Death Note Musical English NY Demo: Where is the Justice? w/ lyrics

[@iusethisnameformygoogleacc1013]

What's funny about all of this is how many people sincerely agree with Light's 'logic' here when it clearly isn't even meant to be good or reasonable - just emotionally compelling, because arbitrary insinuations and appeals to emotion are what Light is throwing against a legal system that is the product of several thousand years of people having ideas like Light's, trying them, and it going extremely badly. And this is literally in the song. Like...I'm not a big fan of the concept of cutting deals to avoid trial, but that's because almost every Legal Aid lawyer is so overworked that forcing their clients to cut deals regardless of their guilt is the only real option available. Not because the concept of plea deals is inherently corrupt, and when it is it's more likely to be a matter of individuals representing the State's side being corrupt to varying degrees. A state that he isn't holding accountable because he cut deals with various governments giving them blanket immunity in exchange for them not trying to find him. Like...the people talking about 2020 and wondering where the justice is...do you mean the continued murder of black kids by cops? Because a system where we just appoint someone to decide who is innocent and who is guilty without a trial and deliver instant death penalties, without Light's superpower of being smarter than anyone to ever live in our world and being able to perfectly determine who's innocent and who's guilty with no false positives, that would basically just mean tens of thousands of more dead black kids, because the person deciding every case would be Donald fucking Trump or something. Sure, if you can find a superhuman god emperor who genuinely does know better than all of us, absolutely let him enforce justice like the fucking Night Haunter if you want, but while we're limited to realistic human beings, the whole point of the systems we have is to serve as checks on any individual's power, because everyone thinks they know better and they're all wrong. Only systems which fundamentally leave no one happy can actually do anything to fix the fundamental flaws in how humanity works. We have a system that is based around the idea of punishing the innocent as infrequently as possible even if this means bad people escape punishment, because it very much is an either-or proposition unless you're a nascent god-king like Light Yagami, and if you *think* you are, that's when you become a problem someone else is going to have to deal with.

[@aprilkoyyen7720]

As abortion dissapears and gay rights are targeted in the US, as trans people are killed and die at greater rates, as our elected officials consistently fail to fulfill their pomises, as wars are fought by countries feeding propoganda to their people until wrong and right are distant shades of mud, as climate change goes consistently without action that the wealthy may yet line their pockets, do you maintain your stance against revolution?

[@mattmvrdocks_wife]

@@aprilkoyyen7720 I agree.

[@MineYamato]

@@aprilkoyyen7720 You bring up a good point but I think it's a bit different from what the original comment meant. The original comment points out that the Light's position is flawed due to seeing things in a simplified way, things are not that easy and if the things were to work as Light suggests then even more innocent would suffer. HOWEVER that does not mean the system is great or flawless. All the things You mentioned are very much there and should be opposed because they are weeds that will feast on lack of justice. Nevertheless I think both of Your points should be taken together - A call to action and against the injustice without being self-righteous or harming more innocents than You were trying to protect

[@444nadia44]

@@aprilkoyyen7720 light yagami is not the one promoting a revolution

[@hellionshark3197]

Light is right with how he feels, but there is a reason why the teacher calls his arguments simple. They are. "Just kill the problem" is the intuitive dictator's way. There are times to attack Versailles, and there are times to keep decorum. Most of the people light hates are the result of the same system he hates, not just the perpetrators. He is not changing the system, he is just killing the inconvenient part of its victims. He is treating the symptom to fulfill his ego trip. Like any teenager with "the ultimate weapon" would. Light is an interesting character. A good character - he is not a good person. Or that smart.

[@gravypill3646]

When the writers of the musical understands these characters more than the Netflix adaptation writers. Thank god.

[@Geek69420]

Where is the Justice

[@luv.laur3342]

when i saw the netflix adaption it was so weird they made light dumb 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@gigik_]

I like how they adapted it to fit American culture in the translating. It changed light’s motive a bit, but it really fits

[@bababooey3885]

Gigiometry no I don’t think it is

[@JayJynxTrash]

And these people didnt like death note. One of them only did this cause their son asked them

[@lyd3695]

the way he says "get away murder" just hits different

[@kirbiscuis3304]

IKRR

[@tvirusnoodle8608]

Yesss

[@ruthieschmidt5474]

Fr

[@cm6517]

HONESTLY.

[@paleknight4099]

Just like in the hit game amongus!!!

[@brookepatten2358]

This song did not age....at all. Why is this still absolutely as relevant as ever?

[@sugarycoated]

i dont think u understand how "didnt age well" works

[@brookepatten2358]

@@sugarycoated I think for someone whose name is "sugary coated" you're awfully salty~

[@angelchaes]

@@sugarycoated they didn't even say that it didn't age well. they said that it didn't age at all and is as relevant as ever

[@amberrost2665]

Cause the system hasn't been fixed and those still in power won't listen to fix it. That's why it's still relevant. Hell the system really does just need an overhaul at this point, Light has a point it's broken beyond repair. Edit: Spelling mistake

[@Kurushimi1729]

Well, for one thing it's only 3 years old... But yeah it will probably continue to be relevant decades to come.

[@BHXProduction]

The writers REALLY understood the characters.

[@infernalpear5332]

BHXProduction You can thank Frank Wildhorn

[@kale3563]

I disagree to be honest. I thought Light was supposed to be composed and kind of kept his views to himself. Never would I think of him arguing with his teacher and kind of losing his cool over it. Also, all of the students are singing along telling their views and agreeing with Light, but in the anime there was a scene with Light and Ryuk talking about how humans would always claim the morally right decision of "no one can kill or decides what to do with criminals by themselves" yet would agree but in secret, the opposite of what this song presents. I'm not a fan of the musical because I think one of the main concepts of the manga and anime is that some things aren't necessarily left for our "interpretation" but aren't said directly or mentioned very quickly. By adding songs, that takes away that factor which personally for me makes the original story so amazing. I do however like the songs, just not the musical.

[@kale3563]

Idk why I went off like that ^^ lmaoo

[@desireeloveros1055]

@@kale3563 I think it's more to set up Light's character. And I think it's more of a internal dialogue. I never thought it was actually happening. I thought it's everyone's inner thoughts. But light would totally argue with everyone, sure he'll do it in a way that it wouldn't offend authority figure but he definitely has issues with authority.

[@Nobody-forreal]

Especially the fact that the students are on lights side at the end of the song just shows how impactful he is.

[@TerribleInThOriginal]

now THIS is how you americanize deathnote. in the manga they don't really mention things like dodging or paying people off once in court, because japan tends to presume guilty until proven innocent, but it is a big thing in the US and makes the argument a lot more heartfelt and honestly makes light sound a lot more like a 'good guy' initially when he explains his black and white viewpoint and deciding he'll make the world fit his views instead of him changing to the world, because his idea for the world is better

[@JT5555]

Correction: It's SUPPOSED To Be A Big Thing In The US. But The Reality Is,You're Guilty Until Ether Proven Innocent Or Can Worm Your Way Around It,OR Wrongful Judgments Are Placed On The Victim (Example: You Got Raped Because You Dressed Like A Slut And Were Asking For It). The "Justice" System Is Beyond Broken And Honestly,Every Word Light Says In This Song Is Pure Fact.

[@JT5555]

@ehud kotegaro Really? And What Would YOU Have Done If You Saw A Women Being Raped By Bikers And You Had The Power To Kill Them Without Ever Being Caught? Because I'd Have Killed Those Fuckers Dead.

[@dye_anna]

Demonic Queen I don’t know how old you are, but there is nothing in the law that says that you can be “asking for it”, there is no actual legal foundation to your statement

[@dye_anna]

Demonic Queen also the innocent until proven guilty rule is what lets so much scum free

[@JT5555]

@@dye_anna And There Does't Need To Be. Because The Law Is nothing More Then Some Rules Someone Made Up From Nothing. And I'm 27,You Half-Wit. Don't Go Around Trying To Piss On Someone's Age Just Because They Don't Agree With You: It's Petty And Stupid.

[@ToniLettuce]

He was such a decent guy with decent reasoning but no one vibe-checked him and he lost control of his power 😔

[@couragew6260]

Oh man, that might have been a game changer. If someone knew about Light and helped keep Kira in check, things might have been different. But Kira never lets someone remain his equal, only his pawn, so even then I still doubt Kira would have allowed someone to restrain him.

[@redred346]

Fr he was kind of spitting facts at the beggining

[@xxlexicamxx5208]

Let’s rephrase that. Musical Light had good reasoning who just needed a vibe check. Anime Light always had a god complex and he quickly went from wanting to punish criminals to becoming a god in the new world and destroy anyone who got in his way

[@djdjdndnddndni]

Me

[@robertcommonsky6248]

@darknessrasgriz Oh, I can almost guarantee L would have used it at least once just to test it, and then after learning it was already pretty much too late to turn back I could see him trying to use it more, but on the other hand L was more of a Sherlock Holmes type character who seemed like he enjoyed the hard mysteries and almost wanted an equal so either I could see him not using it because he'd feel it would be "too boring" or he'd kinda become Kira only with a riddler twist to it because he'd WANT someone to be his equal and catch him.

[@ladylightning1741]

"Let the rich and famous get away with murder" Yes, Light, it sure would be awful if someone abused their power to get away with murder.

[@sapphireloring7187]

Hint hint

[@elise6080]

I wanna like this but I can't... for obvious reasons

[@alexs.7956]

Oh the irony XD

[@tpilot_error404]

Humans. It's a circle. L is using unethical methods to. Because he can. To be fed we all kill. Plants are life too. It's energy floating , shifting , changing shape. F

[@flowers884]

Uh, he didn't get away with it though? He was killed, and then he has to spend all of eternity in purgatory/hell for all eternity because he used the death note? Like that's one of the first rules it states in the book? Also, his reputation was ruined, so I wouldn't say that he got away with it. In my opinion, if he had gotten away with it, he would have died of old age whilst passing on the title of Kira or something similar.

[@rosecocca524]

"Let the rich and famous get away with murder"....Misa?

[@xoxojo5513]

yes!

[@bradensmith9884]

But Miss doesn’t get away with it because she’s rich, it’s because she was able to hide that she’s Kira 2... at least in the anime, not sure about the musical

[@ShersterQ]

@@bradensmith9884 She's famous and gets away with murder. How she does it is a diff thing

[@sleepai0907]

Empchi She didn’t hide it with money they meant. What they meant is she was able to hide it by just being a bit clever.

[@cal8796]

light didn’t even like misa though, just kept her around because of her usefulness

[@smerzeer7740]

me: what light did was morally wrong Also me: BUT THE CORPORATIONS MAKE THR REGULATIONS AND HOLD NO ONE ACCOUNTABLE WHEN EVERYTHING GOES WRONG

[@razberrymist9475]

MOOD

[@somedragonbastard]

HE'S RIGHT IN THIS SONG,,,,

[@runefaustblack]

He had good motivations (at first), but believing himself to be entitled to mass murder in the name of these ideas is stupid and got him rightfully labeled a criminal.

[@angstyteen1154]

we’re really all switching to Light’s side in 2020

[@azaleawinchester]

When L is hot but Light do be making sense

[@ShersterQ]

They both make sense, they want the same thing, but use very different means of reaching that goal, that why their conflict is so interesting. Vigilantism seems like a good idea at first, but unchecked could very well lead to what Light became. L opposed his methods, not ideals.

[@SaferWafer]

Yes surrrr

[@applesource8261]

@@ShersterQ We are switching to Lights side. This song reminds me of america 2020 so badly right now.

[@lucyyen9989]

True xD

[@valeriabarojasp]

Jeremy KILLED this role

[@ultimatebishoujo29]

Definitely!!!

[@Varian_the_alchemist12]

My boi Jeremy can fit any role. Light, the king of hell, a 14 year old alchemist. You name it, he can kill it

[@entirelybonkers1916]

Alas, we have not found that Justice yet.

[@AxelLloyd]

Luigi: Are you sure about that?

[@rebeccax1431]

My brain goes from “Where is the justice when the guilty all go free” to “You’ll be obsessed with all my forest expertise” smh

[@arlenakrug4798]

Haha same listend to too many musicals start to mix them up as well 😂

[@varianzero7469]

I CANT UNHEAR THIS NOW. I CANT UNDO THIS EVERY TIME I SING THIS. To be fair, whenever I sing Pitiful Children, I’ll go: “lets the save the pitiful children, (woah) let’s teach the pitiful children, who haven’t a clue, to help them to help you. If you lack the balls you can go play dolls. Lets your mommy fix you a snack”

[@coolguy082]

*ABSOLUTELY NOT*

[@terrorhorrorcryptid]

@@varianzero7469 THIS HAPPENS TO ME ALL THE TIME TOO

[@gretch23yearsago74]

Noooooo I cant unhear it

[@MrAryion]

Here due to the UHC CEO

[@WalnutWife]

You’re not alone 👏

[@annabel_____]

Love coming back to this when that one CEO bit the dust ❤

[@shadowcat5971]

I have to admit it. hes right. a lot of guilty people end up going free.often from "Good behavior" the victims are left with fear. trust me, i know.

[@vivientakacs5599]

Tiger Lilly Yeah and in the US, if you are famous then you can get away with everything. I have seen so many reports where men commited some crime for example rape and they went into jail for a month and that was it. The system really is broken and unfair for the poor. It only benefits the rich amd white.

[@Zu_Zu_Zu]

@@vivientakacs5599 You know thats really sad, but often times true. But the problem with Light here, is that he sees it truly in black and white, but what about people who killed in self-defence, or a manslaughter, it can´t be just"they have to go to the block" and than cut their heads off, but you are right in saying the system is very broken, or maybe just not made in a way that would be benefitial to the victims as well as the people who are not fully guilty(like manslaughter as long as its not like some idiot made decisions he/she knew were out of line and deathly dangerous to others).

[@Veringetorix]

Good behaviour is not the issue so long as it is earned. The goal of the prison system should both to punish crimes and to help the criminals reintegrate to society. The system you have in the US is shit.

[@Arella17]

@@Zu_Zu_Zu Anime Light specifically targeted criminals that were either repeat offenders, nor showed remorse for what they did. He didn't go after small time offenders, and self defense/accident cases.

[@jaimeagulto1846]

@@Arella17 Actually, in Japan, there's a lot of innocents who go to prison because they have this "Guilty until proven innocent" thing going on, Light would have killed them since he just looked up names of prisoners, plus he actually killed people for small crimes that were caught or broadcasted, and let's not forget he killed people in his way, innocent people who just wanted the killings to stop. Then there was the former FBI agent who was killed for getting too close, who only wanted to avenge her husband who was killed for tailing Light

[@LyricNear]

Everyone revisiting this in 2020 we're really wondering where the justice is

[@phoenix4729]

Indeed

[@Geek69420]

"hold no one accountable when everything goes wrong" this sums up how society should be

[@PaperRabbitsArts]

@@Geek69420 That's literally the opposite of cancel culture.

[@Geek69420]

@@PaperRabbitsArts I know I'm bad with words

[@athenasparks4430]

@@phoenix4729 modoc high??

[@kateoneill4983]

I really like the Deathnote Musical because I think it does a really good job of balancing the fact that Light does have goals and morals with his fall to a God complex

[@Rivenlore99]

Exactly! in one song it outlines he feelings and where he stands so well, and then it's able to capture his fall as well, and his "game" with L to see who'll win.

[@meeky6714]

This feels relevant

[@anayaweick7964]

Typically villains have what’s called an “I am” song, and heroes have an “I want” song. (For example, In the movie _Beauty and the Beast_, the villain Gaston has a song about how he is great. Belle has a song about how she wants something new in her life.) In this song, Light, our villain, has an “I want” song about how he wants the laws to be fair. The teacher simultaneously has an “I am” or in this case “it is” part in the song. That totally flips the script on who is the hero and who is the villain in this musical and they did it all in one song.

[@LyricNear]

you could also say that L's intro song is more of an "I am" sing than anything else, though he has an "i want" song later

[@auburritocreates3441]

DENY. DEFEND. DEPOSE!

[@contraire_where5878]

Oh bro wasn't joking when bro said u could track major points of political unrest by checking the views of this song 😭

[@LyricNear]

IM NOT JOKING IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME

[@Zak-tk8wv]

He’s the king of hell now

[@Rosie_hazbin_here]

Bro help💀

[@JosiahBriggs]

He took all those sin points!

[@brwisnt]

@@JosiahBriggsheyyyyy, it’s meeee da devil from da bible

[@JosiahBriggs]

@@brwisnt imagine a DN fan dub with him as Ryuk!

[@Melodyhhhb]

Literally

[@aydasari7658]

i AM WHEEZING OVER THE FACT THAT in the song it says " Isn't everybody sick to death of all this stuff? Can't we stand up and say enough? And Light casually proceeds to commit *murder* Like man choose are you sick of people dying or them not dying???

[@Bibblemansaves]

I think they meant that everyone is sick to death of crimes going unpunished, not necessarily people in general dying but innocents getting hurt

[@alexism0847]

can we PLEASE talk about how this song is such a bop? like the meaning is so deep, especially in 2020, but the singing is also incredible. it’s one of my favorite songs now!

[@hellionshark3197]

I am francly becoming a fan of the composer. All the songs are great. Same with Jakyl and Hyde. He is really good. And the singers are amazing

[@dragoncornstudio9214]

And he is the voices of varion from tangled the siries

[@crashvds777]

Because JerJor is a damn icon ❤

[@Geek69420]

I guess if you think philosophically you can say that Light became what he hated most a corrupt man who ignores the law and then ultimately pays the price with his life

[@somedragonbastard]

This! Light saw a genuine problem with his country's justice, but instead of working to make improvements and address the root problems, he decided he'd just judge everything himself and became an even more punishing and unfair system

[@cheyannegiles9772]

@@somedragonbastard Light actually agrees with the justice system though, he's mad that they just don't kill people instead of sending them to jail

[@astridelsa7639]

I really love this because it emphasizes what I think is the moral of Death Note. At first, you side with Light because he's mostly right but then as the series goes on he gets corrupted and his "justice" wasn't actually justice. The point is not that Light got corrupted, it's that ANYONE in this position would become corrupt. The anime says it itself: "The true evil is the power to kill somebody". It's not saying that Light's ideals are wrong, it's just saying that NO ONE can be trusted to carry out his "utopia". Plus, what about mercy? Not all criminals deserve it but some criminals definitely do. Light's not wrong but the world cannot be that black and white. Once you realize that, you understand that you have to side with the teacher. Even L said that Light's utopia was immature. I love how this song (in concordance with the anime) leads you from the young Light's perspective to the aged teacher's perspective.

[@cup_of_yellow]

"let the rich and famous, get away with murder" that foreshadowing tho

[@ultimatebishoujo29]

I know right?

[@Jon-ij3fx]

What foreshadowing?

[@r_AHHH]

Who's here after the CEO 🔫 incident...

[@BeybladeGenius101]

This song hits extra hard since Tuesday

[@TDArulesclub4]

You know things are fucked when we start agreeing with LIGHT YAGAMI 😭

[@BeybladeGenius101]

@TDArulesclub4 philosophically speaking, he wasn't wrong when pointing out that the Justice system was broken and rigged. He always had a strong sense of justice before coming into possession of the Death Note, hence why he'd intended on joining the police force. The Death Note just messed him up psychologically, as absolute power corrupts absolutely. In the end, what are people with power most afraid of? Losing that power.

[@manakotaupauu]

I think you really need to understand that this song can really just be a placeholder for whatever political or moralistic opinion anyone has which I really think is ridiculous. I could support Nazi fucking Germany and use this song as a “wow, this is relevant to me”. You cant just use an election, which will most likely be the same thing, same division, same parties in the next four years as a portrayal for how morally right your side of the political spectrum may be. If you ask me I think Trump and Vance want the best for the US, and so does Kamala and Walz. I dont think any president, even every voter in this country just wants to actively destroy the US. Our system is not perfect but then again there are several other societies in our world who have it a HELL LOT worse than us, even with the less crime. There will never be a 100% fair solution to really anything.

[@BeybladeGenius101]

@manakotaupauu lol Donald Trump does NOT want what's best for the US and its people. His private dealings have long since revealed that. Even IF he did intend to do good for the people of the US, intentions are trumped by actions and results. However, that is not his intention. He's a proven career criminal whose actions during and before his first Presidency had a significant harm to the people of the United States, including causing numerous deaths during the COVID pandemic. He's also gotten away with his crimes because other people took the blame and the fall for him. It took the Supreme Court giving him a vaguely defined presidential immunity for him to reliably get away with his crimes. He's absolutely the type of person Light Yagami would abhor. Also, no you can't accurately represent the view FROM Nazi Germany's side using this song lol. It's the antithesis of its meaning. Basic human rights aren't some arbitrary "moralistic opinion" that you can break down and reasonably say "some groups of people don't deserve those." Project 2025 is all about that. Your rights end where another's begins. By violating those rights, you put yourself in a position for the same to happen to you, except through reasonable means of the law. It's meant to be set up for you to not commit more crimes or harm more people that way.

[@manakotaupauu]

⁠​⁠@@BeybladeGenius101no dont get me wrong I 100% agree that Trump is a felon. My point here is that people act like him winning the election is some international threat that we will never recover from and its ridiculous. I feel like in US politics, or politics in general, people tend to demonize one another so quickly. For the last decades its never been “blue good, red bad” its always been voting for a lesser evil. There will be another election in four years, that will be just as frustrating and divisive as this one. Just using this song as “my political side is good and your side is evil” would be just really snobbish. Overall I think when it comes to politics in general there never really is a “good” but rather a compromise. Everyone working behind the curtains is either corrupt or a puppet, where I mean is that Harris and Walz arent saints for the American people either.

[@konnosx1213]

This musical being.. well... this musical It dawned on me that Kira's true downfall happened when he killed the very man who not only lived up to his idealistic standard to which he held humanity but also was the very basis of this standard, aka his father. Kira initially started killing criminals -aka people everyone agrees are evil- and then he started killing people who oppose him and turned against the system -aka people some say are evil but others say are necessary- and eventually he started wanting to clear the world from people who merely arent as good as he wanted humans to be, aka as good as his father. After killing the only real human who lived up to his standard his downfall was reassured because his crusade would never end no one would be less deserving of death than his father in his eyes.

[@raccabracca]

This is brilliant and explains so much.

[@moonig6770]

Exactly! Light and Kira are very different characters, light truly wanted the people who hurt so many people to suffer, and Kira was obsessed with success and greed. I don’t think the original light would of killed anyone close to him. But when he gets that red glint in his eyes that’s Kira, not light. His true turning point is when he killed L. I feel like L knew that light was Kira but couldn’t believe it, when light killed him he also killed his sense of justice. Both of them where the same, they wanted justice. But Kira took control. You can see he’s a completely different character when he gives up the notebook, it’s almost like he’s possessed. Everyone who touches the notebook becomes corrupted. For me light died at the same time as L, once he killed his best friend, Kira took over and could kill anyone with no remorse. Even his own farther. Because he doesn’t care anymore. His eyes became to clouded with ego to see what he had done. Sorry for the long comment that you probably haven’t read. I’m autistic and very passionate about anime ( ・∇・)

[@llunarskyl]

@@moonig6770 Thank you for explaining that. I had no idea why people we’re giving two different names to the same character!

[@tamayako2000]

This lines up well with Light talking about his dad near the end of the anime! [SPOILERS] "My dad? Haha... you mean Soichiro Yagami. That's right, Matsuda! In this world, all those earnest people like him who fight for justice... they always lose! You want a world where people like that are made to be fools?!"

[@angietatianafajardomunoz6000]

this song actually points out how kira or light was a good man but with check to his power and soon cant control himself anymore

[@JT5555]

I Honestly Blame L For Light Turning Bad: Light Was Perfectly Fine Up Until L Jumped In,Posing The Threat Of Not Only Being Caught But Being Killed For Murder. Every Animal Will Bite If Back Into A Corner And That's The Kind Of Stress That L Put On Him,Thus Turning His Attempts At Justice Into Just A Game Of Cat And Mouse That Damaged His Sense Of Justice And Even His Sanity. It Was A Mix Of Both The Power AND The Fact L Pushed Him To Used It In Ways He Never Intended.

[@ChloHB]

Demonic Queen That’s one way to look at it but I wonder about that ... After all he had already become a serial killer before L appeared. He had already set his mind and decided that killing, safely at his home without exposing himself, was justified if it was against murderers

[@JT5555]

@@ChloHB But Look At Some Of The People He Killed At That Point: One Was A Flat Out Rapist And Another Was Holding A Preschool Hostage,With Children Inside. These Are Not Just Petty Criminals He Was Killing Off And They Deserved To Die. The Only Point When Kira Was Wrong Was When He Started Using And Killing Innocent People: THAT'S When He Crossed The Line.

[@ChloHB]

Demonic Queen Murder is still murder ... I understand the first killing since it was technically self defense in the behalf of the children. But the other ones ? Everyone has its own point of view but I think that self defense and saving someone’s endangered life are the only instances when you can kill someone. After all death penalty has never made any place on Earth safer ( statistics you can easily find on internet prove it) so what purpose does it serve ? Revenge ? But revenge isn’t justice. Justice is to treat everyone fairly according to their rights and life is the most basic human right. No one should be deprived of it except if there are no other choices. Besides shouldn’t we strive to better than criminals ? If killing is illegal then what entitles us to do it too ? If you defend a principle you have to follow it as much as you can.

[@JT5555]

@@ChloHB Just Because It's A Law,Does't Make It Justice. Human Laws Are Nothing But Made Up Rules That Humans Need To Not Go Into Total Chaos. Know What The "Law" Says You Do To Someone That's Wronged You,In The Wild? You Kill Them (Assuming You Can). Humanity Likes To Think It's Better Then Everything Else On The Planet But The Truth Of The Matter Is That Humans Are Nothing More Then Glorified Apes That Have Taken Too Much. Frankly,If It Were Up To Me Humanity Would Be Mass Culled...So A Little Murder Here And There Is No Big Deal.

[@TinyAlison]

Deny Defend Depose

[@pipersteele5580]

what is up with Jeremy Jordan always playing characters who just want a little justice

[@emaiaeherrera]

He played JD at one point so I see your point 👀

[@johannaplockl463]

Because Jeremy is awesome and so talented and beautiful and has the bestest voice ever and he is h o t and I can't choose if I wanna be him or be with him lmao

[@taranomf.693]

My favorite character that jeremy jordan played was varian from rapunzel's tangled adventure and i always imagine him singing this song and it really fits with varian

[@emifukakado-msjoke]

He is…magnificent

[@ultimatebishoujo29]

@@emifukakado-msjoke I know right?

[@hannahc4206]

DENY DEFEND DEPOSE

[@v1rzen]

Hope The Adjuster gets another one!

[@Distructionofpoems]

YES

[@Distructionofpoems]

@@v1rzenTHAT IS SUCH A COOL NAME FOR HIM

[@n0tchqn_.]

FREE HIM

[@n0tchqn_.]

DENY DEFEND DEPOSE

[@dragonwarriorz1]

"Perhaps it's time we drained the color from it then, 'till we're back to seeing black and white, and wrong and right again" I love these full version lyrics, thanks so so much for the upload!

[@razberrymist9475]

That is such a great line

[@Shsy7573]

That line is so powerful tho omg, so expertly crafted. I love it. Fav part of the song

[@AxelLloyd]

I knew I wasn’t the only person who thought of this song when the shooting happened

[@asia8444]

Exactly, Luigi Mangione anthem

[@firefly5934]

This musical is the only one that can take a quote from the source material and make it the best song!

[@ultimatebishoujo29]

Definitely

[@asagothe_fander]

The people who wrote this musical predicted the future

[@queenglory9352]

Or just read history books.

[@Stibbian]

"Your simple arguments have all been made before. The world's not black and white, the choice not 'either-or'. Perhaps it's time we drained the colour from it then, Till we're back to seeing black and white, and wrong and right again." I love this new verse so much; the writing and rhyming is so tight and on-point. Thanks so much for uploading this! :)

[@LyricNear]

Heather Yes! This is one of my favorite verses! In fact, the best part about it is it's connection to the final song Requiem (which I'll be uploading soon). In Requiem they sing "see how the world rejoices shades of gray", taking us back to this line and Light's misguided views on morality. The play starts with him wishing the world was black and white, and ends with everyone admitting it isn't and that it's better that way.

[@Endershock1678]

Shame it got cut out of one of the versions. I agree, that line is fantastic. I also like "It's just law, not law and order". Personally though, the best line for me in all of the songs is "Nothing wrong can turn out right by saying wrong's alright to do".

[@aydasari7658]

@@Endershock1678 Oh, that line is really powerful . Tho from which part was "Nothing wrong can turn out right by saying wrong's alright to do" at? Did you mean tat this line got cut off in English adaption of this song? or was it from a diff one?

[@Endershock1678]

@@aydasari7658 I don't remember the context since it was 2 years ago. Sorry.

[@chrysaliscrisis8530]

@@aydasari7658 that's from "there are lines", the one with soichiro and light. soichiro is telling light how there lines that can't be crossed and light is like "oh yes, father, i agree" as he waltzes across those lines

[@iliketheodds2575]

"Laws are made for everyone, we're treated all the same - till a lawyer's tricks can fix the blame."

[@hellothere2464]

This really shows Light’s “black and white” views on good and evil

[@ry5551]

i'm here after that guy who killed the ceo

[@mrsquid8034]

Free Luigi. 🙏

[@kodiibearv]

Once again, Jeremy Jordan plays a 17 year old who bites off a little more than he can chew.

[@killuanatsume]

Once again? I thought the other one who bites off a little more than he can chew was 14?

[@zlch4021]

No, Jack’s 17 and… I don’t know Clyde’s age

[@Varian_the_alchemist12]

@@killuanatsume It was more than a little but ok (I know exactly who your talking about and got way too excited when I knew)

[@colaheart_7442]

Jeremy Jordan is a freaking treasure his voice is so perfect

[@JaxieVaroxFera]

Who's here in 2024

[@Yukari-u9i]

😅

[@unano6580]

YOUR TELLING ME I COULD OF HAD A DEATH NOTE PHASE AND NOT A HAMILTON PHASE!?

[@raccabracca]

I had both. I’m still in both 😉

[@ultimatebishoujo29]

@@raccabracca same

[@johnsantspree1120]

@@raccabracca You'll have relapses, but it'll be over soon 👍

[@sumayyahrashid6824]

hahaha same

[@goodvibesallday9245]

What other people hear - Jermy Jordan singing What black rockers hear- Varian singing

[@charlestubaugh6560]

Yep

[@nnie9852]

Is funny thinking how Jeremy can play roles so differents one that another XD

[@duskwolf9235]

All I can think of is varian singing this during his Villain arc😂

[@filmavizatimorshqip6318]

Yep

[@supipimunasinghe3175]

Yep

[@MyLittleTurnip]

Was thinking about this song after the health insurance CEO got assaasinated a couple days ago

[@justcallmecat]

I know "they're only human" is amazing but this song needs more attention too

[@LyricNear]

i wish i was in the universe you come from where They're Only Human is more popular than Where is the Justice

[@vordjoncus]

I can't stop thinking about how this is basically Light's "Y/N Sings Fight Song" moment.

[@lauriex8832]

Except it's actually meaningful, unlike Y/N’s existence

[@bleepbloop5251]

Your typical wattpad story except out of nowhere Y/N gets a Death Note and slowly spirals into having a god complex

[@vordjoncus]

@@bleepbloop5251 Big "The Ballad of Sara Berry" vibes.

[@hyperfixationcentral6200]

"The world's not black and white, the Choice not either or" EXACTLY

[@charlesnapoleon9070]

So this means that it's ok that we say, that the world is how it is? Or maybe it simply says that the System should be reformed?

[@hyperfixationcentral6200]

@@charlesnapoleon9070 no, but Lights view on the world is simplified. As L puts it in the anime when he's trying to figure out Kira's M.O, that he has a childlike sense of justice.

[@charlesnapoleon9070]

@@hyperfixationcentral6200, but that we need change is clear. I think George Floyd was a good example, that we are NOT treated all the same and this is not simply because the law isn't perfect, but because there are governments, like Saudi-Arabia. What do you do with Dictators? Here the problem isn't that the law isn't perfect. Nearly everyone would profit from the death of the Saud-family. So what do you do.

[@hyperfixationcentral6200]

@@charlesnapoleon9070 you do make a good point and I do agree with you, but Lights philosophy is inherently flawed.

[@NapoleonVIII]

@@RejectedVegetables, are you refering to the main comment or the last comment?

[@kaylanovak9752]

Anyone still into this musical or is it just me?

[@asyrdal4059]

*flops hand*

[@majiniie]

me!!

[@violet999ab]

I am! Primarily because the anime is a little intimidating in its’ length and scope, while the musical just covers the first arc and is pretty simple to digest. Also, catchy music.

[@thatmoviegirl3814]

@@violet999ab I know this comment was made 7 months ago lmao but have you ever seen Death Note Relight? They're 2 animated movie adaptations. The first movie really covers episodes 1-25 and the second 26-37. So you get the awesome/beautiful animation with a well-done compact story.

[@violet999ab]

I’ve never heard of it! Thanks for the rec, I’ll check it out at some point.

[@TheChaoticBlitz]

1:45 best part

[@destroyerkitty9434]

Honestly love how this musical perfectly represents the characters ideals and feelings in such a dramatic way. It’s so perfect too. Like, perfect fucking singing and lyrics.

[@benjaminkern6450]

It's amazing how they were able to get the voice actor for Varian from the Rapunzel animated series to play Light.

[@DisconsolateDerelict]

He's also the voice-actor for JD from Heathers afaik, which is extremely awesome! Especially considering that all three characters give off a similar vibe.

[@couragew6260]

The thing is, if someone who was new to death note listened to this, they would think that Light was a relatable guy, which he sort of was in the early game. He was mostly just bored though and had a black and white viewpoint of the world. Anyone who has actually watched the series know how badly Light’s mindset is gonna go.

[@anerdwhowritesessays9931]

I'm on episode 8, and I really feel bad rooting for the guy

[@couragew6260]

A Nerd Who Writes Essays I hope you enjoy the series.

[@Izzy-ec4qq]

I've always liked the part where he forget he's Kira the most, because that shows who Light really is, without the corruption that I always believed the Death Note or the power of the Death Note did to him.

[@itsjustvin7630]

@@Izzy-ec4qq exactly. With different circumstances things couldve been different for Light

[@amberrost2665]

@@Izzy-ec4qq "Absolute power corrupts absolutely" I do think the Death Note corrupted him. Or more the power of a Death God did.

[@Nofian-s1g]

I was playing Ace Attorney. Edgey boi said "We're only humans." Reminds me of Ryuk and Rem song and then I end up here. I feel really torn about this "justice" thing right now. In the game Edgey-boi asked Wright about what a lawyer job is and now this song... I am confusion.

[@ChloHB]

This song would kinda fit Edgeworth’s perspective actually 🤔 ( in the first game that is).

[@asyrdal4059]

Omg I can totally see DN working with AA...

[@slkjvlkfsvnlsdfhgdght5447]

man, the are some POWERFUL lines here, like "show me what's right about the wrongs that we allow?" maybe if light had said such things in the original material, then he would've actually been the tragic character that the opening and ending songs portray him as just to be clear, i love the original work as it is, it's just the opening and ending songs have always made me angry with how much they "forgive" light

[@fractalfan]

The most chilling line for me is "perhaps it's time to drain the colour from it then ... "

[@anabsolutebuffoon]

The best line in this to point to that’ll foreshadow Light’s fall is the one about black and white thinking. The teacher proclaims that the world is not black or white, things are more complicated than perfectly good or perfectly bad. Light responds by saying they should ‘drain the color from it’ showing his very black and white worldview. Since he will never think of himself as being in the wrong, he will always be on that ‘perfectly good’ side and thus anyone against him is automatically ‘perfectly bad’. It is a dangerous worldview that does not allow for self reflection. Perhaps at first he leans on the morally right side, but even as he falls he will never change his mind on him being perfectly good. Edit: spelling

[@toohottobegendersolid]

The problem with me and Death Note is that I supported Light. I feel that if you’ve murdered in cold blood and feel no regret, then you deserve karma, which in the case of murder, is death to you. I agreed with his ideology, because I’m quite utilitarian, but when he started killing people who got in the way of him I knew he’d become corrupted himself. Criminals deserve justice, karma or comeuppance, if that’s the death penalties for murderers then I feel they deserve it. I would personally want to give the death penalty to serial rapists, but that’s probably because a friend of mine was raped and she still isn’t the same and THE BASTARD WALKED FREE. That got a little hijacked by my feels, sorry, but I agree with Light in the beginning. But then he killed criminals who committed minor crimes and even innocents and even his own family if they ‘got in the way.’ The power got to his head, and if you showed Light at the end of the series to the Light at the beginning, he wouldn’t have supported himself.

[@realbeefman]

I feel the same way: truly evil people who don't deserve second chances always fall through the cracks while people who've committed minor crimes always end up suffering. Light's the definiton of "the path to hell is paved with good intentions." And don't be sorry for getting a little hijacked by your feelings, it's natural to hate scum like the one who hurt your friend.

[@airesfire3432]

True light reminds me of anikn wanting to save padme and Luke and Leia but instead went dark and power hungry

[@emifukakado-msjoke]

"Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely”

[@hoykfnvnnesnxnnensncjforkx1616]

That's kinda the point I think. Deathnote is all about that nothing is fully black and white and also the idea that playing God will fuck anyone up

[@toohottobegendersolid]

@Andrea De Luca yeah sorry if I wasn’t clear, Light was initially ‘executioner’ in the view of his ideology, but then took lives of people who didn’t deserve that - so Light himself then deserved death. Sorry I’m not very clear in my wordings lol

[@LyricNear]

I love you guys! Only three songs left!

[@hgdagon]

Where did you get this version? Are there any other extended songs?

[@LyricNear]

George Hovhannisian Got it through the grapevine. All the songs I have are on my channel.

[@hgdagon]

Can you upload an mp3 archive? I only have the 8 songs from wiki...

[@ktcan3371]

Anyone thinking brian thompson should of listened to light

[@raccabracca]

You have to wonder: if he’d simply followed in his dad’s footsteps, would he have ended up a cowboy cop? I guess we’ll never know ...

[@Rivenlore99]

the creator said he would have become one fo the best detectives I think, and yes, he would have followed in his dad's footsteps, and worked with L. Maybe they could have been friends for real

[@VenhedisKaffas]

I just noticed that at 0:50 a certain tune starts which reminds me of the tune in There are lines. Also, this song very much reminds me of Anders from Dragon Age 2. XD And Jeremy Jordan is being amazing, as always.

[@edgemastermork2268]

Congrats to light becoming lucifer

[@Rivenlore99]

what I love so much abt this musical is how much depth there is in the lyrics and even the melodies and who sings what part. It's super cool to read comments analyzing the songs, and then most of the songs don't reference to outside the song, which makes for great animatic material. For example, in Hamilton there are mostly in context songs so it would be hard to use for something not in Hamilton. Whereas this music doesn't really reference Death Note things. just rambling, but another great thing is the way each song progresses the characters and the plot, while encompassing their personalities right then without really taking away (looking at you, Netflix).

[@Sofiawhonowww_]

Still a song that is relevant to the world to this day, it’s crazy honestly

[@depressedsushiroll1804]

Posted 6 years ago this song is just as relevant as it was then

[@loganalexander7810]

As a victim of the system I agree with his points not his methods

[@name-c1m]

“Let the rich and famous get away with murder” yeah isn’t that what happened bc Misa was the only Kira (or important character) that didn’t die or go to jail

[@LyricNear]

Well it is heavily implied in the anime that she commits suicide

[@ultimatebishoujo29]

@@LyricNear yup

[@shizachan8421]

@@LyricNear She does so though due to the loss of Light, not as a consequence of her own crimes.

[@johnsantspree1120]

@@shizachan8421 I thought Ryuk made her do it so he wouldn't be tied to the human realm anymore?

[@imow6013]

I despise Light with every inch of my soul but this SLAPS

[@xXeatingtoastersXx]

real

[@undersealullaby5837]

in the end of the song : Teacher : okay, okay, I know, it's nowhere to be found, but now, can we continue the class ?

[@NapoleonVIII]

Ok, but let's change topics. 😉

[@rihanm.sgoogleaccount4462]

Back here after the UHC incident in New York.

[@nafsii04]

luigi mustve listened to this on loop lmfao

[@anahiapcay9042]

I know this musical thanks to a friend and I swear I screamed when I realized the singer was Jeremy Jordan. I love his existence

[@Maidenofmine]

Thank you so much for uploading all of the reworked songs as well! I love the added verses and this one will always remain in my top. The passion and voice just fits so perfectly for Light. We are honestly so lucky that they finished the rest of the songs for the demo and that I'm still in slight disbelief coming to America at all!!

[@echoflowerproductions1445]

I should have expected I'd find you here. :) I absolutely love this one too, I think this is honestly one of my favorites on the entire soundtrack. :)

[@Monsicorn]

When is it coming to America?

[@echoflowerproductions1445]

+MissCagedDemons We don't know yet, the writer just said "soon". I really wish we had a concrete date though!

[@Monsicorn]

EchoFlower Productions yeah me too

[@RileyLastname]

Why did nobody tell me that this was a thing??

[@ssloestj.4008]

Jeremy Jordan as light please, I friking love JJ so much!!! But he is not a light, that’s just how it is.

[@uznaimat7072]

I have no idea what Death Note is or who this Light character is, but may I just say... This song is a f--ing masterpiece! I mean the lyrics, the music, Jordan's voice. I've been listening to this on repeat. Wow.

[@josiahjenksisawesome]

If you're in the US and have a Netflix account, you're in luck. The entire original series is available to stream. The original protagonist was much more of a psychopath, but that was what made him so interesting to watch. Imagine a Sherlock story told from Moriarty's perspective, if Moriarty had a supernatural murder weapon on his side, and you've got a decent picture of what Death Note is like.

[@mysticmagic8762]

FR I CAME BECAUSE OF JEREMY BUT THIS SONG IS JUST ✨✨✨ And this makes me interested in the story but I'm scared cat lmao

[@Lifealope]

What's interesting is how in the beginning of the song, Light does mention protecting people briefly, but the longer is goes on the more it becomes about punishment, negating the fact that laws were not inherently created for punishment, but to keep peace.

[@maldambao6126]

It's really interesting to see what types of injustice this song tackles depending on the country that adapts it. This version talks about how rich criminals can just buy their way out of jail, while the brazillian version talks about political corruption and media manipulation.

[@Ohiuhkutjuddddd]

WOAHHH IS THAT THE ONE WHO'S VA AS LUCIFER?

[@Ivypool123]

YES

[@Wexuna]

In German they have really the same VA.

[@jenelle3033]

when you havent even seen the death note anime but you heard jeremy jordan

[@ultimatebishoujo29]

Watch it

[@killuanatsume]

0:14 I heard that voice before...Oh wait I know where.

[@sleepynova232]

VARIAN FROM TANGLED😊

[@killuanatsume]

Exactly ^^

[@AshleyoftheSwiftspear-pb8cs]

Something really interesting from the perspective of someone who really should watch the musical sometime soon, is the lines about rich people and celebrities getting to get away with a lot more corrupt stuff than your average person. Which is objectively true, and seems like a good point, but then you stop and notice how in the original show, light never directly targets rich people committing crimes, I don’t know how true this is for the musical, but from a show/manga perspective it seems like a very emotionally driven argument that light is using to manipulate people to think his MO is actually justified.

[@jackhutton5078]

Sounds like something the devil sang to god right before everything went to hell

[@christiansborledegg]

Lucifer 🤨

[@remnants9974]

wow, I had no idea this was a thing, but I love this song

[@johnbastion747]

This song is very Set it Off vibes

[@shineyluna1268]

Ok but why does this slap SO HARD??

[@jalenstrikes4300]

I 100% agree with this song so much with how society is and I love it. There's so much injustice in this world it's time for everybody to open there eyes.

[@maisynmackles7465]

THE RICH AND FAMOUS GET AWAY WITH MURDERRRRRRR

[@usermania340]

From what's happening this year, this just made me remember this song.

[@L0ver0fHumanity]

The interesting thing is the fact that because this was meant to reflect the Japanese legal system, I think Light's arguments seem a lot more compelling. I feel like in this version, it's meant to criticize the corruption via billionaires/companies being able to be immune to the law because they can just pay out and the less financially stable people cannot get their justice, because a company can afford to drag a case on for forever and bleed out their opponent. In Japan, the issues does indeed lie in their actual justice system. A lot of American serial killers do indeed get up getting jailed and usually die in prison (though I am not a fan of the sensationalization of them), but a lot of Japan's serial killers often do not. And that's where Light's arguments lie.

[@DiamondDollDark]

Even if you don’t know the musical, don’t know the context, isn’t it on par on what’s happening in the US today? Where is the fucking justice?

[@4firecat478]

I know right. This song fits well with the police brutality and the protesters.

[@timefliesaway999]

This was literally written for Varian, and the fact that Jamie Jordan sings this just proves it even more

[@jamiealdridge2388]

BRO EXACTLY

[@milletkuzuryu882]

This needs to be an actual song. This is filled with meaning and the singing is amazing

[@kaybee328]

Rhianna Millet it is

[@milletkuzuryu882]

I mean one you can download

[@dyinguta1300]

Also chills this whole song