Dance! Dance! Dance!


Vocals: Kayamori Ruka (XAI), Asakura Karen (Suzuki Konomi)

Screams: KAREN (Ayumu from Serenity in Murder)

Composition and Lyrics: Maeda Jun

Arrangement: Yoshida Minoru


The concert song of Chapter 2. It was first released as a single on July 14, 2022, and later included in the album "Job for a Rockstar" released on December 14, 2022.

Japanese

Romaji

English
This is My Dying Cry! This is My Dying Cry! This is My Dying Cry!
This is Me Half-dying! This is Me Half-dying! This is Me Half-dying!

This is My Dying Cry! This is My Dying Cry! This is My Dying Cry!
This is Me Dying At Last! This is Me Dying At Last! This is Me Dying At Last!

視界のほうはＯＫ shikai no hou wa OK The view ahead is clear
心は永久凍土 kokoro wa eikyuu toudo But my heart is made of permafrost
そこにだんだんだん降り積もってく soko ni dandan dan furitsumotteku And what keeps piling on top of it little by little by little[1]
無駄に浅ましい欲望 muda ni asamashii yokubou Are my useless, pathetic desires

ひとりで生きてみろよ hitori de ikitemiro yo Try living on your own
偉そうにしてる癖 erasou ni shiteru kuse Since you like acting so high and mighty
やがてだんだんだんだんと壊れて yagate dandan dandan to kowarete You’ll break down little by little, little by little before long
どんなやる気もなくすよ donna yaruki mo nakusu yo And lose all your drive
何かいいことあったか nani ka ii koto atta ka Did something good happen?
それを誰と祝うの？ sore wo dare to iwau no? Now who will you celebrate it with?
テンションもだんだんと下がって tenshon mo dandan to sagatte Even if all excitement leaves little by little
躁状態が終わっても soujoutai ga owatte mo When your mania comes to an end
真顔でDance! Dance! Dance! magao de Dance! Dance! Dance! With a straight face—Dance! Dance! Dance!
手を取り合い見せつけろ te wo toriai misetsukero Let’s join hands and show them all!

This is My Dying Cry! This is My Dying Cry! This is My Dying Cry!
This is Me Half-dying! This is Me Half-dying! This is Me Half-dying!

This is My Dying Cry! This is My Dying Cry! This is My Dying Cry!
This is Me Dying At Last! This is Me Dying At Last! This is Me Dying At Last!

天気は良好 tenki wa ryoukou The weather is perfect
心は暴風雨 kokoro wa boufuuu But there’s a rainstorm in my heart
靴もだんだんだんと水が染み kutsu mo dandan dan to mizu ga shimi My shoes have become soaked little by little by little
代わりなんて持ってない kawari nante mottenai And I don’t have an extra pair with me

冷めた目で見てくんなよ sameta me de mitekunna yo Don’t give me that cold stare
こっちは本気なんだ kocchi wa honkinanda I’m trying to do my best here
やがてだんだんだんだんと興醒め yagate dandan dandan to kyouzame Losing all interest little by little, little by little
全部もうロボットでいいじゃん zenbu mou robotto de ii jan How is this any different from being a robot?
不快感極まりない fukaikan kiwamarinai Still at the mercy
エゴに振り回されて ego ni furimawasarete Of this unbearably unpleasant ego
頭に足なんて乗せられ atama ni ashi nante noserare It's even using my head as a footrest now
だんだんと腹が立って dandan to hara ga tatte Really starting to piss me off little by little
それでもDance! Dance! Dance! soredemo Dance! Dance! Dance! Even so—Dance! Dance! Dance!
心を無にして踊れ kokoro wo mu ni shite odore Empty your mind and just dance

涙もだんだんだんと涸れ果て namida mo dandan dan to kare hate Even my tears have dried up little by little by little
感情はやがて死んだ kanjou wa yagate shinda My emotions are all dead by now

ひとりじゃ寂しいだろ hitori ja sabishii daro Isn’t it lonely to live on your own?
ひとならなおさらだろ hito nara nao sara daro Moreso if you’re human
やがてだんだんだんだんと壊れて yagate dandan dandan to kowarete Before long, you’ll break down little by little, little by little
生きる理由すらなくすよ ikiru riyuu sura nakusu yo And lose all reason to keep living
何かいいことないかな nani ka ii koto nai kana Isn't there something good somewhere?
幸せ探しをしよう shiawase sagashi wo shiyou Let’s try searching for happiness
きみもパーティーにご招待 kimi mo paatii ni goshoutai You’re also invited to the party[2]
難敵に囲まれても nanteki ni kakomarete mo Even if we’re surrounded by enemies
真顔でDance! Dance! Dance! magao de Dance! Dance! Dance! With a straight face—Dance! Dance! Dance!
Dance! Dance! Dance! Dance! Dance! Dance! Dance! Dance! Dance! Dance! Dance! Dance![3]
手を取り合い見せつけろ te wo toriai misetsukero Let’s join hands and show them all!

This is My Dying Cry! This is My Dying Cry! This is My Dying Cry!
This is Me Half-dying! This is Me Half-dying! This is Me Half-dying!

This is My Dying Cry! This is My Dying Cry! This is My Dying Cry!
This is Me Dying At Last! This is Me Dying At Last! This is Me Dying At Last!

Comment from Maeda Jun in the album:

Well, it was a song that required more courage to include screams. They weren't planned at the time of arranging, and you could say I forced them in. This time, it had been decided that a video of the performance would be made. So, I believed that a shot of Karen-chan screaming in the intro would fly thanks to her personality, and I included it. When I first saw the video, I thought it looked really cool. And when I saw Suzuki Konomi-san lip-syncing it at the half-anniversary event, I was blown away by how great it looked. It was the biggest answer to my doubts. Including the screams was the right decision. The part with alternating vocals at the end is longer in the album version because I had some regrets, so I lavishly made changes.

[1]: I wasn't sure if I wanted to keep this in English, but this song adds an extra "dan" to "dandan" ("little by little") in some verses to make it sound like an abbreviation of the song's title.

[2]: Unlike many HBR songs which extensively address a particular "you," most of this song feels like it could be a conversation with oneself (which doubles as the singer addressing all listeners in general). I've used "you" in such lines so that they sound natural but they're not explicitly addressed to "you" in Japanese, with the exception of this one line inviting "you" to the party. And I can't tell for sure if it's intentional but "party" can also take on the meaning of "team" in this context since they're setting off to find happiness, which is also a meaning that fits Chapter 2.

[3]: There are three "Dance!" in the single version and seven in the album version.