Smell of the Game [With Lyrics] (Opening Theme) - Guilty Gear Strive OST

Smell of the Game (Opening Theme Theme)
Vocal: Naoki Hashimoto
Composer: Daisuke Ishiwatari

Lyrics:
I know who I am
The moonlit lake told me
"This is who you are"
My fangs are so long
My nails are sharper than ice
That is me

I wonder what that will prove?

That is bullshit! Blazing!
Still my heart is blazing!
If the words kill me
I don't need a new world order
You... Soon you will know
We already know the smell of the game

Do you know who you are?
When you speak your words
Don't sound like your own
You're trapped in a dark cell created by this world
"That is who you are"

Norms, standards, rules, and guidelines
Must be kept so time to wake up!
Gravity keeps us on the ground

That is bullshit! Blazing!
Still my heart is blazing!
If I lose my wings
I don't need a new world order
You... can't feel a thing...
(But) we already know the smell of game
Remember you are Blazing!
Still your heart is blazing!
If the "words" made you
I don't need a new world order
You... Soon you will know
We already know the smell of the game

What am I?
Mankind knew that they cannot change society
So instead of reflecting on themselves
They blamed the Beasts
But they found beauty in the lives of Beasts
And couldn't lie to themselves about it
I'm just a small part of the world...
But no one can break me!!!

Can't you see I'm Blazing?
Still my heart is blazing!
If the "words" killed me
I don't need a new world order
You... My tribe is my world
Your "words" will never make me disappear!
That is bullshit! Blazing!
Still, my heart is blazing!
If the words killed me
I don't need a new world order
You... Soon you will know
We already know the smell of the game

[zeroniTDX]

“Gravity keeps us on the ground”
As chipp literally flies up like 3 stories plus

[tdimensional]

This song really does say "gravity is bullshit" and completely means it

[matildarose]

How it started: "the buff guy and the thin guy are rivals"
How it ended: "the buff is the thin guy's father-in-law and it's awkward"

[masterelf]

I have no idea but the part “Remember you are *BLAZING*, still your heart is *BLAZING* ” makes me emotional as hell, like I wanna rip apart a building with my bare hands

[InShane]

This song is the most inspirational nonsense I've ever heard

[darbythegamer]

"Gravity keeps us on the ground" thank you Daisuke. I allmost forgot

[ASFalcon]

The way he rhymed "blazing" with "blazing". F'n genius.

[scouttengu]

"aggressive inspirational nonsense" is my favorite music genre

[lemone]

This song is basically saying "Life is hard, but we're harder"

[weez]

I like to imagine that I-No is canonically the guitarist of every Guilty Gear song

[asbarzer]

this is like the purest form of passion for a game i've seen in a while

[six]

The fact that Baiken is shown when the line "If I lose my wings" just hits so well

[TheActualMrLink]

0:04 I love how even before we see them in full, you can gather so much about Ky and Sol just from how they take hold of their weapons. Ky gently but firmly wraps his fingers around the handle of the Thunderseal Sword, while Sol reaches out and forcefully grabs the OutRage Mk. II.

I always love little details like that.

[Stachelbeeerchen]

The chaos in this is so refreshing it just screams: "be yourself even if the normalized world rejects you for it"

[The_Blazelighter]

This ain't just a lyric video, this is a full on AMV

[randomshort]

This must be what never giving up sounds like

[amanwithnoplan]

“Remember, without the blazing, it’s just bullshit”-bol sadguy

[space_bound]

im not even kidding when i say that the music from this game literally saved my life. shit makes me want to live, makes me feel like i have purpose, meaning. Music is power yo

[Eta_Carinae__]

"I'm just a small part of the world...
BUT NO ONE CAN BREAK ME!!"

Honestly, that line for me turned this song from a meme into something truly special. It hits me right there like a truck.

[TechSage]

The epic moment when daisuke ishiwatari decided to rhyme Blazing with Blazing.