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Welcome to Modern Life
05:05
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司会を務める二流の深夜番組にあんたがやってきて
今日は何をお持ちになったんですかと尋ねられた
「今日は私の子供を売りたいと思います」とあんたが答えて
周りは相当に怒っちまったけど俺は案外そうでもなかったぜ
命より大事なものを
金に変えたがってる奴はゴロゴロしてて
そいつらとなんの変わりもない
最近じゃそうやってみんな
衝撃的な見出しのついた何か売りに出せるものはないかって探してる
俺はオリンピックを勝ち取ったこの自分の脚を売りに出し
他に何か手放せるものはないかって血眼になって探してる
そして残った身体中にいっぱいの装飾品をつけて
何一つ不自由なく暮らしていこうそれがモダンライフ
命より大事なものを
金に変えたがってる奴はゴロゴロしてて
そいつらとなん の変わりもない
ずっと雨が降り続いてる荒廃した土地を買いたい
そう言ってるやつがいるんだ
そこでは何も育たないし欲望も悲しみも生まれないって話だ
あんたのところで取り扱ってくれないか
きっとみんな幸せを胸いっぱいに感じるだろう
モダンライフ
そして残った身体中にいっぱいの装飾品をつけて
何一つ不自由なく暮らしていこうそれがモダンライフ
You come on the second-rate late night TV show I host,
and I ask what you have brought along
"Today I would like to sell my child," you answer
Everyone else gets pretty upset, but I am unexpectedly calm
Everyone is like that nowadays,
Searching around for something they can sell
Something that will stand out on the market
I'm out to sell these legs that won me an Olympic medal
Searching with bloodshot eyes for anything else I can offload
Then decorate what is left of my body with lots of accessories
And live without a care in the world
That's modern life
There are people all around, looking to make money
in exchange for the things most important than life
And I am no different from them
One guy said he would like to purchase the wasteland
Desolate, where the rain never ends
They say that nothing can grow there; neither desire nor sadness is born
So could you arrange that for me?
I am certain that everybody is brimming with happiness
Modern life
Then decorate what is left of my body with lots of accessories
And live without a care in the world
That's modern life
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Newspaperman
03:21
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雄鶏の顔をした古代の英雄
英雄である重圧に我を忘れて
あたり構わずミサイルを撃ちまくった
競技場に人を集めて牛を引かせ
電気を作っては売り
作っては売り
それなのにそいつらを身勝手な群衆と呼び
春と夏と秋とを奪った
僕はといえば喘息の薬を飲みながら
それを記事にする古臭い新聞記者
横になれば発作が酷くなるから
眠ることなくタイプを打つ
朝刊までにこれを間に合わせないといけない
陽気な独裁者が誰の中にもいるってこと
ピーナツバターを瓶ごと全部使ってしまう
陽気な独裁者が君の中にもいるってこと
An ancient hero with the face of a cockerel
Loses himself in the pressure of heroism
And keeps firing off missiles without a care for the target
Gathers people at the racecourse
And forces them to pull the cattle
Making and selling electricity
Making it and selling it
But still he calls them a selfish mob
He stole the spring and the summer and the autumn
I guess you would call me an old fashioned newspaperman
Making it into an article while taking my asthma medicine
The convulsions get worse if I lie down
So I keep on typing without sleep
I need to get it done in time for the morning edition
There is a cheerful dictator inside of everyone
Using up an entire jar of peanut butter
There is a cheerful dictator inside of you
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Sky Blue Paint
04:17
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剥き出しになっている12階建てのマンション
その非常階段を塗り直す仕事が僕の明日の仕事
出来るだけ目立たない地味な色にしてくれと
上からは言われている
目の前には空が口を開けていて
あと落下できる地面
となりのビルの屋上には
芝生が敷かれていて全部が枯れていた
上昇気流にのるカラス
真似をして両手を広げてみた僕は
磔になったただの作業員
強風にあおられて今夜のことさえも想像できない
飛べよ
可愛いあの子が待ってるぜ
君の帰りを家で待ってる
飛べよ
可愛いあの子が待ってるぜ
不細工な料理を作りながら
剥き出しになっている12階建てのマンション
その非常階段を全部鮮やかなスカイブルーに塗りつぶす
それを僕の今夜の仕事にすると決めた
明日の朝日が昇る前に仕上げなくちゃあ
社会人として責任があるから
今僕たちがしていることは一晩経てば全部無駄なこと
だからはっきりさせてやるのさ
スカイブルーのペンキを手に入れなくちゃあ
彼女の手料理はおあずけさ
夜この街から全部の人が消えるまでに
スカイブルーのペンキを手に入れなくちゃあ
The paint peeling off a 12-story apartment building
My job tomorrow is to re-paint the emergency stairwell
The boss told me to chose a plain colour that doesn't stand out
The gaping mouth of the sky before my eyes,
The ground so far below me
The next building over has a rooftop garden
But the grass has withered and died
Imitating the crows soaring on rising air streams
I spread my arms out wide,
The crucifixion of a common handyman
Fanned by the strong wind
I cannot even think about this evening
And fly!
That beautiful girl is waiting,
Waiting for you to come home
And fly!
That beautiful girl is waiting
Cooking a humble meal
The paint peeling off a 12-story apartment building
I'll cover that entire emergency stairwell in vibrant sky blue paint
I've decided that will be my job for tonight
I need to finish before the sun comes up tomorrow,
That's my responsibility as a member of society
All the things we are doing now,
If one night passes then they all mean nothing
That's why I am going to make it stand out
I need to get ahold of some sky blue paint
I'll postpone my girl's dinner until I'm done
Before all the people vanish from this city tonight
I need to get ahold of some sky blue paint
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Boy of Justice
03:59
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あんたに憧れちまったのさ
だってどうしてそんなに真っすぐな瞳をしてるんだ
リーゼントにして島国の南のバーで
ビリヤード台の周りを踊る
そうすればあんたに近づける気がして
俺もずいぶんやってみたっけな
そうすればあんたに近づける気がして
俺もずいぶんやってみたっけな
ただハンマーを打ち付けるんじゃなく白い大きな手で
水を掬うみたいに俺を殺した正義の少年
毎日が苦しいことばかりで
ソファーから起き上がれない
ストーブの明かり 俺のたった一人の相棒
自分だけの小さな世界
もうパンケーキの粉は無いさ
出てくるものはみんなつまらないクマの顔がついた兄貴のお古
俺は今から限界を超えると決めた
門限は真夜中の0時
それまでに限界を超えると決めた
めちゃくちゃな形の家を造ろう
そこに人が住めなくたっていいじゃない
あんたに憧れちまったのさ
I was so admiring of you,
I mean, how could you be so innocent?
I gave myself a pompadour haircut,
Went down to a bar on the southern part of the island
And danced around the billiard table
By doing that I might get closer to you,
You know I really tried so hard
Not knocking with a hammer,
But like scooping out water with large white hands
The boy of justice that murdered me
Every day so full of troubles,
I cannot even get up off the sofa
The light of the stove is my only acquaintance,
A tiny world all of my own
There is no more pancake batter left,
All that appear are my brother's old clothes
With the faces of bored looking bears
I've decided to break the limit from now,
My curfew is midnight, 0 o'clock
I am determined to break the limit by then
Let's build a ramshackle home
Nobody needs to live there anyway
I was so admiring of you
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Icon Girl Pistols 東京都, Japan
Icon Girl Pistols is an indie rock group formed in Tokyo in 2008. With a blend of musical influences both modern and traditional, and narrative lyrics featuring mysterious characters faced with the complexities of love and society, IGP have created a unique sound that reinvents the folk tradition with a distinct alternative edge. ... more
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