Bump of Chicken: Remu

05.09.08
Artist: Bump of Chicken
Title: Remu (*see notes)
Words: Fujiwara Motoh
Music: Fujiwara Motoh

pretending to be out of your mind works well for you
you're to be applauded, your self defense
is that the in thing now? To be loners?
all the rage among spoiled kids.

don't go making like 'it doesn't mean anything'
how can you say that drenched in sweat...

armed with theories down to your fingertips
what are you vying for, who are you fighting with

someone muttered 'I got all filthy'
and that hand that pat you on the shoulder
was filthy too

you don't even know how the food they give you tastes
but you're quick to criticize it.
hiding the basis for your critque of good or bad,
behind the weekly magazine you read.

they've seen through your 'weird' act,
you make excuses an art form
the rational faces of adults,
did you have something you wanted to keep safe?
or have you already gotten sick of it?

someone muttered, "I've forgotten"
you forgot even hearing that voice.

if you want to pretend you've lost your fire,
try doing it a little more wisely.
what are you afraid of at this point?
not considering a lie a lie
not considering a person a person.

after you filled out the canvas,
what was drawn there?
if you want to hate your life so much
do so after you've actually lived some.

someone muttered, "I've realized"
even your quiet panicky escape
didn't go unnoticed.

in this delusion I like to call reality,
we're in a scavenger hunt
I want to talk to you again,
once you've grown tired of running
I want to have a heart to heart.

Translated By: Brian Stewart & Takako Sakuma

Translator's Notes: The title I've heard was originally "REQUIEM", I have a feeling that the title Remu is merely a shortened form of this word. I would write the title as Re(quie)m.

Romaji

kurutta furi ga ita ni tsuite
hakushu mon desu jikobouei
sore hayatteru wake?
kodokushugi amattare no aida de daibureiku

imi ha nai toka gomakasu na yo
asemamire de yoku mo maa
tsumesaki made rironbusou
nanto hariatterun da ka
dare to tatakatterun da ka

dareka ga tsubuyaita 'yogoreteshimatta'
sono kata wo tataita sono te mo yogoreteta

ataerareta esa no aji wakaranai kedo mazu hihyou
umai * mazui no kijyun ha kakurete yonda shuukanshi

kawatta furi wo misukasarete
geijyutsu teki na iiwake
wakimaeta otona no kao
mamoru mono demo atta no
sore to mo sude ni akita no

dareka ga tsubuyaita 'wasureteshimatta'
sono koe ga kikoeta koto sura wasureta no

sameta furi ga shitai nara kashikoku yare
imasara nani wo kowagaru
uso wo uso to omowazu ni
hito wo hito to omowazu ni

kyanbasu ni nuritsubushita ato
soko ni nani wo egaiteta no
umareta koto wo uramu no nara
chanto ikite kara ni shiro

dareka ga tsubuyaita 'kizuiteshimatta'
awatete kossori nigeta sore mo kizukareta zo

genjitsu to nazuketemita mousou
sono naka de karimono kyousou
hashiritsukareta anta to ataramete hanashi ga shitai
kokoro kara hanashitemitai

Romaji By: Brian Stewart