喉を撫で肺に流れて　指先まで拡がって

とろとろにとろけだした甘い甘い誘惑

 

止まれない　止まる気もない　頭の中加速して

見えない場所まで飛びたい

 

掴まれた心臓が生きてるって気付かせた

体が揺れるぐらいに鼓動を感じて

 

音が飛び　光が飛び　言葉を忘れ

産まれたての自由を体中で叫んだ

 

「頭を持ち上げ叩き割れ　血管の壁引き剥がせ

吐き出してもっと　もっと

繊細な世界が見えたらすぐに手を放せ

もう　終わってんだ死体が

今は快楽に散れ」

 

温かな声が聞きたい　温かな肌に触れたい

温かな笑顔が見たい　温かな笑顔でいたい

 

温かな声を聞かせて　温かな笑顔を見せて

誰のでもいい　温もりをくれ

 

「這いつくばって掻き回せ　お前の素敵な記憶を

そう　フラッシュバックしてやり直してみよう

繊細な世界が見えたらすぐに手を放せ

もう　終わってんだ死体が

今は快楽に　快楽へ」

 

緩やかに　温かに　拡がって

指先が溶けて　皮膚が燃えて　境界は消えた

光を取り込み　光を取り込み　世界を感じて

何も変わらないよ　僕が消えても

 

 

Lyrics checked with the booklet for: Last Game, COUPLING COLLECTION 08-09

Nodo wo nade hai ni nagarete　yubisaki made hirogatte

torotoro ni torokedashita amai amai yuuwaku

 

Tomarenai　tomaru ki mo nai　atama no naka kassokushite

mienai basho made tobitai

 

Tsukamareta shinzou ga ikiteru tte kidzukaseta

Karada ga yureru gurai ni kodou wo kanjite

 

Oto ga tobi　hikari ga tobi　kotoba wo wasure

umaretate no jiyuu wo karadajuu de sakenda

 

「Atama wo mochiage tatakiware　kekkan no kabe hikihagase

Hakidashite motto　motto

Sensai na sekai ga mietara sugu ni te wo hanase

Mou　owattenda shitai ga

ima ha HAI ni* chire」

 

Atatakana koe ga kikitai　Atatakana hada ni furetai

Atatakana egao ga mitai　Atatakana egao de itai

 

Atatakana koe wo kikasete　Atatakana egao wo misete

Dare no de mo ii　Nukumori wo kure

 

「Haitsukubatte kakimawase　omae no sutekina memorii wo

Sou　FURASSHUBAKKU shite yarinaoshitemiyou

(Sensai na sekai ga) mietara sugu ni te wo hanase

Mou　owattenda shitai ga

ima ha HAI ni　HAI he」

 

Yuruyaka ni　atataka ni　hirogatte

yubisaki ga tokete　hifu ga moete　kyoukai ha kieta.

Hikari wo torikomi　hikari wo torikomi　sekai wo kanjite

nani mo kawaranai yo　Boku ga kiete mo

 

 

*Translator's note: he actually sings a whole bunch of particles not mentioned in the lyrics. HAI ni HAI he HAI to HAI wo HAI ni chire. It's completely nonsensical in meaning but that seems to be the point.

The syrupy, bewitching, sweet, sweet seduction

caresses my throat, flows down my lungs and extends toward my fingertips.

 

I can't stop, I don't care for stopping, accelerating inside my head,

I want to soar toward places I can't see.

 

(The datura) made me realize that my clutched heart is alive.

I feel my heartbeat so strongly as if it were swaying my body itself.

 

Sound rushes, light rushes, I forget all words,

and the freedom of a newborn baby is screaming through my entire body.

 

"Raising your head, break it into pieces. Tear up the walls of your blood vessels.

Throw up, more, more.

Once you're able to see the delicate world, release your hands immediately.

Because it's already over,

let your remains dissolve in the high*, now."

 

I want to hear a warm voice. I want to touch a warm skin.

I want to see a warm smile. I want to have a warm smile.

 

Let me hear a warm voice. Let me see a warm smile.

I don't care whose it is. Give me warmth.

 

"Going down on your hands and feet and rummaging around your wonderful memories,

yes, looking back on your flashbacks, let's try doing everything over again.

Once you're able to see the delicate world, release your hands immediately.

Because it's already over,

let your remains (dissolve) in the high*, now. Toward the high"

 

Expanding toward ease, toward warmth,

my fingertips melted, my skin burned, and boundaries disappeared.

Absorbing light, absorbing light, I can feel the world,

and nothing changes. Even if I disappear.

 

 

*Translator's note: He doesn't actually sing kairaku like the lyrics originally say, Sono sings high, as in getting high of the Datura flower. As another note, chiru also means scattering, like flower petals. I was a bit torn on what word to translate it as so I figured I'd just add a note here.

**Datura is a flower with psychoactive properties. In the book Coinlocker Babies by Murakami Ryu (one of the many books Sono has read), the datura flower plays an important role. If you have the chance to read the book, I strongly recommend doing so, as there are a lot of references here and the song is just going to make a lot more sense when you've read the book.

 

 

25-06-2021