Ups and Downs [With Lyrics] (Slayer Theme) - Guilty Gear Strive OST

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  • Ups and Downs (Slayer's Theme)
    Vocal: Naoki Hashimoto
    Composer: Daisuke Ishiwatari
    Lyrics:
    The darkness is pierced
    By the morning sun
    The light is beautiful
    I'm mesmerized by it
    But soon I
    Can't open my eyes
    But eventually I get used to it
    Surrounded, by precious things
    The heart turns into stone
    Hardly the stuff of bedtime stories
    Happy ending is just a snapshot in time
    Life is a journey, not a destination
    Enjoy the ride, with ups and downs
    My friend enjoys
    Courage for the plate
    Holding a platinum knife
    With soft fire glow
    But his eyes
    Did not shine
    What he missed is that he cannot be overthrown
    Surrounded, by precious things
    My heart turns into stone
    Hardly the stuff of bedtime stories
    Happy ending is just a snapshot in time
    Life is a journey, not a destination
    Enjoy the ride, with ups and downs
    Hardly the stuff of bedtime stories
    Sometimes you have to play supporting roles
    But what that matters is that you're eyes shine
    In the moment
    Hardly the stuff of bedtime stories
    Happy ending is just a snapshot in time
    Life is a journey, not a destination
    Enjoy the ride, with ups and downs

ความคิดเห็น • 857

  • @Goblin_Thing
    @Goblin_Thing 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2793

    He's just so... 𝓓𝓪𝓷𝓭𝔂

    • @nevrikx
      @nevrikx 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +48

      Dandy

    • @frank8917
      @frank8917 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +68

      Bro i read it like "Daddy"

    • @pessoaaleatoria2586
      @pessoaaleatoria2586 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +88

      ​@@frank8917 He is both, that would make Slayer: Danddy

    • @frank8917
      @frank8917 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +35

      @@pessoaaleatoria2586 or at least i would call him daddy if he wasnt married

    • @pessoaaleatoria2586
      @pessoaaleatoria2586 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      @@frank8917 Yeah fair enough

  • @jackthatistheripper
    @jackthatistheripper 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1778

    Slayer knew that he cannot change society, so instead of reflecting on themselves he lived happily, with ups and downs

    • @pogfish4311
      @pogfish4311 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +52

      Literally me

    • @RetroEngi
      @RetroEngi 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +55

      And his lovely wife

    • @aienforge8391
      @aienforge8391 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +49

      We should all "*STRIVE*" to be like slayer.

    • @laLocura-hn5dv
      @laLocura-hn5dv 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      Litterally Absurdism

    • @jackthatistheripper
      @jackthatistheripper 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      @@laLocura-hn5dv womp womp

  • @Robomori
    @Robomori 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3781

    I remember seeing a comment saying that this theme is too short to be a banger, but too long to keep a lovely wife waiting.

    • @jackthatistheripper
      @jackthatistheripper 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +453

      Fucking hell, that guy was SOO Dandy

    • @sim4025
      @sim4025 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +98

      @@jackthatistheripper Dandy.

    • @xyriskalamax
      @xyriskalamax 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +57

      I pity their wife if they think 3 and a half minutes is too long.

    • @WillGlacier
      @WillGlacier 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +66

      @@xyriskalamax bro can not take a joke 😐

    • @SumMelon
      @SumMelon 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +55

      Untrue, this absolutley is a banger

  • @clam653
    @clam653 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1199

    I like whereas ever other character's themes are very reflective and are them making personal breakthroughs, Slayer's sounds like he already worked through this a few centuries ago and is giving others advice on their journeys.

    • @Swagmaster1102
      @Swagmaster1102 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +145

      Given his story mode, that honestly makes sense

    • @TheArmyOfOne100
      @TheArmyOfOne100 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +198

      Especially that line toward the end
      "Sometimes you have to play supporting roles"

    • @nevrikx
      @nevrikx 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +67

      Some of the characters have already gone through their Arcs

    • @bleepblock2177
      @bleepblock2177 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +92

      @@nevrikxSystem Works

    • @benji-menji
      @benji-menji 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

      Really good choice for a Jack Frost pfp. Who's the artist of it anyway?

  • @lavenkaser
    @lavenkaser 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2737

    Slayer : "The past left no reminiscence for me and i have nothing to look forward in my eternal future life. So by elimination, the present is likely the happiest time."

    • @kaialone
      @kaialone 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

      My memory is a bit foggy, when did he say that 🤔?

    • @cyanariesdw04
      @cyanariesdw04 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +250

      Slayer never says that, OP is saying that that’s the message of the song.
      **Post way longer than I intended incoming**
      The past having bo reminisce is brought up at the beginning of the song.
      “Darkness is pierced/By the morning sun/The light is beautiful/I’m mesmerized by it/But soon I/Can’t open my eyes/But eventually I get used to it” which effectively is him saying > the things that were once extremely beautiful to me lose their value or they are lost or destroyed at some point, but I’m ok with that
      Nothing to look forward for in his eternal future part of the chorus
      “Hardly the stuff of bedtime stories/Happy ending is just a snapshot in time/Life is a journey/Not a destination/Enjoy the ride/With Ups and Downs” in which he’s saying > the happy endings or “happily ever after” things you see in stories don’t actually exist and life is an experience that will always bring something crazy to you, he’s effectively speaking as someone who once tried to get to what he thought would be a “happy ending” but found out that it’s not all it’s cracked up to be
      The part about the present being the happiest is pretty much just mentioned throughout
      “Surrounded/By precious things/My heart turns into stone”, “Enjoy the ride/With Ups and Downs”, “What he missed is he cannot be overthrown”, “But what matters is that your eyes shine/In the moment” > all of which mainly point to how the most important thing to Slayer is the now and how he believes that others should embrace the moment fully, he talks about his friend in the second verse (who’s presumably Nagoriyuki) who wasn’t exactly happy about the present, even with the new supposed life of immortality that Slayer gave him, but what Nago didn’t realize is that the strength he had in the moment was unparalleled to anything he had prior and Slayer believes that that is something to enjoy
      Tl;dr “Ups and Downs” holds the message that OP is talking about throughout the verses and Slayer (in the song) is talking about how he’s fine with letting go of the past and believes that all that matters is that you are happy in your present moments.

    • @jordanguelbert7754
      @jordanguelbert7754 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +81

      Also "it doesn't matter if your life isn't glamorous, it's still worth enjoying" (the "supporting role, have your eyes shine bits")

    • @ronramen5827
      @ronramen5827 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +22

      @@cyanariesdw04 Wouldn’t “Hardly the stuff of bedtime stories” mean literally the exact opposite? Happy endings are real, not contained to the fantasy of a bedtime story; they just exist as “snapshots” for Slayer and other immortal beings. They’re the ups in the ride.

    • @cyanariesdw04
      @cyanariesdw04 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +28

      @@ronramen5827 I think that may make a little more sense, but I’m sort of paring it with the following phrase in the chorus. “Life is a journey, not a destination,” at least to me, suggests that Slayer doesn’t see a true ending and that you can’t reach a “happy ending” with no additional continuation like the stories you read suggest. In my mind, the “hardly” in the line is saying it’s not as great as it’s made out to be and the “snapshot” part is saying that happiness will only be partial and will never equal the “happily ever after” endings that suggests that the characters live happily for the rest of their lives. Maybe it’s just how I interpret it, I could definitely have missed that or it could be more open-ended than I thought it would be.

  • @rattled6732
    @rattled6732 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1860

    The gigachad of gigachads.
    There is no deep reflection in his theme cause he has everything figured out. He’s literally HIM!

    • @tommygilmore2570
      @tommygilmore2570 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +501

      There's no deep reflection in his theme because he's a vampire.
      I'll be here all week.

    • @ivanayala2715
      @ivanayala2715 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +57

      ​@@tommygilmore2570took me a second lmao, that's a good one

    • @TheKirBoi
      @TheKirBoi 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      @@tommygilmore2570 +2

    • @rattled6732
      @rattled6732 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@ivanayala2715-1 I got it instantly, y’all are stupid

    • @siegwardofcatarina100
      @siegwardofcatarina100 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      ​@tommygilmore2570 my monkey brain doesnt understand, care to explain?

  • @midle652
    @midle652 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +500

    1:59 THIS SYNC OH MY FUCKING GOD

    • @RandomHans
      @RandomHans 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +41

      oh my god its genuinely perfect

    • @SomeRandomDude821
      @SomeRandomDude821 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

      dandy...

    • @mettatonsagent7541
      @mettatonsagent7541 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      Also 2:08 with the super

    • @ЛилияЯмилевна
      @ЛилияЯмилевна หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      This whole part is soo satisfying 0:34 0:42
      That punch is such a great way to start the chorus ~

    • @VoidStuffer
      @VoidStuffer หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I came...

  • @coffeebird2857
    @coffeebird2857 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2947

    I love the fact that the message of the Song is to Enjoy life to the fullest, and it’s coming from an immortal vampire

    • @jordanguelbert7754
      @jordanguelbert7754 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +648

      I actually 100% get this. You always hear people say shit like "death is what gives life meaning" or whatever but here's slayer rockin up like "no idiot, spending time with those you love and having fun is inherently worthwhile. Get last horizoned"

    • @braedenmu5380
      @braedenmu5380 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +207

      “Enjoy life to the fullest”
      Slayers ToD on Chipp:

    • @barmacidic2257
      @barmacidic2257 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +60

      And then he pilebunker loops you

    • @TheKirBoi
      @TheKirBoi 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +125

      @@braedenmu5380 "Enjoy life to it's fullest, because you only have 5 seconds left to live!"

    • @HeraldOfOpera
      @HeraldOfOpera 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +30

      @@braedenmu5380 To be fair, he can ToD EVERYONE if they blocked too often leading up to it. Chipp isn't special for it.

  • @MrShadowCollector
    @MrShadowCollector 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1056

    Surrounded by precious things, the heart turns into stone.
    Daisuke. Stop cooking 😭 You're already peak D A N D Y

    • @NimrodNadialous6002
      @NimrodNadialous6002 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +60

      Nahnahnah, this isn't peak *D* *A* *N* *D* *Y*, he's barely using 1% of his *D* *A* *N* *D* *Y* *N* *E* *S* *S*, to make all of these songs m8

  • @ali_altoxin
    @ali_altoxin 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +490

    I already said this somewhere, but I want to point out some interestng aspect of this song: did you noticed how light, common, classical and "normal" this sounds? Especially after "The Gravity", "Symphony" and "The Circle" (they are amazing, literally my favs)
    "Ups and Downs" dosnt have any cool strange instruments, special vocal techniques, strange harmony, multiple rhythms or smth else, it's just jazzy, classy masterpiece without any abnormal and untraditional music experiments.
    While lot of other character's themes telling a stories of hardship, loneliness, fear, PTSD (Leo moment) or smth, Slayer's theme tells just about his chill vibe and relaxed attitude to life. He doesn't have any hardships and problems with his life, he is just enjoying it, even if there will be some "Downs", not only " Ups" (same vibe with Axel's, HC's and Elphelt's themes)
    I absolutely adore this song. Daisuke's cooking is on a 5★ Michelin level 🗣️🗣️🗣️🔥🍝🧆🍲

    • @fullmetalastro
      @fullmetalastro 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +41

      YES I noticed this too. Its actually a very subversive move after "Symphony" and "Extras" to release something so short, light-hearted and laid-back

    • @TheKirBoi
      @TheKirBoi 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

      I like the idea that PTSD can always be referred to as a "Leo Moment".

    • @frostwolf8994
      @frostwolf8994 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      Does this include Johnny? Dude is just saying “Yeah I’m that guy.” With his theme.

    • @Soleryth
      @Soleryth 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      I'd say it fits the character very well. It's canon that Slayer is fond of haikus (short poems), but he's really mediocre at writing them, so his song reflects it, with no rhyming words

  • @rattled6732
    @rattled6732 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +880

    He is one of the most powerful characters in the verse, he is literally immortal, he has a beautiful immortal loving wife, he has deep connection to many characters and organizations, he takes life as it comes and simply strives for happiness, he is handsome, he is smart, but most of all HE IS DANDY!!

    • @nevrikx
      @nevrikx 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

      Dandy!

    • @toruusura4885
      @toruusura4885 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

      Dandy!

    • @delight9803
      @delight9803 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      Dandy!

    • @TheKirBoi
      @TheKirBoi 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +28

      He also seems to be a great teacher of Dandyism, which helps me validate my head canon that he's just the personification of a tutorial NPC who has ABSOLUTELY PEAKED.

    • @youssefbencheikh8637
      @youssefbencheikh8637 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Dang i kinda hoped someone would misspell "dandy" as "daddy" in these replies

  • @suonododici
    @suonododici 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1870

    I'M NOT YOUR DADDY I'M YOUR GRANDPA

    • @ZoëTestament
      @ZoëTestament 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +83

      GRANDPA

    • @trymtheriver5159
      @trymtheriver5159 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +196

      I MADE THIS BEAT IN 15 MINUTES 🗣️🔥🔥🔥🔥😭😭

    • @polarbearwilliam
      @polarbearwilliam 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +109

      REPLACEMENT HIP WHEN I DO THAT DIP

    • @AfroMidwestern
      @AfroMidwestern 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

      But I'm okay with whatever he wants me to call him.

    • @ianweckhorst3200
      @ianweckhorst3200 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +45

      @@AfroMidwesternclearly didn’t get downrolled by epowga

  • @ModernAegis
    @ModernAegis 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1421

    "A happy ending is just a snapshot in time"
    That makes WAY more sense than "a sad short detour". Thanks, Cloud!

    • @ImCroozy
      @ImCroozy 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +74

      Thought the exact same thing. I never heard it like that before, really cool.

    • @PeskySpyCrab
      @PeskySpyCrab 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +30

      I always heard “sad short daytime” but snapshot makes more sense

    • @ArcCaravan
      @ArcCaravan 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +108

      Both make sense, but this version seems more uplifting. Like instead of seeing happy endings as a detour from a miserable life, it's just another moment in the journey.

    • @Max_G4
      @Max_G4 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +26

      Before I saw "snapshot in time" somewhere, I was convinced that it's not " *sad* short detour" , as that wouldn't make sense, but I thought it's "slight short detour"

    • @JustAnotherGuy151
      @JustAnotherGuy151 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I always heard ‘essential design’ but this fits, too.

  • @HeraldOfOpera
    @HeraldOfOpera 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +238

    I've seen a lot of people saying immortality is good or bad, but I haven't seen anything quite like this song ignoring the question entirely by praising the idea of living in the moment.

  • @Oblivionblade25
    @Oblivionblade25 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +350

    The shortest song in Strive but one of the best

    • @ArcCaravan
      @ArcCaravan 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

      Huh, guess it is. A few seconds shorter than Sol's theme.

    • @Axetale_Sans
      @Axetale_Sans 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +31

      And its actually fitting for Slayer, he's like, one of the oldest Characters and overall an immortal vampire.

    • @thatoneguy6318
      @thatoneguy6318 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

      its fitting, as the saying goes : if i had more time, i would have written a shorter book

  • @ARandomNope
    @ARandomNope 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +216

    Naoki just released the official lyrics through his usual place: Twitter
    almost all of these lyrics are correct here except for a single phrase:
    "My friend enjoyed Paradise for the Palate
    holding a platinum knife with sapphire gloves
    but his eyes did not shine
    What he needs is an economic overthrow"
    these are some weird-ass lyrics, but listening to them along with the song, they fit exactly.

    • @БруноБуччелати-н6б
      @БруноБуччелати-н6б 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +23

      Weird even by Guilty Gear's standarts

    • @vico1417
      @vico1417 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +48

      I actually love this lyrics, they are talking about someone that has it all (paradise, platinum, sapphire) but isn't enjoying life. He needs the downs of life to fully enjoy it

    • @ArcDemon74096
      @ArcDemon74096 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +25

      works in line with the idea its talking about nago rather than slayer, his 'friend' has it all but he's not enjoying himself to the fullest with the gift he's been given

  • @playery2684
    @playery2684 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1808

    I can't get over the fact that Slayer canonically:
    - Haven't lost a single fight, being powerful enough to insta kill someone of the most powerful characters in GG.
    - A Vampire with over + 683 years
    - Helped founding the Assassin's Guild, where Zato-1 and Venom worked for
    - A Writer
    - A refined gentleman
    - Has a lovable Wife (that he likes)
    and somehow he looked like PeanutButterGamer when he was younger
    (Edit: I'm are about his encounter with Bedman, but it was more of a ambush than a fight, and once they actually fight one another, it ended on a drawn, since Millia wanted to Zato-1 to take his place and both teleported away)

    • @oculusyes7837
      @oculusyes7837 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +112

      BRO FINALLY SOMEONE AGREES, HE SO DOES

    • @darkanayer5867
      @darkanayer5867 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +242

      "A writer"
      My man, his Haikus suck and make even less sense than regular ones. I think that's an intentional design thing tho, kind of a "he is good at a bunch of things, but what he enjoys trying to improve at the one he sucks at". Like how in Megamind MetroMan becomes a musician literally because it's the one thing he isn't good at.

    • @playery2684
      @playery2684 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +213

      @@darkanayer5867 I said that he was a writter, not a good one.... yet.

    • @tacomerchant
      @tacomerchant 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +129

      ​@@darkanayer5867
      well, to be a writer doesn't mean your writing has to be GOOD. it just means it's an activity you continously partake in and enjoy

    • @-rlmn
      @-rlmn 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +23

      he's scared to fight Gabriel iirc

  • @darkanayer5867
    @darkanayer5867 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +5200

    If Sol's theme is "Sounds like a Bar fight and you are winning" then I declare Ups and Downs as
    "This sounds like you are in a bar fight and your date has given you permission to join in"

    • @wght2.059
      @wght2.059 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +676

      Sounds more like there’s a bar fight and your watching from your café window

    • @H3llra1ser
      @H3llra1ser 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +131

      @@wght2.059Oh shit I forgot to switch accounts

    • @ianweckhorst3200
      @ianweckhorst3200 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +51

      @@H3llra1serwait why do you change accounts that often?

    • @ianweckhorst3200
      @ianweckhorst3200 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +61

      @@wght2.059that’s a much better analogy, but what about I-No, what is she doing in the barfight?

    • @djsharky3822
      @djsharky3822 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +88

      Then I can't wait for the character theme that's your given promission and your date joins you in said barfight

  • @breadslise5659
    @breadslise5659 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +265

    Although its the shortest character theme so far, the dandy man doesn’t need all those minutes to release a banger

    • @EggsD_
      @EggsD_ 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +37

      I mean his lovely wife is waiting

    • @LukeLibra
      @LukeLibra 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

      @@EggsD_He was gonna make it quick.

  • @Fletch_078
    @Fletch_078 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +361

    The Goldlewis, The Badguy and The Dandy

  • @antiv4l3nt
    @antiv4l3nt 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +139

    Just like what Squidward Tentacles said "Oh no he's hot"

  • @RukaDesu
    @RukaDesu 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +84

    I love how the lyrics change with each video I watch/wiki I read...
    "sad short teatime" "sad short detour" "snapshot in time"
    "heart beat stopped" "hardly the stuff"
    "the faulty road" "supporting roles"
    I think yours is the most accurate to what's being sang...

  • @Ramsey276one
    @Ramsey276one 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +73

    "My beloved awaits, so struggle if you wish... it WILL be over quickly... "

    • @dddking9284
      @dddking9284 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      That's when he drops giving them a chance and annihilated them in two blows

    • @enzoponce1881
      @enzoponce1881 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@dddking9284First one to stagger the opponent, second one to land last horizon

  • @shiausagi8198
    @shiausagi8198 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +107

    Slayer has the 3 D´s:
    Dilf
    Dandy
    and he have an massive big
    Dictionary knowledge for his mad haikus.

    • @moonsettler1623
      @moonsettler1623 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      No wonder Sharon loves him
      (It should have been me not her!!)

  • @akgfilming
    @akgfilming 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +219

    He's TOO dandy

    • @Andrekurzephimimus
      @Andrekurzephimimus 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +30

      There's no such thing as TOO dandy, but he gets as close as you can by being INFINITLY dandy

    • @sinsha24
      @sinsha24 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      T♾️ dandy

  • @_imago
    @_imago 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +39

    Naoki dropped the full lyrics a few days ago:
    The darkness is pierced by the morning sun.
    The light is beautiful, and I'm mesmerized by it
    But soon I can't open my eyes.
    But eventually I get used to it
    Surrounded
    By precious things
    The heart turns into stone
    Hardly the stuff of bedtimestory
    A happy ending is just a snapshot in time
    Life is a journey, not a destination
    Enjoy the ride, with ups and downs
    My friend enjoyed Paradise for the Palate
    Holding a platinum knife with sapphire gloves
    But his eyes did not shine
    What he needs is an economic overthrow
    Surrounded
    By precious things
    My heart turns into stone
    Hardly the stuff of bedtimestory
    A happy ending is just a snapshot in time
    Life is a journey, not a destination
    Enjoy the ride, with ups and downs
    Hardly the stuff of bedtimestory
    Sometimes You have to play a supporting role
    But what matters is that your eyes shine
    In the moment
    Hardly the stuff of bedtimestory
    A happy ending is just a snapshot in time
    Life is a journey, not a destination
    Enjoy the ride, with ups and downs

    • @БруноБуччелати-н6б
      @БруноБуччелати-н6б 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      Economic overthrow is crazy

    • @decopamala
      @decopamala 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Does this come from the Spotify lyrics?

    • @_imago
      @_imago 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@decopamala Nope, NAOKI posted it on twitter

  • @akgfilming
    @akgfilming 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +236

    2:50 YOUR

    • @firud468
      @firud468 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +82

      SPELLING MISTAKE DETECTED.
      OPINION, INVALID.

    • @rattled6732
      @rattled6732 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      🤓☝️

    • @adblockon
      @adblockon 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      also "but what that matters" should be "but what matters". Otherwise the lyrics should be correct.

    • @魔王-c1e
      @魔王-c1e 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@adblockon That is a lie. Some of the lyrics are incorrect.

    • @adblockon
      @adblockon 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@魔王-c1e Yea I agree now. Saw like a hundred more interpretations of the song just in the last week.
      Also the whole 2nd verse is gibberish.
      What I hear is "My friend enjoys carriage through the plate(?) [...] What he needs easily(?), cannot be overthrown" Honestly the whole song is a huge guessing game until Naoki/Daiskue/ArcSys release the official lyrics.

  • @spartanhawk7637
    @spartanhawk7637 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +34

    Are we just gonna ignore the implication that Slayer doesn’t use silverware, but platinumware?

    • @Murmarine
      @Murmarine 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

      Of course, he is a vampire. Silver is usually used for vampire killing.

  • @jjj7790
    @jjj7790 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +53

    Slayer is both eternal and exists at the peak of all living things. There are no highs for him to chase, nor death to anticipate. His only battle left is with his own apathy.
    His music theme, his ethos, and his hobby of writing haiku are all philosophically about living in the present, capturing a brief moment in time and finding meaning in it.

  • @Las3Ms_
    @Las3Ms_ 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +376

    This man, is one of the very fundamental pillars of Overpowered Characters done perfectly.
    *And Dandily of course-*

    • @UncleMerlin
      @UncleMerlin 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +42

      Exactly! Everything he does oozes confidence and power. He was designed to embody it while still being fair to fight and you *feel* it when you fight him or play as him.

    • @bruced09
      @bruced09 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@UncleMerlinhe does not feel fair to fight lol

    • @Soleryth
      @Soleryth 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      ​@@bruced09 It's fair lorewise. He holds up in the fights not using all of his strength. He could wipe the entire guilty gear cast, he's completely immortal, he literally doesn't care about Dizzy's nuke super, and just chills on the floor when defeated like "oh you beat me".
      He canonically never lost a fight. Maybe only Happy Chaos could snap him out of existence but he's probably the only one.

    • @dddking9284
      @dddking9284 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Even then I still believe Chaos would have s challenge on his hands my own thoughts of course but Slayer didn't become one of the most powerful characters not fighting powerful beings that equal Godly abilities

    • @UncleMerlin
      @UncleMerlin 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@bruced09 he's fair to fight if you have a. 3F normal to punish Mappa with. Just go excited, strike back. Get them out of your way, man.

  • @shumjuna1
    @shumjuna1 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +96

    I just LOVE the way you timed Slayer's combo to the beat at 1:59.

  • @Nikowo1610
    @Nikowo1610 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +52

    NOOOOO WE GOT THE WRONG YOUR AT 2:49

    • @dukeofkards
      @dukeofkards 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      NOOOOO

    • @bitd1807
      @bitd1807 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      yro'ue*

  • @oculusyes7837
    @oculusyes7837 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +46

    As everyone in the guilty gear strive cast says: Dandy

    • @nevrikx
      @nevrikx 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Dandy!

    • @-StarDusk-
      @-StarDusk- 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      "Silver fox!"
      -Elphelt Valentine

  • @xone_mi
    @xone_mi 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

    this would be a banger is slayer didnt give me an aneurism every time i play

    • @neinja66469
      @neinja66469 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Try singing it yourself
      You'll realize how much this song 🔥🔥🔥

  • @RanCossack
    @RanCossack 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +65

    This man will provide the most dapper beatdown you've ever experienced, and still be a polite, good sport about it by the end. Life goals, right there.

  • @imarock.7662
    @imarock.7662 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +72

    Finally, the actual lyrics.
    God they make so much more sense now.

    • @Nascenting
      @Nascenting 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      I don't know, it seems like even CloudDrop gave up on trying to understand the lyrics of this song. It's not that he never made a mistake when guessing lyrics, but what about this one?
      1. As for me, "Sapphire glow" makes much more sense than "Soft fire glow". I'm not a native speaker, and I don't know if "soft fire" is some kind of a metaphore, let me know if it is.
      2. As for me, again, I hear "The darkness hits the earth" rather than "the darkness is pierced". If you think about it, it might make more sense, because then, he says "But soon I can't open my eyes". "Soon" might mean the cycle of day and night, and after being mesmerized by the moonlight, he can't open his eyes because of the sunrise after, given he's a vampire. But that's just my opinion.
      3. The whole "overthrown" part (second verse) is kinda messy. I, for example, hear "meaning" and "control" in this line, rather than "missed" and "overthrown". I still can’t understand either the words or their meaning in that part.
      But I should say thanks for the "Happy ending is just a snapshot in time", that really brought the light onto the meaning.
      P.S. nah, I guess "by the morning sun" ruins everything in my version.

    • @nintendowonder
      @nintendowonder 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Nascentinglisten to the isolated lyrics its a bit clearer

    • @anghainguyen9951
      @anghainguyen9951 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      ​@@Nascentingwell i think the friend in the song it Sol so it should be Fire glow

  • @limbobilbo8743
    @limbobilbo8743 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +27

    The first verse is zato, someone who literally can’t see the sun and has had to grow accustomed to his new way of living (his strange relationship to emotions)
    The second verse is nagoriyuki, someone who fights with honour to survive but is trying to find himself after the events of strive and his time under happy chaos.
    The chorus and the rest of the song is slayer explaining to them the true mentality of dandyism and how he’s remained fulfilled and enjoying life despite his incredibly long life

  • @chatterfox9304
    @chatterfox9304 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +80

    this so dandy i could cry…

  • @retrostart8681
    @retrostart8681 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +123

    Slayer : "I'm just a chilling vampire. Don't pay too much attention"

  • @NagaSlate
    @NagaSlate 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +33

    Naoki causing the depression to physically explode out of my body by using the most perfect vocal any human being has ever hit to tell me to enjoy the journey of life.

  • @jaketheva
    @jaketheva 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +23

    A handsome man with much power
    An amazing game with great characters
    The strongest man around
    “Dandyism”
    I love Slayer. This has been a loooong time coming and I’m so happy that he’s finally here. Slayer is an old man who is a vampire and is considered the strongest man in the verse. Now, if he’s stronger than Happy Chaos, you guys can power scale that. But, this vampire has won in life. And I’m jealous that he had. He’s strong, immortal, has a loving wife that helps with his want of blood, and has great people surrounding him. And he did all of this while being over 683 years old. So, there you go.
    As for the theme, I love the fact it feels a bit more laid back like he’s just having a good time and he’s happy to be here. And I’m also happy to be here to say two things. One, Dandyism. And two, certified bop.

  • @Youngbreadstlck
    @Youngbreadstlck 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

    FOREVER LIVING LIFE WITH UPS AND DOWNS WITH THIS ONE 🗣️🔥🔥🔥‼️‼️‼️⛈️⛈️⛈️⛈️⛈️🦇🦇🦇🦇

  • @joeisaac777
    @joeisaac777 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

    1:00 my favorite part

  • @Ray-wz8sg
    @Ray-wz8sg 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +25

    the lyrics to the chorus are actually really profound, life keeps going even when so much in the world changes or ends, so you might as well keep moving along and enjoy life all you can,
    and this is for the character who punches you so hard his clothes fall off

  • @khazakibunny
    @khazakibunny หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    That jazzy piano solo at 2:25 is fucking good i keep repeating it!

  • @Xoe_1571
    @Xoe_1571 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +55

    0:34 😩almost made me bust

    • @nebbygetinthebag7263
      @nebbygetinthebag7263 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      thats not a safe place to bust, you disappoint potemkin

    • @Xoe_1571
      @Xoe_1571 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@nebbygetinthebag7263 jokes on you my jump button doesn't work

    • @cmdrflfs
      @cmdrflfs 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      ​@@nebbygetinthebag7263 it's never an unsafe place to bust
      believe in the buster and the buster will believe in you

    • @sophiebubbles07
      @sophiebubbles07 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@nebbygetinthebag7263you unironically sound like an MGR fan saying that
      I’m sorry that’s just the first thing that came to my mind

  • @ImCroozy
    @ImCroozy 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +30

    Oh holy shit... "a snapshot in time" I never heard it like that before. That's so good.

  • @gomelo6787
    @gomelo6787 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +34

    My heart isn't stone anymore!

    • @enzoponce1881
      @enzoponce1881 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      BUT SOMETHING ELSE IS

  • @dabiga2315
    @dabiga2315 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Jazz? In _my_ metal soundtrack?
    It's more likely than you think.

  • @NargiKyrad
    @NargiKyrad 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +56

    The sync in 1:58 goes crazy

    • @giloguy101
      @giloguy101 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Crazy? no no, it's not crazy
      its Dandy~

  • @Raelycta
    @Raelycta 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +26

    Been a while since I commented on one of these.
    Another 10/10 from Daisuke, genuinely have no idea how he pulled off so many great songs for one season but he sure did.
    This one takes the cake for me though, it’s arguably one of the “simpler” strive songs but I still believe it has a powerful message.
    Other strive songs carry complex themes and messages, through journeys of self reflection, characters developing or mellowing out in regards to negative aspects of them, or even just characters acknowledging their flaws and learning how to live with them, in comparison, Slayer’s is relatively straightforward.
    It’s a song about life, from the perspective of a vampire that has lived through centuries, his lifespan being so big that most occurrences or characteristics of a “regular” person’s life seem trivial to him, and yet still he finds life to be absolutely fascinating, specifically what people do with the time they’re given.
    Life’s end result isn’t a destination, it’s a journey, one that everyone has to partake in, despite it’s highs and lows, you continue living, because in the end it’s an absolutely wonderful experience.
    Awesome song, fitting for how cool Slayer is too.

  • @PB_pancake
    @PB_pancake 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    I’m a straight dude, but I’d definitely make an exception for slayer.

  • @ЛеонардБолотов
    @ЛеонардБолотов 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +25

    Im glad that after listening to Ups and Downs for few days constantly, i can actually understand the lyrics now (to some degree)

  • @qgotem7286
    @qgotem7286 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +31

    WE'RE BEING DANDY WITH THIS ONE

  • @DouglasStewart99
    @DouglasStewart99 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +55

    Hello, favorite Strive S3 theme! Thought that title would belong to ABA, but then Slayer came and dropped Jack-a-Dandy II with vocals!
    The sync at 0:34-0:36 & 1:59-2:02 was just 😩👌🏽!
    Gentleman vampire, founder of the Assassin's Guild, never retires, one of the most powerful characters in GG lore, and a loving husband. *Really* surprised he ain't a father yet after all this time.

    • @AbubakarRaji-c2z
      @AbubakarRaji-c2z 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Weirdly enough I've seen more syncs like these in other people's gameplay, so maybe it's just the song being really good at reflecting his gameplay

  • @lifforthen8691
    @lifforthen8691 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    this damn music company keeps making fighting game characters

    • @kyeblade06
      @kyeblade06 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Gotta pay $60 for an album but a game comes with it

  • @northsoutheastweest8991
    @northsoutheastweest8991 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

    The other themes are about their character arcs. Slayer's theme is the music that plays as the credits roll on his character arc.

  • @netapel2625
    @netapel2625 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    148 views in 3 minutes? A lot of people are coming to see this video really early. Congrats 🎉

  • @kevinwong3811
    @kevinwong3811 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    1:32 Jack a dandy

    • @uwot225
      @uwot225 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      WOOO

  • @ZstackZip
    @ZstackZip 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    This song is… oddly comforting to me
    I’m going through a really rough phase in my life, and it started right around the time this song released.

  • @Jetstream_sam_loves_guiltygear
    @Jetstream_sam_loves_guiltygear 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +49

    YESSS I'VE BEEN WAITING!
    FASTER THAN A.B.A'S,
    WE'RE BACK BABY

  • @OldSport3291
    @OldSport3291 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Dandy: Jacked
    Pile: Bunkered
    Mappa: Hunched
    Ups: Downed
    Oh yeah, it's slaying time

  • @Ratscallion_exe
    @Ratscallion_exe หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    "My wife said it's my turn to go full gorilla mode before dinner is ready...
    ...I just love classy women, Sol"
    >"What?"
    >"Audieu, Amí"

    • @dddking9284
      @dddking9284 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      He's just that dandy

  • @v.emiltheii-nd.8094
    @v.emiltheii-nd.8094 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Top 10 Most Badass Romanians in fiction. The only Top 10.

  • @DonVito703
    @DonVito703 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +58

    CloudDrop never fails to spread me wide and fill me up with his content 🙏🏼

  • @MagicalMaster
    @MagicalMaster 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    This is the song of a man who has it figured out. I love it.

  • @Outlaw_1777
    @Outlaw_1777 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    "ONE: Elimination of the target comes before all else: Even preserving one’s own life.
    TWO: One must hone their skills so that killing comes as naturally as breathing.
    THREE: It is not will, nor pride, nor victory, nor death that truly decides a battle. Nor is it the ability to manipulate or dominate others. The most important thing in life is, of course…
    *DANDYISM!"*

  • @giovannamoretti4001
    @giovannamoretti4001 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    “It’s not a sexual thing, it’s the power!” - Markiplier

  • @M-Trigger
    @M-Trigger 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

    Sorry Daisuke, I know that you, Naoki and the rest of the music team put a lot of work into this song, but for me Epowga's hit "I'm not your daddy I'm your grandpa" will forever be Slayer's official theme

  • @the_real_boogeyman
    @the_real_boogeyman 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    Huh, that's interesting. I thought it was saying "heart made of stone, bedtime stories" because they just talked about stone hearts earlier, but the real line makes sense too.

  • @imarock.7662
    @imarock.7662 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    While I do miss his BDC from Xrd, i cant deny that hes fun as fuck in Strive. So glad hes back.
    Also, I like how this theme is all about helping someone else on their journy telling them to enjoy life through the good and bad. Slayers character is complete, and satisfied so he doesn't need a big introspective theme and lyrics, but rather one laid back, groovy, and complete.

  • @Goobergurl
    @Goobergurl 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    I really appreciate that the vampire character's theme is about how life is full of ups and downs, because he's so old and experienced that it makes sense that he sees life as this one big journey with ups and downs like a roller coaster almost. He doesn't sound jaded necessarily, but rather, it seems more like he's come to terms with the realities of life and isn't going to fight against the truth. Instead of resisting the tragedies and downsides of life and only accepting the upsides, he embraces both the ups and downs. Because if you're an immortal being, then eventually you'd learn too that resisting the cold harshness of life is futile. Great song! Loved the trumpets!

  • @EclipsingMomentum
    @EclipsingMomentum 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    SURROUNDED 0:33 into the 3 piece is hot as fuck

  • @FirithPanda
    @FirithPanda 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +49

    So this song might just be a duet between immortals. Both Slayer and his wife singing about that while eternity is good, it's best to enjoy your life as a mortal.

  • @petermanfox2535
    @petermanfox2535 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    "Why, my lady, I do believe we are very much back..."

  • @pogfish4311
    @pogfish4311 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +26

    «Life is a journey, not a destination - enjoy the ride, with ups and downs!» 🦇🦇🗣️🗣️🔥🔥

  • @dumbsterdives
    @dumbsterdives 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    love the music sync with the background footage at around 0:30

  • @misterpancake273
    @misterpancake273 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    trough the thousand of thousand of thousand of words in all the language in all region of the world in all planet in the universe there exist only one and unique word that could be capable of explaing the grandiose and insane beauty of this character and this word is no one other then
    *dandy*

  • @Thesamurai62735
    @Thesamurai62735 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +31

    CloudDrop the goat always comes in clutch with the lyrics so I can actually sing along 🔥🔥🔥💯💯💯🦅🦅🦅

  • @sophiebubbles07
    @sophiebubbles07 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Genuinely may be one of the most perfect songs ever produced from this franchise. The perfect length, the catchy melodies and lyrics, it all blends into a dandy smoothie and an instant S tier.
    Reminder that this came after Symphony, which is probably the best character theme in Strive. The fact I’m saying that about the theme immediately following Symphony is crazy.

  • @burzane
    @burzane 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    When I was 15 this character inspired me so much, today 30+ we have so much in common even the origins. Lovely song.

  • @yamatoko219
    @yamatoko219 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    The man could literally solo the guilty gear universe and all he decides to do is be
    *DANDY*

  • @darienb1127
    @darienb1127 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    I like to think that the reason this song is so short is because Slayer doesn't have all that much to say. He's got all of his shit figured out and is just passing along his wisdom.

    • @dddking9284
      @dddking9284 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I certainly agree with you he's got it sorted out and just being there to help when needed

  • @mbnolasco1
    @mbnolasco1 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Naoki has some of the weirdest pronunciation for some words here, but the song still rules

  • @neminem233
    @neminem233 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    This is without a doubt the bounciest song in GGST, easily one of my favorite

  • @vrec241
    @vrec241 หลายเดือนก่อน +30

    0:23 Mesmerizer mentioned

    • @sottoriacobi27
      @sottoriacobi27 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Take careful Teto!!!

    • @klipton-696
      @klipton-696 29 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Cool❤

  • @ViashinoWizard
    @ViashinoWizard 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    The Dandyman Cometh

  • @jordhan
    @jordhan หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    0:33 can we just appreciate how well synched is the combo with the music?

  • @GoofyAhhir
    @GoofyAhhir 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    We gettin dandy with this one 🗿🗿🗿

  • @limetwistanimations8628
    @limetwistanimations8628 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Really cool that this music album comes with a fighting game too

  • @MagicalGirlFia
    @MagicalGirlFia 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    2:51
    I like this line. I agree that all that matters truly is that you are eyes shine. /lh

  • @hrpang
    @hrpang 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    I like how it's got this vibe of a Slice of Life anime opening. Very Dandy.

    • @djneonreaper4990
      @djneonreaper4990 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I mean, all the strive themes sound like anime intros, and in a way, they are!

  • @RetroEngi
    @RetroEngi 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Clouddrop released music video, now I feel complete

  • @DarkPriest2288
    @DarkPriest2288 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I swear my autoplay can't go 5 videos without going through Ups and Downs once. Truly one of the journey's of all time. This isn't a bedtime story either

  • @marieisthebestsquidsister
    @marieisthebestsquidsister 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    A real man, right here. Lives life to the fullest, always striving to be elegant, loyal to his wife.

  • @thepeanutgallery9980
    @thepeanutgallery9980 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I love how this is almost a direct response to Nagoriyuki’s theme song

    • @dddking9284
      @dddking9284 หลายเดือนก่อน

      As do I

  • @SelkieGirl
    @SelkieGirl 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I JUST REALIZED, HE'S BASICALLY JUST GOMEZ ADDAMS!

    • @Murmarine
      @Murmarine 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Gomez Addams, but he can bench press a semi truck.

    • @SelkieGirl
      @SelkieGirl 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@Murmarine doesn't mean Gomez wouldn't try to!

  • @enzogonzalez7140
    @enzogonzalez7140 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    My man literally loves everything and is having a great time

  • @Igor_Shinryu
    @Igor_Shinryu 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    #1 HUSBANDO of all GG series

  • @FoxhoundIbby
    @FoxhoundIbby หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    "This shit ain't nothin' to me, man."
    - Slayer, probably