The way they laugh feels so far away
Every shadow towers over me
I never meant to compare myself
But here I am, cutting into me
No matter how far I crawl, it’s never enough
The more I struggle, the deeper I’m stuck
All I see are backs I’ll never reach
Hands in the mud, still grasping for air
Every breath pulls me further down
There was never a way out to begin with
“Do your best” just echoes now
And all it does is weigh me down
I’m still breathing in the dark
All the light belongs to someone else
I choke the scream inside my throat
Still here—
I can’t disappear
Shut up
Shut up
Shut up
In my head
Make it
Shut up
Someone else’s win cuts into me
Like a blade I can’t pull out
I swallow down the jealousy
Learn to fake that I’m okay
They line up answers I can’t give
Mistakes are always mine to own
I tell myself “not yet, not yet”
While everything inside erodes
I’m still breathing in the dark
Applause is ringing somewhere else
Holding onto fractured pride
Still here—
I can’t disappear
Haven’t I paid enough?
How many years
How much of me is left to cut?
I never get closer
I never arrive
The harder I chase, the further it slides
Why is it
Always me
Stuck in the same place?
I fight
I sink
I fight again
No escape
No end
Even broken
I can’t quit
Shut up
Shut up
Shut up
In my head
Everything
Shut up
I’m still breathing in the dark
All the light belongs to someone else
I choke the scream inside my throat
Still here—
I can’t disappear
I’m still breathing in the dark
No name, no place, no saving grace
Even if I never see the end
I’m still here—
I can’t disappear
Not yet…
I can’t end this
- Lyricist
Hideyuki Takahashi
- Composer
Hideyuki Takahashi
- Co-Producer
ACE
- Recording Engineer
ACE
- Mastering Engineer
ACE
- Guitar
Hideyuki Takahashi
- Bass Guitar
Akito Hayakawa
- Drums
Shin
- Synthesizer
Akito Hayakawa
- Vocals
Ryo
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このシングルは、
踏み潰され、消えそうになり、それでも立ち上がるまでの
心の軌跡を3曲で描いた作品である。
怒り、自己否定、沈黙、そして再生。
それぞれの曲は独立していながら、
ひとつの物語として繋がっている。
1. NUTCRACKER
これまで見下し、踏み躙ってきた存在への
静かで冷酷なカウンター。
拳を振るうわけでも、声を荒げるわけでもない。
ただ“一番無防備な核心”を叩き割る象徴としての一撃。
復讐ではなく、決着。
ブラックユーモアとシリアスが同居する、
ACEらしい攻撃性を全面に押し出した楽曲。
2. Can’t Disappear
比較、嫉妬、劣等感。
息をしているだけで精一杯の暗闇の中で、
「消えられない自分」と向き合い続ける内省の歌。
どれだけもがいても届かない光。
頭の中で鳴り止まない声。
それでも――まだ終われない。
絶望に寄り添いながら、
生き続けることそのものを肯定する、
シングルの最も深い核心を担う一曲。
3. Rise Again
沈んだ心を抱えたまま、それでも前を向くためのアンセム。
隠してきた涙も、傷も、嘲笑された過去も、
すべてが“力になる”と高らかに歌い上げる。
観客と共に叫び、跳び、未来を掴みにいくための楽曲であり、
このシングルの物語に光を差し込む最終章。
NUTCRACKERで叩き壊し、
Can’t Disappearで沈み込み、
Rise Againで再び立ち上がる。
この3曲は、
誰かに踏み潰されたことのあるすべての人へ向けた
ACEからのリアルなメッセージである。
――消えなかった者たちのための音楽。
Artist Profile
ACE
ACE Another Centuries Episode is a four piece rock band led by Hide The members are Ryo on vocals Akito on bass and Shin on drums The band was formed fifteen years ago Hide Ryo and Akito started the band when they were first year high school students Shin who was in his third year of junior high school at the time later joined With slight differences in age and environment they have continued to share the same time and the same music The band name ACE comes from the initials of Another Centuries Episode Each member carries a different story and different roots Those stories overlap and resonate as one Continuing to sound as a single episode Hide leads the band as its leader and is responsible for writing and composing all of the songs Built around distorted guitar Ryo raw and emotional vocals Akito bass that supports and guides the songs and Shin drums that strike straight through the soul come together to create the unmistakable rock sound of ACE ACE is not a finished form Carrying both the past and the present they are a band that continues to update their story as they move into the next era
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