The hole

• By: King Gnu
• Album: Sympa

Lyrics:

[日本語]

[English]

晴れた空、公園のベンチで一人

Sunny sky, alone on a park bench

誰かを想ったりする日もある

Sometimes I find myself thinking of someone

世界がいつもより穏やかに見える日は

On those days when the world looks calmer than usual

自分の心模様を見ているのだろう

Maybe I’m just reflecting my own feelings

吐き出せばいいよ

It’s okay to let it out

取り乱せばいいよ

It’s okay to lose control

些細な拍子に踏み外してしまう前に

Before you step out of line over trivial things

愛を守らなくちゃ

You’ve got to protect our love

あなたを守らなくちゃ

You’ve got to protect you

消えそうな心の声を聞かせて

Tell me your fading heart’s voice

ぽっかりと空いたその穴を

Show me that hole in your heart

僕に隠さないで見せておくれよ

Don’t hide your true self from me

あなたの正体を

Reveal who you really are

あなたの存在を

Your existence

そっと包み込むように

Gently wrapping around

僕が傷口になるよ

I’ll be your wound healer

気づけば誰かの物差しで

Before you realize, measuring up against others’ standards

人と比べた未来に傷ついて

Getting hurt by the future comparison

身体にぽっかりと空いたその穴を

If only I could fill that empty hole in your body

埋めてあげることができたのなら

I’d be able to do it

逃げ出せばいいよ

It’s okay to run away

全てを放り出せばいいよ

Just let everything go

些細な拍子に壊れてしまう前に

Before you break over something so small

愛を守らなくちゃ

You’ve got to protect our love

あなたを守らなくちゃ

You’ve got to protect you

消えそうな心の声を聞かせて

Tell me your fading heart’s voice

ぽっかりと空いたその穴を

Show me that hole in your heart

僕に隠さないで見せておくれよ

Don’t hide your true self from me

傷には包帯を

Wrap your wounds with bandages

好き勝手放題の

So you can stay away from

世界から遠ざけるように

This world where you do as you please

僕が傷口になるよ

I’ll be your wound healer

愛する誰かが自殺志願者に

Someone you love might have suicidal thoughts

僕らはそのくらい脆く不確かで

We’re that fragile, uncertain

愛を守らなくちゃ

You’ve got to protect our love

あなたを守らなくちゃ

You’ve got to protect you

世界の片隅に灯るかすかな光を

Gather the faint light flickering in the corner of the world

掻き集めて

And collect it all

この世界の希望も絶望も

All the hope and despair of this world

全て飛沫をあげて

If they all splash and rain down on you

あなたに降り注ぐのなら

Then I’ll do the same

あなたの正体を

Reveal who you really are

あなたの存在を

Your existence

そっと庇うように

Gently shielding you

僕が傷口になるよ

I’ll be your wound healer

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Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
空 /sora/ A2	noun - sky
公園 /kōen/ B1	noun - park
ベンチ /bentɕi/ B2	noun - bench
想う /omou/ B1	verb - to think, to feel
穏やか /oyaka/ B2	adjective - calm, peaceful
心 /kokoro/ A2	noun - heart, mind
模様 /moyō/ B1	noun - pattern, design
吐き出す /hakidasu/ B2	verb - to spit out, to vomit
愛 /ai/ A1	noun - love
守る /mamoru/ A2	verb - to protect, to guard
傷口 /kizuguchi/ B2	noun - wound
穴 /ana/ A2	noun - hole, cavity
隠す /kakusu/ B2	verb - to hide

Grammar:

• から

  ➔ particle indicating 'from' or 'out of'

  ➔ Used to specify the origin or source of something, e.g., '遠ざけるように' means 'to distance oneself from'.

• 守らなくちゃ

  ➔ contraction of '守る' (to protect) + 'なくちゃ' (must, informal obligation)

  ➔ Expresses an obligation or necessity in an informal tone, meaning 'must protect' or 'have to protect'.

• 心の声を

  ➔ possessive noun structure, 'the voice of the heart'

  ➔ Shows possession, indicating 'the voice that belongs to or originates from the heart'.

• 見せておくれよ

  ➔ imperative form of '見せる' (to let/show) + 'おくれ' (casual imperative form of 'くれる')

  ➔ A casual imperative asking someone to show or reveal something, with a sense of familiarity.

• 傷口になる

  ➔ compound verb 'なる' (to become) with '傷口' (wound), meaning 'to become a wound' or 'to be a wound'

  ➔ Expresses the process or state of becoming a wound or metaphorical 'wound' that one assumes or takes on.