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Flash Lit the Night

D-Dragon

昭和の街を走り回り

尾行の相棒 紙の地図

公衆電話を探しながら

依頼人へと報告した

カメラの中はフィルムだけ

失敗すれば撮り直せない

一枚一枚 宝物

祈るようにシャッター切った

フラッシュが光った夜

見つかるなよと息を止め

ホテルの前で身を潜め

証拠を追った若い日

便利になった今だけど

変わらぬものがある

最後は人を見る目だと

探偵人生が教えてくれた

今じゃスマホにGPS

暗闇だって鮮明だ

地図もナビもAIだって

瞬時に答えをくれる時代

だけど機械は教えない

人の迷いや嘘までは

歩いた距離と経験が

真実への道を照らす

フラッシュが光った夜

仲間と笑った帰り道

苦労ばかりの毎日も

今では懐かしい思い出

便利になった今だから

忘れちゃいけないさ

汗を流して足で追う

探偵魂 いつまでも

昔は一枚の写真を撮るために

何時間も待った

何日も追った

便利になった今でも

真実を見抜くのは

機械じゃない

人なんだ

フラッシュが光った夜

あれから四十六年

時代は大きく変わっても

変わらぬ誇りがある

人を想い 人を守る

その気持ちを胸に

今日もどこかで走ってる

昭和生まれの探偵さ

フィルムの匂いも

公衆電話も

遠い思い出になったけど

あの頃の苦労があるから

今の私がここにいる

  • Lyricist

    D-Dragon

  • Composer

    D-Dragon

  • Producer

    kneeking Records

  • Co-Producer

    D-Dragon

  • Programming

    D-Dragon

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    Flash Lit the Night

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"Flash Lit the Night"

Today, smartphones, GPS technology, high-performance cameras, and AI have dramatically changed the way private investigators conduct their work.

But when I started my career 46 years ago, things were very different.

We carried paper maps, ran through city streets, searched for public telephones to report back to clients, and relied on film cameras where every shot mattered.

At night, we sometimes had to use a camera flash, pressing the shutter while silently hoping, "Don't let me get caught."

Even with all the technology available today, the final path to the truth still depends on human experience, intuition, and the determination to never give up.

This song is a tribute to the 46 years I have spent as a detective, from the Showa era to the present day, and to the detective spirit that remains unchanged despite the passing of time.

I hope this song resonates not only with those in the investigative profession, but also with anyone who looks back fondly on the Showa era and the memories it holds.

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  • D-Dragon

    The D in D-Dragon stands for Detective. Having spent many years working as a detective, D-Dragon has witnessed both the light and the shadows of human nature. Drawing from those experiences, he transforms emotions such as weakness, jealousy, gratitude, regret, love, and inner conflict into music. Because he has seen the hidden sides of people, he does not view life in simple terms of right and wrong. Instead, his songs explore the complexities, contradictions, struggles, and hopes that exist within every person. There are days when life does not go as planned. There are nights filled with regret. Yet in the end, he believes every story should conclude with one simple phrase: Thank you. Through music, D-Dragon shares the lessons, observations, and reflections gathered from a lifetime of studying people and their journeys. D-Dragon is an artist who sings about life itself.

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