fighting pose

• By: Daoko
• Album: the light of other days

Lyrics:

[日本語]

[English]

最近どうなの？　なにしてるの

How have you been lately? What are you up to?

安心しようにも　素材がない

Even if I try to feel at ease, I have no material to work with.

世迷言で濁る細胞　毎秒　あっおー

Cells blurred by foolish words, every second—oh.

なんだか最近騒ついて落ち着かないよ　心模様

Lately, things feel chaotic and I can't seem to settle down—my mood.

子供の頃思い出すの　純白の身体で光取り込んでいた

Memories of childhood come back, I was capturing light with my pure white body.

きらきら透かして

Glimmering through and through.

ただただわたしはきれいな眼で自我に寄り添っていた

All I did was look with bright eyes, leaning close to myself.

BTF 薄情な当事者　投じた儲蓄　命の価値

BTF, indifferent parties, the savings I invested, the value of life.

かくもをかし　昨今のジャポン　錯綜の過去　爆音の箱

Isn't it amusing? Japan these days, tangled in the past, in a box of loud noises.

咲かそう咲かそうと必死な若造と胡座で固まる老人達

Young fools desperately trying to make things bloom, while old folks sit cross-legged, unmoving.

どうしようもありすぎて　どうしたらいいの？

Too many things to handle—what should I do?

最近どうなの？　なにしてるの

How have you been lately? What are you up to?

安心しようにも　素材がない

Even if I try to feel at ease, I have no material to work with.

世迷言で濁る細胞　毎秒　あっおー

Cells blurred by foolish words, every second—oh.

ファイティングポーズをとってみても

Even when I take a fighting pose—

会心の一撃でないの

It’s not a perfect strike, is it?

Lo-Fiの波を泳いでる今日も　あっおー

Today too, I’m swimming in Lo-Fi waves—oh.

期待通りにいかないことばかり

Nothing seems to go as expected.

トライ&エラーで辛い思いもした

I’ve had my share of trials and errors, suffering through it.

これが勉強　これは序章

This is studying; this is just the beginning.

想像以上　翻弄される予報

Beyond expectations, the forecast is full of surprises.

遠くで鳴る警報　知らん顔してるけど

Alarm bells ringing in the distance, I just ignore them.

わたしはなにやってんだろ

I wonder, what am I even doing?

尚もアップ&ダウン　最低だ

Up and down all the time—it's so low.

会いたくなる人もそんな居ない

Not many people I miss seeing.

変えたくなる関係はあるのに

There are relationships I want to change, but...

浮かれたニュース舌打ちする方に

I scowl at the shiny news and schemes.

いつの間にか　成ってはいないか

Before I knew it, haven't I become someone else?

褪せた色にボケたピント

Colors faded, focus blurred.

冷めた気持ち　遊び足りない

Cold feelings and bored with it all.

去り際が肝心　ありふれたランキング

Goodbye moments are crucial—just another ordinary ranking.

そうさわたしは万人の一部

Yes, I am just a part of everyone.

最近どうだろ？　なにしてるの

How have you been lately? What are you up to?

満身創痍で　答えはない

Battered and broken, there's no answer.

こわいこと　いわないでよね

Don’t say scary things, okay?

回答　どうぞ

Please provide your answer.

大金持ってもやることはないな

Even with lots of money, there’s nothing to do.

第一印象悪いどんな人でも

No matter how bad the first impression, everyone’s the same.

脳内は似たようなもんさ　人間だもん

Our brains are all pretty similar—just human, after all.

あなたの見えている色は何色なのか

What color do you see?

あなたの痛みはどれくらい痛いのか

How much does your pain hurt?

一生わかんないのさみしいけど

We may never understand, that’s lonely.

想像することはできるよ

But I can imagine it.

最近どうなの？　なにしてるの

How have you been lately? What are you up to?

安心しようにも　素材がない

Even if I try to feel at ease, I have no material to work with.

世迷言で濁る細胞　毎秒　あっおー

Cells blurred by foolish words, every second—oh.

ファイティングポーズをとってみても

Even when I strike a fighting pose—

会心の一撃でないの

It’s not a perfect shot, is it?

Lo-Fiの波を泳いでる今日も　あっおー

Today too, I’m swimming in Lo-Fi waves—oh.

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
最近 /saikin/ A2	noun - recently
安心 /anshin/ B1	noun - relief, peace of mind
細胞 /saibō/ B2	noun - cell (biological)
心模様 /kokoromoyō/ B2	noun - state of mind, emotional state
光 /hikari/ A1	noun - light
身体 /karada/ A2	noun - body
価値 /kachi/ B2	noun - value
若造 /wakazō/ B2	noun - young person, youth
老人 /rōjin/ B1	noun - elderly person, old man
警報 /keihō/ B2	noun - alarm, warning
痛み /itami/ B1	noun - pain
想像 /sōzō/ B2	noun - imagination
回答 /kaitō/ B1	noun - answer, response
ファイティングポーズ /faitingu pōzu/ B2	noun - fighting pose

Grammar:

• 最近どうなの？　なにしてるの

  ➔ Using the phrase "どうなの" to inquire about someone's current state or condition.

  ➔ "どうなの" is a casual way of asking "how is it" or "what's going on" in Japanese.

• 安心しようにも　素材がない

  ➔ Using "にも" to indicate "even if" or "despite" in expressing the attempt to do something.

  ➔ "にも" functions here to show contrast or unexpected difficulty, meaning 'even if' there's an attempt to find peace, there are no resources.

• ファイティングポーズをとってみても

  ➔ Using "ても" to express "even if" doing an action, implying persistence despite the effort.

  ➔ "ても" is a conjunction used to indicate "even if" or "despite" doing an action, often suggesting persistence or resignation.

• 期待通りにいかないことばかり

  ➔ Using "に" after "期待通り" to indicate "as expected" or "according to expectation," with "いかない" in negative form.

  ➔ "に" indicates the manner or standard by which something should happen, here meaning "as expected," and "いかない" is a negative form meaning "does not go" or "fail to go."

• 冷めた気持ち　遊び足りない

  ➔ Using "〜たり" to list actions or feelings, with "足りない" in negative form indicating "not enough".

  ➔ "たり" is a grammatical pattern in Japanese used to list multiple actions or states, implying some are incomplete or insufficient, as indicated by "足りない" which means "not enough."

• 一生わかんないのさみしいけど

  ➔ Using "の" or "のさ" to emphasize or assert a statement, with "わかんない" (informal for "わからない") in negative form meaning "don't understand."

  ➔ "のさ" adds emphasis or a sense of assertion to the sentence, and "わかんない" is a casual, negative form of "わかる," meaning "don't understand."