Ying Yang - Persona 4 The Golden Animation

Vocals by: Shihoko Hirata & Lotus Juice
Lyrics by: Lotus Juice
Music by: Tetsuya Kobayashi

[mbrillon]

6 minutes of Lotus Juice arguing with himself

[saddboye]

I love how this song portrays Adachi as a tragic figure, like what would happen if all the wrong things that happened to Yu made him snap. It perfectly conveys the endless loop of thinking Adachi goes through day after day.
“Everyone does things I’m not a part of”
“I don’t understand why they do these things?”
“I’m better than them, that must be why they don’t include me”

Adachi *is* a tragic figure, trapped in a loop of loneliness and a superiority complex that all culminated in the Inaba Murders.

[tay]

The ultimate version of I'll Face Myself

[Founderplot]

"Glass was half-full for mine.
And it looked half-empty for me"
I love how this song shows how similar Yu and Adachi are and how Yu could have turned up like Adachi

[quackerbarrel-zlqr]

Atlus* needs male vocalist
Atlus hires lotus juice like a boss

[ARWENPUPPY]

NONONONONONONO
YESYESYESYESYESYES
NONONONONONONO
YESYESYESYESYESYES

[nimiousnino]

[VERSE 1: LOTUS JUICE]
"No, no, no, no"
Yes, yes, yes, yes
"No, no, no, no"
Yes, yes, yes, yes

"Ain't no such thing as trust, nor justice
So disgusting, you're all ass-kissers
You will die, spell curse came from hell"
Past is what you don't wanna dwell
"It's all BS, it's all garbage"
I say neither, it's vice versa

[BRIDGE: SHIHOKO HIRATA]
Lost in himself
Maze he has made

[VERSE 2: LOTUS JUICE]
"Ayo, what?"
Just tryin' to reach out, reach out
Ain't those bluffings? Gonna get you out
"Hm... Nothing but middle finger
Hate talkin' to ignorants, stop the wimpers"
Misunderstanding, man
That's too much overreacting
Better go retract the statements on it
You can own it
"I am flawless"
More like thoughtless

[PRE-Chorus: SHIHOKO HIRATA]
Chasing stars afar (so, so far)
Overlooks his own path (dark, dark night)
Where is light? When needed, he didn't get it
Enough for a man to lose sight
For a frail pride

[Chorus: SHIHOKO HIRATA]
So lost
In the starless night
Sun don't rise
On the blind mind

Around and around, there goes now
Waiting for another falling
Let there be stars to guide him the way
In this poor night

So numb
He's become so numb
Weights of life
So exhausted

He will not be who he's not
So sick of lies over lies but
Can't tell what is a lie anymore
He's going so numb

[VERSE 3: LOTUS JUICE]
"Your crew loves that gibberish
To me that's illiterate
Makes me want to obliterate it"
You just love being bitter-y, don't ya?
I'm thinking you just might be
You just like me
I'm just lucky
Just took it wrongfully and it just might not be
Entirely your fault

[BRIDGE: SHIHOKO HIRATA]
Just let it go
Open the door

[VERSE 4: LOTUS JUICE]
"No words can mean anything
At this point so we must battle"
That's just you
And that's how you mishandle things
Mishandle, handle now
"Now you're tellin' me what to do?
Lemme tell you who rule"
Come on, this ain't nothing to rule over
This matter, brother
You and I, we ain't so different
I guess I had more blessings
Without it you got belligerent
But I totally understand
Glass was half full for mine
"And it looked half empty for me"
Maybe that one glass made the path we took
Who knows?

[PRE-Chorus: SHIHOKO HIRATA]
Chasing stars afar (so, so far)
Overlooks his own path (dark, dark night)
He who knows not
And knows not
That he knows not
But he could just easily be
Oh, anyone

[Chorus: SHIHOKO HIRATA]
So lost
In the darkest night
Where's the love?
When one needs it?

Around and around, there goes now
Waiting for another falling
Let there be stars to guide him the way
In this poor night

So numb
He's become so numb
Weights of life
So exhausted

He will not be who he's not
So sick of lies over lies but
Can't tell what is a lie anymore
He's going so numb

[OUTRO: SHIHOKO HIRATA]
Just let it go
Maze he has made


The power of copy and paste compels you.

[missasyan]

Yu's comebacks are too good HAHAAHA. But fr. Yu is so great for recognising he could've been just like Adachi and is thankful for what he has, and acknowledges the power of circumstances and how it changed their paths. Y'know, compared to Akechi, who's full of anger and frustration because of his mistreatment, Adachi's full of indifference and condescension because of how lonely he was and detached he felt from the world. I really like their two characters and while Akechi's writing seemed to try and emulate Adachi's, they both have their own charms actually and are quite different. I really like the choruses and how it could apply to many, in that we become numb and the weights of life exhaust us. But we have to find meaning in suffering (read the book Man's Search For Meaning) and though we might get used to pain we shouldn't treat satisfaction or happiness with the same numbness and recognise things as they are. Let our lies and rationalisation go, open the door, and find the people in the world who have felt the same or only want to help. Any one of us could get lost in this justification for our loneliness. We have to reach out ourselves if we want to get out of that maze.

[lotusjuicespitshotagidyne]

YOU SEE THEM SPITTING THAT RAGNAROK OVER HERE!? IT CANT EVEN BE COOLED BY NIFLEHEIM!

[fran]

I'm flawless
More like thoughtless


That's actually a very good roast xD

[Videomen]

I know that the song is sort of obvious in what it's trying to convey between Yu and Adachi, but I still think that the song itself, aside from being a bop, has a lot of great lines in it that show their duality and how their views and experience with life differentiated what they did with their powers.

[TheMusicMeister.]

"Okay, then tell me - What's a bond?"

[rowd]

Damn this song was so FIRE 🔥 when i first heard it in the game (with the mod). Amazing.

[archivist_]

One of the best fights in the anime ngl

[PsychoMadHatter]

This better be adachi theme when athlus makes a persona 4 hack and slash

[reeznevhater]

Official lyrics:


No no no no
Yes yes yes yes
No no no no
Yes yes yes yes

Ain't no such thing as trust nor justice
So disgusting, you're ass kissers
Y’all die spell curse came from hell
Past is what you don't wanna dwell
It's all BS it's all garbage
I say neither it's vice-versa

Lost in himself
Maze he has made

Ay yo
What?

Just tryin' to reach out reach out
Ain't those bluffers gonna get you out
Hmm... nothing but middle finger
Hate to ignorance, stop the whimpers
Misunderstanding man that’s too much overreacting
Better go check that
Statements on it, you can own it
I am flawless
More like thoughtless

Chasing stars above (So so far)
Overlooks his own path (Dark dark night)
Where is light when needed, he didn’t get it
Enough for a man to lose sight for frail pride

So lost in the starless night
Sun don’t rise
On the blind mind
Around and 'round there goes now
Waiting for another falling
Let there be stars to guide him the way
In this poor night

So numb, he’s become so numb
Weights of life
So exhausted
He will not be who he’s not
So sick of lies over lies but
Can’t tell what is a lie anymore
He’s going so numb

Your crew love that gibberish
To me that’s illiterate
Makes me want to obliterate it
You just love bein' bitter-y, don't ya?
I'm thinking you just might be
You just like me I’m just lucky
Just took it wrongfully and it just
Might not be entirely your fault, oh!

Just let it go
Open the door

No words can mean anything at this point so we must battle!
That’s just you and that’s how you mishandle things mishandle handle now
You tellin' me what to do?
Let me tell you who rules
Come on this ain’t nothing to rule over this matter brother
You and I we ain’t so different
I guess I had more blessings without it, got belligerent
But I totally understand
Glass was half-full for mine.
And it looked half-empty for me
Maybe that one glass made the path we took
Who knows?

Chasing stars above (So so far)
Overlooks his own path (Dark dark night)
He who knows not and knows not then he knows not
But he could just easily be
Oh, anyone

So lost, in the darkest night
Where’s the love?
When one needs it?
Around and 'round there goes now
Waiting for another falling
Let there be stars to guide him the way
In this hollow night

So numb, he’s become so numb
Weights of life
So exhausted
He will not be who he’s not
So sick of lies over lies but
Can’t tell what is a lie anymore
He’s going so numb

Just let it go
Maze he has made

[MidnightPlus]

cant believe they got mc ride for this track

[rocrod]

It's an honor being the thousandth like on this absolute bop

[Miunim]

Someone should really somehow combine this with One Determination since they're extremely similar

[logogogo]

i just wanna see Yu punching adachi in the face for 20 minutes straight