the pillows

Home » Artists » the pillows » Strange Chameleon Lyrics / English Translation

Strange Chameleon English Translation

Original Title:	ストレンジカメレオン
Artist:	the pillows
Release:	2001.02.07
Lyricist:	Sawao Yamanaka
Composer:	Sawao Yamanaka
Video:	View Video
Original Lyrics:	Strange Chameleon Lyrics (Romanized)

LN
Original
SIDE-BY-SIDE

1.I wanna be your gentleman,
2.Let’s go someplace I can change and be someone else.
3.I wanna be your gentleman,
4.Let’s seek a forest where I can conceal myself and avoid the pain.5.
6.We swim in a dirty river—I’m so dirty,
7.But you’re so beautiful and pure.
8.We’re constantly thinking about what we’ll do when we reach the bank on the other side.
9.It’s all we’ve ever done.10.
11.I love being with you… and hate almost everything else;
12.Unable to blend with my surroundings, I’m a poor excuse for a chameleon.
13.I want to sing a tender song—I only need the applause of one person:
14.That’s right, it’s you.15.

16.I wanna be your gentleman,
17.My tail won’t come off cleanly and just drags along.
18.I wanna be your gentleman,
19.The scratches on my body won’t heal… they just won’t go away!20.
21.We held our breaths, thinking, “I’m sure we’re almost there”,
22.Standing in a line for something we didn’t give a damn about.
23.“It’s like living your life singing a never-ending prelude”,
24.We laughed… as if we were already dead.25.
26.If the world is nothing but a joke, having its own tricks and secrets,
27.I’ll realize the colors I was born with no longer suffice.
28.Nothing will change, no matter how hard I try. So I’m prepared to face destruction.
29.I’m a Strange Chameleon.30.
31.Please don’t misunderstand! I’m not really sad about it.
32.It’s probably all a package deal; loneliness and freedom, always hand in hand.33.
34.Even if everything is a lie, just put together to make sense…
35.Even if the cat that seemed attached to us had really only been hungry…
36.Even if it’s all an illusion that will burst apart with a loud pop…
37.Our palms will still retain this warmth.38.
39.We ran about wildly in this era, having nothing to fear,
40.But our page in history will be torn out and left behind.
41.We’ll become fossils with no historical merit…
42.Ahh, I’m so glad I met you.
43.Bye bye, I’m a Strange Chameleon.

Favorite

View Favorites

Copy Link

Romaji:	Strange Chameleon Lyrics (Romanized)
Video:	View Video

Artist:	the pillows

Comments

Translated by:

Thae(rin)

Chief Editor, English Translator, Romaji Transcriber ＠ Lyrical Nonsense

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!

the pillows - Strange Chameleon English Translation
the pillows - ストレンジカメレオン English Translation

1.I wanna be your gentleman
2.変われる場所を探しに行こうか誰かみたいに
3.I wanna be your gentleman
4.隠れる森を目指してみようか痛くないように5.
6.汚れた川を汚れた僕と泳ぐ
7.君はとってもキレイだった
8.浮き沈みしながら向こう岸へ辿り着いた後を
9.考えてる今でもずっと10.
11.君といるのが好きであとはほとんど嫌いで
12.まわりの色に馴染まない出来損ないのカメレオン
13.優しい歌を唄いたい拍手は一人分でいいのさ
14.それは君の事だよ15.
16.I wanna be your gentleman
17.上手くちぎれてくれない尻尾はトゲトゲで
18.I wanna be your gentleman
19.引っかき傷は癒えないのさ治らないんだ20.
21.“たぶんもうすぐさきっと”なんて息を止めたまま
22.どうでもいい行列に並んでもみた
23.“終わらないプレリュード奏でて生きてゆくみたいだね”って
24.僕ら笑う死んでるように25.
26.たとえ世界がデタラメでタネも仕掛けもあって
27.生まれたままの色じゃもうダメだって気づいても
28.逆立ちしても変わらない滅びる覚悟はできてるのさ
29.僕はStrange Chameleon30.
31.勘違いしないでね別に悲しくはないのさ
32.抱き合わせなんだろう孤独と自由はいつも33.
34.もしも全てが嘘でただつじつま合わせで
35.いつか慣ついていた猫はお腹すかしていただけで
36.すぐにパチンと音がして弾けてしまう幻でも
37.手の平がまだ暖かい38.
39.恐いモノ知らずで時代ははしゃぎまわり
40.僕と君のすごしたページは破り去られ
41.歴史には価値のない化石の一つになるのさ
42.君と出会えて良かったな
43.Bye Bye 僕はStrange Chameleon

Copy Link