UTAU original / counterclockwise / ft. Nurse Robot Type T

02 of 12 / "Who cares about the past? This is stopping us from moving on. Please -- .- -.--, you need to make this stop." ─── ⋆⋅☼⋅⋆ ─── Another entry for this song series and happy one year to "Before We Changed"! I have spent a while trying to figure out what should actually be the next entry, to the point I made a couple of WIPs already, but eventually I figured I should present the characters first and foremost, so this one ended up being the one. I have messed up a bit in many aspects, but the message was told nicely. I apologize for the bad editing, I am still figuring out my way with the software I am using. Despite that, I think I somewhat had an evolution, not only in editing, but also in art. While I am usually a bit ashamed of the MV and quality of "Before We Changed", wanting or not, it gave me the confidence so I could, eventually, make this song and dozens of others. I still have a really long way to go, considering the way I am doing this, but while I don't get there, we can appreciate the current moment. Fun-fact: The title "counterclockwise" was scrapped from an old song I planned on making way before this series came to exist (back in like... 2023-2024), but I gave up on it and gave the name to this song. This one was originally named "Reunion" for reasons that make sense for the plot. ─── ⋆⋅☼⋅⋆ ─── - Credits: Composer, lyricist, editor, artist and some mild tuning: Analemma (myself) Voicebank utilized: Nurse Robot Type T (utau) ─── ⋆⋅☼⋅⋆ ─── - Lyrics: Verse 1: I still remember the times of our past. The last days before our path was changed. As years passed by, we’ve grown estranged. But it still feels like no time has passed. Our paths finally have crossed once again. You smiled as we both held on to your hand. You said that phrase we didn’t understand. Now I realized what you said back then. Pre-chorus: Then it all began for probably the first time I stared confused at you for a moment. You held my hand, seeking atonement. The last sound I heard, in the end, was that rhyme. Chorus: The way our hands were intertwined, As time begins running counterclockwise. Then I felt the joy in your eyes, As today was erased from my mind. Verse 2: Hours keep passing by, yet nothing changes. It’s like we are now stuck, frozen in time. You waited for us, while singing that rhyme. I know you want all to remain unchanged. This time I have kept my memories, now I will try my best, to truly fix all. I know that you want the memories recall, But there are so many better ways to how. Verse 2’s background lines: The way you tricked us all into this, Turning the clock back after it’s chime, So, you could keep us frozen in time. Because the past you reminisce “I know you would, I would’ve too, Go back to before we changed.” Was just an attempt from you, For you to ensure we remained. Look at the results of this mess the three of us, stuck on repeat, just so you could feel complete. I can’t just watch this all progress. Please now stop going back in time, and try listening to us for once. Stop acting only via your impulse Just, please, stop singing us this rhyme: Bridge: “Time comes and goes, Hours may rewind. Thyme wilts and grows, Take us behind. Time comes and goes, Hours may rewind. Thyme wilts and grows, Take us behind.” Chorus: The way our fate is intertwined, As time keeps running counterclockwise. Then I saw the tears in your eyes, As today erased from everyone’s mind.