Straight into the lights is a maimai original song by South Korean composer Cosmograph (Joo Jonghyun), written for the 7sRef Area 3 storyline in maimai でらっくす BUDDiES. The track features guitar work by Jeong Gu-hyeon, better known as NieN, a fellow Korean composer with deep roots in the EZ2 series. At a deliberate 90 BPM, the song sits among maimai's slower offerings, leaning into atmospheric synth textures and a steady, driving groove rather than the high-energy intensity typical of rhythm-game commissions. In-game, Straight into the lights was initially gated behind a Perfect Challenge in 7sRef Area 3, requiring players to accumulate 1,300 km of total distance in the area to attempt the clear. The challenge tied into the area's narrative, a sprawling story about the entity Prism, the collection of Fragment data, and the philosophical question “What is the difference between memory and record?” The flavor text paints a picture of a world collapsing under its own contradictions, with Prism discarding a “bug” that later miraculously repairs itself in the darkness of rubble. The Master chart, designed by Jack, clocks in at exactly 1,111 notes, an unusual and memorable total, featuring a high proportion of Touch notes (121) relative to other Master-level charts. Players familiar with Our Wrenally will recognize a similar design language in the slow-tempo slide patterns woven throughout. The Expert chart, designed by サファ太 (Safata), offers a 12.5 constant with 522 notes. The video accompaniment was produced by わっふゑ (credited alongside あるてら and かわく in the movie staff).