Mili - Sideshow Duckling ("Welcome to Dreamland" theme song) 

Both the lyrics and their story remind me a lot of the anime Princess Tutu. A sad story with magical girl, fairytale, and ballet themes. We dress up fairytales and ballets as romantic and beautiful, but we forget that most of them end tragically (Swan Lake). It's quite hard to be the heroine of such stories, I think. Just my thoughts.

誰もが見向きしないショーを夢中で観る少年だけでも、観てくれる人がいて良かった

02:59 受け止めてあげて、あなたの幽霊のような過去を、迷い人のような今を、愛のある人になる運命を、あなたのために、っていう歌詞がほんっとうに素敵 こんな綺麗な歌すきすぎる

I like how the ending isn't just revenge. She was under lots of pressure by someone who is trying to live their dream through her, and she comes to realize this isn't what she actually wants, so changes herself, but she also doesn't just abandon the other person. In realizing what she wants, she realized that what she was is their dream, one they're too scared and self-loathing to try and achieve themselves. The other person doesn't hate her, didn't even think about the pressure they're putting on her, (maybe because they might've never realized they were putting so much on her) and probably doesn't realize that she doesn't want to live the same dream as them. So, while she does confront them about this, making them face "the ghost they were", she also extended a hand to them, offering to help them find themselves like she is trying to. It's really sweet. Sometimes the other person is just as scared or broken as the person they project onto, and while many will not take it, it never hurts to at least try to help. They need to get over their issues as much as anyone else.

*Kor* *translation* / *한국어* *번역* *Sideshow* *duckling* _I_ _pray_ _for_ _a_ _night_ _of_ _no_ _end_ _끝없는_ _밤을_ _기원합니다._ Powdery pink satin ballet flats 분홍빛분의 고운 발레신발 Waterproof purple mascara 보라빛 방수 마스카라와 With matte cherry blush 무광 체리빛 블러셔 Spinning arround and around 빙글빙글 돌고 도는 Twirling skirt 회전하는 치맛자락 The duckling ceased her smile and thought 새끼 오리는 웃음을 멈추고 생각했죠 Not enough 아직 부족해 Not enough 아직 부족해 Not enough to be awarded love 사랑받기에는 아직 부족하다고 Ladies and gentlemen 신사숙녀 여러분 Here comes your fakest swan 세계 제일의 가짜 백조가 등장합니다 On my shoulder stood your heavy dream 내 어깨 위에는 당신의 무거운 꿈이 올라있죠 I took a leap 나는 뛰어오르고 Their laughters came in place of my tears, of my broken hearts 나의 눈물과 부서진 마음속으로 그들의 웃음이 들어오죠 I hate how everytime I look to you 당신의 눈치를 보는 모든 순간들과 And feel relief from your applaud 당신의 박수갈채에 안도감을 느끼는 내가 너무나도 싫어요 _Lalalilula_ _lalalilula_ _lalalilula_ _lululila_ Step on their tongues 그들의 혀를 밟고 서서 High heels, red soles 하이힐과, 붉은 밑창 Little black dress 작은 검정드레스 Badder than the devil 악마보다 더 악한 In my wardrobe 내 옷장 안의 A curated collection of aesthetically pleasing dolls 나를 즐겁게 해주는 미적으로 엄선된 인형 소장품들 Spinnig around and around 빙글빙글 돌고 도는 Golden rouge 황금 연지 The duckling rubbed it off and thought 새끼 오리는 그것을 지워내며 생각했죠 I'm enough I'm enough 이제 충분해 이제 충분해 I'm enough I'm enough 이제 충분해 이제 충분해 I'm enough 이제 충분해 I'm enough to win my own approval 이제 내 자신에게 인정 받기에 충분해 Ladies and gentlemen, goodbye 신사숙녀 여러분, 안녕히계세요 Goodnight, I hope your dreams are sweeter than mine 좋은밤 되시길, 당신의 꿈이 나의 꿈보다 달콤하기를 Nomatter how many pieces I lost and found 내가 얼마나 많은 조각들을 잃어버리고 다시 찾아내어도 Some parts are always the same 몇몇 것들은 언제나 변하지 않아요 Always the same 언제나 변하지 않아요 Spinning around and around 빙글빙글 돌고 도는 Scissors in hand 손 안의 가위들 I killed the dawn you long desired 나는 당신이 그토록 바라던 새벽을 죽였어요 That's enough 그걸로 충분해 That's enough 그걸로 충분해 That's enough to make me feel much better 내 기분이 나아지기엔 그걸로 충분해 Ladies and gentlemen 신사숙녀 여러분 Here comes your favorite swan 당신이 가장 좋아하는 백조가 등장합니다 For all it matters 별 의미는 없지만 I jumped through your hoops 나는 뛰어올라 당신의 고리를 통과하고 Burn me with your fire 당신의 불꽃으로 나를 불태워요 I understand, I already know 이해해요, 이미 알고 있어요 You hate yourself more than you have ever hated me 당신이 나를 싫어했던 것보다 스스로를 더 싫어하고있다는것을 Look here, my dear 이곳을 봐요, 내 사랑 Face the ghost that you were 당신의 유령같던 과거를 직면해요 The lost one you are 당신이 잃어버렸던 The lover you were meant to be 사랑하는 사람이 되는 당신의 운명을 For you 당신을 위해서 I'd scatter every bit of your heart, every bit of my heart 당신의 마음의 조각과 내 마음의 조각을 모두 흩뿌려요 Together we can search for them once more 우리 함께 다시한번 그것들을 찾아나설 수 있어요 When our journey ends, we'll do it all again 우리의 여정이 끝나면, 우린 그 모든것을 또다시 하겠죠 Until your sun goes up 당신의 태양이 떠오를 때까지 _Lalalilula_ _lalalilula_ _lalalilula_ _lululila_ ㅡ *Sideshow- 서커스에서 손님을 끌기 위해 따로 보여주는 소규모 공연

GACHI tambourine!!☺️

I knew that the art style was familiar! The artists made the RPG Pocket Mirror! That fits, since Pocket Mirror also pays homage to fairytales and the themes of beauty and tragedy.

いつもあなたの顔色を伺いあなたの拍手で安心してしまう私が大嫌いです っていう歌詞が本当に好き…！ いやどの歌詞も大好きだけど

Absolutely incredible! I'm really glad Mili is working together with so many different people and hope that Welcome to Dreamland does well! ❤

曲が始まった瞬間、一気に心奪われました…

今歌頑張って覚えてます。 ゆったりとして柔らかい曲調なのに歌詞がほろ苦い感じで、miliさんの曲の中でも一番好きかもしれない。 コロナ明けてカラオケで歌えるようになったらいいなぁ。

Oh what's wrong with me... tears bursted out and I can't breathe. The song released in such a moment when I am in my deepest self-doubt about never gonna achieve the excellence as others. And you told me I am worth to be loved...

日本語歌詞読むのすごく好き サビの、何かがはじまるっていう予感がする音に思わず涙が出そうでした

魔法少女のモチーフとか提供先のゲームのこととか何も考えずに最初に聴いたときの印象だと、毒親とか束縛系の恋人とかの所有物(アクセサリー)になってた子の歌っぽく感じた

今回も最高だなあと思っていたら概要欄のガチタンバリンに余韻を全部吹っ飛ばされた

この歌、拍子感といい音形といい途中の跳躍といいリズムといい、マジで好みすぎる ただの神じゃんやっぱり

他の曲でもそうだけど、物を列挙して世界観を描写するのがほんとに好きよ… プリキュア？？wとか思ってたのに、ぐっと引き込まれた〜

自己犠牲的で盲目な白鳥(アヒル)さん、原作準拠なところが切ないです。絵に描かれている子がずっと笑顔なのは、自身が白鳥で在り続けるための儀式なのかもしれませんね。足元のファンはそっちのけで、振り返ってもくれない他人へ向ける笑顔が、まるで自分への愛など必要ないと言わんばかりに輝き続ける。だから初めて見た時こわかったのかもしれません。どこか狂気的であり、すごく魅力的でもありますから。

絵を見て何処となく「恐ろしい」と感じてしまった。 歌詞を読んでいったら理解できた。 歌詞、歌手、絵師、全て完璧です。

1枚絵だけで凄い想像力が掻き立てられる！ 歌詞を何度も反芻してけど、もしかしたら何かしらのアンチの人達に贈られた曲なのかも。「あなた」は自分に満足出来ないから「私」を否定するのね

歌詞が毎回ついてて字幕もありなの本当に助かる。世界観が大好きだからその意味もわかって最高。

無意識に息を止めてた…… 冒頭で一気に引き込まれた。不気味な心地良さがとても好き。

Mili’s video has only been up for 30 minutes and I already see at least *5 languages* in the comments This community is the best

とてもとても素敵な夢の中にいるような曲、、、、盛り上がるところの弦楽器の華やかな音が好き。 歌詞が暗いのはこの曲が主題歌となる”Welcome to Dreamland”っていうゲームに関係するのかな。 気になる〜 概要欄見たら打楽器がかのガチタンバリンさんみたいでビックリした！ 本当にいろいろな曲の引き出しがあって、毎回すごく感動します！

古びているけど華やかしい遊園地のメリーゴーランドで流れてそうな感じ🥰

めちゃめちゃ鳥肌たった Miliのキラキラした綺麗な音好きです

spinning around and aroundのところのまるで本当に目の前でバレリーナがクルクルと回り踊っているような感じがとても好き。いつも期待を裏切らないmiliの歌が大好き。

新曲最高でした、いつものことながら世界観と歌詞が本当に好きです……！ 概要欄見てガチタンバリン……あのガチタンバリン！？ってなりましたwww

Miliは1曲の満足感がすごい…毎回新曲が楽しみすぎる

最近、曲めっちゃ出してくれてありがたい…生きがい…

This is such a tribute to Princess Tutu, it makes me want to go back and watch it again…

I genuinely enjoyed this song, Mili's voice is awesome, the lyrics made me think quite a lot. This is a masterpiece👍👍

新曲最高です！！！ ん…ガチタンバリン…！？

貴族のような格好をした人々が振り向く事のない中、スポットライトが当たったバレリーナの戦士のような女の子がいる情景に、不思議な雰囲気があり引き込まれます。

This really makes me think of the magical girl genre in a different way. Characters like Sailor Moon are forced to put on a show and look beautiful, even though their true purpose is to save everyone.Yet tragically these magical girls don’t complain about this and open their arms to the idea of being loved by the world in exchange for their heroism and beauty, which in the end is never fully appreciated because people are too caught up in their own self hatred to care. Edit: Turns out the song is filled with a variety of references! I’m glad so many of you are on board with my theory about the song’s theme

たまたまおすすめに出てきて初めて聞いてみたんだけど素晴らし過ぎる！ こういう外国(？)の曲初めてレベルで聞いてみたんだけどすごく良い！ 新しい視点に気付かせてくれてありがとうございます！

Sadly I missed the premire because I was busy with my schoolwork, but it sounds so amazing! We're getting a lot of new songs recently so thank you for all the hard work mili! 💓💓

I'm so in love with the chorus. The instrumentals are so beautiful.

優しい音色の歌声に、考えさせられる歌詞。 悲しくも包む様な願う様なストーリー 今回も素敵な詩を 聴かせてくれて 、ありがとうございます(´˘`＊)

歌詞と音楽と絵が一致してて気持ちいい

明るいのに歌詞がどこか哀しくて、やっぱりMiliさんのお歌が大好きです

ああMiliの新曲刺さるわ〜〜〜っ えガチタンバリンてほんとにあのガチタンバリン？？？？？

absolutely love your music! :D especially your more recent work, it's been so creative and inspiring

this goes unironically hard like. this is a song without an ounce of satirism in it. this is a song that thinks magical girls are cool, that the color pink is cool, that frilly skirts is cool, and that sparkles and magic is cool. i love it. also is.... oddly mellow and dramatic with it's instrumental and lyrics, but it just works.

>scissors in hand >i killed the dawn you long desire >when our journey ends, we'll do it all again >until your sun goes up o o f

字幕に出てくる歌詞が刺さりまくる。好き

The vibes are immaculate. Amazing work!

This song,,,

It's nice to see Mili do more game soundtracks while tackling various styles! I also love the illustration! I recognized Kira's art style right away!

This is phenomenal

Thank you so much for always working so hard, bringing us all these wonderful songs!

歌詞の意味はよく分かっていないけど なぜか涙が止まりませんでした For you がすごく胸に響いて好きです

女の子の片手が真っ赤なのはなんでだろうって考えさせられる

微かに漂うメリーバッドエンド感好き

バグったみたいに毎日何回も聴いている…これ以上はやばい…やばいのに…アア

Music is so soft and melody is so fascinating. The art reminds me so much of the old japanese animation styles and in combination with everything else it creates a beautiful peace of art and makes me hyped for the game itself. Hope I'll be able to play it in one way or another.

素晴らしい これぞ名曲ですね タンバリン奏者に栄光あれ！

This sounds so emotional and bittersweet!! I love it!!!

一瞬、サムネを見た時はプリキュア曲かと思ったけどMiliらしい儚げな？部分もあってどちらかと言うとまどマギの方だなって聞いてて思った

Lovely song. :) Always so meaningful, and cheerful. Love Mili!

素晴らしく心が浄化されるような曲調。 そして、ローアングラーと化した少年。

言葉遣いは子供っぽいのに歌詞の内容は子供では無い感じがなんか必死な感じがして良い…

今回も最高

Absolutely amazing

sempre incrível!

Absolutely love this song, it's kind of nostalgic somehow!

I’m sitting, listening for the fortieth time and I can’t get rid of the feeling that a beautiful anime would come out of this, the drawing of the art is at least tuned to this)

プリキュアよりどちらかというとセーラームーンとかに見えてきちゃう どのみち仄暗い展開が重い作品だ そういうイメージもあるのかなって思うととてもきれいなメロディだけどとても哀しい歌だなと

Mili has been posting a lot lately, thank you very much 😭❤️ they're so beautiful

Incredible, great work!

Amazing work as always, Mili!

came here trying to find a song. and now I have something interesting to watch :D thank you

溢れ出るプリキュア感

Phenomenal;;; just as always

I'm so happy with this song, it's more reminiscent of their older genre!

The song is really beautiful!

新年快樂！

毎度の事ながら歌詞が良すぎる…

for youの力強さに涙出る

美しすぎてサビに入った瞬間息がとまった

Awesome song mili thank you, i love to play your song on repeat

It's so unreal how much I can relate to some parts of this song..

ガチ好きです、、、、、

Can't wait to listen this from spotify

So I looked up to the game and I'm totally surprised, an Otome game? with Mili's song? I see nothing but tragic stories ahead, and I'm willing to play it if I could.

absolutely beautiful

Bravo. nothing short of it

Immediately to the playlist it goes, for where it will be on Loop for God knows how many times that will be.

I LOVE IT SO MUCH 😭😭😭🤧🤧🤧 the lyrics are so beautiful!!! 💖💖💖

本当に綺麗な歌

This song feels like a warm hug

世界名作劇場が始まる前の感じを思い出す曲だなと、個人的に思いました。物語の蓋を開ける様な感覚に囚われます。

Man when I say every time she says " I'm enough I'm enough" I can't help cry

I am absolutely in love with this song and cannot stop listening to it!

Perfeita

Niesamowita pieśń, naprawdę wzruszające!

Wow, I love the lyrics of this song, tragical but beautiful ❤️

when I first listened to the song i thought this was a kind upbeat song, the lyrics sounding different. then i looked at the video, and saw the actual lyrics, and how that correlates to the theme.

This is a very lonely but sweet song.

This is beautiful