Smell of the Game

"Smell of the Game"
Information
Artist	Naoki Hashimoto
Composer	Daisuke Ishiwatari
Arranger	Norichika Sato
Lyricist	Unknown
Length	5:08
Album appearances
Soundtrack	Guilty Gear -Strive- Original Sound Track Vol.1
Vocal	Guilty Gear -Strive- Original Soundtrack Necessary Discrepancy

"Smell of the Game" is the opening theme of Guilty Gear -Strive-. It was released on November 5, 2019, as a promotional single for the game, titled Smell of the Game (『NEW GUILTY GEAR』Promotion Music), before the game's title was revealed. A day later, the lyrics were published.

Lyrics

I know who I am
The moonlit lake told me
"This is who you are"
My fangs are so long
My nails are sharper than ice
That is me

I wonder what that will prove

That is bullshit, blazing
Still, my heart is blazing
If the words kill me
I don't need a new world order
You, soon, you will know
We already know the smell of the game

Do you know who you are
When you speak your words?
Don't sound like your own
You're trapped in a dark cell created by this world
That is who you are

Norms, standards, rules, and guidelines
Must be kept, so time to wake up
Gravity keeps us on the ground

That is bullshit, blazing
Still, my heart is blazing
If I lose my wings
I don't need a new world order
You can't feel a thing
We already know the smell of the game

Remember, you are blazing
Still, your heart is blazing
If the words made you
I don't need a new world order
You, soon, you will know
We already know the smell of the game

What am I?

"Mankind knew that they cannot change society
So instead of reflecting on themselves
They blamed the beasts
But they found beauty in the lives of beasts
And couldn't lie to themselves about it"

I'm just a small part of the world
But no one can break me

Can't you see I'm blazing?
Still, my heart is blazing
If the words killed me
I don't need a new world order
You, my tribe is my world
Your words will never make me disappear

That is bullshit, blazing
Still, my heart is blazing
If the words killed me
I don't need a new world order
You, soon, you will know
We already know the smell of the
Know the smell of the
Know the smell of the
Know the smell of the game

俺は俺を知っている
月夜の湖面が映し出す
「これがお前だ」
俺の牙は長く
爪は氷刃よりも鋭い
それが俺だ

「ソレガ一体何の証明ニナルノダ?」

知ったことか!
燃えている　オレの心はまだ燃えている!
「言葉」が俺を殺すならば
新世界の秩序など要らない
やがてお前は知るだろう
俺たちは既に「獲物」の匂いを知っている

お前はお前を知っているか?
お前の言葉はまるで
お前の言葉ではない
お前は世界が作った暗い牢に閉じ込められている
それがお前だ
"一般　常識　基準　規範を主張スル目を醒ませ"
「重力が俺たちを地上に縛り付ける」

知ったことか!
燃えている　オレの心はまだ燃えている!
鳥が翼を奪われるなら
新世界の秩序などいらない
哀れなお前は体が冷えていることにも気づいていない
だが　俺たちは既に「獲物」の匂いを知っている

思い出せ　燃えている
お前の心はまだ燃えている!
「言葉」がお前を創るなら
新世界の秩序などいらない
お前は知識を得るだろう
我々は既に「獲物」の匂いを知っている

「私は何者だ?」

男は社会を変えられないと判っていた
だから自分の代わりに獣を責めた
しかし獣の生き様が美しいと感じた
偽る事などできなかった

我々は世界のごく一部なのだ
だが何人にも壊す事はできない!

見えているか
燃えている　俺の心はまだ燃えている!
「言葉」が俺を殺すならば
新世界の秩序などいらない
友も家族も　そして俺が世界だ
存在を「言葉」は否定することは出来ない

知ったことか!
燃えている　俺の心はまだ燃えている!
「言葉」が俺を殺すならば
新世界の秩序などいらない
お前はやがて知るだろう
俺たちは既に「獲物」の匂いを知っている

Trivia

• The song is categorized as additional content for Guilty Gear Xrd -Revelator- on Steam, as it was distributed before Strive's store page went up.

Gallery

Guilty Gear -Strive- Opening Movie

Smell of the Game (『NEW GUILTY GEAR』Promotion Music)

GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE- "Smell of the Game" MV (Short Ver.)

External links

• Smell of the Game ("NEW GUILTY GEAR" Promotion Music) - VGMdb
• Smell of the Game ( [New Guilty Gear] Promotion Music) by Daisuke Ishiwatari & Naoki Hashimoto | TuneCore Japan
• Smell of the Game (NEW GUILTY GEAR Promotion Music) on Steam