Thursday, March 28, 2019

Sukima Switch - Tokyo

Hot Milk / Sukima Switch
"Tokyo"
2019.03.28
"Seishun" [Single] / Hot Milk [Album]
TV Tokyo Tokyo Kousaten opening song

Tokyo

Lyrics & Composition: Takuya Oohashi & Shintarou Tokita

Shadows of skyscrapers in the back alley of the low-lying part of the city
A moment in the early afternoon, aah, sunlight filters through the trees, Tokyo

On the scramble, stuffy air, rushing through the flashing signal
If I drop what's important, it'll be trampled down in an instant

Putting up an umbrella when it rains, we shelter ourselves from the wind and rain
but when it's stopped, we don't need it and forget it somewhere

An information storm descends on us
but we don't even know one real truth

Desperately haggling, buying a cheap future
We search for our value to society and today again are in congestion

Unable to see victory even if we fight and fight
imitations overflow coquettishly in exchange for victory

The more we sing about love1 or romance
the more our words dance in the air and disappear fleetingly

Likewise, I've been in this place for more than twenty years
But still I guess I haven't blended into this place yet

Under this city's sky, dreams and reality are whirling
In full bloom, sadly falling, and yearning again
Aah, I'm alive here

Even if I cry or laugh, today will pass on
I want today to be a day I can smile at the very end

Shadows of skyscrapers in the back alley of the low-lying part of the city
A moment in the early afternoon, aah, sunlight filters through the trees, Tokyo
A cat is yawning
Yeah, this is Tokyo

* [1] - the kanji used here actually means "indigo", but the pronunciation is the same as "love"
Tokyo

Sakushi & Sakkyoku: Oohashi Takuya & Tokita Shintarou

Shitamachi no rojiura ni kousouBIRU no kage
Hirusagari no tsuka no ma ni aa komorebi Toukyou

SUKURANBURU hitoikire tenmetsu shingou wo isogu
Taisetsu na mono wo otoseba setsuna ni funzukerareru

Ame ga fureba kasa wo sashi amakaze wo shinobu noni
Yanda nara you wa nashi dokoka ni wasureteku

Jouhou no aranami ga oshiyosete kuru kedo
Hontou no shinjitsu wa hitotsu kamo wakaranai

Hisshi ni natte negiri-nagara yasui mirai wo kai
Sonzai kachi wo sagashite wa kyou mo juutai no naka

Tatakattemo tatakattemo shouri wa mienakute
Shouri to surikae ni NISEMONO ga JARAJARA afureteku

Ai da toka koi da toka utaeba utau hodo
Kotonoha wa chuu wo mai hakanaku kiete shimau

Kakuiu kono ORE mo kono basho de nijuu suunen
Soredemo mada kono basho ni tokekonde wa inai no darou

Kono machi no sora no shita yume to genjitsu ga uzumaite iru
Sakihokori aenaku chiri mata akogarete
Aa, koko de ikite iru

Naitemo warattemo kyou wa sugite iku
Saigo no saigo niwa waraeru kyou de aritai

Shitamachi no rojiura ni kousouBIRU no kage
Hirusagari no tsuka no ma ni aa komorebi Toukyou
Neko ga akubi wo shite iru
Sou koko ga Toukyou
東京

作詞・作曲:大橋卓弥・常田真太郎


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