DR Music Mashup Challenge!

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So um..this is my first time ing a challenge here, I look forward to it. Anyways, about the song analysis!

The song I chosen is Carousel by Melanie Martinez. I think the song fits Komaeda really well.

For instance:

"Round and round like a horse on a carousel, we go"

"Will I catch up to love? I could never tell, I know"

"Chasing after you is like a fairytale, but I, feel like I'm glued on tight to this carousel."

In this verse, it could imply that Komaeda is talking about his and Hinata Hajime's relationship. It goes round because Hinata still talks to Komaeda despite what he does, just to understand him. However, Komaeda wonders if Hinata even acknowledges the likes of him. He thinks that Hinata likes someone else, for example, Nanami. He thinks chasing after Hinata is like a fairytale because he knows it won't happen because of his luck. He thinks his luck will prevent them from having their "happily ever after". Despite that, he still has feelings for Hinata that he can't seem to shake off. This could also refer to his relationship with Izuru. Izuru might have not returned his feelings but Nagito still chased after him.

Next is:

"And it's all fun and games"

"Til somebody falls in love"

"But you've already bought a ticket"

"And there's no turning back now"

In this part, Nagito is talking about how they first met and became acquainted. Note that Komaeda put on a facade for them in the first chapter. Yet, soon, Komaeda falls in love with Hinata. Now that he has fallen in love with him, he can't turn back. It can also refer to Hinata getting himself involved with Komaeda in the first place since he wanted to understand him.

"This horse is too slow"

"We're always this close"

"Almost, almost, we're a freakshow"

"Right, right when I'm near"

"It's like you disappeared"

"Where'd you go? My dear, you're a freakshow!"

Komaeda has almost confessed to Hinata several times before. He was really close to revealing his true feelings. Then, as Komaeda gets closer to him, Komaeda does something (like how he revealed his true colours in chapter one's trial) and Hinata starts to distance himself a bit from him. This also applies to chapter 4, where Komaeda finds out Hinata has no talent, and starts to change his attitude towards the others. The term "Freakshow" could be Komaeda belittling himself and the fact that Hinata was a reserve course student. Komaeda even stated they were similar, as if they were simply bystanders.

Lastly~! *drumrolls*

"Why did you steal my cotton candy heart?"

"You threw it in this damn coin slot"

"And now I'm stuck, I'm stuck"

"Riding, riding, riding"

Komaeda thinks that Hinata stole his heart. The cotton candy could also refer to how vulnerable he actually is. However, he feels as though his feelings are tossed aside. Especially when he told Hinata about his condition and past. Hinata pitied him, but in my opinion, his feelings weren't getting across and he still had problems believing him because of the despair disease Komaeda caught in chapter 3. Hinata even gave him cold treatment in chapter 2, where he refused to feed him (hey hey it's just something I wanted to insert as evidence). He's truly in love with Hinata to the point where he really wants to be with him, but he can't. Even so, he still chases after Hinata. Like in the 3rd chapter where he keeps approaching Hinata during the investigation and he invited him to the movie theatre to watch the movie. He knows he might not ever get his feelings across, but he's stuck nevertheless.

Btw, the video may contain some things that you may find disturbing or flat out creepy.

That's all folks! See ya! :wink: