Happy 40th Anniversary to the legendary Kamen Rider Series!
Here is my contribution:
"Legacy of Kamen Rider"
A Memorial Song for the 40th Anniversary of the Kamen Rider Series
Written by: Mark Kevin D. Limkinglam / MKDL Studios (in English)
Performers: Masato Shimon, Akira Kushida, Takayuki Miyauchi, Issa Hentona (of DA PUMP), Akira Fuse, Koji Seto, Gackt, Koji Kikkawa
Verse 1:
(ISSA) In those darkest days
Our nightmares are closer to getting real
(Koji Kikkawa) But our world needs a hero
A masked warrior of justice
(Koji Seto) Created from science and virtue
The torch blazing in the dark
(Masato Shimon) The name is Kamen Rider
And he will vindicate our people
Chorus 1:
(Akira Kushida) Kamen Rider, Kamen Rider
(Gackt) You are not alone
Your gallantry is heard across the world
(Kushida) Kamen Rider, Kamen Rider
(Takayuki Miyauchi) A shining miracle in human form
Never forgotten in our hearts and minds
(Akira Fuse) Throughout the years you have been fighting
To preserve the harmony of mankind
And to protect our fragile universe
From all imaginable forces of doom
Verse 2:
(Shimon) Even you have a dark and troubled past
You must not give up any longer
(Seto) You must arise from every obstacle
And go further to your mission
(Kikkawa) Count all the crimes that you see
And leave none of them unsolved
(ISSA) You are the chosen soldier
Carry out your task with confidence!
Chorus 2:
(Kushida) Kamen Rider, Kamen Rider
(Miyauchi) Wake up the shining hero
Everybody will come searching for you
(Kushida) Kamen Rider, Kamen Rider
(Gackt) As you journey through many legends
May you emerge victorious from your ordeals
(Fuse) Keep the beats resonating
Inside all shapes of yourself
And pass the torch to someone worthy
As a formidable cavalier like you!
Bridge:
(Gackt) Awaken the soul in you!
(Fuse) Expanding your precious power,
(Kikkawa) Running across time and space,
(Seto) And break the chains of our misery!
(Instrumental)
(Repeat Chorus 1)
*This song needs a Japanese translation though by an official lyricist for the Kamen Rider series, and that it references a lot of other songs and taglines in the entire franchise! Imagine my nickname "MKDL Studios" would be credited in the final episode of OOO.
