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Millennium Optics: The 10:28 Compass -Let's Roll (feat. HIROYUKI, NANA, YOSHINARI & RiRi)
SHIONO, Twilight Master
1999 to 2001... The turn of the millennium
見えざる設計者（アーキテクト）が描いた 数式の檻（ラビリンス）
だが、計算できないパラメーターが一つだけある。
……それを、人間（ぼくら）は「尊厳（エラー）」と呼ぶ。
Million Dollar Blue, 9月の残酷なほど青い空
Boston Logan, 午前7時59分のブラインド・スポット
システムという名の官僚の壁 カッターナイフを見逃したルール
ターマックを蹴るスケートボード 届かない指先と銀の翼 (Silver Wing)
"Stop the plane..." 滑走路に響く野良犬（イカリ）の咆哮
銃口を下げた老スパイ（スミス）の震える選択
飛び立った鳥は着陸を知らない ハドソン川を南へ下る影
摩天楼のガラスに映る機影 時計の針が8時46分を指す
数字に変えられた命の重さを
ウォール街の冷たい風は知らない
けれど暗闇が深まるほどに
人間の本当の「輪郭」が 鮮やかに浮かび上がる
Oh, Millennium Optics — 千年のレンズ越しに
崩れゆく世界の真ん中で 僕らは何を見るのか？
Not a gear in the machine, we have a bleeding heart
灰にまみれたスーツのまま 差し伸べた手を離さない
どれほど巨大な絶望（システム）が 空から降り注ごうとも
人間の理性と気高さだけは 決して砕れはしない
95th Floor, 石膏の吹雪と燃えるケロシンの匂い
"C階段へ走れ！" 闇を切り裂くプロファイラーの論理（ロジック）
800ドルのヒールを脱ぎ捨てた女王（プリンセス）の誇り
見知らぬ誰かを背負い 一段ずつ降りる煉獄のステップ
35階、すれ違う30キロの装備と酸素ボンベの呼吸音
"市民を残して階段を下りる消防士は、この街にはいないさ"
煤まみれの英国スーツにポンと置かれた 若きキャプテンの手
二度と戻らぬその背中に 黒檀のステッキで捧げた最敬礼 (Salute)
10時01分、成層圏を繋ぐエアフォンの細い糸
「その爆弾は偽物（フェイク）だ」 地上から届けるラストプロファイル
ジャーナリストの左腕に 青いインクで刻まれた愛の遺言
"Tell my wife and kids I love them..."
恐怖に支配された羊じゃない 空の上で彼らは「投票」を選んだ
ワシントンの白いドームを護るため 名もなき英雄たちが立ち上がる
受話器の向こう、静かな微笑みと共に響いた合図――
"Are you guys ready? ... Okay. Let's roll!"
【Guitar Solo】
Oh, Millennium Optics — 千年の光と影
10時28分で止まった時計を 胸のポケットに抱きしめて
We are the beautiful error in their cold design!
予測不能な愛と勇気が 見えざる設計図を焼き尽くす
摩天楼が灰に還り 時代が涙に濡れても
あの日、階段を登った背中と 空に散った魂の輝きを
僕らは永遠に忘れない 自由という名の空の下で
Clouds beneath the wings... 雲海を抜けるプライベート・ジェット
琥珀色のダージリン・ティーに映る 新しい世紀の夜明け
History goes on, with all our flaws and dignity
さあ、次の迷宮（ページ）をめくろうか。
Light and shadow, forever intertwining
Millennium Optics
- Lyricist
SHIONO
- Composer
SHIONO
- Producer
Twilight Master
- Co-Producer
SHIONO
- Vocals
HIROYUKI, NANA
- Background Vocals
RiRi, YOSHINARI
- Rap
HIROYUKI
- Choir
RiRi, YOSHINARI
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Millennium Optics: The 10:28 Compass -Let's Roll (feat. HIROYUKI, NANA, YOSHINARI & RiRi)
SHIONO, Twilight Master
"We are the beautiful error in their cold design."
A shattered pocket watch stopped at 10:28 AM. An epic crossover anthem dedicated to the nameless souls who defied an apocalyptic equation.
From the pages of Twilight Master sweeping neo-noir thriller, Millennium Optics: The US Profiling of Rintaro Kadowaki, comes the ultimate musical climax: "Millennium Optics: The 10:28 Compass (Let's Roll)"-bringing the heart-wrenching 9/11 trilogy (Chapters 34-36) to life.
Novel: https://kakuyomu.jp/works/2912051607953848972
Crafted as a sonic time capsule of the turn of the millennium (1999-2001), this track masterfully blends three distinct genres into a single cinematic journey:
It opens with the warm, sophisticated Rhodes piano and fretless bass of late-90s American Urban AOR / City Pop, embodying peace and the aristocratic elegance of profiler Rintaro Kadowaki. As the nightmare unfolds under a "Million Dollar Blue" sky, the track shifts into articulate, storytelling soft rap-chronicling the sparks of a skateboard on the Boston tarmac, a media queen kicking off her $800 heels in a smoke-filled stairwell, a silent salute to the firefighters climbing the 35th floor, and a journalist writing final words of love in blue ink upon her own vein.
Finally, triggered by the immortal words "Let's roll!" over an open Airfone mic, the song erupts into a soaring, tear-jerking Arena Rock Ballad with powerhouse duet vocals, gospel choir, and a weeping guitar solo that pierces the Pennsylvania sky.
No algorithm can compute human love. No system can erase our pride.
From the gypsum snow of Manhattan to the quiet clink of a Darjeeling teacup above the clouds-experience the song that proves human dignity will never die.
Artist Profile
SHIONO
The Heart of Twilight Master A visionary composer and producer who translates the unseen textures of narrative into sound. Shiono crafts every composition and lyric for Twilight Master, turning the unsaid spaces in Twilight Masters novels into immersive musical worlds that both complement and expand the original stories. Shiono hears the margins of a story and paints them with tone, timbre, and silence, creating music that reads like a second language of the text.
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Twilight Master
Alongside my day job, I continue to pursue creative writing. I constantly strive to maintain an objective, third-party perspective on history and detail throughout my creative process. It's a continuous cycle of envisioning scenes and imagery while adding text and words, but my guiding principle is to craft quality works. I believe that without fulfilling my social responsibility as an author, my work holds no value. Thus, I adhere to the creed that -The pen is mightier than the sword-. Also, I am a multilingual creator who continues to explore and express emotions that cannot be fully captured by words, translating them into high-quality music that deepens and extends the experience of my work. Welcome to my Universe!
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HIROYUKI
HIROYUKI Profile HIROYUKI Versatile Vocalist of Twilight Master A master of pitch and timbre, HIROYUKI moves seamlessly from resonant lows to crystalline highs. Language is no barrier-he inhabits pop, ambient, and beyond, coloring every scene with a single voice. A go-to male singer who anchors many Twilight Master releases with unmistakable presence. Quick Tagline:The voice that shapes worlds across genres.
NANA
NaNa 22 Year Old Artist Born in Tokyo and raised with a global sensibility, NaNa spent her formative years in Toronto until age 16 and honed her vocal craft in New York until 21. Her voice moves effortlessly from deep, resonant lows to a smoky husk, offering seven distinct tonal colors that mark her as a prodigious vocalist. Every performance is an intimate, cinematic moment. Musical Signature and Range Commanding low register; sultry, husky upper tones; exceptional dynamic control.Layered emotional nuance; transforms lyrics into vivid storytelling.Multilingual performer fluent in Japanese and English with versatile delivery across languages. Role and Collaborations Creative partner of Shio no Kogamiyo and a driving force within the Twilight Master label.
YOSHINARI
AOKI YOSHINARI
RiRi
Versatile singing ability
Twilight Master
