アメヲマツ

• By: 美波
• Album: DROP

Lyrics:

[日本語]

[English]

過去形フィルムに縋った僕らは `Kakō-kei' Firumu ni sugatta bokura wa

We, who clung to the past tense film,

舵取り粘土に飲まれていつしか固まっていくようで Kajitori nendo ni noma rete itsushika katamatte iku yō de

seem to be swallowed by the steering clay, gradually hardening.

言葉税が　足りなくなっていってさ Kotoba-zei ga tarinaku natte itte sa

The tax of words is running low.

書きなぐり漁った下書きをそっと強く塗りつぶす Kakinaguri asatta shitagaki wo sotto tsuyoku nuritsubusu

I scribble over the rough draft I fished out, quietly and forcefully covering it.

平気だよきっと誰かが　透明人間あてにした Heikida yo kitto dareka ga tōmei ningen ate ni shita

I'm sure someone is counting on me, like a transparent person.

ああやっぱ今日もだめだな Aa Yappa kyō mo damedana

Ah, I guess today is no good either.

ファインダー越しのかわききってた Faindā-goshi no kawaki kitteta

The dryness seen through the viewfinder.

僕にアメ降らせてくれないか Boku ni ame fura sete kurenai ka

Can you make it rain on me?

何度塗り替えても　濁ってしまって Nando nurikaete mo nigotte shimatte

No matter how many times I repaint, it just gets murky.

今はもう届かなくなったリリック Ima wa mō todokanaku natta ririkku

The lyrics that can no longer reach me.

曖昧な言葉捻り出しては固まりかけながらまだ足りないと Aimaina kotoba hineridashite wa katamari kakenagara mada tarinaito

I twist out vague words, still feeling insufficient as they begin to solidify.

なんて本当、虚しくなってしまったのでしょう Nante hontō munashiku natte shimatta nodeshou

How truly, I have become empty.

普遍化には見向きもしないようだ Fuhen-ka ni wa mimuki mo shinai yōda

It seems I don't even look at universalization.

雨に　交えないでいて Ame ni majienaide ite

Don't mix it with the rain.

使いすぎってしまったエキを Tsukai sugite shimatta eki wo

I don't want the excess juice to go to waste.

無駄にはしないで欲しくて Muda ni wa shinaide hoshikute

I wish it wouldn't be wasted.

好きなものが青に飲まれて消えていった Sukina mono ga ao ni noma rete kiete itta

The things I loved were swallowed by blue and disappeared.

安価推理自称名探偵いなくなれ Anka suiri jishō-mei tantei inaku nare

Cheap reasoning, self-proclaimed detective, disappear.

ショーウィンドウ伝うアメがかわき Shōu~uindou tsutau ame ga kawaki

The rain flowing down the showcase dries up.

やがてやみ上がってしまう前に Yagate yami agatte shimau mae ni

Before it eventually clears up.

USBにそっと　閉まっておくよ USB ni sotto shimatte oku yo

I'll quietly keep it stored in the USB.

いつかあの日の僕、愛してね。 Itsuka anohi no boku ai shite ne

Someday, love the me from that day.

誤魔化してはアメのせいに Gomakashite wa ame no sei ni

I make excuses and blame it on the rain.

少しゼロがさみしくなった Sukoshi zero ga samishiku natta

The little zero has become lonely.

君はもう二度と戻らない　戻れない　帰(もど)れないよ Kimi wa mōnidoto modoranai modorenai (modo) renai yo

You will never return again, can't go back, can't come home.

はやく　はやく　はやく　しなきゃ Hayaku hayaku hayaku shinakya

I have to hurry, hurry, hurry.

こんなになるまで Kon'na ni naru made

Until it becomes like this.

息継ぎ我慢してた事 Ikitsugi gaman shiteta koto

The thing of holding my breath.

邪魔するスクリーンセーバー Jama suru sukurīnsēbā

The screen saver that gets in the way.

絶対忘れたくない。 Zettai wasuretakunai

I absolutely don't want to forget.

明日ファインダー Ashita faindā

Tomorrow's viewfinder.

越しが　曇っていたら Goshi ga kumotte itara

If it's cloudy.

そっと笑い掛けてくれないか Sotto warai kakete kurenai ka

Can you smile gently at me?

ピントが合うように　ブレないように Pinto ga au-yō ni burenaiyōni

So that the focus aligns and doesn't blur.

いつか届くといいなこのリリック Itsuka todoku to ī na kono ririkku

I hope this lyric reaches someday.

比べすぎた Kurabe sugita

I compared too much.

青くて仕方なかったんだ Aokute shikatanakatta nda

It was so blue, I couldn't help it.

拙い言葉税で見せようとした Tsutanai kotoba zei de miseyou to shita

I tried to show it with clumsy words.

脳内ヒエラルキーもう Nōnai hierarukī mou

The hierarchy in my brain already.

オヤスミナサイしようよ Oyasuminasai shiyou yo

Let's say goodnight.

それが不確かでもずっと僕ら Sore ga futashikade mo zutto bokura

Even if it's uncertain, we have always been.

臆病と待ち続けてんだ Okubyō to machi tsuzukete nda

Continuing to wait with cowardice.

針は僕を追い続けた Hari wa boku o oi tsuzuketa

The needle kept chasing me.

君は僕の隣の数字で Kimi wa boku no tonari no sūji de

You are the number next to me.

待ってくれるよ　な Matte kureru yo na

You'll wait for me, right?

メイムでいいな Meimude ī na

It's fine to be a meme.

やっぱ今日もダメな僕だな Yappa kyō mo damena bokuda na

I guess today I'm still a no-good me.

(抓)っても滲むだけだろ (Kosu)tte mo nijimu dakedaro

Even if I grab it, it will just blur.

かわいたアメ待ち続けていた Kawaita ame machi tsuzukete ita

I was waiting for the dry rain.

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
過去形フィルム /kako-kei firumu/ C1	noun - past tense film
舵取り /kajitori/ C2	noun - steering, direction-setting
粘土 /nendo/ B2	noun - clay
固まる /katamaru/ B2	verb - to harden, to solidify
言葉税 /kotoba-zei/ C2	noun - language tax (metaphorical)
塗りつぶす /nuritsubusu/ C1	verb - to fill in, to paint over
透明人間 /tōmei ningen/ C2	noun - invisible person
ファインダー /faindā/ B2	noun - finder (camera viewfinder)
アメ /ame/ A2	noun - candy, rain
降らせて /furasete/ B2	verb - to make rain fall, to cause to rain
濁る /nigoru/ B2	verb - to become muddy, to become unclear
リリック /ririkku/ B2	noun - lyric, lyrics
届く /todoku/ B1	verb - to reach, to arrive
虚しく /munashiku/ C1	adjective - vainly, emptily

Grammar:

• 僕らは

  ➔ Present tense of 'to be' or 'to do' with the plural subject

  ➔ The particle ''は'' (wa) marks the topic, here '僕ら' (we) indicating the subject of the sentence.

• 言葉税が　足りなくなっていってさ

  ➔ Verb in its te-form + いく to indicate ongoing change or progression

  ➔ The te-form + いく (iku) expresses that the action is progressing or becoming more certain.

• 使いすぎってしまったエキを

  ➔ Verb in te-form + しまった to indicate completion, often with regret

  ➔ The te-form of the verb + しまった indicates that the action was completed, often with a sense of regret.

• いつか届くといいなこのリリック

  ➔ Conditional form + といいな to express hope or wish

  ➔ The phrase 'といいな' expresses hoping that something will happen or that one wishes for a positive outcome.

• 曖昧な言葉捻り出しては

  ➔ Te-form of verb + 〜ては to indicate repeated or conditional actions

  ➔ The te-form + 〜ては indicates repeated actions or conditions where one action leads to another.

• 帰(もど)れないよ

  ➔ Potential form of verb + ない for negation; here '帰れない' means 'cannot return'

  ➔ The potential form of a verb + ない indicates that the action cannot be performed.

• 絶対忘れたくない。

  ➔ Verb in desire form + たい to express wanting to do something

  ➔ The たい form of a verb expresses the speaker's desire to perform that action.