Phantom Joke

ずれるzureruピントpintoにni迷ったmayotta　合わせるawaseru辻褄tsujitsumaをwo探せsagase

Lost in a shifting focus — find the logic to make it line up

ほらhora枯れ葉karehaがga舞うmau　やがてyagate蝶chouにniなるnaru　そしてsoshiteチューニングchuuningu合ってatte

Look, dead leaves dance — they'll become butterflies someday — and then the tuning falls into place

あとatoはwaなんだっけnan dakke

What comes after that again?

急なkyuu naフェードfeedoでde焦ったasetta　秒速byousokuでde不条理fujouriがga始まるhajimaru

Panicked by a sudden fade — the absurdity kicks in at full speed

とりあえずtoriaezu選んだerandaせいseiだdaからkara　方kataをwoつけなきゃtsukenakyaいけないikenaiなna

Well, it's because I chose it — I've got to settle this somehow

退屈taikutsuのno理由riyuuはwa　思考停止shikou teishiのno evidence evidence

The reason for boredom — evidence of a mind shut down

守るmamoruものmonoもmo守れないmamorenaiならnaraでしゃばるdeshabaruなnaよyo

If you can't even protect what you're supposed to — stay out of it

共感kyoukanもmo栄光eikouもmo賞賛shousanもmo欲しがるhoshigaruのnoはwa野暮yaboってtteことkoto

Wanting sympathy, glory, and praise — that's just tasteless

正体不明shoutai fumeiのno引力inryokuがga常識joushikiをwo無muにni帰すkisu引き金hikiganeをwo引いてhiiteしまうshimauからkara

Because some unidentified force of gravity ends up pulling the trigger that reduces common sense to nothing

冗談joudanじゃねえよja nee yo Phantom's begun！ Phantom's begun!　嘘usoにniまみれきってmamirekitte蜃気楼shinkirou

You've got to be kidding me — Phantom's begun! Soaked through with lies, a mirage

心kokoroまでmade霞んでkasunde蜃気楼shinkirou　善々悪々zenzen akuakuもmo審議不能shingi funouにniなるnaru

Even my heart hazes over, a mirage — good and evil both become impossible to judge

全部zenbu嫌iyaにniなったnatta　それsoreさえsaeもmo幸せなshiawase na結末ketsumatsuだda

I'm sick of everything — even that would be a happy ending

だめだdame da そんなsonna悲しいkanashiiことkoto言うなiu na　まだmada世界sekaiはwa生きてるikiteru

No — don't say something so sad — the world is still alive

君kimiがga泣いてたnaitetaってtte生きてるikiteru　だからdakaraこのkono空soraのno先sakiをwo見たいmitai

Even if you're crying, it's alive — so I want to see what lies beyond this sky

邪魔すぎるjama sugiru運命unmeiのnoターゲットtaagetto睨みniramiながらnagara

Glaring at a fate that's nothing but in the way

言えそうiesouでde良かったyokatta「「まだmada愛してaishiteいたいitai」」

I'm glad I could say it — "I still want to love you"

激流gekiryuuはwa続くtsuzuku　暗いkurai底sokoはwaまだmada見えないmienai

The torrent keeps on — the dark bottom still can't be seen

ふざけるなfuzakeru na　おいoi誰dareだda　無下にmuge ni弄ぶmoteasobuなna　時間jikanがga闇yamiにni競り負けるserimakeru

Don't mess around — hey, who's there — stop toying with it carelessly — time is losing out to the darkness

熱くなってもatsuku nattemoご注意gochuui　悪akuはwaたまにtama ni正義seigiをwo隠してるkakushiteru

Even when things heat up — watch out — evil sometimes hides behind justice

裏腹uraharaはwa暴かなきゃabakanakya　結末ketsumatsuのno理路riroはwa不整然fuseizen

The contradiction has to be exposed — otherwise the logic of the ending falls apart

無慈悲にmujihi ni泣くnaku声koeもmo　無力にmuryoku ni止まるtomaru足ashiもmo

The voice that cries out without mercy, the feet that stop in helplessness

未来miraiのno足かせashikaseにniなるnaruからkara　目meをwo覚ませsamaseよyo

They'll become shackles on your future — so wake up

「「このままkono mamaがgaいいii」」だdaとかtoka「「生きたいikitai」」もmo願うnegauだけdakeじゃjaダメdameってtteことkoto

"I want things to stay like this" or "I want to live" — just wishing for it isn't enough

大切なtaisetsu naフレーズfureezuをwoこぼすkobosuなna　物語monogatariがgaゴミgomiにniなるnaru

Don't let go of the important phrases — the story turns to nothing without them

華麗にkarei ni舞ってmatte Phantom's begun！ Phantom's begun!　あまりにamari niきらめいてkiramite蜃気楼shinkirou

Dancing brilliantly — Phantom's begun! Shimmering far too brightly, a mirage

心kokoroをwo動かしてugokashite蜃気楼shinkirou　明々暗々meimei annan基準kijunもmo不可解fukkaiだda

Moving the heart, a mirage — even the clear-dark standard is inexplicable

全部zenbu無くなってnakunatte消えたってkietatte　ありえそうariesouでde笑っちゃうwaracchau

Even if everything vanished and disappeared — it seems plausible and I almost laugh

だけどdakedo忘れないでwasurenaide欲しいhoshii　まだまだmadamada旅tabiはwa終わらないowaranai

But I want you to remember — the journey is far from over

納得するnattoku suruまでmade終わらないowaranai　つまりtsumariこのkono空soraのno先sakiをwo見たいmitai

It doesn't end until I'm satisfied — meaning I want to see what lies beyond this sky

邪魔すぎるjama sugiru恐怖kyoufuのnoスパイダーネットsupaidaa netto穿ったugattaならnara

If I can pierce through the fear's spider web that's nothing but in the way

強くなれるtsuyoku nareru前途zento証明shoumeiのno時間jikan

That's the time to prove the path forward and grow stronger

悲しくちゃkanashikucha終われないowarenai　覚悟kakugoのno幕makuがga上がるagaru

I can't end it while I'm still sad — the curtain of resolve rises

悲しくちゃkanashikucha終われないowarenai「「まだmadaずっとzutto愛してaishiteいたいitai」」

I can't end it while I'm still sad — "I still want to keep loving you forever"

正体不明shoutai fumeiのno引力inryokuがga常識joushikiをwoかき乱してもkakimidashitemo抗うaragauのnoをwoやめないyamenai

Even if some unidentified force of gravity scrambles all common sense, I won't stop resisting

冗談joudanじゃねえよja nee yo Phantom's begun！ Phantom's begun!　嘘usoにniまみれきってmamirekitte蜃気楼shinkirou

You've got to be kidding me — Phantom's begun! Soaked through with lies, a mirage

心kokoroまでmade霞んでkasunde蜃気楼shinkirou　善々悪々zenzen akuakuもmo審議不能shingi funouにniなるnaru

Even my heart hazes over, a mirage — good and evil both become impossible to judge

全部zenbu嫌iyaにniなったnatta　それsoreさえsaeもmo幸せなshiawase na結末ketsumatsuだda

I'm sick of everything — even that would be a happy ending

だめだdame da　そんなsonna悲しいkanashiiことkoto言うなiu na　まだmada世界sekaiはwa生きてるikiteru

No — don't say something so sad — the world is still alive

君kimiがga泣いてたnaitetaってtte生きてるikiteru　だからdakaraこのkono空soraのno先sakiをwo見たいmitai

Even if you're crying, it's alive — so I want to see what lies beyond this sky

邪魔すぎるjama sugiru運命unmeiのnoターゲットtaagetto睨みniramiながらnagara

Glaring at a fate that's nothing but in the way

言えそうiesouでde良かったyokatta「「まだmada愛してaishiteいたいitai」」

I'm glad I could say it — "I still want to love you"

悲しくちゃkanashikucha終われないowarenai「「まだmadaずっとzutto愛してaishiteいたいitai」」

I can't end it while I'm still sad — "I still want to keep loving you forever"

I'll never catch bad fake.I'll never catch bad fake.

I'll never catch bad fake.