believe in the power you hold
You cannot give up no matter what happens

But don't worry
You are a hero
In everyone's eyes

Lyrics? II - Wishing

I will vanish into the deep shallows
vanishing into the depths of darkness
Though I may not show it, loneliness burns me
I don't know if I can continue living for much longer

All I want to be is understood once
Yes, I know I'm completely useless

I will vanish into the next world
Vanishing into the next life, I don't care
I try to cry out as loud as I can
but it seems nobody can hear my voice

Why should I live?
It'll be better if I was dead anyway

("I can't seem to remember smiling
But it's never really bothered me much
so than why is it now...
Why is their a piercing pain?")

I thought I would vanish into the deep waters
But that was brightened my world
I learned what it was to be happy for the first time
It felt like i was like to be loved

I became stronger just for you
It was the reason I still live

I will vanish...
Nothing can stop the inevitable
Even though you were a light in my new eyes
There was still things that I could never tell you

I can't keep it from you anymore
My life is slowly fading from my grasp

("I'm sorry I couldn't tell you,
but I've been dying for a long time
not just emotionally, but physically")

As I lay in my death bed smiling for one last time
I wish for you to live happily forevermore...

Lyrics? - Not Understanding

Sometimes I can stare into your soul
Sometimes I choose not to
You move like a snail
Why can't you move a bit faster?

I'm in your head
I'm in your heart
Tears fall from your eyes
I am you at times
Yeah, I'll destroy your insides

I know you so much
Yet you don't know me at all
I almost feel incredible pain
But I continue to ignore it

Sometimes I wished I was normal
I want to be seen as everyone else
I thought I had the will to leave your shadow
But whenever I try, I can't seem to
Why can't I leave you already?

I reach inside and grab your heart
And try to crush it
Something seems to stop me for somehow
I think this might be mercy

It's as though your tears are mine
What's going on with me?
I have never experienced this
So why is it now of all times
Why can't I leave my emotions?

Sometimes I can stare into your soul
Sometimes I choose to ingore you
You're too slow for me
Why can't you move at my pace?

I'm in your head
I'm in your heart
So am I anywhere else?
I feel like you at times
Yeah, can still tear you up inside?

Your emotions are so powerful
It's as though I've been shocked
There seems to be something stopping me
Why is it that only you get to me?
Why can't I seem to leave you alone?

As I've said I've never experienced this
If I didn't know better, I'd think I had became human
Honestly though, why do you have me in you heart?
You know I'll eventually stab you in the back, right?
You say that you don't believe I will do it, is that true?
Ugh, I can't believe I'm letting you get to me!

You're emotions are so powerful
It's as though I've been shocked
I'm beginning to understand your feelings towards me
But I still can't seem to understand why I can't leave you

Smiling Dreamer

My dream floats high into the skies
They brighten up the dark clouds over our hearts

The rain that trickles into the darkness
Quenches our thirst for so many things

Brighten up your life
And let me grab hold of your hand
And travel alongside me

Look up at me with your bright smile
And don't look down in the trenches
Always look up into the bright skies
Let your dreams loose into the horizon

It's okay to dream bigger
Than the world that you know, just smile
I'm sure we can have fun traveling

Don't be down, don't worry about it at all
Whatever happens, I'll do my best to help you in anyway

If no one else can smile at the very moment
I'll brighten their world
And bring them their smiles

Raise your head up,
And show me what you've been hiding
I promise I won't judge you in my life

Though I may appear naive
I assure I understand you
Show me who you are,
And I will show you who I am

Take off your fake smile,
And if you wish to, cry out loud
You don't have to hide yourself from me

I struggle with smiling all the time
Darkness is always around me
People laugh at me nonstop and it hurts more than I can say

I am sure
That I will never,
Ever, ever give up on dreaming

Let your frustrations out on me
It's alright, I won't hate you for it
I won't go anywhere,
I'll always be here right beside you to give you comfort

Just don't give on your dreams
Show people that you refuse to give into their laughter
And always smile for the world

Somewhere Far Off

Somewhere far off in another world
That your dreams become nothing short of truth
You can always reach it when life is bright
All you got to do is believe in it

Somewhere far off on this world you live on
Dreams become reality, and live

Nothing short of what you wanted deep inside
You will always remember it

Not too far off from this place you can find happiness
When will it end? That is never

A golden time that was here
You can never forget all the things that happened

All together we will walk there as friends
And into a brand new life
Until then, there will always be a light
Though there may be problems, always walk on it

The darkness may prevail sometimes
But you must hold on your dreams

Somewhere far off in another world
Tears will never fall from your eyes again

You may have nothing short of a simple dream
But whatever it is, we'll help you

Smiles surround you as you go there
Nothing can stop you now, as you're smiling in return

Wishing your dream would never end
All you have to do is dream of emeralds

We have never parted ways from you
Yet tears stream down your face, without stopping
Catching every single drop in our hands
You mean far more than you even know

Fall asleep and dream of whatever it is you dream of
We will do our best to help

You only have one final wish
Just leave it up to us

Time is plated in beautiful platinum
I'm sure your dreams will come true

Knowing our time was so much to you
We say goodbye for that one, final time
For the first time we have a reason to weep
All of us wish to hold you tightly
So many memories we made together
The time we spent together was special

I was so happy to see you the final time
I close my eyes and pass away

The Undead Rebellion

The Undead Rebellion rages beneath your feet
Do not worry, it does not concern you
Continue walking, ignoring the rumbling
And go on without knowing a single thing

Even the dead have dreams
That fall into the black abyss
Do they have a chance to live them?
Or are they broken, is it true?

Always hiding behind a mask
Your addiction only grows for it
You try to take it off and you can't

The Undead Rebellion is between life and death
Is it true that death never loses?
When a chance to fight for life arises
You can be sure that a battle stirs beneath us
When you close your eyes, 
You just might be able to hear them

Future visions are shattered
Like a fragile mirror
People try to glue it back together

The Undead Rebellion has no end in sight
If there was an end to afterlife's struggle
Would you, who is hiding behind a mask
Help us and put an end to all of this?
Or will you stay ignorant, and watch
As your world shatters?

Serenade of Atonement

I give my first cry from the abyss of my black slumber 
And while wandering, I continue searching for a pact 
Deadly Fall

Still enticed by a crimson, moonlit night 
In my memories I go on lamenting

All of it is a contrived sin 
The rain falls cruelly 
Until people's pain and dirty dreams 
Are returned to the ends of the earth

Maschera, sounding of grief 
I am embraced in a kind melody 
Maschera, Let me hear your words 
And I shall fall into the darkness again

The fragments of the feelings I lost 
Inside of a multicolor dream 
In the piled on paper-mache of pretenses I am clad in 
There are drifting lives and warped reasoning

I listened closely 
And asked myself 
How do I lose it? How do I obtain it? 
Who can go on smiling until the very end?

Maschera, in the flickering light 
Spin up a tomorrow that you cannot return to 
Maschera, Tell me of your tears 
At least before my dream is in a dream

Maschera, sounding of love 
I am embraced in a sad melody 
Maschera, Let me hear your words 
For I am still falling in the sky 
Maschera, I love you 
And just that is enough to make me suffer 
Maschera, you killed my heart 
Since that day, it has not stopped ringing 
Hear the sound of my heart