Kikuo - In a deep, dark forest

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Vocaloid: 绮萱 (Qi Xuan)
Artwork: Kikuo, si_ku.k
-- Lyrics --
闇に落ちて落ちて落ちてゆく　霧の中に生まれて
絶えなく　絶えなくまわるまわる　渦のなか
（ハー…）（ラン　ラン　ラン…）
まわるまわる　ぐるぐるぐる　ゆれるゆれる　るるるるるる
止められないの　とろとろ　とろとろ
手を伸ばして　さあさあさあ　歩きだして　ぷくぷくぷく
どこにもいけない　生まれたときから
らららららん　らららららん　踊り踊り踊ろうよ
らららららん　らららららん　深い森のなかで
これからさ　これからさ　会えるきみと約束するよ
ぼくといっしょに
らららららん　らららららん　踊り踊り踊ろうよ
らららららん　らららららん　苦しまないように
会えるきみと約束するよ
らんらんらら　らんらんらん…
きみは　ずっと　ずっと　笑い方を忘れないで　
そっと　そっと　なんにも知らないまんま
遠く遠く　ぐるぐるぐる　逃げて逃げて　さあさあさあ
どこにもいけない　ぼくだけいけない
どこにもいかない　ずっとずっとずっとずっと
ハー…
らららららん　らららららん　踊り踊り踊るんだ
らららららん　らららららん　深い霧の中で
お手々をさ　つないでさ　お目々をくるくるしてあげよう
ぼくといっしょに
らららららん　らららららん　踊り踊り踊るんだ
らららららん　らららららん　悲しまないように
会えるきみと指切りするよ
きみはずっと…　らんらんらら　らんらんらん…
らららららん　らららららん　踊り踊り踊ろうよ
らららららん　らららららん　深い森の中で
これからも　これからも　ぼくがずっといちばんなんだ
全部知ってるから
らららららん　らららららん　踊り踊り踊ろうよ
らららららん　らららららん　深い森の中で
いちばん　いちばん　痛がりさんのぼくが
かわいい　かわいい　かわいいあの人のいちばん

[@stjornullmortiis]

Oh you know it's going to be good when it's from Kikuo.

[@theworminyourapple69]

Indeed

[@super_nh]

always

[@justmonika6571]

For reallll

[@minipretzels]

and when it streams at 1am in your local time

[@sp00kym0nster]

Yes indeed

[@gesellchat]

This is a certified Kikuo classic

[@sankyumiku]

Haven't even heard it yet but you right

[@Sansibit]

Can confirm it is a banger

[@sanyep619]

**stamps class kikuo**

[@l3ila219]

how is this comment from yesterday when this came out 27min ago??

[@ghostyp4wz..]

so true

[@wakeupclumsy]

I bet the most common lyric in Kikuo's music is "La"

[@reiiwashere]

i dont think u have to bet lmao

[@Reyquego]

And the most common theme of the song is the death 👍👍👍👍👍

[@Kittylove_official]

And also "aahh"

[@SCJEJDDjdjd-q7w]

(ら)

[@ccost]

i mean "la" technically isnt even japanese so a lot of his songs use "ra", japanese doesnt have an L sound

[@xenamations]

I love how diverse tone is in kikuos music. No matter what mood I'm in theres atleast one song I can listen to

[@midvamp]

Honestly

[@RaineLikesTheSillyDinosaur]

REAL he literally has a lot of genres he made songs of and they are always bangers fr

[@BlundergirlGalaxina]

More diversity than Modern Disney movies

[@user-yz5dx8bl4w]

始めは酷く優しい声なのに徐々にほつれて壊れていく危うい感じがたまらなく好きです………

[@miku-mg8wf]

私も大好き

[@grate.dcheese9083]

just like being in a deep dark forest

[@koirversity]

i always love kikuo’s 5 minute songs because they always feel so short, and make you wish they were longer

[@super_nh]

Kikuo's 3 minute songs feel so short and thats the avarage length for vocaloid songs 💀

[@skrubwhosucks8224]

As an Infected Mushroom fan, I've gotten so used to songs being 8 minutes long that I feel like some songs could be squeezed a bit more of their juices into another minute or two. Even their music has become shorter over the years, so I'm stuck in a loop of thinking these songs could have something more in them. LET ME OUTTA THIS MINDSET!

[@cookiedough7660]

I was like “THIS IS 5 MINUTES?” It felt like one honestly 😭😭😭

[@KinDiedYesterday]

@@super_nh yea lol

[@catcake_cakecat]

any other 5 minute song to me feels boring and endless but kikuo's feel so short

[@Thornblooduser]

My head Canon: This is about a creature that can't leave the forest. One day, a human travels through. The human speaks and dances with the creature in exchange for safe passage. This happens often as the human has a trade route. The creature knows that it can't leave without finding a replacement for itself, but does not want to harm the human. Each day, the human pinky swears to return and dance again. One day, the human does not return. Many years, the human does not return and the creature becomes bitter. The human finally returns, telling of an amazing adventure. Dancing and singing with the creature. At the end, the human goes to pinky swear to return, but the monster throws the human into the fog, replacing itself.

[@smiley_flory]

I think this is a very cool head canon

[@cyan_nora]

I really like ur head canon! may I make a drawing out of this? :D (Sorry bad English)

[@Thornblooduser]

@cyanora772 of course! You are free to do whatever you'd like with it. Your English was very accurate!

[@thornsx5257]

This song reminds me of my childhood very well. I like your head cannon though.👏✨

[@ShuisChair]

Qi Xuan has the perfect voice for Kikuo’s songs!!! I’m so impressed

[@specialsauce.]

Omg it's not miku this time??!! I was so confused as to why the voice sounded so different lol. I just figured Kikuo is so good at tuning, he can make Miku sound like a totally different vocaloid...

[@super_nh]

@@specialsauce. its not even a vocaloid, its an ace studio synth. Kikuo had an error in the description

[@corasundae]

@@super_nh I think Japanese people just tend to call all vocalsynths Vocaloid.

[@yotsuyuyagiyama2443]

That makes much more sense, when it first started playing I thought it sounded Chinese, but then I realized the words were Japanese and the captions were too, but she just has a Chinese accent. I’m so used to Kikuo using Miku that I forget other vocalsynths exist 😅

[@somkeve]

@@yotsuyuyagiyama2443 she has a Chinese voicebank as well

[@FlowxeringSakuxra]

You know it's good when the premiere is at 3am in your timeline.

[@kimtaehyungoo]

7 pm for me lol..

[@FlowxeringSakuxra]

@@kimtaehyungoo it's 3am for me, the best time to play fnaf

[@AGO-nr2nr]

Bruh, 1am for me

[@FlowxeringSakuxra]

@@AGO-nr2nr lmao

[@kimtaehyungoo]

@@FlowxeringSakuxra how old are you? Is fnaf a good game?

[@Alicapy]

Kikuo's consistent talent is simply unmatched

[@_.Dylan._]

Profile pic fits very well

[@kristin332]

@@_.Dylan._ LMAOO

[@clement9782]

I really really really like this image.

[@twttaker]

Kikuo always impresses me... he can break our hearts in a way we can't understand, he can make us feel things we've never felt before, and we remember forgotten thoughts through his music.. he's just truly a special person

[@twttaker]

@Hola gente (aka GamzeeLikesFaygo) {ANTI RED SEVEN} Perfectly said

[@AquaBubbles22]

You just described the feeling I'm having when I couldn't put it into words.

[@justasleebylilguylittlesle1496]

Kikuo's songs are such a feast for my autistic brain. The panning. The instruments. The *noise.* Really submerges my brain in such nice sounds. Even though they're sad, somehow it's very freeing most of the time. Such a good song. Thank you, Kikuo.

[@sleep_walking8152]

Ay nuerodivergent gang

[@henryfleischer404]

That's a good way to put it.

[@nagitoluck]

as another autistic kikuo fan, you described it perfectly

[@ctrlzme.6448]

ADHD ppl too. this is scratching my brain so much i love it

[@zl7568]

Right!!

[@crumb.crumblet.S.crumbington]

KIKOU SONG LETS GO

[@baawg]

real and true

[@MLie_L]

hi crumb :D

[@sussyroblos9248]

Rel

[@kyancoqie]

NEW KIKUO SONG??????????? edit: this comment is doin numbers!!

[@_.Dylan._]

NEW KIKUO SONG

[@justagalwhocomments]

Yesss

[@mattfjf]

NEW KIKUO SONG!!!!

[@WilonaMinaWalker]

IM SO EXCITED

[@zuzkavajbarova]

YES PLSSSS

[@user-bh7qs6pb9u]

初めは悲しく優しい子なのかと思ったら、 最後の歌詞で、恐ろしい束縛を感じて、 とてもとても…好き。

[@user-xg5nb8hm4s]

绮萱ってボーカロイドちゃん きくおさん経由で知ったけど 小さな女の子の声にしか聞こえなくて… きくおさんの歌わせ方がめちゃくちゃ上手いのもあるんだろうけど あまりにも世界観に似合いすぎる 溶かされそうな声

[@RDT7799]

When I listened to this with my headphones on, it felt like I transcended to a deep, dark forest. Another Kikuo masterpiece.

[@super_nh]

I love how kikuo songs shove u inside of them in ur imagination. The song about drowning drowns u, the song about space throws u into the galaxy, the song about spinning spins u around, the song about dwelling in a hole dwells u deep down, now its a song about a dark forest that shoves u inside a dark forest Its like kikuo is controlling our minds

[@ratdundruff5843]

@@super_nh kikuo mind god.

[@super_nh]

@@ratdundruff5843 ikr

[@ratdundruff5843]

@@super_nh real

[@user-cl7zj4nb5z]

人を辛いものから救うために迷い込ませているように見せかけて、｢会えるきみ｣とか｢痛がりさんのぼく｣とか深いところではただ自分を愛してくれる人間がほしいだけっていう自分のことしか考えてなさそうなところが好き かわいい声と音のメリハリが好き 音の層の厚さが本当に森に迷い込んだみたいで好き 立体音響好き きくおさん大好き

[@yy2535]

狐さんが歌ってる…？

[@Mo-ni-ka]

結構前にきくおさんがテレビで密着取材されてるの全部観たんだけど うーんうーんってなりながら作曲して 気分転換に外に出て遊んだりしてて インスピレーションを受けてまた神曲を生み出してるの見たのよリアタイで。 本当に感動した。 毎曲毎曲すっっごく素晴らしい中毒性の高い曲を沢山出してる 新曲が出るまでの空白時間、また頑張って作曲をして魂を吹き込んでいるんだと思うと 待ってる間も全然苦じゃなくて………… これからも応援しようって改めて思える素敵なPです。 出会えて良かった。

[@FilthyCasualty]

It always surprises me how much care is put into the subtitles in Kikuo's music videos. Like it's in special fonts and goes crazy with movement. That's so freaking cool.

[@MAML_]

Especially in ones like mono wo parapara kowasu those things go crazy

[@Chrom4Prez]

That scared me so bad lolll

[@NoEcchiNoLife]

There's a thing called "technology"

[@Enigmaticharm]

@@NoEcchiNoLife that doesn't devalue the effort??

[@loopsypanda1014]

Kikuo's music is absolutely magical. Every time I listen to Kikuo's music, something changes within me.

[@justmonika6571]

Me toooooo

[@HunterSThompson191]

I feel so lucky to be alive in an era where Kikuo is creating music

[@myouolip]

Me too

[@_Zushi_]

AA I CANT WAIT KIKUO’S SONGS ARE ALWAYS AMAZING

[@dark.enchantress.coochie]

Shave ehjwwj

[@william_aftons_husband]

Frfr

[@ghostyp4wz..]

IKR

[@aosugiruringo]

きくおさんの曲、遠くの知らない誰かの嫉妬や暗い感情を覗き見てたら暗闇と自分の境界がなくなって「ソレ」の感情なのか自分の感情なのか分からなくなってく感じが好き 溺れてるのに息は苦しくなくて 自分の輪郭がぼやけていって 痛くは無い地獄で大勢の何かと一体になって溶けてくような感覚(これが私の語彙力の限界)

[@idiom1113]

This song really resonates with me, the childlike playfulness but somewhat foreboding undertones gives me the image of a person who has mostly stopped trying to get everyone’s attention and love to fill the hollow void in their chest, and just tries to live their life purely and happily, hence the childlike voice despite the more mature lyrics and them calling their recipient ‘ignorant’ but sometimes the want for love and attention seeps through, evident with the occasional distortion. Tl;dr This is another certified hood classic for people who yearns for love and attention by Kikuo

[@---pj1xz]

This song, especially because of the voice and lyrics, is very Harumakigohan vibes, but darker. Similar to Ame Ko, but a lot darker in vubes.

[@undertale-perseverance]

Omori fan

[@SillyShellALT]

Omori fan

[@somethingbehindyou]

Omori fan

[@CraynsLookYummy]

Omori fan

[@chiefyyyy]

This is actually somewhat magical, like the long awaited awakening of a forest spirit, like the bewitching hymns of fairies that drive even deities into a deep slumber, like the great bellows of the giants as they rain down from the golden sky, this song makes me feel a certain type of way. Thank you for this, Kikuo. As always, your songs are absolutely incredible!

[@FreakyWingedAngel]

Bro just came up with the perfect description for this song

[@Fikamar27]

Yeah I quickly thought the song is more about spirit or fairies doing their usual antics at forest, but still a masterpiece of Kikuo to completely capture the vibes of those fairies :3

[@chiefyyyy]

@@FreakyWingedAngel Well, I am a writer and I usually write about all this dark fantasy stuff.

[@whooshylushy743]

It sounds somewhat like a corrupted forest or some sort

[@candybank1359]

Couldn’t have put it better

[@plantyplant]

the singer is 绮萱 (qi xuan) according to description. technically she's not a vocaloid but ehhh~ i really like her voice. according to ACE Studio lore, qi xuan is a talented 8 year old girl. notably she's from the zhuang ethnicity, so her clothes are all zhuang-styled. there's 56 ethnic groups in in china, but 95% of chinese people are of the han ethnicity, including me. always nice to see more variety.

[@gummywormm]

SHE'S 8???!?

[@akira-chan591]

Wait so qi xuan is a real singer who collabed with kikuo?

[@akira-chan591]

If shes not a vocaloid what Is she?

[@funnyjokesandgaffs]

@@akira-chan591 nope, shes a synthesized voice used with ACE Studio! ACE Studio has crazy realistic voices lol

[@jootersblaccat]

@@gummywormm the character, yes, the voice provider, no

[@user-gr5xc4co8l]

あなあなぐらしを彷彿とさせる曲調で奥深くに吸い込まれるような音が良くてめちゃくちゃ好きです。。。 概要欄見ると、歌ってる子の名前が綺萱ちゃん?で、自分は初めてこの子の声を聴いたけど、ハキハキとしつつも、きくおさん特有の寂しげがあって、どこか落ち着く声ですごく良かった、、

[@wankstain4973]

im surprised he make a vocaloid song with a different vocal than usual. i love love LOVE chinese vocaloids and they deserve more recognition 👏 qi xuan's vocal sounds so SOFT, like if cotton candy could sing, this would be it. this vocaloid definitely fits your style kikuo, keep making masterpieces 💖💖💖

[@Lunarrbase]

This isn't a vocaloid though. Jp fandom just calls everything that isn't a vocaloid or utau a vocaloid

[@adrekiy0]

since you mentioned it, i wonder if anyone's covered wataame with qi xuan

[@minty2119]

EVERYBODY WAKE UP, NEW KIKUO SONG !!!

[@LiveLaughLoveParkJinsung]

YOU KNOW IT’S GONNA BE GOOD IF KIKUO MAKES A NEW SONG

[@blairsept9869]

The forest is an image to represent sadness or pain. The female figure lightning a bit of this forest is the cute person the singer (which I am sure, is kikuo) is talking about. The most interesting thing to me in this song is that unlike most people Kikuo doesnt say his sadness comes from bad experiences, since he was born this way. Actually, it may come from knowledge, and sensibility. Chances are, if you are born intelligent and very sensible, a lot of things appear superficial to you, because you are more able to decipher the core through the facade. The core appear most generally plain once you know it. About the background, I think I finally figured out what is the girl doing. Shes using her ignorance and gentleness to lighten Kikuo's forest. Or maybe its her love. Maybe they even combined together, since there is blue and pink lightning. It could be that their union bring them mutual joy which would be why they enlighten their dark forest.

[@WillerPillers]

I love this. Beautiful.

[@FromtheTriangle]

I just realised how many Kikuo songs were used in Omori animations (and very good ones at that)

[@sankyumiku]

Apparently in this song, Kikuo is using a different voice bank, not Miku's. But no matter what kind of voice synthesizing program Kikuo uses, the music still sounds so much like "Kikuo". Still recognizable as "Kikuo". Kikuo's unique style of tuning is great.

[@imthebossmermaid3648]

It’s Qi Xuan, a Chinese Vocaloid.

[@lambybunny7173]

There's a few songs where Kikuo uses a different vb! One I can name off the top of my head is Pokkan Color. Praying Kikuo uses Tone Rion again I looove her voice

[@Lunarrbase]

@@imthebossmermaid3648 This isn't a vocaloid though. Jp fandom just calls everything that isn't a vocaloid or utau a vocaloid

[@htsunmiku]

@@lambybunny7173 that's one of the best voice bank demos to date

[@htsunmiku]

@@imthebossmermaid3648 I think it's a vocal for ace studio? So technically speaking not a vocaloid. But as the person above me said, we're at the point where people just call every vocal synth "vocaloid" since it's just easier because most people don't know the details.

[@rosin6228]

IT SOUNDS EVEN BETTER WITH HEADPHONES IN AND VOLUME UP VERY LOUDLY

[@toasterssssssss]

IM SAD I DONT HAVE HEADPHONES NOW HELP

[@user-ik3oh5em4m]

きくおさんの曲って外国の人に人気だよね

[@kasagure.]

they absolutely are. kikuo's songs make up a huge piece of my playlist 😅❤

[@penwozhere]

そうだよ😅

[@larag1524]

Je peux te le confirmer c'est connue un peu partout et tant mieux!

[@NkAhz]

bastante, fiquei até preocupado por ter me identificado com algumas delas.

[@Kori_Shimo]

True...Kikuos songs are too good for us to ignore!

[@holiveira130]

In front of a stern voice, kikuo demonstrates once again the ability to fix in our brains and explode hearts

[@kokichiouma8898]

THIS SONG IS SO BEAUTIFUL!!! THANKS EVERYONE FOR BEING IN THE LIVESTREAM

[@midvamp]

BRUH I FORGOT ABOUT IT 😭 BUT I WAS SO HAPPY I SAW THE MUSIC WAS OUT NOW

[@honeycube]

I'm amazed by how human Qi Xuan sounds, Kikuo know damn well how to do good songs fr, I love him sm

[@frankies.2324]

I literally think this is our inner child talking to us, comforting us. But being honest and letting us know that reality is painful...but that doesn't mean you have to live in pain.

[@FunOAW]

YESS NEW KIKUO DROP I'm so excited!

[@yeontanseyebrows5588]

Something about Kikuo’s songs always makes me want to dance. Even if the lyrics are sad and the vocals sound like someone in pain, I always get an urge to spin around in snow fall

[@imthebossmermaid3648]

Me too!

[@GoRi_GirL3]

なぜかきくおは発達障害や脳の障害を抱える人の多くが痒いところをかいてくれると感じている。なぜ？？？私もその1人。

[@znvorz]

Same

[@fxd894]

Que........

[@rancholotl3384]

We need more people like Kikuo in this world. Making dark music and stories in his music for those disturbed with such things to put their thoughts and experiences into. Then proceeds to make cool things like this. And also proceeds to inform us about his love for vegetables. Respect.

[@kiiinuo2729]

IN KIKUO WE TRUST

[@ounagi_unagi]

いつものミクちゃんの発音では作り出せないまた別の優しい雰囲気と荘厳さが素敵です…

[@omochiwo_tabero]

やっぱりきくおさんの楽曲には幼い声が似合う……幼くして絶望を知ってしまったような感じがして好き 今回も最高でした。ありがとうございます……

[@HikikimoriFemcel]

i am so impressed by how realistic this vocaloid sounds

[@Lunarrbase]

This isn't a vocaloid though. Jp fandom just calls everything that isn't a vocaloid or utau a vocaloid

[@blood9121]

@@Lunarrbase what is it ?

[@furantiramisu]

@@blood9121 it's from a different vocal synth software called ace studio!

[@iwaterboardchildren]

I remember being pissed when I found out that kikuo released this while i was in the psych ward for 6 months. It was a nice welcome back gift

[@funny_clown510]

Average kikuo fan 😭😭

[@medicalbasils]

BABY WAKE UP NEW KIKUO SONG IS ABOUT TO DROP

[@user-np2re1lz5t]

きくおさんの曲って本当に中毒性がすごい…イヤホンで聴くと頭の中に直接快楽物質流し込まれてる感じがする…好きだ…

[@ijustwannaentertainmyselfw264]

Why don't we talk about how when if you wear earphones,each has different instruments and sometimes it travels from left to right???ARRGHH THIS IS WHY I LOVE KIKUOS SONGS ITS SO AWESOME

[@flower_pi]

これから会う君（まだ会ったことのない君）に執着しているところが凄く狂気的で好きです

[@Adam-is4pl]

50/50

[@aosugiruringo]

なんか字幕すごい凝ってるからみんな見て欲しい…

[@airu-amu-ru]

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[@makkurakurakura]

I love dramatic sounding songs so thats probably why I like kikuo so much... I love how it sounds like shes begging (also the best part to me is when she goes "Haahh" and its like a harmony ahhhhggg its so good)

[@Kapitan-Chan]

WE GETTING OUT OF THE FOREST WITH THIS ONE 🗣🗣🗣🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@LaVicLo456]

YASS

[@77bears]

it's a little strange to hear kikuo's vocaloid signatures with someone other than miku, but i really love qi xuan's realistic tuning ( ☆v☆) she sounds so ethereal with kikuo's music..!!!!

[@kizetherz]

this song is almost a year old yall 😭 when it first came out i had no idea how obsessed with it i’d be

[@DropsteRyt]

Honestly this is such a blessing to the ear, it feels so mystical

[@user-jn8ui9br3x]

ボカロの声じゃないとできないことをずっとされてて、きくおさんはちゃんとボーカロイドありきの曲、自分が最終的に歌手になりたいからとただのボーカルとして扱うのではなく、機械音声の優しさと寂しさを最大限に引き出している印象があります。今回のクオリティもとても高くきくおさんの感性から生まれる曲はすべて安心して聴けます。ずっと好きです。

[@jaekaikeikook4545]

Kikuo dropped this masterpiece on my birthday I am accepting this as my birthday gift

[@Just_Skyla]

Happy birthday!!!!!

[@poifferfoshssocool]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

[@jaekaikeikook4545]

@@Just_Skyla Thank you :)

[@jaekaikeikook4545]

@@poifferfoshssocool Thank you :)

[@EmuachPuff]

Happy birthday!

[@user-ic3ng2nl7t]

きっと背景は木々で森の中にいるんだろうけど私には出られない家の中からカーテンの外を覗く子供に見える

[@NocturneonChannel]

To me, this song seems to be about dissociative amnesia. Here's a translation with that in mind: 闇に落ちて落ちて落ちてゆく　霧の中に生まれて Falling into the darkness, I was born amid the fog 絶えなく　絶えなくまわるまわる　渦のなか Inside the endlessly spinning whirlpool This verse seems like it could be referring either to someone being born into dark, unpleasant conditions, or it could be referring to a dissociative personality part being created (or "born") through trauma. まわるまわる　ぐるぐるぐる　ゆれるゆれる　るるるるるる Spinning and spinning, around and around, shaking and swaying, it goes on and on 止められないの　とろとろ　とろとろ I can't make it stop, it's sticky 手を伸ばして　さあさあさあ　歩きだして　ぷくぷくぷくI extend my hand, come on, I start walking, small steps どこにもいけない　生まれたときから I can't go anywhere, ever since I was born This verse expands on the darkness in the first verse. It's repetitive, they can't make it stop, they can't escape, but they extend their hand to someone and call out to them to start walking. The onomatopoeia ぷくぷくimplies that the walk is being taken with small steps, suggesting that the person is a child, which is the period of life in which one is most likely to develop dissociative amnesia. らららららん　らららららん　踊り踊り踊ろうよ Lalalalala, lalalalala, let's dance and dance and dance らららららん　らららららん　深い森のなかで Lalalalala, lalalalala, deep in the forest これからさ　これからさ　会えるきみと約束するよ I'll make a promise to you who I can meet from now on A second person has appeared after the darkness who dances with the original person. ぼくといっしょに Together with me らららららん　らららららん　踊り踊り踊ろうよ Lalalalala, lalalalala, let's dance and dance and dance らららららん　らららららん　苦しまないように Lalalalala, lalalalala, so that we don't have to suffer 会えるきみと約束するよ I'll make a promise to you who I can meet from now on らんらんらら　らんらんらん… Lalala, lalala... Dancing with the second person alleviates the suffering, much like how the creation of a dissociative barrier helps protect a child from suffering. きみは　ずっと　ずっと　笑い方を忘れないで　Don't you ever forget how to smile そっと　そっと　なんにも知らないまんま Not knowing anything, 遠く遠く　ぐるぐるぐる　逃げて逃げて　さあさあさあ Just stealthily escape, (around and around) far away from here, go, go どこにもいけない　ぼくだけいけない I can't go anywhere, so only I can't go どこにもいかない　ずっとずっとずっとずっと I can't go anywhere, forever and ever and ever ハー… *sigh* The child tells the second person to never forget how to smile, and tells them to run away while not knowing anything, but they themselves can't leave. With dissociative amnesia, the child's memories of the trauma can end up being "locked away" and unknown to the person as an adult, who may have left the situation that caused the trauma and is presently living an otherwise normal, "happy" life. However, those memories and "the child" still exist, and "the child" may feel "stuck" where the trauma originally occurred. For instance, the adult may have recurring nightmares about the location in which the forgotten trauma occured that they can't figure out a cause for. らららららん　らららららん　踊り踊り踊るんだ Lalalalala, lalalalala, let's dance and dance and dance らららららん　らららららん　深い霧の中で Lalalalala, lalalalala, deep in the fog お手々をさ　つないでさ　お目々をくるくるしてあげよう We'll hold hands and I'll make your eyes spin ぼくといっしょに Together with me らららららん　らららららん　踊り踊り踊るんだ Lalalalala, lalalalala, let's dance and dance and dance らららららん　らららららん　悲しまないように Lalalalala, lalalalala, so that you don't have to be sad 会えるきみと指切りするよ I'll make a pinky promise to you who I can meet from now on Once again, the two individuals dancing together seems to serve the purpose of alleviating suffering. It is also implied that one is confusing the other or making them forget things to achieve this goal of alleviating suffering. きみはずっと…　らんらんらら　らんらんらん… You'll always... lalalala, lalala... らららららん　らららららん　踊り踊り踊ろうよ Lalalalala, lalalalala, let's dance and dance and dance らららららん　らららららん　深い森のなかで Lalalalala, lalalalala, deep in the forest これからも　これからも　ぼくがずっといちばんなんだ From now on, from now on, I'll still always be number one 全部知ってるから Because I know everything らららららん　らららららん　踊り踊り踊ろうよ Lalalalala, lalalalala, let's dance and dance and dance らららららん　らららららん　深い森のなかで Lalalalala, lalalalala, deep in the forest いちばん　いちばん　痛がりさんのぼくが I'm in the most pain, かわいい　かわいい　かわいいあの人のいちばん and I'll always be number one to that adorable person "The child" still remembers the trauma, and is still hurt by it. Even though the adult doesn't consciously remember it, they'll still have dissociative and PTSD-esque symptoms. I interpret "being number one" to mean that the child's feelings are being expressed through the adult, and in a sense "ruling" them.

[@citrus0130]

立体音響エグくてほんとに情景とかが浮かんでくるしほんとに好き 素晴らしすぎる きくおさんの音楽性大好き

[@smilelight9061]

このきくおさん独特の世界観が好き

[@壁-p4l]

3:29 自分用です 今までこうゆう曲を探し求めていました。本当にありがとうございます。なんかこう闇堕ちみたいのが好きでこうゆうのないかなーって探していたら見つけました。もうこの曲は自分の好みが全て詰まっています。

[@user-um9jv4jq5j]

きくおさん独特の儚い歌声が好きすぎる…

[@makkurakurakura]

Im actually screaming, crying, shaking , and rolling around on the floor yall are gonna see me prepared up until the second it comes out Update: 83 minutes until it goes live im so excited Omg 50 minutes now… That was the best thing I’ve ever experienced I’m in love

[@hallowspectre.]

ITS PREMIERING NOW

[@Indraeditings]

Well it started now !

[@ari6445]

IT WAS AMAZING THO

[@billcipherhater]

hi buttpie

[@ana.twilight]

WHY R U SO FAMILIAR ....😭😭⁉️

[@madwomansinsight]

I feel like this song’s sound is a culmination of other song ideas mixed into one, like the gradual increasing speed from Kara Kara Kara no Kara, the general sound of “Keep Going! Keep Climbing! Up the Tall Tower!” and other songs I can’t place at the moment. Good work. I really like this song.

[@super_nh]

It reminded me of watashi dono watashi and cloud cloud forecast

[@RaineLikesTheSillyDinosaur]

EYO NOBURE SUSUME ENJOYER?????

[@user-fl6el1up6b]

熱になった時とかに起きる近くのものが遠く見えたり視界がぼやけたりする感覚に近い何かを感じる

[@user-rm6zt6vm5i]

ボカロ界で1番芸術性を感じる

[@user-fn6us8sj8d]

イヤホンしながら聞くとわかるけど音が左右してる、、、 本当に「深い森のなか」にいるみたいだわ。

[@shiyuru]

正直ボカロ界隈の中で1番更新を楽しみにしてます

[@user-rw9no4vt7e]

This is like hole-dwelling but in an alternate universe

[@Leaffyleaff]

Forest-dwelling

[@user-px5sm1nq4h]

ROMAJIZED/ENGLISH FOR MY FRIENDS WHO WANT TO SING IT (Edit- Qu Xuan is not a vocaloid my apologies!) 绮萱 (Qi Xuan) yami ni ochite ochite ochiteyuku 　 kiri no naka ni umarete taenaku 　 taenaku mawaru mawaru 　 uzu no naka （ hā … ） （ ran 　 ran 　 ran … ） mawaru mawaru 　 guruguru guru 　 yureru yureru 　 ruru ruru ruru tomerarenaino 　 torotoro 　 torotoro te o nobashite 　 sā sā sā 　 arukidashite 　 pukupuku puku doko ni moikenai 　 umareta toki kara rararara ran 　rararara ran 　 odori odori odorōyo rararara ran 　rararara ran 　 fukai mori no naka de korekarasa 　 korekarasa 　 aeru kimi to yakusoku suruyo boku to issho ni rararara ran 　rararara ran 　 odori odori odorōyo rararara ran 　rararara ran 　 kurushimanai yō ni aeru kimi to yakusoku suruyo ran ranrara 　 ran ran ran … kimi wa 　 zutto 　 zutto 　 warai kata o wasurenaide 　 sotto 　 sotto 　 nan ni mo shiranai manma tōku tōku 　 guruguru guru 　 nigete nigete 　 sā sā sā doko ni moikenai 　 boku dakeikenai doko ni mo ikanai 　 zutto zutto zutto zutto hā … rararara ran 　rararara ran 　 odori odori odoru nda rararara ran 　rararara ran 　 fukai kiri no naka de o tete o sa 　 tsunaidesa 　 o me 々 o kurukuru shiteageyō boku to issho ni rararara ran 　rararara ran 　 odori odori odoru nda rararara ran 　rararara ran 　 kanashimanai yō ni aeru kimi to yubikiri suruyo kimi wa zutto … 　 ran ranrara 　 ran ran ran … rararara ran 　rararara ran 　 odori odori odorōyo rararara ran 　rararara ran 　 fukai mori no naka de korekara mo 　 korekara mo 　 boku ga zutto ichibanna nda zenbu shitterukara rararara ran 　rararara ran 　 odori odori odorōyo rararara ran 　rararara ran 　 fukai mori no naka de ichiban 　 ichiban 　 itagari san no boku ga kawaī 　 kawaī 　 kawaī ano hito no ichiban _____ ENGLISH/TRANSLATION VERSION 1 ______ Falling, falling, falling into the darkness Born in the fog In a whirlpool that's endlessly spinning Round, round, round, round, round, round, round, round, round, round, round, round, round, round, round, round, round, round, round, round, round, round, round, round, round, round, round, round, round, round, round, round, round, round, round, round, round, round, round, round, round, round, round, round, round, round, round, round, round. La la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la forest forest >With me La la la la la la la la la la Let's dance, dance and dance Run, run, run... I can't go anywhere, I'm the only one who can't go I can't go anywhere, forever, forever, forever La la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la Dance, dance, dance La la la la la la la la la la So that I won't be sad I'll cut my fingers with you when I meet you Lalalalalan lalalalalan Let's dance and dance Lalalalalan lalalalalan In the deep forest From now on from now on I'll always be number one Everything I know Lalalalaran la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la forest in the deep forest Cute, cute, cute, that person's number one ______ ENGLISH VERSION/TRANSLATION 2 ______ Falling and falling and falling in the darkness Born in the mist In a whirlpool that circles ceaselessly, ceaselessly, ceaselessly (Haa...) (Run, run, run...) Round, round, round, round, round, round, round, round, round, round, round, round, round, round, round, round, round, round, round, round, round. I can't stop, yam, yam, yam. Reach out your hand, come on, come on, come on, start walking, pukupukupukupukupukupukupukupukupukupukupu. I can't go anywhere, since I was born La la la la la la la la la la, let's dance, dance, dance, dance In the deep forest, from now on, from now on, from now on From now on, from now on, I promise I'll meet you Come with me I promise I'll meet you, I promise I'll meet you Rararararararararararararararar... You'll never, ever, ever forget how to laugh.　 Softly, softly, as if you don't know anything Far, far away, round and round, run away, run away, come on, come on, come on... I can't go anywhere, only I can't. I can't go anywhere, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever... Ha... La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la. Let's join hands, let's join hands, let's join hands, let's join hands, let's join hands, let's join hands, let's join hands... Come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on ♪ La-la-la-la-la-la-la-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da. I'll dance, dance, dance, dance, dance, dance, dance, dance, dance, dance, dance, dance, dance, dance with me. I'll cut my fingers with you when I see you You'll always be... Rarararararararararararararararararararar... From now on, from now on, from now on, I'll always be number one. I know everything. ♪ La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da. I'm the most, the most, painful person... Cute, cute, cute, cute, that person's number one. Sorry for bad English or Japanese romaji skills I don't know either that well ^^

[@emy_definitely_exists]

Thank you so much!! ありがとございます！！

[@Wee_Voo]

D*mn... Good work buddy 👍

[@garf3d]

you’re doing god’s work ❤❤ thank you

[@super_nh]

She isnt a vocaloid btw just saying

[@victicraft]

just what i was about to say, if anyone is curious, she is from ACE!

[@user-jl3um6dv6i]

イヤホンしてないのに立体音響って何事 あと曲最高ですきくおワールドに引き込まれました……

[@secretiveplotter5149]

This is definitely gonna be good

[@user-mp3eg5qi3d]

甘くてあどけなくて可愛くて傲慢で…不安定な情緒が音に載ってて…この森…深い…っ！！

[@Anotoki_no_UDON]

ボカロ界の神童、新曲最高です。

[@Honoka.M]

私の精神安定剤です。 いつもありがとうございます。

[@yamo_bafalu]

新作！待ってました！

[@tammymisu3370]

Reunanse todos, tomemonos de las manos y esperemos a que la sagrada música de Kikuo nos bendiga el dií de hoy, mientras comeremos verduras y escucharemos las clasicas rolas de nuestro salvador, Kikuo en ti confiamos, amén.

[@sui-jd6ur]

amén

[@s4iko_]

amén

[@yakorou]

amén

[@wsoeaywf8]

amén

[@uri2112]

AMÉN

[@user-sc2lr4st6g]

イヤホンつけたら森で迷子になった時にどこからか謎の声が囁いてるっていう情景が鮮明に映ったわすご

[@user-wo3eh4ub3l]

とっても神秘的な声と曲調、そして世界観に引き込まれるような歌詞………今回も最高でした！！ありがとうございます😊

[@mitara9439]

新曲だあああああ！！！！！ 嬉しい😭 いっぱい聴くぞー！！

[@lizard1325]

this couldn't have dropped at a more fitting time for me personally. i lost my cat yesterday and have been drowning in grief. kikuo's songs have always been so emotionally raw and cathartic. looking forward to the english translation, which i always really appreciate that kikuo provides offically in his videos

[@_Calla-lily_]

I am so, so sorry for your loss. I hope that you’re okay! I’m here for you!!

[@bxphomette07]

Babe wake up kikou posted a new depressive bop

[@kotoratora789]

きくおさんと绮萱さんがこんなにしっくりきて、こんなに素敵な音楽になるなんて…本当に深い森の中にいるみたいです…愛

[@maddrumsticks]

As we all expected, this Kikuo song is AMAZING

[@Cytheriastars]

Another Kikuo song? Hell yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

[@user-hl9wy4cy7c]

ボーカルがミクちゃんじゃなくてびっくりと新鮮でした…！かわいい 心地よい音が詰め込まれてて大好きです

[@kuroneko_rei]

字幕までこっているのが凄い

[@user-hl9wy4cy7c]

新曲嬉しい…!!! 公開楽しみです！

[@olive-ny7pw]

きくおさんの創り出す優しさの中にひっそりと、でも確かに感じる狂気が好きです

[@Funni8unni]

This song gives me "forest creature falls in love with human, but human dies tragically and leaves forest monster to morn over the humans death" energy

[@ESALTEREGO]

Basically flowey undertale

[@user-tg3ek1yc9z]

日本語字幕めっちゃ綺麗で好き きくをさんの動画は絶対に一つは凝ってる字幕あるよね

[@user-tomato2928]

コメント日本人全然居ない…‪w きくおさんが世界中の人から愛されている証拠ですな✨新曲ありがとうございます(*´ω｀*)

[@ouefs]

I love whoever makes Kikuo's subtitles. They're always so cool.

[@airfriedtatertots]

Kikuo really is spoiling us lately with all this new stuff

[@svt_forever]

いやもう好き声は優しいのになんか曲は強い感じがする(語彙力)

[@user-yg8vs4dl8k]

新曲ありがとうございます！きくおさんらしい闇の感じ曲大好きです。 今回初めて聞くボーカルさんだったので少し調べてみました。 ACE Studioという中国発AI合成音声歌唱ソフトのボーカル绮萱(qi xuan)さんだそうです。 声の特徴が可愛い、子ども声とのことできくおさんの曲にピッタリだと感じました。 中国発ということで発音がいつも聞くボーカロイドと少し違うのはそのせいなのかな？と思いました。 (素人調べなので間違っていたらすみません)