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Carpe Diem is the ending theme of The World Ends with You The Animation. It is composed by Takeharu Ishimoto and sung by ASCA. It was released in an album on June 2, 2021 with its English counterpart "Carpe Diem -seize the day-".
Carpe Diem is a Roman aphorism by the ancient Roman poet Horace, urging people to make the most of their lives. It is a Latin phrase meaning "seize the day".
The song's symbolism can be seen as relating to Neku Sakuraba's situation in the Reapers' Game. The philosophy of "Carpe Diem" is similar to Sanae Hanekoma's philosophy to "enjoy the moment". Lines such as "I'm just going my way", "don't get in my way", and "I just want to live my own life" can be interpreted as Neku's individuality and reluctance to follow modern society's values and expectations towards him.
Lyrics[]
Japanese[]
重ねてきた日々が
崩れ落ちたのはなぜだ
止まらない時間は
いつだって僕らを壊していく
押し殺した声を
投げつける夜を待て
譲れない明日をいくだけと
もう誰にも邪魔はさせない
どうなったっていいと思える
瞬間だけを抱えて生きろ
紡いできた日々を
無意味にするのは誰か
荒んでく視界は
艇庫する僕らを蝕んでいく
用意された道など
進む価値はないから
戻れない過去を嘆くより
今、胸を張っていたい
傷つけられた願いでも
ただ直向きに抱えて歩け
竦んだ足元にたった
一輪の花が咲いた
譲れない明日をいくだけと
もう誰にも邪魔はさせない
どうなったっていいと思える
瞬間だけを抱えて生きろ
Romaji[]
Kasanete kita hibiga
Kuzureochita nowa nazeda
Tomaranai jikan wa
Itsudatte bokura wo kowashiteiku
Oshikoroshita koe wo
Nagetsukeru yoru wo mate
Yuzurenai asu wo ikudaketo
Mou darenimo jama wa sasenai
Dou natta te iito omoeru
Shunkan dake wo kakaete ikiro
Tsumuidekita hibiwo
Muimini surunowa dareka
Susandeku shikai wa
Teikosuru bokura wo mushibandeiku
Yoisareta michi nado
Susumu kachi wa naikara
Modorenai kako wo nagekuyori
Ima, munewo hatte itai
Kizutsukerareta negai demo
Tada hitamukini kakaete aruke
Susanda ashimotoni tatta
Ichirin no hana ga saita
Yuzurenai asu wo ikudaketo
Mou darenimo jama wa sasenai
Dou natta te iito omoeru
Shunkan dake wo kakaete ikiro
English[]
I wonder why the days that we spent
Are falling to the pieces like they were nothing
Time just passes by and leaves us behind
Can't help feeling like it breaks me down all the time
I'll be waiting for the night to come
The night that we raise our voice to be heard
I'm just going my way, this can't be changed
No one can stop me, don't get in my way
So I just hold on to the moment
That I feel like nothing really matters to me
I wonder who is trying to waste
All the days and dreams like they were nothing
The world I see is like a wasteland
We resist but they are making us weaker
I won't follow the path laid out for me
I just want to live my own life
I don't look back on the past anymore
Hold my head high and live in the present
Even your dream is covered with bruises
Just hold onto hope and don't afraid to go
I was in fear, feeling weak at the knees
Saw one flower just comes out at my feet
I'm just going my way, this can't be changed
No one can stop me, don't get in my way
So I just hold on to the moment
That I feel like nothing really matters to me
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