This is our way of life, this is who we are
This is art, do our part, work is still subpar
When the world falls apart, people look at stars
People's hearts break apart, this is who we are

When the weight takes its toll
When the trolls take the bowl
And the stories have shown
They got ducks in a row
Bullies running the show
Worst has still yet to blow
This is the end of the road

Heart of the cards have shown us what we just are
Will you swear to our final breath?
We play this game until we fall to the grave
Will we finally make our name?

We consume the pill that's hard to swallow
In the hopes we get answers to this
But there's nothing in this god forsaken world

We consume the pill that's hard to swallow
In the hopes we get answers to this
But there's nothing in this god forsaken world

This is our way of life, this is who we are
This is art, do our part, work is still subpar
When the world falls apart, people look at stars
People's hearts break apart, this is who we are

When the weight takes its toll
When the trolls take the bowl
And the stories have shown
They got ducks in a row
Bullies running the show
Worst has still yet to blow
This is the end of the road

When is the end of all these robots we slay?
Will you stick to the game we play?
We play this game until we fall to the grave
Will we finally make our name?

We consume the pill that's hard to swallow
In the hopes we get answers to this
But there's nothing in this god forsaken world

We consume the pill that's hard to swallow
In the hopes we get answers to this
But there's nothing in this god forsaken world

This is our way of life, this is who we are
This is art, do our part, work is still subpar
When the world falls apart, people look at stars
People's hearts break apart, this is who we are

When the weight takes its toll
When the trolls take the bowl
And the stories have shown
They got ducks in a row
Bullies running the show
Worst has still yet to blow
This is the end of the road

〖ALYS&KUMI〗 Remove the Defender - Portuguese Gambit 〖10-string guitar〗

guitar used: Agile Chiral Nirvana 102528 EB Pro MOD
vocal synths used: Hitsune Kumi Erase EN, NineZero SynthV, Liam SynthV

We're fighting fire with fire
These kids won't go very far
We blow through all the madness
Through it all
Through it all

No effectiveness of ethics in a system built through treason
Every law is just a weapon, justice as a so-called reason
Truth is bottled, honour's hollow, sent to gallows every season
Loyalty's a loaded lie they gaslight launch like it's appeasing

They hide themselves in their little lies they harbour inside
Become one with me

We live through weekends that won't lift us up
We ditch the old shoes but there's no new stuff
We find out the old way just to win some bucks
It's the 10-pick parlay

Flags are fabrications raised up high above the graveyards of saints
People bashed by tyrants raking blood for more hate and war complaints
Rights are relics, shattered writings under regimes that never faint
Conscience crushed beneath boots, no restraint

They hide themselves in their little lies they harbour inside
Become one with me

In the midnight, we fight the plight
Take the flight to the light
In the midday we pave the way
Then we head to the hay

Bones turn to stone, path was just blown, into depths far unknown
Soon it's the tomb, from all the wounds, it's all doom and the gloom

Time is dying, ice is thawing, vices rising, we all fade to black

Put me out of my rotten misery

〖Kumi/9z SynthV〗 Remove the Defender - 10-Pick Parlay 〖10-string guitar original〗

Remove the Defender - Increments 〖10-string guitar〗

vocal synths used: HXVOC, SOLARIA, NineZero SynthV, Eleanor Forte

Redefine yourself
Redefine yourself
Escape from this hell
Redefine yourself
Redefine yourself
Find a new home to dwell

The path that was once called dubious is
No longer dangerous
Find your new spell

Thirty years of answer searching
And it all had come to this

Bite the bullet and just face the truth
Leave the starlets out of the bruise

Find another move to intertwine
Under the
Under the
Under the
Under the
I forgot the line

Let it all come down
Soon we are leaving ground
Let it all come down
Let it all come down

Play another game
Play another game
Ignite your inner flame
Play another game
Play another game
Make a new claim to fame

The path that was once called dubious is
No longer dangerous
Find your new name

Thirty years of answer searching
And it all had come to this

Bite the bullet and just face the truth
Leave the starlets out of the bruise

Find another move to intertwine
Under the
Under the
Under the
Under the
I forgot the line

Let it all come down
Soon we are leaving ground
Let it all come down
Let it all come down

Thirty years of answer searching
And it all had come to this

Bite the bullet and just face the truth
Leave the starlets out of the bruise

Find another move to intertwine
Under the
Under the
Under the
Under the
I forgot the line

〖HXVOC/SOLARIA〗 Remove the Defender - Corkscrew Gambit (10-string guitar original)

guitar tuning: (ADGDGCFADG; pitch-shifted 2 semitones up)
vocal synths used: HXVOC

Slow pace is eating us alive
Stomach's eating itself not gonna lie
Staring at the board I could go for some food
Maybe pizza should be good in this neighbourhood

Clock ticks it's almost time to go
There's no groceries left, just stones at home
Wondering if storm will worsen on its own
Hold tight

When the pizza's getting made
Don't delay it hit the lanes to seize the day
When the kids come out to play
Happy birthday, get the deck of cards to lay

When the desperation's worse
Think of pizza, play Sicilian Defence
And then sing another verse
as the game is getting more and more intense

Get scrappy, with tactics
They're just throwing bricks to see what really sticks
Get crackin', with dragons
Fianchetto then you push your blue flag on

Clock ticks it's almost time to play
There's no oddities left, just games to slay
Hell or high water we set boards ablaze unfazed
Hold tight

When the pizza's getting made
Don't delay it hit the lanes to seize the day
When the kids come out to play
Happy birthday, get the deck of cards to lay

When the desperation's worse
Think of pizza, play Sicilian Defence
And then sing another verse
as the game is getting more and more intense

It sounds like garbage day
All burning down in spades
Find ways out in this maze
Sicilian, Sicilian

It sounds like garbage day
All burning down in spades
Find ways out in this maze
Sicilian, Sicilian

〖HXVOC〗 Remove the Defender - Sicilian Defence 〖10-string guitar original〗

Special thanks to Guillotama for providing the vocal work! She's a natural rockstar!

The seat of truth is in danger
The mob begins its rounds
Despite the naysayers' anger
The spell will doom themselves

The people spoke in the hangar
They want it all changed back
They're clearly smelling the cheddar
They want peace while it lasts

Tales from the bedlam
They never fade
They slay the beldam
New one takes her place
We see the cauldron
Then they mix away
What is this mess?

Strength in Numbers
Armies sundered

Relentless Force
With enough power we make it
Relentless Force
We got this in the bag
Relentless Force
Will we make it or break it?
Relentless Force
We got this in the bag

One king was born in a manger
And ended on a cross
Another took mum's arranger
She left from the blood loss
The people still want a banger
Without the consequence
It only gave them the dumpster
But what did they expect?

Tales from the bedlam
They never fade
They slay the beldam
New one takes her place
We see the cauldron
Then they mix away
What is this mess?

Sweet in sour
Pains in power

Relentless Force
With enough power we make it
Relentless Force
We got this in the bag
Relentless Force
Will we make it or break it?
Relentless Force
We got this in the bag

One last standoff to fight
We must win to make it home alive
Crush what's below and strike
Final call to arms and strife for time
Here we go only to meet my one last breath
Here we go only to meet this city's end
Through the lake, by the gate to go meet my fate

Remove the Defender feat Guillotama - Relentless Force (2025 remaster)

[guitar: Agile Chiral Nirvana 102528 EB Pro MOD]
[guitar tuning: GDGDGCFADG]
[UTAUs: Hitsune Kumi, Miyo]

This anthem's straight from the heart
We master warfare's hidden art
We wake up facing the gun
We know the game's coming undone

Luchamos para mantener la esperanza
ES (We fight to maintain our hopes)

Por nuestros hermanos y hermanas
ES (For our brothers and sisters)

En este fatídico cinco de mayo
ES (On this fateful Fifth of May)

O que é que significa estar verdadeiramente vivo
PT (What does it mean to be truly alive?)

Las balas atraviesan la ciudad
PT (Bullets fly across the town)

꿈은 진짜로 이루어지는걸까?
KR (Will the dream come true?)

En France s'il pleut; Allez les bleus!
FR (When it rains in France, let's go blue!)

Avant que ça ne s’efface
FR (Before it fades away)

Aller bien plus haut que nous aujourd'hui
FR (To go beyond what we are today)

我们走近麻将桌
CN (We approach the Mah-Jong table)

拿着可乐坐在北边的座位上
CN (We take the north seat with our cola)

三分钟后，碰! 四分钟后，杆!
CN (In 3 minutes, Pong! In 4 minutes, Gong!)

十五分钟后，九莲宝灯
CN (In 15 minutes, Nine Lotus Lamp Offerings!)

パチンコ台に近づいて
JP (As we approach the Pachinko machine)

15分でジタンモード！
JP (In fifteen minutes, Jitan Mode!)

ポッキー、ゲット！ ハイチュウ、ゲット！
JP (We got Pocky! We got Hi-Chew!)

白い恋人、ゲット！ゲット！
JP (We got the Shiroi Koibito!)

We got no time, we got no time
Get going

Get to the gate, get to the gate
Get going

It's getting late, it's getting late
Get going

Live and let fly, live and let fly
Get going

허리 삐끗했어
KR (I broke my back)

그래도 참았어
KR (I still kept going)

힘들게 소리쳐
KR (We cheer until we crash)

힘들게 소리쳐
KR (We cheer until we crash)

우리만 짜증나 진짜 우리만 짜증나 진짜
KR (Only we get shafted so bad)

화이팅! 화이팅!
(Korean cheering phrase)

En las gradas resuenan los saludos al sol
ES (Salutations under the sun ring from the stands)

Banderas bailan lentamente al son del tambor
ES (Flags dance slowly to the sound of the drum)

Ni siquiera la tensión detiene la pasión en la revolución,
ES (Even the tension does not stop the passion in the revolution)

Somos un mar cantando con fervor
ES (We are a sea singing with fervour)

Na calçada tem samba e tamborim
PT (There's samba and tambourine on the pavement)

O céu azul acalma-me assim
PT (The blue sky soothes me like this)

Mesmo longe, jogamos também,
PT (Even when far away, we play too)

Com a alma e com o coração, amém
PT (With our hearts and soul, Amen)

We play this game for the great escape
When is the end of this flame that we (with it) play?

Find your passion in the open door
Unless you want to end up with some more

We seize the day for the one last sleigh
When is the end of this flame that we (with it) play?

Find your passion in the open door
Unless you want to end up with some more

Is it really war or is it "only game"?
Is it just pastime play?
Will "just for fun" really suffice?

世界で一番嫌われなら
JP (If we're the most hated in the world)

En le jeux milleur, allez les bleus!
FR (In the better game, let's go blue!)

Avant que ça ne s’efface
FR (Before it fades away)

We don't know where we'll be in some weeks
We'll figure it out



〖Kumi/Miyo〗Remove the Defender - Allez Les Bleus // Blue and Boom Canada Day ver〖10 STRING GUITAR〗

guitar tuning: GDGDGCFADG
vocal synths used: Hitsune Kumi DS, SOLARIA

Lighting the board with deadly schemes
Forming stars while crushing dreams
g-pawn's pushed and the line is weaving

Rook and queen lining on c-file
Pawns in piles on the h-file
Bishop at the long, gleaming, glistening

King safety's on opposing sides
Massive trades in centre, yikes
Other pieces are bracing, seething

Knight rook and bishop sacrificed
Soon it will be justified
White is busted and war is ceasing

And so many systems and variants
Then novelties in the Sicilian
I'd much rather just eat a durian
Someone save me

And so many systems and variants
Then novelties in the Sicilian
I'd much rather just eat a durian
Someone save me

Breathing fire from fianchetto
The queenside locked, trades soon to follow
Move swiftly, hands fast like a shadow
This is the Dragon, sharp like arrows

g6 bishop guarding the flame to stay in the game
They're sending pawns in our way
This is how the Dragon gets her way

So many moves to memorise
Getting diced and hypnotised
Have I already reached my ceiling?

Knight rook and bishop sacrificed
Soon it will be justified
White is busted and war is ceasing

And so many systems and variants
Then novelties in the Sicilian
I'd much rather just eat a durian
Someone save me

And so many systems and variants
Then novelties in the Sicilian
I'd much rather just eat a durian
Someone save me

Breathing fire from fianchetto
The queenside locked, trades soon to follow
Move swiftly, hands fast like a shadow
This is the Dragon, sharp like arrows

g6 bishop guarding the flame to stay in the game
They're sending pawns in our way
This is how the Dragon gets her way


〖Kumi/SOLARIA〗 Remove the Defender - Dragon's Breath 〖10-string guitar original〗

vocal synths used: Hitsune Kumi, SOLARIA
guitar tuning: GDGDGCFADG
guitar used: Agile Chiral Nirvana 102528 EB Pro MOD Oceanblue Burl

This game, we're just some Joes
Facing full team of pros
What do we do to just survive?

Deck is stacked against us
This team's under the bus
What do we do to just survive?

Oh, when everything's a lemon, make lemonade
Here we go again
Oh, when everything's a lemon, make lemonade

Go! Go!
We can still have just some fun
Go! Go!
It's not like they'll drag us through the mud
Go! Go!
It's a game that don't mean much
Go! Go!
It's not like they'll drag us through the mud

Let's go!
There's a time and place for competitive mindset
Here it comes!
We gotta focus on the now and just play and stop the hate
Stop hate!
Focus on the now and just play and stop the hate

We are raising money
Betting chips on funny
What do we do to just survive?

We see hesitation
We need meditation
What do we do to just survive?

Oh, when everything's a lemon, make lemonade
Here we go again
Oh, when everything's a lemon, make lemonade

Go! Go!
We can still have just some fun
Go! Go!
It's not like they'll drag us through the mud
Go! Go!
It's a game that don't mean much
Go! Go!
It's not like they'll drag us through the mud

Let's go!
There's a time and place for competitive mindset
Here it comes!
We gotta focus on the now and just play and stop the hate
Stop hate!
Focus on the now and just play and stop the hate

Let's go!
There's a time and place for competitive mindset
Here it comes!
We gotta focus on the now and just play and stop the hate
Stop hate!
Focus on the now and just play and stop the hate
Stop the hate

〖Kumi/SOLARIA〗 Remove the Defender - Stop the Hate 〖10-string guitar original〗

guitar tuning: GDGDGCFAD
guitar used: Agile Chiral Nirvana 102528 EB Pro MOD
vocal synths used: Hitsune Kumi, SOLARIA, HXVOC
amp used: Airis 51-Filthy Preamp w/ PdeQ

Stuck in a diamond mine
Everyone thinks I'm doing fine
Where do we draw the line?
When does a job become doing time?

Nobody came today
They were all out to play some game
Thus no one came to save
Thus in the cave is where I stay

Fifteen minutes 'til midnight
And I still had nothing to bite
Shivering through all the cold grind
In the frights

Fifteen minutes 'til midnight
And I still had nothing to bite
Shivering through all the cold grind
In the frights

We finally see the light
Path to sun is within our sights
We see the signs of life
Ready to take the one big flight

Setting to seize the day
We are ready for odds to lay
We have some bets to place
We're out to make the axes slay

Fifteen minutes 'til midnight
And I still had nothing to bite
Shivering through all the cold grind
In the frights

Fifteen minutes 'til midnight
And I still had nothing to bite
Shivering through all the cold grind
In the frights

〖Kumi/SOLARIA〗 Remove the Defender - Run Down the Board 〖Airis 51-Filthy〗

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