【Touhou Lyrics】 Dullahan Under the Willows

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Sekibanki's theme. ...AKA four minutes of fabulous puns that she just made up...off the top of her head. ;)

The story is about a cynical rokurokubi who befriends a human from the Human Village, working up their trust just to show them in the end that she can't be trusted. The normal Sekibanki wouldn't do this, but I think the Sekibanki who's lost her mind to the Miracle Mallet might indeed feel the urge to play such a cruel, youkai-ish trick.

More importantly though, PUNS. This was a ton of fun to write. You can go a-head and tell me I have a big head, but I could honestly talk my head off about how clever all this wordplay is. So I hope none of the jokes go over your head.

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Touhou Project 14, Double Dealing Character
Sekibanki: "Dullahan Under the Willows"
Original music by ZUN.
English lyrics and fandub vocals by me.
DDC sprite rips from https://www.shrinemaiden.org/forum/in..., art by ZUN.

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"Say… You know what the difference is, between you and me?"

Start the race, at a ʙʀᴇᴀᴋɴᴇᴄᴋ ᴘᴀᴄᴇ.
She’s a ʀᴇᴀʟ ʜᴇᴀᴅ ᴄᴀsᴇ, you’ll see… ғᴀᴄᴇ ᴛᴏ ғᴀᴄᴇ.

Trust in her, though you can’t be sure.
When it’s all a blur, just go… ʀɪɢʜᴛ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴊᴜɢᴜʟᴀʀ.

(Oh, you don’t see…)
(You don’t know me…)

Tell me your story: I want all the ɢᴏʀɪᴇsᴛ ᴅᴇᴛᴀɪʟs.
Who should be keeping your secrets but somebody like you?
Try to rely on your senses when everything else fails;
Never you mind the invisible waitin’ to strike you…

Something in the air, under the shadow of the trees tonight.
Bracing for a scare… because the legend may be true.
If it’s more than you can bear, then take the ᴡᴇɪɢʜᴛ ʀɪɢʜᴛ ᴏғғ ʏᴏᴜʀ sʜᴏᴜʟᴅᴇʀs—
Hearin’ what you wanna hear: “There’s no need to worry, ‘cause ɪ’ʟʟ ᴋᴇᴇᴘ ᴍʏ ᴇʏᴇs ᴏɴ ʏᴏᴜ.”

Iᴛ’s ɴᴏᴛ sᴜᴄʜ ᴀ sᴛʀᴇᴛᴄʜ to be asking a friend to be sᴛɪᴄᴋɪɴ’ ʜᴇʀ ɴᴇᴄᴋ ᴏᴜᴛ.
Stickin’ together is better, at least till the deed’s done.
Tᴡᴏ ᴍᴀʏ ʙᴇ ʙᴇᴛᴛᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀɴ ᴏɴᴇ, if you’re lucky, but check it out:
Get to a dozen, you start to think, ᴡʜᴏ ʀᴇᴀʟʟʏ ɴᴇᴇᴅs ᴏɴᴇ?

All the unlikeliest folks will ʙᴇ ʜᴇᴀᴅɪɴ’ ғᴏʀ ᴛʀᴏᴜʙʟᴇ ɴᴏᴡ.
Thinkin’ you’re free from the pressure is totally nervy.
Somebody out there is itchin’ for burstin’ your bubble now.
Before you know it then, everything’s ᴛᴏᴘsʏ-ᴛᴜʀᴠʏ.

Something is amiss, under the shadow of the trees tonight.
Ignorance is bliss… but don’t you really want to see?
So you’re caught up in a twist, in desperation, searching out the threat—
Wanna secret? Let me tell ya: ǫᴜɪᴛ ʀᴜʙʙᴇʀɴᴇᴄᴋɪɴɢ. You’d best keep your eyes on me.

"Some people need to learn to use their head. Use it or lose it!"

Fear the worst, and your fate’s been cursed.
Though your heart might burst, you can dive… ʜᴇᴀᴅғɪʀsᴛ.

You can’t blame her; it can’t be plainer.
If it sounds insane, it is… ɪᴛ’s ᴀ ʀᴇᴀʟ ɴᴏ-ʙʀᴀɪɴᴇʀ.

(What’s that feeling?)
(ᴅᴏᴜʙʟᴇ-ᴅᴇᴀʟɪɴɢ…)

Same way you wish you would disappear, blend on into the crowds,
Someway you wish you were standin’ so they understand you.
Coming or going, you don’t even know; your ʜᴇᴀᴅ’s ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʟᴏᴜᴅs:
Can’t do a thing at a moment like that… or can you?

Sitting on the fence, under the shadow of the trees tonight.
Have a little sense… you’re gonna have to pick a side.
That’s some sugary pretense, believin’ you can have it all—
But that’s being ᴛᴡᴏ-ғᴀᴄᴇᴅ! Come on down; you’re ᴜᴘ ᴏɴ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʜɪɢʜ ʜᴏʀsᴇ, ʏᴏᴜ’ʀᴇ ᴛᴀᴋɪɴ’ ᴍᴇ ғᴏʀ ᴀ ʀɪᴅᴇ.

That sneaking suspicion is no superstition; it’s gonna be your loss.
Open your mouth for a scream, and they’re ready to shut it.
Know what it’s like when you struggle with getting your ᴘᴏɪɴᴛ ᴀᴄʀᴏss?
Thinkin’ you’re sharp— ʙᴜᴛ ᴀɪɴ’ᴛ ɴᴏᴛʜɪɴɢ ʏᴏᴜ’ᴠᴇ ɢᴏᴛ’s ɢᴏɴɴᴀ ᴄᴜᴛ ɪᴛ!

Tell me your story: I want all the ɢᴏʀɪᴇsᴛ ᴅᴇᴛᴀɪʟs.
Maybe too many, that’s plenty already about you.
Try to rely on your senses when everything else fails;
More you believe it, the deeper the blade’s gonna run through…

Things are getting tense, under the willows in the ᴅᴇᴀᴅ of night.
Missing all the hints… there’s only one more left to find.
We’ve been waiting in suspense, now take a breath and get it overwith—
If you don’t wake up to see the nightmare you’re livin’, you might even ʟᴏsᴇ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴍɪɴᴅ.

"The difference is… I'VE ALREADY LOST IT!"