Lead vocal
Hikari Aozora
She leads this one, with Hagane Sakura 鋼の桜 around her.
Hagane Sakura 鋼の桜
Sakarae
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A step forward, a rule left behind. In "Sakarae", Hikari and Sora trade lines over hard electronic drums until all five voices choose their own road.
"Sakarae" is an original song by Hagane Sakura 鋼の桜, blending dark J-pop, electropop and dance-pop with hard electronic drums, syncopated synth bass, distorted synth stabs, tense arpeggiators, metallic percussion and powerful female vocals.
The song is about rejecting the path others have chosen for you and taking back the right to decide your own direction.
A step forward. A rule left behind. A choice that belongs to no one else.
Led by Hikari’s clear, precise voice and Sora’s powerful raspy intensity, the song builds through sharp vocal exchanges, Yui’s rhythmic responses and the force of all five voices moving as one.
4:36Minutes
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2Versions
Lyrics
Verse 1
Kotae o kimeta kao de
watashi no michi o fusaide
"Kocchi da" to yubi o sasu
sono te wa mou iranai
Ashioto dake ga shinjitsu
furueru hodo mae e deru
kakareta sen no soto de
ima watashi ga hajimaru
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Pre-Chorus
Koe o kesu na
me o sorasu na
kono kodou wa dare no mono?
(Hikari: Watashi no mono)
Mada owarenai
mada yuzurenai
tsugi no ippo wa dare ga erabu?
(Both: Watashi ga erabu)
Chorus 1
Sakarae, sakarae
kimeta katachi o koete
Sakarae, sakarae
kono karada de erande
Dareka no te de
ugokasareru n ja nai
ima fumidasu
watashi no hou e
Post-Chorus
(Cut the sign!)
(Next step!)
(Cross the line!)
Verse 2
Yasashii kao no kusari
waratte hazusu kono te de
seikai nante iranai
kizu mo watashi no shirushi
Migi e nare to iu koe
hidari e mukeba kuzureru?
sonna sekai no hou ga
watashi ni wa fushigi da
(Hikari: Mada iku yo)
Pre-Chorus 2
Iki o sutte
ashi o fumikomu
kono shunkan wa dare no mono?
(Sora: Omae no mono)
Kabe ga kuru nara
koe de waru kara
mou dare ni mo tomerarenai
(Both: Tobikoeろ)
Chorus 2
Sakarae, sakarae
kakareta michi o koete
Sakarae, sakarae
mada shiranai hou e
Dareka no me de
watashi o kimeru n ja nai
ima furihodoku
watashi no tame ni
One.
Turn.
Two.
Break.
Three.
Choose.
Now.
Bridge
Shizuka ni
te o hiraite
Kowakunai to wa iwanai
demo modoranai
Koko ni iru
koko de erabu
watashi no asu wa
watashi ga ugokasu
(Hikari: Mae e)
(Sora: Motto)
(Hikari: Mae e)
(Sora: Ima da)
Final Chorus
Sakarae, sakarae
kimeta katachi o koete
Sakarae, sakarae
kono karada de erande
Sakarae, sakarae
mada shiranai hou e
dareka no tame ja nai
watashi no tame ni
Mou furimukanai
Mou yuzuranai
Kono ippo kara
watashi ga hajimaru
Outro
Sakarae!
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