Wednesday, January 31, 2024

Ketsumeishi - Ojisan no Torisetsu

KETSUNOPOLIS 13 / Ketsumeishi
"Ojisan no Torisetsu"
2024.01.31
KETSUNOPOLIS 13 [Album]

An Old Man Instruction Manual

Lyrics & Composition: Ketsumeishi

Old men want to be teased more
It's not alright to look sour
It's because there's no one at home to speak to
They want you to greet them. I wonder if that's unexpected?
They can't ask you out since they're worried about harassment
"Do you want to drink or hang out once in a while?"
Call out to them after work
They just miss others. That's all

They love advice about worries
And they get excited over complaining about work
When they get drunk, they can't speak clearly
They won't remember anyway, so have a no-holds-barred party
Greetings loud and cheerfully
When they go, they'll be enthusiastic till morning
Anyway, in a big voice say, "Thanks for the meal!"
If you do, they'll be happy. And of course it'll be free!

This is an instruction manual for old men
by the old man of old men
They're not fazed by harsh criticism
'Cuz there's only a little time left till they die

This is an instruction manual for old men
by the old man of old men
What do you want to do with old men?
I bet they won't be around any longer 20 years from now

They say, "I'm an old man" before you say it
They're enthusiastic about those dirty jokes too (just kidding)
Their sneezes are loud and their voices are too
They cough violently almost to the point of death. And they fart easily
Their stories are long, but listen to them
"Like" me with that trendy thing
We're trying to get closer to the young
so don't bully us with new words

I hate to say it, but in the old days...
That's kinda gloomy, isn't it? Huh!? You're annoying
We're concerned with the countenance of the world
It pierces the body - recently, it's coming to our stomaches
Eating ramen and then using a toothpick
Another big serving with our round stomaches
We obviously want to be "good-looking" or "cute"
but we never learn. That's what an old man is

This is an instruction manual for old men
by the old man of old men
They're not fazed by harsh criticism
'Cuz there's only a little time left till they die

This is an instruction manual for old men
by the old man of old men
What do you want to do with old men?
I bet they won't be around any longer 20 years from now

We reply properly and politely
to the hostess business LINE
but it's ignored with an unread or a read
Still, our determination isn't discouraged
We were so happy to be consulted with
that we heedlessly wrote on long
and tried to encourage with jokes
But we don't get a reply and feel down

My subordinates praised me at karaoke
so I tried my hand at a young person's song
but I couldn't hit the high notes and was so embarrassed
and the next day I couldn't speak and voice was raspy
so I started noisily licking throat lozenges
and a woman I don't know glared at me
I flinched without thinking and gave a small bow
That night I drank too much after all

This is an instruction manual for old men
by the old man of old men
They're not fazed by harsh criticism
'Cuz there's only a little time left till they die

This is an instruction manual for old men
by the old man of old men
What do you want to do with old men?
I bet they won't be around any longer 20 years from now

Old man jokes are a play on words
Dull, relics of the Showa era
Our dirty jokes are a greeting. There's no ill intent
It reveals our gap with the Reiwa era

Won't let it become sexual harassment. "Just kidding!"
In the end they act sennile. "What'd you say?"
How long can you sell your youth?
The old man's pretending to be an idiot
Ojisan no Torisetsu

Sakushi & Sakkyoku: Ketsumeishi

Ojisan wa motto ijiraretai no
Bucchouzura shitete ii wake nai no
Hanasu hito ie niwa inai kara
Koe kakete hoshii no igai kana?
Pawahara ki ni shite sasoemasen kara
"Tama niwa nondari asobimasen?" tte
Shigoto agari niwa koe kakete
Tada hito ga koishii no sore dake desu

Nayami soudan ga daikoubutsu
Shigoto no guchi niwa daikoufun
Yoeba hanashi ga fumeiryou
Douse oboete nai kara bureikou
Aisatsu ookiku genkiyoku
Iku toki wa asa made keikiyoku
Tonikaku dekai koe de "Gochisousama!"
Ieba yorokobu mochiron tada!

Ojisan no ojisan ni yoru
Ojisan no tame no torisetsu desu
Mouhihan mo doujinai no
Datte shinu made wazuka mou jikan mo

Ojisan no ojisan ni yoru
Ojisan no tame no torisetsu desu
Ojisan wo doushitai no?
Kitto nijuunengo ni mou inai yo

Iwareru mae ni iu "Ojisan desu" te
Ano shimoneta mo nori nan desu (nanchatte)
Kushami dekai koe mo dekai
Shinisou ni sekikomimasu sugu he kokimasu
Hanashi nagai kedo kiite kure
Hayari no are de "ii ne" kure
Wakamono to kyori chijimetai noni
Atarashii kotoba de ijimenai de

Iitakanai kedo mukashi wa ne
Nanka kurai'n da ne. A!? Uzai'n da ne
Seken no kaoiro ki ni shitemasu
Mi ni shimimasu saikin i ni kitemasu
Raamen tabete takayouji
Marui onaka de mata oomori
"Ikemen" "kawaii" wo hoshigari de
Korinai ne sore ga ojisan desu

Ojisan no ojisan ni yoru
Ojisan no tame no torisetsu desu
Mouhihan mo doujinai no
Datte shinu made wazuka mou jikan mo

Ojisan no ojisan ni yoru
Ojisan no tame no torisetsu desu
Ojisan wo doushitai no?
Kitto nijuunengo ni mou inai yo

Kyabajou no eigyou LINE mo
Chanto teinei ni henshin shi
Midokumushi, kidokumushi,
Soredemo megenai kokoroiki
Soudan sareru to ureshikute
Tsuitsui nagame ni kakitashite
Joudan majiete hagemashita noni
Henshin konakute ochikonde

Buka ni karaoke homerarete
Wakai hito no kyoku te wo dashite
Kouon denakute haji kaite
Tsugi no hi koe dezu garagara de
Nodoame kuchakucha namedashite
Shiranai josei ni niramarete
Omowazu tajirogi eshaku shite
Sono yo wa yappari nomisugite

Ojisan no ojisan ni yoru
Ojisan no tame no torisetsu desu
Mouhihan mo doujinai no
Datte shinu made wazuka mou jikan mo

Ojisan no ojisan ni yoru
Ojisan no tame no torisetsu desu
Ojisan wo doushitai no?
Kitto nijuunengo ni mou inai yo

Oyajigyagu wa kotobaasobi
Kireaji nibusa Shouwa nagori
Shimoneta wa aisatsu warugi nai
Reiwa tono gyappu wo aburidashi

Sekuhara ni sasenai "Nanchatte!"
Saigo boketa furi "Nan da tte?"
Itsu made dekiru no wakasa uri?
Shite iru ojisan baka na furi
おじさんの取説

作詞・作曲:ケツメイシ


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