The Shining Road

The Shining Road
Overview
Debut	10 September 2003
Media featured in	Sonic X
Length	5:12
Composer(s)	Masataka Matsutoya
Song writer(s)	Shun Taguchi
Arranger(s)	Masataka Matsutoya
Publisher(s)	UNIVERSAL MUSIC K.K.

"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 the episodes "That's What Friends Are For" to "Defective Detectives" and again for the episodes "A Cosmic Call" to "So Long Sonic" - total 52 episodes. During the show's original run, it was used from 6 July 2003 to 28 December 2003. An instrumental version of the song is played in the ending credits of the French dub of Sonic X.

Staff

• Lyricist: Shun Taguchi
• Composer: Masataka Matsutoya
• Arranger: Masataka Matsutoya
• Singer: Aya Hiroshige (廣重綾, Hiroshige Aya^?)

Synopsis

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	Romaji	English translation
私たちの世界は魔法をかけられて 愛するときめきさえ　涙に封じられてる Boy ふたりで呪文を探しに行こう 禁じられた夢を 叶えられる国へ 誰にもないしょで　明日待ち合わせしよう いつか小鳥を埋めた　夜明けの見える丘で 冷たい朝もや　君と手をつないだら 光る道の封印が解けるよ 果てしなく 嫌われたくないから心をかくしてた 笑いかけてくれたね　ほんとにうれしかった Boy 私に勇気をあたえてほしい きのうまでのすべて　ゼロにできる力 誰にもないしょで　そっと口づけしよう いつか読まなくなった古い絵本のように 朝露一面　風がきらめかせたら 光る道はまっすぐに続くよ （どこまでも） Callin' you 悲しい夜は 君の名前を唱えるの Callin' you それは世界の鎖をほどく呪文なの 誰にもないしょで　明日待ち合わせしよう いつかみんなで旅立つ未来の見える丘で 冷たい朝もや　君と步きだしたら 光る道はまっすぐに続けるよ どこまでも	Watashi-tachi no sekai wa mahō o kakerarete Aisuru tokimeki sae namida ni fūjirareteru Boy Futari de jumon o sagashi ni ikou Kinjirareta yume o kanaerareru kuni e Dare ni mo naisho de ashita machiawase shiyou Itsuka kotori o umeta yoake no mieru oka de Tsumetai asamoya kimi to te o tsunaidara Hikaru michi no fūin ga tokeru yo Hateshinaku Kirawaretakunai kara kokoro o kakushiteta Warai kakete kureta ne honto ni ureshikatta Boy Watashi ni yūki o ataete hoshī Kinō made no subete zero ni dekiru chikara Dare ni mo naisho de sotto kuchizuke shiyou Itsuka yomanaku natta furui ehon no yō ni Asatsuyu ichimen kaze ga kiramekasetara Hikaru michi wa massugu ni tsuzuku yo (Dokomademo) Callin' you Kanashī yoru wa Kimi no namae o tonaeru no Callin' you Sore wa sekai no kusari o hodoku jumon na no Dare ni mo naisho de ashita machiawase shiyou Itsuka min'na de tabidatsu mirai no mieru oka de Tsumetai asamoya kimi to arukidashitara Hikaru michi wa massugu ni tsuzuku yo Dokomademo	Our world is enchanted Even the nervousness of our love is sealed in our tears Boy Let's go together to find the spell To a land where forbidden dreams can come true Let's meet up tomorrow in secret At the hill where we can see the dawn, where we once buried a little bird In the cold morning mist, when I hold hands with you We'll break the seal of the shining road Forever I didn't want you to hate me, so I hid my feelings I was so glad when you smiled at me Boy I want you to give me courage The power to reduce everything up until yesterday to zero Let's kiss quietly in secret Like in an old picture book that we don't read anymore When the wind makes the morning dew sparkle all over The shining road will stretch on (To the ends of the earth) Callin' you On sad nights I chant your name Callin' you It's a spell to untie the chains of the world Let's meet up tomorrow in secret At the hill where we can see all of us setting off together in the future In the cold morning mist, when I start walking with you The shining road will stretch on To the ends of the earth

Trivia

• The original (left) and Cheese's version (right) in "Defective Detectives"
• The original (left), and Cheese's version (right) in "Defective Detectives"
• The Chaotix watching the ending, notice Cheese in Amy's place.

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• 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 in order to match up with the scene the song is playing over.
• At around 17:13 of the Japanese version of "Countdown to Chaos", when Sonic becomes Super Sonic and Chris is crying, a synthesized instrumental version of this song (using xylophone/music box) plays in the DVD and streaming releases of the episode. In the TV broadcast, "Kotoba ni Dekinai" plays instead.
• In A Fearless Friend. This song is played in the anime's original dub due to emotional scene where Tails is forced to shoot and kill Cosmo for the sake of the Universe with Eggman's words he's gets on through it.

Video

Sonic X Ending 2 Full "Aya Hiroshige - Hikaru Michi ("The Shining Road")" Music

References

Songs

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