水面下(Below the Surface)
Japanese alternative electronic / breakbeat with subtle unease and fast forward momentum, around 138 BPM. Cool, stylish, and tense rather than warm or glossy. Tight dry breakbeat-style drums, restless pulsing bass, uneasy synth textures, small glitch accents, and slightly unresolved harmonies. Verses should feel rhythmic and talk-sung, almost rap-like, with clear phrasing and nervous inner motion, while the chorus and bridge open into melodic singing without becoming too bright or uplifting. Soft Airy Japanese Female Vocal. Warm Breathy Tone, Human Softness. Clear, Gentle, Transparent But Emotional. Not Robotic, Not Synthetic, Not Pitch-Perfect. Slight Whisper On Consonants, Natural Vibrato Imperfections. The track should feel calm on the surface but unstable underneath, fast-moving like thoughts spiraling at night under a streetlamp.
水面下(Below the Surface)
Japanese alternative electronic / breakbeat with subtle unease and fast forward momentum, around 138 BPM. Cool, stylish, and tense rather than warm or glossy. Tight dry breakbeat-style drums, restless pulsing bass, uneasy synth textures, small glitch accents, and slightly unresolved harmonies. Verses should feel rhythmic and talk-sung, almost rap-like, with clear phrasing and nervous inner motion, while the chorus and bridge open into melodic singing without becoming too bright or uplifting. Soft Airy Japanese Female Vocal. Warm Breathy Tone, Human Softness. Clear, Gentle, Transparent But Emotional. Not Robotic, Not Synthetic, Not Pitch-Perfect. Slight Whisper On Consonants, Natural Vibrato Imperfections. The track should feel calm on the surface but unstable underneath, fast-moving like thoughts spiraling at night under a streetlamp.
Lyrics
Lyric:Neiro
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脳内ジグザグ走行
爆音で鳴る 量産型beat
ただの雑音 no real heat …ey
鏡に向かって "Who are you?"
問いかけ続けてる感覚
結局何が言いたいって
揺らぐ心の芯を知りたいだけ
いつの間にか 他人に迎合
嫌われたくなくて 演じる 明朗
削れた心は 既にK.O.
Say "No" …言えたらどれだけ楽か
ツラいくらい 暗いcry
別に泣いちゃいないけど
でもさ 藻掻くこの時間だって
無駄じゃ無いって思いたい
水面下のバタ足なんて
誰にも気付かれなくて良い
「悩み無さそうだよね」って
言われたら勝ちみたいなとこあるし
揺るがない君が好きだよ
なんて身勝手な言葉を吐く
君だって見えない所では
溺れそうになってるかも知れないのにね
自分の音色を磨くしかない
わかってても気になる君の音(ね)
どうやって鳴らすの どうやって描くの
ガチでディグりたい 全部知りたい
そのままで良いと言われても
ここで留まる気もないし
今でも枯れない初期衝動
どんな場面もきっと通過点
いつの間にか 他人の成功
羨み 揺れて 気づけば迷走
自分も成長してるのにって
自己に言い聞かす 小さな抵抗
不得手 増えて 触れて 揺れて
別に怯んじゃいないけど
でもさ 悩むこの時間だって
無駄じゃ無いって思いたい
水面下のバタ足なんて
誰にも気付かれなくて良い
「いつも楽しそうだよね」って
言われたら勝ちみたいなとこあるし
揺るがない君が好きだよ
なんて身勝手な言葉を吐く
君だって見えない所では
潰れそうになってるかも知れないのにね
好き勝手言うよな
他人も自分も
今目に映る「その人」なんて
氷山の一角に過ぎないのに
でもわかんないよな
他人も自分も
そもそも自分のことだって
全部わかり切ってないんだから
水面下のバタ足なんて
誰にも気付かれなくて良い
「苦労知らずだよね」って
言われたら勝ちみたいなとこあるし
揺るがない君が好きだよ
なんて身勝手な言葉を吐く
やっぱどうしても君のこと
わかり切ったフリしたくないからさ
だから浅く言わせてよ
｢揺るがない、君が好きだよ｣
“Below the Surface”
Lyrics: Neiro
What is a backbone?
Lost in the search for an answer
My thoughts run in zigzags through my head
Mass-produced beats blast at full volume
Just noise... no real heat, ey
Staring at the mirror, asking, "Who are you?"
That feeling never leaves
What I’m really trying to say is
I just want to know the core of this wavering heart
Before I knew it, I was playing along
Acting cheerful 'cause I’m scared to be disliked
My worn-down heart is already K.O.
How easy would it be if I could just say "No"...
A cry so dark it almost hurts
Not that I’m really crying
But still, I want to believe
This time I spend struggling isn’t meaningless
All that frantic kicking below the surface
Doesn’t need to be noticed by anyone
If they say, "You seem like you’ve got no worries,"
That almost feels like winning somehow
"I like that you never waver,"
What a selfish thing to say
Even you, where no one can see,
Might be on the verge of drowning too
All I can do is sharpen my own tone
I know that, but I still fixate on yours
How do you make it sound that way?
How do you paint it like that?
I seriously want to dig deeper
I want to know it all
Even if they tell me I’m fine as I am
I have no intention of stopping here
That first impulse still hasn’t burned out
Every scene I pass through is only a checkpoint
Before I knew it, I was swayed
By the success of someone else
Telling myself I’m growing too
A small resistance against myself
More weaknesses, more things I touch, more things that shake me
It’s not like I’m backing down
But still, I want to believe
Even this time spent worrying means something
All that frantic kicking below the surface
Doesn’t need to be noticed by anyone
If they say, "You always seem so happy,"
That almost feels like winning somehow
"I like that you never waver,"
What a selfish thing to say
Even you, where no one can see,
Might be close to breaking too
We really do say whatever we want
Other people, and even ourselves
The "person" we see right in front of us
Is only the tip of the iceberg
Still, we don’t really know, do we?
Not other people, not even ourselves
Because even when it comes to who we are,
We still don’t fully understand it all
All that frantic kicking below the surface
Doesn’t need to be noticed by anyone
If they say, "You’ve never really struggled,"
That almost feels like winning somehow
"I like that you never waver,"
What a selfish thing to say
But still, I just don’t want
To pretend I’ve got you all figured out
So let me say it simply
"I like that you never waver"