NEO: The World Ends With You - Breaking Free

01/01/2022 edit: Lyrics now available in CC

aka track number 3 from the website

[mrmickfran]

That feeling when you do a 20-chain reduction and this starts playing

[poloecrazie]

Takeheru Ishimoto before composing this, "I think Numb by Linkin Park is neat and the youth should heard it's message again."

[Monsicorn]

I get a warm fuzzy feeling in my chest everytime I hear "the world ends with me"

[scrat]

To me, this song is Neo Twewy. This song is Rindo's overdramatic inner monolog whenever he can't decide what to do.

[mazanakaUA]

This song is a time-machine to the better part of 2010's.

[skyeguy]

This song is by far my favorite. The Chorus hits with that perfect mix of anger and sorrow you’d expect from someone riddled with anxiety, as they are pushed past a breaking point. This song convinced me that they knew exactly what the demographic of this game was, and honestly motivated me to actually do the things I’ve been too insecure to do myself.

From my own experiences, this song strikes that chord. To hell with being pushed to be a cog in a machine. You have value. Value that can only be found in you. Whatever it is that makes you happy, whatever it is that satisfies you, that is yours and yours alone to make use of. Nobody has the right to tell you otherwise, and nobody knows how to use that power better than you. But in that same breath, as a certain character once said in this series, “Your world ends with you.” So act for yourself, that it might inspire others to do the same. The world needs more people like that, especially right now.

[Buick_GSX]

I’ve never played this game but I’ve skimmed through the ost and I love how absolutely perfectly it captures the mid-late-2000s sound in the rock songs

[conrdcolet]

it starts off as the singer being shut away from society and in the end he gets out of that issue and stands up for himself. Or something like that

[brendo]

I really hope that this game gets some sort of award at the next Game Awards

[aaronpaulsantos]

I find myself coming back to this song. The reason why I constantly listen to this is because it has a lot of meaning. To those shutting themselves out and then finally coming out of your shell and accepting change. The breaking free is literally spot on and the sense of freedom is a relief off of your shoulders. For those who are still struggling, I hope things get better for you and that one day, you can improve slowly little by little. Do not be afraid of change, embrace it. Stay positive and ask for help when you need it. Lend an ear, be that shoulder to cry on, or just be there for someone. It's the little things that count.

[fennecwolfox]

The best way to describe this music is like what I thought Blink 182 and other seemingly Edgelord/Emo Rock Bands sounded like when I was 14

So it's actually amazing

[SuperPlaytendo]

No contest the best song in this game!

[ToasterBath]

Considering the final lyric is "The World Ends With Me" one could say this is the main theme, which they are totally correct if they do. This song is a certified hood classic and won't ever get old no matter how many times I play it. 100% Jamsesh banger

[kizumess]

Lyrics!



"Pounding at these prison walls inside my mind.
Struggling to break free but I realize:
I’m stuck here shackled by this insecurity
That tells me I can’t do what you’re expecting of me.



Every night I lie awake,
Feeling like I’m just a mistake.


Ohhh, take a look at me!
I know I’m not the perfect boy you want me to be!
All I really need, is room to breathe
Because this pressure’s killing me.


All my life I’ve fought to win your validation.
Always met with failure and humiliation.
Maybe I belong here, shackled in this place
Where no one else can see I’m nothing but a disgrace.


Every night I lie in bed,
Trying to escape from my head.


Ohhh! Take a look at me!
I know I’m not the perfect boy you want me to be!
All I really need, is room to breathe
Because this pressure’s killing me.



So! Take a look at me!
I know I’m not the perfect boy you push me to be!
But I’ve found some clarity,
My life’s too precious to live shackled by insecurity!
And now I’m breaking free!
I’m through with you and everybody else telling me
Who I’m meant to be, I’m taking back control
The world ends with me."

[MsPokemonKO]

Man, this song is the most TWEWY song in TWEWY history. I love it.

[airthefallen]

Hey, just a heads up, if you enjoy this singer's work, check out his band NOTHING TO DECLARE, they make some great stuff!

[pedroportela]

As far as I'm concerned, any game OST that ends with a nod to the title of the game it's based on is already a 10/10 on that alone.

The fact that this particular song also happens to be a banger pushes it to a 20/10

[Journey_to_who_knows]

The homies are going to be surprised to hear this in the party

[gamingguy]

my favorite track in the whole game, the lyrics build up and the end resolution with that "The world ends with me" line felt like this track just screams all the themes that made TWEWY an awesome franchise ^^

[sirballen]

The riff has absolutely no right to be this incredible