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After reading Jun talking about writing in the Oct. Wink-Up article I translated here, I went looking for an old short story I wrote, because I've always loved going back and reading my old stuff and he reminded of myself:3 I....was floored at what I'd written, and suddenly I had an urge to post it. After all, why be a writer if no one will ever read it?;) This post is about me, and if you're not interested in reading a short story, you can skip this and go to my lj for translations instead;)
At The Water's Edge
The sound of her footprints was the same dull grey as the pavement beneath them, a perfect match for the black she was draped in from head to toe. She was in mourning after all, she had decided in front of the dresser that morning; she was the proud new owner of a broken heart, and all the colors in her drawers seemed only to mock the fact. Her favorite yellow sweater was now a persona non grata, just like the sun it idolized. The only reason she was even outside was that they had been predicting rain for the last few days and it finally looked as if the gathering clouds might follow through on the weatherman's threat. She never missed a chance to walk in the rain when in one of these moods, it was the perfect way to be out in public but be almost the only one there, an unusual isolation like walking in a bubble. The wind was brisk and cool, toying with her hair in a playful way that would have driven her to the brink of distraction if she wasn't so deeply immersed in herself as she strolled along the leaf-lined river walk. The apartment block she lived in had even advertised this as part of their features, as if it had been purposely built there for it, when everyone knew it used to be a hospital. Sometimes, when the halls had just been cleaned, the smell of the cleanser combined with the decor to give one the feeling they were just about to catch sight of a gowned nurse on her way to surgery or a patient hobbling along with their I.V.; the rent was quite accommodating though, maybe for that very reason.
The river was a murky midnight blue, tiny wavelets making war between the wide, eroding banks, and as she walked she wondered just how cold the water was. October was a good month for walks, she remarked silently to herself, thinking with a pang of regret about how many times she'd wanted to go for walks in the preceeding years; he didn't like walks though, he considered them 'a lazy man's exercise', and offered to take her to the gym instead. Her brow furrowed unconsciously at the effort of pushing away the feelings that had burdened her the night before. A three-year relationship over by the time the check came, a parting kiss that felt like it was coming from Judas himself, and a box full of trinkets, pictures and memories that waited broodingly beside the trash cans on the curb. Her eyes and head still ached a little from the tears and her throat rasped from restrained fury but inside she felt deeper wounds, little closed doors in her heart, and the thought of having to face the office in the morning was rather daunting to say the least. There awaited her the very people who had introduced them, at an office party no less, and their mock-pity masks. She could hear their whispers almost as clearly as the jet arching overhead, puffs of malice and morbid curiosity with the weight of a fist. She had toyed with the idea of calling in sick....but that would only fan the flames, and she would be damned if she let anyone see how badly he'd hurt her; that he would take some kind of satisfaction from her condition was something she believed whole-heartedly, and vulnerability was never something she'd been able to find value in. Instead she would walk just as she was now, head high and cold as a statue, crisp, empty footsteps and rigid body to deflect the darting eyes. If only there was a way to make the front a reality.
A chill was working it's way up her legs despite their best efforts, she could feel the little hairs on her arms sounding the alarm, but she knew it wouldn't be able to escape the black hole in her chest. Past experience had taught her its power, and this was when it was strongest. At the best of times it was a faint twinge to remind her of the path behind her, a bitterness that made the sweet so much more enjoyable; but it grew to epic proportions when it had something to feed on, and her heartache was a veritable feast. The cold in her body was sucked in mercilessly like the rest of the external sensations, along with the pleasant memories and buoying hopes that suddenly seemed so pale and thin. She knew that trying to force it into submission through logic or stonewalling was a losing battle, in fact, there were times she almost welcomed the gentle downward tugging at her soul. It was better to simply ride it out, as close to the surface as possible, until the waves petered out on their own, like the river after the wind died away. She reached up to touch the tip of her nose with one numb fingertip, making sure it wasn't running, and became absorbed in examining her red and white dappled hands, wondering just why they seemed to exude loneliness from every crease. Even her face in the mirror that morning had been different, tired and old, and she unconsciously clutched her cheeks in introspection.
A bicycle's nosy wheels broke her reverie and she quickly stepped off the path into the dying grass as a reflector-clad man glided past effortlessly, his eyes hard upon the road ahead as if his life depended on it. She watched him wind around the corner further on detachedly, a self-appointed spectator to the stage of life. This was another side-effect of the gravity inside of her, although it occurred just as much in happier times: a deep interest in the people around her, almost a study of each one, that almost always resulted in her wondering with a longing just what it was like to be them, if only for a few minutes. The oddest subject would incur this fascination, with little explanation; a boy walking home from school in full winter gear, his back to her; the clerk at the clothing store with the painted-on eyebrows and heavy make-up whose voice was so obviously brittle; the unbelievably polished man sitting down with his matching girlfriend at the local sushi bar. Sometimes she closed her eyes and imagined their houses, cars, parents, pictured herself moving in that body, tried to guess the thoughts that must be going through their heads, and the longing would grow so great that she had to forcibly derail the train of thought to alleviate it. She'd often pondered the possibility of reincarnation, and had firmly decided that if at all possible she wanted to be reborn a million times, to experience the utmost of life, to accumulate the most knowledge, to understand what it was to be alive. And at the same time she feared just what those lives would contain, the pain and fear that might be inflicted, and retreated within herself while simultaneously feeling trapped. The throbbing in her chest slowly subsided as the seconds between her last sighting of him and the present moment elapsed, the sensation of the pedals under her feet and the imagined path ahead faded like a bad dream. She was alone again, in more ways than one.
Restlessness stirred her feet again, pulling her forward until inertia took over, and she proceeded along the ground while her spirit hovered among the inhospitable branches of the sleeping trees above. There was a bush whose leaves matched almost exactly his hair color, and she was hard pressed not to picture his face. Her throat tightened and her temporary immunity to pain was revoked rather abruptly. Her mind sadistically flew back to sweaty sheets and moonlit skin, then the first kiss, a Christmas dinner, a conversation in the car that had made her feel like the universe was a kind grandfather holding her lovingly in his lap. Sharply the needles found the mark and the poison oozed through her veins, her fists clenched until the fingers felt on the verge of shattering, and her heavy-lidded eyes burned with yet more tears. A scream rattled in her throat but her lips refused to allow it egress and it burned out its fury in pain and breathlessness as she blinked rapidly to force the tears back, frantically racked her mind for something, anything else to think about. Her thoughts hopped from place to place, taking flight as soon as any connection to him was found, and before long she found calmness as much from the effort as the result. Her chest still ached but she found her tired eyes drawn to a floating seagull, his lazy, rhythmic hovering acting as the hypnotizing agent she still so desperately needed. Then, as if his kite string had been reeled back in he was gone, soaring off into the woods above her head with only one sharp cry to announce his departure, leaving her in much the same state as when she had arrived, dazedly depressed.
A few feet away stood a worn stone bench, elegantly carved in an obsolete style, whose cold stone seat seemed to offer a little support. She crossed the distance languidly, getting sucked into the sound of the leaves crunching beneath her favorite black suede boots, wondering if she was invisible yet. It certainly felt that way, not even the bike-rider had seemed to even notice her in his path; this wasn't the first time she'd been invisible, or even the second, so it was almost a comforting experience now. She'd discovered when she was younger that simply by willing it and by emptying her mind of almost any other thoughts she could slowly become part of the scenery, unnoticeable the way a statue is. She'd been at the mall with her friends when two of them began fighting over something trivial, to the point where they almost came to blows, and the scene had reminded her so much of her parents' failing marriage that she had taken the first opportunity to break away on the pretense of buying a birthday gift. Once alone she felt so empty inside she found herself sitting on one of the wooden benches as if glued there, watching the various shoes and pant legs passing before her down-turned eyes for hours. All she could think was that she wanted to disappear, to be nothing more than a spectator, a witness, and she focussed so hard on it that someone almost sat on her; later, when her friends began looking for her they passed by right in front of her at least once each without even seeing her. It was if she was silently broadcasting her desire to be invisible, and everyone was subconsciously acknowledging it. Since its first inclusion in her much-prided collection of oddities this trick had become gradually easier and easier to effect, almost second nature at times like this; too bad it wasn't so effective at work, for whatever reason. She sat so slowly it was like oozing onto the bench, imagining herself deep under the cavorting river's surface, right down to the little trail of pearly bubbles escaping her glossy lips. She shut her eyes, feeling the cold water sway around her and teasing her hair into a snaky cloud, digging her chapped fingers into the muddy silt and stones before being carried away with the current to visit the sea. A fish tried to eat one of her coat buttons, wriggling fluidly and futiley until she reached out her hand to touch it, darting away so effortlessly into the lightless expanse around her. A boat's angry motor churned above her with long-suffering purposefulness and she wondered if they would cast a net, and what they would think if she were brought up along with the pike and pickerel. The song of the water was softly throbbing in her ears like a heartbeat and the different currents tugged with warmer and cooler hands at her unresisting body, whispering stories of other such visitors and their fates in a gentle undertone.
"You know, this is my favorite place in the whole city."
She gasped and started out of the velvet darkness to find another occupant of the bench, also staring serenely at the blue-grey tableau before them. An elderly woman in a beautiful dark green cloak now sat beside her, so calmly that she wondered if she had spoken at all.
"It's not on any of the postcards, and really I prefer it that way, but it is the most beautiful place I've ever seen in all my years here. And not just beautiful in the conventional, over-used sense of the word....there's that, certainly, if you like that kind of thing....I mean the way it makes you feel is beautiful. I get the same feeling from Niagara falls or the Welsh forests, but this one is much more personal, it's mine alone because no one else knows about it. Although, I can see you do, and since you have such great taste I suppose I don't mind sharing it with you." The woman's steel-grey eyes slid sideways for a second and the corner of her mouth curled a little in an austere, but sincere smile. Below her crushed silk skin her cloak was pinned with a silver celtic symbol and her leather gloved hands were folded properly in her lap; black slacks descended to dark brown ankle-boots with matching silver clasps. Her ears were crying pearl drops beneath her stick-straight shoulder-length white hair that was somehow still so full that it almost seemed like she had chosen that color. There was little make-up on her face, but it was obvious she had never really had much need, and even age couldn't completely soften the look of confidence that glowed like a lamp within.
She sat as if mesmerized, taking in this person who had seen through her precious invisibility, eating her words like feast from famine and waiting hungrily for more. It didn't even strike her as odd that at any other time or place, with any other person, she would have nodded and smiled politely, completely tuning it out and internally rolling her eyes until the interruption removed itself; this was nothing like those other times, for no reason she could conceive of. Instead of withdrawing further inside she was reaching out the intangible fingers of her soul to this impeccably perfect stranger. She waited for what seemed an eternity, feeling more and more like she had missed out on something, wondering if she should speak, and if so, to say what?
"I assume you have your reason for being here, as I have mine. There's something about this place that makes even the sickliest of nostalgia seem palatable, so I often come here to indulge in some reminiscing...or maybe it's being here that causes the reminiscing, I'm never quite sure. When this bench was first put here I was your age, and I say that with only the most delicate of implications to your age; suddenly this path that I walked home from work every day was no longer so invisible to me. Before that I only saw it in the most abstract sense of the word, like most people do, something to file under scenery in one's mind and think nothing more about. This one section was now a place, a location rather than a transition from one destination to another." She tapped the bench with her gloved fingers. "This is where I came when I got my first promotion, when I divorced my first husband...and sometimes just to enjoy those dainties they sell down the street. So of course I came here when I was first diagnosed with cancer; by now I don't feel like something important has happened unless I've seen it from the light of this spot."
Her mind contracted a little, her image of this shining star tainted with the rapid-acting poison of that one tiny word, no matter how hard she tried to fight it off. She thought perhaps she should say something, a platitude or a condolence, but instantly she knew it wasn't necessary or even wanted. This woman wasn't here for sympathy, or anything else she could give; this was the purest form of communication she'd ever known, one with no need for any kind of reciprocation, one that gave without taking anything away. She felt she'd known this person in another life, or that she'd sprung fully formed from her own mind as part of the grief process to comfort her, it was so strong a connection. Her chest now ached with something stronger than pain, akin to love or joy, that insisted on this person as its object.
Silence was a golden thread that bound them tightly for a while, growing stronger the longer it prevailed, until it seemed okay to her if neither ever moved or spoke again. The lady then turned her head and looked fully into her red-rimmed eyes with an unreadable expression. "You are something unique aren't you. If I were to say that we were kindred spirits I think you'd know exactly what I'm referring to, wouldn't you? In fact, I'm certain of it. All the better then; this place needs people like us as much as we need it. It's symbiotic in a way that others could never understand." The steady, searching gaze wandered back to the wind and water's play, but the faint, almost conspiratorial smile remained. "If I were to say to anyone else that I'll miss this place, and the memories formed here, the most, I could be sure of two things: a confirmation of their impression of me as 'eccentric', or whatever the new word for harmlessly crazy is these days; or a never-ending torrent of pity that would only end up drowning both of us. But I feel that you'll come to understand it in time. I even insisted on taking my treatment at the hospital down the road, until they told me I wouldn't be able to leave the room anyway; I foolishly thought I could still visit here, attempt to cling to some aspect of normalcy, but I'm here now because I know I have to let go. There are some points in life where you have to just be naked, where you have to leave everything behind and go forward without looking back, almost like Orpheus and Eurydice. When your time comes I hope you'll have the strength you need; there's no way to prepare for it, you either do or don't it seems....and those who don't lose something more precious than what they couldn't let go of. But if I make it through this, I know that coming back here will be all the sweeter...."
Her body was an unresponsive, unnecessary barrier, nothing more. She felt the waters of mutual understanding lapping around their mental shores with a keenness that bound her tongue with an iron chain. She wanted this moment to last forever, and at the same time she wished it was over so she could relive it endlessly in her technicolor memory. There was a mystery as powerful as her own sitting next to her and for the first time in her life she felt as if she understood what the word companion meant; it was a sensation that turned the cloudy dreariness she'd so desired into a silver-tinted surrealism. She glanced back dreamily at her touchstone and found she'd been watched herself. Their eyes met only for a split second, then the woman stood and glided regally away; and yet, she knew instinctively that if there was ever a chance for it they would meet again, and she looked forward to it with an irrepressible smile. The words 'thank you' were on her lips but there was no one there to say them to, and that was just as it should be.
She drew herself up, feeling several inches taller than only an hour before, and walked home on the clouds instead of under them. Maybe next time it would be her turn to make the connection, maybe next time she would be the one to give herself like a present. There was no need to be invisible anymore; she doubted anyone would even recognize her now. And that was just as it should be, since she barely recognized herself. Or rather, she realized she was now defined more by the light than the shadow.
I welcome feedback, and I hope you haven't gone blind from reading thisXD Thanks~^^
Ohisashiburi minna-san, it's been so longO_o I missed being able to chat with all of you, and although m brain is still fuzzy and tomorrow is the start of school (and therefore both exciting and terrifying for someone like me) I wanted to share a little of my experiences:) But, since I tend to ramble and digress to the point of inanity (inanity, not insanity!) I spent the last couple days posting verbosely on livejournal^^; I don't know if Vox could handle the sheer volume of it, (there's magazine scans, concert photos, translations of Happiness, Snowflake, and Music Station, con reports, other Arashi-related ramblings...) I humbly invite you to visit me there:) Nyanchan^^
Hope you've all been well and are having lots of fun with the new single!:D
*hums along to Happiness deliriously~*
I only saw the talk part of this week's MMA, but that inner brain maker game is so funny!XDD Nino gets 'secrets' and 'money' (of course!XD), Ohno has 'rest' and 'sex' and 'lies' and 'happiness';P Aiba has 'play', 'secrets' and 'rest'....hmmm, omoshiroi na~;) Jun has 'worry', 'friends', 'lies', and 'love'<3 That's perfect for him ne:3 poor Sho gets only 'lies'!XD Hmm...makes you wonder ne?;P So I decided to give it a try=) http://maker.usoko.net/nounai/ I used my first name in English and got this:
Yatta!XDD Hehe, it's funny how silly little things can give me a little burst of happiness;P
Now that sounds like a dream I'd like to have~<3 *dreamy sigh*~X3
Congratulations!!!You and Matsumoto Jun have gotten married and are now on your way to a special Italian Honeymoon in the Amalfie Coast with nothing but good yummy pasta and beautiful beach shorelines to fill your hearts with romance and passion!!
Take this quiz!
Yes, finally all the new songs are done!:D Boy that took a lot longer than I thought it would^^; Well, better late than never ne;P Hope you enjoy~:3
First, I had many requests for Nino's solo Niji^^
suneru to kimi wa
watashi no daiji na mono wo kakusu deshou
sono basho wa kimatte onaji dakara
kyou wa saki ni itte matte miru wa
kisetsu-tachi ga yuuhi wo tsurete kite
kage ga watashi wo mitsukete nobiru
bikkurishita kao de watashi wo mistumete wa
kyuu ni kuchi togarase puitto soto miru no
'gomen ne' to iu to
jaa kocchi ni kite yo to
ne, hora, mite mite, kage ga kasanatta
kasa ga butsukari, massugu arukenai
sonna watashi wo mite waratte iru no
watashi mo yatte misete ageru no
onaji you ni kuchi wo togarasu
yasashiku warau kimi ga
kono jikan ga kuukan ga
nakitaku naru kurai
ichiban daiji na mono da yo
wazato togaraseteru
watashi ni 'gomen ne' no
henji wo matazu ni
yasashiku kisu shita no
kore kara wa chotto kurai no wagamama
ittemo ii yo
demo watashi ni dake yo
mendokusai kara tte
sunao ja nain dakara
nande ienai no ka na
suki da yo
hitokoto yo?
tama ni kikitai na
kyou wa watashi to kimi ga
myouji wo kasaneta hi
ai ga mebukuita hi
la la la la la la la la
la la la la la la la la
la la la la la la la la
niji ga kirei da yo
iya omae no hou ga
terehajimeru kimi ni arigatou, arigatou
<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3
it's always like this
you sulking
you hide my most precious thing
because that place will of course be the same
today I'll try going ahead and waiting for you
the seasons take the setting sun with them
the shadows find me and lengthen
staring at me with a suprised face
you suddenly purse your lips and flick your gaze away
I say 'I'm sorry'
and 'well, come here'
then 'ne, hey, look look, the shadows have overlapped'
my umbrella gets blown down and I can't walk straight
you see me like that and are laughing
I'll try showing it for you too
I purse my lips in the same way
you laughing softly
that this time is free
bring me to want to cry
they're the most precious to me
purposely pursing your lips
without waiting for the reply
to your 'I'm sorry' to me
you gently kissed me
from now on it's okay if you speak
just a little about selfish things
but only to me
I say that it's a nuisance
because I'm not forthright
why is it that I can't say it
I love you
those words?
you want to hear it once in awhile
today is the day that you and I
added our family names together
the day that love budded
la la la la la la la la
la la la la la la la la
la la la la la la la la
the rainbow is beautiful
no, you are more so
to you who begins to be bashful, thank you, thank you
So far it seems to be the top contender in the favorite songs list;P It's an interesting kind of line of thought song, for a boy who loves to be arrogant and sarcastic he's sure good at love ballads neXD
Next, a few requests for Sho's solo Can't Let You Go;)
namida no atotsuku mejiri, hora nuguite
hiji wo tsuite, utsumuitenai de, kizuite
mou ichido dake furimuite
ima wa can't let go
amai amai melody ga
mada can't let go
omoi omoi no iro de
yappa can't let go
oh...
hanasanai de
tameiki hitotsu tsuita kara
kata ga sukoshi karuku natta
[furimukanai yo] to tsuyogatta
jibun sae itoshii
mou sukoshi ato sukoshi
kirei ni kimi wo wasurete
atarashii boku ni umarekawareru hazu na no ni
dakedo can't let go
amai amai melody ga
mada can't let go
omoi omoi no iro de
yappa can't let go
oh...
hanasanai de
hitori bocchi no machi no kaze
hon no chotto tomadou kedo
minareta hazu no keshiki sae
nantonaku yasashii
mou sukoshi ato sukoshi
kimi to kiita ano uta wo
ima wa mada mune no naka dakishimetai no sa
mou sukoshi kou shite itain da, tada...
kono toki wa dorehodo tsuzuku no ka na
kimi no atama ga...(furueteta kata ga...)
kizuku to bosotto anata ga [asa ka na]
tsuki toki wo kizami
koboreru hikari
subete kikitai nao shiritai
tsutsumikomu you ni te wo sotto sotto
ima wa motto motto motto zutto gyutto motto
hanasazu ni tada kou shite itai
kono hitokoto dake ga kimi ni ienai
I just wanna say (what?)
can't let...
"I can't let you go"
ima wa mada mune no naka dakishimetai no sa
dakara can't let go
mekuru mekuri rizumu ga
mada can't let go
owari no nai hibiki de
yappa can't let go
oh...
hanasanai de
<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3
don't look away, hey, look over here
traces of tears in the corners of your eyes, hey, wipe them away
don't lay your head on your arm, realize
turn around just one more time
right now I can't let go
the sweet, sweet melody
I still can't let go
with the color of love, love
after all I can't let go
oh...
don't leave me
because I breathed a single sigh
my shoulders have gotten a little lighter
I made of show of courage saying [I won't turn around]
precious even to me
a little more, a little further
I'll forget you cleanly
though I know I'll be reborn into a new me
but I can't let go
the sweet, sweet melody
I still can't let go
with the color of love, love
after all I can't let go
oh...
don't leave me
the wind in the city all by myself
although I waver just a little
at least the scenery that I should be used to seeing
is somehow kind
just how long will this time go on
your head...(your trembling shoulders...)
I realize as you sadly whisper [guess it's morning]
the moon marks off time
overflowing light
I want to hear everything, know you even more
as if to wrap them up I take your hands softly, softly
right now, much much much more, always, tightly, more
without going away I just want to stay like this
these words alone I can't say to you
I just wanna say (what?)
can't let...
"I can't let you go"
right now I still want to hold you inside of my heart
so I can't let go
the dazzling rythym
I still can't let go
with an echo that has no end
after all I can't let go
oh...
don't leave me
This reminds me of another song, but I can't put my finger on it...it was bugging me the whole time I was translating it tooXDD Gah, that's going to keep bugging me until I figure it out;P This is a nice light kind of song, very airy and wispy;)
Plus, there was a hint towards wanting Taiyou no SekaiXD
mou sorosoro iizo
clap ya hands (clap ya hands) kunderu ude age
clap ya hands clap ya hands
everybody say ho! (ho!)
no aizu de minna wo koko kara take off! (off!)
shifuku no jikan wo orera ga teikyou (kyou)
gojunbi dekitara kigaete seisou (sou)
arigatou seichou
dokedoke nokenoke jama desu soko noke
minna ga horehore tadachi ni motemote
chikau yoreyore socchi de mometoke
ore no te toretore susamajii keshiki
muri da yo toutei otaku ni totte wa bouken
(oh? mouten?) or chousen? sou kore shiki touzen (icchou agari)
unazuita kimi no me no oku ni hikari afureru
kanjigarame to sayonara shite kaze ni norikomu
kurikaesu mainichi wo nukete tobidashite yuku
kitto todokanai hoshi ni mukete tokihanatareru
osaekirenai omoi no kazemuki ni senaka osare mae wo muitara
mou daremo tomerarenai tomaru koto wa nai
soshite junpuumanpan sutairu de
taiyou ga michibiite egaku saikou na sekai e
joushoukiryuu haato de
shinjitsu wo tsukamaete tsuyoku nareru
hanashitakunai shunkan dake yakitsukeru you ni
setsunasa mo yasashisa mo zenbu mune ni aru kara
shirazu shirazu ni tsukamikasaneta jikan wo irodoru
tameiki ni makesou na toki mo kokoro uruosu
zutto kawaranai kimi ga miseta warau yokogao
ugokidashita jikan no katasumi ni sagashiateta yume no kakera to
jounetsu no naka ni aru ima wo shinjite
soshite oikaze sutairu de
souzou wo nurikaete tsuzuku saikou na sekai e
joushoukiryuu haato de
zenshin wo nuite atsuku nareru
ichido shika nai kankaku sae owaranai you ni
choimotoi mou omakase gosouzou ni
shikiri ni shimijimi ishikishi ikiiki sou shitara motodoori
ore kazeraibou
ukairo toki ni chikai yo
yo ho! mukou no hou e to
choujou houkou e ore to
soshite junpuumanpan sutairu de
taiyou ga michibiite egaku saikou na sekai e
joushoukiryuu haato de
shinjitsu wo tsukamaete tsuyoku nareru
hanashitakunai shunkan dake yakitsukeru you ni
<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3
the coveted youths are in da house yo (in other words, we've arrived)
very soon it'll be all good
clap ya hands (clap ya hands) all together raise your hands
clap ya hands, clap ya hands
everybody say ho! (ho!)
with that signal everyone will from here take off! (off!)
we'll provide the bliss time (kyou)
if you're ready get changed and dress up (sou)
thanks for your attention
move move away away you're in the way get out of there
everyone's charming, instantly popular
close to worn out, rub over there
take-take my hand, this absurd scenery
it can't possibly be impossible, for you it's an adventure
(oh? a blindspot?) or challenge? that's right, at the beginning it's natural (raise the neighbourhood)
you, in agreement, light overflows in the depths of your eyes
once our feelings are the same it's goodbye, riding on the wind
we'll get out of the repeating day to day and take off
we'll surely be released towards the unreachable stars
if we face forward with the irrepressable emotions' wind direction against our backs
then no one can stop us anymore, there's no stopping
and in smooth sailing style
towards the awesome world the sun draws a path to
with a heart like an ascending air current
we'll grasp the truth, be able to grow stronger
just in the moment we don't want to leave, as if to burn
because bittersweetness and kindness are all in your heart
completely unknowingly they dye the accumulating time
enrich your heart in the times when it seems you'll be overcome by sighs
the laughing profile that the forever unchanging you showed me
believe in the now that's in the passion and the splinter of the dream
you found in the time that began to move
and in the favorable wind style
continue to repaint your imagination, to the best world
with a heart like an ascending air current
it'll go through your whole body and be able to grow hot
just this one-time-only feeling, so it will never end
in short, just leave it to your imagination
incessantly, heartily, consciously, vividly, if you do that it'll be as always
I'm a wanderer
sometimes I'm close to a detour
yo ho! onwards and upwards
in the direction of the summit, with me
and in smooth sailing style
the sun draws a path for us, to the best world
with a heart like an ascending air current
we'll grasp the truth, be able to grow stronger
just in the moment we don't want to leave, as if to burn
Okay, I really tried hard with this one, but I think it sounds a lot better in Japanese>_< So if it's rough in places, gomen ne:S But I like how it's kind of an image-song, meant to conjure up mental pictures of going on a trip, sailing across a dazzlingly bright ocean with the sun at your back:3 Yappari their genki, positive songs really get to me;) It's not as good as We Can Make It, but it has it's own flavor^^
Lastly, I did Everybody Zenshin, just to be complete;P
zenshin aru no mi
ai no kubomi ya koi no fukurami
ikute ni wa iroiro aru mono
mata seikou no imeji ni chuu ni awasete
borumu mo agete ikou
(itsumo yori ookii mi de)
(tomo ni miru)
gooru no saki ni arata na staato raiin
sou mada mada tsuzuku no sa
everybody zenshin, come on everybody
zenshin aru no mi oh oh oh
everybody zenshin, kanata wa maemuki ni dekiteru
aishiau ni shitemo
maemuki ni hajimetai
go everybody, come on everybody
zenshin aru no mi
anshou noriage, doushou mo nakute
akiramesou na toki mo aru mono dakedo
seikou no imeji ni chuuchuu shite hoshii
tanoshimu koto mo wasurezu
(itsumo yori konna ni demo)
(tomo ni dasu)
staato raiin ni tsuzuku gooru sagase
sou mada mada ikeru no sa
everybody zenshin, come on everybody
zenshin aru no mi oh oh oh
everybody engine kokoro no naka de ugoite iru
yume wo miteru toki mo
dokidoki to ugoiteru
go everybody, come on everybody
zenshin aru no mi
gooru no saki ni arata na staato raiin
everybody zenshin, come on everybody
zenshin aru no mi oh oh oh
everybody zenshin, kanata wa maemuki ni dekiteru
aishiau ni shitemo
maemuki ni hajimetai
go everybody, come on everybody
zenshin aru no mi
zenshin aru no mi
<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3
everybody forward, come on everybody
there's nothing but to move forward
the ups and down of love
are something living has a lot of
I'm still mixing in a kiss with my idea of success
let's raise the volume
(to something much louder than usual)
(watch it together)
the new starting line before the goal
that's right, there's still more to come
everybody forward, come on everybody
there's nothing but to move forward, oh oh oh
everybody forward, you can get there if you think positively
even if we love one another
I want to start by thinking positively
go everybody, come on everybody
there's nothing but to move forward
stranded on a crag, when nothing can be done
although there are times when it seems like you'll give up
I want you to focus on your idea of success
without forgetting to have fun
(even if it's this much more than usual)
(go on together)
find the goal following the starting line
that's right, it can still work out
everybody forward, come on everybody
there's nothing but to move forward, oh oh oh
everybody's engine is working inside their heart
even when you're dreaming
it's throbbingly working
go everybody, come on everybody
there's nothing but to move forward
a new starting line before the goal
that's right, there's still more to come
everybody forward, come on everybody
there's nothing but to move forward, oh oh oh
everybody forward, you can get there if you think positively
even if we love each other
I want to start by thinking positively
go everybody, come on everybody
there's nothing but to move forward
there's nothing but to move forward
I have to say, at first I wasn't all that impressed with this song^^; Nice beat, catchy hook, but seemed a little like going back in time for them. But after hearing it a dozen times to get the lyrics right it has kinda grown on meXDD Now I have to listen again just to sing along with the hook...;P
前向きになろうよ！：Dきっともっと楽になるはずだからね：３
I got curious after seeing some of the comments on my lj, everyone seems to have a different favorite...^^ Don't get me wrong, there's a lot of awesome songs to choose from<3 Honestly I haven't run into one yet I don't like, it may be the best album yet, at least for me:3 But I was wondering how it would break down, so please take a sec to pick your favorite^^
Yes, more song lyrics!:D I meant for this to be the final batch, but my ambition outlasted my staminaXD But I did quite a bit, hope you enjoy~:3
First, Be With You^^
yorisou you ni nobite yuku
awatadashi toki no naka, nagasarenai you ni
bokura te wo tsunaida
hitogomi ga nagarete, isogu hito no naka de
kanashiku natte kimi no namae yonda
tourisugita, kaze no nioi
atarashii kisetsu e, hora, iro ga kawatte iku
kimi no koe de, sono egao de, sono subete de
me wo hiraite boku wa arukeru
donna kako mo, donna asu mo, wakachiaou
dakara boku wa kimi no moto ni
kimi no me ni utsuru subete no kanashimi
sono itami nuguetara
tooi kako kimi ga okizari ni shita yume
zenbu kanaeyou
toki wa nagare itsumo, nanika wo kaeteku kedo
eien wo te ni ireta bokura wa
dare yori mo tsuyoku nareru
mou sugu machi ni wa hitotsu mirai ga kuru
hito wo tusyoku ai suru koto kizuita kara
me ni mieru subete ga kagayakidasu
sono egao wo, sono subete wo, mamotte yuku
soshite itsumo kimi to tomo ni
kimi no koe ga, sono egao ga, sono subete ga
boku wo itsumo boku ni kaeshite kureru
donna kako mo, donna asu mo, kanjiaou
soshite boku wa kimi no moto ni
soshite itsumo kimi to tomo ni
<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3
they lined up on the pavement, our two uneven shadows
lengthening as if they were snuggling up
in the midst of a hurried time, so as not to flow away
we held hands
the crowd flowed on, in the middle of the rushing people
I got sad and called your name
it passed by, the smell of the wind
towards a new season, look, the colors are changing
with your voice, with that smile, with all of it
I can walk with open eyes
no matter what past, no matter what tomorrow, let's share it
so, I go to where you are
all the sadness that's reflected in your eyes
why don't I wipe away that pain
the dreams that you deserted in the distant past
let's make them all come true
time always flows on, changing something
but we who have got eternity in our hands
will be able to become stronger than anyone
very soon a single future will come to this city
since I came to know about loving people strongly
everything that I can see with my eyes shines out
that smile, that everything, I will protect it
and always together with you
your voice, that smile, that everything
always brings me back to myself
no matter what past, no matter what tomorrow, let's feel it
and I will go to where you are
and always together with you
Such a sweet love song:3 I love their solos in this one, and the overall warm fuzzyness<3
Second, Aiba's solo, Friendship:D
bokura wa kou yatte sa deaetan darou?
terekusakute nakanaka ienai kedo
kokoro no naka de sakebu [itsumo arigatou]
sukuramu wo kunde sa, buchiattate yukeba
koerarenai kabe nanka nai yo
afureteru kono mune no naka, kanaetai yume no moyou ni wa
zettaiteki ni kimi no mujaki na egao ga utsutteru
dokomademo oikakete yukou, wasurenai ano toki no kimochi
unmeiteki na gosaro, hitotsu ni tsunagari tsuzuite yuku
nekoronde sa, kiseki wo mottetemo sa, nan ni mo okoranai yo, mukae ni yukou
sutemi no kakugo de sa, yaru dake yatta nara mukuwarenakutemo koukai wa nai yo
afureteru kono mune no naka, kanaetai yume no moyou ni wa
kandouteki na kimi no nakisou warau kao mo utsutteru
dokomademo oikakete yukou, warenai koto mo aru kedo
unmeiteki na deai, ano hi kara chotto mo kawaranai yume
donna ni mo touku hanarete itemo
mienai chikara de tsunagatte iru woo woo
afureteru kono mune no naka, kanaetai yume no moyou ni wa
zettaiteki ni kimi no mujaki na egao ga utsutteru
dokomademo oikakete ikou, wasurenai ano toki no kimochi
unmeiteki na gomatamichi, hitotsu ni tsunagari tsuzuite iku
<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3
just how many seasons have piled up
since we met like this I wonder?
I'm shy so I pretty much can't say it
but in my heart I cry out [thank you always]
if we were to form a scrum and confront it
there's no wall that we couldn't overcome
it overflows inside my heart, in the patterns of the dreams I want to realize
your innocent smile is absolutely reflected
let's pursue it anywhere, I won't forget the feelings of that day
our pre-destined five branching paths continue to be bound into one
lying down, even if you're holding a miracle, nothing will occur, let's go meet
with the resolve to risk our lives, if we just do what has to be done, even if there's no reward we'll have no regrets
it overflows inside my heart, in the patterns of the dreams I want to realize
your deeply moving, teary smiling face is reflected as well
let's pursue it anywhere, even though there are things that we can't smile about
our pre-destined meeting, our dream that doesn't change even a little since that day
no matter how far apart we are
we're bound by an unseen power woo woo
it overflows inside my heart, in the patterns of the dreams I want to realize
your innocent smile is absolutely reflected
let's pursue it anywhere, I won't forget the feelings of that day
our pre-destined five branching paths continue to be bound into one
Reading the lyrics I thought this song would be much more emotional, but I like how lightly Aiba sings it, as if he were actually talking to them:) As if he was reading that letter again...<3
Third, for Tenjo-chan, FireflyX3
you and I believed it all
you and I looked a rain
eyes like a firefly
machi wo nurashiteku ame ni
goodbye
boku-tachi wa tada
tachizukushi kotoba naku shita
arata no hitomi hotaru no you ni
tomoru samishisa de mitsumeru dake de ugokeru nai
otagai ni kizutsuite, anata no koto
dou sureba iyaseta darou, oh yeah
weeping in the rain
ame wa sou hotaru no you ni
namida no sugata de
koi wo furasete yuku
I just want your love
te wo hanasou, kokoro kara
aishite itai yo
boku wa wasurenai yo
kono yoru ni naitemo
tabidachi yukishi akari wo nagame
tagai tagai ni motarete sasae
yakitsuku ano hi yubikasane
rain firefly, lady firefly, baby
yasashii hibi ga koko ni atta
heya no
sumizumi ni
anata ga warai nemutte iru
shiawase wa futari de
wa kanaeru koto bokura wa dekinakatta, oh yeah
weeping in the rain
ame wa sou hotaru no you ni
namida no sugata de
koi wo furasete yuku
I just want your love
te wo hanasou, kokoro kara
aishite itai yo
boku wa wasurenai yo
kono yoru ni naitemo
ima to natte wa tooi tooi kyouri
anata motomeru tokidoki ijou yori
soshite mada nao nouri ni shikori
rain firefly, lady firefly baby
ikutsumo no tsuioku ga
ahh
koko ni wa aru kara ugokenai, oh
shingou ga ima kawatte yuku
weeping in the rain
ame wa sou hotaru no you ni
namida no katachi de
koi wo furasete yuku
lady firefly
te wo hanasou, kokoro kara
aishite itai yo
boku wa wasurenai yo
la la la la la
ii kara
la la la
yeah
la la la la la
<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3
you and I believed in love
you and I believed it all
you and I looked a rain
eyes like a firefly
in the rain that's soaking the city
goodbye
we were just
standing still without words
new eyes, like fireflies
staring at each other in burning loneliness, unable to move
mutually hurting each other
how should I have healed you, oh yeah
weeping in the rain
like the fireflies the rain is,
in a state of tears,
pouring down love
I just want your love
let's release our hands, from the bottom of my heart
I want to stay loving you
I won't forget
even if I cry tonight
setting off, viewing the light
the support we mutually hold
scorching that day, counting on fingers
rain firefly, lady firefly, baby
there were gentle days here
in the room's
every nook and corner
you are smilingly sleeping
happiness is something two can achieve
we were unable to do it
weeping in the rain
like the fireflies the rain is,
in a state of tears,
pouring down love
I just want your love
let's release our hands, from the bottom of my heart
I won't forget
even ifI cry tonight
it's now become a wide, wide divide
I sometimes want you to an abnormal extent
and there's still an even worse aftertaste in my mind
rain firefly, lady firefly, baby
because there are so many memories
ahhh
here, I can't move, oh
right now the traffic lights are changing
weeping in the rain
like the fireflies the rain is,
in a shape of tears,
pouring down love
I just want your love
let's release our hands, from the bottom of my heart
I want to stay loving you
I won't forget
la la la la la
it's okay
la la la
yeah
la la la la la
So sad, reminds me a little of Koi Wa Breaking:3 And for some reason I really like the phrase 'lady firefly'...<3
Fourth, Ohno's solo Song For Me:3
kazoekirenai namida to takanari kasanete
koko de mada matteru (so I could, so I would, you know?)
kotoba wo koete, kokoro no oku de
michi naru nanika ga umare oto wo kanaderu
tsutsumikomu you ni (so I dream on kitto)
itsumademo hoshikuzu no sukima kara
yume de aetara
furueteru, kono mune ga itamu hodo
towa no negai wa
hibikiau setsunasa wa garasu no you
todoku no darou ka (so I could, so I would, you know?)
itsumademo yakusoku wo utsushidasu
yume no tsuzuki wa
dakishimeta kono toki ga itazura ni
touku hanarete, hikari atsumete wa
hitori hitomi tojita (so I dream on sotto)
soshite atenaku aruita ano hi no you ni
tada mitsumete ita no wa over again my time
ima yureru madokoshi ni (sou ai ga sotto mau ue e woah yeah)
shizuka no naka de itsuka no merodi
utaikirenai kotoba to nukumori nagarete
ima mo mada natteru
kioku wo koete kodou no oku de
kasanaru neiro ga iyasu mune no kizuato
urei toku you ni (so I dream on kitto)
dokomademo kagayaki wo tsunagu kara
te wo kazashitara
hateshinaku kono mune ni furisosogu
haruka mirai mo
utsukushiku kurikaesu hamon no you
mieru no darou ka (so I could, so I would, you know?)
dokomademo yakusoku wo utsushidasu
yume no sukima ni
dakishimeta hisoyakana kono omoi
niji wo egaite, hikari afurete wa
hitori hitomi tojita (so I dream on sotto)
soshite hitori de aoida ano hi no sora
tada sagashite ita no wa song for me
aitai ima omoi dake hoshii (sou ai ga sotto mau ue e woah yeah)
aimai na koto bakari ga
yoake no meiro samayoinagara
yume ga samete shimattemo wasurenai yo
itsumademo hoshikuzu no sukima kara
yume de aetara
furueteru, kono mune ga itamu hodo
touwa no negai wa
hibikiau setsunasa wa garasu no you
todoku no darou ka (so I could, so I would, you know?)
itsumademo yakusoku wo utsushidasu
yume no tsuzuki wa
dakishimeta kono toki ga itazura ni
touku hanarete, hikari atsumete wa
hitori hitomi tojichau (so I dream on sotto)
soshite atenaku aruita ano hi no you ni
kara mitsumete ita no wa over again my time
ima yureru madokoshi ni (sou ai ga sotto mau ue e woah yeah)
<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3
someday's parting, someday's meeting
the countless tears and heart throbs pile up
I'm still waiting here (so I could, so I would, you know?)
surpassing words, in the depths of my heart
it becomes unknown, something is born, a sound plays
as if covering it up (so I dream on surely)
forever, from the gap in the stardust
when we meet in a dream
trembling, to the point my chest hurts
the eternal wishes
reverberate in time, the bittersweetness is like glass
does it reach across (so I could, so I would, you know?)
forever, it reflects the promise
I embraced
the continuation of the dream, at that time it teased
me, leaving far away, gathering light
alone I closed my eyes (so I dream on softly)
so I walked without success, just like that day
the only thing I looked at was over again my time
right now it's fluttering on the windowsill (yes love is softly dancing upward woah yeah)
in the midst of the silence someday's melody
the songless words and warmth flow
even now it still rings out
surpassing memories, in the depths of loneliness
the overlapping tones heal them, the scars on my heart
as if resolving sorrow (so I dream on surely)
no matter where, it will connect the radiance
when I lift my hands above my head
endlessly, it flows into my heart
the distant future as well
beautifully repeats like ripples of water
can you see it (so I could, so I would, you know?)
no matter where, it reflects the promise
in the gaps of the dream
I embraced them, soundlessly, these emotions
drawing a rainbow, light overflowing
alone I closed my eyes (so I dream on softly)
and the sky I looked up at alone that day
all I sought was a song for me
I want to see it, right now I want emotions alone (yes love is softly dancing upward woah yeah)
while nothing but vague things are
wandering around the dawn's mazes
even if the dream awakes I won't forget
forever, from the gap in the stardust
when we meet in a dream
trembling, to the point my chest hurts
the eternal wishes
reverberate in time, the bittersweetness is like glass
does it reach across (so I could, so I would, you know?)
forever, it reflects the promise
I embraced
the continuation of the dream, at that time it teased
me, leaving far away, gathering light
alone I closed my eyes (so I dream on softly)
so I walked without success, just like that day
the only thing I looked at was over again my time
right now it's fluttering on the windowsill (yes love is softly dancing upward woah yeah)
Wow, I love this song!>_< Like water droplets falling on leaves, sad soothing stillness~X3 Ohno does introspection so well, this is such a great song for him:3
Fifth, Carry On^^
sore wa daremo shiranai atarashii asa
manin no densha wa kibou wo noseru no
soretomo fuan dake tsumete yuku no
nemurezu ni ita wake wo oshiete
dareka ni hanaseba kitto raku ni naru kara
doko ni iku tochuu darou, bokura mayoinagara
soredemo sora wo miage tsuzukete iru
jibun wo utagau, yowasa dake wo
dakishimeta mama mata aruite yuku
donna ame mo agaru, niji wa umareteku
tooi tooi basho e hashi wo kakeru
jiipan no suso ga ne, sugoku nureta nara
tachidomareba ii sa, aseranai de
taisetsu ni shita yume wo oshiete
ganbare nante sa kantan ni iwanai kara
doko ni tadoritsuku no, bokura nagasarete
soredemo yume wo miage tsuzukete iru
jibun wo shijiru tsuyosa dake ga
mirai no tobira kojiakete iku sa
kanawanu yume mo aru to
mou akiramechau no?
mienai mono wo kanjiyou
kibou ya negai wo
to carry on, tsuyoku dakishimete, yeah yeah yeah
kimi no ashita wo miushinawanai de
hatenai yume wo oikakete ikou
ame wa agaru yo, asa ga kureba
bokura no asu wo mata terashidasu yo
kanawanu yume wa nai to
mata shinjite miyou
mienai michi wo kanjiyou
jibun dake no michi wo
to carry on, ippo zutsu de ii, yeah
to carry on, mirai wa matte iru, yeah
to carry on
<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3
no matter what night dawns, today is born
that's a new morning that no one knows
does the humming train carry hope
or does it head on holding nothing but anxiety?
tell me the reason I was unable to sleep
because if I could talk to someone it would surely get easier
we're probably lost while on the way to where we're going
even so we'll continue to look up at the sky
doubting myself, while still only
embracing weakness I walk on yet again
no matter what rain lets up, a rainbow is born
forming a bridge to a far, far away place
if the cuffs of your jeans ne, are incredibly soaked
you should stand still, don't hurry
tell me the dreams you held so dear
because I won't say something like 'do your best' lightly
where will we arrive, we're being carried by the flow
even so we'll continue to look up at our dreams
believe in yourself, only strength will
go on to pry open the door to tomorrow
are you going to give up already
if there are also dreams that won't come true?
let's feel the things that can't be seen
hope and wishes
to carry on, embrace them tightly, yeah yeah yeah
don't lose sight of your tomorrow
let's go on pursuing the endless dreams
the rain will let up, if morning comes
it will shine down again on our tomorrow
let's try believing once again
that there are no dreams won't come true
let's feel the paths that can't be seen
the path that's yours alone
to carry on, one step at at time is fine, yeah
to carry on, the future is waiting, yeah
to carry on
And this one too, especially the opening, bittersweetness is something that tugs at my soul irresistibly<3 But my favorite part is the line where they say 'I won't say 'do your best' lightly', because I know when something hurts you don't want platitudes and pat phrases...you want someone to understandX3
Sixth and last, requested by the sweet Tenjo Style, Yabai!XD
woah woah woah woah woah woah woah
viva myself (yabai), kou aritai
kimatte iu no wa sore bakari (yabai)
so motto reality (yabai), ima sugu
sou taido de shimesanakya (ryoukai)
sono kuse nanimo shiranai ore
ima ni naru made chuucho shite
sono ue nanimo kikanai ore
ima sara dou iu no?
oh yeah, te no hira kobore
ori nage sutenai de
sono kagi wa doko ni kakushite
aru no aru no aru no aru no?
viva myself (amai), itsudemo
ibatte iu no wa ore saikou (uzai)
naze motto honesty (oh why), ima sugu
chanto taido de shimesanakya (ryoukai)
dear myself (kimoi), kou aritai
kimatte iu no wa sore bakari (yabai)
so motto reality (yabai), ima sugu
sou taido de shimesanakya (ryoukai)
yabai yabai yabai
woah woah woah woah woah woah woah
iroiro kangaechau no yo ore
kyou koso kimi to kisu wo shite
abekobe mata bukiyou na ore
kekkyoku mata kenka
oh yeah, sunao na mama de
iitai no yama yama de
demo doushite kuchi wo hirakeba
kimi wo kizutsuketeru no
big up myself (yabai), itsudemo
ibatte iu no wa ore saikou (uzai)
naze motto honesty (oh why), ima sugu
chanto taido de shimesanakya (ryoukai)
here we go, yabai yabai (yabai yabai)
yabai-bye-bye (yabai-bye-bye)
yabai yabai (yabai yabai)
yabai-bye-bye (yabai-bye-bye)
yabai (yabai) yabai (yabai)
yabai-bye-bye-bye-bye-bye-bye
yabai, ah yabai
doushite doushite hanarete yuku
kitto sou sa, ima nara maniau
ima hajimete kizuitanda
viva myself (banzai), kore demo
umaku iku kara ore saikou (uzai)
demo motto honesty (banzai), ima sugu
chanto taido de shimesanakya
viva yourself (banzai), itsudemo
shinjiteru no wa hitotsu dake (hontou)
so motto honesty (yatta), ima sugu
yappa ai to wa kou deshou (ryoukai)
yabai yabai yabai
woah woah woah woah woah woah woah
<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3
yabai yabai yabai
woah woah woah woah woah woah woah
viva myself (yabai), I want it to be like this
that's always the only thing that decides it (yabai)
so right away (yabai) I need to acknowledge reality
much more in that way with my attitude (understood)
me, not knowing anything about that habit
hesitating up until this very moment
on top of which, me not asking anything
now what do I say?
oh yeah, don't throw away
what's overflowing from my palms
where is it that the key is
hide hide hide hiding?
viva myself (naive), what I always
say to boast is that I'm the best (shut up)
why, much more honestly (oh why), right away
I have to properly acknowledge it with my attitude (understood)
dear myself (gross), I want it to be like this
that's always the only thing that decides it (yabai)
so right away (yabai) I need to acknowledge reality
much more in that way with my attitude (understood)
yabai yabai yabai
woah woah woah woah woah woah woah
I think about various things
today as well I kiss you
contrary, my awkward self again
in the end we fight once more
oh yeah, in that honest way
there's a great deal of things I want to say
but why is it if I open my mouth
I hurt you?
big up myself (yabai), what I always
say to boast is that I'm the best (shut up)
why, much more honestly (oh why), right away
I have to properly acknowledge it with my attitude (understood)
here we go, yabai yabai (yabai yabai)
yabai-bye-bye (yabai-bye-bye)
yabai yabai (yabai yabai)
yabai-bye-bye (yabai-bye-bye)
yabai (yabai) yabai (yabai)
yabai-bye-bye-bye-bye-bye-bye
yabai, ah yabai
why, why do we drift apart
surely that's how it is, if it's now I can make it
I realized that for the first time just now
viva myself (banzai), despite this
it will go well so I'm the best (shut up)
but much more honestly (banzai), right away
I have to properly acknowledge it with my attitude (understood)
viva yourself (banzai), there's always
only one thing that you believe (really)
so much more honestly (I did it!), right away
this must be how love is after all (understood)
yabai yabai yabai
woah woah woah woah woah woah woah
I left certain things untranslated, so for the uninitiated 'yabai' is an exclamation like 'oh no!' or 'crap!', 'dangerous!', 'banzai' is a cheer, like 'hooray!':D That's a vague description, but I think you get the idea^^ I love this song's up-tempo feel, and it fits Jun so perfectly, the sense of arrogance and awkwardnessXDD I can see him smirking while singing it;P I can't wait to see what kind of dance he doesXDD Kitto kawaii deshou!:D
またね～！：D
As I thought, no sleep last night...but because of that you can enjoy the results of my efforts this week:) If only I had lots more Time...XD
I managed to get 4 more songs done, I hope to do more soon, but honestly I haven't even listened to them all yet (because I fear I'll want to translate them immediately, like what happened last nightXD)...but I'll do my best^^
First, Kaze =)
This one was kind of hard, especially since I was going only off the radio rips originally>_< Here's what I came up with:
kumo hitotsu nai sora ga nanka samishikutte sou
kitto mijikai natsu wo bokura wa kakenuketa
hiyake no iro wa itsuka kiete setsunai ne
ima wo wasuresou
jibun wo utsushite yuuhi wo miteta
arigatou tte sarenai demo
massugu mieru you ni
nanimo kamo subete ima wo mou ichido
jikan wo tomete egaita risou
negai wa josou datte shinjitara habatakeru yo
mata itsuka koko de atsumatte
hanasu toki ni wa jibun no kaze
tabi shita hibi no ashiato wo nami ga tsutsundeiku yo
suiheisen ni wa yume ga ukandeita
ikiru imi gomakashite
miteru nante setsunai ne eien ni
korogaru kanawanai yume ga kyou mo hoshi ni natteiku
hatenai umi wo yasashiku terashite yuku
saikonda kimochi no mama natsu ga yuku
jishin nai kedo omoi wa sora chikai wa kumo
datte kanjitara tobitateru yo
mata itsuka koko de atsumatte
hanasu toki ni wa kyou no kaze
uchuu no chiisa na ikun wo nami ga tsutsundeiku yo
futari no natsu ga owari toki ni iru
bokura wa tada umibe dake wo mite iru
ima wa kou shite au wake ga iru
sora wa ima mo boku-tachi wo mite iru
sou mata atsumatte
umi nan de itatte ga tatte waratte kazatte
hitachi ga kurashidasu mata ano hi de yuuki kizashidasu
samukatta umi ga tsuzundeiku kaze ga boku wo tsutsundeiru
nanimo kamo subete ima wo mouichido
jikan wo tomete egaita risou
negai wa josou datte shinjitara habatakeru yo
mata itsuka koko de atsumatte
hanasu toki ni wa jibun no kaze
tabi shita hibi no ashiato wo nami ga tsutsundeiku yo
<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3
while embracing each other we laid down on the beach
the sky without a single cloud seemed kind of lonely
we surely ran through the short summer
the color of the sunburn will fade someday, bittersweet ne
it seems we'll forget the present
I watched the setting sun that dyed me
even if we don't part saying 'thanks'
may we be able to look straight ahead
everything and anything, once again for it all
stop time, the ideals we've drawn out
when you believe that wishes are the running approach you can spread your wings
we'll gather here again someday
when we talk, your own wind,
the waves will cover up the footsteps of the travelled days
dreams floated up to the horizon
seeing them misrepresenting the
meaning of life is so eternally bittersweet
the tumbling, unachievable dreams are becoming stars again today
shining gently on the endless ocean
summer's going on with the feelings at their end
though you have no confidence if you can feel
emotions are the sky, vows are the clouds
you can take flight
we'll gather here again someday
when we talk, today's wind,
the waves will cover up small achievements of the universe
we're at the end of our summer together
we're just looking only at the beach
right now, like this, there's a reason to meet up
the sky is watching us even now
that's right, gather again
being around the ocean, standing, laughing, feeling
the days live on, again on that day I'll work up my courage
the cold ocean is covering it up, the wind is engulfing me
everything and anything, once again for it all
stop time, the ideals we've drawn out
when you believe that wishes are the running approach you can spread your wings
we'll gather here again someday
when we talk, your own wind,
the waves will cover up the footsteps of the travelled days
Ah~, I really feel the beach in this song~^^ The wind blowing through your hair as the sun sets and it gets colder...but with that special gorgeous boy beside youX3 This is a very cute, bittersweet love song, I like the more contemplative tone of this album as a whole actuallyX3
Next, one of my favorites, Wave:D
nagisa ni tatteba kimi no natsu
rainen mo koko de aeru yo nette
ahh, setsunai ne
mou ichido kimi wo dakiyoseta
hitomi yureteru nami no ue
ochiru hanabi ga kieru mae
ahh, mijikai ne
ashita wa chigau machi e
minna no wave! yureru omoi
manmaru wave! modoru koto no nai
futari no wave! oikaketeku
hajime kara suki datta
kaze ni nosete utau love song
nannen tattemo mirai ni
ahh, todokanai
sore nara konya dake wa
minna no wave! tamerai sae
manmaru wave! touri sugite yuku
futari no wave! ikanai de yo
kono basho de mata kimi to
kotoshi mo itsumo no tou de mata atsumaru
jyojyo de mawari wo mienaku naru hazu
kono omoi koso kakisase
tsutaeta naraba futari chikaku naru masumasu
nanise naretsuno baribari
sono hikouki no oku ni boku itaku naru masumasu
tamerazu, minna kotoba ni tarinaku
kari hazu, minna kotoba ja dame desu
minna no wave! yureru omoi
manmaru wave! modoru koto no nai
futari no wave! oikaketeku
hajime kara suki datta
minna no wave! (wave, wave!)
manmaru wave! touri sugite yuku
futari no wave! ikanai de yo
kono basho de mata kimi to
wave! wave! wave!
<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3
Wave! wave! wave!
we said, if your summer is standing at the water's edge
we'll see each other here again next year ne
ahh, bittersweet ne
I embraced you once again
above the dizzying waves
before the falling fireworks disappear
ahh, so short ne
tomorrow leads to different cities
everyone's wave! wavering feelings
perfectly round wave! no turning back
our very own wave! I'll pursue it
I loved you from the start
riding on the wind, this love song
no matter how many years pass in the future
ahh, it won't reach there
if that's the case tonight alone is
everyone's wave! even if only hesitatingly
perfectly round wave! it passes through
our very own wave! don't go
in this place with you again
this year we'll meet again in the same city
little by little we'll become unable to see what surrounds us
let me write these feelings down
if I get them across we'll both get closer more and more
at any rate things will get out of hand
I start to want to get inside that airplane more and more
can't stand it, everyone, words aren't enough
you know it's just temporary, everyone, words are no good
everyone's wave! wavering feelings
perfectly round wave! no turning back
our very own wave! I'll pursue it
I loved you from the start
everyone's wave! (wave, wave!)
perfectly round wave! it passes through
our very own wave! don't go
in this place with you again
wave! wave! wave!
The 'hajime kara suki datta' is such an awesome line<3 But I really like the rythym and guitar in this song, it makes me want to dance:3 Something about it really hooks me in, this is another that was on repeat for awhile...
Third, nice and sweet, Life^^
shiranai machi to dareka no warai goe
boku mo nantonaku egao ga koboreta
osoku me ga sameta hareta asa no koto
juunen mae yume mita ima no boku
juunen go wakannai yatte ima no boku
dokoka nantonaku onnaji ki ga shitan da
kimi to hanashite ita ano hirusagari
sou yatte nanigenaku
nagareteku toki no naka de
taisetsu na mono wa
sorezore no egao no riyuu
bokura kyou mo sagashite iru
meguru kisetsu no kaze ni notte
kagayaki dashita boku no yume wa
koko kara tsuzuku
arata na mirai hirogaru
sono michi wo aruite yuku no sa
hito ni wa iienai kanashimi ya
saenai mainichi ga tsuzuitemo
chirabatte iru
kagayaki mo hiroi agereba
mou sukoshi susumeru ki ga shita
guuzen mitsuketa kare no burogu kara
shiranai machi to dareka no warai goe
boku wa nantonaku namida ga koboreta
yake ni me ga saeta sonna yoru no koto
dou yatte ikiteku no ka
kotae wa hitotsu ja nakute
taisetsu na koto wa
bokura no shiawase no katachi
daremo ga sore wo sagashite iru
meguru kisetsu no kaze ni notte
kagayaki dashita kimi no yume wa
itsuka todoku yo
soko made kitto hirogaru
kono sora wo kakemegurutte yuku
omoi doori ni narani tte
kujikesou ni naru toki datte
bokura wa kitto
te wo toriau yo dakara sa
daijoubu, shijite susumu yo
kiseki nado matanai yo
hi no sasu hou e (hi no sasu hou e)
au kuroyami ni hitotsu chi no hikari
michibikishi kamo yoki wari hikari
mirai ni ikitari, mou tsurete yuku
orenji na sora made kure yuku
ikiru tame yue ikiru no kai
itsuka ki ga juku shita toki ni furikaeru
ima wa kiseki nado matazu ni
ano hi no hikari no sasu hou sasu hou e
meguru kisetsu no kaze ni notte
kagayaki dashita boku no yume wa
koko kara tsuzuku
arata na mirai hirogaru
sono michi wo aruite yuku no sa
hito ni wa iienai kanashimi ya
saenai mainichi ga tsuzuitemo
chirabatte iru
kagayaki mo hiroi agereba
mou sukoshi susumeru ki ga shita
kiseki nado matanai yo
hi no sasu hou e (hi no sasu hou e)
<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3
from the tv I put on in place of an alarm clock
an unknown city and someone's laughing voice
for some reason my smile overflowed as well
about waking up late on a sunny morning
the me of now had a dream ten years ago
the me of now is going on unknowingly ten years later
somewhere, for some reason I had the same feeling
talking with you that early afternoon
doing that inadvertently
in the midst of time's flow
the important things
for each their own reason for smiling
we are searching for that today as well
riding on the wind of the turning seasons
my dreams that gave off radiance
continue from here on
open up a new future
I'll walk along that path
even if unspeakable sadness and
calmless days follow one after another
if I'd open up wider
the scattered radiance
I got the feeling that I could go a little further
from his blog that you happened to find
an unknown city and someone's laughing voice
for some reason my tears overflowed
about my eyes calming to despair that night
how do you go about living
there isn't only one answer
the important thing is
the shape of our happiness
everyone is searching for that
riding on the wind of the turning seasons
your dreams that gave off radiance
will reach across someday
until then they'll definitely widen
running about this sky
saying it won't go as you plan
even times when it seems like it's breaking
we will surely
take each other's hands, therefore
it's okay, go forward believing
I'm not waiting for things like miracles
toward the direction the sun is shining (toward the direction the sun is shining)
in the darkness you meet a single patch of light
it may lead you, a good portion of light
wanting to go to the future, it'll already take you there
even the orange sky is getting dark
are you living for the sake of living
someday you'll look back on the time your mind matured
without waiting for miracles right now
toward the direction, the direction that sun's light is shining
riding on the wind of the turning seasons
my dreams that gave off radiance
continue from here on
open up a new future
I'll walk along that path
even if unspeakable sadness and
calmless days follow one after another
if I'd open up wider
the scattered radiance
I got the feeling that I could go a little further
I'm not waiting for things like miracles
toward the direction the sun is shining (toward the direction the sun is shining)
Surprisingly this was one of the easiest to translate:) It just...flowed. I love the way this song is like a video montage, little snapshots of different day parts and events, and yet it feels so organic and profound<3 The introspective feeling of these new songs is right up my alley, this song exemplifies it perfectly^^
Finally, the one that's been wearing out my winamp, Cry For You<3<3<3
Ah~, the instant I heard the first 5 seconds of this song I was hookedXDD And by the time Nino finished his solo I was desperate to translate this and see it live;P It reminds me a little of Jidai, and I've been missing some of their 'rock' efforts, so this is so welcomeX3 How many times will I have to hear it before I'm satisfied??XDD So darkly beautiful<3
kono deai wo koerarenai
Romeo sagasu baby, itami wo osoreru Juliet
hontou wa raia, sono karada ni
sumu dezaia karamaru kagiri
futari wa mawaru mawaru, I'll never miss you
daiamondo sae kudaku shinjitsu de
soshite cry for you, kokoro uchinuki
ore wa die for you, hontou no ai wo
kimi dake ni subete wo hanasou ka hey
yeah yeah yeah yeah
ima wa cry for you, shiawase negai
ore wa die for you, moetsukiru made
zenshin de kimi wo uketomeru
blue kibun na wo mada motteiru no
hanarete demo, toki wo tsunagu
futari ima wa touku touku, koe ga todokanai yeah
dejitaru no oto, konna ni chikaku ni
soshite cry for you, kokoro uchinuki
ore wa die for you, hontou no ai wo
kimi dake ni subete wo hanasou ka hey
yeah yeah yeah yeah
ima wa cry for you, shiawase negai
ore wa die for you, moetsukiru made
zenshin de kimi wo uketomeru
cry for you, kimi dake ni
cry for you
(rap)
you rather cry for me
soshite cry for you, kokoro uchinuki
ore wa die for you, hontou no ai wo
kimi dake ni subete wo hanasou kae
yeah yeah yeah yeah
ima wa cry for you, shiawase negai
ore wa die for you, moetsukiru made
zenshin de kimi wo uketomeru
cry for you
cry for you
no no
kimi dake ni
cry for you, no, cry for you
oh oh
cry for you
<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3
no matter how many loves you talk about
they can't surpass this meeting
searching for Romeo baby, a Juliet fearing pain
you're really a liar, to the extent that
it gets entwined in the desire living in that body
the two of us spin around, spin around, I'll never miss you
a diamond is the only thing that could break it, in reality
and I cry for you, marking my heart
I would die for you, for true love
shall I talk to you alone about everything hey
yeah yeah yeah yeah
right now I cry for you, wish for happiness
I would die for you, until I burn out
I'll take you in with my whole heart
are you still carrying those blue feelings
even if we're apart connect the moments
right now the two of us are so far, so far, our voices don't reach, yeah
the digital sound, this close
and I cry for you, marking my heart
I would die for you, for true love
shall I talk to you alone about everything hey
yeah yeah yeah yeah
right now I cry for you, wish for happiness
I would die for you, until I burn out
I'll take you in with my whole heart
cry for you, for you alone
cry for you
(rap)
you rather cry for me
and I cry for you, marking my heart
I would die for you, for true love
shall I talk to you alone about everything hey
yeah yeah yeah yeah
right now I cry for you, wish for happiness
I would die for you, until I burn out
I'll take you in with my whole heart
cry for you
cry for you
no no
for you alone
cry for you, no, cry for you
oh oh
cry for you
Sorry, I didn't even attempt the rap, it goes by so fastO_o But I think there's more than enough to enjoy here~X3 The Romeo and Juliet reference is so perfect, I'm a sucker for this kind of tragic love<3 Pain and pleasure itnermingled, it's just really sexy...I could go on and on, but I won't bore you;P I just really need to see this danceXDD
そのような愛がどうしても感じたいな～＞＿＜つらいでも、苦しいでも、その愛がバカほど欲しいね。。。
Someone sent me this text and link, very cuteXDDD
Subject: How the mouse cursor works
The Japanese have finally revealed a mystery for us.
Have you ever wondered how the small arrow cursor on your computer monitor works when you move the mouse?
Now, through the miracle of high technology, we can see how it is done - with the aid of a screen magnifying lens, the mechanism becomes apparent.
Click on the link below and you will find out.
-> -> -> -> -> -> http://www.1-click.jp/ <- <- <- <- <- <-
I'll never look at a mouse the same way againXDD
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