[10DANCE] Deciphering the relationship between Sugiki and Suzuki through "Devil's Inside"
The opening Latin group honor dance song, "Devil's Inside".
The original lyrics are in English, but I have written this as a personal interpretation that includes some liberal translation.
Since this is an interpretation focused on nuance, I would be happy if you read it with that in mind.
That day, something broke inside me
So, as if to spite you, I turned my back
Standing there, I felt like I was losing my breath
It's so cold, I can't even stand
This should be fine
I can only meet you under the moonlight
I know, there is a devil inside me
Take me away, lonely as I am
I chased after you and stepped into the darkness
Even if it's a path leading to death
You are my longing itself
I reached out for every kind of tactic
But it all went in vain, and in the end
I let go of everything
*
This should be fine
I can only meet you under the moonlight
I know, there is a devil inside me
Take me away, lonely as I am
*repeat x3
Below is my personal interpretation.
The first honor dance of the Latin group.
"Devil's Inside" playing there, and the title call that overlaps with it.
When I re-read the lyrics, I cannot help but feel that they quietly foreshadow the future relationship between Suzuki and Sugiki in the story.
It resonates surprisingly closely with the state of mind of the two after their separation in Blackpool.
What remained in my heart in particular was this line:
I can only meet you under the moonlight(I only meet you in the moonlight)
This phrase resonates with the words Suzuki vowed, saying, "I will not meet you outside of competitions."
"Moonlight" also seems like a spotlight falling on the dance hall.
Only under that light can the two of them connect.
The words Mr. Takeuchi said at the watch party,
"The reason he goes out of his way to say he won't meet outside of competitions is because he actually wants to meet outside of competitions," overlap with this phrase, and I find myself ruminating on it over and over.
And one more thing.
For Sugiki-sensei, who was considering retirement at the time, Suzuki was the "last straw he could grasp."
He was a salvation, an obsession, a longing, and an existence he somehow viewed as sacred.
These words overlap directly with the image of the two who can only connect through dance.
The "art" in "You're the art" is not just art in the simple sense, but rather a way of saying you are art itself, which naturally overlaps with the existence of Suzuki.
* "Art" was incorrectly written as "Ark," but it has now been corrected to the correct spelling.
"Nadie sabe" at the bar where Suzuki realized his feelings for Sugiki
The dangerously close "Bésame mucho"
The first waltz of 10DANCE, "Lasso the Moon"
I cannot help but think that all of these have lyrics and stories that quietly resonate with each other.
Thinking about it that way, the song selection at that timing no longer feels like a coincidence.
Behind the title call that marks the beginning of the story,
I can see the future of the two overlapping somewhere.
Every time I touch that presence, I quietly ruminate on it.
Overall review: 10DANCE, is there a Kenshi Yonezu of the dance music world on the production side?
The song selection for the scenes is always just too accurate.
*For the original lyrics, refer tohere