Hotel Arcadia

Inspired by my trip to California to see my (ex)girlfriend, where we got engaged.

We loved nostalgia, '80s and '90s pop culture, city pop, things of that nature, so I thought I'd make this to remember the fun we shared.

Hope you enjoy and take care.

Between the wet and between the dry

That's the finish line right before our eyes

Don't miss the taxi, no room in the backseat

All aboard, take it to the skies

Coast to coast, going far away

Half the day gettin’ out of state

Yeah, the Sun won't be here to stay

Orange County

That's where two could be

Orange County

Made for you and me

We saw the future within each other

It burned as bright as a solar flare

The nights we can't tell inside the hotel

It was just a taste of the life we'd share

What’s the piece that we couldn't find?

I just knew that it could be us

Only one place I had in mind

And you knew what the answer was

Orange County

That's where two could be (Lemme come down)

Orange County

Made for you and me (Lemme come down)

Orange County

That's where two could be (Lemme come down)

Orange County

Me for just you and me (Lemme come down)

I can’t explain, it killed my brain

My heart’s in the lead, pulling me by a chain

Oh, it’s no use, it’s too obtuse

It was then I knew it was all ‘cause of you, baby

This 7-minute track took me about 30 hours to compose -- about 20 on the guitar solo alone. I looked at Dream Theater, Jun Senoue, and Johnathan Young as my inspirations.

I see our symbol in the sky

And the storm at last is passing by

But at what cost

Did we have to pay

To have this new day?

So many friends were lost

Before they grew old

How could one be so cold?

Only one direction I can travel

On this river of time

Yet if he was here right now

He would show me how...

Show me how

Baby, this town ain't the same without you (Without you)

And this heart's beating out of sync without you (Without you)

No song is enough for me without you (Without you)

At least I, I could meet you in my dreams

But where do I go from here?

Lifetimes within seconds on display

Flashbacks on repeat everyday

I'm feeling out of luck

Feeling so damn stuck

Could use a good rest

But my mind's in a haze

I'm lost in a maze

I'm a broken machine

Only one direction I can travel

On this river of time

Yet if he was here right now

He would show me how...

Show me how

Baby, this town ain't the same without you (Without you)

And this heart's beating out of sync without you (Without you)

No song is enough for me without you (Without you)

At least I, I could meet you in my dreams

I wish I could go from here

Funny how fragile life gets as you go

Love, war, and loss are the only things that I know

Before you even realise, everything that you've lived for

Can walk out that door

Anxiety comforts me in your place

It's testing me with snapshots of your face

Now that you've passed, I can't help but ask

When my time will come?

Baby, this town ain't the same without you (Without you)

And this heart's beating out of sync without you (Without you)

No song is enough for me without you (Without you)

At least I, I could meet you in my dreams

But now I must go from here

Here's a cover of a somewhat nostalgic song in the punk rock style of Hotel Arcadia :)

It's a cover of Rust, a song by No, Really that was only performed by an acoustic guitar. There are two versions of the song - the demo version, and the release version. Both versions have different lyrics, so I decided to combine both of them in this cover.

The demo version of the song was made popular in Roblox, which I used to play a lot of way back in the 2000s.

I am not afraid of you

I await this moment patiently

So I'll initiate my coup

Bring your order down to entropy

I'll make you wish you'd never been born

I'll make you wish you'd never been born

The ground will shake, the veil will be torn

I'll make you wish you'd never been born

And all your dreams will turn to rust

When my fire rains down from the sky

Your creations will combust

And you will suffer from your foolish pride

I'll make you wish you'd never been born

I'll make you wish you'd never been born

The ground will shake, the veil will be torn

I'll make you wish you'd never been born

You haven't seen, seen the last of me

Sharpen all my teeth

Digging, sinking deep

I'll make you

l'll make you

I'LL MAKE YOU!

I'll make you!

This was based on an experience I had while in psychiatric hospital. This one is about a girl named Noah, an autistic patient who was being poorly treated by the people we trusted the most. Took some inspiration from early Spiderbait tracks haha.

Hope you enjoy and take care!

Swinging at the backdoor (It could be Noah)

Confusion in the uproar (It could be Noah)

Losing what she fought for (It could be Noah)

Who else could it be?

She just wants to be free

Bright white hair

Tattoos to share

They say her mind's not even there

You could see it in her stare

She likes to work her hands

And she's gotta move her feet

Couldn't even stand still

Falling to a beat

She hates the gowns

They itch around

She's making sounds to settle down

The pill gets thicker

So that should fix her

If she's still the same

It's her temper to blame

Swinging at the backdoor (It could be Noah)

Confusion in the uproar (It could be Noah)

Losing what she fought for (It could be Noah)

Who else could it be?

She just wants to be free

Five years now

Nothing profound

The docs don't know how

She's breaking down

Yeah, it couldn't be her cell

Or the bruises when she "fell"

Or the numbers on her arm

Pleading love away from harm

A secret temple rests inside

Another world where she could hide

When the pill gets thicker

And it don't fix her

If she's still the same

She's just living her name

Swinging at the backdoor (It could be Noah)

Confusion in the uproar (It could be Noah)

Losing what she fought for (It could be Noah)

Who else could it be?

She just wants to be free

(x2)

"If all else fails,

"Just lock the door

"Maybe then she'll learn."

Swinging at the backdoor (It could be Noah)

Confusion in the uproar (It could be Noah)

Losing what she fought for (It could be Noah)

Who else could it be?

She just wants to be free

(x2)

"Who else could it even possibly be?"

2016年にやった曲を現代の楽器とより良い音楽理論でリメイク。あ、あと歌詞がある！（笑 歌詞は不条理と、意味が存在しない世界で意味を見出そうとすることについてです。

お気をつけてお楽しみに！

今年もまた

前年のような

無造作に積み上げられた石

パラダイスのような

碑を建てた

至福の無知のために

Life is strange

なぜか知りたい

Life is strange

やってもムダね

Life is strange

終わりは同じ

Life is strange

たぶん、ボクだけ

すべてみたよ

日常が同じ

いる意味を探す

一人じゃ怖い

そいつ果てしない悲劇

自分をだまそうとした

気づかなくちゃ情けない

Life is strange

なぜか知りたい

Life is strange

やってもムダね

Life is strange

宇宙は変わらない

Life is strange

たぶん、ボクだけ

そのうち太陽が

おそらく絶えても

時うっかりと流れる

Life is strange

知らないでもOK

Life is strange

やってもムダね

Life is strange

持つインクを成す

Life is strange

最後があんたで始まる

Remake of a song I did in 2016 with modern instruments and better music theory. Oh, and there's lyrics! The lyrics are about absurdism and trying to find meaning in a world where it doesn't exist.

Hope you enjoy and take care!

Japanese language version: https://soundcloud.com/zip-zap-official/ajzu0kfqprq1

Another year arrived

Just like the year gone by

Arranging stone after stone

With [REASON UNKNOWN]

He had built a monument

In the way we built a paradise

To justify a blissful ignorance

Life is strange

All I want to know is why

Life is strange

What's the point to even try

Life is strange

'Cause every end is all the same

Life is strange

But it's probably me to blame

I've seen it all before

Doing the same old chores

To find a reason to stay here

Afraid to die alone

It's a never-ending tragedy

I was a fool for thinking otherwise

A shame to see, you can't open your eyes

Life is strange

All I want to know is why

Life is strange

What's the point to even try

Life is strange

The Universe will never change

Life is strange

But it's probably me to blame

It's sad knowing that someday,

The Sun will burn it all away

Like nothing happened

Time will stay the same

Life is strange

I accept I won’t know why

Life is strange

What's the point to even try?

Life is strange

But it shapes the ink we use

Life is strange

Yet the story’s ending starts with you

Entry for Newgrounds' Underdogs Audio Contest, made in 24 hours. Hope you enjoy!

How about a change of pace? I've been doing a lot of punk rock and metal, so I experimented with other genres. Here's a location theme for my video game. San Rosario is the primary location of the game, a cyberpunk metropolis in California. I got some inspiration from Japanese city pop music and some synthwave tracks. Enjoy!

Remake of a My Hero Academia-inspired song I wrote in 2018. I loved making this song, so I decided to remake it with new instruments, better vocaloid articulations, and revised lyrics. Enjoy the 5-minute remake of You're My Hero!

Lyrics at Newgrounds: https://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/1126134