Cassandra Morgan

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Music review: Kuroki Mio - Change of Pace

Artist: Kuroki Mio (played by Alisa) Album: Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Original Song Album "Dear My Friend" Release date: 6/23/04 Video link: A slideshow featuring the song

English translation: Step by step, one by one Stepping firmly on the road The boring days pile on top of one another In this dazzling world

Worrying only about appearances Acting like other people takes some boldness Do we have the kind of relationship We can't tell people about, The two of us?

You might be convinced You've gotten hold of The treasure in front of you But she's going to vanish like an illusion Say goodbye to the girl of convenience

*In the unbearable ?Morning mist of 5 a.m. ?I repeat the same story ?I only want to just ?Cuddle with someone ?I want to feel more free ?Change of pace

The momentary love is over The agreement was for one time only You won't get anywhere Step by step, one by one Stepping firmly on the road The boring nights pile on top of one another In this dazzling age

I just make whatever excuse works And run out Pressed by my quota Behaving awkwardly, you know It's ridiculous, the two of us

Looking just at what I see I feel like I know reality But in a city accustomed to crowds Without doing that You can't live life

Like it permeates my body, this Emotion I have to be careful of sweet traps Since life has only just begun I'm being stingy with The real high points, all the time

*Repeat

The eternal love affair I realize is fate, but I'm taking the long way round Step by step, one by one Stepping firmly on the road The rose-colored days pile on top of one another Love you, love me, please About the song: Change of Pace is a very catchy song from the Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon drama. Kuroki Mio is a villian sent by Queen Beryl to defeat Tsukino Usagi, the human form of Sailor Moon. She becomes an idol (like Aino Minako) and transfers into Usagi's school. Once there she tries every mean trick to undermine Usagi's cheerfulness. Anyone familiar with the Sailor Moon universe knows that the bad guys never win.

This is one of my favorite songs from PGSM. Each of the main female characters has a couple of songs they sing on a variety of albums. Most of them are cutesy types of songs. Change of Pace is more on the mature side of things. Kuroki Mio may be a bad girl but, in my opinion, she makes a better idol than Minako!