1.You suddenly tapped me on the shoulder from behind
2.And handed me a Baumkuchen saying, “Eat this and cheer up.”
3.Recalling my complexes, fatigue only intensifies.
4.You can’t empathize with me,
5.Because I am an underachiever!6.
7.But, but, all I hear is “but.”
8.But I can’t stop.
9.But, but, all I hear is “but,” that’s just me, me, me.10.
11.Like a Baumkuchen, I pile on excuses, excuses, excuses like a fairy.
12.Yet, like a Baumkuchen, I sweetly nurture those excuses through life.
13.Like a Baumkuchen, I pile on excuses, excuses, excuses like a fairy.
14.Yet, like a Baumkuchen, I sweetly nurture those excuses through life.
15.I stuff my cheeks and escape reality with a “paku” (munch).16.
17.You suddenly tapped me on the shoulder from behind
18.And handed me a Baumkuchen saying, “A souvenir from my trip.”19.
20.O O O O
21.I want you to take me to a place I don’t know.
22.O O O O
23.But sometimes, I want you to take a detour.
24.On the scarred highway,
25.Steaming up my way in the puddles,
26.I want to be loved softly,
27.Layering on a stylish smile.28.
29.Like a Baumkuchen, I pile on excuses, excuses, excuses like a fairy.
30.Yet, like a Baumkuchen, I sweetly nurture those excuses through life.
31.I feel like a Baumkuchen, my self-awareness is so grand! Grand!
32.Yet, like a Baumkuchen, I sweetly nurture those excuses through life.
33.aaaaaaaaaa34.
35.la la la
36.la la la
Translated by:
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