希望論Kibouron

正解seikaiなんてnante無いnaiからkaraねne

There's no right answer, you know

わざとwazato大きいookii声koeでde叫ぶsakebu世界sekai

A world that screams in deliberately loud voices

大体daitai代替品daitaihin世代sedai　故yueのno存在証明sonzai shoumeiをwo今ima

A mostly-replaceable generation — proving we exist, right now

冷えたhieta缶kanビールbiiruのno季節kisetsuですdesu

It's the season for cold canned beer

汗aseでde張り付いたharitsuitaTシャツT shatsuがga言うiu

Says the T-shirt stuck to me with sweat

ここkokoでde自爆テロjibaku teroのno速報sokuhouですdesu

Here's a breaking report on a suicide bombing

ビルbiruにni張り付いたharitsuita画面gamenがga言うiu

Says the screen stuck to the building

梅雨tsuyuはwa明けake快晴kaiseiがga続くtsuzukuでしょうdeshou

The rainy season is ending, clear skies ahead

モヤmoyaがgaかかったkakattaアスファルトasufarutoがga言うiu

Says the haze-covered asphalt

歩道hodouをwo舞ったmatta新聞紙shinbunshiがga言うiu

Says the newspaper dancing down the sidewalk

ところでtokoro de貴方anataはwa誰dare

By the way, who are you

イヤホンiyahonからkara流れ出すnagaredasu　いつもitsumo通りdooriのno音楽ongakuがga

The same old music flowing from my earphones

僕bokuをwo嘲笑ってるazawaratteruようにyouni感じてしまったんkanjite shimattanですdesu

Started feeling like it was laughing at me

正解seikaiなんてnante無いnaiからkaraねne

There's no right answer, you know

わざとwazato大きいookii声koeでde叫ぶsakebu世界sekai

A world that screams in deliberately loud voices

大体daitai代替品daitaihin世代sedai　故yueのno存在証明sonzai shoumeiをwo

A mostly-replaceable generation — proving we exist

言葉kotobaにniすり変わるsurikawaru前maeのno

Before it gets replaced by words

怒りikariにniよくyoku似たnitaこのkono希望kibouをwo

This hope that looks so much like anger

忘れないwasurenaiようにyouni旗hataをwo立てtate

I plant a flag so I won't forget

いつかitsuka再びfutatabiここkokoでde落ち合おうochiaiou

Someday let's meet here again

横たわったyokotawatta日々hibiのno怠惰taida

The laziness of days spent lying around

何もnanimoないnai　とはtowa敗北haibokuのnoようyou

"There's nothing" — that sounds like defeat

何もnanimoないnai　ってtte笑い泣いたらwarai naitara

When I laughed and cried "there's nothing"

可愛がられたkawaigarareta　歯軋りhagishiriがgaしたshita

I was patronized — and I ground my teeth

明日ashitaのno夜yoruまたmataここkokoでdeお会いしましょうoai shimashou

Let's meet here again tomorrow night

塗装tosouのno剥げたhageta古furuベンチbenchiがga言うiu

Says the old bench with its paint peeling off

路傍robouにni朽ちたkuchita週刊誌shuukanshiがga言うiu

Says the magazine rotting by the roadside

君kimiにni興味kyoumiはwaないnaiよyo

I have no interest in you

だってdatte金kaneにniもmoならないnaranaiしshi

It's not like you'll make me any money

サラリーsararii振り込みfurikomiのno通知tsuuchi　写り込むutsurikomu安堵したando shita顔kaoこそkoso

The salary deposit notification — that relieved face reflected in it

僕bokuがga画用紙gayoushiにni描くegakuべきbeki「みらいのぼく」mirai no bokuだったんdattanですdesu

Was supposed to be the "future me" I'd draw on a sketchpad

問題mondaiはwa山積みyamazumiだdaねne

Problems are piling up, aren't they

本当hontouうるさいurusai声koeでde笑うwarau世界sekai

A world that laughs in truly obnoxious voices

大々的daidaiteki開幕次第kaimaku shidai　僕bokuのno憂鬱yuuutsuはwa無しnashiにniなってnatte

As soon as the big show starts, my depression is gone

言葉kotobaにniしないshinaiとto分かんないwakannaiよyo

If you don't put it in words, no one will get it

何度nandoもmo言われたiwaretaそのsono指導論shidouron

That lecture I've been told again and again

頷きunazukiながらnagara爪tsumeをwo立てtate

Nodding along while digging in my nails

いつかitsukaなんてnanteいつまでitsumade待てばmatebaいいiiのno

"Someday" — how long am I supposed to wait

うだうだudauda色々iroiro考えたらkangaetara

When I mulled it over and over

どいつもこいつもdoitsu mo koitsu mo喋り出してshaberidashite

Everyone started running their mouths

肝心なkanjin na事kotoはwa分からないwakaranai

The things that really matter stay unclear

結局kekkyoku一つhitotsuもmo言えやしないie ya shinai

In the end I can't say a single thing

何もnanimo言えやしないie ya shinaiけどkedoこのkono歌utaだけdake僕bokuのno本当hontouだda

I can't say anything, but this song alone is my truth

なんてnante強がりじみてtsuyogari jimeteもmo大真面目oomajimeにni歌いたいutaitaiですdesu

Even if that sounds like bravado, I want to sing it dead serious

将来shouraiなんてnante知らないshiranaiよyo

I don't care about the future

僕bokuがga僕bokuでde無くてnakuteもmo廻るmawaru社会shakai

A society that keeps spinning with or without me

橙色daidaiiroにni染まるsomaru街machi　個々kokoにni在るaru証akashiとしてtoshiteのno影kage

A city bathed in orange — shadows as proof that each of us is here

正解seikaiだってdatteあるaruはずhazuだda

There must be a right answer out there

僕bokuがga僕bokuでdeあるaruならnara見えるmieru世界sekai

A world I can see as long as I'm still me

散々sanzanだったdatta過去kakoのno枷kase

The shackles of a wretched past

全てsubete引きずってhikizutte尚nao歩くarukuよyo

I'll drag them all and still keep walking

言葉kotobaにniしたshitaけどkedo伝わるtsutawaruかなkana

I put it into words, but will it get through

怒りikariにniよくyoku似たnitaこのkono希望論kibouron

This theory of hope that looks so much like anger

忘れたwasuretaフリfuriだけdake上手いumai僕らbokura

We're only good at pretending to forget

再びfutatabiここkokoでdeまたmata会おうaouねne

Let's meet here again

言葉kotobaにniしたshitaけどkedo伝わるtsutawaruかなkana

I put it into words, but will it get through

怒りikariにni良くyoku似たnitaこのkono希望論kibouron

This theory of hope that looks so much like anger