Okumanshōsha (億万笑者; Man With A Billion Smiles) – RADWIMPS
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[Romanized:]
Ashita ni kibou o motta mono dake ni zetsubou ga arunda Nani ka o shinjita mono dake ni uragiri ha arunda Yuusha dake ni ataerareta meiyo no fushou to demo iu no ka Sore ni shite ha zuibun to wari ni awa naina
Te ni shitai mono ga nai mono ni nemurenu yoru ha nainda Mamoritai mono ga nai mono ni kono osore nado nainda Nigirishimeru koto mo nakereba ubawareru koto mo nainda Nakushitatte kidzukanu mono kara ha nani mo ubae yashi nainda
‘Zetsubou nanka mada shiteru no? Nani o sonna kitai shiteru no?’ Go chuukoku doumo arigatou demo yuzuru ki ha nainda
Boku ha ne shiterunda kore ha subete Yorokobi no taika da to banzai no o tama ja kushi da to Boku no kata ni notta karera subete Taigi no goto setto na no kataware no moto he buji todokeru made
Uragiri o shitta mono dake ni utagai ga mebaerunda Soitsu o te ni shita mizukara no kegare o nikumunda Demo somosomo no moto o tadotte ikeba tadashisa ni kizukunda Dore hodo no kachi ga attaka ha tebanashite kara shirunda
‘Migaru ni natta kono karada de boku ha doko ni datte ikeru yo’ Iya, tebanashita toki ha mou sude ni sono kachi ha wakaranainda
Boku dake shitterunda kore ha subete Yorokobi no taikada to sakkon no doru en souba ha dou? Kono sai da mou mezasou ka sekkaku dakara Kouritsu yuusen shijou shugi no gendai no okuman shonsha demo nee?
Hitori de ha kanaerarenai to kono sabishisa ha iunda Hontou ni sabishii no ha sou omoe naku naru koto nanda Boku ga boku o akirametara mou itami nado nainda Sore dake de korera subete ga tamaranaku itoshi inda
Boku ha ne shitterunda korera subete Yorokobi no taika da to honjitsu no kawase souba ha dou? Ne? Doushita no? Sonna ni ippai kakaekon de sa Tonda bunmei no taika da to don dake azawarawa reyou to
Boku nara daijoubu sa mou biku to mo shinai kara Datte mou jiki aerunda Kataware ga mattenda Te ni irerubda anata to ha Motto chigau warai kata o boku ha
Despair only exists for those who have hope for tomorrow Betrayal only exists for those who believe in something
Could you call it a wound of honour, given only to those who are brave? That would be very unfitting to the ratio
There are no sleepless nights for those who desire nothing This fear doesn’t exist for those who have nothing they want to protect
If there was nothing I could hold, there would be nothing that could be snatched away from me Nothing can be snatched away from those who don’t realize when they lose something
“Are you still in despair? What were you expecting?” Thanks for your advice, but I don’t feel like giving up
I know, all of these things Are compensation for happiness, ten thousand notes
All of them who rode on my shoulders Will be a set with the opposite meaning, until peace is sent to the one who broke off
Doubt can only sprout in those who know betrayal And the impurity of gaining that one for one’s own sake can only be hated by them*
But if you follow the path back to where it began, you’ll realize the truth Just how much something is worth is only seen when it’s let go
“With this body that has become light, I can go anywhere” No, when I let go it was already too late… I don’t know what it was worth
I know, all of these things Are compensation for happiness What’s the yen-dollar exchange rate been recently?
Should I aim for it this time? Because I’ve waited so long Even in the millions of smiling people of the modern times of the doctrine of efficiency priority supremacy
If solitude had never be granted, this loneliness wouldn’t exist Honestly, I stopped believing that
If I gave up on myself, there wouldn’t be any pain anymore And just with that, I can’t help but love it all
I know, all of these things Are compensation for happiness How are the exchange rates of Japan?
And why is it? That it’s embraced so much This terrible retrogression of culture, that we’re laughed at so much
As for me, I’m fine. It doesn’t even surprise me anymore Because we’ll be able to meet soon again, the one who broke off is waiting “You”, who has put it in their hand – a different way to smile