Mekakushi Code

Mekakushi Code or Mekakushi Chord (メカクシコード Mekakushi Kōdo) is the second song of the series.

Background

 * The song tells the story of a group of people, of which Tsubomi Kido is the leader, called the Mekakushi Dan. Anyone can join the group, even in the middle of missions; there is no limit to the number of members, nor is there a particular requirement to join. However, one only gets to enter the hideout of the gang with a password. The group completes missions, some of which are dangerous, and recruits new members.

Information

 * Lyrics / Composition / Arrangement: Jin
 * Mix & Mastering: Studio Moko
 * Illustration: Sidu
 * Encoding: Chuuta

Lyrics & Translation
(Unofficial Translation)
 * -|Japanese Lyrics=
 * -|English Translation=

This world from which hope has vanished has become too fat to fly. Even so, mistakes are imported into me. The hem of my pant leg is stretched to the limit, and my iPod cord sways Putting my earphones in, if I put my hood up first there shouldn’t be any problem.

“Blindfolding complete.” As usual, we can’t be seen. When the red emergency lights come on, they make the landscape surreal.

Even if today unexpectedly didn’t come, bringing along lo-fi scenery, I think I could head for tomorrow early with you and your lifelong anxiety disorder. If you say “Come on, there’s nothing to it, is there?” and pound out a trembling beat That’s not so bad, is it? Well, so long as you don’t get tired of it.

Swallowing my pride, I turn right at the second railroad crossing. Anticipation fills my chest and I find myself smirking a little. Though I get into a groove and take the lead at a run If I can quickly adapt to the situation and no one notices me, it’s completely all right

“Continue the mission.” Twenty more minutes. We can’t pull out now, right? Retying my sneaker, I say, “Hey, there’s the signal. Let’s make this cool.”

If my body temperature is rising, I can get rid of the heat all at once with a high-pass filter And go to the west, to the north, to you, through the city that keeps getting larger. When the blond heel laughs “Hey, hey, aren’t you going overboard?” It’s too bad, I guess you wouldn’t understand, since you can’t completely hide yourself.

There’s no limit on membership numbers. You can even join mid-mission. There are no conditions for joining. There’s no dress code. Even you, who say you’re naive, can join instantly if you give the password. Oh, right, I should say, I’m a 2D otaku hiki-NEET with a communication disorder. But that’s not a problem, okay?

“This feels great!” I’m at my best under pressure, swinging from low to high; the alarm bells don’t stop When the neon lights suddenly go down, go on, take your hood off.

Even if today unexpectedly didn’t come, bringing along lo-fi scenery, I think I could head for tomorrow early with you and your lifelong anxiety disorder. If we say “Come on, what kind of thing is this?” while rubbing our red eyes and then looking around At least it’s not boring. Well then, shall we dig in Before it gets cold?

Trivia

 * Since the katakana for "Kōdo" can translate to both "code" and "chord", there has been some confusion about the title of this song. The song is most commonly known under the name "Mekakushi Code", although the MV of the song daze, which was released three years after the release of Mekakushi Code includes an image where the name of the song is shown as "Mekakushi Chord", implying that it was either originally meant to be translated to chord or was later renamed.
 * It was believed that the line "ニジオタコミュショーヒキニート" (nijiota komyushō hikinīto) referred to Shintaro, as the line translates to "(I am a) 2D otaku, communication disordered hikiNEET". However, the daze MV shows three screens at about 0:44 with closeups on Kido, with text on these screens reading "terrible geek", "communication disorder", and "NEET stay-at-home", making it clear that the line in question refers to her.
 * The video features Sidu's first work as an artist for the series.
 * It achieved one million views on Niconico on February 24, 2013 and was Jin's seventh song to do so.
 * As of May 2020, it has surpassed 2,3 million views.
 * It was voted as the #20 Kagerou Project song in the KagePro Song Popularity Ranking 2019.