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Background[]
"Slow Downer" is an original song produced by Rokuro featuring Hatsune Miku and GUMI. The song explores themes of feeling foreign to love and meaning, alienation, and unresolved emotions that ultimately lead the speaker to choose disappearance as an escape from emotional isolation.
In the song's music video, Miku is depicted as the patient, while GUMI takes the role of a doctor. This setup symbolizes someone seeking help for deep emotional and mental distress rather than a physical illness. Miku's condition represents emotional numbness, loneliness, and an unmet desire for love.
Certain objects reinforced these themes. Miku wears a black mask with a white heart, symbolizing her longing for love and emotional connection, with her loneliness as her sickness. Her feelings exist, but they are silenced. In contrast, GUMI holds a clipboard featuring a noose, an unsettling symbol that reframes "treatment" as something cold, procedural, and ultimately harmful.
Throughout the song, GUMI and Miku appear to share a close relationship. GUMI seems worried about Miku and is shown to be happy when Miku is happy, suggesting care and emotional attachment. However, despite this closeness, Miku is not truly helped or understood. Her suffering remains unresolved, and emotional support is replaced by detachment.
By the end of the song, the noose is presented as if it were the only remaining option. This moment highlights a tragic failure of care rather than a solution. Rather than portraying suicide as an answer, it criticizes the idea that emotional suffering can be "fixed" through silence, numbness, or erasure.
Overall, the song uses medical and disturbing symbolism to show how a longing for love, when repeatedly unmet and invalidated, can be pathologized and dismissed. leading the sufferer to believe that vanishing is the only remaining option.
Since it's release, It has become the producer's first song to enter Niconico's Hall of Legend, and it has also exceeded 3 million views on YouTube. Making Rokuro's most notable song.
Succeeding versions[]
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| Featuring | Rokuro
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| Categories | Human Cover; Self-Cover |
| Featuring | 25-ji, Nightcord de.: Hatsune Miku, Yoisaki Kanade (CV: Kusunoki Tomori), Asahina Mafuyu (CV: Tanabe Rui), Shinonome Ena (CV: Suzuki Minori), Akiyama Mizuki (CV: Satou Hinata)
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| Categories | Piapro Studio Cover; Human Cover; In-game Content |
| Description | Featured in the game Project SEKAI COLORFUL STAGE! feat. Hatsune Miku.
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| Featuring | 25-ji, Nightcord de.: Hatsune Miku, Yoisaki Kanade (CV: Kusunoki Tomori), Asahina Mafuyu (CV: Tanabe Rui), Shinonome Ena (CV: Suzuki Minori), Akiyama Mizuki (CV: Satou Hinata)
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| Producers | SEGA, Colorful Palette, Crypton Future Media, Inc.
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| Categories | Piapro Studio Cover; Human Cover; Album-exclusive Content |
| Description | Full version, featured in 25-ji, Nightcord de.'s 3rd full album 25-ji, Nightcord de. SEKAI ALBUM Vol.3, from the game Project SEKAI COLORFUL STAGE! feat. Hatsune Miku.
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| Featuring | 25-ji, Nightcord de.: Akiyama Mizuki (CV: Satou Hinata)
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| Producers | SEGA, Colorful Palette, Crypton Future Media, Inc.
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| Categories | Human Cover; In-game Content |
| Description | Featured in the game Project SEKAI COLORFUL STAGE! feat. Hatsune Miku.
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Lyrics[]
| Japanese (日本語歌詞) | Romaji (ローマ字) |
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| 僕は最上最愛の この世界に産み落とされたモンスター | boku wa saijou saiai no kono sekai ni umiotosareta monsutaa |
| そこは従順傀儡の 嫌な時代に振り落とされたもんだ | soko wa juujun kairai no iya na jidai ni furiotosareta mon da |
| 赤い糸を放ったスパイダー 予想通り絡まるハンター | akai ito o hanatta supaidaa yosoudoori karamaru hantaa |
| どうか一生淡々と 生きるだけの理由をくださいドクター | douka isshou tantan to ikiru dake no riyuu o kudasai dokutaa |
| 僕は新旧曖昧な この世界に 産み落とされたモンスター | boku wa shinkyuu aimai na kono sekai ni umiotosareta monsutaa |
| そこは一見散漫な 手のひらから 振り落とされたようだ | soko wa ikken sanman na tenohira kara furiotosareta you da |
| 外側に放ったスライダー 予想通り空振るバッター | sotogawa ni hanatta suraidaa yosoudoori karaburu battaa |
| ここは心痛最大のすまし顔だ 薬をくださいドクター | koko wa shintsuu saidai no sumashigao da kusuri o kudasai dokutaa |
| だからちんぷんかんな呪文を唱えて指を咥えて待っていたんだ | dakara chinpunkan na jumon o tonaete yubi o kuwaete matteitan da |
| とんちんかんな名前呼ばれたんだ | tonchinkan na namae yobaretan da |
| 嗚呼 | aa |
| 人類最後に愛を持ったって 僕に居場所はないでしょうか | jinrui saigo ni ai o mottatte boku ni ibasho wa nai deshou ka |
| 心中泣いて痛いから 思い出してよ | shinchuu naite itai kara omoidashite yo |
| 人類最後に愛を持ったって それを知る日はないでしょう | jinrui saigo ni ai o mottatte sore o shiru hi wa nai deshou |
| なんて今日をくらった | nante kyou o kuratta |
| 試みた采配 そこのけや体裁 ほころびは最大 取ってつけ大敗 | kokoromita saihai sokonoke ya teisai hokorobi wa saidai tottetsuke taihai |
| 喜びは三回 悲しさは九倍 憂鬱を履いて 夜へ逃げ込んだ | yorokobi wa sankai kanashisa wa kyuubai yuuutsu o haite yoru e nigekonda |
| ここはもう毎回 極楽の徘徊 見慣れた期待が 退路を塞ぎ込んだ | koko wa mou maikai gokuraku no haikai minareta kitai ga tairo o fusagikonda |
| 考えてみてください | kangaete mite kudasai |
| そっとしていてください | sotto shiteite kudasai |
| こっち見てください | kocchi mite kudasai |
| 嗚呼 | aa |
| 人類最初の日に戻ったって そこに記憶はないでしょうか | jinrui saisho no hi ni modottatte soko ni kioku wa nai deshou ka |
| 一層悲しくなるから笑い返してよ | issou kanashiku naru kara waraikaeshite yo |
| 人類最初の日に戻ったって 生きる資格はないでしょう | jinrui saisho no hi ni modotatte ikiru shikaku wa nai deshou |
| なんてちょっと弱った | nante chotto yowatta |
| 気付いたんだ 手をつないで | kizuitan da te o tsunaide |
| 届いたんだ 僕はいらないね | todoitan da boku wa iranai ne |
| 汚したんだ もう限界なほど どうかした愛を | yogoshitan da mou genkai na hodo douka shita ai o |
| 有終 最後の火を灯したって 心苦しくなるでしょうか | yuushuu saigo no hi o tomoshitatte kokorogurushiku naru deshou ka |
| 本当は咲いてみたいってこと 思い出したんだ | hontou wa saite mitai tte koto omoidashitan da |
| たどり着いたんだ 正体と 擬態したアイを | tadoritsuitan da shoutai to gitai shita ai o |
| 嗚呼 | aa |
| 人類最後にアイを持ったって 僕の印はないでしょうか | jinrui saigo ni ai o mottatte boku no shirushi wa nai deshou ka |
| きっとふさわしくないけど 思い出してよ | kitto fusawashikunai kedo omoidashite yo |
| 九十九回一人で泣いたって 次の一つはないでしょう | kyuujuukyuukai hitori de naitatte tsugi no hitotsu wa nai deshou |
| やっと僕を見つけたんだ | yatto boku o mitsuketan da |
| こうやってアイは終わった | kou yatte ai wa owatta |
| see you 最愛なこの世界に産み落とされたモンスター | see you saiai na kono sekai ni umiotosareta monsutaa |
| 僕は人生最大のしたり顔で今この世界と一つになった | boku wa jinsei saidai no shitarigao de ima kono sekai to hitotsu ni natta |
Derivatives[]
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| Featuring | Gekiyaku, Yuumi Furuara
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| Producers | shinta m (tuning, UST), EnbunP (mixing)
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| Categories | UTAU Cover |
| Featuring | |
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| Producers | Naitou (tuning), shinta m (UST)
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| Categories | UTAU Cover |
| Featuring | Tomene Rokka, Shione Sal
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| Producers | Aikan (tuning), shinta m (UST)
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| Categories | UTAU Cover |
| Featuring | Tokki, Denka Sen
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| Producers | Rinniin (tuning, mixing, illust), shinta m (UST)
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| Categories | UTAU Cover; Fanmade PV |
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| Featuring | |
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| Producers | Clber (tuning, illust), shinta m (UST)
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| Categories | UTAU Cover; Fanmade PV |
| Featuring | |
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| Producers | Chogakusei (mixing, encode)
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| Categories | Human Cover |
| Featuring | pazi, Mahiru, syun
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| Producers | syun (mixing), Yuu (video)
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| Categories | Human Cover |
| Description | This cover has entered the Hall of Fame.
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| Featuring | Tachibana Yuu, Ivudot; Shintaro (chorus)
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| Producers | Tachibana Yuu (mixing), Shintaro (mastering), Bee (encode)
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| Categories | Human Cover |
| Description | This cover has entered the Hall of Fame.
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| Featuring | |
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| Producers | Yukimi (mixing), SILVANA (mastering), Rim (encode)
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| Categories | Human Cover |
| Featuring | Namino, Akane 0%
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| Producers | Namino (illust, video), Otone (mixing)
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| Categories | Human Cover; Fanmade PV |
| Featuring | NG, Chichi
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| Producers | Daifuku Mix (mixing), Toumitsu Komame (illust)
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| Categories | Human Cover; Fanmade PV |
| Featuring | Will
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| Producers | Naryo (mixing)
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| Categories | Human Cover |
| Featuring | A-Gata
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| Producers | Naryo (mixing)
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| Categories | Human Cover; Fanmade PV |
| Featuring | Hatsune Miku, GUMI
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| Producers | Zaozaozaozi (video), pico, Supanii (motion), Ponkan (camera)
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| Categories | Fanmade MMD PV |
Other media appearances[]
Discography[]
This song was featured on the album MU.
Video games[]
This song was featured in the following video games:
- maimai Deluxe Plus
- maimai Deluxe SPLASH / Deluxe SPLASH Plus
- maimai Deluxe UNiVERSE / Deluxe UNiVERSE Plus
- maimai Deluxe FESTiVAL / maimai Deluxe FESTiVAL Plus
- Project SEKAI COLORFUL STAGE! feat. Hatsune Miku (Virtual Singer version by Hatsune Miku and GUMI; SEKAI version by 25-ji, Nightcord de. and Hatsune Miku)
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- Miku's IV Drip pack is a Leek (or Green Onion), referencing as her mascot item.
External links[]
Official[]
- Off-Vocal — Google Drive