神隠し ― Lost in Time #Rock
Japanese Gothic Rock × Waro Rock, Dark and cinematic, emotional, haunting atmosphere. Use Shamisen, Shakuhachi, Japanese taiko drums, distorted electric guitar, string orchestra, dark piano, and reverse sound effects. Whisper vocals, childlike spoken word, layered eerie chorus. Dramatic rise and fall in dynamics, with silence and candle-blowout sound at the end. Blend Japanese traditional instruments with Gothic rock heaviness, emphasizing loneliness, fear, and time distortion.
神隠し ― Lost in Time #Rock
Japanese Gothic Rock × Waro Rock, Dark and cinematic, emotional, haunting atmosphere. Use Shamisen, Shakuhachi, Japanese taiko drums, distorted electric guitar, string orchestra, dark piano, and reverse sound effects. Whisper vocals, childlike spoken word, layered eerie chorus. Dramatic rise and fall in dynamics, with silence and candle-blowout sound at the end. Blend Japanese traditional instruments with Gothic rock heaviness, emphasizing loneliness, fear, and time distortion.
Lyrics
【Below the lyrics there is an English translation】
Intro – Temple bell + Reverse piano SE, Taiko low hits, Drone synth
いつものように ただ遊んでいた
空気がよどみ 風が止まる……
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Verse 1 – Shamisen riff + Glockenspiel + Whisper vocal, low strings
見知らぬ声が こだまする
目の前が 闇へと変わり
呼ぶ声は届くことなく
世界で独り 止まったまま
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Pre-Chorus – Eerie chorus (whispers + reversed piano SE) + Shakuhachi phrase
見上げた月は 蒼く光り
わたしを閉じ込め 笑っている
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Chorus – Distorted guitar + Full strings orchestra + Taiko + Childlike choir + Drone synth
人の中で わたしは透明
孤独だけが 隣に座る
止まらない影 止まった心
世界だけが 無情に進む
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Verse 2 – Shamisen riff + Dark piano + Whispered vocal + Glockenspiel accents
家の灯りは 知らない顔
私の名を 呼ぶ人もなく
壁の写真に 幼き日
そこにあるのは わたしじゃない
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Pre-Chorus – Chorus layering + Reverse sound effects + Shakuhachi + Distant whispers
忘れられてく 確かなこと
声を上げても 届かない
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Chorus – Distorted guitar + Orchestra strings + Taiko + Shinobue + Layered choir + Drone synth
笑い声が 響くのに
わたしはそこに 存在しない
冷たい時が 爪を立て
まだ幼子の まま 閉ざされて
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Bridge – Chant-like chorus + Taiko + Low strings + Reverse piano SE + Spoken word whisper
（spoken word, whispering, childlike cry）
「ねぇ、ここにいるよ…
どうして見えないの…？
わたしを置いていかないで…！」
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Final Chorus – Full band explosion: Distorted guitars, Orchestra, Taiko, Shakuhachi, Childlike choir, Drone synth
世界が変わり 夜が明けても
わたしはここで 変わらぬまま
孤独の果てで 声を枯らし
幼きままの 影と生きる
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Outro – full band→koto soro
あの日が すべてを変えた……
あの日が わたしを変えぬまま……
あの日が 世界を変えた……
わたしから 世界を奪ったまま……
ending – Candle blowout SE + Glockenspiel single note → Silence
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【English】
Intro – Temple bell + Reverse piano SE, Taiko low hits, Drone synth
As always, I was just playing
The air grows stagnant, the wind comes to a halt…
Verse 1 – Shamisen riff + Glockenspiel + Whisper vocal, low strings
An unfamiliar voice echoes through
The world before me turns to darkness
The calling voice never reaches
Alone in the world, frozen in place
Pre-Chorus – Eerie chorus (whispers + reversed piano SE) + Shakuhachi phrase
The moon I look up to glows pale blue
Trapping me, laughing at me
Chorus – Distorted guitar + Full strings orchestra + Taiko + Childlike choir + Drone synth
Among people, I am transparent
Loneliness alone sits beside me
An unstoppable shadow, a heart that’s stilled
Only the world moves on, mercilessly
Verse 2 – Shamisen riff + Dark piano + Whispered vocal + Glockenspiel accents
The lights of home show unfamiliar faces
No one calls my name
In the photo on the wall, a childish day
But the one there isn’t me
Pre-Chorus – Chorus layering + Reverse sound effects + Shakuhachi + Distant whispers
Being forgotten, that’s the certain truth
Even if I raise my voice, it doesn’t reach
Chorus – Distorted guitar + Orchestra strings + Taiko + Shinobue + Layered choir + Drone synth
Laughter echoes all around
Yet I don’t exist in that place
Cold time digs its claws into me
Still a child, forever sealed away
Bridge – Chant-like chorus + Taiko + Low strings + Reverse piano SE + Spoken word whisper
(spoken word, whispering, childlike cry)
“Hey, I’m right here…
Why can’t you see me…?
Don’t leave me behind…!”
Final Chorus – Full band explosion: Distorted guitars, Orchestra, Taiko, Shakuhachi, Childlike choir, Drone synth
Even if the world changes, even if dawn breaks
I remain here, unchanged
At the edge of loneliness, my voice grows hoarse
Living as a shadow, forever a child
Outro – Koto solo
That day changed everything…
That day left me unchanged…
That day changed the world…
Leaving me behind, stealing the world from me…
Ending – Candle blowout SE + Glockenspiel single note → Silence