- "If I'm with you, I'm sure it will be overcome."
- ―Older Brother[src]
Desert Bluebird is a song released as a part of EXIT TUNES' Supernova 3 on July 7, 2010. It was later uploaded to NicoNicoDouga with a PV by Akuno-P on July 9, 2010. Although set in Lucifenia, it bears no apparent connection to the Evillious Chronicles.
Plot
In the distant future where civilization is all but wiped out, a brother and sister are looking for a bluebird, sure they can weather any disasters together. They meet an old woman who tells them of a bluebird that has the power to fulfill any wish. If found, the bluebird could save the world. They set off, "packing their car full of wishes" in search of the bluebird. After a long journey, they find it inside a Lucifenian state-run factory, perilous to humans due to high radiation. While the brother is too timid to go inside, the girl "packs her heart full of courage" and enters the building in his stead.
She then retrieves the bluebird, only to suffer and die from the radiation. Discovering this, the brother begs the bluebird to restore his sister, and the bluebird disappears as the girl wakes up again. The two walk ahead and find themselves near a blue ocean at the end of the world. It is there where civilization is recreated by the hands of its inhabitants. At the end of the PV, on the screen is shown, "The Desert Bluebird is a miracle."
Composition
The song uses Kagamine Len's vocals for its duration along with Kagamine Rin utilized for backup. Synthesizers, piano, violin, electric guitar, and drums are used for the instrumental.
The song's opening instrumentals play until the first verse at 0.35, ending at 0.55 for the pre-chorus, with the song's chorus starting at 1.13 and ending at 1.34 for a musical break. At 1.44, the second verse begins, preceding the second pre-chorus at 2.04. The second chorus begins at 2.22, and is followed by the third verse at 2.45. At 3.02, the bridge begins, which then shifts to an instrumental break. By 3.37, the bridge resumes, followed by a final verse 3.49. At 4.10, the final chorus is sung until 4.29. The opening instrumental plays until the song's end.
Lyrics
砂の中 埋もれた世界
僕らは探しているんだ 青い鳥
辛くても 君と一緒なら
きっと乗り越えられる
文明の滅んだこの世界
僕ら兄妹の前に現れた老婆の頼みごと
「世界を救うための青い鳥
見つけ出してほしい」
それは砂漠の BLUE BIRD
突然委ねられた世界の行く末
車に希望を詰め込んで
僕達の旅が始まった
青い鳥 それは伝説
あらゆる願いを叶えてくれる奇跡
長い旅 僕らは見つけた
青い鳥の居場所
崩れかけた巨大な建物
決して踏み入れてはいけないと 恐れている人々
躊躇する僕の為に君は
一人で駆け出した
何か起きればいつも僕の
背中で震えていた怖がりな妹
心に勇気を詰め込んで
君は建物に入っていく
砂の中 埋もれた世界
君は見つけ出したんだ 青い鳥
腕の中 目を閉じている君
もう目覚めることはない
「核」で汚染されていた施設
失ったものはあまりにも大きい
僕は青い鳥に願った
君は再び目を覚ます
青い鳥はどこかへ消え去った
君と僕 歩いたその先
辿り着いた世界の果て
そこには青くて広い…
海があった
全てはこれから始まるんだ
自分たちの手で世界を作りなおすんだ
辛くても 君と一緒なら
きっと乗り越えられる
砂漠の青い鳥 DESERT BLUE BIRD
それは奇跡
Suna no naka umoreta sekai
Bokura wa sagashite iru n da aoi tori
Tsurakute mo kimi to issho nara
Kitto norikoerareru
Bunmei no horonda kono sekai
Bokura kyoudai no mae ni arawareta rouba no tanomi goto
Sekai wo sukuu tame no aoi tori
Mitsukedashite hoshii
Sore wa sabaku no BLUE BIRD
Totsuzen yudanerareta sekai no yukusue
Kuruma ni kibou wo tsumekonde
Bokutachi no tabi ga hajimatta
Aoi tori sore wa densetsu
Arayuru negai wo kanaete kureru kiseki
Nagai tabi bokura wa mitsuketa
Aoi tori no ibasho
Kuzurekaketa kyodai na tatemono
Kesshite fumiirete wa ikenai to osorete iru hitobito
Chucho suru boku no tame ni kimi wa
Hitori de kakedashita
Nanika okireba itsumo boku no
Senaka de furuete ita kowagari na imouto
Kokoro ni yuuki wo tsumekonde
Kimi wa tatemono ni haitte'ku
Suna no naka umoreta sekai
Kimi wa mitsukedashita n da aoi tori
Ude no naka me wo tojite iru kimi
Mou mezame suru koto wa nai
Kaku de osen sarete ita shisetsu
Ushinatta mono wa amari ni mo ookii
Boku wa aoi tori ni negatta
Kimi wa futatabi me wo samasu
Aoi tori wa dokoka e kiesatta
Kimi to boku aruita sono saki
Tadoritsuita sekai no hate
Soko ni wa aokute hiroi
Umi ga atta
Subete wa kore kara hajimaru n da
Jibuntachi no te de sekai wo tsukurinaosu n da
Tsurakute mo kimi to issho nara
Kitto norikoerareru
DESERT BLUE BIRD
Sore wa kiseki
Albums
Appearances
- Older Brother
- Younger Sister
- Old Woman
- Desert Bluebird
- Body (non-canon appearance)
- Humans (non-canon appearance)
Trivia
Conceptualization and Origin
- In French folklore, the bluebird represents enduring happiness and is the origin of the phrase, "bluebird of happiness"; Lucifenia, the country the song is set in, is inspired by France.
- In Native American folklore, the Sun's firstborn son was named Bluebird and the animal was believed to be a spirit associated with the rising sun, possibly alluding to the sun over the ocean toward the song's end.
- The song's plot also may be inspired by the play The Blue Bird (L'Oisea bleu) by Maurice Maeterlinck, telling the story of a girl, Mytyl, and her brother, Tyltyl, who try finding the "blue bird of happiness."
Curiosities
- The emblem of Lucifenia appears in the song, albeit more elaborate than its other depictions.
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