List of SSBU Music (Persona series)

This is a list of music tracks pertaining to the universe in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. All tracks listed here play on Mementos, and, as of the 8.1.0 update, , Small Battlefield, , and . Depending on which game the music is from, Mementos' appearance will change to match.
==Last Surprise==
===Origin===
This song is the main battle theme taken directly from Persona 5.
===Composition & Arrangements===
Source: Persona 5
Composition, arrangement, and lyrics Copyright Atlus Co., Ltd.
===Other uses===
This track was used in 's second reveal trailer.
===Lyrics===
You try to run me through...hold on!
Think again! Don't you know what you're starting?
But you sure ain't got a clue how bad
This will go. Don't you know? Know my art (art of war)
And as you look to the horizon, not a cloud
But then stormy weather's caught you cold
Seems like it crept up out of nowhere, all around
You it's not quite what you foretold
You'll never see it coming! You'll see
That my mind is too fast for eyes
You're done in! By the
Time it's hit you, your last surprise
You think you've got your game planned out
To a T? Yet I'm two steps ahead, yeah
So you step into my way, stand down!
It's a trap. One more step and you're dead (Yeah, you're dead)
Why just a picosecond ago, clear blue skies
But now lightning's struck your last resolve
It's not an accident that no one hears your cries
As your last strength seems to dissolve
You'll never see it coming! You'll see
That my mind is too fast for eyes
You're done in! By the
Time it's hit you, your last surprise
I'm coming for you! 
My game's always so fast, so fine
You're spun in by the
net you didn't catch it in time
Better think about your game
Are you sure your next move's the right one for you?
Are you sure you won't get out maneuvered
Again and again my friend?
You'll never see it coming! You'll see
That my mind is too fast for eyes
You're done in! By the
Time it's hit you, your last surprise
I'm coming for you! 
My game's always so fast, so fine
You're spun in by the
net you didn't catch it in time
==Beneath the Mask==
===Origin===
This theme is an arrangement of a song from Persona 5. It originally played when exploring Tokyo, the main setting of the game, at night; an instrumental version plays during the day. The original song has a laidback, bluesy style that primarily focuses on bass, guitar, and rhodes piano. For the Ultimate remix, the song's tempo is significantly increased while keeping the same instrumentation; a string section is also added, giving it a more lively and energetic tone overall to match the upbeat Persona 5 soundtrack. The vocals are performed by the original singer, Lyn Inaizumi.
====Origin Video====
===Composition & Arrangements===
Source: Persona 5
Arrangement Supervisor: ACE (TOMOri Kudo / CHiCO) 
Lyrics and Composition: Atlus Co., Ltd.
Arrangement: SEKAI WALKER Producers LLC.
Composition and lyrics Copyright Atlus Co., Ltd.
Arrangement Copyright Nintendo
===Other uses===
This track was used in 's second reveal trailer and for the Morgana Mii Fighter hat showcase.
===Lyrics===
Where have you been?
Been searching all along
Came facing twilight on and on
Without a clue
Without a sign
Without grasping yet
The real question to be asked
Where have I been?
I’m a shapeshifter at Poe’s masquerade 
Hiding both face and mind, all free for you to draw
I’m a shapeshifter, what else should I be?
Please don’t take off my mask, revealing dark
Moments of calm
Nothing to be found
A mirror right in front of me 
That’s where I find
An empty glass 
reflecting the sad truth
It’s telling words not to be told
I need the mask
I’m a shapeshifter at Poe’s masquerade 
Hiding both face and mind, all free for you to draw
I’m a shapeshifter chained down to my core
Please don’t take off my mask, my place to hide
I can’t tell you how to see me
Just a cage of bones, there’s nothing inside
Will it unleash me burning down the walls
Is there a way for me to break?
I’m a shapeshifter at Poe’s masquerade 
Hiding both face and mind, all free for you to draw
I’m a shapeshifter, have no face to show
Please don’t take off my mask, my disguise
==Wake Up, Get Up, Get Out There==
===Origin===
This song is the main theme taken directly from Persona 5, which plays during the game's intro movie, when the Phantom Thieves hijack the airwaves to send a Calling Card to Masayoshi Shido (instrumental version), and during the ending cutscene.
===Composition & Arrangements===
Source: Persona 5
Composition, arrangement, and lyrics Copyright Atlus Co., Ltd.
===Other uses===
This track is used in 's Classic Mode credits, as well as in his DLC Spirit Board.
===Lyrics===
Who am I? Am I not unique?
Maybe I'm not here at all
Look at the fakers blinding us with lies
The breakers of us all
Ooh, it's useless
What does it mean that we're here?
Can we make a difference
If we don't break out of here?
Wake up, get up, get out there
Raise your voice against liars
Feed your anger like fire
Why does nobody want change?
Just imagine you're out there
Swatting lies in the making
Can't move fast without breaking
If you hold on life won't change
The fakers are all sick at heart
Their faces hiding their fear
They look down on all the rest of us
Like they're some special breed
Who's that high lord
Who thinks he's better than us?
Ain't it a crime that
Is there no mission for us?
Who is that high lord
Who'd kill a million of us?
And as the bell tolls
Is there no remission for us?
Wake up, get up, get out there
There's more to life than their way
If you live you can not stay
Why does nobody want change?
Let your voices ring out there
Take the mask off and be free
Find yourself in the debris
If you hold on life won't change
==Rivers In the Desert==
===Origin===
This song is taken directly from Persona 5, where it plays during certain late-game boss fights, namely against Shido, the Holy Grail, and the New Game+ fight against Caroline and Justine. The second full verse is omitted from the Ultimate version of the song - it is unclear if this is for censorship purposes, as the second verse contains the lyric "hell", or simply to cut down on the length, as the full version would be among the longest songs in the game. Interestingly, Persona 5: Dancing in Starlight edited the song in the same way.
===Composition & Arrangements===
Source: Persona 5
Composition, arrangement, and lyrics Copyright Atlus Co., Ltd.
===Lyrics===
It's now or never, and I've got to make my decision
This time, it could be my moment
Is this a mirage or a chance to fulfill my mission?
A river in a dry land
The last ace in a lost hand
A heartbeat for a tin man
Oasis in a sieged land
I'm keeping my balance, but I'm standing on razor's edge now
Move quick or my life is over
One strike, just a faint, and I'm out of his field of vision
Don't ask why I'm ready, but I'm ready to strike him down now
A chance for a new start, there's no time for indecision
A river in a dry land
The last ace in a lost hand
When the hope of new beginnings burned our feet, now we need it
A heartbeat for a tin man
Oasis in a sieged land
Remind us what we're here for: creating new life
Creating rivers in the desert
When a cool drop of water's all I need
Gotta clear my head of anger and greed
A place to refresh
Heart and mind, can I find some time in
A river in a dry land
The last ace in a lost hand
When the hope of new beginnings burned our feet, now we need it
A heartbeat for a tin man
Oasis in a singed land
Remind us what we're here for: creating new life
Creating rivers in the desert
==Our Beginning==
===Origin===
This song is taken directly from Persona 5, where it plays when Joker summons Satanael, his ultimate Persona.
===Composition & Arrangements===
Source: Persona 5
Composition and arrangement Copyright Atlus Co., Ltd.
===Other uses===
This track is used during the final boss fight in Joker's Classic Mode.
==Reach Out To The Truth==
===Origin===
This song is the main battle theme taken directly from Persona 4.
===Composition & Arrangements===
Source: Persona 4
Composition, arrangement, and lyrics Copyright Atlus Co., Ltd.
===Other uses===
This track was used in 's second reveal trailer and the Persona 4 Protagonist Mii Swordfighter costume and Teddie Mii Fighter hat showcase.
===Lyrics===
Now I face out, I hold out,
I reach out to the truth of my life
Seeking to seize on the whole moment, yeah!
Yeah, naked truth lies, only if you realize
Appearing in nobody's eyes till they sterilize
Stop the guerilla, warfare to keep fair
Bro, change your rage to a smarter, greater cause
You know the stake is high, stardom is near
Those who sympathized you die, killers pass you by
Do not waste your time in hating flirting guys
Use your might to AIs to do justice to them all
Now I face out, I hold out
I reach out to the truth of my life
Seeking to seize on the whole moment to now break away
Oh God, let me out! Can you let me out?
Can you set me free from this dark inner world
Save me now last beat in the soul
==I'll Face Myself==
===Origin===
An arrangement of the theme of the same name from Persona 4. This particular remix keeps the guitar-focused approach of the boss battle version of the song, but uses the piano instrumentation and overall structure from the "Acceptance" version of the theme, which plays at various points in the game (most often when a character accepts their Shadow Self). An instrumental version of the beginning of Never More plays at the start.
===Composition & Arrangements===
Source: Persona 4
Arrangement Supervisor: Yusuke Yamauchi
Composition: Atlus Co., Ltd.
Arrangement: BANDAI NAMCO Studios Inc.
Composition Copyright Atlus Co., Ltd.
Arrangement Copyright Nintendo
==Time To Make History==
===Origin===
This song is the main battle theme of Persona 4 Golden, an updated port of Persona 4.
===Composition & Arrangements===
Source: Persona 4 Golden
Composition, arrangement, and lyrics Copyright Atlus Co., Ltd
===Lyrics===
It's a war out there every day
You can't hide from it, you gotta play by the rules, play it cool 
Gotta laugh in the face of your sad disgrace
When your friends and foes look alike in the face of it
They missed their history
But they fight over place in it
Yeah they fight over place in it
Hard hit by the times, that's just how your life goes by
I know it's not your fault you say, but there ain't no other way
So step on up to the plate
Meet your fate, walkin' straight on into the lion's lair
So step on up to the plate
Cause this ain't no game, it's time to make history, yeah!
==Mass Destruction==
===Origin===
This track is the main battle theme taken from Persona 3. Despite remaining unchanged otherwise, the line "Damn right" is replaced with the line "All night", which is used elsewhere in the song. This is likely due to the game's age rating being lower than Persona 3 in all regions.
===Composition & Arrangements===
Source: Persona 3
Composition, arrangement, and lyrics Copyright Atlus Co., Ltd.
===Other uses===
This track was used in 's second reveal trailer and the Persona 3 Protagonist Mii Swordfighter Costume showcase.
===Lyrics===
(Baby, baby, baby)
(Baby, baby, baby)
(Baby, baby, baby)
(Baby, baby, baby)
Yeah!
(Yes! The battlegrounds right here!)
(It's a man's world!)
(Come on!)
(Gotta get ready for this right here)
(Hey, you)
Fear's awake, anger beats loud, face reality
Never beat charity, move ahead of me
The enemy you're fighting covers all society
(All night)
Mommy's not here, gotta fight
(All night)
Right here, Shadow 10 o'clock direction
Seize the moment, destroy the nation
Your rhyme is slow motion, give me motivation
Freaked out now and dead on arrival
(What?)
Round up around, spit out, all over
Rhyme like a rolling stone comin' a crowd
Watch out, they move they diss you loud
Guess what this sound, it bombs whole ground
(So round up)
Don't ease your pace, 'cuz enemy's brutal
Moment of truth, there ain't no truce
You're the only one, one world, one love
But the battle goes on, Shadows of mass destruction
Ooh yea,
Dada-dada, dada-dada,
Baby, baby
Da-dada-dada, dada-dada
Ooh yea,
Dada-dada, dada-dada,
Baby, baby
Da-dada-dada, dada-dada
==Battle Hymn of the Soul==
===Origin===
This song, based on the recurring Velvet Room theme that appears throughout the series debuting in the original Revelations: Persona, is taken directly from Persona 3, where it is the theme for the final boss Nyx Avatar.
===Composition & Arrangements===
Source: Persona 3
Composition and arrangement Copyright Atlus Co., Ltd.
Japanese title: , Battle for Everyone's Souls
==Aria of the Soul==
===Origin===
This song is an arrangement of the recurring Velvet Room theme that appears throughout the series, debuting in the original Revelations: Persona. The arrangement is based on the version from Persona 3 and onwards. 
Despite the theme being based on the Persona 3 version, it is classified as a Persona 5 music track on Mementos, as indicated by the red background when it plays. Whereas "Aria of the Soul" typically uses solemn instrumentation similar to that of a chamber orchestra—a female vocalist backed by piano and strings—the Ultimate remix takes the "acid jazz" approach of Persona 5s soundtrack, introducing bass and electric guitar along with a drumkit.
===Composition & Arrangements===
Source: Revelations: Persona
Arrangement Supervisor: Mitsuhiro Kitadani
Lyrics and Composition: Atlus Co., Ltd.
Arrangement: BANDAI NAMCO Studios Inc.
Composition and lyrics Copyright Atlus Co., Ltd.
Arrangement Copyright Nintendo
Japanese title: , Poem of Everyone's Souls
==Trivia==
*Although not present in the actual game, Life Will Change (Instrumental Version) and The Spirit both play during Joker's initial reveal trailer.
**This makes Joker's initial reveal trailer one of two trailers pertaining to newcomers to not feature any music found in-game, with the other being 's reveal trailer.
*Interestingly, unlike other series, the Persona tracks are listed in reverse chronological order (with the exception of Time to Make History, which is placed between Persona 4 and Persona 3).
*Much like the fighters, Joker has a special victory theme that overrides the standard results theme, taken directly from Persona 5. When a song from Persona 3 or Persona 4 is played on Mementos, the victory theme from the corresponding game is played if Joker wins.
*Hidden in the data files of the game are the original versions of Beneath the Mask and Aria of the Soul, which go unused in favor of their remixed versions, most likely due to their unfitting nature as background music for a fast-paced fighting game. They were most likely meant to be placeholders.
*Aria of the Soul is listed as being from Persona 3, rather than Revelations: Persona.
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