the first new song iβve transcribed so far!! Here are the lyrics for Change The World, a new song that takes the place of βIf I Couldβ and βHurricaneβ in the original versions :
βThe human whose name is written is this notebook shall die.β
βIf the cause of death is not specified the person will die of a heart attack in 40 seconds.β
Could it be true what this book says?
You write a name, that personβs dead
Is it insane for me to think
That just with ink you cause their end
But what would happen if itβs true?
Imagine all that I could do
It seemed to fall out of the sky in hope that I could use it too
WeΒ interrupt this broadcast to being you live coverage of a hostage situation in a Shinjuku nursery schoolβ
Whatβs this I hold in my hand now?
βThe gunman, now identified as Kuru Otaharadaβ
If what were written were true..
βOtoharada has eight hostages, seven of which are children under five years old.
Could it be part of a plan to understand
Otoharada has threatened to kill the children if police enter.
Look at the state of the world now
All this corruption and crime
What if the answers unfurled within these words iβm destined to find!
If this pen in my hand seals his fate on paper
It lay into waste with a simple word
If it killed with a name it could end this stranger
If this book holds the power, maybe it could change the world!
So much potential at hand now
If this book had what it takes
Think of the crime I erase, the justice at stake, the lives I could save!
If this pen in my hand seals their fate on paper
And the justice demanding that it deserves
If I killed with a name and they meet their maker
If this book holds the power, maybe it could change the world!
Something in these pages call to meΒ (Thirty-six.)
A system tainted by its fault
But if this Death Note is my destiny
I could redefine the law!Β
We have breaking news! Whatβs happening there at the school?
Police report that Kuru Otoharada is dead with no shots fired. All eight hostages are safe and secured. The cause of Otoharadaβs death has not yet been specified.
Did this pen in my hand seal his fate on paper?
Did I serve him his justice before the crime?
If I killed with a name, is there something greater
Than holding endless power
This pen in my hand seals their fate on paper
And I give them a taste of what they deserve!
If I kill with a name I could be their savior
If this book holds the power
Honestly this song exceeded my expectations upon hearing it for the first time! (Not that thatβs saying I would have preferred Hurricane in that spot. I wouldnβt.) I definitely think this song leans more towards the JP and KR versions of Hurricane (called βDeath Noteβ in both) lyric-wise, while staying true to this new version of the show. I really hope this change stays in any further versions of the show! (If not, I really just hope theyβd change the lyrics of Hurricane to reflect the JP/KR versions because the lyrics really donβt make sense in itβs context.)
