One stroke for freedom

今ima愛してくれてるaishitekureteru人hitoにniもっとmotto深くfukaku愛されるaisareruだけdakeでde良いii

All I need is to be loved even more deeply by the person who loves me now

でもdemo　そのsono生き方ikikata貫けばtsuranukeba

But if I stay true to that way of living

何もnanimo思ってくれなかったomottekurenakatta人たちhitotachiにniもmo愛されちゃうaisarechauかもkamoなna

Even the people who never gave me a second thought might end up loving me

もうmou売れなくてもurenakutemo良いii好きにsuki niしたいshitai

I don't need to sell anymore — I just want to do what I want

したいshitai事koto以外igaiはwaもうmouしないshinai

From now on, I won't do anything but what I want to do

全てsubeteここkokoまでmadeきたらkitaraさsa　稼ぎ方kasegikitaなんてnanteいくらikuraもmoあるaruからkaraこそkoso

Having come this far, there are plenty of ways to make money if that's all you want —

やってきたyattekitaことkotoのno歴史rekishiとto同じonajiくらいkurai　何naniをwoやらなかったyaranakattaかkaをwo大切にtaisetsu niしたいshitai

Which is exactly why I want to value what I chose not to do as much as what I've done

やり直しyarinaoshiきかないkikanai一筆書きhitofudegakiのno人生jinsei

A life drawn in a single stroke — no do-overs

思ってたomottetaのnoとto違うchigau絵eをwo描いていたegaiteita

I was drawing a picture that looked nothing like I'd imagined

そういやsouiya時々tokidoki泣いていたnaiteita

Come to think of it, I was crying sometimes

やりたくyaritakuもmoないnai事kotoやりすぎていたyarisugiiteita

I was spending too much time doing things I didn't even want to do

反発hanpatsuでde好き放題suki houdai言ってきてittekite分かったwakatta

I used to say whatever I wanted out of defiance — and then I understood

言葉kotobaはwa留めるtodomeruことkotoのnoほうhouがga強さtsuyosa

With words, restraint is the real strength

笑ったwaratta奴yatsuをwo見返すmikaesu？?それsoreもmo違うchigau

Prove wrong the ones who laughed at me? That's not it either

笑われたwarawaretaのnoはwa身の丈mi no take　力chikaraをwoつけろtsukero　それsoreだけdake

Being laughed at just meant I wasn't there yet — build the strength, that's all

向かい風mukai kazeもmo　足枷ashikaseもmo

Headwinds and shackles —

いかなるikanaru時tokiもmo反骨hankotsu精神seishinにniなってnatte

No matter what, they've fueled a defiant spirit

僕らbokuraをwo強くtsuyokuしてきたshitekitaけどkedo

And made us stronger

悔しさkuyashisaをwo叫んでsakendeばかりbakariのno悲しいkanashii顔kao　君kimiにni見せたくないmisetakunai

But I don't want to show you that sad face, always screaming about frustration

したいshitai事koto以外igaiはwaもうmouしないshinai

From now on, I won't do anything but what I want to do

自分jibunにniがっかりgakkariしたくないshitakunai

I don't want to disappoint myself

全てsubeteやり方yarikataなんてnanteさsa　売れるureruだけdakeでde良いiiならnaraいくらでもikura demoあるaruからkaraこそkoso

There are plenty of ways to do things if all you want is to sell — that's exactly why

やってきたyattekitaことkotoのno歴史rekishiとto同じonajiくらいkurai　何naniをwoやらなかったyaranakattaかkaをwo大切にtaisetsu niしたいshitai

I want to value what I chose not to do as much as what I've done

「"来年rainenにniはwa消えるkieru一発屋ippatsuya」"ってtte言われてきたiwaretekitaけどkedo

I've been called "a one-hit wonder who'll be gone next year"

こっちkocchiからkaraすればsureba一発ippatsuもmo当たったatatta覚えoboeねえneeわwa！!

From where I'm standing, I don't even remember landing a single hit!

昼夜chuuya年中nenjuu没頭bottou　捧げてきたsasagetekita報いmukuiがga此処kokoなnaわけないwake nai

Day and night, year-round, fully devoted — this can't be the payoff for all that

世間sekenのno寸法sunpouからkaraはみ出してんだhamidashitenda

I'm out here sticking out beyond the world's standard measurements

「"ROCK J-POP HIP HOPROCK J-POP HIP HOPとtoはwaこうkou在るべきaru beki」"とかtoka

"This is what ROCK, J-POP, HIP HOP should be" —

お前omae音楽ongakuのno何様nanisamaやねんyanen？?黙れdamareボケboke！!

Who do you think you are when it comes to music? Shut up!

失敬shikkei！!これkoreがga最後saigo　こっからkokkaraはwa口kuchiからkaraアートaato

Pardon me — that's the last time. From here on, pure art from the mouth

自分jibunをwo信じずshinjizuにni何naniをwo信じるshinjiru？?

If you can't believe in yourself, what do you believe in?

ライブハウスraibu hausu客kyakuがgaゼロzeroなんてnanteざらzaraだったdatta

Playing to zero people at live venues — that was the norm

今imaじゃja何万人nanman ninもmoがgaチケットchiketto取り合うtoriau中naka歌ったutatta

Now I sing while tens of thousands fight over tickets

これkoreがga一体ittai何naniをwo意味するimi suruのnoかka

What in the world does that mean?

才能sainouだけdakeじゃja努力doryokuにni勝てないkatenai

Talent alone can't beat hard work

努力doryokuなんかnankaじゃja楽しむtanoshimu奴yatsuにniはwa勝てないkatenai

Hard work alone can't beat someone who's truly enjoying it

したいshitai事koto以外igaiはwaもうmouしないshinai

From now on, I won't do anything but what I want to do

自分jibunにniがっかりgakkariしたくないshitakunai

I don't want to disappoint myself

全てsubeteやり方yarikataなんてnanteさsa　売れるureruだけdakeでde良いiiならnaraいくらでもikura demoあるaruからkaraこそkoso

There are plenty of ways to do things if all you want is to sell — that's exactly why

やってきたyattekitaことkotoのno歴史rekishiとto同じonajiくらいkurai　何naniをwoやらなかったyaranakattaかkaをwo大切にtaisetsu niしたいshitai

I want to value what I chose not to do as much as what I've done

それsoreもmo誇りhokoriにni思ってたいomottetai

And I want to take pride in that too

今ima愛してくれてるaishitekureteru人hitoにniもっとmotto深くfukaku愛されるaisareruだけdakeでde良いii

All I need is to be loved even more deeply by the person who loves me now

でもdemo　そのsono生き方ikikata貫けばtsuranukeba

But if I stay true to that way of living

何もnanimo思ってくれなかったomottekurenakatta人たちhitotachiにniもmo愛されちゃうaisarechauかもkamoなna

Even the people who never gave me a second thought might end up loving me

もうmou売れなくてもurenakutemo良いii

I don't need to sell anymore

自分自身jibun jishinのno在り方arikataをwo誇れるhokoreruようにyou ni

I want to be someone who can take pride in how I live

やり方yarikataなんてnanteさsa　売れるureruだけdakeでde良いiiならnaraいくらでもikura demoあるaruからkaraこそkoso

There are plenty of ways to do things if all you want is to sell — that's exactly why

やってきたyattekitaことkotoのno歴史rekishiとto同じonajiくらいkurai　何naniをwoやらなかったyaranakattaかkaをwo大切にtaisetsu niしたいshitai

I want to value what I chose not to do as much as what I've done

今ima愛してくれるaishitekureru君kimiがga更にsara ni愛せるaiseruようなyou na事kotoだけdakeをwo考えてkangaete生きてゆくikiteyuku

I'll live thinking only of things that let me love you — the one who loves me now — even more

そのsono事kotoだけdakeをwo

Only that

もうmou君kimiだけdakeでde良いii　でもdemoそのsono生き方ikikataをwoずっとzutto貫いてたらtsuranuiteitara

You're enough for me — but if I keep living this way without compromise

今imaよりyoriもmoむしろmushiro売れちゃうurechauかもkamoなna　それsoreをwo誇りhokoriにni思わせたいomowasetai

I might actually end up selling even more than now — and I want to make you proud of that