I finally found a Vocaloid song that I relate to, after all these years! Ok, yes, there are other Vocaloid songs that I can relate to, but most of the time I can't fully relate to the whole meaning of the song, or just don't understand all of it. I've known about and listened to "Beautiful Fiction" by Pinocchio-P about a million times already, but I only just read the lyrics today and was like "omg, I can actually relate pretty much to this whole thing" and it's not like the other times where I've been listening to a song like "yeah, I can relate to this" in a casual way, but I actually thought about it, and this song pretty much describes a lot about the way I've been thinking for my whole life.
Compared to other songs, for example, something like "The Lost One's Weeping" by Neru, or "BRING IT ON" by Giga-P, those I can relate to on a more temporary level. What I mean is that I can relate to something like Neru's songs, especially The Lost One's Weeping because there are times where I just question the school system and its' motives, and wonder "why am I even here?" or "why am I even doing this? Do people who create the education system really know what they're doing and am I really meant for this?" (etc.). And then there are times where I can relate to something like BRING IT ON, where I feel like I have surges of confidence in certain situations, where when I'm faced with something difficult, I'm able to look ahead and not care or worry about the things I'll have to face as I keep growing up. Sometimes I feel like I can just move past those struggles because I know nothing can stop me. But that's just it. The key word here is "sometimes." The meaning of these songs don't apply to me all the time. I may have a constant motive(s) that align with the meaning of certain songs even though I might not always be thinking about it, but most of the time I don't usually anyway.
So what makes me feel like Beautiful Fiction is the one that I can relate to the most so far out of all the Vocaloid songs I've listened to? Hm, maybe there probably are other Vocaloid songs out there that I can relate to as much as this one on the same level, but have just forgotten about them right now. And that's probably the case. But because it's been a long time since that has ever happened, if it ever has happened to me like this, this is one that called me out.
My interpretation of the song is that sometimes you just need a place to escape from the real world to a place that can only exist in your mind, which is known as fiction. And maybe it doesn't even need to be an escape, it can just be your own little place that you enjoy whenever you want, and the great thing about it is that no one can take it away from you, and it can be whatever you want, whenever you want. It's basically another universe. It can either be intertwined with the real world, or completely seperate from it, depending on what you want and what you're feeling. Not only can you change it, but it can also change and affect you. Because not only are you the one that exists in a fictional universe, but everyone and everything does too. Though everyone's "fiction" is different, they can come into other people and end up being part of your "fiction" as well. There's a line in the song that says "Just like a child, running about as their emotions overflowing--" Though I didn't give previous lyrics to the song that came before this line, I don't think you need much context for this one, especially since interpretaions can be subjective. Children are known to be free spirits, innocent and doing as they please without worrying about the consequences or what other people think. They'll do what they want when they want to, even if other people should think otherwise. Along with that, pretty much all kids let their emotions control them more than their logical side (mostly because they don't really have much of a "logical" side yet). If something makes them feel happy, they'll try to do or get what makes them feel happy. If something makes them angry or sad, they'll usually try to stay away from things or situations that make them feel like that. So what does that have to do with anything? You know the saying "everyone, even adults, are just kids at heart" (or something like that). And, in my opinion at least, it's true. I may not be an adult just yet, but I can definitely tell that based on the way I currently act and think, I'm generaly more mature than a toddler would be. Despite that, I still have curiosity, innocence, the call of adventure, uncontrollable emotions, and the urge to do whatever I want and have fun, as anyone would. Even the most hard-hearted, mature, (etc.) people still have that child they once were inside of them somewhere. That's just the way humans are; no one can fully control it. So back to the line of the song, what does that one in particular mean to me? It means that our minds and imagination are like a child's will; it'll wander wherever it wants, and our emotions and passions are the core of it. There's another line I like that says "And I'll live on too, somehow, off this fiction,,." Humans are naturally creative beings, even if some of us don't realize that we are. If we tried living off of merely "reality," we...well we wouldn't exist XD Like I said before, it's just human nature. Ever since humans first walked the earth, we've been naturally creative, whether it be our design or use of tools and objects, stories we make up, characters that form in our minds, etc. We can't help but let our minds take us to places that may or may not exist in the physical world, regardless of whether we want that to happen or not. It just... h a p p e n s ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ We live off of creativity, our emotions, and other people's creativity as well. We "live on...off this fiction." It's not just the things that exist in "reality" that move us forward to keep on living and keep our ambitions burning, it's also the inspiration that comes off of fiction. Not one person on this whole planet can't admit that there's at least one thing out there that can be considered fictional that has helped them, inspired them, and/or had changed them in some way.
There are of course more lines that I could go on to ramble about, but that would mean an even longer post that what I've already written XD I think I've already explained enough anyway. So back to my main point, how do I relate to this? Simple: All my life I've been inspired, moved, and changed mainly by fiction; I live off of it. From when I wasn't even able to walk, all the way up to now, and also in the future for sure. It's my favorite non-physical place to be; inside my own universe. From shows like My Little Pony, to books like A Wrinkle in Time (by Madeleine L'Engle, I think), to the various works of those in the Vocaloid (and vocal synths in general) fandom, they've all played some part in my "fiction" and that all adds up to make up who I am today, and who I'll come to be. And that's what makes it beautiful. The fact that everyone's "fiction" will somehow play a part in someone else's life and/or "fiction," as well as affect themselves, is amazing, it's something I didn't realize I've been thinking about so much until I read the lyrics of this song. It doesn't matter if it's "not real," in a way it's just as real as what's considered to be "reality," if not, even more "real" than that. After all, fiction is based off of what already exists. Not only that, it has so much power. Fiction is one of the most powerful things in the universe in my opinion, and I don't think it'll ever be able to get rid of by anyone or anything.
...maybe it also made me realize even more why I love Vocaloid and its' fandom so much. It's just that; the meaning of this song. Beautiful Fiction explains it for me and it's because I live off of what this fandom strives for the most which is creativity, and that's something I don't even know how to fully express anymore because not even my mind can handle trying to process it all. It's so amazing and awesome and the reason it even exists is because of everyone. Words aren't enough to describe my thougts anymore, and tbh, they never were. This isn't even all I wanted to say, partly because I don't know how to say it completely becuase apparently English isn't as expressive as I want it to be. XD Huh, I guess some things will only ever just be able to said in my mind, and that's kinda sad, but that's fine 'cuz that's how it'll always be for certain things.
I'm not gonna read this whole post over and revise some parts of it like I usually do for most things since that would take too long for how much time I have left right now 'cuz I gotta do other things, even though I think I still might have a few unfinished thoughts left here. (Dang, I sure did write more than what I planned to though lol) But for now, I think I've said enough so here's the song for y'all if you wanna listen to it :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kRa_S1G4Ok
Oh, and thanks to Pinocchio-P for his amazing music, as always! :D I probably wouldn't have thought so hard about this topic if he didn't make this song ;)