In control

Not to be confused with Control.

in control

Song Information

in control's jacket.

Artist: RYDER
Composition/Arrangement: Ryo Matsui
Lyrics/Vocals: Tim Jensen
BPM: 138
Length: 1:53
Movie: 高橋 秀和, 吉村 由美, 大関 千恵 (WelzAnimationStudios)
First Music Game Appearance: GuitarFreaks V5 & DrumMania V5 Rock to Infinity
Other Music Game Appearances:

• GITADORA NEX+AGE

Lyrics

Game Size

in control

hey, it doesn't matter what you know
but you're lost if you can't feel
open up let someone show you

life, it can really be so fine
but is sometimes such a drag
there are times it seems uptight
undone and so surreal

but i recover when i see the light
guess it's time i turn on again
better tell myself

wait a minute
don't forget it
good to be alive
and though i won't give up
i won't waste my time
cause there's no guarantee
got me lookin' for it
can't ignore it
everything's alright
i can handle this insanity just fine

in control

Long Version

in control hey, it doesn't matter what you know but you're lost if you can't feel open up let someone show you life, it can really be so fine but is sometimes such a drag there are times it seems uptight undone and so surreal but i recover when i see the light guess it's time i turn on again better tell myself wait a minute don't forget it good to be alive and though i won't give up i won't waste my time cause there's no guarantee got me lookin' for it can't ignore it everything's alright i can handle this insanity just fine in control words can be so misunderstood but can sometimes ease the pain they can ever blow your mind that's right, it's so unreal then i recover somewhere in the light guess i better turn it on again gotta tell myself wait a minute can't forget it good to be alive and though i won't give up i won't waste my time cause there's no guarantee got me lookin'for it can't ignore it everything's alright i can handle this insanity just fine wait a minute don't forget it good to be alive and though i won't give up i won't waste my time cause there's no guarantee i been lookin' for it can't ignore it everyting's alright i can handle this insanity just fine wait a minute can't forget it good to be alive and though i won't give up i won't waste my time in control

Song Connections / Remixes

• A long version of in control, titled in control (Long Version), appears on the GuitarFreaks V5 & DrumMania V5 Rock to Infinity Original Soundtracks album.

Trivia

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• in control marks Ryo Matsui's debut in BEMANI.
• Lyricist/vocalist Tim Jensen has contributed lyrics on several soundtracks for composer Yoko Kanno, as well as several other Japanese artists. He is also the voice for COWBOY BEBOP's opening theme song Tank!.
• in control is one of the unlocks in GITADORA NEX+AGE's Atsui natsu koso GITADORA da! Campaign (あつい夏こそギタドラだ！キャンペーン). It could be unlocked from September 9th to September 27th, 2020.
  • In GITADORA HIGH-VOLTAGE, it is one of the PHASE 1 unlocks of the MUSICIAN'S ROAD event. It could be unlocked from May 19th to September 5th, 2021 (originally until August 9th, 2021).
  • As of GITADORA FUZZ-UP, it is available by default.
• in control received a new jacket in GITADORA NEX+AGE.
• in control is the Part 39 unlock of the GITADORA ROCK WAVE Konasute ver. (GITADORA ROCK WAVE コナステver.) unlocking event. It could be unlocked in コナステ GITADORA from November 7th to December 3rd, 2023.

Song Production Information

Tim Jensen

I wrote the lyrics for "in control" with the image of young people today, old enough to see the world as is, with its ups and downs, good times and bad times but not too jaded to just give up, instead, being strong enough to be positive and keep moving forward being cool enough to be "in control" of their own lives.

Video Production Information

Untranslated.

Difficulty & Notecounts

GuitarFreaks & DrumMania difficulty rated from 1 to 99 from GUITARFREAKS 5thMIX & drummania 4thMIX onwards.
GuitarFreaks & DrumMania XG and GITADORA difficulty rated from 0.00 to 9.99. (Ratings obtained from BEMANIWiki 2nd and GITADORA Rating Sources.)

GuitarFreaks & DrumMania

Original Series

Game	Drum			Guitar			Bass			Open
	Basic	Advanced	Extreme	Basic	Advanced	Extreme	Basic	Advanced	Extreme	Basic	Advanced	Extreme
Notecounts	370	592	864	424	473	473	370	371	-	424	473	473
GF/DM V5→V8	22	36	58	25	38	59	24	33	-	27	39	61

XG & GITADORA Series

Game	Drum				Guitar				Bass
	Basic	Advanced	Extreme	Master	Basic	Advanced	Extreme	Master	Basic	Advanced	Extreme	Master
Notecounts	226	541	845	1101	191	423	447	473	148	259	369	370
GITADORA NEX+AGE	2.35	4.15	6.80	7.90	1.60	3.70	6.30	7.50	1.50	3.60	5.80	6.90
GITADORA HIGH-VOLTAGE→FUZZ-UP	↓1.95	↑4.20	↓6.70	↑8.15	↓1.30	↑4.40	6.30	↑7.65	↓1.30	↓3.40	↓5.65	↓6.85
GITADORA GALAXY WAVE→Present	1.95	4.20	6.70	8.15	↑1.80	4.40	6.30	7.65	↑1.80	3.40	5.65	6.85
コナステ GITADORA	2.35	4.15	6.80	7.90	1.60	3.70	6.30	7.50	1.50	3.60	5.80	6.90