らしさRashisa

自分らしさjibun rashisaってtteなんだnanda？?“"人hitoとtoはwa違うchigau”"でde差saをwoつけろtsukero

What does it mean to be yourself? "Stand out by being different from everyone else"

コンビニkonbiniのno雑誌zasshiコーナーkoonaa　表紙hyoushiにni太字futojiでde書いてあったkaite atta

Written in bold on the cover of a magazine at the convenience store

自分らしさjibun rashisaってtteなんだnanda？?　こどもkodomoのno頃koroはwa気にもせずki ni mo sezu

What does it mean to be yourself? When I was a kid, I never even thought about it

気に入らなければki ni iranakereba怒ってokotte　好きなsuki naものmonoをwo好きsukiだdaとto言ってitte

If I didn't like something, I'd get angry — and I'd say I liked whatever I liked

僕らbokuraはwa変わっていくkawatteiku　守りたいmamoritaiものmonoがga変わっていくkawatteiku

We change. The things we want to protect change too

理解されないrikai sarenai宝物takaramonoからkara　理解されるrikai sareruためtameのno建前tatemaeへe

From treasures no one else understands, to fronts we put up so others will

おとなotonaにniなるnaruほどhodo　後悔するkoukai suru生き物ikimonoにniなるnaru

The older we get, the more we become creatures of regret

でもねdemo ne　それでもねsoredemo ne　見えるmieruものmonoがgaあるaruんだndaよyo

But even so — even still — there are things you can see

だからdakara　僕bokuはwa僕らしくboku rashiku　そしてsoshite　君kimiはwa君らしくkimi rashikuってtte

So — I'll be myself, and you'll be you

始めhajimeからkara　探すsagasuようなyou na　ものmonoでdeはwaないnaiんだndaとto思うomouんだnda

I don't think it's the kind of thing you search for from the start

僕bokuはwa君kimiじゃないja naiしshi　君kimiもmo僕bokuじゃないja naiからkara

I'm not you, and you're not me

すれ違うsurechigau　手teをwo繋ぐtsunagu　そこsokoにniはwa愛aiだってdatte生まれるumareru

We miss each other, we reach for each other — and love is born right there

そういうsou iuもんmonさsa　自分らしさjibun rashisaってtteなんだろうnandarou

That's just how it is. What does it mean to be yourself?

変えられないkaerarenai　大切taisetsuがgaあるaruからkara　変わりゆくkawariyuku　生活seikatsuがga正しいtadashii

Because there are things that can't change that matter, the life that keeps changing is right

個性koseiをwo出さなきゃいけないdasanakya ikenai　そういうsou iu流行ryuukouのno無個性mukoseiでde

"You have to express your individuality" — that kind of trendy non-individuality

悟ったsatottaようにyou ni　一歩ippo引いたhiita　匿名希望tokumei kibouのno傍観者boukansha

Acting like you've figured it all out, stepping back — the anonymous bystander

ちょっとchotto待ってmatteよyo　星空hoshizoraはwa　変わらずkawarazuあの日ano hiとto同じonajiだdaよyo

Hold on — the night sky is still exactly the same as it was back then

理解されずともrikai sarezu tomo宝物takaramonoはwa　今imaでもdemo宝物takaramonoのnoはずhazuでしょうdeshou

Even if no one understands them, your treasures are still treasures, aren't they?

変化henkaがga怖くてkowakute　変わらぬkawaranu日々hibiもmo嫌いkiraiでde

Scared of change, and yet tired of days that never change

変わりたくてkawaritakute　変われなくてkawarenakute　こどもkodomoのno頃koroをwo思ったりomottariもmoしてshite

Wanting to change but unable to, sometimes thinking back to when I was a kid

見失いそうmiushinai souでde　自分jibunでdeあるaru意味imiとかtoka

Feeling like I might lose sight of what it even means to be me

コンビニkonbiniでde目にしたme ni shita太字futojiをwo　気にしてたki ni shitetaんだろうndarou

I must have been bothered by that bold print I saw at the convenience store

でもねdemo ne　それでもねsoredemo ne　見えるmieruものmonoにni気付いてkizuiteよyo

But even so — even still — notice what you can see

だからdakara　僕bokuはwa僕らしくboku rashiku　そしてsoshite　君kimiはwa君らしくkimi rashikuってtte

So — I'll be myself, and you'll be you

始めhajimeからkara　探すsagasuようなyou na　ものmonoでdeはwaないnaiんだndaとto思うomouんだnda

I don't think it's the kind of thing you search for from the start

僕bokuはwa君kimiじゃないja naiしshi　君kimiもmo僕bokuじゃないja naiからkara

I'm not you, and you're not me

すれ違うsurechigau　手teをwo繋ぐtsunagu　そこsokoにniはwa愛aiだってdatte生まれるumareru

We miss each other, we reach for each other — and love is born right there

そういうsou iuもんmonさsa　自分らしさjibun rashisaってtteなんだろうnandarou

That's just how it is. What does it mean to be yourself?

変えられないkaerarenai　大切taisetsuがgaあるaruからkara　変わりゆくkawariyuku　生活seikatsuはwa正しいtadashii

Because there are things that can't change that matter, the life that keeps changing is right

変わらないkawaranai　大切taisetsuがgaあるaruからkara

Because there are things that won't change that matter