Pandora

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pandora

Song Information

Artist: dj TAKA feat.Tomomi
Composition/Arrangement: Takayuki Ishikawa
Lyrics/Vocals: Tomomi
BPM: 148
Length: 2:09
Genre: TRANCE
Movie: VJ GYO
First Music Game Appearance: beatmania IIDX 10th style
Other Music Game Appearances: None.

Lyrics

Game Size

Japanese

あなたといた私は変われた
強くなれた 生きる力くれた・・・

優しい微笑み ふれる指先に
不安なんか飲み込まれてしまう

嫌わせる態度 出てくる言葉も
心とは反対のことばかり

涙と同じだけ輝いた思い出たちが
瞳から溢れる

Romaji

anata to ita watashi wa kawareta
tsuyoku nareta ikiru chikara kureta...

yasashii hohoemi afureru yubisaki ni
fuan nanka nomi komarete shimau

kirawaseru taido dete kuru kotoba mo
kokoro to wa hantai no koto bakari

namida to onaji dake kagayaita omoidetachi ga
hitomi kara afureru

English

I've been able to change since when I was with you
I've gotten strong, so I can live again ...

Your gentle smile overflows into my fingertips
Closing away all of my unease

That attitude I hate ... even all the words you say
Run opposite to what I feel in my heart

Only my tears can shine as bright as those memories
As they spill out from my eyes

Long Version

Japanese


一緒に過ごした大切な時間 無駄じゃなかった
泣いたり笑ったり叫んでも
あなたといた私は変われた
強くなれた 生きる力くれた・・・

優しい微笑み ふれる指先に
不安なんか飲み込まれてしまう

嫌わせる態度 出てくる言葉も
心とは反対のことばかり

今も思い出す やさしい波
安らぐ寝顔も my one, true love

最後のお願い聞いて・・・
涙と同じだけ輝いた思い出たちが
瞳から溢れる

辛いときはちょっとだけ開けさせて
大切な箱 これからの力にしたいから

貴方を愛した自分を誇りに思っていたい 私の大切な人

一緒に過ごした大切な時間 無駄じゃなかった
泣いたり笑ったり叫んでも
あなたといた私は変われた
大きくなれた 生きる力くれた・・・

Romaji


issho ni sugoshita taisetsu na toki muda ja nakatta
naitari warattari sakende mo
anata to ita watashi wa kawareta
tsuyoku nareta ikiru chikara kureta...

yasashii hohoemi afureru yubisaki ni
fuan nanka nomi komarete shimau

kirawaseru taido dete kuru kotoba mo
kokoro to wa hantai no koto bakari

ima mo omoi dasu yasashii nami
yasuragu egao mo my one, true love

saigo no onegai kiite...
namida to onaji dake kagayaita omoidetachi ga
hitomi kara afureru

tsurai toki wa chotto dake ake sasete
taisetsu na hako kore kara no chikara ni shitai kara

anata wo ai shita jibun wo hokori ni omotte itai watashi no taisetsu na hito

issho ni sugoshita taisetsu na toki muda ja nakatta
naitari warattari sakende mo
anata to ita watashi wa kawareta
ookiku nareta ikiru chikara kureta...

English


Was the time we spent together all for nothing?
Crying, smiling, even screaming ...
I've been able to change since when I was with you
I've gotten strong, so I can live again ...

Your gentle smile overflows into my fingertips
Closing away all of my unease

That attitude I hate ... even all the words you say
Run opposite to what I feel in my heart

Even now I can remember the gentle waves,
Your smiling face ... my one, true love

Please, hear my last wish ...
Only my tears can shine as bright as those memories
As they spill out from my eyes

I open it up just a little when life gets hard
This box that I want to make into my source of strength

I want to be proud of the person I was that loved you, my most important person

Was the time we spent together all for nothing?
Crying, smiling, even screaming ...
I've been able to change since when I was with you
I've grown, so I can live again...

Song Connections / Remixes

Trivia

  • In Greek mythology Pandora was the first woman created. She later dooms mankind by opening a cursed box set as a trap by Zeus to punish mankind for gaining intelligence, and the titan Prometheus for teaching man the secret of fire.
  • pandora was performed at the secret LIVE and Extreme! Dance Live ~in velfarre~ events in 2003.
  • pandora was supposed to appear in the cancelled game カラオケレボリューション BEMANIシリーズセレクション.
  • pandora is unlockable in beatmania IIDX INFINITAS from June 7th, 2017, after purchasing its charts with BITs.

Song Production Information

dj TAKA

I somehow wanted to perform a new song at the 9.13 secret LIVE, so I created this trance song around early September, and it's the 10th kickoff song.
It has been a very long time, so although listening to it now personally feels nostalgic, I remember remaking it from the beginning many times to show the new vocalist Tomomi's nice parts.
The quite straight lyrics expressing the delicate psychological situation of overcoming sorrow with positivity, and the exciting feeling of when it matched my music, still remains in my heart like it was yesterday.

Video Production Information

VJ GYO

It's pain that saves me, not healing.
I wonder if there are also cases like this... I think. For example, when you undergo basic medical treatment instead of seeking temporary relief, and...

I think this song fully uses various methods of care. Among them, I was extremely impressed by these expressions, which were also similar to the medical treatment and rehabilitation associated with "pain", so a timbre melody which tears and pierces your heart. How do you express that? It was a challenge.

And will it remain closed or open?...

Difficulty & Notecounts

beatmania IIDX difficulty rated 1 to 8 in 10th style, 1 to 8+ in IIDX RED, and 1 to 12 in HAPPY SKY onwards.

Game SP Difficulty DP Difficulty
BEGINNER NORMAL HYPER ANOTHER LEGGENDARIA NORMAL HYPER ANOTHER LEGGENDARIA
Notecounts - 455 852 931 - 509 805 1040 -
beatmania IIDX 10th style→11 IIDX RED - 5 7 N/A - 6 8 N/A -
beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY→14 GOLD - 5 ↑8 9 - 6 ↑9 10 -
beatmania IIDX 15 DJ TROOPERS→Present - 5 8 9 - ↑7 9 ↑11 -
beatmania IIDX 10th style CS - 5 7 7 - 6 8 8 -
beatmania IIDX INFINITAS - 5 8 9 - 7 9 11 -
beatmania IIDX ULTIMATE MOBILE - 5 8 9 - - - - -