Running In The Dark – MONKEY MAJIK/塞壬唱片-MSR
Lyrics by：Maynard/Blaise
Composed by：Maynard/Blaise
There’s no time for what was left behind
It’s a maiden voyage after all
All the pretty sinners
All the medal winners
Overachievers aiming for their prize
I can feel it coming
Don’t know why you’re running in the dark
She said
I’m looking everywhere but I can’t find you
I’m getting closer like it’s right in front of me
Yeah I can feel you but I cannot see you
I’m reaching out
Reaching out
I could be dreaming but I feel so wide awake
A secret yearning that is deep inside of me
Yeah I can feel you but I cannot see you
I’m reaching out
Reaching out
Yeah I’m moving forward to my own beat once again
I can feel it calling after me
All the pretty sinners
All the medal winners
Overachievers aiming for their prize
I can feel it coming
Don’t know why you’re running in the dark
She said
I’m looking everywhere but I can’t find you
I’m getting closer like it’s right in front of me
Yeah I can feel you but I cannot see you
I’m reaching out
Reaching out
I could be dreaming but I feel so wide awake
A secret yearning that is deep inside of me
Yeah I can feel you but I cannot see you
I’m reaching out
Reaching out
You used to tell me that you wanted us to run away
Didn’t matter no ’cause we’d be ok
Even now that we are miles apart
So far away
You’re a part of me
Yeah you light my way
I’m looking everywhere but I can’t find you
I’m getting closer like it’s right in front of me
Yeah I can feel you but I cannot see you
I’m reaching out
Reaching out
I could be dreaming but I feel so wide awake
A secret yearning that is deep inside of me
Yeah I can feel you but I cannot see you
I’m reaching out
Reaching out
《Running In The Dark》是由日本流行摇滚乐队MONKEY MAJIK（猴子把戏）与手游《明日方舟》的官方音乐厂牌塞壬唱片（MSR）合作发行的一首全英文单曲。这首歌曲于2022年10月24日正式上线，作为《明日方舟》3.5周年的感谢庆典印象曲，迅速在玩家群体中引发了热烈反响。作品由乐队的核心成员——加拿大籍兄弟Maynard和Blaise亲自操刀词曲创作，将乐队标志性的国际化曲风完美融入了游戏的宏大世界观之中。
关于这首歌的创作背景，它诞生于《明日方舟》剧情发展的一个关键转折点。彼时，游戏主角团刚刚经历了一场与理念相悖的对手之间的激烈思想碰撞。大战过后的热血逐渐冷却，取而代之的是对未来的深深迷茫与未知。为了精准捕捉这种复杂的心境，制作团队打造了这首极具感染力的作品。编曲上，它以每分钟125拍的轻快节奏为基底，灵动的鼓点、轻快的吉他与电子合成器交织，营造出一种大战后解脱与欢畅的氛围；但在副歌部分，背景乐器骤然抽离，只留下充满惆怅的人声，最后在激昂的高潮中再次将所有乐器推向顶峰，完美复刻了角色们从挣扎到重新坚定的心路历程。
在表达含义上，《Running In The Dark》是一首关于在绝望中寻找微光的内心独白。歌词开篇便写道“There's no time for what was left behind, It's a maiden voyage after all”（无暇顾及身后的风景，毕竟这是我的初次远航），确立了整首歌不断向前、无法回头的基调。歌曲描绘了一个行走在黑暗中的人，面对着形形色色的“罪人”与“赢家”，虽然感到迷茫，却依然能感知到某种即将到来的变化。
整首歌的核心情感在于那种“看不见却能感知到”的强烈渴望与羁绊。副歌中反复吟唱的“I can feel you but I cannot see you, I'm reaching out”（我能感觉到你的存在却看不见你，我伸出双手），生动地刻画了在黑暗旅途中，主人公虽然失去了具体的方向，却依然凭借着内心深处隐秘的渴望和对某人的思念奋力前行。即使相隔万里，那份曾经的承诺与陪伴依然化作照亮前路的光芒（You're a part of me, Yeah you light my way）。这不仅是对游戏剧情的深刻注解，更传递出一种普世的治愈力量：无论身处多么黑暗的境地，只要紧握心中的理想与信念，循着内心的节拍勇敢奔跑，就一定能迎来属于自己的黎明。
