itori

Denial

Posted by

0

The transition from AdamKadmon, Amateras, and Alstroemeria lyrics to the vagueness of Zytokine felt like a slap in the face. The most unintuitive seems to be in stardust, but I did get the lyrics to roundabout too, and they’re really good.

★ Title: Denial
☆ Album: THE OUTSIDE ANSWER TO THE ULTIMATE QUESTION
★ Album Artist: ZYTOKINE
☆ Vocals: itori
★ Arrangement and lyrics: Linjin (隣人)
☆ Original Title: Higan Retour ~ Riverside View (彼岸帰航　～ Riverside View)
★ Website: http://zytokine-web.com/

小さな歌　陽炎　風が吹いて　消えたら
形のない炎で　慰めてあげるから

chiisa na uta kagerou kaze ga fuite kietara
katachi no nai honoo de nagusamete ageru kara

When your short song disappears like a mirage with a blow of the wind,
I’ll comfort you with my shapeless flames

ある時は　流れる水に　よく似て
最後には　何ひとつ　残らなくて

aru toki wa nagareru mizu ni yoku nite
saigo ni wa nani hitotsu nokoranakute

Very similar to running water at times
Not a single thing left behind in the end

だけど　もう知らない
だけど　もういらない　さよなら
だけど　もう知らない
なのに　なぜ胸が痛いの

dakedo mou shiranai
dakedo mou iranai sayonara
dakedo mou shiranai
nanoni naze mune ga itai no

But I don’t care anymore
But I don’t need them anymore, goodbye
But I don’t care anymore
Yet why does my chest hurt?

だけど　もう視えない
だけど　感じ取れるのはなぜなの
涙は　もう乾いたのに　なのに　まだ消えない

dakedo mou mienai
dakedo kanji toreru no wa naze nano
namida wa mou kawaita noni nanoni mada kienai

But I can’t see them anymore
But why is it that I can perceive them?
The tears have already dried, but still, they still haven’t disappeared

眩しい夢　陽炎　風に凪いで　みえたら
形のない言葉で　傷つけてあげるから

mabushii yume kagerou kaze ni naide mietara
katachi no nai kotoba de kizutsukete ageru kara

When your bright dream calms in the wind and looks like a mirage,
I’ll hurt you with my shapeless words

ある時は　微笑む花に　よく似て
最後には　何ひとつ　残らなくて

aru toki wa hohoemu hana ni yoku nite
saigo ni wa nani hitotsu nokoranakute

Very similar to a smiling flower at times
Not a single thing left behind in the end

だから　もう言えない
だから　もう消えない　さよなら
だから　もう言えない
なのに　なぜ夢がみたいの

dakara mou ienai
dakara mou kienai sayonara
dakara mou ienai
nanoni naze yume ga mitai no

So I can’t say them anymore
So they won’t disappear anymore, goodbye
So I can’t say them anymore
Yet why do I want to dream?

だから　もう癒えない
だから　感じているのは嘘なの
終わりは　もう来ていたのに　なのに　まだ消えない

dakara mou ienai
dakara kanjiteiru no wa uso nano
owari wa mou kiteita noni nanoni mada kienai

So I won’t heal anymore
So what I’m feeling is just a lie
The end has already come, but still, they still won’t fade

風に　揺れて…
君に　揺れて…

kaze ni yurete…
kimi ni yurete…

Swaying in the wind…
Swaying in you…

だけど　もう知らない
だけど　もういらない　さよなら
だけど　もう知らない
なのに　なぜ胸が痛いの

dakedo mou shiranai
dakedo mou iranai sayonara
dakedo mou shiranai
nanoni naze mune ga itai no

But I don’t care anymore
But I don’t need them anymore, goodbye
But I don’t care anymore
Yet why does my chest hurt?

だけど　もう視えない
だけど　感じ取れるのはなぜなの
涙は　もう乾いたのに　なのに　まだ消えない

dakedo mou mienai
dakedo kanji toreru no wa naze nano
namida wa mou kawaita noni nanoni mada kienai

But I can’t see them anymore
But why is it that I can perceive them?
The tears have already dried, but still, they still haven’t disappeared

N.O.I.S.E

Posted by

1

Linjin’s English skills are getting better as seen in his lyrics, and I wouldn’t choose anyone over itori to sing them.

★ Title: N.O.I.S.E
☆ Album: THE OUTSIDE ANSWER TO THE ULTIMATE QUESTION
★ Album Artist: ZYTOKINE
☆ Vocals: itori
★ Arrangement and lyrics: Linjin (隣人)
☆ Original Title: Ghostly Band ~ Phantom Ensemble (幽霊楽団 ～ Phantom Ensemble)
★ Website: http://zytokine-web.com/

we’re dancing in the shadow without any music
playing the music　you remember forever

where did you go, sweetheart?
I’m looking for your LOVE, looking for your NOISE
I wanna take you to the heavenly place you never been there

singing again, feel free in the world
do you remember the old line we sang together?
I’m on wrong way, round and round

when I feel your lies
I can see your fire inside my heart
everything we can see, it’s a worthless
it’s just a N.O.I.S.E!!

we’re keeping our shadows without any music
it’s sound of silence you taught me, forever

Why am I crying, sweetheart?
I’m longing for your LOVE, longing for your NOISE
you don’t wanna take me to the heavenly place I never been there

missing again, feel bad in the world
you and me, like the darkest stars in the night
in a prism like a prison

when I’m tricking myself
you can see my fire inside your heart
everything we can feel, it’s a worthless
it’s just a N.O.I.S.E!!

set me free to cry
set me free to cry

I’ve got new melody for living alone
but all I want is your melody tonight
I know,I’m on wrong way

singing again, feel free in the world
do you remember the old line we sang together?
I’m on wrong way, round and round

when I feel your lies
I can see your fire inside my heart
everything we can see, it’s a worthless
it’s just a N.O.I.S.E!!

Tangerine dream

Posted by

0

Try counting how many times Itori says “tangerine dream.” Her English is so nice to listen to.

★ Title: Tangerine dream
☆ Album: BEAUTIFUL KILLER
★ Album Artist: ZYTOKINE
☆ Vocals: itori
★ Arrangement and lyrics: Linjin (隣人)
☆ Original Title: September Pumpkin (九月のパンプキン )
★ Website: http://zytokine-web.com/


まどろむ世界を　彷徨い続けてる
現実の裏側に　身を委ねてる
逃げこむ世界に　縛られ始めてる
現実の裏側に　凍え続けて

madoromu sekai o samayoi tsudzuketeru
genjitu no uragawa ni mi o yudaneteru
nige komu sekai ni shibarare hajimeteru
genjitsu no uragawa ni kogoe tsudzukete

I’m continuing to wander through a sleeping world
I’m leaving myself to the other side of reality
I’m beginning to be bound by the world I escape to
Continuing to be frozen on the other side of reality

色の無い　静かな海に　浮かべたまま　Tangerine dream
未完成　光も声も届かないまま　Tangerine dream
独りきり　昏い夜空に　浮かべたまま　Tangerine dream
身勝手に　踊る太陽　Tangerine dream Tangerine dream

iro no nai shizuka na umi ni ukabeta mama Tangerine dream
mikansei hikari mo koe mo todokanai mama Tangerine dream
hitori kiri kurai yozora ni ukabeta mama Tangerine dream
migatte ni odoru taiyou Tangerine dream Tangerine dream

As I floated on a quiet, colourless sea – Tangerine dream
Incomplete, as no light or voice reaches – Tangerine dream
All alone, as I floated in the dark night sky – Tangerine dream
The selfishly dancing sun – Tangerine dream Tangerine dream

steppin’ to be free, be another one
jumpin’ to be free, be another one
時を越えて　君を連れて
いつか夢から覚めた時　そばに居てほしいよ

steppin’ to be free, be another one
jumpin’ to be free, be another one
toki o koete kimi o tsurete
itsu ka yume kara sameta toki soba ni ite hoshii yo

steppin’ to be free, be another one
jumpin’ to be free, be another one
Transcending time, taking you with me,
after I someday wake up from this dream, I want you to be by my side

心のどこかでは　気づき始めてる
現実の裏側で　呼び続けてる
逃げこむ世界に　何かを感じてる
現実の裏側に　傷をつけてる

kokoro no doko ka de wa kidzuki hajimeteru
genjitsu no uragawa de yobi tsudzuketeru
nige komu sekai ni nani ka o kanjiteru
genjitsu no uragawa ni kizu o tsuketeru

I’m beginning to notice somewhere in my heart
I’m continuing to call out on the other side of reality
I’m feeling something in the world I escape to
I’m hurting someone on the other side of reality

気づいてた　静かな海に　忘れたまま　Tangerine dream
ボロボロに　砕け散っては　泣いていた　あの　Tangerine dream
独りきり　でも寂しくはなかった　あの　Tangerine dream
身勝手に　踊る心に　Tangerine dream Tangerine dream

kidzuiteta shizuka na umi ni wasureta mama Tangerine dream
boro boro ni kudake chitte wa naiteita ano Tangerine dream
hitori kiri demo sabishiku wa nakatta ano Tangerine dream
migatte ni odoru kokoro ni Tangerine dream Tangerine dream

I realized, as I forgot in the quiet sea – Tangerine dream
Crumbling to pieces as I cried, that Tangerine dream
I was all alone, but I wasn’t lonely, that Tangerine dream
In my selfishly dancing heart, Tangerine dream Tangerine dream

steppin’ to be free, be another one
jumpin’ to be free, be another one
光る月が　翳る前に
辛い夢から覚めた時　そばに居てほしいよ

steppin’ to be free, be another one
jumpin’ to be free, be another one
hikaru tsuki ga kageru mae ni
tsurai yume kara sameta toki soba ni ite hoshii yo

steppin’ to be free, be another one
jumpin’ to be free, be another one
Before the shining moon darkens,
after I wake up from this bitter dream, I want you to be by my side

steppin’ to be free, be another one
jumpin’ to be free, be another one
愛を呼んで　君を連れて
いつか夢だと気づいても　そばに居てほしいよ

steppin’ to be free, be another one
jumpin’ to be free, be another one
ai o yonde kimi o tsurete
itsu ka yume da to kidzuitemo soba ni ite hoshii yo

steppin’ to be free, be another one
jumpin’ to be free, be another one
Calling love, taking you with me,
even if I someday realize it’s a dream, I want you to be by my side

BedAbble!!

Posted by

1

Linjin recently tweeted about the lyrics he doesn’t put in the booklet, saying “it’s good if only the people who do understand understand!” so I figured I’d follow through with this and leave out the parts not written in the booklet from now on (unless it’s crucial to understanding).

★ Title: BedAbble!!
☆ Album: hundred hundred
★ Album Artist: ZYTOKINE
☆ Vocals: itori
★ Arrangement and lyrics: Linjin (隣人)
☆ Original Title: Bad Apple!!
★ Website: http://zytokine-web.com/

眩しさに　染まって　焦がれたままの闇に沈む
君のその夢　飛び散る黒で　染め上げていく
永遠のその先　透けた墓標に映る影は
落とす文字のように　刻まれては滲んだまま

mabushisa ni somatte kogareta mama no yami ni shizumu
kimi no sono yume tobi chiru kuro de some agete yuku
eien no sono saki suketa bohyou ni utsuru kage wa
otosu moji no you ni kizamarete wa nijinda mama

Being ingrained with radiance, I sink into the dark I yearned for
I’ll stain that dream of yours with the black scattering around
The shadows cast on the clear tombstones beyond eternity
are left to remain blurred after being engraved, just like lost letters

あたたかな春の日差しの下で眠る　汚れた欲望を
黒とも白ともつかぬ色で染め上げては　まだ捨てられずに

atataka na haru no hizashi no moto de nemuru yogoreta yokubou o
kuro to mo shiro to mo tsukanu iro de some agete wa mada suterarezu ni

My desires, sleeping under the warm rays of the spring sun, are filthied
Upon dying them a colour, neither black nor white, I’m yet unable to throw them away

目隠しをして　踊り続ける　笑われて　また汚されて

mekakushi o shite odori tsudzukeru warawarete mata yogosarete

Putting on a blindfold, I continue to dance, being laughed at and again being disgraced

何も知らずに　笑ってた　傷つかずに　傷つけて
誰もかもが　迷子だね
探して　独りきり　幻を……

nani mo shirazu ni waratteta kizutsukazu ni kizutsukete
dare mo kamo ga maigo da ne
sagashite hitori kiri yume o……

Not knowing a thing, I had laughed, giving pain without getting hurt
Isn’t everyone a lost child?
Searching, all on their own, for dreams……

暗闇に　照らされ　凍えたままの光に問う
君のその夢　舞い散る白で　染め上げていく
戸惑いのその傷　透けた墓標に映る影は
消した文字のように　沈黙を守り続けて

kurayami ni terasare kogoeta mama no hikari ni tou
kimi no sono yume mai chiru shiro de some agete yuku
tomadoi no sono kizu saketa bohyou ni utsuru kage wa
keshita moji no you ni chinmoku o mamori tsudzukete

I question the light remaining frozen, shined upon by the darkness
I’ll stain that dream of yours with the white dancing down
As wounds of confusion, the shadows cast on the clear tombstones
continue to defend the silence just like erased letters

あたたかな春の日差しの下で眠る　汚れた欲望を
黒とも白ともつかぬ色で染め上げては　まだ捨てられずに

atataka na haru no hizashi no moto de nemuru yogoreta yokubou o
kuro to mo shiro to mo tsukanu iro de some agete wa mada suterarezu ni

My desires, sleeping under the warm rays of the spring sun, are filthied
Upon dying them a colour, neither black nor white, I’m yet unable to throw them away

目隠しをして　歌い続ける　残されて　また捨てられて

mekakushi o shite utai tsudzukeru nokosarete mata suterarete

Putting on a blindfold, I continue to sing, being left behind and again discarded

何も知らずに　泣いていた　傷はないのに　痛すぎて
その痛みで　塗りつぶして
汚すよ　独りきり　幻を……

nani mo shirazu ni naiteita kizu wa nai noni itasugite
sono itami de nuri tsubushite
yogosu yo hitori kiri yume o……

Not knowing a thing, I had cried, hurting far too much, though I have no wounds
With that pain, I’ll blot it all out
I’ll corrupt, all on my own, the dreams……