Title: Bystander
Arrangement: Comp
Lyrics: Ranko
Vocals: Ranko

Original theme:

• Higan Kikou ~ Riverside View – Touhou Kaeidzuka ~ Phantasmagoria of Flower View; Komachi Onozuka’s theme

Album:

• Shoujo Rengoku 2 (track 6)

Sample:

Ranko: though this person loathes various things, in the end all they do is look on, don’t they – this is that sort of song.

Lyrics

ある晴れた夏の日
死ぬのには丁度いい
飛び込んでこなごな
自尊心が割れたなら
aru hareta natsu no hi
shinu no ni wa choudo ii
tobikonde konagona
jisonshin ga wareta nara

目を開けてあんたは
絶望と踊るよ
夢に見た世界は
あちらと同じだ
me wo akete anta wa
zetsubou to odoru yo
yume ni mita sekai wa
achira to onaji da

逃げちゃえば楽になる
「助けてよ」言ってみろ
馬鹿だね
nigechaeba raku ni naru
“tasukete yo” itte miro
baka da ne

帰り着いた岸辺に涙を流す
そんな根性じゃどこも地獄さ
いつだって遅くはない　許しを乞えよ
溢れたリビドー　瞳背けることなく
kaeritsuita kishibe ni namida wo nagasu
sonna konjou ja doko mo jigoku sa
itsu datte osoku wa nai yurushi wo koe yo
afureta ribidoo hitomi somukeru koto naku

頭だって抱える
そんな風に気楽に
死ぬことが生き様
憂鬱が走る
atama datte kakaeru
sonna fuu ni kiraku ni
shinu koto ga ikizama
yuuutsu ga hashiru

死んじゃえば楽になる
「愛してよ」言ってみろ
愚かな
shinjaeba raku ni naru
“aishite yo” itte miro
oroka na

アンタみたいなやつは
悔い改めてやり直したって　きっと同じだ
悪の種が実れば　ひざまづいても
救いの手なんて払いのけるだろうから
anta mitai na yatsu wa
kuiaratamete yarinaoshitatte kitto onaji da
aku no tane ga minoreba hizamadzuitemo
sukui no te nante harainokeru darou kara

十人十色なんて百も承知さ
省みる季節　過ぎた足跡
心を動かすこと忘れたフリで
導いたように見せる愚かな己を
juunintoiro nante hyaku mo shouchi sa
kaerimiru kisetsu sugita ashiato
kokoro wo ugokasu koto wasureta furi de
michibiita you ni miseru oroka na onore wo

Translation

One fine summer day
It’s just the right time to die
You jump in if your self-esteem
Cracked into small pieces

You, open your eyes
And dance with despair
The world you’ve dreamed of
Is the same as the one on the other side

You’ll feel better if you just run away
“Help me” try saying that
You’re an idiot

You’ll weep on the shore on the way home
If you keep that kind of guts, hell will be everywhere
It’s never too late to ask for forgiveness
Don’t turn your eyes away from your overflowing libido

You are even holding your head up
Take it easy like that
To die is a way of life
Melancholy runs through it

You’ll feel better if you just die
“Love me” try saying that
How foolish

People like you
Can repent and start over, but it won’t make a difference
When the seed of evil grows, you’ll kneel before it
But you’ll probably brush off any attempts at salvation

I’m fully aware that everyone is different
The season of reflection, the footprints that have passed
By pretending I forgot to impress people
My foolish self makes it look like I’ve led the way