Shoukan to iu Gishiki

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Episoodo 3: Yami no Shinshiroku ~ Shoukan to iu GishikiEpisode 3: Social Register of Darkness ~ Ceremony Called Summoning
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Length 5:30
Type Vocal
Release Date 2 March 2005
Band Sound Horizon
Label KING RECORDS,
momo+grapes,
Absord Music Japan

Episode 3: Social Register of Darkness ~ Ceremony Called Summoning (in Japanese エピソード3 : 闇の紳士録 ~ 召喚という儀式, Episoodo 3: Yami no Shinshiroku ~ Shoukan to iu Gishiki) is the fifth track on the image album Leviathan.

Lyrics

Romanized transcription pending
Another 19th century London...


A 《knife》that cut through the gorgeous ladies
Standing on a street corner and selling flowers; according to him
“It wasn’t me! I didn’t do it!”

-A 《serial killer》, declaring that his alter ego was the one who killed

The name of the peaceful woman, when asked across the magic mirror
“Mizuki, Aileen, Noriko, Rinrin, Ayaka, etc...” ←56 personalities

-A temporary 《record holder》 of multiple personalities

A gorgeously decorated embassy, close to the darkness
A woman and man past their prime, facing off
The gentlemen held a stick in his hands, the lady had a wheelchair
Behind her, a man clothed in black stared on gallantly

“...rules are needed in order to coexist with the refugees!”
“...if anything, you are the ones breaking the rules!”
“...we didn’t approve of the contract!”
“...that’s why we informed you earlier, this is a declaration of war!”

Ah...an argument ran on parallel lines, negotiations now 《broken off》in emptiness
The light side VS The dark side...the battle has already begun!

A profile being drenched in disappointment bears likeness to someone else’s...
A profile wavering in murderous intent bears likeness to someone else’s...

The ravaging storm of 《unemployment caused by restructuring》 due to privatization
Reaching out a hand towards the small boat wandering amidst the ocean of hatred
Is the boy’s whisper of “Why don’t you just kill?”...

Does privatization kill him or does he kill privatization?
Does privatization kill him or does he kill privatization?

-And the man took the social register in his hands...

Translated by Defade.

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Production

Song Composed and Arranged by Revo
Recording Engineer: Katsuhiko "chara" Asano
Mix Engineers: Katsuhiko "chara" Asano
Assistant Engineers: Manabu Ito (Wonder Beat Studio), Hisae Yahagi (STUDIO z'd)
Mastering Engineer: Yoshihiko Ando (ann's sound)
Studio: Wonder Beat Studio, STUDIO z'd, AobadaiStudio


Special Thanks: Toshinobu Imai (Media Works)
Keisuke Nakai (Songbirds Inc)
Yukari Ohashi (office RIKKI)
Hazeri Kuri

Art Works: Takamitsu Tabata (t-na)

Administrator: Toshiharu Shibata (momo+grapes)
Sales&Promotion: Minoru Harada (momo+grapes), Hiroyasu Kato (momo+grapes), Tomo Inoue (momo+grapes)
A&R: Yukiko Ohmori (momo+grapes)


Executive Producer: Nobuo Tomioka (momo+grapes), Masayoshi Okawa (Bic-River)

Original Authors: Eiji Ohtsuka & Yu Kinutani
Sound Producer: Revo

Producer: Koji Takahashi (Rap Creative)
Director: Mayumi Takagi (Rap Creative)