THE LINE CLOSES
Twelve members, a graduation system, and a fan base that knows the rotation better than they do
vex on it
the runHonest use case: Fans of j-pop idol groups who appreciate a reflective, almost philosophical take on the ephemeral nature of group membership, rather than a purely celebratory one.
Exhibit: “Mizu ga ishi no ue de tojiru yō ni, teineini”
style
the numbers
- bpm
- 144
- key
- E major
- energy
- 0.66
- dance
- 0.95
- valence
- 0.64
- vocal at
- 2.1s
- length
- 2:05
- words
- 165
- clichés
- 0
- language
- Ja
most sung: “ichi” ×12 · “san” ×10 · “closes” ×6
lyrics
(ichi, ni!) Dare ka ga sotsugyō shite, retsu ga shizuka ni tojiru Somebody graduates and the line closes without a sound Mizu ga ishi no ue de tojiru yō ni, teineini The way water closes over a stone. Politely. Immediately. And nobody in the audience notices And that is not cruelty That is the shape doing what a shape does The line closes, the line closes And the song stays exactly the same size (ichi ni no san, ichi ni no san!) (ichi ni no san, ichi ni no san!) Twelve of us and one shape (ichi ni no san!) Watashi no ban ga kuru. Sore de ii. Sore ga yakusoku datta. My turn is coming. That is fine. That was the promise. The line closes, the line closes And the song stays exactly the same size (ichi ni no san, ichi ni no san!) (ichi ni no san, ichi ni no san!) Twelve of us and one shape (ichi ni no san!) (ichi, ni!)