影絵都市 ― 幻影のワルツ
Dark Waltz × Gothic Cabaret × Phantom Opera × Cinematic Chamber Orchestra, BPM 105, Key A minor. Instrumentation: dramatic piano waltz (oom-pah-pah rhythm), violins and cello (melancholic and soaring), double bass (dark low end), pipe organ / accordion for gothic stage feel, timpani and cymbal swells for curtain effect. Vocal: female dramatic vocal, clear diction, slight vibrato, with deep male backing harmony in chorus (shadow voice). Spoken English narration in Intro, Bridge, and Ending with reverb echo. Mix: stage-like depth, piano upfront, strings wide stereo, organ in the back with hall reverb. Vocals clean and upfront, narration with echo and distant reverb. Overall mood: dark romantic waltz, theatrical, mysterious, like a gothic shadow play on stage.
影絵都市 ― 幻影のワルツ
Dark Waltz × Gothic Cabaret × Phantom Opera × Cinematic Chamber Orchestra, BPM 105, Key A minor. Instrumentation: dramatic piano waltz (oom-pah-pah rhythm), violins and cello (melancholic and soaring), double bass (dark low end), pipe organ / accordion for gothic stage feel, timpani and cymbal swells for curtain effect. Vocal: female dramatic vocal, clear diction, slight vibrato, with deep male backing harmony in chorus (shadow voice). Spoken English narration in Intro, Bridge, and Ending with reverb echo. Mix: stage-like depth, piano upfront, strings wide stereo, organ in the back with hall reverb. Vocals clean and upfront, narration with echo and distant reverb. Overall mood: dark romantic waltz, theatrical, mysterious, like a gothic shadow play on stage.
Lyrics
“Every time the curtain sways,
the shadows begin to dance.
Yet behind them…
where is the true self?”
影の輪舞（ロンド） 街角に揺れ
仮面のように 笑うシルエット
誰も知らない 影の素顔
ただ舞台に 縫いつけられて
光に囚われ 影は逃げられず
眩しさほどに 心は裂ける
影繪都市よ 踊れ 踊れ
嘘を真実に 塗り替えて
幕が閉じれば 誰もいない
残るのは 影のワルツだけ
影の指先 絡みつく夜
見えない糸が 運命を縛る
囁く声は 誰のものか
僕の影か それとも光か
光を裂けば 影は震えて
真実ほどに 孤独を招く
Bridge｜Spoken / Narration
“If the shadow is torn,
this city will collapse.
And still—
I long to cross beyond the curtain.”
影繪都市よ 終幕を告げ
光が全てを 照らし出す
影を失えば 人も消える
それでも私は 踊り続ける
“When the lights go out,
will the shadows remain…
or will we vanish with them?”
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“Every time the curtain sways,
the shadows begin to dance.
Yet behind them—
where is the true me?”
Verse 1
Shadows in waltz, swaying at the streets,
Smiles like masks, flickering silhouettes.
No one has ever seen the shadow’s true face,
Only stitched onto the fabric of the stage.
Pre-Chorus
Imprisoned by the light, the shadow cannot flee,
The brighter the shine, the deeper the heart is torn.
Chorus
Ah, Shadowplay City, dance, dance away,
Paint the lie into a counterfeit truth.
When the curtain falls, no one remains,
Only the waltz of shadows lingers on.
Verse 2
Shadow’s fingertips entangle the night,
Invisible threads binding fate so tight.
The whispering voice—who does it belong to?
Is it my shadow, or is it the light?
Pre-Chorus
If I tear apart the light, the shadow starts to tremble,
When the truth is revealed, loneliness will descend.
Bridge｜Narration
“If the shadow is broken,
this city will collapse.
And still—
I long to cross beyond the curtain.”
Final Chorus
Ah, Shadowplay City, the toll of the final bell,
The light reveals all, merciless and cold.
If the shadow is lost, the person will vanish,
Yet still, I shall keep on dancing on this stage.
Ending｜Narration
“When the lights go out,
will the shadows still remain?
Or will we—
disappear together with them?”
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「每當幕布搖曳
影子便開始起舞
然而在背後——
真正的我在哪裡？」
影子的圓舞 在街角搖擺
笑容如假面 閃爍的剪影
沒有人知道 影子的真容
只被縫死在 舞台的幕布
被光所囚禁 影無處逃離
越是耀眼時 心越是撕裂
啊 影繪都市啊 舞吧 舞吧
把謊言塗抹成 虛假的真實
幕布若落下 誰也不在
只剩影子的 華爾滋殘響
影之指尖 纏繞著黑夜
無形絲線 緊緊縛住命運
低語的聲音 究竟屬於誰
是我的影子 還是光芒？
若撕裂光明 影子將顫抖
真相浮現時 孤獨會降臨
「若影子破碎
這座城市將崩毀
即便如此——
我仍渴望跨越幕布」
啊 影繪都市啊 終幕鐘聲響起
光芒將一切 無情地照亮
若失去影子 人也將消逝
然而我仍要 在舞台上起舞
「當燈火熄滅
影子是否還會留下？
抑或是——
我們將與它一同消亡？」