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Things I Can't Describe |  |
Tomoe
So it looks like we're making this song for Pastel ✽ Palettes, huh?
Tsugumi
Eve-chan was really happy when I contacted her with the news!
Tsugumi
She responded instantly, too. Here, look at this.
Tomoe
"I'm so happy... Being able to play an Afterglow song is a like a dream..."
Tomoe
Looks like we can't cut any corners with these kinds of expectations, huh Ran...?
Ran
...
Tsugumi
Ran-chan... Is this still bothering you?
Ran
I said I'll do it, so I'll do it properly, but...
Ran
I'm still not sure about it all.
Tsugumi
Not sure about what, exactly?
Ran
... We talked about us growing by doing this, but growth is a really ambiguous word.
Tomoe
True, when you say growth it can pretty much be used for anything.
Tomoe
Success can be growth. So can failure...
Tsugumi
I know it might feel like that when you put it that way, but... I just...!
Ran
It's okay, Tsugumi. I know what you meant and I wasn't trying to say anything against that...
Ran
I was just wondering about what I would feel if we were able to get an actual sense of growth from all this...
Tomoe
What you'd feel, huh... I guess it's just one of those things you won't know until it happens.
Ran
Yeah.
Ran
... I wanted to ask you, Tomoe. What made you decide that you wanted to do this?
Ran
It felt like you were against it in the beginning.
Tomoe
Me? The reason why I wanted to do it had nothing to do with growth or anything like that...
Tomoe
I guess I just wanted us to write a song together like we used to.
Ran
... Huh?
Tomoe
’Cause you know, we've left all the song writing to you these days, Ran, so I wanted to argue and stuff and write a song like we used to.
Tomoe
You said we could "all put our heads together" for this one, right Tsugu?
Tsugumi
Yeah, that's right.
Tomoe
The moment I heard that I just wanted us to do it together... I felt there was just no point going on and on about it.
Ran
... Haha. That's totally what I'd expect you to say.
Tomoe
How do I put it? I feel I understand the kind of things you want to express better now, and that I can put my ideas into words better.
Tomoe
What kind of sound you want at what point, or what to do to make that happen. That kind of thing.
Tsugumi
I see. So you wanted to put that to the test, Tomoe-chan?
Tomoe
Yeah, you could say that... I guess?
Tsugumi
That might be an example of growth! The fact you feel like you can tell what Ran-chan is visualizing better now!
Tomoe
... I see. You might just be right.
Ran
In the end, anything can lead to growth.
Tomoe
Well, we have been doing this for a while now...
Ran
... Okay, let's at least give this a proper shot.
Tomoe
Yeah!
Ran
So, speaking of which, what did you have in mind for the opening?
Tomoe
Definitely a major, rock kinda approach.
Tomoe
I think it'd be awesome seeing Pastel ✽ Palettes play classic, hard rock while looking how they do.
Tsugumi
I know what you mean! That's totally it! I think a full-on rock approach is best!
Tomoe
What do you think, Ran?
Ran
… You clearly know already.
Tomoe
Ahahaha...
Ran
Okay, then about the chorus...
Transcript
Tomoe
Yo, BanG Dreamer-san. Doing some shopping?
Tomoe
... Ohh, CiRCLE is busy as always, huh?
Tomoe
... Me?
Tomoe
I'm on my way to taiko practice.
Tomoe
I like rock beats and all, but I can't get enough of the boom of the taiko either.
Tomoe
Especially recently, I've been playing a lot of hard rock, so I need to get my taiko rhythm back.
Tomoe
Yeah, we've been going hard with the rock stuff these days.
Tomoe
... Oh, I didn't tell you, did I?
Tomoe
Until just the other day, we spent pretty much all our time working on a song for Pastel ✽ Palettes.
Tomoe
It was pretty tough work, but the song we came up with had a really Afterglow-kind-of hard rock feel to it.
Tomoe
... Yeah. It's been a while since we bounced opinions off each other and wrote a song like this, so it was great fun.
Tomoe
I guess it reminded me of how it used to be.
Tomoe
We always used to do it like that when we first started the band.
Tomoe
But recently it's mostly been Ran doing it on her own.
Tomoe
That's why it really brought back memories.
Tomoe
We even did this thing we used to do and went up onto the school roof.
Tomoe
... Yeah, naturally it was our high school roof this time.
Tomoe
... Oh, yeah. It was the lyrics that gave us the most trouble.
Tomoe
The music itself didn't take much effort at all. Putting all of our ideas together was the hard part.
Tomoe
We just kept on coming up with stuff.
Tomoe
I'd never really been aware of it until now, but I've kinda become able to just tell what kind of things Ran is trying to express in our songs now.
Tomoe
I kinda felt that we've grown somewhere along the way.
Tomoe
Like, it's a song that we wrote for Pastel ✽ Palettes, but I also feel that this song is a turning point for us.
Tomoe
It's like we've been able to get an actual sense of own growth through writing this song.
Tomoe
Ran said it too. We realized there's another kind of sky after the sun sets.
Tomoe
And it's true. We never really paid attention to that until now.
Tomoe
... Haha, thanks. I have to admit that I was kinda against it in the beginning.
Tomoe
Yeah, I guess in that sense I'm really glad we decided to do this song thing.
Tomoe
I'm really excited about how Pastel ✽ Palettes is going to perform our song now.
Tomoe
I mean, the Pastel ✽ Palettes look with a hard rock song? I think it's gonna have some serious impact.
Tomoe
I hope you're looking forward to it too, BanG Dreamer-san. Hahaha...
Tomoe
That reminds me... We still play the first song we ever wrote, but...
Tomoe
We rearrange it here and there.
Tomoe
It's slightly different to how it was when we first wrote it.
Tomoe
I guess it's kind of like the song is growing as we grow...?
Tomoe
I can't wait to see how it grows.
Tomoe
... Fufu. true! Guess I've got another thing besides Ako that I can look forward to seeing grow up.
Tomoe
... Huh? ... Our song might end up being an idol song?
Tomoe
Haha, I really can't imagine that.
Tomoe
I mean, it's a song that contains our spirit.
Tomoe
Pastel ✽ Palettes will play that song and it will slowly change and grow.
Tomoe
I'm really looking forward to seeing what it turns into.