Uploaded August 2022 | Updated September 2026, 46 minutes ago

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The MC himself! Man Shintaro's song slaps! Lost Time Memory is always the first bit of KagePro content I send my friends to get them into KagePro since the song is such a bop and hits so hard somehow. Plus, it leaves plenty of important questions: who's the girl in the red scarf?, who's the guy with the gun?, who's the black haired woman looking at Shintaro?, why are there 2 Shintaroes? etc

My journey of understanding Shintaro has been rocky. I went from thinking he was boring to downright hating him to distantly respecting what he represents to finally finally actually liking him. It doesn't help that almost every other KagePro character would've made a more appealing MC upon first glance, but my appreciation of Shintaro has grown considerably as time goes on and likely will continue to grow.

Original song: youtube.com/watch?v=yJTQuDCnMjg
Instrumental: youtube.com/watch?v=k48CB36R3z4
Video: youtube.com/watch?v=v9wrDGfYCWA
Vocals: Me
Lyrics: Me! Inspired by Will Stetson, David Toth, and JubyPhonic

Lyrics:
For so long, I’ve been living with your shadow
Still so wrong, my regret consumes me.
All by myself, my life’s a painting full of lies.
Under the sun, down a winding and lonely road
My life goes on, memories still fading
The summer blaze keeps burning pure red in my eyes.
“Why won’t you leave me?
Bother someone else already!”
Pushing far away, resisting
“I won’t leave you”
You insisted and reached out for me though you were hurting
“So annoying”
I tried so hard to leave you behind, never even thinking to look back
Why was my heart ever so black?

If I’m smart, then I’d give up on the future.
Without you here, it all doesn’t matter.
It would be nice if time would flow backward instead.
“Move forward” but the outcome won’t concern me.
These lonely words will not leave my memory.
Because I know that my thoughts will stay trapped in my head.
“Why should I care? Let it end” I had said while running away
Trying to leave it all behind.
If I can’t even breathe, let me scream; I’ll let go of all these thoughts on my mind.
If a time far away can free me of my heartache
Why live the same old life anyway?
Back in the days when I was crazed
With nothing left to save
My memories burning bright in my eyes.

Boy 18 who kept on waiting
For someone else who kept on fading
Into the darkness of his mind
His slowly beating heart still aching
Under the sun, an empty schoolground
I sense your smile but no one’s around
“Let’s play again”
You said to me, though I couldn’t hear a sound

“Are you alright?” she had looked at me all worried
D-don’t pretend you’d ever understand me.
You outsider should just stay outside looking in
Eyes lost in haze, all my feelings fade to nothing
Kept up the pace, yesterday’s repeating
So that I won’t lose the warmth that you gave me back then
If what I want is a dream I can see will never come true,
Then I’ll stay forever asleep.
Shut myself and my mind, every time, I’ll reject the cruel world that had robbed me.
“Won’t that mean you won’t see opportunities tomorrow?”
Don’t care about that, so it’s all ok.
Staining these hands, I’ll get my ways
To kill boring present days
I’ll live a lonely life anyway

Boy 18 who kept on rotting
For her return, he kept on praying
Knowing she’s lost but clinging on to blurry smiles from his true friend
Under the sun, a haunting memory
No not today, please no, don’t leave me
Resigning sigh, he will not fight, it's now become the end.

Those long gone days when you were here
They will not stay, living in fear
Please set me free

Can you hear me cry? Asked that voice that kept on fading
The reason why seems so clear, unwavering
I reached my hand to the sound of a clock ticking back

Tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick

Boy 18 who kept on praying
Against all odds, he kept on living
“I left the past because I knew that
Your smile will stay with me”
“I know it’s hard. I died. I’m sorry”
Those lonely words no longer haunt me!
Won’t say goodbye because this time, I know you won’t leave me
Your silhouette’s now comforting, because you know I’m finally free!