Janus

is a song by Fantôme Iris.

It was announced on April 30, 2021 during the "「ARGONAVIS Project Presentation -2021 Spring-」" stream, where the future contents for 3 months of AAside were previewed; while it wasn't revealed until the paid live Fantôme Iris 1st LIVE -C'est la vie!- on May 6th, 2021.

It was made public with the ingame version in June 30th, 2021 as the song for the Daimon Kusunoki focused event with the same name, where it was described as "A song that was performed in a live with a masquerade ball as its theme. It depicts men and women trying to reveal what's in each other's hearts."

It is written, arranged and composed by Katō Takayuki.

A digital single version was released on March 2nd, 2022 and it is also part of their first album miroir, which will be released on September 7, 2022.

Video
AAside MV= https://youtu.be/sc3v57Uv3hI AAside Event Story= https://youtu.be/LpkTfNkFDRQ Full (Single)= https://youtu.be/LxyW262N1z8

Lyrics
Romaji=

Kanji = 疑いのない眼差しが胸に刺さる すれ違い語り合い今宵枯れるまで踊ろう 手探り合い踏み出したステップ もつれ絡み合って離れなれぬ二人へと

愛しいそれは真実 果敢なき花よ 散りゆく姿もきっと美しいのだろう 込み上げる感情“Finale”を待ちわびで

塗り重ねてゆけば真実にも変わる 心模様も同じほら手放せなくなる きつく抱きめて見つめ合えば 永久を誓うかのうように瞳震わせて

愛したそれも真実全てを過去へ 風に舞う花びらのようにすり抜けた その手には何も残りはしないだろう

踊ろう枯れるまで闇に身を委ねて 何もかもが嘘に染まっても愛してる

全ては夢それでいいさよなら君よ フェルマータに寄り添うように君は崩れた

零れ落ちその真実が今 偽るの仮面を壊してしまいそう English = A confident gaze pierces my heart Though we grow apart as we talk, for tonight, let's dance until we wither We stumble, intertwining our steps as we dance The two of us are eternally entangled

The truth is as beautiful as a fleeting flower, as it scatters, its beauty remains certain While it impatiently waits for the emotional "finale"

If you conceal it several times, the truth will change as well But as we both feel the same we just can't let it go Our eyes meet as we tightly embrace, your eyes tremble as if they are making an eternal vow

Though my love is true, I'll just leave it all in the past It all slips through like petals fluttering in the wind, and none of it remains in my hands

Let's dance until we wither, as we give ourselves up into the darkness Even if everything is tainted by lies, I'll still love you

If everything is nothing but a dream, that's fine, I bid farewell to you You crumble as we get closer to the fermata

It seems like the scattered truth is now cracking that mask made of lies

Translation by @Roseiristan

Live Performances

 * May 6th, 2021: Fantôme Iris 1st LIVE -C'est la vie!-
 * September 26th, 2021: Fantôme Iris Concept LIVE ― Gekkoukyouen ―
 * January 2nd, 2022: ARGONAVIS LIVE 2022
 * May 15th, 2022: Fantôme Iris 1st LIVE -C'est la vie!-