【MICCHI】Quixote【ENGLISH COVER】クィホーティ // AHUB

"What if I spin a little lie of a life unlived?"
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ORIGINAL CREDITS
Music and Written by AHUB ( / ahub_ )
Illustration and Movie: ERAOARE ( / era59_ )
Mastering: Saburou ( / saburousan3263 )
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COVER CREDITS
Vocal, lyrics: MICCHI
Translators Referenced: Tameru & Hiraethie
Links to translations:
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LYRICS
(They are free to use with credit to me and the referenced translators)
You satisfied?
I’ll ask again, are you satisfied?
I’ve a large appetite
And love, looks, money, and books don’t fill me right
it’s such a drag
Nothing to my name so I howl in shame
So a thought popped up
What if I spin a little lie of a life unlived?
Obey the name of Quixote?
What a pompous joke of a philosophy
I should’a kicked the bucket while I had the chance
But much to my surprise it was a big success
Worshipping the tales of a hero’s dream
You idiots are caught up in a fantasy
But just a minute- isn’t it
all too easy?
If that’s the case then what was all that agony?
Auh…
Both to you and I, it doesn’t ever cross our minds, how personas always hide away their hideous hearts with the mark of a hero leaving scapegoats all alone to pay.
Counting up the risks that I notice as I sit, watching habitable zones, all alone, as they shrink into a size so small
It’s a laughter inducing display
Listen through the curtains for the silence of a sinner who when tasting the defibrillator, disappeared into the air as silence turns to sounds of the trees becoming asteroids
The tairo liked to keep what was an image from a dream that portrayed what seemed to be a sea painted masochistically
Perfectly inspecting all the cables leaves me overjoyed
Everybody knows that 2 by 3 would equal seven but as one would want to mention when it comes to venturing under the haori how it takes a cast of six to act a one man show
The fruits of my labour offer nothing in my favour, just cacophonies of laughter
While the mirror catches light from the shattered phosphophyllite’s
might in a beautiful glow
You satisfied?
I’ll ask again, are you satisfied?
I’ve a large appetite
And everything we know to be true never fills me right
So brother of mine,
The time for us to leave has finally arrived
Again, today we’ll play the part of being sane
After all, we’re still Quixote
Ohh…
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Notes:
(Will be updated in time, this song was incredibly difficult, so I apologise for any inaccuracies.)

[@acupofwhitetea]

So, after watching the cryptic video and listening to the English lyrics. This is what I got from it even though it is cryptic as hell and really disjointed. The girl, like Don Quixote, is in her own fantasy as a way of escape, she was probably influenced by others who did the same. There is also brief scene where you see her without her horns, but she has an IV and on a medical table, indicating that this is possibly she really looks like outside her fantasy, and she is in a hospital with some sort of illness. This is why she resorted to making up her own fantasy to escape her situation. This is where it can get grim. She possibly though about killing herself, like the line, "Kicking the bucket when I had the chance" but changed her mind when she met the people wearing the mask. At first, she finds their actions to be shameful until she got in a very low point in her life that She tried doing what the masked people did and "spin a little lie of a life unlived". And she actually liked it enough to stop trying to commit suicide. You can see her jumping and being happy when she has her horns and dancing with the others with Masks, indicating the fantasy escape. And not looking happy when she doesn't. She probably finds kinship with them since they, like her, don't like their grim reality and wish a better one just to keep on living. She refers to them as "brothers", a clear sign of kinship. The Mask is also an obvious nod to "masking" the truth of their fantasy escape, which they all voluntarily wear, and can remove anytime they want to. This is symbolic as the girl do remove the mask, ending her illusion. But this is only temporary. Like the line, "Playing the part of being sane". She is just pretending to be "sane", but still plans to join her "brothers" soon since it is the only possible thing that kept her from "kicking the bucket".

[@youtub9035]

I was looking for an explanation, this thing is really cryptic. Thanks

[@Yuri_Burger]

Don Quixote?! LIMBUS COMPANYYYY

[@amnaali1889]

then does her picking up the baby mean that she found someone like her and decides to help them just like how her ''brothers'' helped her

[@tikimillie]

Reletable

[@dandanthedandan7558]

That can't be right. You're looking at "kick the bucket while I had the chance" in isolation. Look at the chorus as a whole. Obey the name of Quixote What a pompous joke of a philosophy A should of kick the bucket when I had the chance But much to my surprise it was a big success The MC at first thinks whatever "Obey the name of Quixote" means is a "joke of a philosophy". She thinks of it as "A should of kicked the bucket" while she had the chance. And then, to her surprise, "it" was a big success. I don't think "it" here refers to her kicking the bucket. I think it refers to her trying out obeying the name of Quixote even though she thought of it as a joke. She thought of it as something she should kick the bucket for trying it out. And to her surprise, it works, and she likes it.

[@Trickle_Official]

Just had a friend come home from a 1 month visit to Japan and he taught me about the beloved Quixote store - this couldn't have come out at a more perfect time!! I am completely without words with just how stunningly you did, Micchi, this is INSANE!!! You're gonna blow up (not as in explode), and I can't wait to see it!! 🌟 👏🏼 Micchi Supremacy 👏🏼

[@navisochi]

MICCHI SUPREMACY REAL!!!

[@stereotypical_villain]

MICCHI SUPREMACY!!!!

[@-Dreamy_Stars-]

TRICKLE YOU LIKE MICCHI TOO !?

[@LotusHearted]

The Japanese supermarket, yeah? Been to a few when I went to visit my grandparents, they also have ‘em in the states under the name “Tokyo Central.”

[@MICCHII]

Fully convinced I pronounced Quixote wrong in this cover. L.

[@mahogania5536]

Your pronunciation of Quixote was actually really close to how it's said in spanish

[@valeelens]

Perhaps, tho if it was meant to have a spanish pronounciation you were fairly close °v°👍

[@DocLumen]

No, you got it right. Darn near spot on actually

[@ItsNyxlol]

i’m mega late to this since i found out about this song 2 days ago but you said it really well. as a quixote fan you get stamp of approval

[@syakouonna]

クィホーティから海外勢のファンが多くなったように感じたけど、こんな綺麗な英語カバーが出たら、ますます外国での人気高くなりそう… 音楽が国境を超えて親しまれてるのがすごい好き

[@hatchet_fish]

here's my theory about the song's meaning (i would post this on the original vid but it's mostly japanese comments and it seems like people here are interested in the meaning of it) this song seems to follow the story of a hypocrite making fun of people who are delusional like don quixote. the first lyric "are you satisfied" basically means "are you satisfied with your delusions?" the lyric (using micchi's translyrics) "nothing to my name so i howl in shame" probably means that the main character considers themself a failure in life. then this next lyric is where the hypocritical-ness pops in: "a thought popped up. what if i spin a little lie of a life unlived?" meaning the main character has become delusional as well. in the next scene of the animation i think the mask represents the delusion, so basically mask on = they're believing the delusion. also something i'd like to note is the other people have a tube attached to the mask resembling an umbilical cord (if you don't know what that is it's something all fetuses have to get food from the mother) it seems like the other people have become so engulfed in their delusions that they've started feeding off of it. ALSO another thing the character shown in the first chorus walking might not be the main character as they arent missing a hand, and have no horns. my theory for if it isnt the main character in the chorus is that it's a "newcomer (they don't have the tube yet but are in a delusion)" and perhaps this is some sort of secret society/cult, but that's probably very farfetched one. now continuing the main character sings "you idiots are caught up in a fantasy" resembles their hatred towards delusions, but then sings "but just a minute isn't it all too easy?" meaning they've started realizing that being delusional makes life "easier." next lyric resembles the main character questioning why they didn't fall into delusions sooner, pretty much asking "oh why did i suffer through all this agony when it could've been avoided?" the next part of the song is such a plot twist to me cause it could mean this whole "cult/secret society thing" is just a delusion, and the main character is actually some sort of human lab rat seen by the next scene where they cut open their stomach and all that. also the main character seems to be a lab rat to those who they are seen ruling over in the delusions, and perhaps has some sort of delusion that they actually rule over them kind of similar to don quixote. (the reason why i think this is some secret society/cult because there is a weird cult symbol looking thing at 1:52 if you use , or . to move through frames.) the next part to me just sounds like nonsense perhaps digging into that delusional part of the main character, and in the last scene before the end they're seen taking their mask off meaning they've beat the delusion. towards the end the main character is seen witnessing some fetus resembling those with masks cause of the umbilical cord in the mouth. it could mean that the main character has found new life and doesn't want the fetus (which presumably would turn into a human) to end up delusional like the others, which is backed by this lyric "and everything we know to be true never fills me right." meaning the main charscter realized how stupid those delusions were. i also think the fetus could be what the masked people look like before theyre born, and they get their masks when they get into their delusions. to be fair this song is really confusing, especially 1:45 which has some sort of html code with a link encoded with hexadecimal, if anyone could get the html page to work it'd be very appreciated.

[@MICCHII]

Thanks so much for your theories!! I really love this stuff- you made me realise that I missed the imagery of the gas masks looking like umbilical cords, furthermore, how the cord of the fetus and the masked characters are connected to themselves, representing how they are feeding themselves the delusion! I actually translated the hexadecimal code a while ago! Unfortunately... it's nothing really important. It reads: "ビデオ吉く颫の耒涼としたカーテンが古い建物のマテルジュラシックワールドメガアタックレックスラシックワール". First part meaning I think "Video / The cool curtains of the old building" which I believe is referring to the shot after. But uh after that it basically just says "Mattel - Jurassic World Mega Attack T-Rex" which just makes me think I've been at the receiving end of an inside joke,,, The video was way too cool not to showcase. Every shot has a little secret in it which I love so much! Thank you for the comment!

[@apossiblyhereticalalphaleg3595]

Another interesting thing, which I don't know if it matters or not, is that by the time the main character takes off the mask they now have both hands. Also the character takes off the mask after the lyric "The fruits of my labor offer nothing in my favor" and literally exploding, so it does make sense that the entire video up into that point is a delusion. Meaning that within the delusion, playing that ruler character, missing a hand is part of it. Or another meaning could be that being in the delusion causes the character to be incomplete and only after breaking out of it are they truly whole. And honestly the delusion could be that they think everybody else is delusional, like they've convinced themselves that everybody else is just living their own life unlived, and so being the only one who's actually living a life they'd be the rightful "ruler".

[@hatchet_fish]

​ @apossiblyhereticalalphaleg3595 wow i didn't notice that!! i can't seem to think of any reasons why she has 2 hands in that scene. another thing i've noticed is that theres some sort of suspiciously shaped bag at 2:25 (theres def a human inside perhaps the girl getting the weird surgery done) it also has a halo behind the head implying the person in the bag was some sort of saint/holy being. not sure what it means tho.

[@EnvyMizuhashi]

UH! OKAY! So...! The song was already perfectly eerie, but wow, your performance actually got me terrified. You got this cover playing like this was theater! Incredible performance.

[@delilahdahlia247]

I never would've thought there would be an English cover of this song, and it's great!

[@EiliYT]

This song is already so cool in Japanese, but I LOVE your English lyrics and vocal performance.

[@theashrebornagain]

I love how the song is in two minds, like how both halves flow so differently, and yet neither feels out of place. Only a masterpiece can pull that off. Guess that means this is perfection :)

[@hypoconductor]

The syllable matching lyrics on the latter half is sooo good what the heck

[@Lee-tt5zc]

Limbus company mentioned… SEND THE PMOON FANS!! Anyways, this is a great video!

[@musicaltrill2138]

I love your lower register and the richness you have down there but you did a wonderful job going between that and a nice upper-middle register in this song, especially at the end! Great work!

[@Rieavi]

All I have to say is… LIMBUS COMPANYYYYYYYYYYY

[@interviewedaccount]

manager esquire!!!!!!!! to where in the world hast thou disappeared!!!!!!!!!!!

[@medicfish0]

Glory to project moon

[@GoddessofSpaceTime]

Project moon sleeper agents everywhere

[@HarukoSan]

The power of your lyrics alone gave me chills man. Idek what to say like- firstly, i hadn't heard this song before eVEr although I think I know the artist (Im abt to find out) but this mv is insane and you literally recreated it indistinguishably in a different language. Please do not doubt your vocal talent ever because you are actually so insanely goated and you always show tf out. It's yass. it's slay. it's just pro as fuck man I can't find the words ever but I hope I got my point acrosSISNGLJKh this was stunning and I WILL be saving&looping this for a very long mf time.

[@user-wy9hm5gd8u]

超かっこいい、、 Super Cool

[@sakasucircus]

Officially obsessed with this song, I've listened to it almost exclusively on repeat the last 2hrs

[@KalfinaP]

The mix for this is so good?!?!? Also, thanks for introducing me to this song, such a banger. 👏

[@SIMONETAbanzai]

すご！かっこいい！！

[@baconsmasher-lancerguy]

LIMBUS COMPANYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!

[@acupofwhitetea]

Never though there would be an English version of this song. But it just works really well!!! The way the English words just flows, your vocals, it just impressive

[@solistice]

your covers are always so good I'm blown away everytime!!!!!! I would KILL for these on spotify plspls

[@1spoon147]

the lyrics work so well with this song incredible job

[@irisobserving]

New Micchi cover let's gooooo! Your voice genuinely fits this so well, what a banger.

[@gonnabestupidbutactuallyno8295]

Goddamn, i thought no one would cover this song, but that's just a banger here

[@shioriichan17]

Thank you so much for this cover!! T^T your voice and the way you sang it, I’m in love- and the lyrics fit amazingly too!!

[@ItsHeroGamers]

Time for another banger

[@moriarty200]

Amazing lyrics Micchi, good job as always!

[@ArielaCottonCandy]

Oh my god, I was looking up covers of this song on niconico a few days ago. Coincidental you made a lovely cover! I'm more a lurker, but just wanna say I always adore your covers

[@birbin2443]

THE MAN IS BACK

[@hxund4437]

when i say that i've been listening to this obsessively, i REALLY mean it

[@Nezustinks]

YO MICCHI POPPING OFF AND EATING THIS ALL UP AGAIN??

[@ramenheim8149]

Phenomenal adaptation; you should be incredibly proud!! 😤💕

[@thanhannguyenhuynh8319]

For the effort you put into these, you are definitely being overlooked. Hope your channel expands and you’ll bring us more banger

[@valeelens]

Ooh, I didn't know this song before. It sounds great as always and it'll be going in the playlist :)

[@kondreamurr1804]

Ehum, LIMBUS COMPANYYYYY!!!

[@Dumsies]

this is way too underrated you deserve more views✨✨!! keep it up‼️

[@YG-nx9be]

This is an absolute banger- Definetely deserves more views!!!!

[@nekonat_lie]

im so happy to see an english cover of this, i love this song sm!!! great cover ❤

[@queenpb]

this is gorgeous holy 🥺

[@oribun]

WAKE UP EVERYONE MICCHI UPLOADED

[@RazzyAurealis]

YOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@Sasi_no]

wow I already love this song!!! author talent😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍✨✨✨✨✨✨

[@pixel9827]

This cover is too good and you sound great

[@flawlesspiner1674]

impressive once again

[@shara7273]

falling in love with your voice all over again omgggggggg

[@CaptainBonClay]

I just noticed she’s not wearing a shirt but instead has a massive scar where the doctors were operating on her

[@yeehonk]

I LOVE YOU

[@cereal4768]

this cover is so good! I really love songs with kafu- another one I would like to hear you cover is the flea waltz by A4 !!

[@sharalinn2639]

The music video makes me think of abortion trauma but the comments lyrics analysis is making me confused wuwuwuw lol

[@ritzexists2201]

Yeah I’m confused by that too. The video to me looks like it’s about a girl killing herself and going to hell to find her aborted baby but like… I’m not sure if that’s what the songs about?

[@shawnnwright]

wow! your covers are so underrated, you deserve much more subscribers and likes! Today I will try to tell my friends about your covers, and I hope they will subscribe. good luck and don't forget to rest:)

[@hayt7766]

Great job, this literally looks and sounds so cool!!

[@CrybabyHanakokoro]

Just found this channel today and was going through your covers and uhh yeah INSTANT SUBSCRIBE. Insanely underrated! Possible cover idea; Religion of Loneliness?

[@tsururoach]

This goes so fucking hard

[@FoxBoii]

I wish someone already posted an analysis of this song. I am unfortunely too dumb/unmotivated to create one myself...

[@SundayEveryday]

Same

[@janamato6579]

Oh this is incredible sounding

[@user-kt1cx7hy9d]

I love this cover ! Your voice is so cool !

[@laserdude7075]

Excellent stuff

[@nisio7320]

This cover fucks hard, one of your best yet. Really hope you're proud of it

[@TheBrokenNani]

WOW!!!!!

[@MrButtsTV]

THAT GROWL @0:30 🔥🔥

[@atraustoller]

SO damn catchy!

[@klebstr597]

banger

[@himynameistodd939]

Where is the funny volleyball girl?

[@ResaAcerfin]

Me like 👍

[@dezguised]

Waiting for the instrumental 😊

[@advaititiwari173]

Oh my God I'm so happy that this song is getting the recognition it deserves (⁠人⁠ ⁠•͈⁠ᴗ⁠•͈⁠) Also btw your cover was really good

[@Feite.G]

2:29 Phosphophyllite???

[@Ventorath]

Just a rare gem.

[@Feite.G]

@@Ventorath nah, just a little surprise cause Phosphophyllite(anime, manga houseki no kuni) is my fav char. It could be coincident and i just surprise since i really like them so i just being delulu

[@ResearcherKeo]

Whats up with her not having a hand in some parts?

[@Ventorath]

Someone suggested it might signify the delusion vs not delusion, but it swaps back and forth at times that don't really work with that theory IMO.

[@shard1013]

Does anyone know the song’s meaning?

[@MICCHII]

Hi! The song seems to be about putting on a persona / believing one's own lies. If you look into the story of Don Quixote, it clears some things up!

[@nisio7320]

The song is filled to the brim with oxymorons and contradictions (2x3=7, a dream being masochistic, obeying quixote being ridiculous but also being quixote, cast of 6 for a 1-man show), and the video itself seems to show a person who died on an operating table and came back as a demon, before obliterating themself and nurturing something that was born from it. I'd read that as someone who replaced themself with an alter ego, or someone they'd rather be, continually suppressing who they used to be until the image supercedes the original personality and the person they were before ceases to be.

[@cereal4768]

this cover is so good! I really love songs with kafu- another one I would like to hear you cover is the flea waltz by A4 !!