Matsuura Aya: Oshare

04.02.26
Artist: Matsuura Aya
Title: Oshare (Fashion!)
Words: Tsunku
Music: Tsunku

"your smile's so unnatural", everyone tells me so
I've never much thought about it,
I wish they'd leave it alone.
It just comes out this way, a socially acceptable smile.

when you take life seriously, the wear shows a little.
it's harder for people to care about you
when you give off such an aura.
and contrary to what you may think, it's easier.
This is a new breed of woman.

the honest truth is,
the more friends I make, the more afraid I am to be alone

When I hit the town, all dolled up
I do my make-up as if to become someone else
I make a perfunctory scene and do my BYE-BYE thing *1
to that girl I met around Urahara
I know only by nickname.

A secret is a secret, so I don't tell
but I tell my mom and dad.
cause, when it comes down to it
in an emergency they're the ones I can trust.

recently I've grown a bit taller.
my clothes don't fit.

When I hit the town, all dolled up
if I feel like I've become someone else.
I can make a perfunctory scene and do my BYE-BYE thing
with an overly casual manner of speech
our relationship is just missing something

When I hit the town, all dolled up
I do my make-up as if to become someone else
I make a perfunctory scene and do my BYE-BYE thing
to that girl I met around Urahara
I know only by nickname.

When I hit the town, all dolled up
if I feel like I've become someone else.
I can make a perfunctory scene and do my BYE-BYE thing
with an overly casual manner of speech
our relationship is just missing something
our relationship is just missing something

Translated By: Brian Stewart & Takako Sakuma

Translator's Notes: Pretty deep lyrics for idol stuff. On to the *'s!

* 1 - This line is tough to describe. The image is of girl's meeting and like doing that thing where they both get really excited waves their hands around and go through their ritual greetings. The singer in this song realizes it's all kind of empty. When I say "overly casual" it means that these girls act liek they're best friends even though they don't know each other's names.

Romaji

egao ga fushizen sonna fuu ni minna iu wa
ishiki shita koto nante nai shi
hottoite hoshii wa
shizen to deru no yo bunan na aisouwarai

majime ni ikiru to sukoshi tsukare mo deru
sonna kuuki dashiteoku hou ga
kamawarenikui shi
igai to raku na no kou iu no ga saishikei no onna

honne ha nakama ga fueru hodo ni
hitori ga kowaku naru

oshare wo shita nara machi ni dete
chigau ko ni demo natta you na meiku shite
urahara atari de deatta ko to
tekitou ni sawaide BYE-BYE
adana shika shiranai kankei

naisho no hanashi ha naisho dakara iwanai
dakedo papa to mama ni ha hanasu no
datte iza no toki
yappari tayoreru hito ha papa to mama yo

saikin sukoshi ha se ga nobita wa
youfuku ga niawanai

oshare wo shita nara machi ni dete
chigau ko ni demo natta you na kibun nara
narenareshii you na hanashikata de
tekitou ni sawaide BYE-BYE
honno chotto samishii kankei

oshare wo shita nara machi ni dete
chigau ko ni demo natta you na meiku shite
urahara atari de deatta ko to
tekitou ni sawaide BYE-BYE

oshare wo shita nara machi ni dete
chigau ko ni demo natta you na kibun nara
narenareshii you na hanashikata de
tekitou ni sawaide BYE-BYE
honno chotto samishii kankei
honno chotto samishii kankei

Romaji By: Brian Stewart