The Way Things Are

"The Way Things Are," alternatively "The Unwavering Truth," is a song in Death Note: The Musical.

Overview
As L moves forward with the case, he resolves to uncover the truth, even if it means accepting incredible things like the existence of shinigami.

The song is reprised just before L's final confrontation with Light at Daikoku Wharf. Again L sings about solving the case and defeating Kira, but between his verses, Light's voice is heard reciting the manner of L's death that's already been written into the Death Note.

This is L's second solo song, the first being "The Game Begins."

English version
The song was originally written in English, but an English-language version has not been released.

Japanese version
The Japanese version of the song is titled "Yuruganu Shinjitsu" (揺るがぬ真実), which translates to "The Unwavering Truth," "The Unshakable Truth," or "The Unchanging Truth."

Japanese lyrics
明白な事実が突然

裏切る

疑いの余地も無いはずの

事実が

目の前で崩れ去るのは

現実なのか

虚構なのか

潜在意識が叫び出し

暴れて

妄想と現実が

もつれ混ざる

自分の事さえ解らない

何もかもが

迷宮なら

いいだろう全てを

認めよう

あり得ない現実

受け入れて

それでも揺るがぬ

真実の姿

見てやろう

異質な何かが増殖を

続ければ

異質こそ本質に変わり

荒れ狂う

熱狂の渦がさらってゆく

僅かに残る

本質さえ

いいだろう死神

認めよう

だが神は命を

裁かない

生きるか死ぬかに

意味を

持たすのは

人間だ

嘘と真実の境を

探そう生と死の分かれ目

いいだろう全てを

認めよう

この闇の彼方に

探そう

揺るがぬ真実

浮かび上がるはず

死神の影から

姿見せるはず

光の

Japanese reprise lyrics
遂に証明出来るキラは

お前だと

後は最後のトリックさえ

吐かせれば

大黒ふとうの倉庫にこい

私の勝ちだ

逃がしはしない

今こそ全てを

暴こう

この闇を晴らして

見せよう

揺るがぬ真実浮かび

上がるはず

死神の影から

姿見せるはず