Next Step

Song Information

Next Step's jacket.

Artist: Thomas Howard Lichtenstein
Composition/Arrangement/Guitars & Other Instruments: Yoshihiko Koezuka
Lyrics/Vocals: Thomas Howard Lichtenstein
BPM: 118
Length: 4:06
Movie: すずきまさひこ, 齋藤研佑
First Music Game Appearance: GuitarFreaks V5 & DrumMania V5 Rock to Infinity
Other Music Game Appearances:

GITADORA EXCHAIN

Lyrics

Hey, Napoleon
What's Happenin'
There you go again
Making some kind of war
Don't you understand
It's useless
We don't do that anymore

We've learned how to share
Whatever we have
'Cuz there are far too many people
We've learned not to care
And even to laugh
'Cuz there are far too many people
So live with it

Hey there, Galahad
What's shakin'?
What a time you had
With your knights of the round
Hate to make you sad
It's over
The Holy Grail was found

We've learned how to share
Whatever we have
'Cuz there are far too many people
We've learned not to care
And even to laugh
'Cuz there are far too many people
So live with it

Over and over all through history
Man will destroy
Forever greed is the evil
And war is the ploy

This is the next step
In our evolution
We can end the institution
No more destruction and annihilation
We will have a revolution
Against war

Those who can lead in compromise
They will be the new heroes

Twenty-first cent'ry has a miracle
Waiting for us
And all we need is the vision
Make it come alive

This is the next step
In our evolution
We can and the institution
No more destruction and annihilation
We will have a revolution

I see the future
Just like a rainbow
The pot of gold is our salvation
No single nation
But the whole world sharing the wealth
It's our mission
We need to break the war tradition
'Cuz there are just too many people in this world

Song Connections / Remixes

None.

Trivia

This song has different backgrounds, banners, jackets, or other related images. For more information, please see this page.

Along with CHIMERA, Next Step was the last original BONUS TRACK in the GuitarFreaks & DrumMania series until the debut of 星宿る空の下で　枝に結ぶ願い almost nine years later in GITADORA Tri-Boost Re:EVOLVE.
Next Step can be unlocked in GITADORA EXCHAIN from August 21st to September 23rd, 2019 as part of the Natsu da! Long campaign 2019 (夏だ! Longキャンペーン 2019) event.
- From December 28th, 2020, it could be unlocked from GITADORA NEX+AGE to HIGH-VOLTAGE by clearing it in Deluxe Mode.
- As of GITADORA FUZZ-UP, it is available by default.
Next Step received a new jacket and a widescreen video in GITADORA EXCHAIN. This video consists of the original video tiled three times across the screen.
Next Step is available in コナステ GITADORA as part of the Konasute GITADORA HISTORY PACK vol.16 (コナステ GITADORA HISTORYパック vol.16).

Song Production Information

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Video Production Information

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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 and notecounts obtained from BEMANIWiki 2nd and GITADORA Rating Sources.)

GuitarFreaks & DrumMania

Original Series

Game	Drum			Guitar			Bass			Open
Game	Basic	Advanced	Extreme	Basic	Advanced	Extreme	Basic	Advanced	Extreme	Basic	Advanced	Extreme
Notecounts	562	1372	1759	550	625	703	-	-	-	-	-	-
GF/DM V5→V8	18	41	52	16	30	33	-	-	-	-	-	-

XG & GITADORA Series

Game	Drum				Guitar				Bass
Game	Basic	Advanced	Extreme	Master	Basic	Advanced	Extreme	Master	Basic	Advanced	Extreme	Master
Notecounts	404	879	1388	1804	386	532	657	703	-	-	-	-
GITADORA EXCHAIN	2.00	3.60	4.80	6.80	2.40	4.10	6.70	7.85	-	-	-	-
GITADORA NEX+AGE	2.00	↑3.65	↑4.85	6.80	↑2.45	↓4.05	↓6.65	↓7.80	-	-	-	-
GITADORA HIGH-VOLTAGE→FUZZ-UP	↑2.10	↓3.25	4.85	↓6.65	↓2.05	↓3.85	↓6.50	↓7.60	-	-	-	-
GITADORA GALAXY WAVE→Present	2.10	3.25	4.85	6.65	↑2.45	3.85	6.50	7.60	-	-	-	-
コナステ GITADORA	2.00	3.65	4.85	6.80	2.45	4.05	6.65	7.80	-	-	-	-