"Beautiful Cruel World" (English Version // Attack On Titan ED) (Utsukushiki Zankoku na Sekai)

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English version of Attack On Titan's ending theme, "Beautiful Cruel World," aka "Utsukushiki Zankoku na Sekai" -- vocals and lyrics by me. Original version by Yoko Hikasa and mixing by Travis M. Ball!

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I LOVE THIS ANIME AND THIS SONG, and that's really all you need to know, haha. Mikasa Ackerman is such a well-written character, and I'm really glad the show's ending song and sequence work so well for her story! Yoko Hikasa is fab.

While it's not completely exact, I did my best to stay true to the original's meaning when writing these lyrics, so I hope they sound nice and stay true to the soul of the song! Also, many, many thanks to my awesome friend Travis Ball for mixing this track for me! We worked hard on this one for you, so I hope you enjoy this version. :) x

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[[ LYRICS: ]]

There's a dream my heart just can't seem to leave behind
Like a flower holding on for life, inside my mind
Time and again, I push it away from me
But it finds a way back in sleep

My beating heart drowns my thoughts away
Tearing apart this dreamer's way
But still I know deep inside my soul
That I never can let it go

How can anybody live in a world that's so cruel and beautiful?
Always asking why we're really here
Losing all of our control to our fears
Some of us are strong, some of us are weak, but still we seek...
For a new day that can offer more
Do we really know the world we're fighting for?

Up above the grey of the sky reflects my eyes
All the air that sweeps around me seems to coldly sigh
And to join us in our despair the heavens weep
As we wait on eternal sleep

Try to escape from reality
By searching for a fantasy
But still I know that I have to go
Can't hold on to a dream of home

How can anybody live in a world that's so cruel and beautiful?
Always fighting to survive the day
Giving all we have to keep death at bay
Are we really here, is it really clear despite the fear?
Should we fight on for the ugly truth?
Or should we hide behind the lies of distant youth?

What if I could turn into a melody
And traverse the world at the speed of sound?
I'd go all the all the way around
Like a song of hope profound
For the ones who need answers to distant pleas

How can anybody live in a world that's so cruel and beautiful?
Always asking why we're really here
Losing all of our control to our fears
Some of us are strong, some of us are weak, but still we seek...
For a new day that can offer more
Do we really know the world we're fighting for?

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