*cheering noise* Today we'll be dissecting the lyrics that appear in the opening sequence of the popular JRPG 'The World Ends With You' made by Square Enix.
Most of you are probably like 'WTF, I thought she got over that stupid game!' Nope. You're wrong. I can't get over such an amazing soundtrack. xD
Here are the lyrics, my notes will be in bold. Most of my meanings are going to be referring to the actual game itself, so if you haven't played this awesome game and are planning to, please
visit another post on this blog. If you don't care, and are not planning to play this game, then you can stay. XDTwister, by SAWA.
"Brain wave, main wave"
(For this line, I'm guessing this is a reference to where the Game is taking place. the Reaper's Game takes place in another frequency, which can explain the waves in this sentence.)
Psycho got a high kick
Collect and select
Show me your best set
(For this, it's most likely referring to Neku Sakuraba, our main character. He got killed in the beginning and is stuck in the Game with only Pins to fight with. Of course, these pins give him awesome powers, but whatever. One of the goals in TWEWY is to collect all 250+ pins and usually you have a set that works best for you.)
"Crystals, blisters"
It’s all over now
Psycho cane
You’re so keen
I need more candy canes
(Uh, this one's a weird one. For 'it's all over now' I'm guessing that's referring to when you fail a mission, or when Joshua killed Neku. As for the candy canes, that's probably for Kariya and his addiction to bean paste lollipops. It's candy.)
"Cold cake, cold break"
Freak got a high kick
Mr. Twister
Moist with roistering
(I think Mr. Twister is Joshua, because he seems to be the person who's responsible for everyone's death and blah blah blah. As for 'freak got a high kick' that must be referring to either Beat/Shiki. Both got killed during the first week, however. OORRRR. Another Joshua reference due to the fact he's a Composer and not normal when compared to Neku & Co. He's also Neku's Week 2 Partner)
Stick it up
Take it up
Step aside and see the world
Effect has defects
"Take a bow to the moon (Bow-wow to the moon)"
(This verse makes the most sense. It's mostly alluding to Mr. Hanekoma, the Producer, who earns Neku's respect. He's also the same one that tells Neku that he needs to see past his world and open up to other people. For 'take a bow to the moon' it's referring to Sho Minamimoto who says that 'his voice will shake the moon'. Yeah.)
"Brain wave, main wave"
Psycho got a high kick
Collect and select
Show me your best set
(back to Neku.)
"Crystals, blisters"
It’s all over now
Psycho cane
You’re so keen
I need more candy canes
(Same.)
"Cold cake, cold break"
Freak got a high kick
Mr. Twister
Moist with roistering
(Yeah.)
Stick it up
Take it up
Step aside and see the world
Effect has defects
"Take a bow to the moon (Bow-wow to the moon)"
(Yep.)
"Morning rays, Hairspray Queens"
"Get on their way to their nests, the west"
"Honest, they once had a dream"
"Belles of society, in the shells of their unity"
Cornet’n spinet
"The sound flows, follows till they’re home"
Dragged by the power of dreams
That power is yet unknown
(This is actually my favorite verse in the entire song due to the music. The first two lines are talking about Konishi, because her kanji literally translates into: Void, West, fill, queen. Which goes with hairspay queens & and the west. The line 'they once had a dream' belongs to Rhyme because her entry fee was her dreams. 'Bells of society in the shells of their unity' is for Shiki and Eri, because Shiki takes on Eri's appearance for the Game. 'Cornet'nspinet' I'm not so sure about. 'The sound flows, follows till they're home' probably alludes to Kitaniji, due to his musical references during the cutscene before his boss battle. 'Dragged by the power of the dreams' pretty much sums up the destiny of Neku & Co because they were forced into the Game due to a bet made by Kitaniji and Joshua.)
"Morning rays, Hairspray Queens"
"Get on their way to their nests, the west"
"Honest, they once had a dream"
"Belles of society, in the shells of their unity"
Cornet’n spinet
"The sound flows, follows till they’re home"
Dragged by the power of dreams
That power is yet unknown
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(For this line, I'm guessing this is a reference to where the Game is taking place. the Reaper's Game takes place in another frequency, which can explain the waves in this sentence.)
Psycho got a high kick
Collect and select
Show me your best set
(For this, it's most likely referring to Neku Sakuraba, our main character. He got killed in the beginning and is stuck in the Game with only Pins to fight with. Of course, these pins give him awesome powers, but whatever. One of the goals in TWEWY is to collect all 250+ pins and usually you have a set that works best for you.)
"Crystals, blisters"
It’s all over now
Psycho cane
You’re so keen
I need more candy canes
(Uh, this one's a weird one. For 'it's all over now' I'm guessing that's referring to when you fail a mission, or when Joshua killed Neku. As for the candy canes, that's probably for Kariya and his addiction to bean paste lollipops. It's candy.)
"Cold cake, cold break"
Freak got a high kick
Mr. Twister
Moist with roistering
(I think Mr. Twister is Joshua, because he seems to be the person who's responsible for everyone's death and blah blah blah. As for 'freak got a high kick' that must be referring to either Beat/Shiki. Both got killed during the first week, however. OORRRR. Another Joshua reference due to the fact he's a Composer and not normal when compared to Neku & Co. He's also Neku's Week 2 Partner)
Stick it up
Take it up
Step aside and see the world
Effect has defects
"Take a bow to the moon (Bow-wow to the moon)"
(This verse makes the most sense. It's mostly alluding to Mr. Hanekoma, the Producer, who earns Neku's respect. He's also the same one that tells Neku that he needs to see past his world and open up to other people. For 'take a bow to the moon' it's referring to Sho Minamimoto who says that 'his voice will shake the moon'. Yeah.)
"Brain wave, main wave"
Psycho got a high kick
Collect and select
Show me your best set
(back to Neku.)
"Crystals, blisters"
It’s all over now
Psycho cane
You’re so keen
I need more candy canes
(Same.)
"Cold cake, cold break"
Freak got a high kick
Mr. Twister
Moist with roistering
(Yeah.)
Stick it up
Take it up
Step aside and see the world
Effect has defects
"Take a bow to the moon (Bow-wow to the moon)"
(Yep.)
"Morning rays, Hairspray Queens"
"Get on their way to their nests, the west"
"Honest, they once had a dream"
"Belles of society, in the shells of their unity"
Cornet’n spinet
"The sound flows, follows till they’re home"
Dragged by the power of dreams
That power is yet unknown
(This is actually my favorite verse in the entire song due to the music. The first two lines are talking about Konishi, because her kanji literally translates into: Void, West, fill, queen. Which goes with hairspay queens & and the west. The line 'they once had a dream' belongs to Rhyme because her entry fee was her dreams. 'Bells of society in the shells of their unity' is for Shiki and Eri, because Shiki takes on Eri's appearance for the Game. 'Cornet'nspinet' I'm not so sure about. 'The sound flows, follows till they're home' probably alludes to Kitaniji, due to his musical references during the cutscene before his boss battle. 'Dragged by the power of the dreams' pretty much sums up the destiny of Neku & Co because they were forced into the Game due to a bet made by Kitaniji and Joshua.)
"Morning rays, Hairspray Queens"
"Get on their way to their nests, the west"
"Honest, they once had a dream"
"Belles of society, in the shells of their unity"
Cornet’n spinet
"The sound flows, follows till they’re home"
Dragged by the power of dreams
That power is yet unknown
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And voila! Feel free to spread this around, I did my best. XD
Yup. Okay, bye~!
-Angie
Yup. Okay, bye~!
-Angie
Haha this is awesome :) Ever since I heard you talking about this game, I've wanted to play it, but I can't seem to find it anywhere =/ I checked a couple weeks ago online for it, and I found it! So I filled all the shipping crap out, then realized I had no money to pay for it. So now I'm depressed and will have to live with beating Kingdom Hearts again. :) We're cool.
ReplyDeleteAnyway, this is pretty cool. I was very intrigued.
<3 Rachel
Haha, thanks. xD You know I can let you borrow my game, right? That is, if you want. :)
ReplyDelete<3 Angie