Kawamoto: Time Machine

04.11.16
Artist: Kawamoto Makoto
Title: Time Machine
Words: Kawamoto Makoto
Music: Kawamoto Makoto

long way on Shibuya Rte 8, I'm kinda glad
'cause there's no getting around bringing him back to her place
but, if I get all pissy, clam up, and puff on a cigarette
somehow I can make it home,
and I'll work hard to be his friend.

I hate the words 'see you later'
I can't get up for watching TV either
why did I wait for lips that don't lead home?

I wanna be with you, as your girlfriend
tomorrow will be different, I'll be different
that's why I'm so sure I can say goodbye today
but what am I doing on the veranda without shoes?
I'll just stay awake. I'll just stay awake.

a corner of our teens,
I thought I wanted to get caught on it forever
that time, that corner
I wish we could go back to how we were then
so if one day they invent a time machine,
I want to meet those other us,
where in the world were we on our way to?

say, isn't it like the evening showers of an endless summer vacation?
crouching down in the same way listening. just...

I wanna be with you, as your girlfriend
tomorrow will be different, I'll be different
that's why I'm so sure I can say goodbye today
but what am I doing on the veranda without shoes?
I'll just stay awake. I'll just stay awake.
like the rain drop running down the window
like the drop of japanese fireworks
if we become one, will we drop too?
must I be alone?
I'll just stay awake.

I'll be fine, I can make it home on my own. Bye-bye.

I wanna be with you, as your girlfriend
tomorrow will be different, I'll be different
that's why I'm so sure I can say goodbye today
but what am I doing on the veranda without shoes?
I'll just stay awake. I'll just stay awake.

Translated By: Brian Stewart & Takako Sakuma

Translator's Notes: None

Romaji

shibuya no hachigousen ga zutto de,
chotto yokatta na tte omotteru
kono ato ano ko no toko ni kaesanai riyuu mo nai shi
dakedo sonna fuu ni iraira shite
shaberanai de tabako fukasaretara
atashi mo jyouzu ni kaette
tomodachi ni nareru doryoku wo shiyou

'jyaa, mata ne' nante kotoba ha kirai
terebi wo miru ki ni mo narenai yo
kaerimichi ga nai kuchibiru wo matta no ha, naze?

soba ni itai yo kimi no kanojyo de
ashita kawaru ne atashi kawaru yo
dakara sayonara kitto dekiru
demo beranda de hakanai atashi ha ittai?
nemurenai no ha hottoku dake hottoku dake

jyuudai no sumikko kimi to issho ni,
zutto hikkakattetai to omotteta
ano toki, ano magarikado futari modoreta nara ii ne
dakara, taimumashi-n ga itsuka dekitara,
mou ikko no futari ni aitai
anata to atashi ha ittai doko ni mukau tochuu dattan darou?

nee itsumademo owaranai you na
natsuyasumi mitai yuudachi da ne
onaji kakkou de uzukumatte kiiteru no, tada

soba ni itai yo kimi no kanojyo de
ashita kawaru ne atashi kawaru yo
dakara sayonara kitto dekiru
demo beranda de hakanai atashi ha ittai?
nemurenai no ha hottoku dake hottoku dake

mado wo tsutau ame no tsubu mitai ni
senkou hanabi no shizuku mitai ni
hitotsu ni nattara okkochichau no?
hitoribocchi de inakucha dame na no?
nemurenai no ha hottoku dake hottoku dake

daijyoubu da yo, hitori de kaereru kara. bye-bye.

soba ni itai yo kimi no kanojyo de
ashita kawaru ne atashi kawaru yo
dakara sayonara kitto dekiru
demo beranda de hakanai atashi ha ittai?
nemurenai no ha hottoku dake hottoku dake

Romaji By: Brian Stewart