Ups and Downs

"Ups and Downs" is a vocal track and Slayer's battle theme in Guilty Gear -Strive-, replacing "Jack-a-Dandy" from Guilty Gear Xrd -Sign-.

Lyrics[]

The darkness is pierced by the morning sun

The light is beautiful, and I'm mesmerized by it

But soon I can't open my eyes

But eventually I get used to it

Surrounded by precious things

The heart turns into stone

Hardly the stuff of bedtimestory

A happy ending is just a snapshot in time

Life is a journey, not a destination

Enjoy the ride, with ups and downs

My friend enjoyed Paradise for the Palate

Holding a platinum knife with sapphire gloves

But his eyes did not shine

What he needs is an economic overthrow

Surrounded by precious things

My heart turns into stone

Hardly the stuff of bedtimestory

A happy ending is just a snapshot in time

Life is a journey, not a destination

Enjoy the ride, with ups and downs

Hardly the stuff of bedtimestory

Sometimes you have to play a supporting role

But what matters is that your eyes shine

In the moment

Hardly the stuff of bedtimestory

A happy ending is just a snapshot in time

Life is a journey, not a destination

Enjoy the ride, with ups and downs

Gallery[]

Ups and Downs

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MUSIC

Attacks • Chapters • Characters • Galleries • Gameplay • Locations • Lore • Merchandise • Scripts • Series

Themes

Classic	"Keep Yourself Alive" • "Holy Orders (Be Just Or Be Dead)" • "No Mercy" • "Noontide" • "Blue Water Blue Sky" • "The Original" • "Burly Heart" • "Suck A Sage" • "Feel A Fear" • "Writhe In Pain" • "Still In The Dark" • "Make Oneself" • "Bloodstained Lineage" • "Momentary Life" • "Liquor Bar & Drunkard" • "A Solitude That Asks Nothing In Return" • "Fuuga" • "Babel Nose" • "Awe Of She" • "Haven't You Got Eyes In Your Head?" • "Existence" • "Simple Life" • "Good Manners And Customs" • "Kagematsuri" • "The Midnight Carnival" • "Nothing Out Of The Ordinary"
Vocal	"Ride the Fire!" • "Find Your One Way" • "The Roar of the Spark" • "The Disaster of Passion" • "Alone Infection" • "Armor-clad Faith" • "Play the Hero" • "Let Me Carve Your Way" • "Love the Subhuman Self" • "Out of the Box" • "Like a Weed, Naturally, as a Matter of Course" • "Mirror of the World" • "Just Lean" • "A Tenth of Myself" • "Rock Parade" • "Radiant Dawn" • "Ups and Downs" • "The Town Inside Me" • "Requiem" • "Symphony" • "The Hourglass" • "Get Over Nightmares" • "Worthless As The Sun Above Clouds" • "TSUKI NO SHIHAI" • "The Circle" • "Hellfire" • "Necessary Discrepancy" • "Extras" • "Perfection Can't Please Me" • "What do you fight for" • "Trigger" • "The Kiss of Death" • "Drift" • "The Gravity" • "CARPE DIEM"
Misc.	"Find A Way" • "Dream Maker" • "Naked Eye" • "HEAVY DAY" • "Dice" • "SHOTGUN&HEAD" • "Lily" • "Birthday Train" • "Big Blast Sonic" • "Coming Home" • "Storyteller" • "Icarus" • "Six Black Heavens Guns" • "Safe Intoxication" • "Wanna be Crazy" • "Sky Should be High" • "Freesia" • "Divide My Heart" • "The Ship" • "Blank" • "All I Can Do" • "Break a Spell" • "N.S.F.W." • "Dear Song" • "Smell of the Game" • "Crawl" • "The Name of Heaven" • "Talk About You" • "Rock and Roll, Rock Hard Maniac" • "Shelter from the Rain"

Albums

Soundtrack	Guilty Gear (Original Sound Collection • Guilty Gear) • Guilty Gear X (Original Sound Track • Heavy Rock Tracks) • Guilty Gear XX (Original Soundtrack • ♯Reload Korean Version Original Sound Track • Λ Core Secret Gig • Λ Core Plus Soundtrack) • Guilty Gear Isuka Original Soundtrack • Guilty Gear Dust Strikers Sound Track Plus • Guilty Gear 2 -Overture- Original Soundtrack (Vol.1 / Vol.2) • Guilty Gear Xrd (Sign / Revelator / Rev 2 Original Sound Track) • Guilty Gear -Strive- (Digital Soundtrack • Original Sound Track Vol.1 • Guilty Gear -Strive-)
Vocal	Guilty Gear X Rising Force of Gear Image Vocal Tracks (Side.I / Side.II / Side.III) • Guilty Gear XX in L.A / N.Y Vocal Edition • Guilty Gear Xrd -Sign- Arcade Version OP/ED • Guilty Gear Vocal Collection • Guilty Gear -Strive- Original Soundtrack Necessary Discrepancy
Live	Guilty Gear XX Sound Alive／A.S.H. • Guilty Gear x BlazBlue Music Live (2011 / 2014) • Guilty Gear Sound Live 2014 Archives • Rock on 2Night Guilty Gear Live 2016
Compilation	Guilty Gear Series Best Sound Collection • Guilty Gear Sound Complete Box • Guilty Gear Memorial Record