Apocalypse ~dirge of swans~

Not to be confused with Apocalypse.

Apocalypse ～dirge of swans～

Song Information

Apocalypse ～dirge of swans～' jacket.

Artist: Zektbach
Composition/Arrangement: Zektbach
Lyrics/Vocals: Yu Tokiwa
BPM: 170
Length: 2:09
Genre: ORATORIO
VJ: Michael=Kerorich
First Music Game Appearance: beatmania IIDX 13 DistorteD
Other Music Game Appearances:

• REFLEC BEAT colette -Spring-
• REFLEC BEAT plus MUSIC PACK 38
• REFLEC BEAT + KONAMI MUSIC PACK 36
• ポップンリズミン Zektbachパック1

Lyrics

Game Size

Swans sing before they die
Their songs resound throughout the sky
And I drop a rose petal down the sea of blood and tears
I keep praying

Why do you feel nothing ?
Why do you injured one another ?
Why? Aggressive culture of despotism
Why? You never win the cursed war

Glory Decline Delusion Arrogance
Silence Anger Silence Madness

Now the fire has burnt out
And what is left is built of ice
This sounds like heaven
I vaguely hear a moan of pain
It's a solemn note

Long Version

Close your eyes,keep silent Think about the reason you are born Look inward to learn the truth You're born to develop your soul Starry sky healed their minds The blue sea wrapped them with a generous mind Yet they repeat the same mistake many times Losing their reasons,like a beast The truth is only one "As you sow,so shall you reap" Swans sing before they die Their songs resound throughout the sky And I drop a rose petal down the sea of blood and tears I keep praying Why do you feel nothing ? Why do you injured one another ? Why? Aggressive culture of despotism Why? You never win the cursed war Do not you hear god's voice ? Without defiling my beautiful world I feel myself change into something very frightening Glory Decline Delusion Arrogance Silence Anger Silence Madness Gluttony Wrath Pride Sloth Corruption Envy Lust Greed Now the fire has burnt out And what is left is built of ice This sounds like heaven I vaguely hear a moan of pain It's a solemn note

Song Connections / Remixes

• A different arrangement of Apocalypse ～dirge of swans～, titled Apocalypse ～memento mori～, appears in pop'n music 15 ADVENTURE.
• A long version of Apocalypse ～dirge of swans～, titled Apocalypse 罪狩りの聖女, appears on Zektbach's first album, The Epic of Zektbach -Ristaccia-.
  • An orchestral version of Apocalypse ～dirge of swans～ by Osamu Kubota, titled Apocalypse, Avec Orgue, also appears on the same album.
• A piano arrangement of Apocalypse ～dirge of swans～ by Taro Makido, titled Apocalypse -罪狩りの聖女-, can be found on the The Epic of Zektbach -PIANO COLLECTION- album.

Trivia

Apocalypse ～dirge of swans～' title card.

• Apocalypse ～dirge of swans～ marks Tomosuke Funaki's first use of his Zektbach alias in BEMANI.
• Apocalypse ～dirge of swans～ is the only Zektbach song in beatmania IIDX whose video is not produced by MAYA.
• Apocalypse ～dirge of swans～ was added to REFLEC BEAT colette -Spring- on April 24th, 2013.
• Yu Tokiwa's song comments for Apocalypse ～dirge of swans～ confirmed that TOMOSUKE was Zektbach.
• On the REFLEC BEAT series, Apocalypse ～dirge of swans～' title was initially shown simply as Apocalypse. This was fixed on May 15th, 2013.
• Apocalypse ～dirge of swans～ is unlockable in beatmania IIDX INFINITAS from October 4th, 2017, after purchasing its NORMAL, HYPER, and ANOTHER charts for 5000, 8500, and 10500 BITs respectively.
• After being removed from the initial release of REFLEC BEAT 悠久のリフレシア, Apocalypse ～dirge of swans～ was revived on March 1st, 2018.

Song Production Information

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Video Production Information

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Difficulty & Notecounts

beatmania IIDX difficulty rated from 1 to 12.
REFLEC BEAT to groovin'!! Upper difficulty rated from 1 to 10+, 1 to 13 in VOLZZA/VOLZZA 2, and 1 to 15 in 悠久のリフレシア.
ポップンリズミン difficulty rated from 1 to 10. (Ratings and notecounts obtained from BEMANIWiki 2nd.)

beatmania IIDX

Game	SP Difficulty					DP Difficulty
	BEGINNER	NORMAL	HYPER	ANOTHER	LEGGENDARIA	NORMAL	HYPER	ANOTHER	LEGGENDARIA
Notecounts	202	510	921	1214	480	981	1270	{{{8}}}	{{{9}}}
beatmania IIDX 13 DistorteD	-	5	9	10	5	9	11	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
beatmania IIDX 14 GOLD→18 Resort Anthem	-	5	9	10	5	↓8	11	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
beatmania IIDX 19 Lincle→Present	1	5	9	10	5	8	11	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
beatmania IIDX 13 DistorteD CS	2	5	9	10	5	9	11	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS + PREMIUM BEST	2	5	9	10	5	8	11	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}
beatmania IIDX INFINITAS	-	5	9	10	5	8	11	{{{9}}}	{{{10}}}

REFLEC BEAT

Old Charts

Game	Level
	Basic	Medium	Hard	Special
Notecounts	101	222	477	-
REFLEC BEAT colette -Spring-→VOLZZA 2	3	6	9	-
REFLEC BEAT plus	3	6	9	-
REFLEC BEAT +	3	6	9	-

New Charts

Game	Level
	Basic	Medium	Hard	White Hard
Notecounts	225	504	760	1219
REFLEC BEAT 悠久のリフレシア	5	8	11	13

ポップンリズミン

Game	Difficulties
	Normal	Hyper	EX
Notecounts	140	232	454
ポップンリズミン	2	5	9