COLLAB, with @rkgray : lyrics & translation!
PEACE SIGN, 僕のヒーローアカデミア
tugs on the strings, melodies of sweet things. talent unlocked: guitar!
the genius idea that gray proposed to her of creating a wondrous collab, displaying her gift for playing the guitar. the time that has passed by since she last strung the chords have been a couple of weeks. despite the fact that she isn’t too concerned of slipping up, considering she’s sat for a good number of days on this project. the language of the song is her native tongue, japanese, which is easy to learn the lyrics of. she’s got the lyrics but meshing the timing with the guitar play is what she’s predominantly focused her concentration on.
she’s not singing alone so she doesn’t reserve hesitations or fears, that could obstruct the magic of the art of music. so she gifts a smile to the camera every now and then, for the world is watching her. many eyes are locked to her, but she keeps singing to the best of her ability.
いつか僕らの上をスレスレに 通りすぎていったあの飛行機を 不思議なくらいに憶えてる 意味もないのに なぜか 不甲斐なくて泣いた日の夜に ただ強くなりたいと願ってた そのために必要な勇気を 探し求めていた
残酷な運命が定まっているとして それがいつの日か僕の前に現れるとして ただ一瞬 この一瞬 息ができるなら どうでもいいと思えた その心を もう一度 遠くへ行け 遠くへ行けと 僕の中で誰かが歌う どうしようもないほど熱烈に いつだって目を腫らした君が二度と 悲しまないように笑える そんなヒーローになるための歌 さらば掲げろ ピースサイン 転がっていくストーリーを gray is playing absolutely well, sakura has to keep up to the pace so that the instrumentals of both of their instruments intertwine, isn’t off by a single second. her fingers strum the chords graciously, successive in each note that comes along throughout the duration of the sing. then, it’s also the part where she has to project her singing again.
「守りたい」だなんて言えるほど 君が弱くはないの分かってた それ以上に僕は弱くてさ 君が大事だったんだ
「独りで生きていくんだ」なんてさ 口をついて叫んだあの日から 変わっていく僕を笑えばいい 独りが怖い僕を
蹴飛ばして 噛み付いて 息もできなくて 騒ぐ頭と 腹の奥が ぐしゃぐしゃになったって 衒いも外連も消えてしまうくらいに 今は触っていたいんだ 君の心に
sakura is not an opera singer, merely an average gal with a soft tone to her voice that’s pleasant to the ear. she’s lived with the opinion of herself to be a good rapper, decent dancer and singer. by this notion, she strives to work hard and better her musicianship. the breaking high note from what she had originally hard is not one she follows. so she trusts in her comfort zone so that her voice doesn’t scatter in ranges of off-pitch.
僕たちはきっといつか 遠く離れた太陽にすら手が届いて 夜明け前を手に入れて笑おう そうやって青く燃える色に染まり おぼろげな街の向こうへ 手をつないで走っていけるはずだ 君と未来を盗み描く 捻りのないストーリーを
カサブタだらけ荒くれた日々が 削り削られ 擦切れた今が 君の言葉で蘇る 鮮やかにも 現れてく
蛹のままで 眠る魂も 食べかけのまま 捨てたあの夢を もう一度 取り戻せ she catches her breath in the moments where there are gaps within the lyrics to hold her voice control. she’s realised that breathing control is an important technique in singing but has not perfected this feature entirely. the momentum of the song is one that suits her timbre, low and gentle to the ears. gray keeps going on with the guitar, his consistency has sakura at shock at the undying effort and will he has.
もう一度 遠くへ行け 遠くへ行けと 僕の中で誰かが歌う どうしようもないほど熱烈に いつだって目を腫らした君が二度と 悲しまないように笑える そんなヒーローになるための歌 さらば掲げろ ピースサイン 転がっていくストーリーを 君と未来を盗み描く 捻りのないストーリーを the instruments have come to an end, sakura stops her hand and makes a peace sign with her two fingers. “thank you so much, we had fun! bye bye guys! hope to see you next time!” she has an enormous but friendly smile, bowing her head courtesly as she video recording fades.