Shadow Shadow (English Cover)【Will Stetson】「Azari」

[@willstetson]

THANK YOU FOR WATCHING!! we r back for round two!! it seems that azari is here to stay :D if azari sees this ily follow me on twitter if u would like to know how im doing!! twitter.com/stillwetson

[@neko__666]

Hey do you mind if i use this english cover in an animation?

[@newbboy6404]

Wowoowo

[@auburned-phoenix]

I know that this is about depression, but it kind of hits different as someone with dermatillomania “In secret I will cry with a vicious little lie”-“In secret I will cry” can go for alot of things. Some choose to hide their scars, some dont. Personally for me, this related to more the “vicious little lie”. How I hate people seeing my pick. “I don’t know where to find who to blame at all this time”-it can be really frustrating how you can get stuck in a trance for hours, loosing so much time just suffering. “Sell your soul while you’re alive to that one devil that will buy”-sometimes it does feel like you’ve sold your soul. You feel possesed, because you keep hurting yourself and cant stop. It feels like a demon using your body to hurt you and torture you. “You’ll find once you pry that its so null so deep inside”-“prying” your skin off, but not feeling anything in terms of pain, because you’ve become numb, either from picking at said area so much or just from being in the trance. “So deep inside”, this one’s a little personal, but sometimes when i pick at skin on my stomach it literally feels like im digging around in my insides “In the dark and shining bright on your fingers hell resides”- again, first part is quite personal; i often find myself picking in the late afternoon, many times staying up an hour later than i want to because i just cant stop. More generally, though, “on your fingers hell resides” i feel would resonate with alot of people with the disorder who mainly pick using their nails/fingers. The hell is the blood residing on your fingers, under your nails, caking them, a gory mess. “Your mind’s ill and blind, it won’t hesitate for time”-“ill” in terms of it being a mental disorder, “blind” to the damage your causing, not hesitating for the amount of time spent on it because you’re in the trance “You’ll only find pain will turn to pleasure every time”-it can feel morbidly satisfying to smooth out a perceived flaw in your skin “You’ll hear it in your mind”-complusive, intrusive thoughts that are so intense you can almost hear them “I sigh, look inside after peeling skin of mine”-need I explain? I think this line is the very thing that started this interpretation of the song for me “Those ashes piling high with that emptiness they hide”-depending on how you pick, you can sometimes see little bits of nail/skin around the area. The emptiness is what you feel afterwards, after a while. Nothing. You grow numb to it. But for some, this emptiness may be that gut wrenching guilt. “That hand I call my right stained with lead will make me cry”-the “lead” in this situation being blood. The staining of blood, especially when you dont have the opportunity to readily wash your hands. And the smell of blood. The smell. That metalic smell. Its sickening.

[@erinhilliker3568]

🖐️ hiya, I’m one of those folks with dermatillomania who mainly picks their fingers and nails. I wasn’t expecting to find this take on the song. But I can totally see where you’re coming from! And I appreciate you sharing your story. It’s a sensitive subject, at least for me it is, so it’s comforting to be reminded that there are people out there that understand. I hope you’re doing alright, three months after leaving this comment :)

[@sbg.dblahbla]

Whoa.. thank you for sharing. I hope you'll feel better yo

[@pooferfloofer]

oh god i have a skin picking disorder too and it's HELLLLL

[@jan-Pala]

hi, i also have a skin picking problem (mine's an OCD thing) never thought about this song like that before and WOW this is the second time i've seen someone relate a song i like to having a skin picking disorder (the first was with Amygdala's Rag Doll) and both times i've just been like "whoa. that's why i vibe with this song so hard"

[@fizzygrape]

as someone who also struggles with dermatillomania i love u for this interpretation 🙏

[@bandhanpramanik8516]

He is in the quest of translating all of the nameless gods' songs

[@alss5331]

What's Nameless God?

[@brown_chicken]

@@alss5331 it doesnt show on his channel, but they go by Azari kzbin.info/door/uNlrb3G0BLLDbwhz7EqF8wabout

[@brieason]

@@alss5331 xo0ox they use a bug that makes it so that it looks like they dont have a name they made a song thats based off of kisaragi station they also made another song thats based off of another japanese urban legend it seems like their songs’ meanings are various japanese urban legends

[@honeywaters]

@@brieason correct me if im wrong, but im pretty sure that x0o0x and Azari are different people, if they were the same then i think x0o0xs other works would be on the channel that Azaris are on to

[@Takamoto]

@@honeywaters That's because they are, x0o0x made a cover of this song but everyone thinks it's an original song from him

I am Japanese. I really like the way you have unified the vowels at the end of the sentence, just like the original Japanese version. I've become a fan of yours. Thank you.

[@azareii]

So _that's_ the attribute I couldn't place.

[@loofer3668]

@@azareiiThe attribute you couldn’t place is that it rhymes?

[@jenbooob]

​@@loofer3668 the cover keeps the same syllable sounds from the Japanese version, like the opening lyrics rhyme the long i sound in both this version and the original

[@Kaizaed]

0:37 Hey who's your favorite hedgehog?

[@riqq-hehe]

😂😂😂 real lol

[@ComradeBlue5705]

he is simply the coolest

[@kyuu452]

Your music actually has gotten me into a lot of new artists I never would've found on my own. Fantastic cover!

[@heart8375]

@@themelancholyofgay3543 In this case ig no title 😂😂

[@f1nding_atlas12]

ayo

[@RawMayonnaise]

True I never would have found the originals on my own

[@katsenpai6957]

you literally can't find this on your own unless the algorithm blesses you

[@Archedgar]

@@choccy_bagel Recommended by youtube =/= found on your own Nice try though.

[@caffeinezamurai]

「孤独な」を”now all alone”と翻訳するの凄い好きです。

[@1kachan]

ガチで翻訳のセンスあるよな

[@sayriris]

thank you for having me on board again to write lyrics for you will! brb selling my soul to ur vocals 🏃‍♀️🤲🤲

[@michellemckenzie44]

What does it take to become a professional?

[@liben5052]

Broo insane skills

[@drpractic]

Hands down one of the most talented people when it comes to singing japanese vocaloid songs in english. Amazing work once again

[@ryumiejill2443]

Azariの曲2つどっちもめっちゃ好きだからまじうれしいこれを歌ってくれるとは思わなかった

[@FumeKO1]

Just hearing the first 10 seconds has already made me bop, what a great cover!

[@jimmieadams]

Real shit tho 💯 👌

[@猪俣拓-r1z]

日本語にない、1音に1単語が当たる他言語特有の感じがこの曲にすごく合ってる気がする

[@oof4890]

1:23 THIS PARTTT IS SO GOODDDD. LIKE I GASPED YOU HAVE NO IDEA

[@jelfishery]

IKR- i adore yelling/belting in songs

[@AskaRay]

props to you and your translator... too many English covers seem to forget a song needs to sound like well, a song, not strictly a translation. very good job keeping the feel and meaning of the lyrics while making it sound good

[@林檎りん]

英語の語順でsellとかillとか、どうやって最後に配置するのかな？と思ってたら全然違う方法でちゃんと韻踏んでて「すげぇ…」ってなった

[@toal225]

Will Stetsonさんの声が良い味だしてて好き

[@すせしそさ]

ちゃんと韻踏んでて感動した……すげえ

[@Somniphobia]

hearing the english version reminds me even more of ibitsu, a (very graphic) horror manga about a gothic-lolita style demon. how the story goes it like this: a young girl in gothic-lolita clothes can be found sitting alone. she'll ask you: "would you have a little sister?" and the outcome will be gruesome no matter what you answer. the main reason this song reminds me of it is the art, its very similar to the design of the demon.

[@lovffle]

That’s cool :0

[@etps4444]

Neat!!

[@KreticQue]

I NEED LINKS

[@user-HDoNH]

低音英語voiceがまじで耳の保養

[@平成-i7z]

聞きに来るのが遅れてしまった...azariさんの曲丁度ハマってたタイミングに歌ってくれるの本当に天才👏

[@reesember]

Yet another incredible cover as expected! If Will sees this ily

[@鈴木彩水-r4u]

この人の力強い歌い方めっちゃ好き

[@goat_frog3271]

Gonna miss another premiere but I loved the last Azari one so I'll be sure to listen to it as soon as I can

[@delirious6045]

Not gonna lie, your channel is the entire reason why I got into vocaloid and japanese song covers, I got an addiction to them. You should do a cover on Proto-Disco, it's really really good and I think your voice would be amazing for it!

[@user-lu9wc5ey1o]

めっちゃ良い…最高…

[@some1magget102]

Hes voice fits this really well ^^ and now we know the en lyrics

[@treeoftruth3198]

Well they arent exactly the lyrics, translation that sounds good is extremely difficult so the song could have a totally different meaning

[@treeoftruth3198]

For example wills cover of usseewa seemed to be about big corprate and a crashing economy in a fictional society, when the original is about japanese societal pressure being too hard on children

[@bublikbublikovich2229]

Yes one more Still Wetson banger cover goes right in my playlist

[@star_luv_0807]

0:11 In secret, I will cry with a vicious little lie I don’t know where to find who to blame at all this time This doubt will have a price that I mimic and I mime I’m all alone Shadow Shadow 0:25 Sell your soul while you’re alive to that one devil that will buy You’ll find, once you pry that it’s all null so deep inside Combine, smiling wide, don’t delay but kill and fight Now all alone Shadow Shadow 0:39 In the dark and shining bright, on your fingers, hell resides Your mind’s ill and blind, it won’t hesitate for time In answer to those lies, just be ready, chill, alright? Now all alone Shadow Shadow 0:57 Falling shy This love is rough outside, it’s sweetened when it dies And now tonight, seems hyenas run and hunt for life I’m feeling drunk and high on stabbing saints alive I’ll never recognize 1:11 Order right Just playing with our pride, go crush that foolish side You’ll only find pain will turn to pleasure every time 1:20 You’ll hear it in your mind, the shadows left behind dance to ballads that will die 1:39 Sell your soul while you’re alive to that one devil that will buy You’ll find, once you pry that it’s all null so deep inside Combine, smiling wide, don’t delay but kill and fight Now all alone Shadow Shadow 1:54 In the dark and shining bright, on your fingers, hell resides Your mind’s ill and blind, it won’t hesitate for time In answer to those lies, just be ready, chill, alright? Now all alone Shadow Shadow 2:08 I sigh, look inside after peeling skin of mine Those ashes piling high with that emptiness they hide That hand I call my right, stained with lead, will make me cry I’m all alone Shadow Shadow

[@yanderegirlswithrosehairs8332]

Legend

[@spidergalva]

Hell yeah, I’ve been waiting for this one! - Lots of love from me and Wario

[@Sh1zakid]

I think I understood the meaning of the song, which many commentators are looking for. So, let's get started. We are talking about a girl who got married after learning that her husband betrayed her "I mourn in secret the treacherous deception" in a fit of rage she accidentally killed him, she does not know who is to blame for what happened "it's a shame that I don't know who is to blame." In the alley, having signed a contract with the devil, she became his servant, a phantom, and began to kill even more "with a smile on my face, I'm not shy about killing." "HELL is already burning under your feet Don't think and walk, you've already gone crazy" - after killing a lot of people, she went crazy and can't stop. "The confused head will wait for the verdict" - after death under the contract, the devil will receive her soul, the same sentence. "Hyenas are still prowling around corners tonight" - at night they go out to kill people in alleys. "She was a saint - now she is naked" - she has always been a saint, but after that tragedy everything went downhill, and now her real essence is "naked". "The ritual. Push everyone and put yourself on a pedestal" - psychopaths always put themselves above ordinary people. "You will replace the pain with pleasure, and then you will hear without difficulty how the choir of restless souls is calling there ..." - the girl already wants to go to another world, cuts her veins, and hears the voices of souls who call her to HELL. "Take one last breath and slip out of your skin. I shake off the dust, leaving a void. The hand is taken away from the weight of the pain" - taking her last breath, her hand is taken away from her, which is covered in cuts, dying she would be released from her skin, shaking the dust and leaving only emptiness.

[@Hello-bs8dn]

?ok

[@Cevowo]

those nails are sharper then my eyesight

[@Loveyourself21072]

samevhahsg same

[@カニランテ様]

やばい、、、カッコよすぎる、、、

[@catcakes6724]

This song currently has me in a chokehold and is living rent free in my head. This song in general, cover or not, is criminally underrated for how hard it goes.

[@つっつー-h1k]

うわあ、、かっこよすぎます。。 I really like your voice and translation... I'd like to listen it everyday...

[@Neeve05]

as soon as I accidentally clicked on your video and heard your voice, I put the follow up and now I'm listening to all your covers. your voice gives me goosebumps. MAGNIFICO

[@kurumi3859]

韻めっちゃ踏んでてかっこいい

[@trashcanqueen3850]

Found this artist through your covers. Love both the original and this, since I always love your covers!

[@nazwanareswari6082]

Tbh, there's some songs that I don't like but when i hear ur cover it turns into a total bop. Love ur cover sm

[@Talia778real]

I like the”sell your soul part” very much🎵🎵🎵

[@kiki___0406]

Shadow の言い方というか発音が好き 英語の歌詞になるともっとカッコよくなるのね…

[@cionnar]

Holy shit. I totally wasn't expecting an english cover that lives up to a legendary original. Absolutely phenomenal work.

[@おはよう-g8u]

すごく素敵です👏🏻👏🏼👏🏽👏🏼👏🏻 これからもリピートしていきます！

[@Frndcrm]

This cover was amazing like all the others, it always surprises me: 0 now i'm addicted to this song

[@nachi_Blue_Kitten_]

今日もかっこよかったです！！ 大好きです！

[@るあ-t2b]

あーー、かっこいいです

[@Dracodragonmaster21]

A BLESSING FROM THE LORD HOW! HOW! WHEN I LIKE A SONG, WILL STETSON MAKES AN ENGLISH VERSION OF IT!! DOES HE HAVE CAMERAS?? IS HE READING MY MIND!!???

[@YukioMY]

Lets GOOOOOOO!!! Will Stetson is the best!

[@delilahdahlia247]

This is my favorite Azari song, I'm so glad to hear this cover, it's great!

[@サヤ-y5s]

格好良すぎます！cool!

[@victoria-ws4wj]

THIS IS SO GOOD OMG IM CRYING HIS VOICE FITS PERFECTLY

[@sundalosketch4769]

Your voice fits this song so well! The lyrics flow so well off the tongue, it's gonna be fun singing along once i learn this version!

[@vivlodia]

you did such an amazing job!

[@pancakes4life804]

YOOOOOO I've been hoping you'd cover this one!! It's absolutely perfect.

[@your_left_toe1122]

Your voice is so good I literally get chills

[@sShadowcliPp]

1:23 it is AWESOME!!!

[@user-warabimochi]

Ahh I was just waiting for you to cover this ever since I saw you in the comment section of cover I’m just so happy to hear you sing this

[@krei-ations]

The pale girl in the video partnered by the masculine voice makes me think of a certain spirit. It has the appearance of a woman with a deep voice. It’s fitting.

[@factoryresetbutton]

The image omfg why do I love it sm-

[@elentiyatsyal]

Idk why it's not but I wish this was on Spotify

[@lordofspaghetti5454]

Sadly this premieres in the middle of my chemistry class and we have a lab so no phone/earbuds D:

[@lordofspaghetti5454]

I hath returned from chemistry so 10/10 I love this

[@khoi4418]

Amazing As Per Usual. Songs Rlly Catchy And With The Addition Of Ur Voice, It Adds Another Spark To It Which I Love! Ty For Another Fantastic Cover!

[@xinoaphobia]

Why Do You Type Like This? Thats not how you're supposed to type.

[@khoi4418]

@@xinoaphobia OCD Xd, Bad Habit I'm Trying To Get Out Of Before College Lmao

[@xinoaphobia]

@@khoi4418 Good luck on that, then.

[@xinoaphobia]

@Aether I never intended to judge their writing? I just asked why they typed like that. I don't know if I came off as rude or not.

[@ttttttttttttttttt.]

this cover is so good, youve outdone yourself will (as well as everyone else involved!)

[@corb805]

Help I have listened to this song thirty times in the past 2 days and I see no signs of stopping

[@wafffls]

one of my favorite covers of this song ever

[@Archedgar]

That is some nice translation/localization of the lyrics. Great job.

[@nagitashinjiro]

I WAS PRAYING FOR A SHADOW SHADOW COVER GOD BLESS YOU MR STETSON U ARE SO BASED certified BANGER

[@ぽぽりん-g6e]

shadowを日本語っぽく歌ってるのまじですき

[@makochan3579]

Great job Will Stetson another good cover as always!

[@Leni329]

WILL I LOVE U SO MUCH

[@Chloe_Gee]

I sadly missed to premiere. It sounds really good as always! Good job!

[@laylafallecker1769]

I have found Some new music for my ears. I adore your work, great pronunciation!

[@巴マミ信者]

わかんないけど…すげえええええ！！！

[@みみ-t6y5o]

鳥肌立ちましたオススメありがとう…めっちゃイケボですね…アレンジかっこよ…歌詞が本家と被る時耳障りよすぎてびっくりする

[@leensatta907]

1:23 FAV PART!!!

[@ria-watchonly]

わ、プレミア公開だ！！

[@Fixer_Su3ana]

I actually found the song first, then you. Excellent cover! So I subscribed.

[@Angelosflutecorner]

Niceeee, thank you so much for this!

[@아래하-k4b]

아...빠져들 것 같다...

[@chocolatefitzgerald5692]

I really like the way you pronounce "shadow" :D

[@pheeble29]

Another incredible cover! Great work, this helped me study :D

[@indicap27]

Yay a 3am premier that I'm gonna stay up for✋🥲nah but it's worth it fr

[@VampyBlood17]

What a time to be alive.

[@bee2576]

IVE NEVER BEEN SO HAPPY TO BE SICK IM NOT GONNA MISS IT

[@ぴすすpisisu]

ちゃんとaiで韻踏んでてすごい！！

[@lelupoki]

Thank you for covering Japanese songs! English version is cool

[@KailaVlogger]

Aaaaagh, I love your covers so darn much!! Hits every time!

[@WLgummybear]

Banger. Was hyped for this

[@laby1827]

i love it, this is just so good !

[@dollasticpraised]

put this on spotify will i BEG please if u see this

[@tundraosu]

Happy 2 year anniversary of this cover 🎉

[@des_elise]

He has such pretty voice 😅

[@eggseventy4905]

holy shit ppl are banging these covers out QUICK

[@karolinedemon]

Magnificent

[@namanhlo414]

This ate well

[@baloneyspeaker9037]

Will really is speed ✨❤

[@Le_Pingouin_Engage]

THIS IS AMAZING

[@bas33bx40]

wasn't waiting for that but i am absolutly not disapointed!

[@MurdocPickle]

Hi! I'm a new subscriber and I really love your music!! Hope you continue to impress us all 💕😁

[@skull2861]

Bussin

[@hajimia]

watching the will stetson premiere with my will stetson merch. happy monday :3c