Guilty Gear Strive OST (Bedman? Theme) - The Circle

The Circle - (Bedman? Theme)
Vocal: Naoki Hashimoto
Composer: Daisuke Ishiwatari

Official Lyrics (Still gonna leave pinned comment because it's cool):

[Intro]
I SEE THE CIRCLE
(AY AY AY AY)
(AY AY AY AY)

I SEE THE CIRCLE
(AY AY AY AY)
(AY AY AY AY)

CIRCLE
[Verse 1]
Welcome to the infinite world
What's my endgame, there came a zero?
Sent here there's silence everywhere
No peace either
Where there is no beggining and no end

Will i be like that?
And if the words that won't go
West to ruin my head...

[Refrain]
God

Do you see the radiant light?
Do you hear the beautiful chants?
Do you feel a tender warmth?
Nothing here...

[Pre Chorus]
Pitch black
Pure white
All the same

Endless, finite
Copy that

[Chorus]
Countered with a million
And that means that
I will come to you without a second thought
I'm here, I'm here
On the border of the circle

[Verse 2]
One after the other
Over and over again
I wash anew and alone

Where i'm left i can't reach
White black, through the mold
Where i cand find with access
To the back of my eye lens

[Pre Chorus]
Pitch black
Pure white
Al the same

Endless, finite
Copy that

[Chorus]
Countered with a million
And that means that
I will come to you without a second thought
I'm here, I'm here
On the border of the circle
(CIRCLE)
[Refrain]
God
Do you see the radiant light?
Do you hear the beautiful chants?
Do you feel the tender warmth?
Nothing here, but

NO
You can't see the radiant light
You can't hear the beautiful chant
You can't feel the tender warmth

If you can give someone something

[Pre Chorus]
No home
No rest
No hope
Copy that

[Chorus]
I may not be able to make you smile (but)
But i'll never make you cry even once, never
I struggled
To go outside the circle

Countered into a billion
And that means that
I will come to you without a second thought
I'm here, I'm here

All credits to Arc System Works, Daisuke Ishiwatari and NAOKI.
This video is not monetized in any way.

#GGS #guiltygearstrive

[theanimenaut]

Some friends and I tried to write down they lyrics, here's what we got:

I SEE THE CIRCLE
AY AY AY AY
AY AY AY AY

I SEE THE CIRCLE
AY AY AY AY
AY AY AY AY

Welcome to the infinite world
What's my endgame, there came a zero?
Sent here there's silence everywhere
No peace either
Where there is no beginning and no end

Will I be like that?
And if the words that won’t go
West to ruin my head…

God
Do you see the radiant light?
Do you hear the beautiful chimes?
Do you feel the tender warmth?
Nothing here…

PITCH BLACK, PURE WHITE
ALL THE SAME
ENDLESS, FINITE
COPY THAT

Countered with a million
and that means that
I will come to you without a second thought
I’m here, I’m here
On the border of the circle

One after the other
over and over again
I wash anew and alone
Where I’m left and can’t reach
White black
Through the mold
Where I can find with access
To the back of my eye lens

PITCH BLACK, PURE WHITE
ALL THE SAME
ENDLESS FINITE
COPY THAT

Countered with a million?
and that means that
I will come to you without a second thought
I’m here, I’m here
On the border of the circle (CIRCLE)

God
Do you see the radiant light?
Do you hear the beautiful chant?
Do you feel the tender warmth?

Nothing here but (No)

You can’t see the radiant light
You can’t hear the beautiful chant
You can’t feel the tender warmth

If you can give someone something

No home
No rest
No hope
Copy that

I may not be able to make you smile (But)
But I’ll never make you cry even once
NEVER
I struggled
To go outside the circle

Countered with a million and that means that
I will come to you without a second thought
I’m here, I’m here

[Sceppyo]

Daisuke Ishitawari and NAOKI making 5 minute long songs with the hardest going endings possible for a game who’s matches take a minute and a half at most

[Kiwibr_o]

We're making it outta Ram corner pressure with this one boys 🔥🔥🔥

[PsychPsychic]

I interpret this theme as the rushed thoughts Bedman was having in his final moments. His perception as a hyperintelligent being who saw the world completely differently from everyone else, the reflection of everything he'd done and the betrayal he'd suffered, and the sensation of the life fading from him as he was "on the border of the circle".

Yet it all comes back to one clear thought: he needs to ensure the safety of his sister above all else. Even if all of his other goals failed, even if he could spend these final momenets getting revenge on the one who betrayed him, Bedman can only think of saving Delilah, even if its not the way he wanted to do it. This was his atonement.

Those rushing thoughts get copied onto his bedframe as his final orders to it, leaving it in the state it is now. As the song concludes, Bedman gives a final "I'm here" before the vocals are cut. He's gone. He's passed through the border of the circle.

[Alza.art]

Delilah: “no! Stop randomly attacking people and glitching out brother!”

Bedman?: “ayayaya ayayaya”

[godofcheese]

This chorus is absolutely insane, and it sounds like the song is from bedman's prospective and soul being trapped inside the bed and "copy that" is the bed acting out his orders

[Toxic-Pyro]

God, that part near the end where they switch from “Do you see the radiant light?” to “You can’t see the radiant light.” is so fucking beautiful. Really capturing Bedman being dead, even if there is some part of him still alive in the bed.

[blackheartzerotheundergrou]

The first two instances of "Copy that" are said in a monotone voice, like Bedman is following orders like he did in life. He's going through the motions there.

Meanwhile, the third "Copy that!", After "no home, no rest, no hope", is said with a lot more confidence and determination.

He acknowledges that in his current state, he's a restless phantom- a monster that will never personally know peace. However, how he feels isn't important. _It never was._ In death, as was in life, Bedman's goal was to give Delilah the life he could never have. The mission has not changed; he may never rest in peace, but for as long as his bed still moves, he will ensure that _she_ can rest soundly at night.

[Xajora]

Samsara is the circle of reincarnation. Bedman is on its edge, not able to move on. Without thinking he keeps being pulled back to protect Delilah, and it keeps him trapped. Bedman may be a candidate for enlightenment (escaping the cycle and breaking free of the circle) but his attachment to his sister is holding him back.

The infinite is waiting, and he's locked on the boarder of the finite. He's gotten to the point where he can see and define both, but it doesn't matter.

[shadders]

The way it ends without the last line "On the border of the circle" hits so hard, like he's trying so hard to express "I'm here" for his sister, but can't speak. What a song.

[aightbet]

This shit goes so hard my mattress started speaking in binary code🔥🔥💯

[Vee_Sheep]

they changed it a bit from the trailer version but it still GOES

Edit: why does it have to hurt me with lines like "They will come for you without a second thought, I'm here! I am here!" and "I may not be able to make you smile again, but I'll never make you cry, not once, NEVER"
it's Bedman wishing his sister the best from beyond the grave, Daisuke why do you do this--

[urgent]

I love how the song is from bedmans perspective about how he’s trying his best to protect Delilah “I may not be able to make you smile, but I’ll never make you cry” before the song came out I was unsure l whether the lyrics were gonna follow Delilah or the bed itself

[FewRxi]

I'm grateful to Daisuke on giving us such great games and characters with every album the band releases.

[shinmalphur]

Someone please guide this man's soul to the afterlife :'(

[KiskeFriedChicken]

The parallels between this, Crawl, Baiken's, and Anji's themes are crazy. The I hate HC, but I just want to be happy club.

[Smileface]

The way the line "I'm here, Iii'm here!"" is sung sounds very sweet to me, like a caretaker offering their hand to protect someone

[seanphillips]

Completely different vibe from the trailer but still this shit goes fucking HARD

[w-raz.]

"On the border of the circle" This boy be on the edge of the circle of life.

[LightningCayo]

I never heard a singer shout *CIRCLE* like this until now. This song was worth the wait, I love every second of it. Daisuke did it again.