【Touhou Lyrics】 Inchlings of the Shining Needle ~ Little Princess

[@Pudding404]

Shinny and Seija's dynamic will always be my personal favorite. Seija may have taken advantage of Shinmyoumaru's emotions and generations of mistreatment to get the miracle mallet's power, but even after all that they're still on good terms. Seija's only friend is probably princess Sakuna, despite her nature as an amanojaku.

[@KirbyLinkACW]

When the world needed her most, she returned.

[@Dreigonix]

ALL MY FAVORITE KZbinRS ARE COMING BACK TODAY

[@spaghettiking7312]

😭

[@Angrycheesepizza]

DEADASSS

[@prinnynaito]

damn came here to say that but you beat me to it

[@powawawawawa]

I'm so happy. I can sing this song while fighting Sukuna again. LyricaLive is awesome

[@Suwawako]

Used, beaten, quashed by violence 😠💢 Used, beaten, quashed by violence 🥺✨

[@SeijaKijinTheAmanojaku]

You aren't wrong frog.

[@lowestpaper4186]

How one sentence can change with different expressions

[@MukyuMyonNyanMimi]

Indeed.

[@Sonicfalcon16]

Used, beaten, quashed by violence Used, beaten, qwashed by violence

[@DeadMedia-vf4je]

The duality is so funny

[@IbanPlay]

The characterization of Seija & Shinmyoumaru through the tones used here is really excellent, you can really feel seija's enjoyment of the chaos she's causing in your voice!

[@lilsigtum2182]

iban jumpscare

[@kirbykirisame1366]

WAKE UP BABE! NEW LYRICA LIVE COVER JUST DROPPED!

[@jvts8916]

It's really funny how Shimmy in the games went from "I wanna start a revolution" to "I wanna be a giantess!"

[@PhantomGato-v-]

Went from being manipulated to short person syndrome

[@hiddenflare6169]

Wait there's a difference :P.

[@PhantomGato-v-]

@@hiddenflare6169 She was super serious in DDC and was very self righteous. And then in the fighting games she uhh wants to be big.

[@jvts8916]

@@hiddenflare6169 who knows, maybe Seija could read those intrusive thoughts better than Shimmy herself could

[@SourCandiesArt]

My heart actually skipped a beat seeing the notification. This was literally _the_ track I was hoping you'd cover some day; Getting it as a grand return makes it all the more satisfying to see.

[@cafedew]

She's back, wooooooooooo I love the dynamic between Sukuna and Seija you portray through your lyrics as early on it feels like Sukuna is being led on and guided by Seija, but as it goes on Sukuna becomes the leading voice as she spearheads the rebellion just as Seija wanted

[@mosstastic]

Given the fact that Seija lied about inchlings being humiliated, i like to think that she came up with her lyrics on the spot

[@Rurenithelazyperson]

Which makes sense

[@pestermaster7617]

Good to hear you again! I love how at first Seija practicaly tells Sukuna what to say (while Seija she says it louder, aspecially at first, I take the braces as her whispering the speech to her ear), but at the end she Goes more into crowd following her lead, like "you are ready now). Also, these Pixel Sprite just bobbing up and down is honestly so cute!

[@powawawawawa]

3:09 I love Seija just sounds like She's rooting for Shinmy from here LOL.

[@Definitelynotknownatall]

*visits Lyrica's grave- i mean, channel to listen clownpiece's song again* *instantly gets flashbanged with a video posted one hour ago*

[@cooleecoolee9504]

This had the same energy of visiting the guy you killed grave just to find a giant hole under the tombstone

[@Suwawako]

The beginning part gives me so much energy, I'd listen to that chorus over and over until it gets boring. 3:51 😅 my name is there

[@MoriyaSuwakoFumo]

What the frog!?

[@Albert-Live]

@@MoriyaSuwakoFumo What the frog!?

[@あんみんまくら]

​@@Albert-Live What the Frog!?

[@2huUuuUUUU]

@@あんみんまくら What the frog‽

[@dragonxd2283]

What the frog!?

[@drcheese9000]

WE'RE MAKING OUT OF THE SHINING NEEDLE CASTLE WITH THIS ONE 🗣️🔥🔥

[@firestorm09890]

I really like the references to all the other bosses in the game with the colored text in the beginning. one more severed head joke for the road

[@goyavoyage]

OH!! Thank you for making me noticing that, it's brilliant!

[@shirleymaemattthews4862]

Wait...WHAT DO YOU MEAN SEVERED HEAD?!? WHEN WAS THERE EVER A SEVERED HEAD IN TOUHOU?!? Ohhh..you mean Sekibanki! But you said "one MORE"....If the joke is about SEKIBANKI, than what could the OTHER severe had joke be about?

[@firestorm09890]

@@shirleymaemattthews4862 oh I was referencing Lyrica's Dullahan Under the Willows cover, which is full of rokurokubi puns from beginning to end

[@yadfssg]

I’ve only discovered this channel months after the green sanatorium lyrics video, thought it was fully dead lol, this is a pleasant surprise! nice lyrics, I really liked the fact seija is also involved here, since she was the true cause of the incident

[@doutchebags]

1:40 I think someone's smoke detector has low batteries, and its low battery screech got picked up in the line delivery. It almost sounds like a gym shoe squeaking on the floor of a basketball court.

[@cheatyhotbeef2636]

TRUE I'VE FOUND 3 SO FAR

[@thelittlefire1914]

minor editing mistake, 0/10, do better /j

[@fluffyicecreamwithcoffee]

lori hime YOUR HOUSE IS ON FIREE!!!!!!

[@cafedew]

Greater split horizontal... Goodbye

[@magicfibre]

I like to think this is just how Shinmyoumaru's voice crack sounds

[@thelittlefire1914]

YOURE BACKKKKKKKK I MISSED YOUUUUUUUUUU edit: AND YOU KILLED ITTTTTTTTTTTTTT edit2: it’s real… it’s actually real… I’ve been waiting so long..! edit3: Shinmy's voice... who gave this goober the mic... edit4: 0:14 the colors and lyrics correspond to different DDC characters... that's genius... edit5: holy heck I might actually like SeiShin now

[@Shanghai-Doll-With-a-Hat]

I did NOT expect to find an Inchlings of the needle castle lyric video out of nowhere! Lori definitely embraced that inchling voice huh... It's just barely hovering outside the ear piercing range, so it's cool!

[@Jann75]

You know, a long time ago I wondered why this song sounded like this, every interpretation I heard felt like it put it ignored some part of the song or just wasn't sukuna's actual character in the story. After a long amount of thinking that I could very well back up with a wall of text, I thought that the aspect that everyone was missing was an emphasis on the past of the inchlings and miracle mallet explaining the regal and magical dreamlike feeling that's tied so much to sukuna's and DDC's theming did it finally feel like it clicked for me and ZUN's comments all made sense, and even works on top of the usual interpretations because its an unignorable aspect to most of them. But I think this is the first time that somehow, something else finally clicked for me and I have to applaud you for giving as Big as a catharsis as the inchling's long due finale itself did, even if Sukuna herself would never know about this

[@Jann75]

ALSO DDC'S COMPLETE WOO

[@KyoukoShrine]

Btw, Lyri is 0:16 a color code for Wakasagihime, Sekibanki and Kagerou, with 0:21 being a color code to Sukuna, Seija and...? Heh. Nice one :3

[@KyoukoShrine]

It's really smart. Caught for the fish, Cut-Off for the Dullahan, Tamed for the Wolf. Used for Seija's Puppet (poor Shinmy), Beaten for Seija, quashed by violence...?

[@Chaossoul87]

This is the first time Lyrica's uploaded since I got into touhou. Neat

[@KyoukoShrine]

Now that I came to read their stories... wow. Wonderful job with all these references! LOL As someone who loves to do these, you two nailed down so many in so few verses! Nice! I can almost see Seija whispering and filling poor Sukuna's mind with commun- revolution ideals!!!!

[@richviper995]

0:03 is there a smoke detector

[@thatoneaccount2630]

Weak, trampled, long forgotten! BEEP🔥🔥 Weak, trampled, long forgotten!

[@ShorkBoi]

You should probably replace your smoke detector. I hear the beeps in the background.

[@Flowery0]

It's kinda funny that Seija's pixel art here is ever so slightly different from the one on reverse ideology

[@NguyenHuuTrung_]

If this was mixed differently, this song could go from great to *straight masterpiece.* You should consider it, also, welcome back.

[@BreadBoxVideo]

Welcome back, this was fun as always. I always like the musical theater-like edge that you bring to the writing and performances in these.

[@ThorirPP]

I always love every touhou lyrics you post, and this one is no exception. Amazing job as always, thank you so much for gifting us this masterpiece

[@emiliavalentino7226]

Just realized it has been 10 years since your first song. Congrats lyrica! Hope we will see you again soon enough.

[@Rusalka6969]

aaaaaaaaaaaa wonderful cover!!!!!!!! Seija and Shimmy friendship!!!!!!!!!!

[@pizza9798]

Shimmy! Glad to see you back, your videos are so gooood. Edit: After a few listens, I want to say I adore the use of "storm in a teacup" here, the double meaning of Shimmy's small size and also the normal meaning of the phrase works so well.

[@ellotheearthling]

All of the DDC Lyrica Live covers (except for sekibanki's and raiko's themes) are duets

[@emiliavalentino7226]

It's so good to have you back.

[@turkia6148]

Finally, we needed more peak in the Touhou community.

[@RafaMahardhika]

Thank you for adding English Caption as I requested, it is literally helping me to sharing this song to my fellow friend on my country

[@Traex2233]

You have wonderful songs. I love listening to them for several hours a day, as they really help to cheer up I'm really looking forward to new videos from you And I hope that you will continue to delight us all with your wonderful voice for a long time to come. I wish you all the best for you and your KZbin channel

[@bolteraptor6641]

Oh my god, yeeees, glad to have you back

[@spaghettiking7312]

Lyrica back with the best final boss theme in the series, and the cutest Shinmy voice ever.

[@Gyrokun]

Pure Furies:

[@spaghettiking7312]

@@Gyrokun Disagree.

[@KyoukoShrine]

@@spaghettiking7312 Pure furies, huh.

[@KyoukoShrine]

I could see it. Gotta double-check if Lyri intends to sing it tho, since I don't want to interfere with any of her intentions lol For sure I'll be covering the stage tho.

[@spaghettiking7312]

@@KyoukoShrine Give me Junko.🙏

[@nokialol_]

the lyricist is back 🗣🔥🔥✍️

[@Sonicfalcon16]

It was so worth it to get this big build up to that ending verse

[@ClayAmol]

Just wanted to say that i've been listening your songs every night for sleeping since last year (I'm also listening a lot during the day too, btw i saw the change of thumbail for the 8 bit style day by day and I loved it, i'm happy that everything is now in chibi 8 bit form), and i'm never bored of it, I love your songs so so much, it helps me a lot, and it helped me before, it's been already like 6-7 years (don't remember the exact date) that I know this channel and i'm actually so happy that your still releasing !!! and plzz I beg you to never erased all of your videos (even old one) without telling it before, it would BREAK me if in one day everything disapear ! And sorry for my broken english, kiss from France.

[@KoishiKomeij]

SHE HAS RETURNED THE QUEENS HAVE RETURNED!!!! I was crying tears of joy when i saw she uploaded

[@Alex-pq8og]

I didn’t think that I would be so happy about the release of the video, thank you.

[@kirbykraver8792]

I did a whole double(dealing)-take when I saw this on my home page, welcome back!

[@taiyaki_emu]

I WAS LITERALLY JUST THINKING YESTERDAY "huh, i wonder when lyrica will upload again" AND HERE YOU ARE

[@nathanbronx6199]

Just wow. I'm not even that into touhou and I can tell. What amazing writing abilities you have. Lyrica. You have such well thought out wordplay and meaning in your songs some of your lines are too good to call all that you do here a hobby, Any fan of this series would appreciate how far away you probably need to go from yourself to make the character look alive, as if you read all of their thoughts and reimagined them. "Who can quell a storm in a teacup". The amount of meaning that line has from matching the characters description in a physical sense, her mindset and theme. To how in the real world someone who has been discriminated must feel, how they'd want society to change. and how bitter and "storm" like their heart feels seen as small and insignificant like a teapot. Of course the inchling here who talks about a "revolution" carries a mallet (hammer) and carries a needle around (sickle, if only it looked more like a scyth). Calls on her "comrades". Just perfect. Sure I like most appreciate your voice and like your sound but im in awe of such attention to detail and carefully placed words I wish i could deconstruct your songs more but sadly time doesnt let me get too much into this series.

[@lyrica-live]

^^ Thank you so very much for such a thoughtful comment...!! What you explained is definitely exactly my purpose in writing lyrics: to choose words carefully with respect to character details, in a way that can connect those tangible details to broader relatable themes, expressed in the characters' own voice. And I was proud of choosing "storm in a teacup" as the focal point here for those reasons. It means a lot to have it appreciated like that! I completely understand not being able to get into large series (Touhou is the only one I have capacity for...), but you already have such a nice and thoughtful outlook on it, it would be wonderful to consider you a fellow fan however deep you go~ I wish you the best!

[@uboa8060]

I'm not really sure DDC's plot is supposed to be a metaphor for communism, blind anarchy is more similar to what Seija wants to do

[@nathanbronx6199]

@@uboa8060 Maybe, but I think ZUN was inspired by the ussr flag when making the "miracle mallet, holding a blunted object" character tbh

[@magicfibre]

I'm so glad you gave Shinmyoumaru that voice!

[@hiddenflare6169]

I can't help but replay and enjoy this one a lot. Nice work on the lyrics off of this one..... Also why can't I help but think she's going to say "THUNDER THIGHS!" at 3:12

[@Nixolas_Zinn]

Have a war welcome back to the place you used to haunt, cheers mate

[@Kit-pj5kq]

Peace is built on warfare and strife!

[@AdamChan318]

Amazing lyrics and singing as always!

[@gumball6445]

THE GOAT RETURNS!

[@mlgiyel3021]

Oh god I wasn't expecting a Lyrica upload today, let alone one for the theme I've been wanting to hear you make lyrics for Lovely work once again, the duet songs are always great ^^

[@ProfessorStarstar]

FINALLY YOU RETURNED!!

[@thenthson]

I knew I was staying awake for something. Now if minusT would upload my extended day would be complete.

[@houraidinbucuresti3583]

It's been a while! What an excellent cover to come back to, concluding the series of DDC boss themes. On one hand, it's pretty scary how well Seija was able to manipulate Shinmyoumaru, and you captured that well here. But on the other hand, I can't help but feel that there's some truth behind Shinmyoumaru's words in particular here. Some of what she says is a little inspiring, just like some of your cover of Seija's theme from long ago. Is this an example of how scary Seija's manipulative words can be, that they might sound convincing even to us? Or did Seija just so happen to discover a good idea for the wrong reasons? It's hard to say... Either way, this was another great cover!

[@ninryu4]

This is my favorite theme so I'm ecstatic you covered it

[@Kitsuneko64]

Omg i waited for it for so long thanks !

[@brokendoll3368]

"Thunder crash, brave through the rain" Sounds like Lori-hime-san edges on her vocal spektrum here.

[@yumemisstrawberryjam6759]

We're so Shinmback! Another great cover, love Shinmy's voice in this one!

[@akomeadyen1294]

More awesome lyrica music! Thank you’s so much!

[@PwnerGeist]

Jeeeeze you're still at it

[@gugalaxy7772]

I've been getting really into little princess for the past couple of weeks so this is a great addition to the playlist of gems!

[@Roos333]

YOU BACK!

[@MrOtakulord]

You made the world a better place by making videos so much cute and cured... I don t know anything about you but i can say you a blessing in those dark times!!

[@speeddemon4835]

After a year, she returned, and I love it

[@MINNOWBER]

NEW LYRICA LIVE LYRICS MY INNER MIDDLE SCHOOLER TOUHOU FANGIRL EMERGES ONCE AGAIN!!!

[@Sariel_reuploading]

I literally screamed when I saw this included in my KZbin mix. LET'S GOOO!!

[@athangabrieljimenezfloresj9626]

NEW LYRICA LIVE COVER JUST DROPPED yay

[@socratessocrates6604]

Welcome back

[@V1_the_macheen]

our queen came back everyone support her!!!

[@literallyafrog367]

HYPE! Hope there's more in the vault.

[@SonicNoob8theHedgehog]

Welcome back! :)

[@cchieffkiefbeff]

The audio balancing is kinda weird, as in the song is much quieter and in the background, which is weird because previous lyrica live videos didn’t have this problem, the lyrics were on the same level as the song before, but now they aren’t for some reason? Actually no, the Green Sanatorium video a year ago that is literally the last video before this one is fine in terms of audio balancing, so why does this one literally sound like they just sung over the song instead of the lyrics sounding like they are part of it?

[@anidiot8238]

SHE'S BACK YESSS

[@abyssdrawssomestuff]

OMG OMG OMG SHE RETUNED!!! AND SHE SANG TO ONE OF MY FAVORITE TOUHOU THEMES AAAA

[@gibsongamin]

Waited for a new song:)

[@meguminthearchwizard5551]

BABE LYRCA JUST DROPPED ANOTHER BANGER

[@sansthemedic8581]

One thing I noticed on repeat listens is that while at first at first Seija is in a way leading the song along, egging Shinmy on, by the final chorus they're actually singing together. Between that fact and the lyric about ending up on opposing teams I like to think the final chorus is of the two post impossible danmaku where the two are back to casual problem-causer buddies

[@marcotorres5177]

THE RESSURECTION HAS COME

[@FenTheBlock13Fan]

Yay You're Back!!

[@pinocchialice6665]

Glad to see y'all release another drop! I'm all for this one~

[@topologinanabee9012]

Pleasure to see you've returned! I've missed you, Lyrica!

[@DarkOverord]

Yoooooooo always here for new Lyrica Live vids, fantastic work both of you

[@WatatsukiNoToyohime]

Ohhh myy godddd i loved Seija in this video, she sounds so manipulative, which she isss💚💚💚

[@Gaudimann]

Alright, caught up again! It´s always a pleasure listening to your amazing lyrics! And I see you are fixated on Pixel-Art now, how nice!^^

[@Niko329a]

YOUR VOICE STILL SOUNDS SO GOOD

[@anthonylarajr8892]

She returned,!!,❤❤❤❤❤

[@TheBenchLord]

I can definitely believe that this song took a year to cook

[@starbowsbreak]

WE'RE SO BACK

[@memymy-f2o]

I'm so happy that she come back

[@MrStanopolak]

you are still active owo and drop my absolute favorite track ever!!! YASSSS

[@aqilshadow5451]

She is back!!!

[@charsage1036]

She has returned!

[@the24thcolossusjustchillin39]

Great to have You back!

[@Iron_Soil]

oh god you are back!

[@THEVOICESOHGOD]

PEAK HAS RETURNED

[@QJrocks]

Absolutely incredible work, thank you for doing justice to my favorite Touhou song of all time!

[@HondoDogman]

Welcome back,became a fan during the asbsence and I am so glad you have returned! Love the videos so much

[@marcelofonseca184]

THE RETURN OF THE QUEEN