Town-0 Phase-5

Lyrics

 * 1 "The kanji used for the first word of this song in the Haldyn Dome PDF are those for rojou （路上, “in the road”), but it sounds to me as if he’s actually saying zujou (頭上, “overhead”). There’s no furigana next to rojou in the PDF to suggest that it should be read as zujou here. For the moment I’ve gone with a translation that incorporates both meanings."
 * 2 "Another possible translation for mune is “mind”."

Trivia

 * "Phase-5" is likely to be a reference to the German Amiga hardware manufacturer Phase5 Digital Products. Hirasawa conceptualizes the phases as substantialised fantasy; Phase5's products made Amigas more powerful, and therefore able to give substance to the fantasies fantasies of AMIGA users.
 * Satoshi Kon received an advance copy of Technique of Relief, where this song was listed under a different title. He refrained from fully revealing it, writing it down as "×× of ○○" (××の○○). Its possible this title was "The Street Corner of Truth" (真実の街角), the only phrase in the song's lyrics that matches the shape Kon hinted at.