Death Note (song)

"Death Note" (デスノート) is a song in Death Note: The Musical. The original English version of the song is titled "Hurricane," but the lyrics were completely rewritten in the translation and the entire hurricane metaphor was removed.

An early rehearsal of the song, performed by Kenji Urai and Hayato Kakizawa, was used in a video announcing the first production of the Japanese musical.

Overview
When Light Yagami first picks up the Death Note, he thinks it's a joke and kills a criminal he sees on television, Kurou Otoharada. Horrified, he sings this song and resolves to use the Death Note for justice. The song involves a montage of names being written, and time moves forward enough for Soichiro Yagami to learn of the criminals' deaths and begin the investigation.

The song is briefly reprised later in Act 1 when Light sings a few lines when he kills the FBI agents. It's briefly reprised again at the end of Act 2 when Light sings a few lines before dying.

English version
The English title of the song is "Hurricane." Jeremy Jordan apparently recorded the demo track in December 2014, but an official recording has not been released.

The song was included in the Frank Wildhorn and Friends concert. Adam Pascal performed the song for the concert in Japan in 2015, and Jeremy Jordan performed in New York in April 2016.

The two concert versions have slightly different lyrics, noted below.

Hurricane lyrics
[LIGHT] Did I hear correctly? Did it really happen? Was it simply done by writing down his name?

Killing indirectly Pen and ink and paper Writing is the gun, I only have to aim

Could this be the hour Unimagined power Waiting to devour who I say?

The hardest rains The coldest winds Are waiting for the hurricane

The human stains And all their sins Blown away

The earth will shake The sky will scream (Pascal version:) When they feel the power of the hurricane (Jordan version:) Once they feel the power of the hurricane

Finally a chance to (Pascal version:) Find a bit of justice (Jordan version:) Find a little justice There's nowhere to run to once the name is penned

Take what fortune grants you Use it while you've got it Once you have begun you write it 'til the end

Elegant solution (Pascal version:) Pious execution (Jordan version:) Flawless execution Righteous retribution on the way

I'll bring the rain I'll bring the wind I am the mighty hurricane

The human stains And all their sins Blown away

I'll bring the pain So be afraid I will bring the power of the hurricane

I am the God of a brave new world Much better than the last

The time for talking is finally in the past

The hardest rains The coldest winds Are waiting for the hurricane

The human stains And all their sins Blown away

The hardest rains The coldest winds Are waiting for the hurricane

The human stains And all their sins Blown away

(Pascal's ending verse:) I'll take the reins So be afraid I will bring the power of the hurricane

(Jordan's ending verse:) The earth will shake The sky will scream Once they feel the power of the hurricane