San skia

==Lyrics==
Japanese
名前のない記憶に喉の奥が熱くって
心の悲鳴に初めて気付く…
痛みがあるからきっと優しくもなれる
束の間の凪を尊く思う
良く出来たレプリカの星は
綺麗だけど不意に侘しい
世界に満ちた歓びの全てに
何度手を叩いても
共鳴する生きた心がなければ
ああ、同じ光を望めはしない
対極にいるようで酷く似ている
終わらない2つの螺旋を壊して知りたかっただけ
世界に満ちた感情の全てを
抱きしめてなぞっても
共に生きてく誰かがいなければ
ああ、光も影も幻想と同じ
あなたも同じ
Lyrics: Haruna (yourmythos)
Source: Official YouTube
Romaji
namae no nai kioku ni nodo no oku ga atsukutte
kokoro no himei ni hajimete kizuku…
itami ga arukara kitto yasashiku mo nareru
tsukanoma no nagi o toutoku omou
yoku dekita repurika no hoshi wa
kirei dakedo fui ni wabishii
sekai ni michita yorokobi no subete ni
nando te o tataite mo
kyoumei suru ikita kokoro ga nakereba
aa, onaji hikari o nozome wa shinai
taikyoku ni iru you de hidoku niteiru
owaranai futatsuno rasen o kowashite shiritakatta dake
sekai ni michita kanjou no subete o
dakishimete nazotte mo
tomoni ikiteku dareka ga inakereba
aa, hikari mo kage mo gensou to onaji
anata mo onaji
English TL
Memories with no name well up in the back of my throat
For the first time, I notice my heart screaming out...
I'm sure that all my pain and grief will also teach me to be kinder
And I treasure each fleeting moment of calm
Well-crafted replicas of stars
Are beautiful, and yet suddenly seem so joyless
No matter how much I may clap my hands
At all the joy that fills the world
Without a living, resonating heart
Ah, we can never hope to see the same light
We are so diametrically opposed, and yet so alike
I just wanted to know how to break the two neverending spirals
No matter how much I may embrace and trace out
All the emotions that fill the world
Without another soul to share my life with
Ah, light and shadow may as well be the same as fantasy
And so would you
Translation: YabaiYatsu
Japanese (full)
名前のない記憶に喉の奥が熱くって
心の悲鳴に初めて気付く…
痛みがあるからきっと優しくもなれる
束の間の凪を尊く思う
良く出来たレプリカの星は
綺麗だけど不意に侘しい
世界に満ちた歓びの全てに
何度手を叩いても
共鳴する生きた心がなければ
ああ、同じ光を望めはしない
		
私をまた拒んだ 触れたら枯れる花よ
美しいままで出会えていたら
悪夢ばかりにうなされて
僅かな予感も汚してく
世界に落ちた哀しみの全てを
憎むように見つめても
共鳴する生きた心がなければ
空虚な苛立ち 同じ涙を流せはしない
対極にいるようで酷く似ている
終わらない2つの螺旋を壊して知りたかっただけ
世界に満ちた感情の全てを
抱きしめてなぞっても
共に生きてく誰かがいなければ
ああ、光も影も幻想と同じ
あなたも同じ
Lyrics: Haruna (yourmythos)
Source: Official YouTube
Romaji (full)
namae no nai kioku ni nodo no oku ga atsukutte
kokoro no himei ni hajimete kizuku…
itami ga arukara kitto yasashiku mo nareru
tsukanoma no nagi o toutoku omou
yoku dekita repurika no hoshi wa
kirei dakedo fui ni wabishii
sekai ni michita yorokobi no subete ni
nando te o tataite mo
kyoumei suru ikita kokoro ga nakereba
aa, onaji hikari o nozome wa shinai
watashi o mata kobanda furetara kareru hana yo
utsukushi ima made deaeteitara
akumu bakari ni	unasarete
wazukana yokan mo yogoshiteku
sekai ni ochita kanashimi no subete o
nikumu you ni mitsumete mo
kyoumei suru ikita kokoro ga nakereba
kuukyona iradachi onaji namida o nagase wa shinai
taikyoku ni iru you de hidoku niteiru
owaranai futatsuno rasen o kowashite shiritakatta dake
sekai ni michita kanjou no subete o
dakishimete nazotte mo
tomoni ikiteku dareka ga inakereba
aa, hikari mo kage mo gensou to onaji
anata mo onaji
English TL (full)
Memories with no name well up in the back of my throat
For the first time, I notice my heart screaming out...
I'm sure that all my pain and grief will also teach me to be kinder
And I treasure each fleeting moment of calm
Well-crafted replicas of stars
Are beautiful, and yet suddenly seem so joyless
No matter how much I may clap my hands
At all the joy that fills the world
Without a living, resonating heart
Ah, we can never hope to see the same light
You refused me yet again, o flower that withers at my touch
If only we had met while you still had your beauty
I'm plagued by ceaseless nightmares
That defile even the smallest glimpse of a future
No matter how much I may glare and curse
At all the sorrow that has befallen the world
Without a living, resonating heart
Such frustration seems empty, and we can never shed the same tears
We are so diametrically opposed, and yet so alike
I just wanted to know how to break the two neverending spirals
No matter how much I may embrace and trace out
All the emotions that fill the world
Without another soul to share my life with
Ah, light and shadow may as well be the same as fantasy
And so would you
Translation: YabaiYatsu
Character POVs:
1st part: Hikari
2nd part: Tairitsu
Bridge: Hikari and Tairitsu
Final part: Hikari and Tairitsu
===Lyrics commentary===
(commentary by Haruna from yourmythos' blog, and translated by User:ArcaeaiL)
These lyrics were inspired by the world of Arcaea's main story. The first chorus is sung from Hikari's point of view, the second from Tairitsu's, and the bridge and last chorus from the POV of both Hikari and Tairitsu.
Supplemental note:
The lyrics of "san skia" are based on yourmythos' impression of Arcaea's story and setting.
There are as many interpretations as there are players.
Please keep this in mind, and enjoy our interpretation as one of many.
;1st part
This part depicts Hikari's deep fascination with the beautiful memories reflected in the Arcaea, which slowly gives way to a feeling of uncanniness.
Instead of a world of passion that could create a deep impression on her emotions and memories, Hikari instead finds a sterile but well-made replica, an inorganic world that fills her with emptiness and fear.
I wanted to capture the feeling of a heart that could only reflect the beauty around her but longed for a deeper sense of connection, and the final lines, "Without a living, resonating heart, we can never hope to see the same light," express that heartache tinged with a little hope.
;2nd part
The idea that Arcaea, no matter what memories it reflected, would keep inflicting the pain of rejection like a "flower that withers at one's touch" was an upsetting but striking image, and so I started this section with that imagery.
Tairitsu's situation is much like Hikari's, however, and suffering disconnected from your own feelings and experiences is the same as a nightmare with no emotional catharsis.
I felt like Tairitsu was feeling the same disorienting emptiness and fear, and the final lines, "Without a living, resonating heart, such frustration seems empty, and we can never shed the same tears," express that heartache tinged with a little hope. 
;Bridge
As they sing in the first two parts, Hikari and Tairitsu represent diametric opposites, but are still very much alike. I described the memories within Arcaea as a "neverending spiral" that could be observed but could never reflect one's one heart, and wrote about the story unfolding within this endless world that they could only watch.
;Final part
The "joy", "dreamlike ecstasy", "despair", and "nightmares" that Arcaea manifests to Hikari and Tairitsu are all feelings that wouldn't be possible in a world where one was all alone. I believe that every person we meet, every memory we create, and every life we cross lives on in our emotions and in the connections we build. If the two could have started out seeing and sharing the same world without any emotional baggage, the two of them might have thought "Could we have become friends, embracing both light and dark together?" with the final lyrics expressing their foreboding and doubt. 
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==Trivia==
*san skia in Greek (σαν σκιά) means "like a shadow".
*yourmythos has uploaded commentaries discussing the song's lyrics, on their YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYp1OGkJs_w and bloghttps://note.com/yourmythos/n/n51c1df1a3df9 (translated above).
*This is the only Light side song to have Tairitsu in the song's jacket, without Hikari.
*san skia is playable in Anarch Entertainment's NOISZ STΔRLIVHT as part of the Crossing Pulse collaboration series.
==References==
Category:Arcaea Original Songs