Shikkaku – Sakaki Izumi

失格 (Shikkaku) – No right

from Shikkaku single + Golden Best 20th Anniversary album.

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Words which I want to say, I can’t speak any of them
Things which I want to do, I can’t achieve any of them
Though I cry for myself, I can’t cry for others
I scream about principles and advocacy, but I have no courage to step out
Only the sick and infants lie sleeping in bed all day
I’m still too young to feel hatred towards anything
Words spoken by others don’t resonate within my heart
Can’t become a worthy girl full of brightness and energy
Always aware of others’ gazes on me, I can’t accept them
Can’t think of the boss’ opinion as necessary or right
Girls don’t just wait for kisses on a moonlit night
My cheap bed creaks noisily, and I sink into depression
I’m not in love, but I dream of embracing someone
With a snap, the pink rose petals split open and fall

The thing I treasure most is my meagre self
The thing which bothers me most is still, yes, my nonsensical self
I don’t care about protecting the ones I love, or anything else
But I dislike waiting alone in Shibuya at night
Umeda, Namba, Shinsaibashi, Motomachi, Nishinomiya
I used to love this city so much, but I’ve forgotten it now
I pretended to be Chaka Khan and sang
“Whatcha gonna do for me”
Shedding tears without any reason
“Whatcha gonna do for me”
I boast that I’d once lived in Okinawa
The strong sunlight there had left freckles on my face
I hurt, am hurt, distracting myself by making merry
Comforting a heartbroken friend, I somehow feel relieved
“You have no right!” I want someone to say that to me clearly
That I have no right to live that admired life
Ahh, I curl up into a ball in this town dyed red by sunset
They scold me, pile shame on me, but I used to walk on straight, yet…

Unable to sleep, I turn on the TV, smoke a cigarette, so miserable
I could cry over this unfair treatment, but the night is seeped into the cackling TV
When asked what my hobby is, I reply that I like to travel
Telling them of all the countries and times I’ve been, showing off
I want to put on an underhanded smile and chew upon a nail
Even if I trample on promises, I want to pretend to be a refined lady
Have you ever passed by those who had been hit by a car?
Have you ever seen those who are unhappy and laughed at them?
Don’t care if father dates a young woman
Want to ask mother about her new fiance
I want to become even more beautiful, to play even harder
I want to become even more serious, to learn even more
Looking back alone on this insignificant way of life
I want to love this self who grumbles about reason

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Covered by:

Flower Companyz in Yozora no taiyou single.

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Shibuya de goji – Suzuki Masayuki & Kikuchi Momoko

渋谷で5時 (Shibuya de goji) – 5 o’clock at Shibuya

from Shibuya de goji single + ALL TIME BEST -Martini Dictionary- album.

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At the noisy intersection in the wind
This feeling hurries ahead of me
Ten minutes ago
I peek at my wrist watch
If I climb the slope
Known as heartthrob, I’ll meet you
Today, 5 o’clock at Shibuya
We’ll sabotage it together
On the dot, 5 o’clock at Shibuya
Yes, love is beginning now

In the shop on the second floor of the theatre building
I order a takeout of your smile and heart
Ten minutes later
At a corner of the sparkling city
It’s connected tightly
Our meeting
Today, 5 o’clock at Shibuya
Navigating by your hand
That’s 5 o’clock at Shibuya
Love is shining right now

I want to run away with you
Can’t go back
Like this forever
Today, 5 o’clock at Shibuya
We’ll sabotage it together
On the dot, 5 o’clock at Shibuya
I want to embrace you, OH BABY
Today, 5 o’clock at Shibuya
Camouflaging by your hand
That’s 5 o’clock at Shibuya
As we gaze at each other, OH BABY
Today again, 5 o’clock at Shibuya
We’ll sabotage it together
On the dot, 5 o’clock at Shibuya
Real love is beginning now

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Shampoo – Kato Izumi

シャンプー (Shanpuu) – Shampoo

from Utsukushi sugite / Shampoo single + My little stories Kato Izumi Best album.

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(Shampoo)
So smooth, girls in love are all like shampoo
So smooth, it’s strange how we somehow become beautiful
It feels so bouyant, but why is my heart racing?
And I hope that someone will notice
But once romance is gone, memories are like bubbles in the bathtub
Disppearing one by one, but one will manage to float away

(Shampoo)
So smooth, even when not in love, I’m like shampoo
So smooth, with these slightly murky feelings

(What today?)
So smooth, what to do? I make such a call to him, to him
That or this, unable to decide, that’s happiness!?
A sudden bath in the middle of the night, night
Don’t we all act funny when we’re thinking of someone?
But once romance is gone, we shared two goodbye kisses
Parting lips coming together once again
Was it…just me?

So smooth, girls in love are all like shampoo
So smooth, it’s strange how we somehow become beautiful
So smooth, I’ll be strangely beautiful tomorrow

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Wakamono-tachi – Sora ni mata hi ga noboru toki – The Broadside Four

若者たち －空にまた陽が昇るとき (Wakamono-tachi – Sora ni mata hi ga noboru toki) – Youngsters -When the sun climbs into the sky again

from Wakamono-tachi / Aoi tori ga naiteiru single + Wakamono-tachi ~The Broadside Four Folk album.

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The road you’re walking on stretches endlessly far
Even so, why do you still grit your teeth
And proceed on to that extent?

That person is no longer here
Even so, why are you still searching
As you proceed so aimlessly?

The road you’re walking on connects to hope

When the sun climbs into the sky again
The youngsters will start to walk again

When the sun climbs into the sky again
The youngsters will start to walk again

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Cover information:

Sakamoto Kyuu in Turning point album.

Aoi sankaku jougi in Kimi to bokura to seishun wo / Kunshou nanka hoshikunai album.

Morita Kensaku in Wakamono-tachi single.

Nakazawa Yuuko & Melon Kinenbi in FOLK SONGS 4 album.

Takamizawa Toshihiko in Kaleidoscope album.

Moriyama Naotaro in Wakamono-tachi single.

Sakamoto Fuyumi Love Songs V ~Kokoro moyou~ album.

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Kami wo kitte shimaou – Kato Izumi

髪を切ってしまおう (Kami wo kitte shimaou) – I’ll cut my hair

from Kami wo kitte shimaou single + My little stories Kato Izumi Best album.

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Hiding my profile shadowed by twilight
Two Fridays in a row
I’m starting to get used to
Turning to gaze upon a back so familiar to his
Yet as I walk through the city with another
That heartthrob doesn’t return

Sitting on the bench in the underground station, I cried for 15 minutes
Not caring about the gazes of others

I’ll cut my hair
The fact that I used to love him most
I’ll forget that
So that I can be reborn

Writing “liar” with my index finger upon that back
On that day when he came later than promised
As we leaned against the wire fence on the department store’s rooftop
And exchanged countless kisses
Yet as I smile with another now
It’s not a real smile

Sitting on the bench in the underground station, I cried for 15 minutes
When will I be able to smile again?

I’ll cut my hair
The fact that I used to love him most
I’ll forget that
So that I can be reborn

I’ll cut my hair
The fact that I used to love him most
I’ll forget that
So that I can be reborn
So that I can be me

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Haikara-san ga tooru – Minamino Youko

はいからさんが通る (Haikara-san ga tooru) – Here comes Miss Fashionable

from Haikara-san ga tooru single,
Idol Movie Hits album.

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On that destined crossroads shrouded by morning mist
I met you for the first time
And started walking down the perilous path

We laughed heartily on days when sunlight filtered through the leaves
And heard the bottom of our hearts clench on cloudy days chased by wind

The number of times our lips touched
Is not an indication of how much we loved
I know that, but…

I want to have an intense romance
Maidens are no longer weaklings afraid of getting hurt
I am bad with complicated strategies
I just love a clear sky

The two of us have gone through several crossroads
When the white flowers turn fragrant, the seasons of ripened fruits
We were always together

If it means that we’ll continue to stay close
I’d listen to everything you say, with defiance, but…

I want to have an intense romance
A maiden who lives according to your whim is just too sad
Sometimes, I get upset with jealousy
I wish to be myself

The warmth from our touching skin
Isn’t a confirmation of the future, I know that, but…

Even if a storm of tears come, I’ll be alright
The blue sky I saw with you shines the brightest in my heart
Even though we parted, we’ll meet again, so I’ll be alright
I’ll face forward and walk on

I want to walk without hanging my head
Gazing straight at the love
And sorrow I hold for you

I want to have an intense romance
Maidens are no longer weaklings afraid of getting hurt
I am bad with complicated strategies
I just love a clear sky

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Cover information:

Gotou Saori in Monthly mo:ne chapter5 ~Minna no oshougetsu~ album.

bump.y (Sakuraba Nanami) in Sweet Hits☆ album.

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HIKARI no SPUR – Negicco

光のシュプール (Hikari no shupuuru) – Spur of light

from HIKARI no SPUR single + Rice & Snow album.

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With the two of us
Winter is coming! Always like this
Winter is coming! We can overcome all
Increasing our speed and slipping through the Snow Flakes
Winter is coming! Take me along
Winter is coming! To the future
On a neverending love story

How many winters have I spent
With you right by my side?
Amidst the overlapping days, the two of us
Confirmed the meaning of love

Sometimes we miss
And hurt each other
But we still forgave

With the two of us
Winter is coming! Always like this
Winter is coming! We can overcome all
Increasing our speed and slipping through the Snow Flakes
Winter is coming! Take me along
Winter is coming! To the future
On a neverending love story

It should be a scenery I’m used to seeing
This dazzling season
A warm light shines on our smiles
A joyful illumination

A blue darkness runs
From our connected hands
Love’s warmth delivered
I’m not afraid anymore

Just the two of us
Winter is coming! Once more, surely
Winter is coming! We can find it
Don’t stop, so that the present can’t catch up
Winter is coming! Take me along
Winter is coming! To the future
On a neverending…

Taking out my favorite coat
Let’s go outside into that pure white world

With the two of us
Winter is coming! Always like this
Winter is coming! We can overcome all
Increasing our speed and slipping through the Snow Flakes
Winter is coming! Take me along
Winter is coming! To the future
On a neverending…

Just the two of us
Winter is coming! Once more, surely
Winter is coming! We can find it
Winter is coming! Take me along
Winter is coming! To the future
On a neverending love story

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