Curtain Call

• By: Shota Shimizu, Taka
• Album: Pulsatilla cernua

Lyrics:

[日本語]

[English]

誰もが主役のショーなんて

No one ever makes a show where everyone is the star

どこにも存在しないんだね

Doesn't exist anywhere

それぞれ決まった配置で

In our fixed positions

tonight tonighttonight

Tonight tonighttonight

やりたくないことだって

Even things we don't want to do

誰かがやんなきゃなんだね

Someone’s gotta do it, right?

でも誰が決めてんだろう？って

But who decided that? I wonder

tonight tonighttonight

Tonight tonighttonight

疑問なんてなく、ただ生きてきた

I've just lived without any questions

流れゆく時代の傍観者

Watching the passing era

今夜、眠れないのはわかってた

I knew I wouldn’t sleep tonight

僕は居るべき場所にいない気がした

I feel like I’m not in the right place

もし沢山のことが

Even if many things

作り物だとしても

Are just made-up

僕らの感じる痛みや

The pain and feelings we sense

想いは真実だから

Are the truth, after all

いつか自分でも

Someday, if I can

感動できるような

Experience something truly inspiring

舞台をやり遂げたなら

And pull through this stage

待ってるCurtain Call

Waiting for me — Curtain Call

真っ直ぐ見つめた先に

Looking straight ahead

信じてたものがなくて

The things I believed in are gone

絶望した日もあるさ

And I’ve known despair

alright alrightalright

Alright alright alright

地面を這いつくばって

Crawling on the ground

簡単に追い越されて

Easily overtaken

納得できない今日にも

Even today, when I can't accept it

alright alrightalright

Alright alright alright

もし君に助けが必要なら

If you need help

ここへ来てとにかく歌うから

Just come here, I’ll sing for you

その後もう一度歩き出せるかい

And can you stand up and walk again afterward?

まだ諦めるには早すぎるから

It’s still too early to give up

もし沢山のことが

Even if many things

作り物だとしても

Are just made-up

僕らの感じる痛みや

The pain and feelings we sense

想いは真実だから

Are the truth, after all

いつか自分でも

Someday, if I can

感動できるような

Experience something truly inspiring

舞台をやり遂げたなら

And pull through this stage

待ってるCurtain Call

Waiting for me — Curtain Call

止まることなく

Without stopping

飽きることなく

Without tiring

辞めることなく

Without quitting

歩き続ける

Keep walking on

迷う日もある

There are days of doubt

落ちる日もある

And days when you fall

それでもいつか

But even so, until the day

輝く日まで

You shine brightly

疑問なんてなく、ただ生きてきた

No questions asked, just living

流れゆく時代の傍観者

Watching the passing era

今夜、眠れないのは分かってた

I knew I wouldn’t sleep tonight

僕は居るべき場所に居ない

I am not in the place I should be

居ないんだ

I’m not there

もし沢山のことが

Even if many things

作り物だとしても

Are just made-up

僕らの感じる痛みや

The pain and feelings we sense

想いは真実だから

Are the truth, after all

いつか自分でも

Someday, if I can

感動できるような

Experience something truly inspiring

舞台をやり遂げたなら

And pull through this stage

待ってるCurtain Call

Waiting for me — Curtain Call

止まることなく

Without stopping

飽きることなく

Without tiring

辞めることなく

Without quitting

歩き続ける

Keep walking on

迷う日もある

There are days of doubt

落ちる日もある

And days when you fall

それでもいつか

But even so, until the day

輝く日まで

You shine brightly

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
主役 /しゅやく/ B1	noun - leading role
存在 /そんざい/ B2	noun - existence
決まる /きまる/ B1	verb - to be decided
痛み /いたみ/ B1	noun - pain
真実 /しんじつ/ B2	noun - truth
感動 /かんどう/ B2	noun - emotion
舞台 /ぶたい/ B1	noun - stage
輝く /かがやく/ B2	verb - to shine
絶望 /ぜつぼう/ B2	noun - despair
迷う /まよう/ B1	verb - to hesitate
歩く /あるく/ A1	verb - to walk
必要 /ひつよう/ B1	adjective - necessary
助け /たすけ/ A2	noun - help
今日 /きょう/ A1	noun - today
日 /ひ/ A1	noun - day
今夜 /こんや/ A2	noun - tonight

Grammar:

• 誰もが主役のショーなんて

  ➔ The particle 'が' indicates the subject of the sentence, marking '誰も' (everyone) as the doer or subject.

  ➔ The particle 'が' assigns the subject that performs or is described by the verb.

• 疑問なんてなく、ただ生きてきた

  ➔ The phrase 'なんてなく' uses 'なんて' to downplay or dismiss the noun, and 'なく' from 'ない' indicates negation.

  ➔ 'なんて' is a particle used to belittle or dismiss the noun that follows, creating a nuance of disregard.

• 流れゆく時代の傍観者

  ➔ The phrase 'ゆく' is the continuative form of '行く' (to go), indicating ongoing action, and 'の' functions as a possessive or modifying particle.

  ➔ 'ゆく' (from '行く') is used to express ongoing or continuous movement or progress in time.

• 信じてたものがなくて

  ➔ The verb '信じてた' is the colloquial past tense form of '信じていた' (believed), and 'が' marks 'もの' (things) as the subject.

  ➔ The past tense '信じてた' is a colloquial short form of '信じていた' meaning 'believed,' with 'が' indicating the subject 'things.'

• 止まることなく

  ➔ The phrase 'ことなく' combines 'こと' (thing) with the negation 'なく' from 'ない,' meaning 'without' doing something.

  ➔ 'ことなく' means 'without' doing something, emphasizing the absence of action.