【Touhou Lyrics】 Reverse Ideology

Seija's theme. ...DON'T LISTEN TO THIS STUPID SONG! AND DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT SUPPORTING TOUHOU LYRICS ON PATREON! / lyricalive
(...Eh? So, does it work? "Reverse ideology"?)
Honestly, I love this song, and this was the most fun I've ever had with a fandub. As an amanojaku, Seija makes the absolute most flawless Touhou antagonist, and her character is so ironically likable for such a pain-in-the-butt punk. VIVA LA YOUKAI REVOLUTION!!! I think these lyrics capture the rebellious spirit of both DDC and ISC; also, the "inch/mile" line is the cleverest thing ever, fight me.
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Touhou Project 14, Double Dealing Character
Seija Kijin: "Reverse Ideology"
Original music by ZUN.
English lyrics and fandub vocals by me.
DDC sprite rips from www.shrinemaiden.org/forum/in..., art by ZUN.
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˙˙˙punoɹɐ ןןɐ ʇı uɹnʇ ‘punoɹɐ ןןɐ ʇı uɹnʇ
˙˙˙punoɹƃ ǝɥʇ oʇ ʇı unɹ ‘ʎʞs ǝɥʇ oʇ ʇı pןınq
Tell me your dreams and I’ll show you your nightmares~
Tell me to stop, and I’ll start over, start it again~
It’s what I ↑KNOW YOU THINK↑
Or what you ↓THINK YOU KNOW↓
You’ve got the whole world wrong-
I’ve got the proof to show.
The lie is in the ↑TRUTH.↑
The truth is in the ↓LIE↓
I’ll turn it all around-
Don’t need a reason why.
Your blessings are my ↑CURSE↑
My curses are your ↓GIFT↓
And with a simple twist,
I’m gonna cause a rift.
My curses are my ↑GIFT↑
Your blessings are your ↓CURSE↓
Take a familiar tune
And put it in reverse: »
Tell me your dreams and I’ll show you your nightmares~
(…yʜqoƨoliʜq ym ƨ’ƚɒʜƚ) «
Tell me to stop, and I’ll start over, start it again~
(………yǫoloɘbi ɘƨɿɘvɘɿ) «
So I was ↑LAST, AT FIRST↑
So I am ↓FIRST, AT LAST↓
I’ll take your rotten rules
And leave them in the past.
If I can laugh the ↑LAST↑
Then I can be the ↓FIRST↓
The more you win, you lose.
Go on and do your worst!
Oh, ↑CAN’T YOU REALIZE?↑
Oh, ↓REALIZE YOU CAN’T!↓
Your cards are suited for
A very different hand.
You say to me, ↑“PLAY FAIR”↑
I say, it’s all ↓FAIR PLAY↓
You say, “impossible,”
But I can find a way-
Find my way out when I’m caught in a pinch,
‘Cause the stage has been set for a while.
Just give me a trigger, just give me an "inch"
And I’ll ride to the top on a mile!
The way you reject is the way that I choose,
Since I know it’ll drive you insane.
Unlike all of you, I’ve got nothing to lose
And a whole world of difference to gain!
There’s no room for compromise, only one choice:
Revolution, one-eighty degrees!
The beggars will rise with the governing voice,
And the strongest will drop to their knees!
No, no more subjecting the weak and the small!
Let the hierarchy rearrange.
The bigger you are, well, the harder you fall:
Hit the ground- feel the sound of a change!

[@sophiajohnson5635]

I Just Realized That Seija Must Really Good At Making Pancakes...

[@akiokuu3177]

LOLOLOLOLOL!

[@GrahamChapman]

She's great at flipping them, but they taste like soap.

[@tonick2208]

OH COME THE FUCK ON

[@brianjohnson7164]

Nice.

[@television3272]

a year later and this comment still baffles me

[@porygon4023]

"Take a familiar tune and put it in reverse" Koishi: *YOU DARE CHALLENGE ME MORTAL*

[@Simply_resharkable]

Koishi is the enemy of Kokoro I guess and the worst match of Seija

[@gabrieldossantossanta5656]

I don't get it

[@porygon4023]

@@gabrieldossantossanta5656 Koishi's theme sounds the same in reverse

[@gabrieldossantossanta5656]

@@porygon4023 :O

[@Ponera-Sama]

Seija: I don't care how powerful you are, because I have the Miracle Mallet on my side, and with it I could obtain something you will never have *Pulls out fishing rod*

[@jkdontjudgeme]

To player, you beat Seija, you win. To Seija, she win. And both of you are satisfied. So it's a win-win situation.

[@lai-7841]

i see this as an absolute win

[@GrahamChapman]

Funnily enough, that is exactly what mythological amanojaku are like... Ever seen a statue of some Asian deity standing on a small, almost child-like demon? That is an amanojaku being trampled by a god... And that's pretty much their reward and place in the world: They'll be nuisances and as a reward they get to be defeated by gods. I don't think even the gods understand their nigh-masochistic mindset but, you know, as long as there are some relatively harmless demons that they get to curbstomp, and them doing that is considered awesome by all parties involved, including the amanojaku, who are they to complain?

[@GrahamChapman]

@Brady Cook Eh, it's rather that "winning" isn't a conclusion condition to her. Rather, if she wins, then she just keeps the conflict going without ever even stopping to celebrate her "victory", because the conflict itself is what she ultimately wants and there is no actual "victory condition" beyond keeping the conflict going in the here and now.

[@killercookie8540]

Until she flipped everything even her self and u will have a lose lose situation

[@jkdontjudgeme]

then... spell card: uno reverse

[@Ambreil]

"The beggars will rise with a governing voice and the strongest will drop to their knees" uniroicaly goes hard as fuck

[@doremysheep7864]

"You say impossible, but I can find a way" Impossible Spellcard

[@huybui6052]

Kyouko Teh Doggo *turns danmaku black

[@Latency345]

Rosephantom945 Sukuna Shinmyoumaru

[@embreadiment]

seija fucking predicted the next game after 14

[@jadeng.s.2549]

ItIsTheEarth IG This was made after ISC was released...

[@embreadiment]

Jaden G.S. what the fuck are you stalking me

[@GrahamChapman]

Funny thing to think about: Seija is the first Touhou villain to have won. Sure, she didn't make the weak the rulers and the strong the oppressed as she originally set out to do, but she _did_ turn the world of Touhou upside-down. Unlike all other villains (save for Tenshi), she's not forgiven and befriended after she's defeated in DDC; in Impossible Spell Card you play the bad gal running from the "law" instead of the other way around and the spell card rules have been thrown into the wind. Seija also doesn't use her own powers during Impossible Spell Card when you get to play as her but instead uses the powers of several other playable characters... She turned the world upside-down allright. She turned it upside-down _for us_. Again.

[@sonofrose]

+GrahamChapman isn't Byakuren the first one to win? technically she's not a villain, but she did founded the biggest temple with the greatest faith in Gensokyo

[@GrahamChapman]

sonofrose Not really, no. Ignoring the fact that she, like you said, isn't a villain by any definition of the word, there's still the fact that the plot of UFO wasn't about the Myourens attempting to found a temple, it was to release Byakuren from Makai. Frankly speaking, Byakuren wasn't even involved with/aware of the plot of UFO to have her released until it had already succeeded. She was just locked up in Makai and the other Myouren residents set out to free her... Sure, in a way I suppose you could say that the "villains" of UFO, the Myouren residents, succeeded/won but, well, they're still not even vaguely villainous... the playable characters of UFO were arguably bigger villains than the Myourens... >__>

[@bigmama828]

Actually Eirin is the first to win, as she successfully managed to throw off the lunar emissaries to protect herself and Kaguya. And if the player ends up playing stage 6A her victory is even bigger as she even managed to keep the heroines from finding Kaguya.

[@GrahamChapman]

Kanako's All New Divine Cherry Cola That's a fair point, actually.

[@niconii25252]

"save for Tenshi" Actually, that's wrong. You can see Tenshi in Wild and Horned Hermit, mingling and having fun at a festival, talking to characters including Marisa. She's been forgiven for the troubles Gensokyo-style

[@okguy167]

Wow, on the lines "tell me your dreams" and "tell me to stop," you can hear another voice. Which is where those "that's my philosophy" and "reverse ideology" lines came from, right? That's really clever hiding. I'm impressed.

[@CypherDVoid]

There's a lot of clever reversed lyrics in here that work really well, but my favourite in this song will be the line: "Unlike all of you I've got nothing to lose, and a whole world of difference to gain" I think this line really fuels a lot of speculation into Seija's character. As an amanojaku she is naturally hated by everyone, and she has always had nothing. But is that the sort of life she wants? Does she enjoy being hated, like people expect, or does she secretly resent her status? And even if she couldn't care less about what people think of her, the fact that she has no possessions, no loved ones, and no place to call home means that she has no risk in trying to create an entire upheaval of the system. There is nothing in the world that could possibly go worse for her, even if she completely turns the world on its head. But maybe, just maybe, there is a chance that her life might be better because of it.

[@GrahamChapman]

The word "Amanojaku" is used by Japanese to describe a contrarian. Seija being an Amanojaku means that she has no particular personal preference for what kinda life she wants for herself. Rather, her preferences are based upon whatever's contrary to the norms in any given situation. Hence, "Unlike all of you I've got nothing to lose, and a whole world of difference to gain": She doesn't care what the situation is, she doesn't care what people have and what they lack, and she doesn't care what people would gain and what they would lose if she succeeded with turning society upon its head, the fact that she made the whole world completely different from what it originally was is the only thing she values. "The clusterfuck is its own reward" kinda thing. If you want to look for depth in a Touhou character, then I'm afraid I gotta break it to you: You won't find it in Seija 'cuz she's a _delightfully_ shallow rebel hipster troll... Still, if you _insist_ on attributing her with some kinda character depth, then consider the following: An Amanojaku's nature is that they act contrary to everyone else. They don't want to make friends, they want to make enemies, because that's an Amanojaku's equivalent to friends. They don't want to make other happy, they want to make them upset, because that's an Amanojaku's equivalent to "being there" for others. They don't want to be loved, they want to be hated, because they're just plain contrarians that way... If you take that to its logical conclusion, then that means that the way an Amanojaku would express its love for someone else is going to be abusive. Now, try to write a Seija slashfic with a happy ending without breaking character. I swear, Seija is the shippers' ultimate foil. (I've actaully only seen one story that managed to pull off that feat, and it accomplished it by making Seija _really_ freaked out by her "unnatural feelings" for Shinmyoumaru... not the gayness of the feelings, as Shinmyoumaru assumed at one point in the story, Seija didn't give a schlock about that, but rather the unnaturalness of wanting to see Shinmyoumaru smile and laugh and stuff... Most of the comedy in that story was, appropriately enough, considering the contrarian nature of it all, derived from the completely serious "drama" of Seija coming to terms with the fact that she didn't want to see Shinmyoumaru cry and/or suffer, like a normal Amanojaku would, instead going through melodramatic phases of "What the hell am I doing to Shinmyoumaru?! This is not how you're not supposed to treat your Significant Other! I'm an unnatural sicko! A freak!" kinda like a person who's just discovered that they're into BDSM and is very much conflicted about this freaky kink... except, with all the BDSM and stuff exchanged with fluff like making Shinmyoumaru valentines' chocolate, taking her on romantic dates and calling her cute pet names... I only saw that story once and haven't been able to find it since, though.)

[@paulcziganj4257]

That reminds me of the Communist Party manifesto, with the sentence "you have nothing to lose but your chains". In fact, there are several lines that sound inspired by socialist, communist songs; I mean, take an extract from the Internationale: "The earth shall rise on new foundations: We have been nought, we shall be all!" It wouldn't sound out of place among the last stanzas.

[@starbreaker6740]

@@GrahamChapman link?

[@GrahamChapman]

@@starbreaker6740 I dearly _wish_ I could link it to you! If you manage to ever find it somewhere, please _link it back to me!_

[@cloakedsmoker1285]

@@GrahamChapman have you found the link yet?

[@bakoi8575]

This will make my English teacher proud

[@ShadowOfOurHearts]

I mean she may hate everything I love but I still love her fashion sense.

[@ColossatronProductions]

ShadowOfOurHearts same

[@notseki404]

ShadowOfOurHearts Then she'll change her clothes and hair lmao

[@jambon2730]

Hecatia is better

[@lyrica-live]

SOMEBODY GAVE A THUMBS DOWN. THAT WAS THE FIRST DISLIKE ON THIS CHANNEL. ...Why, it couldn't have gone to a more appropriate video. I'm gonna take it as a compliment. Thanks-- Seija is thoroughly pleased that she's displeased you. ;)

[@XziledBlog]

Dislikes are the proof that you're doing it right - Seija (?)

[@KeeperOfTheSevenKeys.]

Reverse Ideology, that was actually a like.

[@CeruleanSeal]

Artosh King of Godslayers I kind of wish everyone could take back all their likes and make them dislikes just for this reason. I'll start

[@thettbd]

Artosh King of Godslayers If that's true, then there's 82 dislikes. Gotta hate them laws of physics.

[@KeeperOfTheSevenKeys.]

The Terrible Bullet Dodger yep.

[@alejandrite9]

"take a familiar tune, and put it in reverse" i know what youre doing

[@UoirLocer]

dude you're literally everywhere

[@alejandrite9]

@@UoirLocer maybe

[@alejandrite9]

society when 2 year old comment frrrr

[@GussyBaka1972]

we live in a society -seija probably

[@GrahamChapman]

Seija: "We live in a society... and I took that personally."

[@eletvizviz-redux]

"we dont live in a society any more"

[@orinmilk1645]

I know I'm a bit late, but... That ending got communist very quickly.

[@IchCharacter]

Communist would be everyone on equal footing. Seija wants the weak at the top and the strong at the bottom. That's hardly communist, it's... I don't know what the hell that would even be, but it sounds amusing. I'd have loved an ending where Seija kinda won, like the alternative endings for Ten Desires.

[@EmeraldEleki7]

I don't like where this is going

[@user-be4ic1ls2t]

Anarchism for sure.

[@trollingnoobs8384]

More like every revolution in nutshell

[@thetacticianmusician6565]

Touhou 14 you fight commmunism, Touhou 18 you fight capitalism How the tables have turned One could almost suspect Seija

[@idiottofu5590]

The ending I was like, “Yukari is screwed”

[@vn7906]

She ain't the strongest but she is hella broken and probably one of the strongest

[@Remimi_in_prison]

@@vn7906 the loose nature of what she can do with her ability basically makes her omnipotent, so I struggle to think of anyone stronger

[@vn7906]

@@Remimi_in_prison Hecitia Lapislazuli

[@Remimi_in_prison]

@@vn7906 see I've seen people say that, but I've never actually heard why

[@vn7906]

She is a boundless god, She cant be manipulated bye boundaries.

[@MasterBomer]

"you say impossible, but i can find a way" i love that impossible spellcard reference

[@AlphaVoidheart359]

How can someone be so cute *AND CONFUSING AT THE SAME TIME?*

[@EmeraldEleki7]

Easy

[@mariostar7518]

The worst part of this is that all the dislikes are probably smartasses who are like "lol reverse I'm liking it".

[@ezekielbaskerville2710]

Wow, over thousand dislikes, then? That''s harsh.

[@andrewcostanzo5684]

Well you’re comment confused me.

[@tonick2208]

BITCH

[@callie_calamari]

the best part of this is that none of the likes are definetly dumb people who aren't like "lol reverse i'm disliking it"

[@AndrewBlechinger]

Did you write these lyrics yourself? Flipping the phrases is something I found especially clever.

[@lyrica-live]

Thanks a lot! :D Yes, I write my own lyrics, and this was was an especially fun one!

[@magicianfrombelow]

@@lyrica-live this lyrics are so fitting for seija!

[@watermelon-jw6lt]

I just read phrases as pancakes....

[@spritepepsiplushes8353]

@@watermelon-jw6lt she do be making pancakes tho

[@trollingnoobs8384]

This song goes from zero to a Revolution really quick

[@jettythesunfish]

This feels like a villain song and I love it.

[@internetlurker1850]

Well, that's because it is.

[@SatoworiKowomeiji]

Probably because it literally is..

[@spritepepsiplushes8353]

@@internetlurker1850 Not every Lyrica Live song for a villain is directly villainous tho

[@internetlurker1850]

@@spritepepsiplushes8353 Fair.

[@Spade948]

Its got more of a villainous hero vibe to it or is it a heroic villain¿?

[@bellethecutestbunnyinthewo4728]

Me: hey Sei, flip 69. Seija: mk. *flips 69* Seija: *dies* Me: *puts in shades* like a boss.

[@GrahamChapman]

More like: Seija: mk. ୧მ. what about it?

[@salardalukeandrei5269]

@@GrahamChapman well played

[@zhyuu.]

69 : b9

[@mabelpines1533]

I never noticed her bow was tied upside down until now

[@JhasmineWisheart]

Yo the thumbnail changed

[@crazymonkey1697]

?

[@JhasmineWisheart]

@@crazymonkey1697 The thumbnail was originally just the Sejia are used in the video itself

[@onyxvega7369]

"just give me a trigger" um....TRIGGER WARNING: curvy lazers

[@sophiajohnson5635]

Now, Picture *Seija's Boss Fight With Curvy Lasers.*

[@okguy167]

@@sophiajohnson5635 ... now I'm really mad.

[@oddeyedcat1623]

@@sophiajohnson5635 that was extremely cursed Thanks, i hate it

[@Talguy21]

"The way you reject is the way that I choose, Since I know it’ll drive you insane." This is the most Seija couplet possible. *slow clap* My only gripe with this is that you singing over it undoes the near-palindrome that was in the original composition. Now it only sounds decent forwards! A travesty indeed! xP Excellent work on this one. I was considering a sub after listening to a couple others- (Third Eye and Emotional Skyscraper, to name my favorites of yours) but this one and its hilarious lyrics sealed the deal. Now I'm tempted to unsub just to Seija things- but I know I don't have it in me.

[@KuroNekoMiki]

I love almost all of your lyrics, but this one is just BRILLIANT! Such clever writing, and it fits Seija perfectly! Keep the good work!!

[@Spade948]

I actually have a Seija Kijin avatar in vrchat that can flip the screen for anyone that can see it. It's a pc only avatar

[@seiikei]

Give me please thanks

[@Chris_MarMar]

...Lenin, is that you?

[@korohacker]

Did anyone catch that 'give me an inch' reference? Think of Sukuna the inchling

[@examswillkillmeoneday1265]

I did, yes c: I only found out Sukuna was an inchling the other day.

[@ajuesnijik9005]

Nope, I had no idea. Bad.

[@spectrasoulfaire215]

Listened to this song while heavily depressed. In minutes, I'd gone so far down the rabbit hole that I came out the top and couldn't stop laughing. Thanks, Seija!

[@rulerchara3049]

1:45 the end of the song sound like a french revolution

[@pockitsune80]

Holy brother of Byakuren....

[@sutamitas4891]

okina

[@tonick2208]

Byakuren has a dick read the manga

[@proudmonsterfuck3r]

@@tonick2208 wtf

[@tonick2208]

@@proudmonsterfuck3r read the manga then youll know

[@tonick2208]

@@proudmonsterfuck3r your nickname litterally suggests you know exactly what im talking about

[@dmitriyn7695]

Пусть будет тут. :) Всё перевернуть, всё перевернуть, Воздвигнутое в небесах обрушить на землю. (2 раза) Расскажи о своих мечтах, и я покажу тебе твои кошмары. Скажи мне остановиться, и я продолжу, и начну снова. Это то, что я знаю, вы думаете? Или то, что вы думаете, что знаете? Мир, что есть у вас - неправильный,.. Доказательства, что есть у меня - покажут это. Ложь в истине. Истина во лжи. Я всё переверну,.. И причины тому не нужны. Ваши блага - моя беда, Мои беды - ваш подарок. Таким вот простым вывертом, Я внесла меж нами раскол. Мои беды - мой подарок, Ваши блага - ваша беда. Взять знакомый мотив И перевернуть: »Расскажи о своих мечтах, и я покажу тебе твои кошмары... Это моя философия. Скажи мне остановиться, и я продолжу, и начну снова… Реверсивная идеология. « Так же как я была последней, по-первой, Так же я стану первой, впоследствии. А ваши гнилые правила, Оставлю в прошлом. Если я смогу посмеяться последней, Значит, я смогу быть первой. Выигрывая, вы проигрываете. Давайте-давайте, продолжайте! Ох, вы не можете понять? Ох, поймите, что и не сможете! Ваши карты подходят Для очень разных рук. (?) Вы скажете «играй честно», Я отвечу - это «честная игра». Вы скажете «невозможно», Но я найду способ… Найду способ извернуться, Текущее положение временно. Мне нужна лишь зацепка, лишь самая малость, Чтобы вознестись к величию. Я выбрала путь, что вы отвергли, Ведь я знаю, что вас это бесит. В отличие от вас мне нечего терять, А получить я могу целый мир! Никаких компромиссов, выбор один: Переворот! (революция 180 градусов) Низшие заговорят властным голосом, Высшие падут к их ногам! Нет! Нет угнетению слабых и маленьких! Перетасуем иерархию! Чем выше ты был, тем больней упадёшь: И удар об землю - возвестит перемены!

[@lyrica-live]

+Dmitriy N ...Oh my gosh, oh my gosh. You translated it!? I am so grateful! I see your comments here quite often, and I'm sorry I can't reply because I don't know any Russian at all, but it makes me so happy that you can somehow enjoy these lyrics even in another language... Particularly appropriate for this song, now it's a true "Russian Reversal"... Thank you for your work!! спасибо!!

[@lyrica-live]

Ohh, I also wanna take the chance to explain that one difficult-to-translate line. Sorry about that. _"Your cards are suited for a very different hand..."_ It's a complicated line that I'm stupidly proud of because I like silly wordplay. It uses the motif of playing card games like poker: There, the cards have "suits" and are dealt in "hands." But it also evokes the figurative idiom of "the hand you're dealt in life," i.e. the privileges you're born with. Seija would say, "The hand you've been dealt (your position of power) is better suited for me." Additionally, speaking of "cards" is of course an allusion to "spell cards"-- because Seija literally takes the spell card rules into her own hands and shuffles things up.

[@dmitriyn7695]

+Lyrica Live "Oh my gosh"(с), she's alive! (in virtual, of course) I'm happy. Use google-translate, Luke. Please. Я слишком плохо знаю английский, чтобы отвечать на нём. И поэтому, боюсь, я не заслужил вашей благодарности. :( Но всё же надеюсь, что смог правильно понять текст песни. И не сильно наврал при переводе. :) >It's a complicated line that I'm stupidly proud of because I like silly wordplay This not "silly" and not "stupidly". This is excelent. Ну на мой, "русский", взгляд, конечно. :) Спасибо за разъяснения. Подумаю на досуге как это лучше передать.

[@charles8740]

I love the Touhou community.

[@crywitch3809]

Даров ~

[@Mr_LeviathanEnvy]

When Leninism enters Gensokyo

[@ReimuandCirno]

Really clever lyrics!

[@andrewcostanzo5684]

Agreed

[@CeruleanSeal]

Got here from your version of 3rd eye, after about 5 songs I am officially hooked. These lyrics are brilliant, your voice is amazing, my only complaint isn't even to you, and it's that the rest of the Touhou fanbase needs to catch up and give you the credit you need. You deserve SO much more publicity for these awesome lyrics.

[@eletvizviz-redux]

she takes the personality of whoever shes close to and reverses it koishi will make her have a fucking stroke

[@kuring101touhou9]

Seiga flipped some of the likes into dislikes.

[@dagnabbit7508]

Kuring101 Touhou ik

[@user-mf9gf2js4o]

this comment is 11 months ago but i still gotta tell you that seiga is a different girl who is a hermit

[@sophiajohnson5635]

S e i *g* a S e i *j* a ... I Don't Really See A Difference...

[@cre6144]

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[@omegaotaku1342]

TELL ME YOUR DREAMS AND I'LL SHOW YOU YOUR NIGHTMARES

[@cato1834]

TELL ME TO STOP, AND I'LL START OVER, START IT AGAIN

[@OkamiKai6980]

IT'S WHAT I ⬆KNOW YOU THINK⬆

[@Aki_Chie]

OR WHAT YOU ↓THINK YOU KNOW↓

[@Comeoniwantaccount]

how to counter seija: either be perfectly in the middle (so u wont be really affected by her) or just use the dinnerbone nametag on urself when u get affected

[@Comeoniwantaccount]

Make her always use her ability twice per one use

[@Comeoniwantaccount]

In Gensokyo, Seija reverses you In Soviet Russia, you reverse Seija

[@Comeoniwantaccount]

Im so stupid Just kys, when she uses her ability, she will be the dead

[@unfunnymeiling2315]

She is a good singer

[@marydog11ify]

Instant sub. Your lyrics and singing are awesome!

[@turkia6148]

This should be the only thumbnail that doesn't become pixilized.

[@kyuumulonimbus]

At least the sprite is upsidedown

[@thetacticianmusician6565]

Yukari may be able to manipulate borders but Seija can flip them

[@MasterBomer]

based

[@impuregames4115]

I HATE THIS SONG SO MUCH! (please think twice before commenting)

[@arcanearc]

Im Pure Games You don't mean please don't think twice before not commenting.

[@fujiwaranonekobiodrando1257]

yeah worst song (dont think more than once after comment)

[@brianjohnson7164]

Seija: ReVeRsE IdEoLoGy!

[@chickennuggets1990]

HOW COULD YOU?!

[@Liz-cs7vl]

@@chickennuggets1990 U dont get the joke or u are just playing along?

[@spongeintheshoe]

UNO REVERSE CARD

[@spongeintheshoe]

pɹɐɔ əsɹəʌəɹ oun

[@tohruadachi3490]

I played Russian roulette with seija, but she kept shooting me.

[@EmeraldEleki7]

Thats a weird pose, I like it. Also I love the whole reverse talking thing

[@carelessdreamer]

The Soviet anthem Touhou edition.

[@Kolop315]

At the begging of the song I'm not going to lie, I didn't like your voice, and the reverse bits were trippy, but they managed to flow into the next line somehow, and by the end of the song I wasn't sure if hitting the dislike button was actually the like button. Just so we're clear I really enjoyed it. 10/10 subscribed

[@starbreaker6740]

Your opinion was reversed XD

[@izzymosley1970]

I liked the editing in this one very creative and a very fitting.

[@makise-homura]

Uh, another excellent interpretation, of Seija. This wordplay all over the lyrics does a great focus on Seija's abilities and mission-as she sees it.

[@Myrrid]

5 years later and today I realized she was talking backwards in part of the song.

[@Swagpion]

We need a picture comment of someone flipping a table

[@thettbd]

1:51 One word. Cirno.

[@dagnabbit7508]

Spam the. (9)

[@jeanegreene374]

9

[@AnAshenSpirit]

:(

[@MaitreKorda]

6

[@shasynarrayai.a703]

The Beggars is Shion

[@Ponera-Sama]

The fact that an Amanojaku whose defining character trait is "always having the opposite opinion from everyone else" is one of the only characters who actively fight against systemic oppression should tell you something about Gensokyo's "good guys".

[@davidmapping4041]

Gensokyos good guys 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻

[@internetlurker1850]

But... she made up the oppression. What she told to Shinmyoumaru was just to manipulate her. What she is fighting for is making the weak rule over the strong. Edit: Shimnyoumaru on the other hand was actually fighting against oppression, and still is, though no longer because of Seija.

[@Ponera-Sama]

I made my comment before I knew that, but now I know that. And I have to say that even if that's not the intention, this kind of twist reads like some of the most toxic neoreactionary propaganda that demonizes people who are concerned with discrimination and other systemic issues by saying not only that the oppression they're fighting against is not real, but that they intentionally made it up and are actually just evil. I still find it hard to believe that a series with generally progressive messaging like Touhou would go down that route. And I get that Amanojaku in mythology are supposed to be deceivers who tempt people into unintentionally doing evil, but even with the setup we get in DDC there are still so many ways this could have been done without the reactionary messaging. For instance, they could make Seija herself a victim of genuine discrimination because of the role Amanojaku are known to play despite not actually wanting to play it, something another commenter pointed out and apparently thinks Lyrica might agree with. They could treat the "always doing and wanting the opposite of everyone else" gig as an analogy for disability or mental disorder the way DC Comics sometimes does with Bizarro, or they could deconstruct it by showing that many previous villains also wanted to fundamentally change Gensokyo and even some of the heroes have their gripes with how it's currently run, but since the ordinary civilians like Gensokyo the way it is Seija's tendency of disagreeing with everyone actually made her agree with most of the major characters that Gensokyo should change. Or they could even treat it as giving Seija a unique mode of insight that allows her to challenge issues that other people take for granted and make it a point on how dissenting opinions are a necessary part of society since without them it can't improve on itself. But apparently "evil SJW using fake oppression as excuse to do crimes" is the best they could come up with for this game.

[@the24thcolossusjustchillin39]

There is such as a non-violent revolution

[@songofstor4759]

Sounds like a Disney villain song

[@kijinseija727]

I didn't know humans engaged in lyrical rituals towards their favourite Amanojaku.

[@Heartnix95]

Lyrica i really like your fandubs, they are just amazing...

[@MegaSunbro]

The scariest thing that happened was when the song ended, it began playing it again, Seija must have flipped the end and the beginning! D:

[@1r587]

You have loop on.

[@guncatto2625]

@@1r587 no

[@1r587]

@@guncatto2625 You have loop on now, too.

[@ShershenPriseRev]

ONE REVERSE PLEASE ¡¡¡SKNAHT

[@imsostuupid]

she must have lots of blood in her head

[@tnemunom7704]

This would fit Bill Cipher very well for some reason

[@titanime3830]

The gamestop situation in one song

[@chainsawguyyy]

The Shinji Hirako of Gensokyo

[@SillyThai_Megadeath7]

Seija:uʍoᗡ ǝpısd∩ uɹn⊥

[@princekat8915]

I'M SO HAPPY TO HAVE FOUND THIS COVER. I thought for sure I'd never hear this song in english again T_T

[@kitheangelartist8359]

Hearing that KZbin is ending in January Me: I LITERALLY WENT ALL SEIJA WHEN I HEARD IF BC I DONT WANT KZbin TO END JUST TURN IT ALL AROUND AND KEEP KZbin ALIVE

[@yogsothoth915]

Was that the legitimate phonetic reversal.? if that really lines up that perfectly this is more than fantastic, its an absolute masterpiece

[@Flowery0]

Counting thumbnails that you are yet to pixilize: 1 - reverse ideology

[@kartofffrae4786]

This gives me an idea! Do you mind if I try animating this in Walfas? It could even end up with an entire musical! Touhou The Musical! My mind is flowing with ideas!

[@lyrica-live]

Of course not. And by of course not, I mean of course, I don't mind.~ That sounds awesome, good luck! I really like it when people make something further with my lyrics, as long as credit is given.

[@kartofffrae4786]

Wooh! Thank you! I'll definitely credit you (in the video and with a link in the desc)! I'll probably do the credits in the video like this... (I'll put Lyrica here) Song by Lyrica Live

[@hoangnguyen-zv3jx]

i like this song is very good! keep up the good work

[@glompyhoshizora6213]

THAT WAS BEAUTIFUL AND I'M IN TEARS

[@borgar1765]

jesus, these lyrics are genius

[@zCoats]

thank you norman

[@kennithsimmons529]

My like has successfully been flipped

[@miko-je5yz]

Oh shit these lyrics are absolutely amazing

[@mole2100]

It's so catchy! Cannot stop listening!

[@l.so.z1714]

I hate how catchy this is I can't stop listening to this AHHHGHH

[@blandragny9152]

So fun.

[@jack8915]

Each and every lyric has another meaning despite the ideological way it's used and it has another meaning, are touhou characters fucking self aware...

[@spongeintheshoe]

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[@Kilo-Kilo-]

This song brings up my mood because it just so jumpy with it fun lyrics and instrumental

[@thestimergames453]

Сделал русский перевод, надеюсь, появится в скором времени

[@BM-13_KATYUSHA]

If she has a completely different personality than the person closest to her she must be singing this to some low-energy, super depressed emo 😂

[@arcticphoenix2789]

Oh wonder why I love Seija, he has no shame. She embraces the hate and I love it about her.

[@clownpieceenjoyer5439]

ok so I reversed the audio and I think this is what these time stamps say 0:46 - and I'll show you your nightmares 0:54 - start over starting again around that part I heard these two phrases clearly but I'm not 10000% sure if it's these edit: I think I reversed them aldhalussnsh

[@Umbralon]

Lovely lyrics.

[@andrewcostanzo5684]

One of my favorite songs from touhou 14 ddc.

[@jackfinster]

how many oxymorons are in this song

[@Lolimpire]

Seija so communist, lol

[@Metalpipeandcarrots]

Lolimpire Seija Kijin, you're so communist, you're only relation is with Kim Jong-Un!!! *get roasted*

[@Mr._Sherwood]

'sound of eyes catching fire' *_I S M E L L A C O M M I E_*

[@xaldrortenderofthevats8948]

'Liberty Prime activated' *TIME TO DIE COMMIE BASTARDS*

[@CirnoSpaceProject]

Xaldror Tender of the Vats *the green on the american flag is the amount of times USA won the Vietnam war*

[@andrewcostanzo5684]

Well I would not say that she is a communist but I think that she is a individual who is really trying to fight a status quo weather that be for better or worse is up for debate.

[@bombs6172]

At 0:41 I expected the song to just start playing reverse

[@Weakest2huFan]

1:25 I just realized how genius having a Seija use the imperial system. She would do that in canon to piss off everyone else using the metric system in gensokyo

[@BigusGeekus]

Seija and Bizarro. Now there's a match made in...somewhere....

[@charles8740]

OH MY GOD. I'm in love with your lyrics. They're so witty and ingenious!

[@chickennuggets1990]

Is it bad that I really like the way you say the 'dri' in 'drive'?

[@BirdBrainedBird]

What if you flip the song horizontally and backwards I’m sure it will sound just as good

[@kreng823]

Reversing Oni ~ Pick Up, Down, Left and Right

[@ciornociovannaandcoldexper7871]

Have her reverse “racecar”

[@GrahamChapman]

Seija: Uh, okay? "ꓤɐɔǝɔɐɹ." What about it?