かいこKaiko

アレare？?　いつの間にitsu no ma ni　このkono駅ekiにniもmoビルbiruがga建ちtachi

Huh? When did a building go up at this station too?

洒落たsharetaカフェkafeやya高級なkoukyuu naスーパーsuupaaにni追いやられたoiyarareta思い出達omoide tachi

Memories pushed aside by fancy cafes and upscale supermarkets

点滅tenmetsuしてるshiteruネオンサインneon sain　テナントtenanto募集boshuuのno貼り紙harigami

Flickering neon signs, "tenant wanted" flyers

あのano店mise、,あのano味aji、,あのano場所basho、,あのano景色keshikiもmo見なくなってminaku natteからkara久しいhisashii

That shop, that taste, that place, that view, it's been ages since I last saw them

アレare？?いつの間にitsu no ma ni椅子isuがga無いnai

Huh? When did the chairs disappear?

あのano娘koのno席seki今imaこのkono娘ko　アイツaitsuのnoポジションpojishon今imaはwaコイツkoitsuでde、,

That girl's seat belongs to this girl now, that guy's spot is this guy's now

アレare？?いつの間にitsu no ma ni？?そのsono話題wadaiすらsuraもうmou古いfurui

Huh? When did it happen? Even that topic is old news

またmata名前namae変わってkawatte　キレイkireiにniなってnatte

Changed names again, looking prettier

あそこasokoのnoビルbiruはwaもうmou空き地akichiにniなってるnatteru

That building over there is already an empty lot

新番組shinbangumi　新商品shinshouhin　新機能shinkinou　新モデルshinmoderu　新店舗shintenpo

New shows, new products, new features, new models, new locations

新曲shinkyoku　新ネタshinneta　新キャラshinkyara　新展開shintenkai　新進気鋭shinshinkiei　新人類shinjinrui

New songs, new material, new characters, new twists, up-and-comers, new breed

…...ってtteいやiyaまだmada味ajiのno残ってるnokotteruガムgamu　味ajiのno残ってるnokotteruガムgamu

...Nah, this gum still has flavor, still has flavor

でもdemoそんなsonnaゴタクgotaku吐き捨てられhakisuterare　世界sekaiはwa未来miraiへeとto向かうmukau

But those protests get spit out, the world marches toward the future

俺らorera　劣化rekka　退化taika　悪化akka　老朽化roukyuuka

Us: degrading, devolving, worsening, decaying

でもdemo消去shoukyoしないでshinaideMr.コンピューターMr. konpyuutaa　HeyHey　HeyHey

But don't delete us, Mr. Computer, hey, hey

劣化rekka　退化taika　悪化akka　老朽化roukyuuka

Degrading, devolving, worsening, decaying

でもdemoショートshootoしないでshinaideGo to the futureGo to the future

But don't short-circuit, go to the future

とめどなくtomedonakuチクタクchikutaku　時計tokeiはwa回るmawaru

Endlessly tick-tock, the clock keeps turning

世間sekenのno千変万化senpenbankaにni目meがga回るmawaru

The world's constant changes make my head spin

やがてyagate経年変化keinen henka　ヤキyakiがgaまわるmawaru

Eventually wearing down with age, losing my edge

全てsubete楽しんでtanoshindeこそkoso上級者joukyuusha　HeyHey　HeyHey

Only a master enjoys it all, hey, hey

降りたoritaシャッターshattaa　剥げたhageta看板kanban　乗り捨てられたnorisuterareta自転車jitensha

Shuttered storefronts, peeling signs, abandoned bicycles

飽きられたakiraretaおもちゃomocha　ゴミ箱gomibakoのno中naka

Forgotten toys, inside the trash can

365日sanbyaku rokujuugo nichiのno淡白なtanpaku naリピートripiitoにni

In the bland repeat of 365 days

そのsono残酷なzankoku naスピードsupiidoにni　安息ansokuするsuruアイロニーaironii

In that cruel speed, an irony that finds peace

無理矢理muriyari　前maeをwo見mi

Forced to look ahead

揃えてsoroete歩くaruku　足並みashinami

Marching in step

追いつけoitsuke　追い越せoikose　蹴落とせkeotose

Keep up, surpass, kick down

振り落とされないfuriotosarenaiようにyou ni

So you don't get thrown off

それsoreがga生きるikiru術ichi ni tsuke!

That's how you survive (on your marks!)

ついてくtsuitekuだけdakeでもdemo息切れikigire

Just keeping up leaves you breathless

日々hibi早さhayasaをwo増すmasu時計tokeiのnoBPMBPM

The clock's BPM accelerating day by day

自分jibunのno殻karaやya繭mayuにni潜みhisomi

Hiding in your shell, your cocoon

時代jidaiのno色iroにni眉mayuをwoひそめればhisomereba

Frown at the colors of the times

ほらhora若いwakai子らkoraにni“かいこ”"kaiko"とto言われるiwareru

And the young ones call you "outdated"

それでもsoredemo孵化fukaしきってshikitte我wareをwo出すdasuかka((who got juice nowwho got juice now))

Will you still hatch and show yourself? (Who got juice now?)

フカfukaしきれずshikirezuにni終わるowaruかka

Or end up never breaking free?

伸るか反るかnoru ka soru ka　淘汰toutaされるsareru　俺oreはwaどのdono道michiをwo行くiku？?

Sink or swim, survival of the fittest, which road do I take?

俺らorera　劣化rekka　退化taika　悪化akka　老朽化roukyuuka

Us: degrading, devolving, worsening, decaying

でもdemo消去shoukyoしないでshinaideMr.コンピューターMr. konpyuutaa　HeyHey　HeyHey

But don't delete us, Mr. Computer, hey, hey

劣化rekka　退化taika　悪化akka　老朽化roukyuuka

Degrading, devolving, worsening, decaying

でもdemoショートshootoしないでshinaideGo to the futureGo to the future

But don't short-circuit, go to the future

とめどなくtomedonakuチクタクchikutaku　時計tokeiはwa回るmawaru

Endlessly tick-tock, the clock keeps turning

世間sekenのno千変万化senpenbankaにni目meがga回るmawaru

The world's constant changes make my head spin

やがてyagate経年変化keinen henka　ヤキyakiがgaまわるmawaru

Eventually wearing down with age, losing my edge

全てsubete楽しんでtanoshindeこそkoso上級者joukyuusha　HeyHey　HeyHey

Only a master enjoys it all, hey, hey

アナクロanakuro、,レトロretoro、,ヴィンテージvinteiji　NONO

Anachronistic, retro, vintage, NO

横文字yokomojiでdeはwa表記hyouki不可能fukanou、,I knowI know

Can't be written in borrowed words, I know

アナクロanakuro、,レトロretoro、,ヴィンテージvinteiji　NONO

Anachronistic, retro, vintage, NO

横文字yokomojiでdeはwa表記hyouki不可能fukanou、,I knowI know

Can't be written in borrowed words, I know

日本人nihonjin本来honraiのno価値kachi

The original value of the Japanese

刻まれたkizamareta遥かharuka昔mukashi

Carved from ages long past

世yoはwa儚げhakanage　もののあはれmono no ahare　時tokiのno流れnagareとtoはwaいとをかしito wokashi

This fleeting world, the beauty of passing things, how elegant time's flow is

日本人nihonjin古来koraiのno価値kachi

The ancient value of the Japanese

昔mukashiをwo懐かしむnatsukashimu歌詞kashiをwoうたいutai

Singing lyrics that yearn for the old days

わびしさwabishisaのno中nakaのnoわびwabiをwo伝えtsutae

Conveying the beauty within loneliness

そしてsoshite、,さびしさsabishisaのno中nakaのnoさびsabiをwo伝えるtsutaeru

And conveying the rust within sorrow

俺らorera　劣化rekka　退化taika　悪化akka　老朽化roukyuuka

Us: degrading, devolving, worsening, decaying

でもdemo消去shoukyoしないでshinaideMr.コンピューターMr. konpyuutaa　HeyHey　HeyHey

But don't delete us, Mr. Computer, hey, hey

劣化rekka　退化taika　悪化akka　老朽化roukyuuka

Degrading, devolving, worsening, decaying

でもdemoショートshootoしないでshinaideGo to the futureGo to the future

But don't short-circuit, go to the future

とめどなくtomedonakuチクタクchikutaku　時計tokeiはwa回るmawaru

Endlessly tick-tock, the clock keeps turning

世間sekenのno千変万化senpenbankaにni目meがga回るmawaru

The world's constant changes make my head spin

やがてyagate経年変化keinen henka　ヤキyakiがgaまわるmawaru

Eventually wearing down with age, losing my edge

全てsubete楽しんでtanoshindeこそkoso上級者joukyuusha　HeyHey　HeyHey

Only a master enjoys it all, hey, hey

ふらついてfuratsuite、,よろめいてyoromeite、,ころんでkoronde…...

Stumbling, staggering, falling down...

気がつけばki ga tsukebaまたmata空soraがga白んでshirande

Before I know it, the sky is turning white again

赤茶けてakachakete、,黒ずんでkurozunde、,黄ばんでkibande…...

Faded, darkened, yellowed...

Monday to SundayMonday to Sunday　何遍nanbenだってdatteカマゲンkamagen

Monday to Sunday, bringing the fire no matter how many times

錆びついてsabitsuite、,焦げついてkogetsuite、,痛んでitande…...

Rusted, charred, worn out...

流れnagare流されnagasare時tokiをwo刻んでkizande

Drifting along, marking the passage of time

深くfukakuまでmade　味ajiがga染み込んでshimikonde

The flavor soaking in deep

蔦tsutaのno絡まりkaramari　苔kokeのnoむすmusuまでmade

Until the ivy tangles and the moss grows thick