A song you might find anywhere

Now, I'm known for fangirling our band's namesake (how else could we have come up with the name?) but he's actually legit talented. I daresay some of his self-penned solos are among the best in J-pop today - they're well-arranged and the lyrics show a sensitivity that belies his quick-witted, almost bratty façade (except for when he's acting, of course - he's the resident tearjerker among currently popular J-actors).

I've been wanting to post this song for ages, and I finally got around to it - I thought the eve before our first performance as Nino Blankenship was as good a time as any.

I want to write more about this song, but I have to be at practice soon.

どこにでもある唄 (A Song You Can Find Anywhere)
二宮 和也 (Kazunari Ninomiya)
Translation by Yarukizero
¡Con subtitulos en español!



何が正解で　何が間違えで
What is right?　What is wrong?
だから大丈夫　なんて言っちゃって
So I said, "it's okay"
その言葉が自分を　消してくから
Those words were erasing myself
それが一番怖いことだから
That was what I was most afraid of

めいっぱい叫べ　「ここにいるよ」って証のように
Yell with all your might　"I'm here!" like it's proof of yourself
僕らはそんな弱くはない　でも強くもないから
We are not that weak But we're not that strong either
だから泣いていいんだ　恥ずかしいことじゃない
That's why it's okay to cry There's nothing to be embarrassed about
明日がある人しかできないことだから　明日への合図だから
Only people who have a tomorrow can do it Because it's the signal of going to that tomorrow

泣いて　求めて　転んで　また泣いて
Crying　Searching　Falling down　Crying again
君は　そうして　大人になって
That's how you become an adult

傷つくことを恐れて
Afraid of getting hurt
ずっと泣くのを我慢してたら笑えなくなってた
If I always try not to cry, I'll won't be able to laugh

気付いたら独りになって恐かった
When I realized I was alone, I was scared
その時差し出してくれたあなたの声が痛いほど優しくて
That's when your voice came, so gentle it hurt
泣いていたそうしたら「あんたが泣き虫だ」って言うから
If I cry, then you'll say, "You're a crybaby"
あんたもだよ」なんて言ってみたら　楽になってた笑ってた
When I tried to say, "You are too," I relaxed and laughed

いつも見たいに　ふざけたこと言い合って
Like always, messing around and arguing
懐かしいなんて言わないで今を　
Don't say it's nostalgic right now　
そこにある今を握りしめて
Tightly hold onto the "now" that's there

ほら、息を吸って吐いて　生きている
Look, breathe in and out　You're living
一歩一歩歩いている　ただそれだけでいい
Walking one step at a time　Just that is enough

大丈夫僕らはずっとここにいるよ
It's alright, we'll always be here
だから全てさらけ出してみて
So try confessing everything
さあ、胸を張って言えばいいんだ
Come on, you should stand tall and say it
「それが僕らだ」
"That is us"

ずっと　ずっとずっと
Always,　forever and ever

... So yeah, I think this is a pretty appropriate anthem for our band, and not just because our namesake wrote it.