"The Shining Road" (光る道,Hikaru Michi?) is one of the ending theme songs for the Japanese version of Sonic X. It was used for episodes 14-39 and again for episodes 53-78. During the show's original run, it was used from July 6, 2003 to December 28, 2003.
A shot of the city is shown late at night and the sun begins to rise. The scene changes to Sonic sitting on the edge of one of the buildings of the city watching the sun rise. Sonic is then seen walking through a mist in the park toward a tree. Looking closely, he can see Amy standing next to the tree giving a worried look. Sonic and Amy then stare at each other without saying a word.
Lyrics
Japanese
English translation
Romaji
Kanji
Watashitachi no sekai wa mahou wo kakerarete
Ai suru to kime kisae namida ni fuujirareteru
Boy futari de jumon wo sagashi ni ikou
Kinjirare ta yume wo kanaerareru kuni he
Dare ni mo naisho de ashita machi awaseshiyou.
Itsuka kotori wo ume ta yoake no mieru oka de
Tsumetai asamoya kimi to te wo tsunaidara
Hikaru michi no fuuin ga tokeru yo
Hateshinaku
Kirawa retakunaikara kokoro wokakushiteta
Warai kaketekuretane hontoni ureshikatta
Boy watashi ni yuuki woataetehoshii
Kinoumadeno subete zero nidekiru chikara
Dare nimo naishode sotto kuchiduke shiyou
Itsuka yoma nakunatta furui ehon no youni
Asatsuyu ichimen kaze gakira mekasetara
Hikaru michi wa massuguni tsuduku yo
Dokomademo
Callin' you
Kanashi i yoru ha kimi no namae wo tonae runo
Callin' you
Sore wa sekai no kusari wohodoku jumon nano
Dare nimonaishode ashita machiawase shiyou
Itsukaminna tabidatsu mirai no mie ru oka de
Tsume tai asa moya kimi to aru kidashitara
Hikaru michi wa massuguni tsuduku yo
Dokomademo
Our world is under a spell
Even the excitement of our love is sealed in our tears
Boy, let's go together to find that charm,
To the land of where forbidden dreams may come true.
Alone, tomorrow, let's secretly meet
Up on the hill where small birds are buried
Some day, when I hold your hand in the cold morning mist
And the seal of the shining road will be broken
Forever
I didn't wish to get heartbroken, so I hid my feelings
I was happy, for you gave me that smile.
Boy, give me courage
To make everything that happened zero.
Let's kiss quietly in secret
Like an old picture book we're unable to read
When the wind blows in the morning dew
The shining road will stretch on forever
Always
Callin' you
Calling out your name in a sad night
Callin' you
That will be the key to break the enchantment of the world
Alone, tomorrow, let's secretly meet
On the hill where we can see the future of everyone's journeys
Some day, when I walk with you in the cold morning mist
The shining road will stretch on forever
Always
In "Defective Detectives", when the Chaotix are watching recaps of the series "The Shining Road" ending plays. However instead of Amy waiting for Sonic, Cheese takes her place. Then in the actual ending of the episode Cheese is shown to have waited for Sonic, he is also standing on the ground instead of flying. Cheese is half Sonic's height.
During the episode mentioned above, while the Chaotix are watching the ending, the first frame of the night city is shown then it skips to the part with Cheese.
When this song plays during the ending and special endings, the song's tempo is sped up by a little in which it is slightly faster than the original tempo.
