1.Substitute, substitute, substitute, delight
2.Roughly, roughly, roughly, crisis3.
4.I keep my mouth shut because I know no one will understand
5.I don’t want them to realize it’s nothing significant after all6.
7.“If we never meet face to face, they won’t look down on me”
8.“If I don’t trust anyone, I won’t be betrayed.” Is that it?9.
10.A slightly better kind of worst—where should I race off to?
11.It’s not “that day,” not “someday”
12.Neither history nor a dream—there’s no lingering attachment to the “now,” right?
13.It might hurt a bit, and the wounds might be deep
14.But a character covered in meaningless bandages
15.Keeps saying, “It’s fine,” though it’s all in my head16.
17.There’s no way it could be me, the one to weave love
18.Not with this body devoid of warmth—how could it?19.
20.Even if someone feels something for me, it’s not really “me”
21.Only sanity that tames madness is allowed to exist22.
23.A slightly serious kind of worst—where should I toss it?
24.There’s no trivial dreams or plans
25.For someone like you to ruin, not even one, right?
26.It might hurt a bit, and the kiss might have vanished
27.But life is about everything having meaning
28.Wasn’t I supposed to be okay? I forgot29.
30.All the good stuff—the pretty stuff, the tasty stuff, the beautiful stuff—
31.I throw it all away, leaving only the unpleasant self behind
32.Even if I try to close the lid, I pry it open myself, and find joy in the pain
33.And you call that a nuisance, but you’re the one who came to my side uninvited
34.Why can’t you take responsibility to the end and kill me already? I’d really be in trouble otherwise
35.If you’re going to betray me, don’t just say “bye-bye.” I feel hurt, and I remember everything
36.So, why did I even bother offering you the best parts? I regret it, saying that all over again37.
38.And yet, I end up singing again anyway39.
40.A slightly better kind of worst—where should I race off to?
41.It’s not “that day,” not “someday”
42.Neither history nor a dream—there’s no lingering attachment to the “now,” right?
43.It might hurt a bit, and the wounds might be deep
44.But a character covered in meaningless bandages
45.Keeps saying, “It’s fine,” though it’s all in my head, laughing46.
47.Substitute, substitute, substitute, delight
48.Roughly, roughly, roughly, crisis
Translated by:
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