Everyone needs their own theme song(s).
Disc two is more in-depth.
Translations in brackets where applicable. Each lyrics selection has meaning.
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Distortions of Wind and Water-- a soundtrack
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1. The Person
The Tower by Vienna Teng
//she turns out the light
anticipating night falling tenderly around her
and watches the dusk
the words won't come
she carries the act so convincingly the fact is
sometimes she believes it
that she can be happy the way things are
be happy with the things she's done
...
I've always been the tower
but now I feel like I'm the flower trying to bloom in snow//
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2. The Dreamer
The Garden of Everything by Steve Conte and Maaya Sakamoto
//Each atom sings to me
"Set me free
From chains of the physical"-
oh, free me, oh free me...//
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3. The Growth
Kimi to iu Hana (a flower named 'you') by Asian Kung-Fu Generation
//oka no ue kara mieru machi ni saita kimi to iu hana
mata sakasu yo
[In the town visible from the hill blossomed a flower called "you";
It'll blossom again]//
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4. The Cynic
Consider This by Anna Nalick
//You're kinda cool but I know better than to break the rules
Of messin' with a lesson that I'll never learn
I'll go from bad to worse and later back to better
But I'll never better bridges that I'm bent to burn//
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5. The Sarcasm
Art is Hard by Cursive
//Oh, a second verse, well color me fatigued
i'm hiding in the leaves, in the CD jacket sleeves
tired of entertaining- some double-dipped meaning
a soft served analogy, those drunken angry slurs in 31 flavours//
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6. The Nonconformist (or Feminist)
my name's WOMEN by Ayumi Hamasaki
//jidai wa hora konna ni mo
utsuri kawari sore na noni
namida ga buki da nante nee itsu no hanashi
mansoku sou na kao shite
umaku gomakashita tsumori?
sonna ni mo tanjun na ikimono ja nai koto wo
oboete ite
[You see? Times have changed so much
But why do I still hear such words as
"Tears are women's weapons"?
Do you think you have cheated us well
With a satisfied look?
Do remember
That we are not such simple beings]//
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7. The Choices
a song of storm and fire by Yuki Kaijura
Instrumental.
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8. The Motivation
Butterflies and Hurricanes by Muse
//change,
everything you are
and everything you were
your number has been called
fights, battles have begun
revenge will surely come
your hard times are ahead//
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9. The Confusion
Kremlin Dusk by Hikaru Utada
// I am a natural entertainer, aren't we all
Holding pieces of dying ember
I'm just trying to remember
who I can call
Who can I call?
Home... calling you, calling you
I run a secret propaganda
Aren't we all hiding pieces of broken anger
I'm just trying to remember
who I can call
Can I call?//
-----
10. The Competitor
Duel by Bond
Instrumental.
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11. The Thinker
Falling Down by djpretzel (cover of Wind by Akeboshi)
//Cultivate your hunger before you idealize.
Motivate your anger to make them all realize.
Climbing the mountain, never coming down.
Break into the contents, never falling down.
My knees are still shaking, like I was twelve,
Sneaking out of the classroom, by the back door.
A man railed at me twice, but I didn't care.
Waiting is wasting for people like me.//
-----
12. The Breakdown
Trip My Wire by Garbage
//Be careful with me
I'm fragile
I'm a bitch, babe
And I'm on fire//
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13. The Hope
Houki Boshi (Comet) by Younha
//moshi atashi ga houkiboshi ni nareta naraba
sora kakenuke tonde iku, donna
ashita ga kite mo ko no omoi wa tsuyoi
dakara houkiboshi zutto kowarenai yo
[If maybe I'd been able to become a comet
I would run flying through the sky
No matter what kind of tomorrow comes, this thought will be strong
So this comet is completely indestructible]//
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14. The Nerd
Piano Concerto No. 9 by Mozart and some really bored guy who remixed it
Instrumentally on crack.
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15. The Asian (yo.)
Freedom by 12 Girls Band
Instrumental.
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16. The Confidant
Walk With You by Bonnie Pink
//ashita kara hajimeyou nante
Why not today?
mezametemo motto motto hayaku mezamete motto
You need a friend who will walk with you.
You need a real friend who will walk with you,
No matter what
At the end of the day//
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17. The Yearning
Kirei na Kanjou (Beautiful Emotions) by Arai Akino
//yume no tsudzuki wo ikiru mitai
tayorinai watashi demo aishite
[Like living the continuation of a dream
I am unreliable, but love me nonetheless]//
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18. The Spanish Inquisition
Somebody's World by Rie Fu
//What if her life was on air every weekdays, from 10-11:35
Would you care enough to watch it
with a handful of popcorn in your hand?
Would it entertain you enough for the day?
Would you care enough to know
that she feels like she's abandoned from the people she
thinks she still can't open up her heart to?
Would you be kind enough to know
that they've got something to say,
but everything inside pulls them down to the point
where they can't sing out to the world
I just wanna be the free and natural me
I just want you to feel the same as me//
-----
19. The Victory Lap
Frozen Ray (Original Mix) by dj TAKA
Instrumental.
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20. The Procrastinator
head in the clouds by Shiro Sagisu
Instrumental.
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In other news, I have the sixth book (and it came with a free poster, some stickers, a wristband that reads "July 16, 2005" and this all will be Ebay fodder in a few years SO MUCH. Liekwhoa. *geeks*) and I don't want to leave this program. Waaai.
Translations in brackets where applicable. Each lyrics selection has meaning.
=====================================================
Distortions of Wind and Water-- a soundtrack
-----
1. The Person
The Tower by Vienna Teng
//she turns out the light
anticipating night falling tenderly around her
and watches the dusk
the words won't come
she carries the act so convincingly the fact is
sometimes she believes it
that she can be happy the way things are
be happy with the things she's done
...
I've always been the tower
but now I feel like I'm the flower trying to bloom in snow//
-----
2. The Dreamer
The Garden of Everything by Steve Conte and Maaya Sakamoto
//Each atom sings to me
"Set me free
From chains of the physical"-
oh, free me, oh free me...//
-----
3. The Growth
Kimi to iu Hana (a flower named 'you') by Asian Kung-Fu Generation
//oka no ue kara mieru machi ni saita kimi to iu hana
mata sakasu yo
[In the town visible from the hill blossomed a flower called "you";
It'll blossom again]//
-----
4. The Cynic
Consider This by Anna Nalick
//You're kinda cool but I know better than to break the rules
Of messin' with a lesson that I'll never learn
I'll go from bad to worse and later back to better
But I'll never better bridges that I'm bent to burn//
-----
5. The Sarcasm
Art is Hard by Cursive
//Oh, a second verse, well color me fatigued
i'm hiding in the leaves, in the CD jacket sleeves
tired of entertaining- some double-dipped meaning
a soft served analogy, those drunken angry slurs in 31 flavours//
-----
6. The Nonconformist (or Feminist)
my name's WOMEN by Ayumi Hamasaki
//jidai wa hora konna ni mo
utsuri kawari sore na noni
namida ga buki da nante nee itsu no hanashi
mansoku sou na kao shite
umaku gomakashita tsumori?
sonna ni mo tanjun na ikimono ja nai koto wo
oboete ite
[You see? Times have changed so much
But why do I still hear such words as
"Tears are women's weapons"?
Do you think you have cheated us well
With a satisfied look?
Do remember
That we are not such simple beings]//
-----
7. The Choices
a song of storm and fire by Yuki Kaijura
Instrumental.
-----
8. The Motivation
Butterflies and Hurricanes by Muse
//change,
everything you are
and everything you were
your number has been called
fights, battles have begun
revenge will surely come
your hard times are ahead//
-----
9. The Confusion
Kremlin Dusk by Hikaru Utada
// I am a natural entertainer, aren't we all
Holding pieces of dying ember
I'm just trying to remember
who I can call
Who can I call?
Home... calling you, calling you
I run a secret propaganda
Aren't we all hiding pieces of broken anger
I'm just trying to remember
who I can call
Can I call?//
-----
10. The Competitor
Duel by Bond
Instrumental.
-----
11. The Thinker
Falling Down by djpretzel (cover of Wind by Akeboshi)
//Cultivate your hunger before you idealize.
Motivate your anger to make them all realize.
Climbing the mountain, never coming down.
Break into the contents, never falling down.
My knees are still shaking, like I was twelve,
Sneaking out of the classroom, by the back door.
A man railed at me twice, but I didn't care.
Waiting is wasting for people like me.//
-----
12. The Breakdown
Trip My Wire by Garbage
//Be careful with me
I'm fragile
I'm a bitch, babe
And I'm on fire//
-----
13. The Hope
Houki Boshi (Comet) by Younha
//moshi atashi ga houkiboshi ni nareta naraba
sora kakenuke tonde iku, donna
ashita ga kite mo ko no omoi wa tsuyoi
dakara houkiboshi zutto kowarenai yo
[If maybe I'd been able to become a comet
I would run flying through the sky
No matter what kind of tomorrow comes, this thought will be strong
So this comet is completely indestructible]//
-----
14. The Nerd
Piano Concerto No. 9 by Mozart and some really bored guy who remixed it
Instrumentally on crack.
-----
15. The Asian (yo.)
Freedom by 12 Girls Band
Instrumental.
-----
16. The Confidant
Walk With You by Bonnie Pink
//ashita kara hajimeyou nante
Why not today?
mezametemo motto motto hayaku mezamete motto
You need a friend who will walk with you.
You need a real friend who will walk with you,
No matter what
At the end of the day//
-----
17. The Yearning
Kirei na Kanjou (Beautiful Emotions) by Arai Akino
//yume no tsudzuki wo ikiru mitai
tayorinai watashi demo aishite
[Like living the continuation of a dream
I am unreliable, but love me nonetheless]//
-----
18. The Spanish Inquisition
Somebody's World by Rie Fu
//What if her life was on air every weekdays, from 10-11:35
Would you care enough to watch it
with a handful of popcorn in your hand?
Would it entertain you enough for the day?
Would you care enough to know
that she feels like she's abandoned from the people she
thinks she still can't open up her heart to?
Would you be kind enough to know
that they've got something to say,
but everything inside pulls them down to the point
where they can't sing out to the world
I just wanna be the free and natural me
I just want you to feel the same as me//
-----
19. The Victory Lap
Frozen Ray (Original Mix) by dj TAKA
Instrumental.
-----
20. The Procrastinator
head in the clouds by Shiro Sagisu
Instrumental.
-----
In other news, I have the sixth book (and it came with a free poster, some stickers, a wristband that reads "July 16, 2005" and this all will be Ebay fodder in a few years SO MUCH. Liekwhoa. *geeks*) and I don't want to leave this program. Waaai.