Cry for the Truth

Cry for the Truth is the first opening theme for the anime adaptation of Rokka no Yuusha. It is sung by MICHI who also sings the first ending theme.

Characters
In order of appearance

TV Version
Rōmaji= Shōdō kara maku akeru unmei tachi Matsu no wa kibō ka zetsubō ka Akaku sabita toki yo no haguruma ga ima Kishinde azawarau Seijaku o kakikesu dōkoku Kono mune o hikisaku erejī Karada jū abaredasu chishio ga sakebu omoi wa 'Kimi yo, tomaru na' Tachimukae ikusen mebuku sono konnan ni Shiro ka kuro ka abaku sono shukumei ni Ikitoshi ikeru mono subete Shinzō o tataku wake ga aru Soshite Cry for The Truth!

Kanji= 衝動から　幕開ける　運命たち 待つのは　希望か　絶望か 紅く錆びた時世の歯車が今 軋んで　嘲笑う 静寂を掻き消す慟哭 この胸を引き裂く哀歌 身体中　暴れ出す　血潮が叫ぶ想いは 「君よ、止まるな」 立ち向かえ幾千　芽吹くその困難に 白か　黒か　暴くその宿命に 生きとし　生けるものすべて 心臓を叩く理由がある そして　Cry for The Truth!

English= Many fates announced the beginning of their performance But what really awaits: Hope? Despair? Gears of an era, rusted red, now Screech in utter scorn The lamentation that drowns out this silence Is an energy that tears at my chest The emotion shouted by the blood whirling within me is you "Please, don't stop!" Stand in opposition, against these thousands of blooming perils, That fate that draws divisions between black and white All the living things in this world Have a reason for which their hearts beat So, Cry for the truth!

Full Version
Rōmaji= Shōdō kara maku akeru unmei tachi Matsu no wa kibō ka zetsubō ka Akaku sabita toki yo no haguruma ga ima Kishinde azawarau Seijaku o kakikesu dōkoku Kono mune o hikisaku erejī Karada jū abaredasu chishio ga sakebu omoi wa 'Kimi yo, tomaru na' Tachimukae ikusen mebuku sono konnan ni Shiro ka kuro ka abaku sono shukumei ni Ikitoshi ikeru mono subete Shinzō o tataku wake ga aru Soshite Cry for The Truth! 'Naze konna ni kokoro wa kizutsuiteru no?' Kioku ni hibi ita osanai koe Shiroi yami ni bon yari to ukabi agaru Chikai to yūtopia Awa no yō ni kieteku bōkyō Yure madō sonzai shōmei Urei sae hikitsurete tatakau sono manazashi de Asu o tsuranuke Tsukamitore inochi hateru made nando demo Atsuki negai sorezore no sora no shita Yoizora o kakusu gin no ame Nuguisatte mata kakenukero Kitto Life is a Fate... Shikumareta rabirinsu de mikazuki mune o sasu "Kimi wa dare?" "Watashi wa dare?" rifurein suru Shinjiau tada sono tame ni dare mo mina umareta Hana mo tori mo kaze mo tsuki sae... kono yoru! Tachimukae ikusen mebuku sono konnan ni Shiro ka kuro ka abaku sono shukumei ni Ikitoshi ikeru mono subete Shinzō o tataku wake ga aru Soshite Cry for the Truth!

Kanji= 衝動から　幕開ける　運命たち 待つのは　希望か　絶望か 紅く錆びた時世の歯車が今 軋んで　嘲笑う 静寂を掻き消す慟哭 この胸を引き裂く哀歌 身体中　暴れ出す　血潮が叫ぶ想いは 「君よ、止まるな」 立ち向かえ幾千　芽吹くその困難に 白か　黒か　暴くその宿命に 生きとし　生けるものすべて 心臓を叩く理由がある そして　Cry for The Truth! 「何故こんなに　心は傷付いてるの?」 記憶に　響いた　幼い声 白い闇にぼんやりと浮かび上がる 誓いと理想郷 水泡のように消えてく望郷 揺れ惑う存在証明 憂いさえ　引き連れて　戦うその眼差しで 明日を貫け 掴み取れ　生命果てるまで　何度でも 熱き　願い　それぞれの空の下 宵空を　隠す銀の雨 拭い去って　また駆け抜けろ きっと　Life is A Fate… 仕組まれたラビリンスで　三日月胸を刺す 「君は誰?」「私は誰?」リフレインする 信じあうただその為に　誰も皆産まれた 花も　鳥も　風も　月さえ…この夜 立ち向かえ　幾千芽吹くその困難に 白か　黒か　暴くその宿命に 生きとし　生けるものすべて 心臓を叩く理由がある そして　Cry for the Truth!

English= Many fates announced the beginning of their performance But what really awaits: Hope? Despair? Gears of an era, rusted red, now Screech in utter scorn The lamentation that drowns out this silence Is an energy that tears at my chest The emotion shouted by the blood whirling within me is you "Please, don't stop!" Stand in opposition, against these thousands of blooming perils, That fate that draws divisions between black and white All the living things in this world Have a reason for which their hearts beat So, Cry for the truth! "Why has my heart been wounded this much?" Your younger voice rings out through your memories Float up listlessly in the white darkness As your vows and utopias Your nostalgia vanishes like foam A puzzlingly unsteady proof of existence Taking even your sadness as companion, with your struggling gaze Pierce through tomorrow! Take hold! Until your life gives away, as many times as it takes A feverish desire, beneath many skies Wipe away the silver rain that hides the night sky And resume your dash on through Surely, Life is a Fate... From this labyrinth arranged for you, a new moon pierces your heart "Who are you?"; "Who I am?", it repeats in refrain Every soul alive was born simply for the purpose of believing one another The flowers, the birds, the wind, even the moon... This night! Stand in opposition, against these thousands of blooming perils, That fate that draws divisions between black and white All the living things in this world Have a reason for which their hearts beat So, Cry for the truth!

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