Backcut Girl

Pretty good. Not sure if it’s as good as Sepia, but still good. Syrufit’s Aladdin’s newest album, C.Experiment, is really good though. Cathy’s singing is love.

☆ Title: BACKCUT GIRL
★ Album: ULTRA DANCEHALL
☆ Album Artist: Alstroemeria Records
★ Vocals: mican*
☆ Lyrics: Kazumi Mogi
★ Arrangement: Masayoshi Minoshima
☆ Original Title: the Last Judgement
★ Website: http://alst.net/


裏切りの欺き 傷跡 憎しみ
いつになったら許せるかな
失った太陽 嘘ばかりの過去
ただ閉じこもって 泣くだけ

uragiri no azamuki kizuato nikushimi
itsu ni nattara yuruseru kana
ushinatta hikari uso bakari no kako
tada toji komotte naku dake

The deception that comes with betrayal, scars and hatred
How long will it take until I can forgive you?
Parting with the sunlight, with a past filled with lies,
all I do is shut myself in and just cry

何処にも行けない 臆病な私
誰も居ない部屋に ただひとり
かすれた泣き声 真っ暗な部屋に
虚しく響いた

doko ni mo yukenai okubyou na watashi
dare mo inai heya ni tada hitori
kasureta nakigoe makkura na heya ni
munashiku hibiita

Being so cowardly, I can’t go anywhere
All alone In this lonesome room
Throughout the pitch black room, my raspy cry
echoed in vain

閉ざされた重いトビラ
手をかけてくれる
誰かが来るのを待っていた

tozasareta omoi tobira
te o kakete kureru
dare ka ga kuru no o matteita

I have been waiting for somebody
to come, who will reach out their hand
and open the heavy closed door

無くした鍵の在り処 探しもせずに
泣き叫ぶだけ空の蒼さ 思い出せずに
彷徨う日々君の言葉 尖った言葉
冷たい瞳さえ鍵にかわる そんな幻想
抱いていたんだよ

nakushita kagi no arika sagashi mo sezu ni
naki sakebu dake sora no aosa omoi dasezu ni
samayou hibi kimi no kotoba togatta kotoba
tsumetai hitomi sae kagi ni kawaru sonna gensou
idaiteita n da yo

Without even searching for where the lost key is,
I just cry and scream… Unable to remember the blue of the sky
I spend the days wandering… Your words, your pointed words,
even your cold eyes will turn into the key – That was a fantasy
that I just could not let go of

君が吐き捨てた ガラスの言葉は
私のココロに 突き刺さるの
その痛みさえも 君の愛だって
信じたかったよ

kimi ga haki suteta garasu no kotoba wa
watashi no kokoro ni tsuki sasaru no
sono itami sae mo kimi no ai da tte
shinjitakatta yo

The glass words you spewed out
pierce my heart
I wanted to believe that even that pain
was your love

散らばった言葉の破片
手で拾い集め
繋げて鍵をつくった

chirabatta kotoba no hahen
te de hiroi atsume
tsunagete kagi o tsukutta

Gathering scattered broken pieces
of words by hand
I connected them and made a key

無くした鍵の在り処 探しもせずに
泣き叫ぶだけそんな日々は 終わりにしよう
前見て ほらひとりきりで 走れるはずさ
帰る場所などもう無いから 前に進もう
自分を信じるの

nakushita kagi no arika sagashi mo sezu ni
naki sakebu dake sonna hibi wa owari ni shiyou
mae mite hora hitori kiri de hashireru hazu sa
kaeru basho nado mou nai kara mae ni susumou
jibun o shinjiru no

Without even searching for where the lost key is,
I just cry and scream – Let’s bring an end to days like that
Facing forward, look, I should be able to run all on my own
There’s nowhere left to return anymore, so let’s move forward
I’ll believe in myself

Ice Break

Having loved all the previous nomico songs, I must say, I was expecting a lot better from this one. That said, the lyrics are still alright. Darkness Power would have made a much more powerful leading track though.

☆ Title: ICE BREAK
★ Album: ULTRA DANCEHALL
☆ Album Artist: Alstroemeria Records
★ Vocals: nomico
☆ Lyrics: Mei Ayakura (綾倉盟)
★ Arrangement: Masayoshi Minoshima
☆ Original Title: Tomboyish Girl in Love (おてんば恋娘)
★ Website: http://alst.net/


もうすぐ暖かな日差し
溶かすの白い雪の花
あたしの周りだけ染める
冷たさは変わらない

mou sugu atataka na hizashi
tokasu no shiroi yuki no hana
atashi no mawari dake someru
tsumetasa wa kawaranai

Soon the warm sunlight
will thaw the white snow flowers
Only the cold colouring my surroundings
remains unchanged

命の芽吹きは綺麗で
触れれば熱を奪い取る
どうして分かり合えないの
温もりは知らないの

inochi no mebuki wa kirei de
furereba netsu o ubai toru
doushite wakari aenai no
nukumori wa shiranai no

The budding of life is pretty
but when I touch it, I steal away its heat
Why can’t we come to an understanding?
I don’t know what warmth feels like

緑が風に揺れている
あなたに触れられないなら
あたしは一人きりでいい
そう思う日もあった

midori ga kaze ni yureteiru
anata ni furerarenai nara
atashi wa hitori kiri de ii
sou omou hi mo atta

Greenery sways in the wind
If I can’t touch you
then I’m fine being all alone
There have been days I thought that

願いがひとつ叶うなら
触れたい熱を感じたい
氷のように止まる一瞬
今はまだ知らないの

negai ga hitotsu kanau nara
furetai netsu o kanjitai
koori no you ni tomaru toki
ima wa mada shiranai no

If this one wish of mine comes true
I want to experience the heat that I want to feel
Time freezes like ice for a moment
I still don’t know what it’s like

Darkness Power

I feel the power of darkness running through my veins. I like the night because it’s as black as my heart. Etc. This is my favourite song from the album.

You might notice these lyrics are not by Haruka this time, and it’s somewhat noticable, with new vocabulary and a lot of onomatopoeia, but I still think they’re pretty good.

☆ Title: DARKNESS POWER
★Album: ULTRA DANCEHALL
☆ Album Artist: Alstroemeria Records
★ Vocals and lyrics: Mei Ayakura (綾倉盟)
☆ Arrangement: Masayoshi Minoshima
★ Original Title: Power of Darkness
☆ Website: http://alst.net/


足元がふらつく 地に付いてないよう
心がもやもや カラカラ乾涸びてく
閉じ込めた余計な 言葉溢れ出して
思ってもない事 ボロボロ零して

ashimoto ga furatsuku chi ni tsuitenai you
kokoro ga moya moya kara kara hikarabite ku
toji kometa yokei na kotoba afure dashite
omotte mo nai koto boro boro koboshite

The ground beneath me shakes, as if it’s come out from under my feet
In a slump, my heart rattles, drying away
Uncalled for words I held in begin to overflow
Even what I’m not thinking of drips and drips on out

やり直して 巻き戻して
戻れるわけがないのに
過去に縋る このままでは
未来に期待できない
煌びやかな 世界の中
いつもは陰に生きてた
踏み出しても いいんじゃない
少しは going on そう強引に

yari naoshite maki modoshite
modoreru wake ga nai noni
kako no sugaru kono mama de wa
mirai ni kitai dekinai
kirabiyaka na sekai no naka
itsu mo wa kage ni ikiteta
fumi dashitemo ii n janai
sukoshi wa going on sou gouin ni

There’s no way I can go back
or turn back time and do it all again
but as I am now, clinging to the past,
I can’t look forward to the future
In such a dazzling world,
I’ve always lived in the shadows
Wouldn’t it be alright for me to step out?
For a little while, going on so forcibly

明日はどこ どこに進んでく
tic tac tic 動け 私の鼓動
明日は雨 だけど嫌いじゃない
tic tac tic 廻る 時計の秒針
愛想笑い とぼけたフリとか
tic tac tic これが 今の精一杯
望み通り いかなくてもいい
tic tac tic 常に 走り続ける

ashita wa doko doko ni susunde ku
tic tac tic ugoke watashi no kodou
ashita wa ame dakedo kirai janai
tic tac tic mawaru tokei no byoushin
aisowarai toboketa furi toka
tic tac tic kore ga ima no sei ippai
nozomi dooru ikanakutemo ii
tic tac tic tsune ni hashiri tsudzukeru

Tomorrow, where, oh where shall I go?
Tic tac tic, get moving, my pulse
Tomorrow’s rainy, but I don’t mind
Tic tac tic, the clock’s second hand goes around
Feigning smiles, playing dumb and such
Tic tac tic, this is the best I can do for now
It’s okay even if it doesn’t go my way
Tic tac tic, I’ll always continue to run on

何か物足りない 何故か満たされない
孤独に飲まれて カラカラ喉が渇く
どんなに頑張っても 誰にも気付かれず
何もない私 ポロポロ 涙が

nani ka mono tarinai naze ka mitasarenai
kodoku ni nomarete kara kara nodo ga kawaku
donna ni ganbattemo dare ni mo kidzukarezu
nani mo nai watashi boro boro namida ga

Something’s missing, I don’t feel satisfied
Swallowed by solitude, my throat rattles, drying up
No matter how hard I try, nobody notices me
Having nothing to my name, the tears drip and drip

やり直して 巻き戻して
変われるわけがないのに
ここにあるの 未来の鍵
扉を開けて飛び出せ
煌びやかな 世界の中
へこんで泣いているけど
今はひとり前を向ける
前より going on そう強引に

yari naoshite maki modoshite
kawareru wake ga nai noni
koko ni aru no mirai no kagi
tobira o akete tobi dase
kirabiyaka na sekai no naka
hekonde naiteiru kedo
ima wa hitori mae o mukeru
mae yori going on sou gouin ni

There’s no way I can change
or turn back time and do it all again
Is the key to the future here?
Open the door and fly on through
In such a dazzling world,
though I collapse and cry,
all alone, I now look forward
More than before, going on so forcibly

明日はどこ どこに進んでく
tic tac tic 動け 私の鼓動
明日は雨 だけど嫌いじゃない
tic tac tic 廻る 時計の秒針
愛想笑い とぼけたフリとか
tic tac tic これが 今の精一杯
望み通り いかなくてもいい
tic tac tic 常に 走り続ける

ashita wa doko doko ni susunde ku
tic tac tic ugoke watashi no kodou
ashita wa ame dakedo kirai janai
tic tac tic mawaru tokei no byoushin
aisowarai toboketa furi toka
tic tac tic kore ga ima no sei ippai
nozomi dooru ikanakutemo ii
tic tac tic tsune ni hashiri tsudzukeru

Tomorrow, where, oh where shall I go?
Tic tac tic, get moving, my pulse
Tomorrow’s rainy, but I don’t mind
Tic tac tic, the clock’s second hand goes around
Feigning smiles, playing dumb and such
Tic tac tic, this is the best I can do for now
It’s okay even if it doesn’t go my way
Tic tac tic, I’ll always continue to run on

Stardust

Ayame songs are still pretty nice and cute. I have to skip Sepia though, because for some reason, the lyric sheet and the vocals don’t match up at all. Maybe I’m looking at it wrong. See if you can figure it out.

My last words on the album is that Zytokine’s LAPSE remix is absolutely amazing and Arm’s Visions remix is also pretty good though it’s really missing something important without the “lalala”s.

☆ Title: Stardust
★ Album: POP | CULTURE 5
☆ Album Artist: Alstroemeria Records
★ Vocals: Ayame
☆ Arrangement: Masayoshi Minoshima
★ Lyrics: Haruka
☆ Original Title: Emotional Skyscraper ~ Cosmic Mind (感情の摩天楼 ~ Cosmic Mind)
★ Website: http://alst.net/


冬空に 星を見た 本当に小さな星
息吐いて温めた 手のひらを合わせてた

fuyuzora ni hoshi o mita hontou ni chiisa na hoshi
iki haite atatameta te no hira o awaseteta

In the winter sky, I saw a star, a really small star
I brought my hands together that I warmed with my breath

呪文を唱えて 誰より強くて
負けない想いに なれたらいいけど
そんなの無理だよ 私は弱くて
誰にも適わない

jumon o tonaete dare yori tsuyokute
makenai omoi ni naretara ii kedo
sonna no muri da yo watashi yowakute
dare ni mo kanawanai

I’ll chant a spell, and become stronger than everyone
If only I could get used to determination
But that’s impossible, I’m weak
No match for anyone

誰よりも強い気持ち 持てるなら良いけれどね
星空は綺麗だけど 私にはまだ見れない
あんなに近そうだけど 本当はすごく遠い
ちっぽけな私見たいかな

dare yori mo tsuyoi kimochi moteru nara ii keredo ne
hoshizora wa kirei dakedo watashi ni wa mada mirenai
anna ni chikasou dakedo hontou wa sugoku tooi
chippoke na watashi mitai kana

If only I could have feelings stronger than everyone else
The night sky is pretty, but I still can’t see it
It looks so close, but it’s actually terribly far
I wonder I want to see it when I’m so small

冬空に 星が流れ またひとつ消えていった
なぜだろう泣いていた 意味もなく泣いていた

fuyuzora ni hoshi ga nagare mata hitotsu kiete itta
naze darou naiteita imi mo naku naiteita

A star shot across the winter sky, another disappeared
Why was I crying? Crying without any meaning

呪文を唱えて 誰より輝く
負けない想いは 今でも勝てない
私は私ね そんなのわかるよ
誰にも変わらない

jumon o tonaete dare yori kagayaku
makenai omoi wa ima demo katenai
watashi wa watashi ne sonna no wakaru yo
dare ni mo kawaranai

I’ll chant a spell and shine brighter than everyone
My determination still can’t win
I am me, I understand that
I can’t become anyone else

誰よりも強い気持ち 持てるなら良いけれどね
星屑は綺麗だから 私からまだ見れない
あんなに近そうだけど 本当は近づけない
ちっぽけな私見たいかな

dare yori mo tsuyoi kimochi moteru nara ii keredo ne
hoshikuzu wa kirei dakara watashi kara mada mirenai
anna ni chikasou dakedo hontou wa chikadzukenai
chippoke na watashi mitai kana

If only I could have feelings stronger than everyone else
The stardust is pretty, which is why I still can’t see from my view
It looks so close, but you actually can’t get anywhere close
I wonder I want to see it when I’m so small