Hatsune Miku - Strobe Last (ストロボラスト) - English/Romaji Subs 

The more I look back at these songs. The more I feel like Powa Powa P knew he wasn't going to make it. Especially the last lines of this song. And even his comments are a little haunting...

今のボカロ界には存在しない作風ですよねぇ

Just learning about his death now just makes this song so much more haunting and sad. His work was beautiful and he will be greatly missed

PowaPowa-P aka Shiina Mota was probably only about 16 the time he wrote this song, he started composing at the age of 14, he was so talented. To end his life at the ripe age of 20...Its just too sad. Rest in peace, Ryo Mizoguchi(real name) You've set off now, leaving us this song, so we can be smiling. Thank you

I don't know if anyone is going to read this but. I found this song when I was 12 years old. I'm now 18. I can't begin to say how much this song means to me, both this one and strobe light. I learned of PowaPowa-P's passing maybe 2 or so years ago, and I feel like I can only listen to this song very rarely even though I love it, so I never get desensitized to it. This song feels like a hollow, ghost-like version of strobe light, with the hushed vocals and sparse bass. Rest in peace PowaPowa-P, your music will never be forgotten.

外国の方がいると、外国の方にもぽわぽわPさんが知られていて嬉しい気分になる。 When there is a foreigner, I feel happy because Pawapowa P is known to foreigners as well.

I've always thought that this is a song about depression, melancholy and monotony. After Powapowa-p has passed away, everyone started noticing it

椎名もたさんの曲は励ますとかじゃなくて現状を婉曲的に肯定してくれる気がして好きになれる、気がするくらいなのがちょうどいい

Just as Strobe Light was about someone realizing that it was better to keep living on rather than commit suicide, I think that this song, Strobe Last, was the same person committing suicide in the other timeline or 'door' that was mentioned in the Strobe Light song.

Rhythm is synced with the seconds.

ラジオでこの曲流れて凄く嬉しかった…。 15歳とかでこんな神曲作れるとか凄すぎる。。。

どれだけ大人になってもこの曲を聞いた瞬間聞いてた当時に戻った感じがして不思議な気持ちになる。戻りたいような戻りたくないような…でもずっと大好きな曲だなぁ…

Mota-san said in an interview back in March 2015 that he made this song during a really bad time in his life. He posted a tweet around that time saying "I want to die." But he said that he forced himself to make this song even though "it was painful" and that in the end the song did really well and he was happy about that. I think if you listen to the lyrics with this fact in mind, it really shows his struggle with mental health when he was as young as 15-16. Rest in Peace.

永遠の天才

タイトルが英語表記でもあるからなのか、海外の方も多くてびっくり。 もたさんの音楽、海外の方にも聴かれてますよ。 もたさん空から見てくれてるかなあ。

ありがとう、ぽわぽわさん

PowaPowa P The greatest vocaloid music composer. is gone. may his soul rest with a happy feeling, knowing that he made millions of people smile to his songs that he composed. thank you PowaPowa P, we will miss you. -all the love HOISOKU

小学生の頃うごメモで知ったんだよね、懐かしい。もう20歳になっちゃいました。音楽アプリにはもたさんの曲で溢れてます。毎日助かってます。これからも頑張って生きます。

This brings back so many memories im gonna cry

絶妙な恐怖心を煽るこの感じが堪らなく好き。後半曲自体の音が小さくなったと思えば誰かの足音が近づいてくる...とかもたさんの頭の中で繰り広げられる世界観は素晴らしいものだったと思う。

今も聴いてますよもたさん

One of my all time fav songs and fav works by dear PowaPowa-P, we will continue to listen and cover your work. Thank you, and Rest in peace you amazing producer.

「僕が旅立ち、居なくなるとき 言葉にできなくとも あなたが笑っていられるように 僕らのこの歌がある」

Dont forget to take a bit of your childhood with you when you grow up. That way, you still know happiness after it fades.

動くPVの方は可愛い感じだけど、こっちはもたさんの悲しさと切なさが良く出てると思う。 つまりどっちも好き。 ああ、あなたははやすぎた…

もう10年ぐらいいちばん好き どのボカロ曲聴いてもこの曲を超えるものに出会ったことないいちばんすき

This song hits different when it's been years and you're now an adult

honestly though? aside from 3:53, my favorite thing in this song is that one beat is about as long as a second, so it's really satisfying watching the count on the video length go up steadily with the song lmao

もう何年も経つけど聴く度に、あぁもう居ないんだなぁ…って寂しくなる。 ずっと大好き

R.I.P. ぽわぽわP。 私はポップザ初音ミクのCDでこの曲を知りました。この曲の優しい音は寝る前によく聴いていました。ツイッターで亡くなったことを知った時はショックでした。あなたを、この曲をずっと忘れません。

every time i look at powapowa-p's works, rather than being all sad, i just give an acknowledging nod, content smile, and comment to myself , "hey there old pal :,)"

僕は今この曲とぽわぽわpという方を今知りました。 そしてその方のことを少し調べて多少は何があったのかがわかりました。 平成の最後にこの曲に出会えてよかったと思っています。 まだこの曲しか聞いていません。 僕は学校で多少イジメのようなものを受けています。その時に「死んだら全て楽になるんじゃないか」と思ったことがあります。 でもこの曲を聞いてこの歌詞にある通り僕は辛くなったりしたら笑って生きるためにこの曲を聞きに来ようと思います。 日本語変かもしれないけど、それぐらいこの曲に一目惚れしました。 ありがとう

Goodnight, sweet prince. RIP

もたさんの曲は言葉に出来ない何かがある。

この曲、ぽわぽわさんの生に対する執着と苦しみが現れてるような気がする…

約4、5年前に知った曲。静かでほんと好き。久しぶりに聴きに来たけど、やっぱりもたさんの曲はいい。ほんと。 もたさん。今でも、これからもずっと大好きです。

The start of the song and the piano keys in the beginning are kinda disconcerting, but they keys are more haunting. Then the beat kicks in, making the song sound less empty. I've listened to PowaPowa-P's songs a couple years back and I only listened to this one once then.

Everything about this song really hits the way the song is just one verse leading to one final chorus - theres No bridge or second verse Yet it feels so full and complete The way the song fades and goes back in with all the walking and door opening sound effects too

すごいこの曲好き。 もっとこの人の曲が聞きたかった

「まだ気づかないのかな？ 　僕は僕らしく歩き出しているのさ。ほら、また。」 そうだ。 分かっていたのさ。 僕はこのままさ。 歩き出してみようかな？ 遠い　あのとき ほら、君が触れたのは 痛みに歪んだ君自身のこころさ。ほら、また。 今、笑っていたのさ。 汚れたこころと僕は息をしていた ただ、それだけ。 誰かが生きてく一秒ずつ 言葉にできたならば 僕は生きてく気がするのさ。 言葉をばらまくように 誰かが生きてく一秒ずつ 言葉にできたならば 僕は生きてく気がするのさ。 言葉をばらまくように 僕が旅立ち、居なくなるとき 言葉にできなくとも あなたが笑っていられるように 僕らのこの歌（こたえ）がある

I only found out Powapowa P died today, after reading the comments on this video. I've always loved this song ever since I first heard it in the ending theme of an animation. I've been listening to it since around July or June last year, and it has been my favourite song since. It's really quite depressing to know the creator is dead. I hope he rests in peace, knowing that all of his fans are showing so much love towards him even after death.

As a teenager, I really loved his songs. When he passed away, I was so heartbroken, I can't explain how much I was lost.... His work means a lot to me... Two years after him, I also saw my favorite artist died, and I came back immediatly to Powapowa-P's songs. I still don't know why, maybe because I want them both to be happy, and I hope they'll find a better world up there... I still miss you so much. Please be happy. Thank you for everything

When you really think about it, this song is dark. "If I can put ever second, every person lives on into words" Every second someone dies. Someone dies and becomes a memory, a name, a word "I can feel myself live on, as if scattering words about" The person is dying, becoming a memory, a word. Maybe even a "not so good" word. Maybe a forgetting word

Hard to believe he made this song when he was only 16.. Man was just a couple years older than me and I never knew he was a teen just like me but making great music... Really humanizes the producers we liked when we were kids. You see their struggles and miss them more when they are gone.. Rest in piece siinamota

It's been 9 years and I'm still here 😭

3:05 "When I (we) leave to set off, even if we have no words Here's this song (an answer) for us so you can be smiling" 「僕（ら）がだく旅立ち、居なくなるとき言葉にできなく戸も あなたが笑って（笑顔で）いられるように　僕らのこの歌（こたえ）がある」 R.I.P.

5 years..

It's been more than one year that Powapowa-p died, i am still shocked and sad. I really miss him and his song. I still remember a little the day i found out that he died, at first i thought that it was onlu a rumor, and after i seen the video on niconico, and his tweet. I cried and was surfing on the internet without actually knowing what i was doing. It's been one year that he's dead and i'm still listening to his song. But there's something that troubled me for a long time, on the new year, his mom (or someone else) tweeted with his account, she said that he could have been here for this new year, couple mounths after, the tweet was not here anymore. I still don't know what happenned and if it was really a tweet that was on his account or only a dream. I remember that i translated it on romaji and read it like that. I really hope that Powapowa-p is well if he's somewhere else and if he's not here anymore, i hope that he rest in peace. I will never forget him.

Looking back at the Strobe series of songs, I think it describes well Powapowa-P. The Strobe series is a journey of the author's thinking, from the first to the last Strobe where he finally found his sound and has nothing left to say anymore.

I still can't believe he is gone....Hope you rest in peace PowaPowa P.Thank you for encouraged me those years. ;__;

まだ聴いてる同士いるのかな　この世界観が本当に好きなんだ…

I really miss Powapowa.

I never really listened to powapowaP's song before their death, sadly, however, i would like to thanks them for what they gave us. May you are in peace where ever you are

この曲だけは椎名もたさんが居た頃に知ってた曲で、私の大好きな曲です 本当はＱとかも知ってたかったんだけど…… なにせスマホがなかったからぁ…… 唯一ＣＤに入ってて知ってた曲

昔から大好きな曲 多感な年頃で椎名さんが居なくなったことが思い出されて悲しくなるからだんだん聴けなくなったこの曲を、最近また聴きに来ました。改めて聴いたら昔感じたより深く悲しさとか尊さとか言葉の重みを感じました。やっぱり涙が止まりません。でも大好きで仕方ないです。 椎名さんのこと音楽でしか知らない、他は何も知らないのに天国で笑っていて欲しいと心から思います。

異常なセンス。脳天に響くキマるサウンドとビート。尊敬してます。惜しい人をなくした。

悲しい。 ただそれだけ。 いや、 ありがとう。

忘れちゃいけないんだ

俺らが忘れない限り もたさんは俺らの心の中で生きてる

The Strobe series is really one of my favourite! Even though the lyrics keep the same, I so love how they all sound so fabulous and different.

ストロボシリーズで初めてもたさんを知って、好きになったんだよなぁ ずっと好きですよ、もたさん。いつかまた会いましょうね。

あなたが生きている未来を、今でも願ってしまいます。

「まだ気づかないのかな？ 僕は僕らしく 歩き出しているのさ。 ほら、また。」 そうだ。分かっていたのさ。僕はこのままさ。 歩き出してみようかな？ 遠いあのとき ほら、君が触れたのは 痛みに歪んだ 君自身のこころさ。ほら、また。 今、笑っていたのさ。 汚れたこころと 僕は息をしていた ただ、それだけ。 誰かが生きてく一秒ずつ 言葉にできたならば 僕(ぼくら)は生きてく気がするのさ。 言葉をばらまくように 誰かが生きてく一秒ずつ 言葉にできたならば 僕(ぼくら)は生きてく気がするのさ。 言葉をばらまくように 僕が旅立ち、居なくなるとき 言葉にできなくとも あなたが笑って(笑顔で)いられるように 僕らのこの歌(こたえ)がある

もたさんがなくなっていたこと、今日初めて知りました。 この曲自体は2年前くらいに知って今日初めてRU-vidで聴きました。 素敵な曲をありがとうございます。 安らかにお眠りください。

“When I leave to set off Even if we have no words, Here’s this song (an answer) for us So you can be smiling” Damn that’s heartbreaking to read after finding out he committed suicide. Definitely sounds like he was planning to die for awhile before he actually went through with it, but he didn’t want his audience to feel bad about it. Rest In Peace, Powa-Powa P.

この曲すっっごい好き…

I'll allow myself to copypaste the last part of this song. In the past made me happy. Now i just hope people remeber the one who wrote it. "When I (we) leave to set off Even if we have no words Here's this song (the answer) for us so you can be smiling"

めっちゃくちゃ懐かしい ほんとに好き

Thank you, for all the inspiration

歌詞が見つからなかったので、どうぞ。 「まだ気づかないのかな？ 　僕は僕らしく歩き出しているのさ。ほら、また。」 そうだ。 分かっていたのさ。 僕はこのままさ。 歩き出してみようかな？ 遠い　あのとき ほら、君が触れたのは 痛みに歪んだ君自身のこころさ。ほら、また。 今、笑っていたのさ。 汚れたこころと僕は息をしていた ただ、それだけ。 誰かが生きてく一秒ずつ 言葉にできたならば 僕は生きてく気がするのさ。 言葉をばらまくように 誰かが生きてく一秒ずつ 言葉にできたならば 僕は生きてく気がするのさ。 言葉をばらまくように 僕が旅立ち、居なくなるとき 言葉にできなくとも あなたが笑って(笑顔で)いられるように 僕らのこの歌（こたえ）がある

初めて知ったボカロ。 生きていたもたさんに会いたかった

I had forgot about about this song and I haven't listened to it in over a year. My, how time flies. This is such a good song.

It's been 6 years and I'm 24 now but I'll always come back to listen to powapowa-p, you'll never be forgotten ❤️

この曲聞いてると涙が出るんだが

Such a shame. Just learned this guy was born the same year as I was. 21-year old youngling he'd be right now. Suicide or not, whatever it was I hope he found peace wherever he landed on.

やっぱ聴きたくなんだよなぁ。

何回も聞きに来てしまう場所

僕は戻ってきてとは言わない、 だって椎名さんが自分で身を投げたならそれで良いから。

Crying rn ;-; this song always gets me emotional, R.I.P. Powapowa P Edit: this song is tied with so many sad memories, but I still love the song from time to time it gives me a neutral feeling :)

椎名もたさん安らかに。

サビ？のリピート(自分用)です。ごめんなさい((｡´･ω･)｡´_ _)) 2:34

I've had this tune recurring in my head for years and never found it til now, that alone, to me, is a testament of greatness.

Everything about this song is so beautifully haunting. Everything about it is just unmatched RIP powa powa you'll always be my fave vocaloid producer. I hope you found your happiness up there

I've forgotten about this song for a couple of months but listening to it again brings me back home, change is really hard to accept and it's so nice to be able to relive the memories of listening to this once again. Thank you Powa Powa P, thank you for creating this masterpiece and even though you might not be able to read this, I hope you're happy in heaven :)

miss you dearly, powapowa-p!

何回聞いても響いてくる…最初から1番最後まで…

This was one of my first vocaloid songs and is still one of my favorites till now. This song introduced me to PowapowaP's wonderful work. Thank you so much for sharing your music with us , thank you so so much for everything you've done. You will not be forgotten, PowapowaP. I truly hope you rest in peace.

I absolutely love the sound of this. it's amazing

i'm not really sure what to say, or where to say it. but i figured i would say it here, since this was the first siinamota song i ever heard. it's been six years since siinamota died and i still miss him. he's been dead for longer than he made music. i've never really lost anyone in my personal life so it always feels hard for me to understand how people can mourn for so long but then i realised i still cared about siinamota. i still listen to his music almost every day. i never knew him and never really could have known him, and i had never listened to a lot of his work before his death. but i listen a lot now, and i love it, and he impacts me every single day. i don't think he ever knew or could have imagined how much reach he could have or how much he could affect people but i know i'm not the only one who he has helped. his music is so beautiful to me both sonically and lyrically, and while i don't think i'll ever be able to understand the nuance in a lot of his songs even knowing a little bit of what they're about is so touching to me. siinamota's music is very relatable to me in both the content of the lyrics and the way they're written and it's strangely refreshing. i guess that's part of why i like him so much. i've never really believed in any sort of afterlife but there's a part of me that hopes there is, if only so i can thank him personally even once. but if that never happens then i suppose this comment is going to have to do. thank you, siinamota, for everything you've made. i miss you. next time, i'll try to say it on your birthday instead.

まーーじで神憑り級の歌だぜぇ 最後あたりの足音とかで、 例えれば巾着の紐を締めたみたいな…そんな素敵感が増す

3:06 〜 メッセージにしか思えない…… ありがとう ありがとう

I love how delicate it is and how artfully it's crafted ❤.

この曲にハッピーバースデーを！傑作を与えてくれてありがとう、ポワポワP/Happy birthday to this song thank you for giving us a masterpiece PowaPowaP❤️🕊️

I first found this song when I was 14. Listening to this song now, eight years later gives me such a melancholy feeling, it makes me want to cry. I'm only a year older now than he was when he passed. PowaPowa-P, I hope you're resting peacefully now.

I've been listening to him since i was 15 and i just found out about his death today, my insides are churning and my heart is clutching, Powapowa P is one of the great producers i always look up to but hearing about his death since last year hurts me. He's one of the greatest producers i know and i've endlessly looked up to, even if he's dead, i still won't stop listening to his songs because he's amazing and even if he's going through something back then, there's no way i'll never stop listening and appreciating every single piece he's composed. RIP Powapowa P, you won't be forgotten.

There is something gentle and human about Miku's words and voice.

Loving this so much!

これ作ったの何歳だ…やっぱもたさん天才だよなあ

True masterpiece never ages even after all of these years and dark times. rest in peace you've made a great impact on alot of people.

Thank you sooo much for the links, Wolf. So helpfuullll~ I've been looking for those versions for a while. c: