[Intro] (水琴窟の響き、そしてバグった三味線の音) (囁き声：「今日も、変わらないね。」) [Verse 1] 薄暗い部屋、床には空き缶 もう何日も開けてない玄関の門 浪人の身空で、行く当てもなく ただ画面の中のステータスを磨く 「努力」も「根性」も、疾うに忘れた 俺の魂は、液晶の中で腐った それは無限ループ、恥の連鎖 でも二次元の彼女は、決して責めない。 [Pre-Chorus] 先祖の霊が、枕元で嘆く 刀の代わりに、マウスをクリック 就職？ 社会？ 耳を塞いで 俺は電脳の雲に、隠れていたい。 [Chorus] 拙者は落伍者、It’s a bitter defeat 画面の中の君に、I’m addicted to you 同じことの繰り返し、Day after day ただ人生を、Slowly wither away 可愛い仕草、その瞳の輝き 嘘だらけの現実より、唯一の真実 俺はサイバー浪人、Lost in the glow 行くあてなんて、どこにもないよ。 [Verse 2] (激しい三味線の速弾きと、電子音の混ざり合い) キーボードを叩く音が、僕の鼓動 現実の世界は、残酷な戦場 履歴書は白紙、未来は真っ暗 でも仮想空間では、俺が英雄だ 「お疲れ様」と、彼女が囁く 街の誰より、優しく響く 世間の目なんて、耐えられない 推しが純粋なら、それで構わない。 [Bridge] (能の拍子、ゆっくりと重い笛の音) 誇り高き、古の武士よ 今の拙者を、笑えばいい 刀を捨てて、マウスを握り 孤独な城で、引きこもる王 戻れない、もう戻る道はない 現実はデジタルに、飲み込まれた。 [Chorus] 拙者は落伍者、It’s a bitter defeat 画面の中の君に、I’m addicted to you 同じことの繰り返し、Day after day ただ人生を、Slowly wither away 可愛い仕草、その瞳の輝き 嘘だらけの現実より、唯一の真実 俺はサイバー浪人、Lost in the glow 行くあてなんて、どこにもないよ。 [Outro] (バッテリー切れの警告音、静かな笛の音) 「また明日も、同じかな。」 「…だよね。」 ログイン中… ずっと。 (拍子木の「カカッ」という乾いた音) (沈黙) Title: Virtual Downfall (The Ronin’s Loop) [Intro] (The echo of a water chime, followed by a glitching Shamisen) (Whispered voice: "Another day, and nothing changes, right?") [Verse 1] In a dim-lit room, empty cans litter the floor I haven't opened the front gate in I don't know how long A masterless ronin with nowhere to go Just polishing my stats in a digital show "Effort" and "Grit"—words I’ve long since forgotten My soul has rotted away inside this liquid crystal It’s an infinite loop, a chain of pure shame But the 2D girls never whisper my blame. [Pre-Chorus] The ghosts of my ancestors groan by my bed While I click my mouse and stay silent instead Employment? Society? I plug my ears tight I just want to hide in the cyber-cloud light. [Chorus] I am a dropout, it’s a bitter defeat To the girl inside the screen, I’m addicted to you Doing the same thing, day after day Watching my life just slowly wither away Those cute little gestures, the shine in those eyes The only truth left in a world full of lies I’m a Cyber-Ronin, lost in the glow I have nowhere left, nowhere to go. [Verse 2] (Furious Shamisen shredding mixed with heavy electronic beats) The sound of the keyboard is my only heartbeat The real world out there is a cruel battlefield My resume is blank, the future is pitch black But in virtual space, there’s no turning back "Welcome home," she whispers so sweet Kinder than anyone I'd meet on the street I can’t endure the eyes of the public anymore As long as my "Oshi" is pure, I don't care what’s in store. [Bridge] (Slow, heavy flute and the rhythm of a Noh play) O proud warriors of the ancient days Go ahead and laugh at my pathetic ways I threw away the sword to grasp at a mouse A shut-in king in a lonely house I can’t go back, there’s no road to find Reality has been swallowed by the digital mind. [Chorus] I am a dropout, it’s a bitter defeat To the girl inside the screen, I’m addicted to you Doing the same thing, day after day Watching my life just slowly wither away Those cute little gestures, the shine in those eyes The only truth left in a world full of lies I’m a Cyber-Ronin, lost in the glow I have nowhere left, nowhere to go. [Outro] (A low battery warning beep, a lonely flute fades) "I wonder if tomorrow will be the same." "...I guess so." Now Logging In... Forever. (The sharp clack of woodblocks) (Silence)
