The WORLD

"The WORLD" is the first opening theme of the Death Note anime series, performed by the Japanese band Nightmare.

The Cantonese version of the anime uses a Cantonese cover of "the WORLD" for the opening instead of the original Japanese version by Nightmare.

Japanese
広がる闇の中　交わし合った　革命の契り

愛した故に芽生えた悪の花

これから先訪れるであろう全てを

誰にも邪魔させるワケにはいかないから

果実が告げた未来　理性を忘れた街

黒く歪んだ現在を　夢、理想に変える

どうして？僕はこわれた救世主？

誰もが望んだ「終幕」を･･･

広がる闇の中　交わし合った　革命の契り

愛した故に芽生えた悪の花

これから先訪れるであろう全てを

誰にも邪魔させるワケにはいかない

いつか僕が見せてあげる

光り輝く空を

どうして？僕はこわれた救世主？

誰もが夢みた「楽園」を･･･

広がる闇の中　交わし合った　革命の契り

愛した故に芽生えた悪の花

これから先訪れるであろう全てを

誰にも邪魔させるワケにはいかない

いつか僕が見せてあげる

光り輝く世界を

Romaji
Hirogaru yami no naka Kawashiatta Kakumei no chigiri

Aishita yue ni mebaeta aku no hana

Kore kara saki otozureru de arou subete wo

Dare ni mo jamasaseru wake ni wa ikanai kara

Kajitsu ga tsugeta mirai Risei wo wasureta machi

Kuroku yuganda ima wo Yume, risou ni kaeru

Doushite? Boku wa kowareta meshia?

Dare mo ga nozonda "owari" wo…

Hirogaru yami no naka Kawashiatta Kakumei no chigiri

Aishita yue ni mebaeta aku no hana

Kore kara saki otozureru de arou subete wo

Dare ni mo jamasaseru wake ni wa ikanai

Itsuka boku ga misete ageru

Hikarikagayaku sora wo

Doushite? Boku wa kowareta meshia?

Dare mo ga yumemita "rakuen" wo…

Hirogaru yami no naka Kawashiatta Kakumei no chigiri

Aishita yue ni mebaeta aku no hana

Kore kara saki otozureru de arou subete wo

Dare ni mo jamasaseru wake ni wa ikanai

Itsuka boku ga misete ageru

Hikarikagayaku sekai wo

English
I made a promise for a change,

a revolution in the night

like a flower dark and blooming for my love not light

I can't let anyone interfere

I won't let them in the way

The future that the fruit told me of

The city that has forgotten reasoning

The present is distorted black

Dreams, turn into ideals

Why? Am I a broken Messiah?

Everyone wished for a curtain call

Within the spreading darkness,

We exchanged vows of revolution

An evil flower that sprouted because it was loved

I can't let anyone interfere

With everything that'll come about from now on

Someday, I'll show you a shining sky

Why? Am I a broken Messiah?

Everyone dreamed of a curtain call

Within the spreading darkness,

We exchanged vows of revolution

An evil flower that sprouted because it was loved

I can't let anyone interfere

With everything that’ll come about from now on

Someday, I'll show you a shining world.

Trivia

 * The opening was slightly modified after Watari's revealing, from then on showing him taking his hat off.
 * The Cantonese version of the anime is the only dub not to use the original Japanese opening.