Find the Dream View - 7: Leo/need's Stage

Arena

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Shiho

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(Whoa, this stage is huge.)

Shiho

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(And all the seats up to the third deck are filled. This is pretty overwhelming...)

Shiho

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(They seem so far away...)

Shiho

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(And I don't just mean the physical distance between us...)

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Audience

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Hey, some people are walking on stage.

Audience

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Oh, the opening act, right?
Some no-names.

Shiho

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(The emotional distance too. It's like there's a wall set up between the stage and the stands...)

Shiho

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(But...)

Shiho

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(We're going to tear down that wall and suck them into our world!)

Honami

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(Ready, everyone?)

Honami

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(Then, let's go!)

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Audience

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...!
Wait, the drummer's kicking things off?

Audience

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They've started?

Honami

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(First, I have to get everybody's interest.)

Honami

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(Then, we'll grab their hearts together!)

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Audience

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Oh, it's the opening act.

Audience

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What's this band called again?

Ichika

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We're Leo/need! Thank you all for having us!

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Shiho

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(Alright, we're off to a great start.
And the timing on the lights worked like a charm.)

Shiho

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(But...)

Saki

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(We can still do better. A lot better!)

Saki

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(We gotta create a huge wave of fun and excitement with our music!)

Ichika

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(More...!)

Ichika

♪——! ♪————~~~~~!

Honami

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(Wow, everyone's producing much more energy than normal...!)

Honami

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(That means I have to take our sound, wrap it all together, and send it to everyone in this arena...!)

Honami

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(After this chorus, Ichika and Shiho have their solos.)

Honami

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(They both practiced so hard to blow this audience away.)

Honami

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(Show them what you've got, Ichika!)

Audience

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Whoa, listen to that palm-muting!
So crunchy!

Ichika

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(More energy...
We need to get the whole crowd involved!)

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Ichika

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(Shiho!)

Audience

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Look how fast she's slapping!

Audience

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Who is this bassist...?!

Shiho

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(We can still do better...!)

Shiho

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(We need to put our hearts and souls into our sound, into our performance!)

Shiho & Ichika

♪————!

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Saki

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(Ichi and Shiho are totally off the hook...!)

Honami

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(We gotta ride this wave together!
The four of us can make these next notes explode!)

Ichika, Saki, Honami & Shiho

♪——! ——! ——! ——!

Ichika

♪————~~~!!

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Len

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Rin

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Saki

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(...!
More and more people are clapping along now...!)

Shiho

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(We gotta keep sprinting all the way to the finish line!)

Honami

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(And keep on enjoying...!)

Ichika

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(This moment with you!)

Ichika

♪————!

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Ichika

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Luka

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KAITO

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<Yes, she's maintained the momentum they built with their first song.>

Ichika

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(We need to keep drawing in the audience...)

Ichika

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(And make our performance reverberate deeper and stronger!)

Audience

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I kinda like them...

Audience

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Me too...!
Their music really clicks with me for some reason.

Ichika

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(The beginning involves understanding the pain of others and empathizing with them.)

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Ichika

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(That feeling of not having your voice heard. That sense of feeling stuck. Like no one is listening. Like you don't matter...)

Saki

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(The dreadful thought of things going on like this forever.)

Honami

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(But we're not just here to show empathy.)

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Honami

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(We need to keep the energy going. Like a warm hand reaching out, we'll show them that everything will be alright.)

Shiho

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(Then, we're gonna take them to a place that's filled with light and hope!)

Miku

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(Wow...)

Miku

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(It's like the lights, their instruments and singing have all become one, carrying their feelings all together.)

Shiho

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(It's time to make our sound and thoughts ring out! With everything we have!)

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Ichika

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Let's go! Together!

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Ichika

♪————!

Ichika

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(Sing harder! Ring it out louder!)

Ichika

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(Fill this entire space with our music. Put our all into this sound!)

Honami

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(Please...! Reach them...!)

Saki

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(Forget about everything else, you guys...
Let's enjoy this dreamlike moment together!)

Saki

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(We're gonna use everything we have into this sound so that you're all able to stand up and move forward tomorrow...!)

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Shiho

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(My body feels so hot...)

Shiho

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(Our sound and their cheering are melding together. It's making my entire body shake, like a physical wave of heat coming at us.)

Shiho

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(We need to take this energy and throw it right back at them.)

Shiho

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(I know we still have a lot more to give!)

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Shiho

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...!

Shiho

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(I can feel it...)

Shiho

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(I can tell that our music is reaching the entire crowd. And they're responding with everything they have.)

Shiho

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(They're all moving as one. It's like the arena itself is alive.)

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Naruse

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From the front row to the top of the third deck, over ten thousand people will be going wild as you play for them.

Naruse

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And you get to see that from the stage.

Shiho

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(She was right...)

Shiho

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(This energy. The way it's making my heart dance. This is so much fun...!)

Shiho

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(I wanna connect with them more. I want to really move their hearts.)

Shiho

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(I want to show them what Leo/need's music is all about!)

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Miku

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(Their feelings are all so clear to me.)

Miku

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(This is the strongest they've ever been.)

Miku

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(My heart is completely theirs.
They've pulled me into their world and shaken me to my core...)

Miku

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This is what Leo/need can do on stage...

Ichika

♪————!

Naruse

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People hardly ever cheer for an opening act like this...

Naruse

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Bravo, Mr. Shindo. These girls are a real gem.

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