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"the WORLD", spelled sometimes as "The WORLD", is a song written and performed by Japanese rock band Nightmare. The song was featured with the song Alumina on the single album The WORLD/Alumina, and was used as the first opening theme for the acclaimed anime series Death Note, based off of the manga of the same name. It reflects the views and ideas of the show's villain protagonist Light Yagami, as he believes in the rebirth of the world and his accession into a messiah.

Lyrics

Hirogaru yami no naka kawashiatta kakumei no chigiri
Aishita yue ni mebaeta aku no hana
Kore kara saki otozureru de arou subete wo
Dare ni mo jama saseru wake ni wa ikanai kara

Kajitsu ga tsugeta mirai
Risei wo wasureta machi
Kuroku yuganda ima wo
Yume, risou ni kaeru

Doushite? Boku wa kowareta Messiah?
Dare mo ga nozonda "owari" wo...

Hirogaru yami no naka kawashiatta kakumei no chigiri
Aishita yue ni mebaeta aku no hana
Kore kara saki otozureru de arou subete wo
Dare ni mo jama saseru wake ni wa ikanai

Itsuka boku ga misete ageru
Hikari kagayaku sora wo

Doushite? Boku wa kowareta Messiah?
Dare mo ga yume mita "rakuen" wo...

Hirogaru yami no naka kawashiatta kakumei no chigiri
Aishita yue ni mebaeta aku no hana
Kore kara saki otozureru de arou subete wo
Dare ni mo jama saseru wake ni wa ikanai

Itsuka boku ga misete ageru
Hikari kagayaku sekai wo

We exchanged promises of revolution in the expanding darkness
I loved you, so the flower of evil sprouted
I won't let anyone interfere with
Everything that is to come in the future

A fruit has told me of the future
This city has forgotten reason
These distorted and black times will
Change into ideals, into dreams

Why? Am I a broken messiah?
The "end" that everyone has wished for...

We exchanged promises of revolution in the expanding darkness
I loved you, so the flower of evil sprouted
I won't let anyone interfere with
Everything that is to come in the future

One day I will show you
The sky that shines with light

Why? Am I a broken messiah?
The "paradise" that everyone dreamed of...

We exchanged promises of revolution in the expanding darkness
I loved you, so the flower of evil sprouted
I won't let anyone interfere with
Everything that is to come in the future

One day I will show you
The world that shines with light

Hirogaru yami no naka kawashiatta kakumei no chigiri
Dare ni mo jama saseru wake ni wa ikanai kara

Kajitsu ga tsugeta mirai
Yume, risou ni kaeru

Dare mo ga nozonda "owari" wo...

Hirogaru yami no naka kawashiatta kakumei no chigiri
Dare ni mo jama saseru wake ni wa ikanai

Itsuka boku ga misete ageru
Hikari kagayaku sekai wo

We exchanged promises of revolution in the expanding darkness
Everything that is to come in the future

A fruit has told me of the future
Change into ideals, into dreams

The "end" that everyone has wished for...

We exchanged promises of revolution in the expanding darkness
Everything that is to come in the future

One day I will show you
The world that shines with light

Other Appearances

On top of the single album where it originated, the song was also featured on the album the WORLD Ruler.
The TV size version of the song was featured on the Death Note Original Soundtrack.
The Japanese original was used as the opening for all released and dubs of the show except for the Cantonese version, which had Juno Mak cover the song in Cantonese for the opening.

Gallery

Images

Videos

Official

PV the WORLD - ナイトメア Nightmare

Death Note OP 1 NC

Alternate Language Versions

【無出碟】麥浚龍 - 死亡筆記 (動畫《死亡筆記》主題曲) (2007)

Covers

Death Note Opening 1 (the World) FULL ENGLISH COVER by Jonathan Young

Death Note - The World (English Cover Song) 1st Opening - NateWantstoBattle

DEATH NOTE OPENING 1 - The World (デスノート Op 1)

Trivia

The first opening theme makes reference to several famous pieces of artwork with Light, including "The Creation of Adam", Light being in the place of Adam, and Ryuk being in the place of the Christian God.

Headlined Articles

2017

January N/A	February N/A	March N/A	April N/A	May N/A	June Hellfire
July N/A	August N/A	September N/A	October It's Terror Time Again	November From Shadows	December You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch

2018

January Nightmare	February Poison Me	March We Are Number One	April Deadpool vs Boba Fett	May I'm the Bad Guy	June I Have A Plan
July the WORLD	August Grounded	September Shiver My Timbers	October Oogie Boogie's Song	November Your Reality	December Jingle Bombs

2019

January Hold on to You	February One Room Sugar Life	March Renegade	April The Phantom of the Opera	May Mother Knows Best	June Intelligence
July Die House	August Hotel California	September The Imperial March	October Grim Grinning Ghosts	November Befall	December Luna's Future

2020

January Be Prepared	February The Wish is to Live the Future	March High to Be Loathed	April Kyle's Mom's a Bitch	May MEDIC!	June One-Winged Angel
July You'll Be Back	August Holding Out for a Hero	September Yo Ho (A Pirate's Life for Me)	October Thriller	November Snuff Out the Light	December The Night Santa Went Crazy

2021

January Still Alive	February Toxic Love	March Poor Unfortunate Souls	April Pretty Women	May Double Trouble	June Other Father Song
July Blame Canada	August Trust in Me	September Haman's Song	October It's Our House Now	November The Vengeful One	December Snow & Heat Miser Song

2022

January Ready As I'll Ever Be	February The Love Song	March Friends on the Other Side	April Villains of a Sort	May It Has to be This Way	June Club Villain
July Everybody's Got the Right	August The Servant of Evil	September Remember	October I Put a Spell on You	November La Llorona	December Jingle Bells (Batman Smells)

2023

January Sympathy for the Devil	February House of Asmodeus	March Cell Block Tango	April Shiny	May The Plagues	June Mad Laugh Riot
July Main Title	August One Thing	September Gaston	October Halloween Theme	November Horn of Plenty	December Kidnap the Sandy Claws

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 Death Note OP 1 NC|TV Size
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+|song name = the WORLD
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-''The WORLD Ruler'' (album)
+''The WORLD Ruler'' (album)<br>
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 ''Death Note'' (2006-2007)
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+|performed by = Nightmare
-|written_by = Nightmare
+|written by = Nightmare
 |lyricist = Unknown
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+|type of song = Anime Song}}
-'''the WORLD''', spelled sometimes as '''The WORLD''', is a song written and performed by Japanese rock band Nightmare. The song was featured with the song [[Alumina]] on the single album ''The WORLD/Alumina''. While a villainous song about rebirth on its own, the song rose to popularity and true "villain song" status when it was used as the first opening theme for the acclaimed anime series ''Death Note'', based off of the manga of the same name. It reflects the views and ideas of the show's villain protagonist [[w:c:villains:Light Yagami|Light Yagami]], as he believes in the rebirth of the world and his accession into a messiah.
+"'''the WORLD'''", spelled sometimes as "'''The WORLD'''", is a song written and performed by Japanese rock band Nightmare. The song was featured with the song [[Alumina]] on the single album ''The WORLD/Alumina'', and was used as the first opening theme for the acclaimed anime series ''Death Note'', based off of the manga of the same name. It reflects the views and ideas of the show's villain protagonist [[w:c:villains:Light Yagami|Light Yagami]], as he believes in the rebirth of the world and his accession into a messiah.
 ==Lyrics==
@@ Line 20: / Line 21: @@
 Japanese (Full)=
 <poem>
-Hirogaru yami no naka kawashiatta kakumei no chigiri
+''Hirogaru yami no naka kawashiatta kakumei no chigiri''
-Aishita yue ni mebaeta aku no hana
+''Aishita yue ni mebaeta aku no hana''
-Kore kara saki otozureru de arou subete wo
+''Kore kara saki otozureru de arou subete wo''
-Dare ni mo jama saseru wake ni wa ikanai kara
+''Dare ni mo jama saseru wake ni wa ikanai kara''
-Kajitsu ga tsugeta mirai
+''Kajitsu ga tsugeta mirai''
-Risei wo wasureta machi
+''Risei wo wasureta machi''
-Kuroku yuganda ima wo
+''Kuroku yuganda ima wo''
-Yume, risou ni kaeru
+''Yume, risou ni kaeru''
-Doushite? Boku wa kowareta Messiah?
+''Doushite? Boku wa kowareta Messiah?''
-Dare mo ga nozonda "owari" wo...
+''Dare mo ga nozonda "owari" wo...''
-Hirogaru yami no naka kawashiatta kakumei no chigiri
+''Hirogaru yami no naka kawashiatta kakumei no chigiri''
-Aishita yue ni mebaeta aku no hana
+''Aishita yue ni mebaeta aku no hana''
-Kore kara saki otozureru de arou subete wo
+''Kore kara saki otozureru de arou subete wo''
-Dare ni mo jama saseru wake ni wa ikanai
+''Dare ni mo jama saseru wake ni wa ikanai''
-Itsuka boku ga misete ageru
+''Itsuka boku ga misete ageru''
-Hikari kagayaku sora wo
+''Hikari kagayaku sora wo''
-Doushite? Boku wa kowareta Messiah?
+''Doushite? Boku wa kowareta Messiah?''
-Dare mo ga yume mita "rakuen" wo...
+''Dare mo ga yume mita "rakuen" wo...''
-Hirogaru yami no naka kawashiatta kakumei no chigiri
+''Hirogaru yami no naka kawashiatta kakumei no chigiri''
-Aishita yue ni mebaeta aku no hana
+''Aishita yue ni mebaeta aku no hana''
-Kore kara saki otozureru de arou subete wo
+''Kore kara saki otozureru de arou subete wo''
-Dare ni mo jama saseru wake ni wa ikanai
+''Dare ni mo jama saseru wake ni wa ikanai''
-Itsuka boku ga misete ageru
+''Itsuka boku ga misete ageru''
-Hikari kagayaku sekai wo
+''Hikari kagayaku sekai wo''
 </poem>
@@ Line 90: / Line 91: @@
 |-|Japanese (TV Size)=
 <poem>
-Hirogaru yami no naka kawashiatta kakumei no chigiri
+''Hirogaru yami no naka kawashiatta kakumei no chigiri''
-Dare ni mo jama saseru wake ni wa ikanai kara
+''Dare ni mo jama saseru wake ni wa ikanai kara''
-Kajitsu ga tsugeta mirai
+''Kajitsu ga tsugeta mirai''
-Yume, risou ni kaeru
+''Yume, risou ni kaeru''
-Dare mo ga nozonda "owari" wo...
+''Dare mo ga nozonda "owari" wo...''
-Hirogaru yami no naka kawashiatta kakumei no chigiri
+''Hirogaru yami no naka kawashiatta kakumei no chigiri''
-Dare ni mo jama saseru wake ni wa ikanai
+''Dare ni mo jama saseru wake ni wa ikanai''
-Itsuka boku ga misete ageru
+''Itsuka boku ga misete ageru''
-Hikari kagayaku sekai wo
+''Hikari kagayaku sekai wo''
 </poem>
@@ Line 146: / Line 147: @@
 PV the WORLD - ナイトメア Nightmare|Full
 Death Note OP 1 NC|TV Size
-【無出碟】麥浚龍 - 死亡筆記 (動畫《死亡筆記》主題曲) (2007)|Juno Mak
 </gallery>
+{{Languages|
+<gallery position="center" widths="150">
+【無出碟】麥浚龍 - 死亡筆記 (動畫《死亡筆記》主題曲) (2007)|Cantonese
+</gallery>}}
 ====Covers====
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 ==Trivia==
-*The first opening theme makes reference to several famous pieces of artwork with Light, including "The Creation of Adam", Light being in the place of Adam, and [[w:c;villains:Ryuk|Ryuk]] being in the place of the Christian God.
+*The first opening theme makes reference to several famous pieces of artwork with Light, including "The Creation of Adam", Light being in the place of Adam, and [[w:c:villains:Ryuk|Ryuk]] being in the place of the Christian God.
+{{Headlined}}
 [[Category:Anime Songs]]
-[[Category:Independent Songs]]
-[[Category:Villainized]]
 [[Category:Point of View Songs]]
 [[Category:Television Songs]]