1.I’m here,
2.Where are you?
3.Time won’t go back,
4.The clock hands will never turn back.5.
6.“Fxxkin’ thanks a lot, as always.”
7.Working late at a convenience store,
8.It’s 2 AM.
9.I stop what I’m doing,
10.Drawn to your bold eyelashes, blush,
11.vivid lipstick, holographic nails—
12.but that face feels familiar.
13.Suddenly, memories come flooding back…
14.Your voice, so similar to the one I used to listen to from the seat diagonally behind me,
15.pretending to be asleep but straining to hear.
16.You point to a pack of Mevius,
17.a Pianissimo Petit.
18.A car horn blares from the parking lot.
19.It’s probably your boyfriend, losing his patience.20.
21.Even though three years have passed since we graduated…22.
23.Your taste in guys still sucks.24.
25.You head back to the passenger seat of that flashy upperclassman’s convertible, the one who reeks of bad news…26.
27.Can’t you see me?
28.You can’t, right?
29.I’m like an invisible man, wow wow wow.
30.Can’t you see me?
31.You don’t even know my name,
32.just someone you looked at from afar, wow wow wow.
33.Friend A, passerby B, memoryless C.
34.Again tonight, I’ll lose myself in a DEF jam,
35.alone at home, lonely with G.
36.In those indecent H fantasies, there’s no “I,” but
37.I wanted to build something starting with the four letters of “L” with you when you were just a JK.38.
39.First year, you had a boyfriend in the soccer club.
40.Second year, a boyfriend in the baseball club.
41.By summer of third year, your hair was dyed so bright.
42.Through a senior from another school, you ended up with your current boyfriend—
43.the rumors say he’s controlling, DV and all.
44.You climb in, the deafening roar of the exhaust fills the air.
45.Destination? Probably the chapel along the highway.
46.Not even three minutes pass before
47.the same loud exhaust sound is back again.
48.Out comes your boyfriend—
49.probably here to complain, or pick a fight. Ah, shit!!50.
51.He hands me back extra change with, “You gave me too much.”52.
53.And with that change, he buys a coffee.54.
55.You sit in the passenger seat, bored out of your mind, holding a cigarette, locked in a glare-off with your iPhone…56.
57.Can’t you see me?
58.You can’t, right?
59.I’m like an invisible man, wow wow wow.
60.Can’t you see me?
61.You don’t even know my name,
62.just someone you looked at from afar, wow wow wow.
63.Friend A, passerby B, memoryless C.
64.Again tonight, I’ll lose myself in a DEF jam,
65.alone at home, lonely with G.
66.In those indecent H fantasies, there’s no “I,” but
67.I wanted to build something starting with the four letters of “L” with you when you were just a JK.68.
69.Photos in the M pose—
70.are you sending them to him? No!!
71.Have you already tried a 3P…?
72.An unreadable QR code.
73.“Let’s go for lunch at S Court,” or maybe T.
74.Your smile and W-peace sign shine so brightly
75.I need UV protection.
76.Another fantasy, another ecstasy.
77.Oh, hey, your fly’s open—XYZ…
Translated by:
Thae(rin)
Japanese music enthusiast and lyrical translator. JLPT N1 certified with more than 15 years of experience in the Japanese and Global music communities.
Join our Discord server to connect with global music lovers
Join our team to help out + learn more about Japanese music
Send me a coffee to keep me going strong 💙
(/・ω・)/ ☕彡 ヽ(^。^)ノ
- ☕ Did we help?:
-
Support us with Ko-fi!
- 📫 Have A Request?:
-
Commission us here!