- "Shall we dance until the end of the night?"— Description from the music video
Midnight Showtime (真夜中、午前二時のショータイム Mayonaka, Gozen Niji no Showtime[?], aka Midnight 2am Showtime) is a song by Guchiry featuring IA. It is the second track of the album Butterfly Dream, the fourth track of the album Life, a losing battle, and the image song for Shou.
Guchiry's comment[]
This is a story that follows you everywhere, no matter where you go.
Lyrics[]
暗い街 深い眠りにつく
いつも通りの午後10時
月明かりひとつ見えやしない
闇夜に姿見せた 黒い影
白昼夢 眩む視界の先に
突如現る招待状
宛名もない 封蝋もない
訳も分からず 眩暈
世界が踊り出す
目が覚めたら 無数の影
暗闇のダンスホール
真夜中 午前2時のショータイム
ここは中世の舞踏会場だ
始まる合図のチャイムが鳴ったら
朝まで踊り明かそうぜ Ah
真夜中 午前2時のショータイムは
日が昇るまで終わらない さあ
今夜は貴女とボクとで踊りましょう？
深紅の絨毯 ナイトの銅像
豪華絢爛な シャンデリア
鏡張りの壁 幾何学模様
踊り狂う 黒い影
前世夢？ 願望夢？ 違う！
質感 手触りある 招待状
わかることは一つ ここにいる
誰もが踊り 歌い 狂っていること
貴女は誰？ 澄んだ瞳
黒髪が揺れる
仮面の下 何を思う？
どうして踊るの？
遠い思い出と
温もりが蘇る
永遠に夢を見続けよう
さあ手をとり 踊れ
真夜中 午前2時のショータイム
漆黒のドレスを纏って
惑わかす闇に消えた泡沫
逃さないよう手をとった
真夜中 午前2時のショータイム
貴女に導かれ踊る
仮面を外したら 見つめ合いながら
死ぬまで踊り明かそうぜ
間もなく午前5時
ショータイムは幕引きさ お別れだ
人ひとりいない広間の絨毯には
2つの影が手をとっている
ショータイム
夢のショータイム
Kurai machi fukai nemuri ni tsuku
Itsumo touri no gogo juuji
Tsukiakari hitotsu mie ya shinai
Yamiyo ni sugata miseta kuroi kage
Hakuchuumu kuramu shikai no saki ni
Totsujo genru shoutaijou
Atena mo nai fuurou monai yaku mo wakarazu memai
Sekai ga odoridasu
Me ga sametara musuu no kage
Kurayami no dansuhouru
Mayonaka gozen niji no shou taimu
Koko wa chuusei no butou kaijouda
Hajimaru aizu no chaimu ga nattara
Asa made odori akasouze Ah
Mayonaka gozen niji no shou taimu wa
Nichi ga noboru made owaranai saa
Konya wa kijo to boku to de odorimashou？
Shinku no juutan naito no douzou
Gouka kenranna shanderia
Kagamibari no kabe kikagaku moyou
Odori kuruu kuroi kage
Zensei yume？ Ganbou yume？ Chigau！
Shitsukan tezawari aru shoutaijou
Wakaru koto wa hitotsu koko ni iru
Dare mo ga odori utai kurutteiru koto
Anata wa dare？ Sunda hitomi
Kurokami ga yureru
Kamen no shita nani o omou？
Doushite odoruno？
Toui omoide to
Nukumori ga yomigaeru
Eien ni yume o mitsuzukeyou
Saa te o tori odore
Mayonaka gozen niji no shou taimu
Shikkoku no doresu o matotte
Madowa kasu yami ni kieta houmatsu
Nogasanai you te o totta
Mayonaka gozen niji no shou taimu
Kijo ni michibikare odoru
Kamen o hazushitara mitsumeainagara
Shinu made odori akasouze
Mamonaku gozen goji
Shou taimu wa maku hiki sa o wakareda
Hito hitori inai hiroma no juutan ni wa
Tsu no kage ga te o totteiru
Shou taimu
Yume no shou taimu
Dark city falls into a deep slumber,
at 10 pm as expected
There is not a single moonlight to be seen,
when a dark shadow emerges on this dark night
I become lost in a daydream beyond my sight,
Suddenly I'm greeted with an invitation,
Without an addressee, nor wax seal
I can't understand why I so feel dizzy-
The world around me starts to dance
When I wake up I find myself among countless shadows
in a dark dance hall
Midnight Showtime at 2 am,
This is a medieval ballroom
When the chime rings it signals for the beginning!
Let's dance until it's morning, Ah
Midnight Showtime at 2 am,
doesn't end until the sun comes up, come on!
Tonight you and I are gonna to dance, shall we?
Deep crimson carpet, bronze knight statue,
luxurious and gorgeous chandeliers,
Mirrored walls, geometric pattern,
Dark dancing shadows going insane
Dream of a previous life? Wishful dream? None of those![1]
Textured, tactile invitation
One thing is clear; everyone here is dancing,
singing and losing their mind
Who are you[2]? Clear eyes
Swaying black hair,
Who's under that mask I wonder?
Why are you dancing?
Distant memories,
and that warmth could be felt again
I want to dream forever and ever
Come on, take my hand, let's dance!
Midnight Showtime at 2 am,
Clad in a jet-black dress
Bubbles vanished into the bewildering darkness
I took your hand so I wouldn't lose you
Midnight Showtime ad 2 am,
You lead me to dance
Once we take off our masks we will look at each other
Let's dance the night away until we die!
Soon it will be 5 am,
Showtime must draw to a close, and we part ways
On the carpet in the hall, where not a soul is to be seen
Two shadows are holding hands
Showtime
Showtime of dreams
Original translation done with DeepL, Google Translate and RomajiDesu, edited by Wojobart
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Trivia[]
- The demo for the song was uploaded to Guchiry's SoundCloud and dates back as far as February 4, 2016.
- The music video for the song was made private on YouTube and NicoNico by Guchiry, along with some of the other songs (possibly somewhere around August 2021[3]).
- The clip of the song is shown on Guchiry's Twitter account.
- One of the reasons why the music video was made private is that Guchiry wanted everyone to listen to Shishido's arrangement of the song.[4]
- Guchiry is working on a remake of the song that will be featured on one of his upcoming albums.[5][6]
- The song was originally intended to be included in the Midnight Ball EP, but it was ultimately included in Butterfly Dream album instead and the EP was never released.[7]
- As of the time Guchiry was writing the song he had no idea how story would end up looking.[8]
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- ↑ "違う" literally translates as 'to differ', or 'to vary', but in this context, it is meant to express how neither this or that is correct
- ↑ "貴女" refers specifically to a female person (Sophie)
- ↑ Guchiguchiguchiry's Guchiguchi Live Stream! (Thank you for the past 3 years! Looking forward to the 4th year!! Times)
"これ、俺非公開にしてるんだけど聴けるのかな?聴けなさそう。「真夜中、午前二時のショータイム」、聴ける?もうこのページだと聴けんの?俺非公開にしてるんだけど。恥ずかしいなー。後で消しとこうかな。恥ずかしいー。これねー、ちゃんとしたMVじゃなくて、本当なんかフリー素材を使っただけの、本当、曲と歌詞だけなので、MVとしてあれだなと思って非公開にしたんですけど。なるほど、本人だから聴けるのか。じゃあもうここだけで聴いてください。はい。ししどさんと一緒に作ったアルバムに、ししどさんのカバーのバージョンがあるので、そっちを聴いてほしい。若干リメイクしたりとかもしたことあるから、このバージョン聴けるのほんとレアだと思う。はい、ここまで。/I've made this private, but can I listen to it? I don't think so. Can I listen to "Midnight Showtime"? Can I listen to it on this page? I've made it private. It's embarrassing. Maybe I'll delete it later. This isn't a proper MV, it's just the song and lyrics using free material, so I made it private because I thought it was a bad MV. I see, you won't be able to listen to it. Then just listen to it here. Yes. There is a cover version of song by Shishido on the album I made with him, so I want you to listen to that. I've done some remakes, so I think it's really rare to hear this version. Okay, that's all." - ↑ https://twitter.com/bomless_race/status/1196050138533285889
"（これは独り言なんですが、「真夜中、午前二時のショータイム」は『人生、負け戦』のシシドアレンジが神すぎるのでもうそっちいっぱい聴いてほしさに非公開にしちゃった……YouTubeにはあるんで気になる人は聴き比べしてみて……）/(I'm talking to myself here, but I've decided to keep "Midnight Showtime" private, because I want you to hear Shishido's arrangement of Life, a losing battle which is too divine...... It's available on YouTube. If you are interested, please listen and compare......)" - ↑ https://twitter.com/bomless_race2/status/1721615882475237699"胡蝶之夢楽曲も残すところあと5曲くらいだな、リメイク待機 Re:胡蝶之夢(仮題、配信限定)は、夢物語に入るやつ除いきつつ、まだ配信されてない曲をリメイクして入れるやつにしようかな/There are about 5 songs left in Butterfly Dream, waiting for remakes. Re:Butterfly Dream (tentative title, limited distribution), I think I'll exclude the songs that were included in Yume Monogatari, but I'll include remakes of songs that haven't been distributed yet."
- ↑ 雑談、曲についてとか話しながらご飯食べる / 自由にやります 27:19
"それこそ真夜中、午前二時のショータイムとか、今途中までワンコーラスまでリメイクできてて、ちょっとずつちょっとずつ作ってるんで、待っててください。/I'm in the middle of remaking one chorus of "Midnight Showtime" and I'm making it little by little, so please wait." - ↑ https://twitter.com/bomless_race2/status/1103097913826148352
"『胡蝶之夢』の最初の5曲は『真夜中の舞踏会 EP』って感じで出したかったんですが、やめて普通にぶち込みました/The first five song of "Butterfly Dream" were intended to be released as the "Midnight Ball EP", but I decided against it, and the EP was never released." - ↑ https://twitter.com/bomless_race2/status/1114906950800629760
"「真夜中、午前二時のショータイム」なんか、最初このフレーズありきで作ってたのに、それが最終的に亡霊の舞踏会になるなんて思ってなかったし、主人公がパン屋店主になるとは考えもしてなかった/I had this phrase in mind when I wrote "Midnight Showtime", but I had no idea that it would end up being a ball of ghosts, or that the main character would become a bakery owner. I didn't even think about it."