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[[Image:been so long.png|thumb|256px|been so long's banner.]]
[[Image:been so long.png|thumb|256px|been so long's banner.]]
Artist: m-flo<br>
Artist: m-flo<br>
Composition/Arrangement: [[m-flo]]<br>
Composition/Lyrics: Lisa, Verbal & [[Taku Takahashi|Taku]]<br>
Arrangement: m-flo<br>
Vocals: Lisa, Verbal<br>
Album: Planet Shining (2000)<br>
Album: Planet Shining (2000)<br>
BPM: 96<br>
BPM: 96<br>
Length: 2:01<br>
Length: 1:38<br>
Genre: JAPANESE HIP HOP<br>
Genre: JAPANESE HIP HOP<br>
VJ: Unknown<br>
Movie: None<br>
First Music Game Appearance: [[AC 1st style|beatmania IIDX]]<br>
First Music Game Appearance: [[AC 1st style|beatmania IIDX]]<br>
Other Music Game Appearances:
Other Music Game Appearances:
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== Lyrics ==
== Lyrics ==
Lyrics are from the full version of been so long.
=== Original ===
 
=== Japanese ===
<pre>Verbal, spend the words on this track in the mix, in the mix with UNIKA.
<pre>Verbal, spend the words on this track in the mix, in the mix with UNIKA.
Check it out...
Check it out...
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もう何も言わないで (uh huh)
もう何も言わないで (uh huh)
癒せない この痛みも 聞きたくない 慰め
癒せない この痛みも 聞きたくない 慰め
(no, no, got nothing to hear, son)
(no, no)
 
With all my heart, (what's that)
With all my soul (yeah yeah)
もう過ぎたことは忘れよう (that's right)
With all my mind, (uh-huh)
With all my strength (sing it girl)
涙と流れて行くわ (that's right)


I've been waiting for so long, (yeah check it out)
I've been waiting for so long, (yeah check it out)
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Strobelite 非常事態発生 your nonsense
Strobelite 非常事態発生 your nonsense
を完全燃やすぜ it's tragic how
を完全燃やすぜ it's tragic how
何千もの rappers come and go, call this the 番犬 flow
何千もの rappers...</pre>
MC's best look out 使う vocab's mental


Remeber me, (yeah) 'cause I'm the one who used to doubt
=== Transliteration ===
でもそこらのヤツとわけが違う (that's right)
<pre>Verbal, spend the words on this track in the mix, in the mix with UNIKA.
今現在 過去の話とは縁無い
Check it out...
you heard, it's U.N.I.K.A.
 
It's pay day 叫べ my 芸名 it's VERBAL I 整形
designing this while they play 子供騙し move over 'cause スゲー
unidentified 透明で流れる光のよう Comin' your way
空かする数々と並ぶ超高層ビル囲むは Towa Tei
yo! Let me rock your cradle
You'll never figure out this 迷路のような rhyme 月の色は蛍光
 
I've been waiting for so long (yeah check it out)
ねえ ホントにそれでいいの? (no time to think twice)
Broken promises, (that's right)
甘い言葉に誘われて (ya heard ya heard)
yeah... (yeah)
 
心の傷 何故いつまでも (uh-huh sing it, sing it girl)
忘れられないのでしょう (unlearn is the word 真実 manifest)
Why ask why... (why, got no time for games)
言い訳聞かない (that's right, 心の想い聞かせてくれよ)
 
神様想像以上叶えてください (uh, uh, uh, yeah, yeah, yeah check it out)
'Cause you can light up my world (どこらともなく聞こえてくる音 comin')
 
From the undeground to a scene that is minus ten degrees
(寒ぃ、we heat it up)
限りないこの flow, unforgettable いつまでも
(yes yes on and on to the)
これ文句なし when I flush down your 歌詞
We doin' this 一足お先 we formulatin' touch
With 名言 yo what's your station
I.D. 聞け最新コンビネーション (with m-flo...)
 
With all my heart (...comin' your way you know what I'm saying)
With all my soul (yeah)
With all my mind (sing it girl)
With all my strength (say it say it)
With all my heart (what's that what's that)
With all my soul (what's that)
With all my strength (sing it girl)
yay yay... (yeah check it out)


I've been waiting for so long (uh-huh uh-huh)
I've been waiting for so long (uh-huh uh-huh)
ねえ ホントにそれでいいの? (better think twice)
nee honto ni sore de ii no? (that's right, yeah yeah)
Broken promises, 甘い言葉に誘われて (ya heard ya heard)
Broken promises, (check it out, check it out)
yeah... (check it out)
amai kotoba ni sasowarete (ya heard ya heard)
yeah... (check it out check it out)


I've been waiting for so long, (yeah)
時と共に消えて行くの (uh-huh uh-huh)
Broken promises, (that's right)
甘い言葉に誘われて yeah...
(formulate the facts in the lab with souls with m-flo. check it out, comin' thru...)</pre>


=== Romaji ===
ki ni shinai my periphery, 'cause jamamono bakari
<pre>I've been waiting for so long
uwasa ni kiku melodies atama n naka ni tousai SCALE wa soudai
Nee HONTO ni sore de ii no?
oishiku ate too many MC's, I got kounaien
Broken promises amai kotoba ni sasowarete yeah
 
 
Ki ni shinai my periphery, 'cause jamamono bakari
Uwasa ni kiku melody's atama n naka ni
Tousai SUKEERU wa soudai
Oishiku ate too many MC's, I got kounaien
the fly juumin itsumo troopin'  
the fly juumin itsumo troopin'  
the 23 (nijuusan)kku with love oto no shuujin
the nijuusankku with love oto no shuujin
so throw up your hands joudan nukina tech
so throw up your hands joudan nukina tech
urbanite nagare m-flo dialect
urbanite nagare m-flo dialect


You know it didn't have to be this way
You know it didn't have to be this way (that's right)
Mou nani mo iwanaide iyasenai kono itami mo
mou nani mo iwanaide (uh huh)
Kikitakunai nagusame
iyasenai kono itami mo kikitakunai nagusame
(no, no)


I've been waiting for so long, (yeah check it out)
toki to tomo ni kiete yuku no (uh huh, on with the groove)
Broken promises, amai kotoba ni sasowarete (ya heard ya heard)
yeah... (yeah, check it out)


With all my heart, with all my soul mou sugita koto wa wasureyou
Strobelite hijou jitai hassei your nonsense
With all my mind, with all my strength namida to nagarete yuku wa
wo kanzen ni moyasuze it's tragic how
nanzen mono rappers...</pre>


I've been waiting for so long
== Song Connections / Remixes ==
Toki to tomo ni kiete yuku no
* A remix of been so long by DJ Hasebe also appears on the single of the same name and on ''the tripod e.p.''.
Broken promises amai kotoba ni sasowarete yeah
* Another remix of been so long by Zed Bias appears on the promotional vinyl release, ''been so long (Remix)''.
* Another remix of been so long by tofubeats appears on m-flo's sixth remix album, ''BACK2THEFUTURE THEALBUM''.


Strobelite hijou jitai hassei
== Trivia ==
your nonsense wo kanzen ni moyasuze
* been so long is one of two m-flo songs to appear on a CS beatmania IIDX release, along with [[L.O.T. (Love Or Truth)]].
it's tragic how nanzen mono rappers come & go
* been so long is the only m-flo song from beatmania IIDX that was not removed in [[AC 3rd style|beatmania IIDX 3rd style]].
call this the banken flow
* been so long received a new 14KEY chart in [[AC substream|beatmania IIDX substream]]. This chart later became its Double ANOTHER chart in [[AC 2nd style|beatmania IIDX 2nd style]].
MC's best look out tsukau vocab's mental
** been so long is the only song in the entire beatmania IIDX series with a Double ANOTHER chart that has never received a Single ANOTHER, nor has its Double ANOTHER chart moved down to a lower difficulty in a later release.
* Unused data of been so long, including its graphics and charts, can be found within [[CS DDR 2ndReMIX APPEND CLUB vol.1|DanceDanceRevolution 2ndReMIX APPEND CLUB VERSiON vol.1]].
* While the game size version of been so long has never been on a beatmania IIDX original soundtrack, its full version did appear on the eighth disc of the [[beatmania IIDX -SUPER BEST BOX- vol.1]] album.


Remember me, I'm the one you used to doubt
== Song Production Information ==
Demo sokora no yatsu to wake ga chigau
m-flo's "been so long" gives everyone a taste of taku's sophisticated sense for writing catchy melody lines.<br>
Ima genzai kako no hanashi to wa en nai
Along with verbal's austere rapping and Lisa's crystal clear vocals, who is the only female member of the group, truly make this m-flo.<br>
Ya heard, it's UNI.KA
We'll continue to keep an eye on m-flo, who has made a big breakthrough in the major music scene.


It's payday sakebe
== Video Production Information ==
my geimei it's Verbal I seikei
None.
designing this while they play
Kodomo damashi moveover, 'cause SUGEE unidentified
Toumei de nagareru hikari no you comin' your way
 
Sora kasuru kazukazu to narabu chokousou BIRU kakomu oto wo teikyou
 
 
Let me rock your cradle, you'll never figure out this
Meiro no you na rhyme scheme no iro wa keikou
 
I've been waiting for so long
Nee HONTO ni sore de ii no?
Broken promises amai kotoba ni sasowarete yeah
 
Kokoro no KIZU naze itsumademo...sing it sing it girl
Wasurerarenai no deshou...unlearn is the word shinjitsu manifest
why ask why...why? got no time for games
Iiwake kikanai...(that's right) kokoro no omoi kikasete kure yo
Kamisama souzou ijou kanaete kudasai
'Cause, you can light up my world
Doko kara tomo naku kikoete kuru oto coming
from the underground to a scene that is minus 10 degrees
Samui we heat it up
Kagiri nai kono flow unforgettable itsumademo
yes yes on and on to the
Kore monku nashi when I flush down your kashi
we doin' this hitoashi osaki we formulatin' touch
with meigen yo what's your SUTEESHON
I.D. kike saishin KONBINEESHON


With all my heart with all my soul
== Difficulty & Notecounts ==
With all my mind with all my strength
beatmania IIDX difficulty rated from 1 to 5 in 1st and substream, 1 to 7 in 2nd and 3rd style.<br>
DanceDanceRevolution difficulty from 2ndMIX CLUB through 5thMIX (and the Solo games) rated from 1 to 9.


With all my heart with all my soul
=== beatmania IIDX ===
With all my strength
{{IIDX Chart Header|
{{IIDX Chart Notecounts|-|-|210|-|-|-|205|215|-}}
{{IIDX Chart|beatmania IIDX|-|-|3|-|-|-|3|-|-}}
{{IIDX Chart|beatmania IIDX substream|-|-|3|-|-|-|※3|-|-}}
{{IIDX Chart|beatmania IIDX 2nd style&rarr;3rd style|-|-|3|-|-|-|3|'''N/A'''|-}}
{{IIDX Chart|beatmania IIDX 3rd style CS|-|-|3|-|-|-|3|3|-}}
}}


I've been waiting for so long
※ The notecount of this chart correspond to the later Double ANOTHER chart.
Nee HONTO ni sore de ii no?
Broken promises amai kotoba ni sasowarete yeah


I've been waiting for so long
=== DanceDanceRevolution ===
Toki to tomo ni kiete yuku no
{{DDR Chart Header|
Broken promises amai kotoba ni sasowarete yeah</pre>
{{DDR Chart Notecounts|- / -|143 / 0|145 / 0|164 / 0|- / - / -|152 / 0|164 / 0|- / -|- / - / -}}
{{DDR Chart|DanceDanceRevolution 2ndMIX CLUB VERSiON 1|-|※3|-|-|-|3|-|-|-}}
{{DDR Chart|DanceDanceRevolution 2ndMIX CLUB VERSiON 2|-|'''3'''|'''5'''|'''6'''|-|3|'''6'''|-|-}}
{{DDR Chart|DanceDanceRevolution 2ndMIX APPEND CLUB VERSiON 2|-|3|5|6|-|3|6|-|-}}
{{DDR Chart|DanceDanceRevolution CLUB VERSiON|-|3|5|6|-|3|6|-|-}}
}}


== Song Connections / Remixes ==
※ This Single BASIC chart is different from the later Single BASIC charts (total notes: 144).
None.


== Trivia ==
== External Link ==
* The full version of been so long was also on disc 1 of the ''beatmania IIDX -SUPER BEST BOX-'', the ''only'' m-flo song (as well as the only licensed song from the original beatmania IIDX game) to be on a beatmania IIDX OST.
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wg1r9qa9JN0 been so long's official video]
 
== Song Production Information ==
None.
 
== Video Production Information ==
None.


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Revision as of 14:14, 9 February 2024

been so long

Song Information

been so long's banner.

Artist: m-flo
Composition/Lyrics: Lisa, Verbal & Taku
Arrangement: m-flo
Vocals: Lisa, Verbal
Album: Planet Shining (2000)
BPM: 96
Length: 1:38
Genre: JAPANESE HIP HOP
Movie: None
First Music Game Appearance: beatmania IIDX
Other Music Game Appearances:

Lyrics

Original

Verbal, spend the words on this track in the mix, in the mix with UNIKA.
Check it out...

I've been waiting for so long (uh-huh uh-huh)
ねえ ホントにそれでいいの? (that's right, yeah yeah)
Broken promises, (check it out, check it out)
甘い言葉に誘われて (ya heard ya heard)
yeah... (check it out check it out)

気にしない my periphery, 'cause 邪魔者ばかり
噂に聞く melodies 頭ん中に搭載 スケールは壮大
美味しく ate too many MC's, I got 口内炎
the fly 住民 いつも troopin'
the 23区 with love 音の囚人
so throw up your hands 冗談抜きな tech
urbanite 流れ m-flo dialect

you know it didn't have to be this way (that's right)
もう何も言わないで (uh huh)
癒せない この痛みも 聞きたくない 慰め
(no, no)

I've been waiting for so long, (yeah check it out)
時と共に消えて行くの (uh huh, on with the groove)
Broken promises, 甘い言葉に誘われて (ya heard ya heard)
yeah... (yeah, check it out)

Strobelite 非常事態発生 your nonsense
を完全燃やすぜ it's tragic how
何千もの rappers...

Transliteration

Verbal, spend the words on this track in the mix, in the mix with UNIKA.
Check it out...

I've been waiting for so long (uh-huh uh-huh)
nee honto ni sore de ii no? (that's right, yeah yeah)
Broken promises, (check it out, check it out)
amai kotoba ni sasowarete (ya heard ya heard)
yeah... (check it out check it out)


ki ni shinai my periphery, 'cause jamamono bakari
uwasa ni kiku melodies atama n naka ni tousai SCALE wa soudai
oishiku ate too many MC's, I got kounaien
the fly juumin itsumo troopin' 
the nijuusankku with love oto no shuujin
so throw up your hands joudan nukina tech
urbanite nagare m-flo dialect

You know it didn't have to be this way (that's right)
mou nani mo iwanaide (uh huh)
iyasenai kono itami mo kikitakunai nagusame
(no, no)

I've been waiting for so long, (yeah check it out)
toki to tomo ni kiete yuku no (uh huh, on with the groove)
Broken promises, amai kotoba ni sasowarete (ya heard ya heard)
yeah... (yeah, check it out)

Strobelite hijou jitai hassei your nonsense
wo kanzen ni moyasuze it's tragic how
nanzen mono rappers...

Song Connections / Remixes

  • A remix of been so long by DJ Hasebe also appears on the single of the same name and on the tripod e.p..
  • Another remix of been so long by Zed Bias appears on the promotional vinyl release, been so long (Remix).
  • Another remix of been so long by tofubeats appears on m-flo's sixth remix album, BACK2THEFUTURE THEALBUM.

Trivia

  • been so long is one of two m-flo songs to appear on a CS beatmania IIDX release, along with L.O.T. (Love Or Truth).
  • been so long is the only m-flo song from beatmania IIDX that was not removed in beatmania IIDX 3rd style.
  • been so long received a new 14KEY chart in beatmania IIDX substream. This chart later became its Double ANOTHER chart in beatmania IIDX 2nd style.
    • been so long is the only song in the entire beatmania IIDX series with a Double ANOTHER chart that has never received a Single ANOTHER, nor has its Double ANOTHER chart moved down to a lower difficulty in a later release.
  • Unused data of been so long, including its graphics and charts, can be found within DanceDanceRevolution 2ndReMIX APPEND CLUB VERSiON vol.1.
  • While the game size version of been so long has never been on a beatmania IIDX original soundtrack, its full version did appear on the eighth disc of the beatmania IIDX -SUPER BEST BOX- vol.1 album.

Song Production Information

m-flo's "been so long" gives everyone a taste of taku's sophisticated sense for writing catchy melody lines.
Along with verbal's austere rapping and Lisa's crystal clear vocals, who is the only female member of the group, truly make this m-flo.
We'll continue to keep an eye on m-flo, who has made a big breakthrough in the major music scene.

Video Production Information

None.

Difficulty & Notecounts

beatmania IIDX difficulty rated from 1 to 5 in 1st and substream, 1 to 7 in 2nd and 3rd style.
DanceDanceRevolution difficulty from 2ndMIX CLUB through 5thMIX (and the Solo games) rated from 1 to 9.

beatmania IIDX

Game SP Difficulty DP Difficulty
BEGINNER NORMAL HYPER ANOTHER LEGGENDARIA NORMAL HYPER ANOTHER LEGGENDARIA
Notecounts - - 210 - - - 205 215 -
beatmania IIDX - - 3 - - - 3 - -
beatmania IIDX substream - - 3 - - - ※3 - -
beatmania IIDX 2nd style→3rd style - - 3 - - - 3 N/A -
beatmania IIDX 3rd style CS - - 3 - - - 3 3 -

※ The notecount of this chart correspond to the later Double ANOTHER chart.

DanceDanceRevolution

Game Single Double
Beginner Basic Difficult Expert Challenge Basic Difficult Expert Challenge
Notecounts / Freeze Arrows / Shock Arrows - / - 143 / 0 145 / 0 164 / 0 - / - / - 152 / 0 164 / 0 - / - - / - / -
DanceDanceRevolution 2ndMIX CLUB VERSiON 1 - ※3 - - - 3 - - -
DanceDanceRevolution 2ndMIX CLUB VERSiON 2 - 3 5 6 - 3 6 - -
DanceDanceRevolution 2ndMIX APPEND CLUB VERSiON 2 - 3 5 6 - 3 6 - -
DanceDanceRevolution CLUB VERSiON - 3 5 6 - 3 6 - -

※ This Single BASIC chart is different from the later Single BASIC charts (total notes: 144).

External Link

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