#TadanoCo

[v-translyrics]

Therefore, You and Me — TadanaCo

English translyrics

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A pot with a leaking hole

No meat in the curry bowl

Always left wanting more

So you have leftovers to store

A single lonely chopstick

One shoe, only half a pair

A clock that cannot tick

Some hollow love affair

Empty bottle of shampoo

Or a full bag of trash

Which one do you choose?

Oh, you don't want this or that?

Paired together they mean something

Creating this avatar

Souls that are bound together

Whatever you love the most, hold it tight and don't let go

You and me, we're two in one

「You are what love means to me!」

Do you see?

You and me, you and me, you and me

My love, my love

(Because we love you see, because we lose you see)

You and me, you and me, you and me

My love, my love

(Because we take you see, because we give you see)

You and me, you and me, you and me

My love, my love

(Because we live you see, because we die you see)

You and me, you and me, you and me

My love, my love

—ah! ah!

A single lonely chopstick

(That you can't use to pick)

One shoe, only half a pair

(That nobody will wear)

A clock that cannot tick

(What is the point of this?)

Some hollow love affair

But I'm not sure that's quite true

You made your choice and now you,

You see, fall victim to irony

A ghost that no-one sees

But really, I think that's okay

It doesn't matter much at the end of the day

Because, you see, I'm just the same

We're just two selfish ghosts

Do you see?

You see!

You and me, you and me, you and me

My love, my love

(Because of trust you see, and of trust lost you see)

You and me, you and me, you and me

My love, my love

(Because I was with you, see, because I didn't see)

Endlessly, endlessly, endlessly

My love, my love

(So you and me can live, so you and me can die)

Endlessly, endlessly, endlessly

My love, my love

You and me, you and me, you and me

My love, my love

What is there left to be?

What choice is left for me?

You and me, you and me, you and me

My love, my love

A pot with a leaking hole

No meat in the curry bowl

Always left wanting more

So you have leftovers to store

[poi-son-ous]

Título: 金持ちあいつはテトロミノ / Kanemochi Aitsu wa Tetoromino / That Rich Guy is a Tetromino / Ese tío rico es un tetrominó Música y letra: TadanoCO Traducción al inglés: PandaKittenhybrid Vídeo original: https://youtu.be/EXZspTszGjg Letra:

回線渋滞あいつは重体 青い鳥で分かるのよ わたしはユウレイあいつは you lie 誰に落雷されたのか El tío de la congestión de red está en estado crítico Lo sé porque me lo dijo un pájaro azul Soy un fantasma, ese tío es tú mientes ¿Quién lo machacó tanto? メス入れるようなメスが嫌いだ 煙草を吹かすあいつはさ 流行はやりの歌に心打たれて 小手先の詩を知って Odio ese bisturí -  es como los que se usan para operar Ese tío se fuma un cigarro Me conmueven las canciones populares, aunque sé que su creatividad es tan solo superficial 大好きだったあの子の体を 汚す事すら愛と言い クラスメイトの一途な恋を 「汚れちまった」と笑ってた。 Cuando él dijo que amaba a ese niño, aunque era una persona sucia, me reí del amor no correspondido de una compañera de clase diciendo: “Él es una persona muy sucia“ それは Eso es どうやったって特進さ、 夢をゆめゆめ忘れるな。 どうなったって純粋な、 サバを読んで裁くのさ。 Sin importar lo que haga conseguiré un ascenso especial, poco a poco me olvido de mis sueños Sin importar lo que pase leeré y juzgaré el servidor inocente. 金持ちあいつの恋は辛い 煮て焼いて傷つけて 金持ちあいつの恋患い 私の足元見ないでよ 108ワンオーエイト　除夜の音 近隣住民サイコパス 胸の内秘めた言葉はさ 葉っぱになって金になる　love it  El molesto amor de ese tío rico hierve, quema y duele El enamoramiento de ese tío rico Por favor no veas mis huellas El sonido de la campana, tocada 108 veces El psicópata del vecindario, las palabras que estoy manteniendo en mi corazón se convierten en hojas que se transforman en dinero, eso me encanta テトリスの雷みたいに同じ形と重なって 自分によく似た形を嫌って 変化ばっかり求めてさ En el Tetris que es como un rayo, continúo amontonando las mismas formas Odio estas formas que se parecen tanto a mí. Pero simplemente estoy buscando algún cambio. 大好きだったあの子はついに 3.5 階に落ちてきた ドロフォーくらって駆けだした影は 正気の沙汰じゃあなかったね。 Amo a ese niño que al final se cayó desde 3.5 pisos de escaleras Recibiendo un coge 4, ahora que la sombra ha empezado a correr, se ha vuelto completamente loca, ¿no crees? 金持ちあいつの恋は辛い 似て酔って気付つけて 金持ちあいつの恋煩い 手術台しゅじゅちゅだいから･･･噛みました 口から這い出た愛してる 自分勝手な勝手口 生きてるあいつのアミラーゼ カラカラに乾いてく　love it El molesto amor de ese tío rico Me he dado cuenta de que es como si él hubiera bebido mucho. El enamoramiento de ese tío rico para la mesa quijúrgica... ups, lo he dicho mal De su boca, salen palabras de amor De forma egoísta entro por la puerta de atrás La amilasa de ese tío vivo ya se ha secado y ha desaparecido, eso me encanta 「ねぇさ。」 “Venga ya.“ 意味なんてどこにも無かった あいつに抱いた猜疑心に 意味なんてどこにも無かった 朝食に食べたかき氷 No había un significado en ninguna parte Ese tío era sospechoso No había un significado en ninguna parte Tomé granizado hawaiano para desayunar 意味なんて関係無かった インディーズの時が良かったとか 意味なんてここには無かった 私が生きてるその is の Los significados no importan en absoluto  Los tiempos en los que escuchaba música indie y cosas parecidas estaban bien Aquí no hay ningún significado Pero sigo estando viva 意味なんてどうでもよかった だけど、確かに聞こえてた あいつの最後の鐘の音 「あの子に息して欲しいから」 No vale la pena preocuparse por los significados Pero de echo eso es lo que escuché Para ese tío es el repique final “Porque quiero que ese niño siga respirando“ 「意味なんて忘れて」 “El significado es algo que he olvidado“

[shoukkun25]

Birthday gift for my dear partner~ Referenced from TadanoCo (sio) song Therefore, you and me We both love the song and here's the variants~ Rei and Shizuka

[citrus-lamb]

hey!! do you think you could write some ben (sbg) x reader who is also really into music (maybe plays guitar) headcannons? thanks!!

a/n : i did a short story and head canons! i hope you enjoy as i really love this concept. i love ben's character so much and i hope i did him justice! please enjoy!

song : you and me (TadanoCo & KTKT)

Ben first noticed that you liked music when you were constantly wearing headphones like Ashlyn.

You always hummed along to the songs, though not for long as you quickly noticed and got embarrassed.

One time when you guys were hanging out and everyone else was talking he asked you about the song you were listening to through his notebook.

You got excited and started talking about the meaning and the name of the song, specific lyrics you liked, and analyzing everything it was about.

Ben listened very intently the whole time, and afterwards asked if he could listen.

You said yes and you guys fell asleep listening to your playlist.

In the morning you guys made a shared playlist that you both listen to.

That was the start of your friendship.

Ben was very excited. He felt like he found someone who actually understood music like he did, instead of “I like the beat”, as Aiden says.

You guys were your own duo in the group, and they mostly left you guys alone unless one of them recognized the song you guys were talking about.

You ended up talking so much that you learned sign-language to have better communication with him.

After the event at the arcade the group went back to your house for a while since it was the closest.

They were hanging out in your room, doing their own thing or hanging out.

Aiden was snooping through your closest and found a lot of your old instruments.

A bass, a guitar, a drum set, and piano sheet music.

“Wow, I never knew you played any instruments!” Aiden said excitedly, interrupting your conversation with Ben.

“What do you mean… oh.” You looked over to him, standing in the door way with your old blood red bass strapped on, “I don’t really play anymore, it’s not super special or anything.”

“It’s cool!” Aiden beamed, getting the attention of everyone else. “You should play something for us! To calm our nerves. I think we need it after… earlier events.” He smiled. How could you say no. You looked over to Ben, who looked excited as well. He signed, ‘Only if you want to.’

You took song requests for about an hour before your hands got so tired that you felt like they were going to fall off.

Ashlyn’s dad came to pick them up afterwards, but Ben texted you into the night about how amazing you were.

You continuously got compliments from the group about your playing and you began to do it more often.

You learned everyone’s favorite songs and played for them whenever they were nervous.

Ben really appreciated it.

His angry quickly died down when you played, and you noticed.

It was like a whole other language that only you guys could understand.

[pummelingbat]

You mentioned you had a sketch dump for an unfinished vocaloid pv a while back, I'd love to see it if you don't mind sharing it!

you sent me this ages ago, and i was waiting to respond until i could work up the energy to just synch the drawings up in a video editor ahaha. so... thank you for your patience.... here u go..... 👐 enjoy...

(lyrics are from the Dropkick Subs translation of Tadanoco's 'So You See, You and Me")

[peqchys]

proseka song wishlist!!! [as of 08/10/24]

BIT OF A LENGTHY POST BUT i wanted to finally put this somewhere…..it keeps sitting in my notes and getting updated and i never post it SO here it finally is!! i’ll try to keep coming back to it OR making new posts every couple months to add songs or check off any that got put in the game…..yippeeeeee 🎉🎉 [list under the cut!!]

Leoni -

> Losstime Memory - Jin

> Additional Memory - Jin

> Young Girl A - Siinamota

> Reversible Campaign - Deco*27

> Liar Betty - PolyphonicBranch [HonaSaki]

> Doubleganger - KulfiQ [IchiShiho]

> Envy Cat Walk - Tohma

> Orange - Tohma

> Kimi no Taion - Kuwagata P [IchiSaki]

> Candy and Chains - Otetsu

> Raspberry Monster - HoneyWorks

> Chimera - Deco*27

> Deep Sea City Underground - TanakaB

> Lost Umbrella - Inabakumori

> World Domination How To - Neru

MMJ -

> Alkali Underachiever - Kairikibear

> Ai Dee - Mitchie M

> Age Age Again - Mitchie M

> Jump for Joy - Easypop

> Kunoichi Demo Koi ga Shitai - Mikito P [MinoAiri]

> Common World Domination - Pinocchio P

VBS -

> YESMAN - Nilfruits

> Jailbreak - Neru [AkiToya]

> OGRE - Utsu P

> Outer Science - Jin

> Setsuna Drive - 9mm Parabellum Bullet [AkiToya]

> Dance Number o Tomo Ni - Nanahoshi Orchestra [AnHane]

> Bakushou - Syudou

> Unfriendly Hater - Meddmia [AkiAn]

> CH4NGE - Giga [AnHane]

Wondasho

> I~ya I~ya I~ya - Neru

> Hao - Deco*27

> R.I.P Gossip Sea - cosMo@Bousou P

> I AM HUNGRY!! - cosMo@Bousou P

> Snobbism - Neru

> Ohedo Julia Night - Mitchie M [EmuRui]

> Yubikiri - Scop

> Mitsugetsu Un Deux Trois - DATEKEN [RuiKasa. a girl can dream]

> Skeleton Orchestra and Lilia - Tohma 

> Mr. Schadenfreude - Hitoshizuku x Yama

> Positive vs Negative Club - Wonderful Opportunity [NeneKasa]

> Dream Eating Monochrome Baku - Nem [RuiKasa or NeneKasa]

> YABABAINA - satapanpi

> Parry - Miyamori Bungaku 

> Darling - Maretu

> Nobody Makes Sense - Pinocchio P [RuiNene]

> Kiss the Villain - 40mP

> Shama - Nilfruits

> Lavie - Surii

N25 -

> aishiteitanoni - Maretu

> Coin Locker Baby - Maretu

> Kilmer - Nilfruits [MizuMafu bcs mizuki would DESTROOOYYY this song]

> A Mistaken Belief of Love - Nilfruits

> Knife, Knife, Knife - Kikuo

> Abnormality Dancing Girl - Guchiry

> Parasite - Deco*27

> dogdog - Abuse [KanaMafu]

> FAILURE GIRL - Kairikibear

> Yamiaka Steroid - Kairikibear

> Watashi no R - KurageP [KanaMafu or MizuMafu i beg]

> Kareshi no Jude - Syudou

> day by days - Syudou

> SIU - Maretu

> Disappearance Addiction - Kairikibear

> NAMIDA - Maretu

> Anatasama - Kairikibear

> The Flea Waltz - A4

> Franken X - Nilfruits, Harumakigohan

> Easy-Peasy Euthanasia - Pepoyo

Virtual Singer [or any group] -

> Butcher Vanity - Vane Lily

> Pink - Maretu

> Panda Hero - Hachi [would love Wondasho but would take anyone]

> Cinderella - Deco*27

> Animal - Deco*27

> Rabbit Hole - Deco*27

> RUMA - Kairikibear

> DOWN TIMER - Kairikibear

> Hate it, Hate it, Huge Ego! - KurageP

> MiKUSABBATH - Utsu P

> Better Off Worse - CircusP

> Honey I’m Home - Ghost and Pals

> LIAR DANCE - Deco*27 [Leoni perhaps???]

> Machine Gun - Kira

> Plus Boy - Giga, Reol

> Holy Lance Explosion Boy - rerulili [a girl can pray for VBS]

> HELL - Sumia

> White Happy - Maretu [wouldn’t be surprised if it went to n25]

> Sincerity Nature: Drastic Measures of Ignorance - Suzumu

> Dizzy Paranoia Girl - VocaloKAT

> Konton Boogie - jonYAKITORY

> Girl Eraser - Maretu

> Fools are Attracted to Anomaly - Utsu P

> Therefore You and Me - TadanoCo [n25 or wondasho??]

> People Allergy - Kairikibear

> M@GICAL CURE LOVE SHOT - SAWTOWNE [it was one of my fav songs to see live tbh…..so fun]

> MONSTER - Kira

> Party x Party - Hitoshizuku x Yama [would say wxs but the rest of the bad end night series has been virtual singer sooooo??]

[sadwsocc]

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「Dont ever let go of whats beloved…」

for context this is based off of “therefore you and me” by tadanoco. please go listen to it :]

i actually drew a version of this two years ago and even wanted to make an animatic but i had not the skillset to do so (i still dont) but i hope the xiaoven community would like this 🧍🏻

[strebcrarchivess]

What a disservice to say, "That's just how life is."

🥀🦇An independent selective headcanon based Streber from spooky month written and loved by Pineapple🦇🥀

Because at the end of the day we're but walking shells. Just barely egoistic shadows.

[kerubimcrepin]

Episode 20 - My Friend Bashi (Part 2)

He's been fishing since childhood. Friends, I cannot do this blog anymore. It's too cute.

This is the face of the boy who is very happy about his position in the temple and serving God Ecaflip personally.

I never mentioned it before, since it's always very hard to see, but even as a child Kerubim already has one very prominent and big scar. Perhaps the result of whatever killed the entire Crepin family? Some other incident, like a fight at the temple? Either way, very interesting.

Well, Bashi, Kerubim shouldn't tell you this either, but the Ecaflip temple is his dad's too.

He's so trusting it's killing me. (Edit from the future: Bashi saying he has a scale and can't walk suggests a lot about Joris's future, as a person who, too, can grow scales. Imagine having to be like "my socks are uncomfortable today. Because of the scales.".. Yeah I am insane.)

The lie he tells to Bashi is a direct response to the lie Bashi himself told, and perhaps an attempt to stay peers.

I mean, he doesn't have parents AND he doesn't have magic. What if Bashi thinks he's too lame to be friends with?

Here are the flash frames. They got their butts whooped.

Yesss Ecaflip, shame your 5-9 year old for getting beaten up and robbed! Threaten to kill him too while you're at it! Girl slayyy :))))

Maybe Oropo was right. Maybe we should kill and dethrone the gods.

One may observe, that while Kerubim never explicitly condemns Ecaflip, he tries his best to be the opposite type of parent than him. He tries his best to raise Joris's self-esteem to insane levels, and, due to the insane power imbalance he felt in his relationship with Ecaflip, he treats Joris not as a lesser and a child, but as a fellow peer.

I think he's scared of being a bad father, and I think he's scared of being like Ecaflip. Not that he would ever say that out loud. Because Ecaflip is a God, and can, realistically, come and smite him.

There are parts of his childhood he internalized, and never examined: he implicitly expects and encourages Joris to help and serve him and his emotional needs, as an assistant and confidante, despite treating him as a peer.

It's not a necessarily harmful thing. Neither is Kerubim treating Joris like a peer. Being trusted with the house from a very young age helps develop very necessary skills for adulthood. Being treated like a person with opinions is very important for children. I think overall, in terms of the way he treats Joris, Kerubim is as good of a father as he can be.

But sometimes, it feels like he saw some of the things that were wrong with his childhood and decided to swing in the completely opposite fucking direction, and in the process, crashed into a fucking wall.

Anyway, if this happened to Joris, he would go outside and beat those kids himself or something. (But, only gently. He wouldn't hit a child.)

The face of a boy who is very happy about his position in the temple and serving God Ecaflip personally.

There are many distinct japanese cultural influences in Krosmoz, due to the inspiration that Ankama takes from anime and manga.

However,

Most often, ecaflips and pig people specifically are shown to be, at least in some way, "fantasy japanese". In the same way that pandawa are "fantasy chinese".

Does this little analysis mean anything? Probably not. Is it still interesting and useful? Yeah. Because I can use it to prove that J-Pop should, logically, exist in Krosmoz, AND that Joris Jurgen probably listens to it.

("guy who has a 40-song long Joris Jurgen character playlist" voice) Yes, while I don't think "character playlists" should have songs the characters would listen to, but instead songs that suit their stories and personalities, I do think Joris would love Inabakumori and Tadanoco—— [I am forcefully sedated and sat down to watch the rest of the episode]

Despite what Bashi tells himself, he still treasures their bond.

This too, will become a reoccurring theme with people (Atcham Crepin) who (Atcham Crepin) fucking (Atcham Crepin) hate Kerubim Crepin.

Way to break my heart, show!

[ringo-x]

2023.4~5

FBI × Police if

child if

TadanoCo - Therefore You and Me

[vocaloid-song-showdown]

vocaloid song showdown bracket (masterpost)

hi happy miku day <3 <3 <3 i didn't mean to take so long to get the bracket arrangement up but if it has to be late what better day to upload them than 3/9 :'D

anyway here are the lineups ^^ (formally done this time)

round one is scheduled to start this sunday on march 12th <3

(all links are in the read more since there are a lot of them)

rounds ::

all rounds to be posted

playlists ::

nominated songs bracket songs honorable mentions poll runner's favorites (to be posted after the polls to prevent bias)

main matchups :: (spaced by era)

songs with a * next to them may focus on and/or contain topics that might be upsetting to some. please proceed with caution. please feel free to reach out if you'd like more specific warnings. - alice of human sacrifice* by yugami p / fear garden* by chaa - magnet by minato p / romeo and cinderella by doriko - world is mine by ryo / world's end dancehall by wowaka - triple baka by lamaze p / the disappearance of hatsune miku by cosmo p - meltdown by iroha(sasaki) / luka luka★night fever by samfree - fire◎flower by halyosy / trick and treat by oster project - daughter of evil by mothy / dancing★samurai by kanimiso p - rolling girl by wowaka / matryoshka by hachi - madness of duke venomania* by mothy / alluring secret ~black vow~ by hitoshizuku x yama - senbonzakura by kurousa / outer science by jin - doubleganger by kulfiq / mikusabbath by utsu p - jinsei reset button by kemu / common world domination by pinnochio p - the fox's wedding* by masa works design / tokio funka by takamatt - heat haze days* by jin / patchwork staccato by toa - six trillion years and an overnight story by kemu / lost one's weeping by neru - aishite aishite aishite by kikuo / echo by crusher p - setsuna drive by taki yoshimitsu / yoake to hotatu by n buna - a fake fake psychotropic by kairiki bear / therefore you and me by tadanoco - my r* by kurage p / i'm glad youre evil too by pinnochio p - chururira chururira dadada by kurage p / mkdr by deco*27 - blessed messiah and the tower of ai by hitoshizuku x yama / 86 by dasu - law evading rock by neru / nakakapagpabagabag by dasu - sand planet by hachi / ghost rule by deco*27 - monster by kira / hated by life itself by iori kanzaki - cause i'm a liar by mcki robyns p / honey i'm home by ghost - hole dwelling by kikuo / bring it on by giga - meteor by divela / seraphim on the ring by mitchie m - the court jester by thquib / casino by azari - king by kanaria / villain by teniwoha - lower by lanndo / phony by tsumiki - higanbana milk tea by vane / scapegoat by ghost - queen by kanaria / bug by kairiki bear

honorable mentions matchups ::

electric angel by yasuo p (original), giga (giga arrange) / freely tomorrow by mitchie m po pi po by lamaze p / go google it by wintermint p black★rock shooter by ryo / bacterial contamination by kanimiso p i like you, i love you by gevanni p / first love academy • school of true love by nem

[lucianleblue]

If I may ask, why are you boycotting Starbucks? Sorry, I'm not that informed in political stuff.

While I'm here... you said that you listen to vocaloid sometimes, right? What's the saddest vocaloid song you've heard, and what's the most relatable? For me, the saddest is a tie between Servant of Evil and The Letter She Kept Waiting For (both by mothy. That dude's an expert at that stuff.), and the most relatable is something like Childish War. I deal with that daily, and the fact that they're fighting over food just makes it even more relatable. Siblings are just like that! But then again, that's just half the time, the other half of the time, we get along just fine. (I'm the eldest if you can't tell-)

Sorry for that little rant.

I'm boycotting Starbucks because there's a genocide happening in Palestine. Here's some links to educate and support Palestine.

Let me compile a list!!

Lost Umbrella - INABAKUMORI

Therefore You and Me - TadanoCo (the video linked is a non-vocaloid cover but I like it more than the original :P)

Young Girl A - siinamota

Ikanaide - Sōta 

The first song Lost Umbrella is about a girl who can't confess her love so she gets drowned in a sea of depression

Therefore You and Me is about a toxic relationship in which neither of them are fulfilled but they cling onto each-other

Young girl A is a song about the creator's battles with depression and emotional dependency to someone in their life because they aren't able to express their feelings anywhere else. The creator siinamota passed away from suicide in 2015.

Ikanaide is a simple song about not wanting their lover to go after meeting them at a festival. The melody is sad

[mukuberry]

do you have any songs that remind you of 0909?

OOOOH U BET I DO !!!! most of these r John POV;;

Jekyll & Hyde - FantasticPlanets

Cult - Dustcell (not about cults)

Faraway - Hiiragi Kirai

Nocturnal Kids - Deco*27(cover song when?)

Undead Alice - Deco*27 (cover song when?)

Hundred Demon Festival - Kanaria

Onomatopoeia - Hanyuu Maigo

While The Demon Is Away - Hanyuu Maigo

Therefore You And Me - TadanoCo

Life Is Not Easy - Shikiura

From A Place Of Love - Mili

Two Breaths Walking - Deco*27 (srry Haruka)

Aun No Beats - Hanyuu Maigo

[weather-cluddy]

My Mikoto playlist, for all your waiting for Double needs.

A Sleepwalker On This Mortal Shore/A Sleepwalker Gazing on Nirvana, by Hello Tanita-san/Tatsuya Kitani. (Self-cover)

Fun fact, the animation for this one was made by Mana Inoue, same person who did the PV for Weakness, How To Be in Love With You and Bring it On! You can definitely see the similarities with the first two, with the use of photographs 'glued' to 2D drawings. This one pushes the body horror a fair bit further, though. Be prepared for writhing brains made of realistic human fingers and such. (Also, the vocaloid version's CC subs has a mistake at 2:23)

OP by Hachiya Nanashi

Flight Instinct by Last Note

Run! by Polysics

Opening from Cells at Work Black, in which your average overworked salaryman's body is depicted as a 'black company' in miniature where their cells must struggle not so much to fix things as to just postpone the inevitable for another day, growing increasingly desperate and despondent all the while. IIRC, things got bad enough that the English version of the last few manga volumes shipped with suicide hotline numbers in the back.

Somehow still the cheeriest song in here.

Disordered Self-restraint Girl by otetsu (Note: flashing lights)

There's Supposed to be a Cheat Code for Happiness by UtataP

Ceremony Day and Manhole by Polyphonic Branch

Walk Tall and Die by TadanoCo/4o

You might know this one from the Eve cover, which has more views than the original. I really enjoyed the lyrics, both individual lines and as a whole. It's quite nice how they go from harsh and frustrated to softer as the song goes on.

There Was No Savior by YASUHIRO (Translation)

Disqualified Town by Yonaka

Fun fact: I picked this song before Mikoto's T2 cover got announced, so the fact that MV shows Miku wearing a gas mask is 100% a coincidence.

On An Empty Morning by kemu (Utaite ver.) (Translation)

I really like this song because the tone changes a lot depending on your interpretation. Does the calm tune represent the singer at long last achieving peace after terrible pain, leading a life that's mundane and sometimes difficult but ultimately worthwhile? Or have they just sunk into apathy, emotionlessly sacrificing other people just to continue their empty lifestyle, having so little concept of happiness that they actually think they're fulfilled by this?

Both options are pretty interesting. And well, in the context of Mikoto's crime, "I take someone’s fleeting future and use it as a stepping stone" takes on a new meaning.

I Hear the Sound of Someone Else's Business by Ame no MurakumoP (Translation)

I linked to a fan PV that honestly deserves more attention (less than 30 views, seriously!?). The PV uses a lot of white and dark blue, but I don't think it switches fast enough to require a flashing lights warning? The official upload uses a still image, if it helps.

Synesthesia Ghost by Nekobolo/sasanomaly

La Mersonnalité by Misato Kurematsu

Don’t Carry Our Memories Away by rinri (EMA ver.) (Translation)

The EMA cover isn't official or anything, but it's my favorite version so I'm gonna link it too. The original does have the advantage of having Mikoto Meika singing it, though.

It's kind of interesting how different the illustrations for the original and the cover feel: in the original we see the boy smiling desperately wide as he faces towards the shore, like he's reassuring somebody watching. Meanwhile in the cover he looks indifferent or perhaps annoyed, but for the last chorus he turns around fully and splashes around as if inviting you to follow him.

Childhood by MushiP

The Good Child and the Fox by Kikou

Silver Warp by YUUKI MIYAKE/Napoli-P (Utaite ver.) (Translation)

I was going to write about how Ore would be the brother that gets caught when escaping and is implied to stab his parents, while Boku is the one that gets away... and then I noticed the funerary portrait at the end. Just pretend it isn't there, I guess Or take it metaphorically.

The Full-Throttle Abscondence. by Pekoro

Delusion Girl by Touyu

This playlist is mostly based on Boku, but I see this song as being about both alters. The whole "crushing despair of normalcy" part being obviously Boku, and the desire to save somebody to justify your own existence being Ore. I think that if Fuuta were a bit older this song would fit him pretty well too.

Hide and Seek -reprise- by BuzzG (Translation)

Magician In Love by Koyori

Imposter Advisory by 150p (Utaite ver.) (Alternate translation) (Note: flashing lights)

Perfect Crime Love Letter by 150p (Utaite ver. + alternate translation) (Note: flashing lights)

Red is Scary by Iyowa (Translation)

Cyber Thunder Cider by EZFG

It Takes 3 Minutes to Listen to a 3 Minute Song by Owata-P

There's No One Who's Bad at Art by Suttaka

Love, Me Normally by Will Wood (Lyrics)

Dense Forest of Morals by OPA (Translation)

I'm Controversial by Ado (Note: flashing lights)

Fraulein=Biblioteca by nyanyannya

I'm imagining this one being sung by Es, or at least Mikoto's impression of Es (kind of like the shadow Es from Backdraft). I think in a way it fits all the guilty prisoners, but the lines about sleep talk and "I'll make you remember your sins" make it even better for Mikoto especifically.

No.4 THE EMPEROR by Owata-P (Translation)

I Can't (Mar)read the Situation by CosMo

This one is more of a "How Mikoto views the world" song than one strictly about Mikoto. Don't neglect your social skills in favor of your true self or you will be doomed to a life of envy, regret and isolation. Also the Earth will explode. Truly a sobering reminder.

A Lethargic Coup d'état by Last Note

The Taste of Cockroach by Maretu

Most people would probably think of this one as a Fuuta or Muu song, and I do agree (more Muu than Fuuta imo). But honestly, while Mikoto would never start a bullying campaign, I can totally see him as a bystander, the kind of person who insist that everyone should just talk it out and then everything will be fine. Of course, we still don't know what caused his murder, only that apparently being kidnapped was an improvement. So you could also view him as the victim, which gives new meaning to those weird lines in the middle of the song that really don't sound like they're from the same person as the rest...

But mostly, I added this song for the "shadows lurking under the light/denial" angle, which is theme for the last section of the playlist. I don't really know enough about music to sort it by genre/sound similarities, so I organized it by themes! Or at least I tried to put similar songs together so they'd "flow" into each other.

Everything is an Illusion by Pongini (Translation in the replies of the pinned comment)

I Look Up as I Deliver by POLYSICS (Alternate translation)

The ending for Cells at Work Black. Fun fact, this song's name is most likely based on I Look Up as I Walk AKA Sukiyaki.

[swinginmandarin]

I miss tadanoco

Why does every one of their songs convey melancholy so well