Pierce The Sky

Song Information

Album art.

Artist: JAKAZiD feat. K.N.

BPM: 85-170

Composition/Arrangement: Josh McInnes

Lyrics/Vocals: K.N.

First Appearance: DanceDanceRevolution X2

Other Appearances:

• DanceDanceRevolution II

Length: 1:44

Lyrics

For the last time,
For the last time,
Let's go beyond and Pierce The Sky on high
(2x)

I wonder why, the stars collide; what draws them to meet?
The cosmos in chaos, from forces we can't see
In this vast universe, we can seize the day
Breaking bonds that keep us rooted down and fly away

Let's go beyond and Pierce the Sky on high

For the last time,
For the last time,
Let's go beyond and Pierce the Sky on high

For the last time,
For the last time,
Let's go beyond and Pierce The Sky on high

Remixes/Song Connections

• Pierce The Sky is the third song in the Replicant D-action series of boss songs. The others are:
  • Sakura Sunrise by Ryu☆.
  • Shiny World by CAPACITY GATE.
  • New Decade by Sota F.
  • Anti-Matter by Orbit1 & Milo.
  • POSSESSION by TAG underground.
  • Valkyrie dimension by Spriggan.
• A full version of Pierce The Sky exists on the DanceDanceRevolution X2 Original Soundtrack.
• The "oh yeah!" soundbite from TRIP MACHINE can be heard.

Trivia

• Pierce The Sky is the third song in the Replicant D-action series. To unlock, pass at least 20 songs in the X2 folder. The color represented by this song is cyan.
  • When Pierce The Sky is played as a boss stage in Replicant D-action, its boss character is a cyan-colored Rinon clone.
  • It is also the first song in the VS REPLICANT course.
• Pierce The Sky is the only Replicant D-action song to contain lyrics and actual vocals, as well as one of two songs to be made by a commissioned artist, with the other being Anti-Matter.
• Pierce The Sky marks JAKAZiD's debut in DanceDanceRevolution, as well as his first original DanceDanceRevolution song.
  • It is also his first original boss song for the DanceDanceRevolution series.
• Unlike New Decade, which also has a full version, Pierce The Sky does not have its full version from the DDR X2 OST on DDR II.
• According to JAKAZiD, Pierce The Sky was remixed several times before it could be put in the DDR series.
• Pierce The Sky's background video was removed from DDR (2013) due to technical issues.

Gallery

Album art.

Pierce The Sky's boss character, a cyan-colored Rinon clone (right) vs Rinon (left).

Official Song Comment

I co-wrote the original demo version of "Pierce The Sky" with K.N. during my final year of university. Between then and now I've remixed it several times, and it's surreal to think that the final definitive mix has been adopted for use in DDR, especially as I have been a devoted fan of the series for over a decade now. Within this track I thought a lot about the rhythm of each musical element and how they could be translated into an interesting but fun step chart for DDR. Additionally, I included the oldskool-style section with piano and breakbeats to add some variety and excitement to the track before the final chorus. An interesting piece of trivia about this song is that K.N. recorded the vocals in my closet which I had converted into a vocal booth at the time. Given the circumstances, I think the vocals were actually captured rather well!

(JAKAZiD)

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JAKAZiD gave me the demo track for Pierce The Sky and I had an image of Vic Viper flying through space, navigating out of tough spots and being unstoppable. The message of the song is related to that; if you have your dreams, don't be afraid to reach out for them despite how tough it may be. Let's go beyond and pierce the sky on high~ ♪ I wrote most of the lyrics on a commuter train. That's not quite a spaceship zooming through the universe, is it? *laughs* I've been a Bemani fan for ten years now and it gives me such a thrill to know that my song is in DanceDanceRevolution X2. I hope DDR players will enjoy the song and maybe one day I'll be good enough to full combo it!

(K.N.)

Difficulty & Notecounts

DanceDanceRevolution difficulty rated from 1 to 20.

Game	SP Difficulty				DP Difficulty
	Beginner	Basic	Difficult	Expert	Basic	Difficult	Expert
Notecounts/Freeze Arrows	79/0	275/21	361/35	476/24	273/19	360/33	470/17
DDR X2→Present	3	8	11	14	8	11	14
DDR II	3	8	11	14	8	11	14