Saturday, December 7, 2013

Anime Song: Catal Rhythm (Kuroko no Basket)

Kuroko no Basket was a great show with an amazing music and soundtrack. Especially the ending song Catal Rhythm by Old Codex.


Here are the lyrics:
An instinctive situation
It's searching for a reason to fight, this imitation
Light flows out from the darkness
Destroy yourself, the self that is captured
When you accept freedom, you'll struggle and face instability
My heartbeats thrust me up into the air, as I pretend to be a spy

Bring back the catalyst "a simple way to best"
And rhythm like this never ends
Sometimes your voice reached to me
Because I don't want to face the fate

Makes you feel like leaping up, you say?
You remember the catal rhythm, right
To the past resounding in your heart, where you once gave up
Like the rusty scoreboard, you're also trembling here, right?
For now, let's first head for a future without any doubts

Imagine it, top of the key
You receive a written challenge from behind your eyelids
A sign that lets you escape into the darkness
That playmaker is just proud and pretentious
Shatter that image of overpowering strength, change of pace
Just look at us now
Don't let pompous, emotional arguments get to you
Let my voice reach you, tell me about it

Even if you close your eyes, the pain will remain in your memory
There is little time left

Can you hear me?

Makes you feel like jumping up and down, you say?
You finally acknowledge the catal rhythm, right
To the past that's lingering on your left hand
Like your hoarse voice, your broken heart is crying too, right
For now, let's first head for the tomorrow one second ahead

Makes your feel like leaping up, you say?
You remember the catal rhythm, right
To the past resounding in your heart, where you once gave up
Like the rusty scoreboard, you're also trembling here, right?
For now, let's first head for a future without any doubts

Even if it's just an afterimage, it doesn't matter
Future aspect
(This is from the NG)

All I have to say is wow this song does not translate to English well. And some of the words that are English, seem random and incoherent. In other words, its a big mess. However, the beat and the music is catchy that makes you want to get up.

So the overall meaning of the song is just to live in the moment. Catal Rhythm can refer to Catalyst Rhythm, so a change in your rhythm. The song use this term to describe that fate is never definite that we can be frighten. But just keep going and face the future without any doubts.

The way the song ties in with the anime is the basketball team, especially Seirin, is that the teams seems to live in the moment of the game. During games, they thrive off the adrenaline and continue to fight on, regardless of their situation. In a way, they are living in the now, not looking at the past.

Really, I mainly love this song because of the catchy and rock band feel that makes me want to get up and play a sport. Like seriously, I want to play hard core like they do in Kuroko no Basket.


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