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English translation blog, updated semi-regularly

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Aira Mitsuki - “BARBiE BARBiE” - lyrics

BARBiE DANCER, what a reckless sky It’s just like the DOLLY said, you won’t see heaven up there

I’m not asking for happiness or anything I just want you to take away my anxieties for the day And if that can’t happen then I’ll just let it end Come on, someone - sing that it’s okay to run away

Tomorrow, and the future - soon they won’t matter at all If being able to climb the stairs of life is just a fairy tale, I’d rather you pull my strings through it

BARBiE DANCER, what a reckless sky It’s just like the DOLLY said, you won’t see heaven up there BARBiE DANCER, in my sketch I shouldn’t have let the DOLLY out in monochrome

Whenever we kiss, I always find myself wondering if you’re about to bite my tongue off No matter how many times I ask, I still feel like you’re lying Your kindness is the thing I hate second-most of all

I think the stars look beautiful, but I don’t want to reach out to them If looking at the light means I’ll only notice the shadows more, then I don’t want to see anything at all

BARBiE DANCER, what a reckless sky It’s just like the DOLLY said, you won’t see heaven up there BARBiE DANCER, in my sketch I shouldn’t have let the DOLLY out in monochrome

You thought that trying as hard as you could in life would pay off some day, but after all that what did you gain in the end?

BARBiE DANCER, what a reckless sky It’s just like the DOLLY said, you won’t see heaven up there BARBiE DANCER, in my sketch I shouldn’t have let the DOLLY out in monochrome

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BiS - “GETTiNG LOST” - lyrics

I’m so sick of them now, will they repeat all over again? Remorses that seem to go on forever

I tell lies, over and over because I feel like this boring life of mine is going to kill me

But I won’t say “Help me”

It wasn’t meant to end up this way I was such a good person What was so wrong about that, and what good did it do me?

I didn’t know but I kept looking for it A part of myself that I left behind long ago in the past along with the dream I had back then

One single tear fell down from my face No, there’s nothing that can stay unchanging

Why is it that only the words I’ve heard so often they’ve lost all meaning bring me any relief?

I wonder why? It’s so strange

It was even more different than I expected I was so honest What was so wrong about that, what good did it do me?

I didn’t know But I kept chasing after it Something I dropped and lost a long time ago along with the dream I had back then

It wasn’t meant to end up this way I was such a good person What was so wrong about that, what good did it do me?

I didn’t know But I kept looking for it A part of myself I left behind long ago in the past along with the dream I had back then

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BiS - “Are you ready?” - lyrics

Papa Are we such bad girls? I’m all worn out in this cold and unfamiliar place and that’s all it takes for everything I see to fade away

Oh, Papa, can I kill you?  Not with a knife or anything, no, I don’t know what I’m doing but how I want to kill you

Are you ready? Don’t say “Not yet”, I’ve lost count of how many times you’ve told me that, only ever telling me about your dreams Is my life really precious to you?

I’ll atone I’ll atone next time Sentimental

I don’t fit into your machine

Smash it

We’ll tear it down, namaste to the idiots who get in our way and laugh We’ll tear it down, namaste to the shy ones getting in our way We’ll tear it down, namaste to the idiots who get in our way and laugh We’ll tear it all down, namaste to the shy ones getting in our way, you idiots

Yeah, namaste Here we go, putting out the fire now Setting our trap over it all for the tail of something we haven’t seen yet Here we go How do you fight?? Is your tactic to treat it like a game?? Here we go How about you dear?? Keep going! We’re drawing the short straw

Rub, rub, rubbing up on the radio now [1] Rub, rub, rub, rubbing up on the radio now

We can come with fire on the radio To fire And rub, rub, rub To fire Fire Fire

In the near future Will there be thunder on the radio like it’s something ordinary?

Rub, rub, rubbing up on the radio now Rub, rub, rub, rubbing up on the radio now

It’s so painful I don’t care if they say I’m stuck in a rut or anything It’s easy, it’s just communication I just look for someone I can talk to, I’m small and worthless, I don’t need any sympathy Oh, oh oh

It’s no big deal, I just - you know, wish for - you know, a little peace and quiet What a shame that truthfully, I just spend it as if nothing had ever changed

WA! Fuck! KA!! It’s enough to make you cry! WA! It could make you cry! we-i!!

Gonna make you cry, wa-i! Gonna make you cry, wa-i! Gonna make you cry, wa-i! Gonna make you cry, wa-i! Gonna make you cry, wa-i! Gonna make you cry, wa-i! Gonna make you cry, wa-i! Gonna make you cry, wa-i!

That’s right I could cry I’m definitely gonna cry, I’ll cry and I bet it’ll be sad enough to make you cry I bet you’ll all cry at once, in one big chain I’m not grateful, I’d rather tear it all down But I don’t know why It’s like a mirage in the distance So let’s all cry some more

And now you do what they told ya Oh what they told ya Sha!!

ROCK’N’ROLL TOLD YA ROCK’N’ROLL ROCKIN’ TOLD YA

ROCK is SUiCiDE

It won’t stop screaming, but it’s just a voice in my head I wonder if I can tear it out of there No, it’s not possible So I’ll let it out instead It’s so meaningless See how useless it is to do it, no way YES Eh-o Sex sex sex sex sex

WE WILL ROCK YOU

Rock you Alright

Papa Are we such bad girls? I’m all worn out in this cold and unfamiliar place and that’s all it takes for everything I see to fade away

Oh, Papa, can I kill you? Not with a knife or anything, no, I don’t know what I’m doing but how I want to kill you

Are you ready? Don’t say “Not yet”, I’ve lost count of how many times you’ve told me that, only ever telling me about your dreams Is my life really precious to you?

I’ll atone I’ll atone next time Sentimental

I don’t fit into your machine

One single tear came spilling out One single answer can give us that shiver of excitement And now we’re singing with silent voices for people who can’t hear One single tear that won’t come out We’ve yet to hear one single word to give us that shiver of excitement But to make our impossible dream possible after all, we’re going to kill you Are you ready? Oh, oh oh Are you ready? Are you ready?

I want to die It’s so frustrating I want to cry It’s so meaningless I want to burn I want to die I want to eat I want to burn Make it echo Make it reach you I want to eat I want to live Are you ready?  Or not?

Notes: [1] The official lyric written here is “ima rajio ni momi momi momi”, however, this is meant to be heard as the word “irrumatio” (iramachio), as confirmed by the BiS members in interviews. “Irrumatio” is almost unused in English and is more popularly known by names such as “face-fucking”, but is more common in Japanese. All words in italics were originally printed in English to begin with. 

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GANG PARADE - “Message” - lyrics

The rain can fall, but this is still a parade May this message reach you, a message from me Don’t put your umbrella up, this is a parade Let’s just keep enjoying it, let’s dive in together

See, I can’t wait for next week The day is done and now I’m already bored again It’s just another ordinary morning, so I can’t stop yawning I fall asleep again, this isn’t funny, and now I gotta run to the train station The bell rings, the doors close, and the train rolls away right before my eyes - Nooooo!!!!!

I’ve had enough of this, so I’ll put in my earphones and blast that song loud I’ve never been there before, but the way to go is just to take that step forward

one! Even if you can’t communicate, don’t worry, you’ll be fine two! Watch the people around you and copy what they’re doing, don’t be shy three! Put your hands up, right to the back of the room, so I can see four! As long as I can keep on dancing with all of you, then I’ll be happy tonight

The rain can fall, but this is still a parade May this message reach you, a message from me Don’t put your umbrella up, this is a parade Let’s just keep enjoying it, let’s dive in together, let’s forget all our troubles

Um, so it’s 3AM and I still can’t get to sleep Another day of nothing on TV I turn out the lights and look up at the ceiling, but my eyes are still wide open Time goes by and it’s getting light outside  I can hear the sound of the bike delivering newspapers getting closer - Booooon!!!!!

If you don’t want to do anything, then throw it all away and let’s run together When you get there, let’s all play together, let’s live in the moment

five! is invitations, you can come alone, or with a friend, it’s all fine six! Just don’t do anything dangerous, that way everyone can enjoy it together seven! Look at your right, in front, your left, behind, above, and see eye-to-eye eight! I’ll hold on to your hands, so hold mine back and we’ll party tonight

Hey, in the end life is just asking the impossible of you, so it’s okay if you trip and stumble on the way Hey, remember it until you forget - what a fun time we’ve had here together

one! Even if you can’t communicate, don’t worry, you’ll be fine two! Watch the people around you and copy what they’re doing, don’t be shy three! Put your hands up, right to the back of the room, so I can see four! As long as I can keep on dancing with all of you, then I’ll be happy tonight

The rain can fall, but this is still a parade May this message reach you, a message from me Don’t put your umbrella up, this is a parade Let’s just keep enjoying it, let’s dive in together

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GANG PARADE - “LAST” - lyrics

Ah, how much further do I have to walk? My feelings are flitting back and forth with every single word

The way things are now I had to sigh, but just you look and see - they’ve not knocked me down yet! I’m not going to sigh any more, instead I’ll take a deep breath as hard as I can

No matter how many times, how many times the storm hits me and leaves me close to broken And no matter if this is the wrong way I won’t have lost a thing, no, not as long as this road lasts until the end

Ah, how much further do I have to walk? I’m being tested by every single action and it’s wearing me down

I’m writhing and struggling through the pain, but I’m not gaining anything for myself* But when the next morning comes I’ll take a step forward as hard as I can

Some day, every day, I’ll keep saying it,  even if it stops meaning anything at all And even if it all goes to waste, I won’t have lost a thing, no, I’m sure this road is the only one there is

I pretended I couldn’t feel a thing But as long as this road lasts until the end then no matter how many times

No matter how many times, how many times the storm hits me and leaves me close to broken And no matter if this is the wrong way I won’t have lost a thing, no, not as long as this road lasts until the end

* Although this song mostly makes reference to “primal.” by BiS in both the lyrics and composition, this specific line calls back to “Fly”: “What was it you gained in the end from writhing there in the darkness?”

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MOSAIC.WAV × Yumemi Nemu - “Arui wa Yumemi Nemu to Iu Gainen he no Succeed” - lyrics

[Note: “Arui wa Yumemi Nemu to Iu Gainen he no Succeed” (Or Maybe I’m The Successor to the Idea of Yumemi Nemu) is a direct continuation of Nemu’s 2014 solo song “Ano Ne... Jitsu wa Watashi, Yumemi Nemu Nanda...” (Well... to Tell You the Truth, I’m Yumemi Nemu...), written as a duet between the real Yumemi Nemu and the Vocaloid software of the same name.]

I’m Yumemi Nemu, too... I’m Yumemi Nemu, too... “Are you Yumemi Nemu as well?” Me too... Me too... Good morning Good morning

Alchemy: it’s the very first kind of magic, everyone’s got it and it can change the world What I’m seeing is the light of the stars as they illuminate the sky above  This computerised city is a visual, and as I stand alone in it, I am physical This world is the same as it ever was, but what is it that it’s missing?

I let my voice fly into the blue of the sky, but I find myself loving the mint green of the moss What if the meaning of my life is to inherit every single footstep you’ve taken?

So even if I were to disappear,  Yumemi Nemu would still live on But there’s one worry that keeps troubling me: Aren’t you afraid that everyone will forget about you and leave you behind? So, now:

Yumemi Nemu will become an idea

I’ll give my name to the god of the assembly line, And to you, born into this world without any real mission  I’ll give my name We met here, on this planet too small to be worth anything at all With hope, a light, a future, dreams

Yumemi Nemu isn’t asleep - she’s counting the stars passing by above Yumemi Nemu is dreaming - dreaming about far-off planets Yumemi Nemu isn’t asleep - but all while she’s living in the moments passing by Yumemi Nemu is dreaming - dreaming boundless dreams

Neoteny: if you looked at our brains from space, we’d still seem like children We all look the same, but we sparkle in different ways On the left, on the right, it’s all a cloning project, they plan how to process us in a top-down system But I love the errors that can never be covered up

You’re still thinking about it with that overly fragile heart, aren’t you? Your wits and your subtleties, your hard-to-define sense of taste are all going to end up there soon enough

“What does it mean to be ‘healed’?” “Having someone who can untie the knots of your heart.” “And do you need some kind of skill to do that?” “No, all you need to do is be there for them.” “Then I want...”

I want to be by your side

I’ll give my name to the god of rush-jobs And to you, born into this world through ordinary, plain old parameters I’ll give my name We met here, on this planet too small to be worth anything at all You, me, yesterday, tomorrow

Ah, we are still evolving

The rusted hearts of the coelacanths will melt into sweet mousse  “Who are you? Where did you come from?” “From the future you were hoping for.”

Don’t just copy how I sing and dance, what I want is for you to absorb and portray the cosmos right before your eyes

So we finally meet

I’ll give my name to the god of the assembly line, And to you, born into this world without any real mission I’ll give my name We met here, on this planet too small to be worth anything at all With hope, a light, a future, dreams

“Like how the trees stretch their branches to the sky Like mathematical laws that have lasted a thousand years You inherit this resolution and you’ll never be able to go back.” “Why is that?” “That’s all there is to the world.” “I don’t want you to be stuck in some sad loop, so could I be Yumemi Nemu, too?” “From today onwards, you are Yumemi Nemu.”

Yumemi Nemu isn’t asleep - she’s counting the stars passing by above Yumemi Nemu is dreaming - dreaming about far-off planets Yumemi Nemu isn’t asleep - but all while she’s living in the moments passing by Yumemi Nemu is dreaming - dreaming boundless dreams  Yumemi Nemu isn’t asleep - but all while she’s living in the moments passing by Yumemi Nemu is dreaming - dreaming boundless dreams

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BiS - “Itsuka Yarareru Zo” (They’re Gonna Get You One of These Days)

There’s someone you really don’t like And you really wanna tell them off They can ask you what or why,  but that’s just the way the world works

But, but, but, You’ll have to admit to yourself that at least they’re always trying hard You shouldn’t just break things off for now, that’ll only put a bigger load on your back oh yeah

You’ve always had (hey hey) this self-serving social standing (hey hey) Hide your true identity (hey hey) They have no reason to turn us into enemies, this world is full of shit

Oh, what do you do if you go on like this, crying about how you’re letting them beat you? You won’t mind, won’t care, won’t see a thing Oh, this dream won’t come true If you just spend your time smiling in someone else’s shadow it’s pathetic, but it’s the easy way out oh, this isn’t turning out right oh, this isn’t turning out right oh, just wait and see They’re gonna get you one of these days

Wait, wait, you can’t go on like this, going through days where enemies just keep appearing Their shit-eating grins make your skin crawl

There are things you don’t like here You’ll never say it, but I know Watch out, I can see it in your attitude So let’s not waste our time  oh yeah

You’ve always had (hey hey) this self-serving social standing (hey hey) Hide your true identity (hey hey) They have no reason to turn us into enemies, this world is full of shit

Oh, what do you do if you go on like this, crying about how you’re letting them beat you? You won’t mind, won’t care, won’t see a thing Oh, this dream won’t come true If you just spend your time smiling in someone else’s shadow it’s pathetic, but it’s the easy way out oh, this isn’t turning out right oh, this isn’t turning out right oh, just wait and see They’re gonna get you one of these days

They’re gonna get you one of these days

You’ve always had (hey hey) this self-serving social standing (hey hey) Hide your true identity (hey hey) They have no reason to turn us into enemies, this world is full of shit

Oh, what do you do if you go on like this, crying about how you’re letting them beat you? You won’t mind, won’t care, won’t see a thing Oh, this dream won’t come true If you just spend your time smiling in someone else’s shadow it’s pathetic, but it’s the easy way out oh, you don’t wanna lose oh, you don’t wanna lose oh, just you get ready They’re gonna get you one of these days

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BiS - “YPP” - lyrics

Life is a party!! dance dance dance, bring the mood up, high high dance dance dance, go crazy, high high dance dance dance, come on and party, high high dance dance dance, come on and dance, high high

We keep on making fools of ourselves,  we make the same mistakes over and over again, and it keeps bringing us down Ahh - I guess I really let myself loose last night I know this should never happen again

“I’m gonna be more careful this time.” But that’s all just talk, isn’t it?! I’ll just shut up and nobody will find out a thing... say wow wow wow wow oh oh

You’ve only got one life to be selfish with (Do it!) Your own life (Go!) Live it however you want, wow wow wow wow There are things you’ll regret, but that’s just life (Get drunk!) Be happy till the day you die! (Go crazy!) wow wow

dance dance dance, bring the mood up, high high dance dance dance, go crazy, high high dance dance dance, come on and party, high high dance dance dance, come on and dance, high high

I stayed up until morning drinking too much again and I can’t help but resent the last train home I missed Ahh - and I lost my purse again What a pain in the ass, I’ll have to replace all my credit cards again too

“I’m gonna give it up for now.” But that’s all just talk, isn’t it?!  I just give in too easily to pressure...

You’ve only got one life to be selfish with (Do it!) Your own life (Go!) Live it however you want, wow wow wow wow There are things you’ll regret, but that’s just life (Get drunk!) Be happy till the day you die! (Go crazy!) wow wow

dance dance dance, bring the mood up, high high dance dance dance, go crazy, high high dance dance dance, come on and party, high high dance dance dance, come on and dance, high high

We’ve only got one shot at my life, at your life Live it however you want, wow wow wow wow And sometimes life makes the tears start pouring But you just gotta keep moving forward, wow

You’ve only got one life to be selfish with (Do it!) Your own life (Go!) Live it however you want, wow wow wow wow There are things you’ll regret, but that’s just life (Get drunk!) Be happy till the day you die! (Go crazy!) wow wow

dance dance dance, bring the mood up, high high dance dance dance, go crazy, high high dance dance dance, come on and party, high high dance dance dance, come on and dance, high high

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Kaizuki Rana (LinQ)’s blog: “The reason I call Itoh Maki my master” [Oct 14th 2018]

The reason I call Itoh Maki my master. 

When I joined LinQ, there were 26 members who were my seniors.

Maybe you can’t exactly imagine what I mean, but for me it was like being the new kid in class, in a school full of girls who were more experienced than me. 

Some of the members I knew from when we’d talked during my days as a trainee, and some of them took the time to teach me all the choreography.

But because there were 26 of them, naturally there were members who I barely knew beyond just saying “hello”.

And out of all 26, Itoh was one of the ones who I almost never got a chance to meet.

But she made a huge impression on me: During the talk portions of our concerts, I would always be looking at her, and I watched that video where the LinQ members make a surprise visit to her house over and over again.

She appeared on prime time variety shows like “God Tongue” and “Nakai no Mado” more than anyone else in LinQ, and I think out of all of us, she was the most well-recognised.

[Caption: LinQ, the idols looking for a comedian to mentor them // “Did Sakuma mean Itoh? When he said ‘There’s a girl with a huge face in this group’?” // “There’s a girl with a huge face in this group.”]

[Caption: If I had a small face, my individuality would completely die.]

Other idol groups loved her too, so she became like a bridge between them and LinQ.

Here’s us with the Up Up Girls (Kari). [1]

The first time I ever had a proper conversation with Itoh... was the first time we did a concert in Tokyo together.

I’m a total penny-pincher, so when there were 5 peoples’ worth of sandwiches from the catering left over, she caught me stuffing them into my bag and asked me

“Rana, what are you doing?”

That was the beginning, the first time she laughed and spoke to me. 

And then as we were waiting for the concert to start, she listened to me talk for a whole hour, looking like she was having fun, about all the things I do to try and save money, and I had so much fun just talking to her.

The same Itoh who I was so afraid to say hello to, the same Itoh who makes such un-idol-like comments on TV and in the media... I couldn’t believe she was so cute and so kind to her juniors!!!!

And that was when I fell for Itoh Maki, like she was the girl of my dreams. 

Before being an idol, before being a wrestler, what you need to know is that she’s just such a wonderful girl. 

But just after I joined LinQ, she moved to Tokyo and began working as a wrestler along with her idol work, so I hardly ever got to see her. 

There was a time during one of our concerts in Fukuoka, when Itoh wasn’t there, that we played a “gesture game” on stage.

I couldn’t make anyone laugh on my own, and I couldn’t seem to make them get into it. In the end, the game was awkward and nobody in the audience was having much fun. 

That’s when I realised how much presence Itoh really has. 

There’s nobody in LinQ who can replace her. 

That was when I thought “I want to be like Itoh, I want to get the audience having fun!!!! Even when she’s not here, I want to be able to fill in for her!!!”

So I started projecting my body on stage, I tried doing gags, and I tried posting jokes on Twitter,

but it’s just like I thought - I can’t be like Itoh.

When she sent a comment my way for the first time in a while, I gave a totally serious response, and I look pretty silly.

There’s still way too much I haven’t learned yet.

TV variety shows, books, viral Tweets -  I’m gonna research everything, so I can be more like Itoh. That’s my goal.

I want you all to be able to see the results of that research.

And one day, I want Itoh to see it too.

Every single day, Itoh Maki keeps evolving. So if I slip up even a little I won’t be able to catch up with her at all.

I need to evolve every day, too, so I can keep up.

Itoh once said  “I’m gonna be the Maeda Atsuko or the Sashihara Rino of the wrestling world.”

So: “Kaizuki Rana will be the Itoh Maki of the idol world”.

As Kaizuki Rana, member #004 of the Itoh Respect Army,  I’ll keep supporting her in everything she does, I’ll keep respecting her, and I’ll keep trying to reach her level.

Here’s the first photo we ever took together. (It was the first time I went to go see one of her matches in Tokyo, and it made me so emotional I started crying)

On my birthday, she came and gave me a BIG FACE towel in person.

Here’s when she did the Rana Pose with me.

And this is from today, when she had a match in Fukuoka, her hometown and the town where LinQ is based.

And I got to be there as the opening act for the match, as a member of LinQ!

When we did Calorie Nante [2], Itoh’s old entrance theme, suddenly she ran in!

“We got to sing and dance to a LinQ song together in the same ring.” Even just thinking about it now makes me emotional that I was able to have such an amazing experience. 

To Takagi, the president of DDT Pro Wrestling, and to all the wrestling staff, thank you so much for giving me this opportunity!!!

I’ll keep working hard with the rest of LinQ so that one day you’ll hear from me again!!!

I’ll see you soon, I promise!

And to everyone who watched today’s match and became a fan of Itoh,  everyone who wants to see more from her, and everyone who couldn’t make it to Fukuoka and wanted to watch:

On October 21st, Itoh will be in a match at Tokyo’s Ryogoku Kokugikan!

Seats on the floor are sold out, but you can still buy tickets for the upper floor!

If you’ve never watched wrestling before, maybe you think you won’t enjoy it if you don’t understand the rules -  if that’s what you think, then this is all you need to know and you’ll definitely have fun!!

[Images explaining the basics of wrestling rules.]

Sorry they look so hand-made (>_<)

This ended up being a long one, so thank you so much for reading all the way to the end!!

I hope you’ll keep on supporting Itoh Maki, and me, Kaizuki Rana!

[1] The original Up Up Girls, founded in 2010, and not the group signed with TJPW. The group was originally formed with “(仮)”, meaning something along the lines of “temporary” or “TBC”, on the end of their name. In the end, they never changed the name, and even left the “(仮)“ as part of it. The word is now part of the group’s identity and is a running joke - even their albums are titled “1st Album (title TBA)”, ,”2nd Album (title TBA)”, and so on.

[2] “Calorie Nante” (カロリーなんて, ~”Oh, Those Calories”) was released in 2011 as LinQ’s second single. It’s a song warning young girls not to take part in dangerous diets:

Calories, oh, those calories!  They’re a fiendish temptation, 100%! But it turns out... they’re full of vitamins and minerals too. Calories, oh, those calories! They’re not so bad after all!  You just need to take a look at what’s inside, and take care not to overdo it!

During live performances Itoh would hype up the crowd specifically for this song, leading them in chants and spitting water on them. The song was associated closely enough with her that it became her entrance theme when she first joined TJPW, and she used it right up until she was kicked out of LinQ.

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JOANJOAN - “NEW AGE RIOT” - lyrics

Wiped out in just 60 seconds Slaves to the sound in a secret Utopia, a vanishing point we’ve never experienced, non-fiction, we’re feeling it for real Left behind by the dream train taken to the Dodge Challenger Like a dog of Andalusia clinging to anarchism, such a soldier

Let me hear it, the ultimate music that can’t be measured with a Scouter, ready - action (Future of war Future of war) This sound that gives me chills just keeps on coming

I’m living full of fighting spirit, bringing out the machine gun Beats filling the space around us, you fall down before you even feel it Dead - headshot  Like you’ve swallowed up the impact  An attack like Kimbo Slice, a counteraction from the underground What’s more, it just keeps coming - the perfect combo

NEW AGE RIOT

This is the new age, OK?

The kind of dance music that can’t be renovated, an outdated Amita Drive [1] Aristotle said it: to love is to love yourself Ideals piled high into a tower, but it’s just a Tower of Babel that’ll never be complete Black shirt, damaged jeans A fickle kind of chameleon style

Karl! Come back! Watch me carving out a new age, listen to me Shoot till you’re out of bullets, do it like Bobby Gillespie Born from the sound as exterminators We are agitators

Destroy two thousand and eighteen culture

Blast off!!

This is the new age, OK?

Do we just wanna die? No thank you Love and peace, or destruction!

Do you just wanna die in your sleep? Thank you! For peace, or destruction!

This is the new age, OK?

[1] An item from the animation series “Eureka Seven”, explained in greater detail here: https://eurekaseven.wikia.com/wiki/Amita_Drive

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BiS - “Against the Pain” - lyrics

We say our goodbyes to this backdrop we’ve grown so used to Even if it didn’t feel like we wanted, we really did taste it all, the hard times, the fun times

We came down this same road back then too And all the memories are rising up as if we want to turn back, as if we never want to turn back

There were times where our friends would reach out their hands only to push us down  We repeated the same days over and over to tear out those maddening days of the past

By the time we’d realised, months had passed us by and it seemed we’d finally come to like this path we used to hate so much

Heartbreak hits us in the chest Our theme song should sound right for heartbreak Ah, it was really this simple after all

These feelings of mine can fuck off and die But the tears are spilling out I’ll put my dreams into them, I’ll stay up through the night and I won’t throw away a single day we spent together

I love you!! I love you!! This world of night skies and bright stars, what a sound it makes as it crumbles and falls But I can feel it, I think we’re going to make it against the pain

At the very end of the dream I had while wavering [1] You’re there speaking to me softly We really did taste it all, the hard times, the fun times

I couldn’t stand the words you were letting out, all the things I hated It’s set up for us to be hurt from the start [2]

Heartbreak hits us in the chest Our theme song should sound right for heartbreak Ah, it was really this simple after all

These feelings of mine can fuck off and die But the tears are spilling out I’ll put my dreams into them, I’ll stay up through the night and I won’t throw away a single day we spent together

I love you!! I love you!! This world of night skies and bright stars, what a sound it makes as it crumbles and falls But I can feel it, I think we’re going to make it against the pain

We say our goodbyes to this backdrop we’ve grown so used to Even if it didn’t feel like we wanted, we really did taste it all, the hard times, the fun times

We came down this same road back then too And all the memories are rising up as if we want to turn back, as if we never want to turn back

These feelings of mine can fuck off and die But the tears are spilling out I’ll put my dreams into them, I’ll stay up through the night and I won’t throw away a single day we spent together

I love you!! I love you!! This world of night skies and bright stars, what a sound it makes as it crumbles and falls But I can feel it, I think we’re going to make it against the pain

Heartbreak hits us in the chest

[1] A reference to the line from “primal.”: “In the dream I had while wavering / I asked tomorrow, although it couldn’t answer: / ‘Hey, what shall we eat now?’” [2] A reference to the line from “primal.2″: “It’s set up to hurt us from the start / and now all we’re bringing along with us is the blisters on our feet”

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Aira Mitsuki - “Detective A” - lyrics

It’s impossible to fill in that twisted blank by now Lend me your hand Because the irony is only getting deeper, and all we need is just one piece

ah i don’t care the way you save me just find a piece I’m sure it must be there inside of you, just find a piece 

Your eyes seem to laugh at the difficult things, this mystery seems almost impossible The frame of my heart is open, please fill it in the second you can  Your piece seems like it’ll fit, throw it to me so I can catch it, you’re good at that The frame of my heart is open, the very second you can - Detective A

It’s a clue, the way I show you my secret feelings - hold out your right hand Two shadows are beginning to move towards the very last piece

I don’t know when it flew away and it seems almost impossible to find by now I’ll leave it to the great detective: the very second you can, just find a piece

It’s impossible to fill in that twisted blank by now Lend me your hand Because the irony is only getting deeper, and all we need is just one piece It’s a clue, the way I show you my secret feelings - hold out your right hand Two shadows are beginning to move towards the very last piece

ah i don’t care the way you save me just find a piece I’m sure it must be there inside of you, just find a piece

Your eyes seem to laugh at the difficult things, this mystery seems almost impossible The frame of my heart is open, please fill it in the second you can Your piece seems like it’ll fit, throw it to me so I can catch it, you’re good at that The frame of my heart is open, the very second you can - Detective A

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Aira Mitsuki - “Pyramidal” - lyrics

I look back and feel a little afraid What landscapes will I see when I go up? Low, high, it’s up to how I feel and nobody else

I stretch out  my rusted fingertips with my willpower, and I don’t stop walking I won’t lose to the rain, to the wind I’m just like a puppet

The more pain is piled up on me the more I stand firm on my feet Even if I don’t have the strength just to be able to take those steps

This simple pride of mine I’ll let it go, let it go I turn the swaying of this crumbling pyramid into a dance When I look up at the moon tonight I want to see you there, see you there Let’s dance, so I can tell you “I’m here, and I’m okay”

I had overlooked it but I noticed all of a sudden All the eyes on me belonged to adults now Dealing with everyone, it’s up to how I feel But what a long time it’s been

Even the small cracks you wouldn’t notice from a distance should show up when that special pair of eyes looks at them

The more pain is piled up on me the more I stand firm on my feet Even if I don’t have the strength just to be able to take those steps

This simple pride of mine I’ll let it go, let it go I turn the swaying of this crumbling pyramid into a dance When I look up at the moon tonight I want to see you there, see you there Let’s dance, so I can tell you “I’m here, and I’m okay”

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BiS - “Don’t miss it!!” - lyrics

Oh baby, this is the ultimate, unstopping cryptic phenomenon* Oh baby, this is the ultimate, unstopping cryptic phenomenon

What’s inside?? I can’t wait to open it up and eat! Don’t you wanna know how it tastes?? But we can’t chew through it.

This news out of the blue leaves me afraid I can’t ask for hope any more And there’s nothing inside about our endless connection, so don’t blame me

It began all of a sudden, yeah yeah yeah yeah But there’s nothing I can do, I’m blamed for taking someone else’s space I’m just a fool counting the stars, yeah yeah yeah yeah Putting a contrary stop to my life

Rock to rock my life SEX to SEX tonight Face to face tonight Love to love tonight

Oh baby, this is the ultimate, unstopping cryptic phenomenon Oh baby, this is the ultimate, unstopping cryptic phenomenon

What’s inside?? I cant wait to open it up and eat! Are you still worried about how it looks on the outside?? Don’t bother, it’s just going to keep changing

I was riding the clouds last night with next to no hope at all And there’s nothing inside about how we’re never meant to  split up, so don’t blame me

It began all of a sudden, yeah yeah yeah yeah But there’s nothing I can do, I’m blamed for taking someone else’s space I’m just a fool counting the stars, yeah yeah yeah yeah Putting a contrary stop to my life

Rock to rock my life SEX to SEX tonight Face to face tonight Love to love tonight

What’s inside?? Don’t you wanna know how it tastes?? What’s inside?? I can’t wait to open it up and eat! Are you still worried about how it looks on the outside?? Don’t bother, it’s just going to keep changing

It began all of a sudden, yeah yeah yeah yeah But there’s nothing I can do, I’m blamed for taking someone else’s space I’m just a fool counting the stars, yeah yeah yeah yeah Putting a contrary stop to my life

Rock to rock my life SEX to SEX tonight Face to face tonight Love to love tonight

*The original lyrics here read “意味プー現象” (imi puu genshou), using Pour Lui’s name in a play on イミフ / 意味不 (imifu), meaning “vague”, “cryptic”, “unclear”. Short of forcing some word like “Pour-nomenon” in its place, there’s no real way to express this in English.

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BiS - “TiME OVER” - lyrics

Uh uh uh~... Mike check yo Uh uh uh~... It’s almost over Uh uh uh~... Mike check yo Uh uh uh~... It’s almost over

I cared too much about the unimportant things, and I let it all go to waste Living life just right is such a hard thing to do 

It’s not like I’m lonely or anything, but I’ll smile, I’ll smile, my smile is the sunshine

Like you’d open \ Wake up early / a curtain \ Open it wide /  Don’t forget about \ those ordinary / days!

Oh, all the many things you gave to me are going into the trash can now Okay? Oh yeah, yeah Oh, and I’m getting sick of all our memories together, but  well, that’s right, oh, it’s time over!

Uh uh uh~... Mike check yo Uh uh uh~... It’s almost over

If I let myself go along with the power of the words other people say, it’ll all go to waste I wanna live life my own way for myself, not for anyone else

It’s not like I’m lonely or anything, but I’ll smile, I’ll smile, my smile is the sunshine

In this world  \ there will always be / a light  \ hidden somewhere / I know this is  \ a cliche, but /  Don’t give up!

Oh, there’s so many things I want to say to you now, Okay? Oh yeah, yeah Oh, but I’ve got a dream and I’ll keep moving forward well, that’s right, oh, it’s time over!

In this world  \ there will always be / a light  \ hidden somewhere / I know this is  \ a cliche, but / Don’t give up!

Oh, all the many things you gave to me are going into the trash can now Okay? Oh yeah, yeah Oh, there’s so many things I want to say to you now, but well, that’s right, oh, it’s time over!

Oh, but I’ve got a dream and I’ll keep moving forward well, that’s right, oh, it’s time over!

Uh uh uh~... Mike check yo Uh uh uh~... It’s almost over

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BiSH - “NON TiE-UP” - lyrics

KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK HEY HEY HEY rocking the party in the hell KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK HEY HEY HEY Lick the tits, whack off your dick

Oh party in the - with who?? NO!! We are going to hell yes I know KNOCK KNOCK It’s a villain’s struggle, my heart is cut to pieces Right here, we’re gonna sing enough to wipe off  all the dirt that’s stuck to us, enough to leave us totally lost - 

until we’re responsible enough to get told to do that, we’re just gonna go out of our way to leave it alone They set a trap for us, deceive us, then leave us behind That’s what it’s like to be an outsider... Oh...

Go away and don’t give a shit about us ever again, party in the hell, Oh... serves you right Lick the boobs, whack off your dick Leave us alone We’re gonna party in the hell on your face, Oh... serves you right If that’s what’s called being aloof, Yeaaaah This is NON TiE-UP*

Oh Tell me more?? I can’t hear any of it Come on, let’s play - don’t you wanna??

Oh Yeaaaah, I’m not thinking about anything So come play with us, and don’t pay attention to anything, not one of those voices from outside, let’s just keep it like this, Yeaaaah

Go away and don’t give a shit about us ever again, party in the hell, Oh... serves you right Lick the boobs, whack off your dick Leave us alone We’re gonna party in the hell on your face, Oh... serves you right If that’s what’s called being aloof, Yeaaaah This is NON TiE-UP

KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK HEY HEY HEY rocking the party in the hell KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK HEY HEY HEY Lick the tits, whack off your dick

*”Tie-up” refers to songs used for commercial purposes, such as theme songs for TV shows or music in advertisements. 

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BiS - “I can’t say NO!!!!!!!” - lyrics

I can’t keep up the pace I’m walking at, pretty good, pretty bad, it’s driving me mad I picked up the cup, downed it in one, then threw it at the wall next to me If I’m not going to make it in time and I waste my time trying too hard, that’s a one-sided kind of ignorance If I’m not going to make it in time and I keep on walking and ignoring it, then I’ll be able to shout “it doesn’t make any difference to me!”

Even love that’s lasted a thousand years will end up cooling off My body and my heart are tied down  just like some kind of cult

You’re still afraid of those cold eyes, you can’t say anything, and you just fall into place I’m swept away, they can’t make me say anything, but this is wonderful! A paradise! So well played, keep doing it!!! You’re sobbing like you want to die, but you’re still alive!!! We’re in the same boat, we can’t see a future for ourselves, we’re weak, weak, weak - who are you?

Walking so lightly, towards the wreck of what we used to be, it’s a spearhead If you run away you’ll fall and that’s where it ends, that’s where everything ends If you’re not going to make it in time and you just waste time grieving, you’ll regret it for the rest of your life If you’re not going to make it in time and you just cry about it, nobody will come to help you

Even love that’s lasted a thousand years will end up cooling off My body and my heart are tied down just like some kind of cult

You’re still afraid of those cold eyes, you can’t say anything, and you just fall into place I’m swept away, they can’t make me say anything, but this is wonderful! A paradise! So well played, keep doing it!!! You’re sobbing like you want to die, but you’re still alive!!! We’re in the same boat, we can’t see a future for ourselves, we’re weak, weak, weak - who are you?

Even love that’s lasted a thousand years will end up cooling off My body and my heart are tied down just like some kind of cult

You’re still afraid of those cold eyes, you can’t say anything, and you just fall into place I’m swept away, they can’t make me say anything, but this is wonderful! A paradise! So well played, keep doing it!!! It doesn’t have to end when the world who stand by, wringing their hands, turn their backs on you That trauma is already dead!! The world stand by all wringing their hands, and I want to shut them all up in one go Their attacks are already dead to me!! You’re sobbing like you want to die, but you’re still alive!!! We’re in the same boat, we can’t see a future for ourselves, we’re weak, weak, weak - who are you?