Yobanashi Deceive

Yobanashi Deceive (夜咄ディセイブ Yobanashi Diseibu) is the ninth song of the series.

Background
Jin announced Yobanashi Deceive several months before its publication and finished it in January 2013. In an interview he stated that the song goes from blues, over funk, to rock. After being released on 17th February 2013, also the same day the project was started two years ago, it quickly hit 100,000 views in just one night.

Description
Yobanashi Deceive is Kano's theme song, giving insight into his mentality after his experience with the Kagerou Daze and gaining a snake. The music video begins with visual, unsung lines where Kano affirms that lying is his forte and that to him telling the truth is much harder, especially with how unbelievable his truths are. As the lyrics proper begin, Kano offers to tell a "short tale" to an unknown person.

He describes how about ten years ago he met a "monster", the Snake of Deceiving Eyes, which told him to keep on lying. With Deceiving Eyes, he feels like he is able to fool just about anyone and that he became a monster himself. Seeing that his unknown companion is upset, he claims that his story is just another one of his lies.

Following that, Kano describes that, just like Kido and Seto, he had his wish granted. However, the weight of deceiving so much has been taking its toll on his mind, and Kano believes that he can't be "saved" from being more than just a liar. The song ends with him saying goodbye to the unknown person and promising to tell them an even stranger tale next time.

Mekakucity Records Booklet
''“Ah, my most ugly heart. I hate, hate, hate it, so I can’t help but sneer all the time.”'' Not wanting to be hated by everyone, he adjusts to each situation with a smile, taking on the opposite manner as to what he is feeling, calmly speaking without even a thought. Whether or not it’s a constant habit, everyone does this kind of thing. ''“Ah, I’m so dirty. I can’t tell anyone about my real feelings.”'' This song is the story of a boy who has coated himself with lies. Using lies, fabrications, and deception, he continues to conceal his true heart. However, if he himself no longer realizes them, who else could understand his true feelings? Truthfully, he might want someone to take notice. Aloof and strutting through an alleyway, a suspicious melody. “I think I have been deceived.” Please listen with this in mind.

Lyrics & Translation
“嘘をつくのは得意なんだ” “でも、本音は少し苦手でさ” “可笑しいね、いつだってさ” “本当の咄が、一番嘘臭いんだよ”
 * -|Kanji=

ビバップな浮遊感　夜が次第に乱反射して ツービートで光って　たまには愚痴っちゃって良いかな

「ねえ、ちょっと話そうか. 馬鹿な自傷症性なんだけど、 もうなんか収まらない. ネタ話だって体で一つどう？」

「じゃあ、ちょっと喋ろうか. 僕の非凡でいて妙なとこ 平凡を装った　僕がずっと悩んでいる事」

「十年は経ちそうなある日『怪物』の声がして 心臓を飲み込んだ『嘘をつき続けろ』ってさ」

「それ以来、僕は嘘つきで 騙せない人や物も無くなって

『怪物』に成り果てちゃってさ

･･･あぁ、ごめんね！泣かないで！全部法螺話だよ？」

「オーマイダーティー！　なんて醜態！」 僕は誤摩化す　なんて言ったって この本心は不気味じゃない？

偽って、そっぽ向いて、嘘を重ねて 僕は今日もまた　徒然、嘲笑う

ビバップ、消えそうな　夜が嫌いそうな少女にも ツービート、泣きそうな　嘘が嫌いな青少年にも

そう、もう同じ様に　ちゃちな「理想」がインプットして 心臓を飲み込んだ　それ以来気付いたんだ、僕らは

「単純に理想叶ったとして、 一人ぼっちじゃこの世は生きていけない」

「それも嘘？」 「いやいや、本心だよ？」

崩れそうな脳が「No」で満ち満ちていく

「オーマイダーティー！もっと聴いて！」 僕の心を　我が儘を　この嘘を　本物を

｢寂しいよ」なんて言った 僕は変わらない

ニヤけそうな程、常々呆れてる

「オーマイダーティー！もう嫌いだ！」 ほら、聴かせてよ 呆れちゃう様な　僕なんて もう救えない？

『問題ないぜ』なんて言って 君は変わらない

｢あぁ、ミスっちゃった」

また不気味な僕に、常々溺れていく

“あぁ、ちょっと喋り過ぎちゃったね” “まぁ、ただの『法螺話』だからさ” “それじゃあ今日はこの辺で” “次に合図が鳴った時は” “もっと不思議な咄をするよ” “Uso o tsuku no wa tokui nanda” “Demo, hon'ne wa sukoshi nigate de sa” “Okashī ne, itsudatte sa” “Hontō no hanashi ga, ichiban uso kusainda yo”
 * -|Romaji=

Bibappuna fuyū-kan yoru ga shidai ni ranhanshashite Tsūbīto de hikatte tama ni wa guchicchatte ii ka na

„Nē, chotto hanasou ka. Baka na jishō shōshō nan dakedo, Mō nanka osamaranai. Netabanashi datte tei de hitotsu dō?“

„Jā, chotto shaberou ka. Boku no hibon de ite myō na toko Heibon o yosōtta boku ga zutto nayande iru koto“

„Jūnen wa tachisō na aru hi “kaibutsu” no koe ga shite Shinzō o nomikonda “uso o tsuki tsudzukero” tte sa“

„Sore irai, boku wa usotsuki de Damasenai hito ya mono mo nakunatte

'Kaibutsu' ni narihatechatte sa

...A~a, gomen ne! Nakanaide! Zenbu horahanashi da yo?“

„Ōmaidātī! Nante shūtai!“ Boku wa gomakasu nante ittatte Kono honshin wa bukimi janai?

Itsuwatte, soppo muite, uso o kasanete Boku wa kyō mo mata tsuredzure, aza warau

Bibappu, kiesō na yoru ga kirai sō na shōjo ni mo Tsūbīto, nakisō na uso ga kiraina seishōnen ni mo

Sō, mō onaji yō ni chachi na „risō“ ga inputto shite Shinzō o nomikonda sore irai kidzuitanda, bokura wa

„Tanjun ni risō kanatta toshite, Hitoribotchi ja kono yo wa ikiteikenai“

„Sore mo uso?“ „Iyaiya, honshin da yo?“

Kuzuresō na nō ga „No“ de michimichiteiku

„Ōmaidātī! Motto kiite!“ Boku no kokoro o wagamama o kono uso o honmono o

„Samishī yo“ nante itta Boku wa kawaranai

Niyakesō na hodo, tsunedzune akireteru

„Ōmaidātī! Mō kirai da!“ Hora, kikasete yo Akirechau yō na boku nante Mō sukuenai?

'Mondai nai ze' nante itte Kimi wa kawaranai

„A~a, misu chatta“

Mata bukimi na boku ni, tsunedzune oboreteiku

“A~a, chotto shaberi sugi chatta ne” “Ma~a, tada no 'horahanashi' dakara sa” “Sore jā kyō wa kono hen de” “Tsugi ni aizu ga natta toki wa” “Motto fushigi na hanashi o suru yo” (Unofficial Translation)
 * -|English=

“Lying is my forte, you know?” “But I’m not so good at being honest…” “It’s kinda funny, actually…” “My truest tales sound the most false!”

A floating, bebop sensation, as the night diffuses my reflection Shining with the two-beat - I guess I can complain sometimes, huh? Hey, can I talk for a bit? It’s about some stupid, hurtful habits, But I can’t keep still anymore - it’s just a short tale; you up for one?

Well, I guess I’ll get talking. There’s something unique, unusual about me; I’ve disguised it as common, but it’s always troubled me One day - feels about ten years ago - a “monster” spoke to me, Gulped down my heart, and said “Keep on lying!”

Since then, I’ve been a true liar, Nothing and no one I couldn’t fool I guess I’ve been reduced to a “monster”… …Hey, sorry! Don’t cry, now! It’s all just a tall tale, okay?

Oh my, dirty! So disgraceful! I falsify it all; So I say - but doesn’t this truth seem a little uncanny? I’m deceiving, turn the other way as the lies pile on; Once again, I sneer at the tedium…

Bebop - could vanish any moment, a girl who seems to hate night; Two-beat - could cry in a second, a youth who hates lies Yes, much the same way, they had input their petty “ideals,” And their hearts were gulped, and afterward, they noticed…

We simply had our wishes granted, So there’s no way we can live alone in our world Is that a lie? No way, I’m serious, okay? My crumbling mind fills with “no”…

Oh my, dirty! Listen closely! Listen to my heart; To my ego, to these lies, and to my truths… Go and say it’s lonely, it won’t change me; I’m always a surpriser, making jaws drop…

Oh my, dirty! How I hate it! Come on, listen to me! You look surprised, but I can’t be saved, alright? Just say “Ain’t no problem”? Ah, you never change “Whoops, I screwed up…” As always, I’m drowning in my uncanny self…

“Ahh, maybe I went on a little too long…” “But hey, like I said, it’s just a tall tale.” “Well, that’s where I’ll stop for today…” “Next time you hear the signal…” “I’ll tell you an even stranger tale!”

Trivia

 * It was voted as the #3 Kagerou Project song in the KagePro Song Popularity Ranking 2019.
 * Kano uses Deceiving Eyes to appear as a female version of himself in the music video. This is the only time this version of him is seen in the series.
 * Ene appears as a cameo at the end of the music video as graffiti that Kano leaves behind. This could be linked to the fact that, in both Manga Route 2, Novel Route and Mekakucity Actors Route, Ene is Kano's confidant about his past and involvement with the Snake of Clearing Eyes.  There is no evidence that Ene is the unknown person with whom Kano talks to in this song, however.
 * The song is featured in the mobile game Project SEKAI COLORFUL STAGE! feat. Hatsune Miku, performed by the members of Vivid Bad Squad (Shinonome Akito, Aoyagi Touya) along with Virtual Singer Kagamine Len. There are also separate, purchasable solo covers performed by the two band members on their own.