great escape

"great escape" is a song by the Japanese rock band cinema staff, released as a single on August 21, 2013. It became the second ending theme for the 2013 TV anime Attack on Titan (Shingeki no Kyojin, 進撃の巨人), which Wit Studio animated. MusicBrainz credits cinema staff for composition and arrangement, with lyrics by 三島想平.

Built on urgent guitar lines, firm drumming, and a tense forward drive, the song sits in alternative rock more than polished pop. The verses stay tightly wound before the chorus opens into a broader release, and the vocal delivery pushes hard without becoming chaotic.

That balance of pressure and lift fits a series shaped by fear, confinement, and abrupt violence, leaving the ending with unease rather than calm. Outside the anime, the single reached No. 19 on Oricon's weekly chart and later appeared on cinema staff's 2014 studio album Drums, Bass, 2(to) Guitars.