UPDATE: A polished version of this song is now out on YouTube and Spotify! Come check it out here: https://youtu.be/VpG6_bfB0nc

Just barely made the deadline😅 thank you for all the friends that helped make this happen...

This song is about thinking back at all the struggles we've been through and encouraging ourselves of the past to stay resilient, because there is happiness to be found in the future. My girlfriend and many of my friends worked incredibly hard the past few days to help make the deadline haha, please enjoy my song!

CREDITS:
- music: tephe (https://twitter.com/s_tephe)
- toplining: rin姫(https://twitter.com/rinhimeee)
- lyrics: rin姫 & kaguraa (https://twitter.com/kaguraarden)

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[VERSE 1]
“I hate that this feeling is inside me”
The scribblings of once a person that I see
I read the tattoos that are etched there in ink
On the pages, angry as that they could ever be

The bitter memories, unending
The taste of the words, familiar as they seem
I pick up my pen and I find a space to breathe
Are the words I’m preparing too sweet?

[PRE-CHORUS 1]
Can you believe?
Is this all I said I'd be?
Oh the thought how it bleeds
Right through and between
The seams of my being
Into me
I concede
Let me be

[CHORUS 1] 
“Just get back up!”
“A half-full cup!”
It’s hard to shrug things off when trouble’s here to stay
You pull your head back underneath the covers
Praying for a sign to say
“The storm will pass,
this pain won’t last
You’ll kick and scream but don’t let hope fall through the cracks
Breathe in for a moment when the world is spinning way too fast”
‘Cause when the day is done we’ve lost and won some battles from today
There’s so much more for us in store,
Dear Yesterday

[VERSE 2]
I wish beginning was as easy
I struggle to find advice that I esteem
No matter how I would fight or compete
On the pages, sad that I could never ever leave

I write down amendments to this story
The notes I put down, becoming what I sing
I pick up my pen and I stand up to see
The reflection in the pages, is me!

[PRE-CHORUS 2]
I don't believe
This was all I said I'd be
But I can't help but think
That I'm down my knees
No one hears my plea
And I scream
I just wanna see
The way the world changes when I'm free

[CHORUS 2] 
“Just push on through!”
“Make no excuse!”
“It isn’t like you to give up so easily!”
But all you want is something to hold onto,
Waiting for a sign to say
“The storm will pass,
this pain won’t last
You’ll kick and scream but don’t let hope fall through the cracks
Breathe in for a moment when the world is spinning way too fast”
‘Cause when the day is done you want someone to tell you you’re okay
But we were made for so much more
Dear Yesterday

[BRIDGE]
The tears that sparkle as they fall
The heartache, joy, and all
They’re how we learn to crawl
Moving on, one step at a time
(Left foot)
With new beginnings come
(Right foot)
The end of others from
A chapter past
Don’t close the book
It’s time to turn the page
Woah

[CHORUS 3]
Just get back up!
A half-full cup
To have the courage to continue every day
Dig your heels in, hold onto that feeling
Once you’ve found your special place
The storm will pass,
this pain won’t last
You’ll kick and scream but don’t let hope fall through the cracks
Breathe in for a moment when the world is spinning way too fast
‘Cause even in the dark, you’ve found your spark, that glow will light the way
So you can lose sight of the shore
You’re so much stronger than before
There’s so much more for us in store,
Dear Yesterday

Dear Yesterday【MIKU EXPO 2024 10th Anniversary Contest Entry】

Originally made in 24 hours for ANV9! We went into it trying to make something that could be like an anime opening for All Nighter and had a ton of fun grinding it out (and suffering) until the final hour. We hope you enjoy it!

CREDITS

Vocals, Lyrics, Music: Will Stetson
- https://twitter.com/willstetson/
- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCe82o8G7z0bFXI2U092nteA

Lyrics, Music: @Miyolophone
- https://twitter.com/Miyolophone

Vocal Mix: Hope
- https://twitter.com/hope_jss

Music & Guitar: tephe (me!!)
- https://twitter.com/s_tephe

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There’s a journey you can take just once a year full of pleasure and pain
Where you push each other’s limits and rediscover love of the game

Sun’s piercing through your eyes, the climb begins today
You feel your aches and pains all fade away
So what? Yeah it’s 7am, but at least you’re not alone
A thousand others alongside, all in the same boat

And as you cross the starting line, one foot at a time, you’ve got a glint in your eye
‘Cause there’s something ‘bout the pressure that makes you feel alive

Don’t look back, there’s nothing to see
Except for the pavement cracking under your feet 
It’s always a race against the clock
And there’s never time to talk
So have faith and thug it out ‘til the end

Maybe your heart’ll start exploding
Adrenaline is flowing
You can’t tell if you’re goin’ insane
But its all worth it, cuz you know you gotta do it for the love of the game

Sun’s setting and time’s half gone, fatigue starts setting in
Your brain’s a mess and it all just sounds like shit
And the ragged breaths, the hurried steps,
You hear your friends, they look ahead, they plan what’s next
You know you gotta keep up with the rest

And you can’t afford to slow, a few hours to go, you’d better pick up the pace
Don’t let all the sweat and blood that you’ve poured in go to waste

Now, as your footsteps start to drag
You can see the checkered flag
You feel relief and fear 
The finish line is finally here

With your consciousness going, melatonin flowing
Reality is starting to crash down
Through the dark you just pushed on and on
And at the end of everything you have a real good song
*yelling* where the FUCK is my mixing engineer

Don’t look back, there’s nothing to see
Just think of the pavement cracking under your feet 
It’s always a race against the clock
And there’s never time to talk
So have faith and thug it out ‘til the end

Maybe your heart’ll start exploding
‘Cuz everything is coming together at the end of the day
So its all worth it, cuz you know you gotta do it for the love of the game

It was all worth it, and it’s only ‘cuz you did it for the love of the game

tephe

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