TOKYO CALLING!!!

Spread this around the fedi these girls are on a international tour right now if you see them coming to your town go, I've heard they put on insanely talented live performances.

cc @p

English lyric translation -

Tokyo Calling
We’re on the edge, almost falling,
Like a nightmare, a dystopian story is looming.
Tokyo Calling
City’s pulse, almost falling,
Forever enthralling, beyond reach, hope’s distant glory

Tokyo is calling
Tokyo Calling
Tokyo Calling

Tokyo Calling
Tokyo Calling
Tokyo Calling

Dad’s stuck in the grind, the job’s grip is appalling,
Brother’s chained to the screen, at his wits end at college
Mom’s escaping reality, addicted to idols
An unexpected melody comes from afar, our destiny comes crawling

Tokyo Calling
Today, the city’s boring too
We’re struggling with a never-ending sorry
Tokyo Calling
People are talking, where’s the future of our hope?
In the woods, we’re trapped, unable to escape.

Tokyo is calling
Tokyo Calling
Tokyo Calling

Tokyo Calling
Tokyo Calling
Tokyo Calling

Life’s short, Dad’s starting a part-time job at a soba shop
Life’s short, Brother’s gonna work at a cat cafe
Life’s short, mom’s gonna work at a cabaret joint,
Under clear blue skies, together we sing to that tune

Tokyo Calling
Don’t hesitate to move forward.
Hope for the future is here, carving our History
Tokyo Calling
Don’t hesitate to move forward.
Hope for the future is here, carving our History

Tokyo Calling
be proud of moving forward
Hope for the future is here, carving our History
Tokyo Calling
be proud of moving forward
Hope for the future is here, carving our History

We are marching
We are marching
We are marching

We are marching
We are marching
We are marching

We are marching
We are marching
We are marching

We are marching
We are marching
We are marching

Tokyo Calling
Be proud of moving forward
Hope for the future is here, carving our History
Tokyo Calling
Be proud of moving forward
Hope for the future is here, carving our Victory
ATARASHII GAKKO Tokyo Calling Official Music Video720p.mp4
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@p @charlie_root
And the video reminds me of Beastie Boys' Intergalactic 🤖

@m0xee @charlie_root Ha, it's been years, but I think I remember the jumpsuits and the buildings, you're right.

@p
Yeah, the visual aesthetics are similar and as that video was shot in Japan, I suspect both to be a reference to a third thing we simply don't know of 😄
Well, it's certainly those giant monster movies, but I think it has to be something specific.
@charlie_root

@m0xee @charlie_root Since one of them was 30 years after the other, maybe the latter one was a reference to the former one.

I think in this case, maybe more Ultraman than Godzilla.
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