Pandora

pandora

Song Information

Artist: dj TAKA feat. Tomomi
Composition/Arrangement: Takayuki Ishikawa
Lyrics/Vocals: Tomomi
BPM: 148
Length: 2:09
Genre: TRANCE
VJ: 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 of the secret of fire.
  • pandora was performed at the Extreme! Dance Live ~in velfarre~ event 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 NORMAL, HYPER, and ANOTHER charts for 6000, 8500, and 10000 BITs respectively.

Song Production Information

dj TAKA

I was thinking I wanted to have a new song for the Secret Live on September 13, so I wrote this sometime in September. It's like my kick-off song for 10th style. Since lots of time has passed, I get kind of nostalgic listening and remembering, but I can remember remaking the song over and over when Tomomi's vocal work draws me into the song. The song delicately balances a sense of sorrow with a positive feeling of having overcome, which is fairly well portrayed in the lyrics, almost as if it was mirroring my own experiences of the time. Even now it's burned into my heart as if it was yesterday.

Video Production Information

VJ GYO

Sometimes painful things can be the most healing of all. I think there are times like that ... For example, like when you undergo a basic medical treatment instead of seeking temporary relief ...

I think this is a song that uses each and every effective method of care. I was extremely impressed by the expression of even those methods that are full of "pain", the soul-rending melodies and heart-piercing timbres. How do you portray that sort of feeling? That's the theme.

Do you leave it shut, or open it ...

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 {{{8}}} {{{9}}}
beatmania IIDX 10th style→11 IIDX RED - 5 7 N/A 6 8 N/A {{{9}}} {{{10}}}
beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY→14 GOLD - 5 ↑8 9 6 ↑9 10 {{{9}}} {{{10}}}
beatmania IIDX 15 DJ TROOPERS→Present - 5 8 9 ↑7 9 ↑11 {{{9}}} {{{10}}}
beatmania IIDX 10th style CS - 5 7 7 6 8 8 {{{9}}} {{{10}}}
beatmania IIDX INFINITAS - 5 8 9 7 9 11 {{{9}}} {{{10}}}