タイムマシン (Time Machine)

Background[]

“Bye, summer vacation.”
—40mP

Time Machine is a pop rock, rock ballad song with music by 40mP, and lyrics by 164, together known as 1640mP. It is sung by Hatsune Miku. It's a nostalgic song that can be either interpreted either a farewell or a person recalling the memories of the things they've left behind. The PV depicts a giant Miku assisting with the construction of the Tokyo Skytree, which was under construction at the time the song was uploaded. In the song's game PV, Miku is depicted on a train platform, looking back on the memories of the time she spent with someone, whose point of view the flashbacks are from. The flashbacks show the two running down a path among a row of sunflowers to a treehouse that Miku built, Miku sitting on a swing, eating watermelon, and crossing off the days on a calendar. She is also shown to be putting together a scale model of Tokyo Skytree and the immediate surrounding buildings of Sumida Tokyo (where the Skytree is located). Miku and the person she is with are shown standing on the train platform as the train approaches. The person boards, and Miku is shown tearfully running down the platform after the train as it departs. The pv ends with a final flashback that shows Miku successfully placing the last piece of the Tokyo Skytree scale model in place, which she is overjoyed to have completed, and jumps towards the person with a smile on her face.

This song entered the Hall of Legend on January 29, 2013.

Succeeding versions[]

Vocaloanthems PV

Featuring	Hatsune Miku
Producers	Brother-P
Categories	Succeeding version, MMD PV

Hanjyuku Girls Version

Featuring	Shirogane Tatako (CV: Matsui Eriko)
Producers	EXIT TUNES
Categories	Human Cover; Album-exclusive Content
Description	A cover featured in the Hanjyuku Girls series. Featured on the album Hanjyuku Girls 2, released by EXIT TUNES.

ACTORS Version

Featuring	Kai Akizuki (CV: Takuya Eguchi)
Producers	EXIT TUNES
Categories	Human Cover; Album-exclusive Content
Description	A cover featured in the ACTORS series. Featured on the album ACTORS 7, released by EXIT TUNES.

Project SEKAI Version [SEKAI] (Game size - 3DMV)

Featuring	Leo/need: Hatsune Miku, Hoshino Ichika (CV: Noguchi Ruriko), Tenma Saki (CV: Isobe Karin)
Producers	SOLID CUBE (motion capture) SEGA, Colorful Palette, Crypton Future Media, Inc.
Categories	Human Cover; Piapro Studio Cover; In-game Content
Description	Featured in the game Project SEKAI COLORFUL STAGE! feat. Hatsune Miku.

Project SEKAI Version [VIRTUAL SINGER (2)]

Featuring	VIRTUAL SINGER: Hatsune Miku, Megurine Luka, MEIKO
Producers	SEGA, Colorful Palette, Crypton Future Media, Inc.
Categories	Piapro Studio Cover; In-game Content
Description	Featured in the game Project SEKAI COLORFUL STAGE! feat. Hatsune Miku.

Project SEKAI Version [Another Vocal]

Featuring	Leo/need: Tenma Saki (CV: Isobe Karin)
Producers	SEGA, Colorful Palette, Crypton Future Media, Inc.
Categories	Human Cover; In-game Content
Description	Featured in the game Project SEKAI COLORFUL STAGE! feat. Hatsune Miku.

Project SEKAI Version [SEKAI] (Full - 2DMV)

Featuring	Leo/need: Hatsune Miku, Hoshino Ichika (CV: Noguchi Ruriko), Tenma Saki (CV: Isobe Karin)
Producers	Tama (illust), Mizuki (video) SEGA, Colorful Palette, Crypton Future Media, Inc.
Categories	Human Cover; Piapro Studio Cover; Original MV; In-game Content
Description	Full version, featured in Leo/need's 1st full album Leo/need SEKAI ALBUM Vol.1, from the game Project SEKAI COLORFUL STAGE! feat. Hatsune Miku. The full-length 2DMV was uploaded on July 03rd, 2021.

Lyrics[]

Japanese (日本語歌詞)	Romaji (ローマ字)
得意げに呟いた　心配ないからと	tokuige ni tsubuyaita　shinpai nai kara to
人の少ないホームで　ヘタクソに強がった	hito no sukunai hoomu de　hetakuso ni tsuyogatta

唐突に鳴り響く　僕を呼ぶ別れの音	toutotsu ni narihibiku　boku o yobu wakare no oto
見慣れたその泣き顔も　しばらくは見れないね	minareta sono nakigao mo　shibaraku wa mirenai ne

声が遮られていく　身振り手振りで伝える	koe ga saegirarete iku　miburiteburi de tsutaeru
「いってらっしゃい」のサイン	"itterasshai" no sain

少しずつ小さくなってく　全部置いたまま	sukoshi zutsu chiisaku natteku　zenbu oita mama
悲しくなんかないさと　イヤホンで閉じ込めたよ	kanashiku nanka nai sa to　iyahon de tojikometa yo

見えたんだぼんやりと　暖かい昨日のビジョン	mietanda bon'yari to　atatakai kinou no bijon
右と左に広がって　僕を連れて行くのさ	migi to hidari ni hirogatte　boku o tsurete yuku no sa

僕の横をすり抜けて　遠ざかっていく景色	boku no yoko o surinukete　toozakatte yuku keshiki
あの日の僕を置いてく	ano hi no boku o oiteku

こぼれた涙一滴(ひとしずく)	koboreta namida hitoshizuku
の　意味も分からずに	no imi mo wakarazu ni
タイムマシンにゆられて　明日も元気でいるよ	taimumashin ni yurarete　ashita mo genki de iru yo

こぼれた涙一滴の　意味も分からずに	koboreta namida hitoshizuku no　imi mo wakarazu ni
タイムマシンにゆられて　明日も元気で	taimumashin ni yurarete　ashita mo genki de

溢れる涙抑え切れず　意味も分からずに	afureru namida osaekirezu　imi mo wakarazu ni
タイムマシンにゆられて　また戻ってくるよ	taimumashin ni yurarete　mata modotte kuru yo

Derivatives[]

Sou77's cover ft. Kagamine Len

Featuring	Kagamine Len
Producers	Sou77
Categories	VOCALOID Cover

WinterdrivE's cover ft. Kagamine Rin

Featuring	Kagamine Rin
Producers	WinterdrivE (cover, VSQ)
Categories	VOCALOID Cover

Acerola's cover ft. GUMI and Nekomura Iroha

Featuring	GUMI and Nekomura Iroha
Producers	Acerola (cover), Numata (illustration)
Categories	VOCALOID Cover

Ritsuka's Cover

Producers	Ritsuka (vocals)
Categories	Human Cover

ShounenT's Cover

Producers	ShounenT (vocals), Soraru (mix), 7@ (encode)
Categories	Human Cover

Ryodo's Cover

Producers	Ryodo (vocals)
Categories	Human Cover

Kurousagi-uru's Cover

Producers	Kurousagi-uru (vocals), RockClub_NK (tune, mix, master) Kana (illustration), emumelo (video, encode)
Categories	Human Cover

Yashiro Kizuku's Cover

Featuring	Yashiro Kizuku
Producers	Yashiro Kizuku (vocals, movie), DJ Genki (mixing), ケースワベ (illust), 40mP (composition), 164 (lyrics), 1640mP (arrangement)
Categories	Human Cover; Fanmade PV

Itou Kashitarou and Amatsuki's band arrangement

Producers	Itou Kashitarou and Amatsuki (vocals), Itou Kashitarou (vocals), Amatsuki (vocals), ZimuinG (piano), mao (bass), [TEST] (guitar), Shobon (drums), RAHWIA (illustration), Makino Sena (video), Taltor (mix)
Categories	Arrangement

KosmosP HOUSE version

Featuring	Hatsune Miku
Producers	KosmosP
Categories	Arrangement

Anime Bootleg Remix

Producers	Ryodo (vocals), Techniken (remix), Ryodo (vocals)
Categories	Remix

Osga71's MMD PV

Featuring	Hatsune Miku
Producers	Osga71
Categories	Fanmade PV, MMD PV
Description	A fanmade PV for the 11th MMD Cup that has reached 42,000+ on Niconico.

satomegu's PV

Featuring	Hatsune Miku
Producers	satomegu (animation)
Categories	Fanmade PV
Description	An anime-esque PV based on guitar's original art for the song, which depicts the antics of a gargantuan Miku in the middle of the city.

szk's PV

Featuring	Hatsune Miku
Producers	szk (video), quito (illust)
Categories	Fanmade PV
Description	A monochrome hand-drawn PV by quito.

Other media appearances[]

Discography[]

This song was featured in the following albums:

Concerts[]

This song was featured in the following concerts:

DAIBA de DIVA[]

DAIBA de DIVA was a promotional mini-concert that took place twice a day for two months in Japan. It was organized by a company named Joypolis in order to promote the "Hatsune Miku -Project DIVA- f" video game. The three songs performed in the event were Weekender Girl, ODDS&ENDS, and "Time Machine".