Raison d'être

Reason of Being (レゾンデートル) is a song by εpsilonΦ.

It was announced on August 1, 2022 during the from ARGONAVIS Project Exhibition stream; along with the other 2 new songs for each album. KitaokaP also said on the stream that is not a song that can be understood just by listening it once.

Its full version was revealed at the end of the Orthros -The Twisted Scales- live on September 4, 2022; along with a lyrics MV.

It is the main track of the franchise's main story part two, chapter one "Raison d'être -Wailing Song-", which will be released on March 2023. This song represents the Shu from that story and not the one from AAside, since instead of Ren, he's be the protagonist of the the story before the next game releases.

To announce the release of the story's main drama, another lyric video, which was illustrated by Hakuseki and made by RevoKaruta, was released on December 23, 2022.

It is composed, written and arranged by *Luna.

It is part of their first album Friction, which was released on September 21, 2022.

Video
Lyric Video= https://youtu.be/ADXngz8CeUA Full= https://youtu.be/0Bw3CbCuaSk

Lyrics
Romaji=

Kanji = 全てをひっくり返してやるんだ そう　どんな場所でも 僕を見つけて貰えるように

誰かの痛みを醜い弱さを 積み上げ隠した　本当の涙 いつしか世界は　姿を変えてく 次はどんな色に　染まってくだろう

忘れられることがただ　どうしようもなく怖いんだ 今もまだ震えてる 刻んでくれ　この声を

欲しくないモノばかり手にしたって 何の価値もありやしないんだ 本当に欲しい言葉は聞こえてこないのに 形だけどんなに繕ったって 何の意味もありやしないんだ 本当に見たい景色　そこにたどり着くまで 見放さないでくれよ

わかったようなフリをして近づかないで 偽りの居場所は　欲しくないから

置いてかれることがただ　どうしようもなく怖いんだ 今もまだ震えてる 止まないでくれ　この音よ

誰かのモノばかり壊したって 心は満たされやしないんだ 本当に伝えたいことすら言えないのに 表面だでどんなにったって 何も成し遂げられてないんだ 本当になりたい自分　そこに辿り着くまで

あの日静かに灯った　その火が揺らめきだした どこへ行きたいのか　何が見たいのか 分からずに走って藻掻いていた それでも一つだけ_

灰色な街、虚しい空へ　僕の歌を鳴らしたいんだ 遠く遠く　届いてくれよ　僕に気付いてよ ここにいるから

欲しくないモノばかり手にしたって 何の価値もありやしないんだ 本当に欲しい言葉は聞こえてこないのに 形だけどんなに繕ったって 何の意味もありやしないんだ 本当に見たい景色　辿り着いてみせるから 見放さないでくれよ English = I will turn everything over That's right, no matter the place In order to find what I'm looking for

Someone's pain, an unsightly weakness Real tears, pilled up and hidden away This unnoticed world is changing form I wonder what color it'll be dyed to next

To be forgotten is just something I'm helplessly afraid of Even now I'm still shaking Please engrave it, this voice

Even when I keep being handed things I don't want They still hold no value Even though the words I really wanted to hear never came No matter how much I rewrite only the shape of them They won't have any meaning Until I reach the scenery I really want to see Please don't leave me

Don't come near me thinking you understand Cause I don't want to be part of your place of lies

Being left behind is just something I'm helplessly afraid of Even now I'm still shaking Please don't stop it, this sound

Even if I keep breaking other people's things My heart won't be satisfied Even though I couldn't convey what I really wanted to say No matter how much I mock them on the surface I won't accomplish anything Until I become the person I really want to be

One day it silently lit up, that flame started flickering Where do I want to go, what do I wanna see Without knowing I franticly started running But even so, there's one thing_

The gray city, the vacant sky, I want my song to ring through them Please let it reach far away, please notice me 'Cause I'm right here

Even when I keep being handed things I don't want They still hold no value The words I really wanted to hear never came No matter how much I rewrite only the shape of them They won't have any meaning 'Cause I will show you the scenery I really want to see Please don't leave me

Translated by @eccentricplane

Live Performances

 * January 8, 2023: from ARGONAVIS 2nd LIVE -Rezonance- (DAY2)