Determine

At first glance, this may seem exactly like all the other original Nachi love songs, but this time, instead of being about missing someone or unrequited love, it’s about a bad relationship.

☆ Title: Determine
★ Album: POP | CULTURE 5
☆ Album Artist: Alstroemeria Records
★ Vocals: Nachi Sakaue (坂上なち)
☆ Arrangement: Masayoshi Minoshima
★ Lyrics: Haruka
☆ Website: http://alst.net/


貴方の言葉空のままで 望むものは自分次第
私は道具じゃないから 自分の意志で動いてる
使うべきもの道具じゃなくて 心のある生身の者
溜め息だけが出ているだけ 貴方と過ごすこの時間

anata no kotoba kara no mama de nozomu mono wa jibun shidai
watashi wa dougu janai kara jibun no ishi de ugoiteru
tsukau beki mono dougu janakute kokoro no aru namami no mono
tameiki dake ga deteiru dake anata to sugosu kono jikan

Your words were empty as ever: what you desire depends on you
I’m not a tool, so I move on my own free will
What you should use isn’t a tool, it’s a living person with a heart
During the time I spend with you, all that comes out of my mouth are sighs

私ちゃんと見てない 貴方はそうエゴイスト
こんなにも苦しくて 暗闇のままで
私が壊れてゆく 時が戻せるのならば
繰り返す 過ちは なかったことにできた

watashi chanto mitenai anata wa sou egoisuto
konna ni mo kurushikute kurayami no mama de
watashi ga kowarete yuku toki ga modoseru no naraba
kuri kaesu ayamachi wa nakatta koto ni dekita

“You’re not paying enough attention to me,” you’re an egotist like that
It hurts so much, as I remain in darkness
I’m falling apart, but if I could turn back time
I’d be able to turn all the repeating mistakes into nothing

夢を追いかけられない 無駄な時間を過ごして
雪はこんな白くても 心は黒く
夢を見ることもできない 夢が逃げてく気がして
すべての終わりを告げたくて

yume o oi kakerarenai muda na jikan o sugoshite
yuki wa konna shirokutemo kokoro wa kuroku
yume o miru koto mo dekinai yume ga nigete ku ki ga shite
subete no owari o tsugetakute

Wasting all my time, I can’t chase after my dreams
The snow is so white, but my heart is black
I can’t even have dreams, I feel like they’re running away from me
I want to spell the end to everything

白い雪にかき消されたい 心がまだある私で
抜け出したい消え去りたい 私が過ごすこの時間

shiroi yuki ni kaki kesaretai kokoro ga mada aru watashi de
nuke dashitai kie saritai watashi ga sugosu kono jikan

I want to be lost to the snow, since I still have a heart
My time is spent wanting to escape and disappear

自分しか見えてない 貴方はそうエゴイスト
こんなにも窮屈で 先が見えてない
私の心消える 時間はもう戻らない
繰り返す 過ちが 自分の中に今も

jibun shika mietenai anata wa sou egoisuto
konna ni mo kyuukutsu saki ga mietenai
watashi no kokoro kieru jikan wa mou modoranai
kuri kaesu ayamachi ga jibun no naka ni ima mo

You can only see yourself, you’re an egotist like that
You’re so narrow-minded, you can’t see in front of you
My heart disappears, it’s too late to go back
The repeating mistakes reside within myself, even now

夢を追いかけられない 貴方がそばにいるから
白い雪に紛れたら 白紙のままに
夢を見ることもできない 夢さえもうわからない
私の終わりは貴方なの

yume o oi kakerarenai anata ga soba ni iru kara
shiroi yuki ni magiretara hakushi no mama ni
yume o miru koto mo dekinai yume sae mou wakaranai
watashi no owari wa anata nano

I can’t chase my dreams because you’re here with me
If I got lost in the snow, I’d remain a blank page
I can’t even have dreams, I don’t even know what dreams are anymore
You’re going to be the end of me

Internal Ability

Nomico songs are too good.

☆ Title: Internal Ability
★ Album: POP | CULTURE 5
☆ Album Artist: Alstroemeria Records
★ Vocals: nomico
☆ Arrangement: Masayoshi Minoshima
★ Lyrics: Haruka
☆ Original Title: Ghostly Person’s Holiday (霊人の休日)
★ Website: http://alst.net/


眠りについた 貴方の顔を見つめ
そっと さよなら告げ
深い想いは やがて華を咲かせる
そして 夢の続きを

nemuri ni tsuita anata no kao o mitsume
sotto sayonara tsuge
fukai omoi wa yagate hana o sakaseru
soshite yume no tsudzuki o

Looking at your face, and quietly saying farewell,
I fell asleep
Intense feelings will eventually make flowers blossom
and the next part of my dream

いつから忘れていた 大事な大事なもの
いつまで夢をみてた 今さえ夢の続き?

itsu kara wasureteita daiji na daiji na mono
itsu made yume o miteta ima sae yume no tsudzuki?

Since when have I forgotten what was so, so important to me?
How long have I been dreaming? Am I still waiting for the next one?

何年も数えてきた 逃げだしてた過ちが
何度でも深い海へ連れて行く
忘れても思い出して 覚めて行くのが怖くて
私は振り向けない

nannen mo kazoete kita nige dashiteta ayamachi ga
nando demo fukai umi e tsurete yuku
wasuretemo omoi dashite samete yuku no ga kowakute
watashi wa furi mukenai

The mistake of running away that I’ve counted for years
keeps on dragging me into a deep sea
I’ll recall even if I forget, and I’m afraid of waking up
so I can’t look back

何年も我慢してた 意味のない優しさから
何度でも深い闇へ連れて行く
忘れたい消し去りたい 私の記憶と過去に
私はまだ振り向けない

nannen mo gaman shiteta imi no nai yasashisa kara
nando demo fukai yami e tsurete yuku
wasuretai keshi saritai watashi no kioku to kako ni
watashi wa mada furi mukenai

Away from the pointless kindness that I’ve put up with for years
they keep on dragging me into a deep darkness
To my memories and my past that I want to forget and erase,
I still can’t look back

眠りについた 私の心は今
時を 動かさない
深い想いは やがて終わりを告げた
そして 夢の最後を

nemuri ni tsuita watashi no kokoro wa ima
toki o ugokasanai
fukai omoi wa yagate owari o tsugeta
soshite yume no saigo o

My heart now, as it’s asleep,
can’t make time move
Intense feelings eventually signalled the end
and the end of my dreams

この手で壊していた 大事な大事なもの
いつまで夢を見てた いつなら夢が見れた?

kono te de kowashiteita daiji na daiji na mono
itsu made yume o miteta itsu nara yume ga mireta?

With my own hands I had destroyed what was so, so important to me
How long have I been dreaming? When was I able to dream?

何年も過ごしてきた 意味もたない交わりも
何度でも深い場所へ連れて行く
忘れても思い出して 覚めて行くのが怖くて
私は振り向かない

nannen mo sugoshite kita imi motanai majiwari mo
nando demo fukai basho e tsurete yuku
wasuretemo omoi dashite samete yuku no ga kowakute
watashi wa furi mukanai

The meaningless companionships I’ve spent the years with
keep on dragging me into a deep place
I’ll recall even if I forget, and I’m afraid of waking up,
so I will not look back

何年も我慢してた 意味のない優しさから
何度でも深い闇へ連れて行く
忘れたい消し去りたい 壊してた貴方のこと
私はまだ振り向かない

nannen mo gaman shiteta imi no nai yasashisa kara
nando demo fukai yami e tsurete yuku
wasuretai keshi saritai kowashiteta anata no koto
watashi wa mada furi mukanai

Away from the pointless kindness that I’ve put up with for years
they keep on dragging me into a deep darkness
To you, who I destroyed, who I want to forget and erase,
I still will not look back