ALL ROMAJI & TRANSLATIONS BY: Cori unless noted.
01. Catcher In The Light
02. About You
03. GAME
04. my name's WOMEN
05. WONDERLAND
06. Liar
07. HOPE or PAIN
08. HAPPY ENDING
09. Moments
10. walking proud
11. CAROLS
12. Kaleidoscope
13. INSPIRE
14. HONEY
15. Replace
16. winding road (ENG)
17. Humming 7/4
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01. Catcher In The Light
Romaji by: cori
nagamete iru dake ja
itsumademo te ni dekinai
nagamete iru dake ja
kimi no mono ni wa naranai
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02. About You
Romaji by: cori
daremo ga kitto kokoro no dokoka ni kakusareta
yami wo motte iru mono
sore ga tokidoki jama shite omou you ni ikirenai
jibun wo tsukuru no
hito no itami wa hakari shirenai kara ne
wakeau koto mo nakanaka muzukashii ne
dakedo ne moshimo chanto
mukiaitai to omoeru
hito ni deaeta nara obietakunai
hageshii oto tatete tozashita kokoro no tobira
hiraku kagi nante mou zutto tooi hi ni
miushinatta no nara
arikitari na kotoba toka
arifureta hyougen de ii
nan ni mo tsutsumarete inai sono mama wo
anata kara kikasete
watashi e hibikasete
kesshite me ni wa utsuranai katachi no nai mono wo
shinjite miru koto wa
totemo kowaku mo aru kedo sore ga dekiru no nara
subarashii koto ne
shouki tamotte irarenaku narisou na
konna haiiro no machi no mannaka de mo
sonna mon nanda tte
nanika akirameta you ni
chikara naku warattari shinaide
nani mo gisei ni sezu hoshii mono dake wo subete
te ni ireru koto ga dekita hito da nante
doko ni iru tte iu no
nee donna ni nozondemo
nido to wa te ni hairanai
watashi ga ushinatta akogare no mono wo
anata wa motte iru
hageshii oto tatete tozashita kokoro no tobira
hiraku kagi nante mou zutto tooi hi ni
miushinatta no nara
arikitari na kotoba toka
arifureta hyougen de ii
nan ni mo tsutsumarete inai sono mama wo
anata kara kikasete
nani hitotsu gisei ni sezu hoshii mono dake wo subete
te ni ireru koto ga dekita hito da nante
doko ni iru tte iu no
nee donna ni nozondemo
nido to wa te ni hairanai
watashi ga ushinatta akogare no mono wo
anata wa motte iru
sore ga totemo mabushii
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03. GAME
Romaji by: cori
hora sukoshi zutsu anata no nokoshita nukumori ga tokedashite
zenbu kietara konna karada wa nan no imi wo motsu kana
shoudou ga kasanariatte deguchi no nai meiro ni hamaru
fui ni osou genjitsu-tachi ga nukedaseru michi wo sagasu
na noni naze fushigi na kurai kono basho wo hanarerarenai
* ashita no imagoro ni wa umaku waraeru
sou marude nanigoto mo nakatta ka no you ni
itsu datte sou yatte aruite kita noni
kono GE-MU omou you ni sousa dekinai
moshi nanika kuchi ni sureba sono shunkan subete wa tada
suna no you ni yubi no sukima surinukete shimaisou de
jikan dake akireru kurai heizen to sugiru no wo matsu
** ashita no imagoro ni wa wasureteru you na
sono ba shinogi no kotoba nante iranai
itsumo yori sukoshi nagabikasesugita no
daijoubu GE-MU nara mata sagaseba ii
*, ** repeat
itte kitto itami da nante gensou datte
itte konna watashi da nante rashikunai yo tte
itte ja nakya nukumori wo mata motomechau kara
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04. my name's WOMEN
Romaji by: cori
hikaru mono to kawaii mono
suki na toko wa aikawarazu dakedo
yori KU-RU de TAFU na no mo
kono koro ja taisetsu de
*1 jidai wa hora konna ni mo
utsuri kawari sore na noni
namida ga buki da nante nee itsu no hanashi
*2 kantan ni wa nakanai shi
amaete bakari demo nai
watashitachi kikazatta dake no
ningyo nanka ja nai kara
*3 moroi toko datte aru shi
waratte bakari demo nai
tsugou yoku sonzai shiteru wake ja nai koto wo
wasurenaide
chotto mune ga itamu you na
yoru mo tashika ni aru kedo
honto kamo ne hito wa hora
kizu wo otta sono bun dake
yasashiku mo tsuyoku mo nareru tte iu hanashi
*4 wakatta you na kao shite
subete shihai shita tsumori?
watashitachi yume bakari miteru ningyo nanka
ja nai tteba
*5 mansoku sou na kao shite
umaku gomakashita tsumori?
sonna ni mo tanjun na ikimono ja nai koto wo
oboete ite
*1, *2, *3, *4, *5 repeat
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06. Liar
Romaji by: cori
amari ni hiseisan na hibi wo sugoshite
kokkei na kankaku dake ni tousui suru
hajimete no KISU toka iron na kinenbi toka
dokusen yoku ni mamirete mitari
*1 ano toki no watashi ni dekita koto tte ieba
sou shite seiippai ai ni se wo mukeru koto
shiru ni wa hayasugita no kamo shirenai
koufuku no ato ni aru osoru beki handou
fuhenteki na mono ga ichiban nante gensou
tanjun sugite asahaka na dake
*2 saigo ni miokutta senaka ga watashi wo shimeru
ittai dono kurai tateba kaihou sareru no
"kimi ni ai sareru hodo mune ga kurushii no
nee watashi wa kimi no koto wo mou..."
*1, *2 repeat
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07. HOPE or PAIN
Romaji by: cori
ittai nani wo kitai shiteru to iu no
nigirishimeteru denwa ga furueru tabi
ichiichi mune ga takanatte
demo sugu ni tameiki ni kaete
mou nando kurikaeshi
kuru wake nai itsuka nante kotoba
itsu made shinjiteru tsumori
nee wasurete shimaeba ii
sukoshi yumemite ita dake datte
kiseki nante okoru wake mo
nai koto kurai wakatteru noni
wakatteru noni
kyuu ni subete ga wakaranaku natta tte
ano hi totsuzen iidashite gomen ne
saigo ni mita namida ga ima mo mada
atama kara hanarezu ni iru
nee doushite me no mae no kimi wo
shinjite agerarenakatta n' darou
suki na mono wo bukiyou na kurai
suki na dake de juubun datta
hazu na noni ne
nee watashi wa kimi ni nanika wo
nokoshite ageru koto ga dekita kana
nee kono mama toki ga sugitara
watashi ni wa nani ga nokoru n' darou
soredemo mada kiseki wo negai
tsudzukeru kokoro? soretomo tada no
kizuato kana?
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08. HAPPY ENDING
Romaji by: cori
tachikomeru kumo sukima nuu you ni
hoshitachi ga semegiau
sakebi ni mo nita
inori no you na kagayaki ga
mune wo shimetsukeru
asa yo douka watashi wo hayaku mukae ni kite
yowasa wo kakushikirenaku naru mae ni
* anata ga inai dake de konna ni
yoru ga samishii nante fushigi ne
ato dono kurai onaji you na
tsumi wo okashite kurikaeshitara
watashi wa hito de nakunatte shimau no darou
dare no me ni mo utsuranaku naru no darou
korogaru you ni nigekonda basho ni
hoshii mono no nante nai
kokoro kara kanjou dake wo hagitotte
kamen ni egao haritsukeru
douka konna toko kara watashi wo tsuresatte
subete ga omoide ni naru mae ni
anata to deai hito wo ai suru
imi wo sukoshi shitta ki ga shita
itsuka tsugunaikireta toshitara
yurusareru hi ga yatte kita nara
dakedo imasara shiawase no teigi nante
kataru shikaku nado doko ni mo nokotte'nai
* repeat
anata to deai hito wo ai suru
imi wo sukoshi shitta ki ga shita
sou ne watashi ni wa koufuku na ketsumatsu nado
niawanai koto mo dare yori wakatte iru
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09. Moments
Romaji by: Chan Tse
lalala...
Kokoro ga kogatsuite yakeru nioi ga shita
Sore wa yume no owari subete no hajimari datta
Akogareteta mono wa utsukushiku omoete
Te ga todokanai kara kagayaki o mashita no darou
Kimino kudake chitta yume no hahen ga boku no mune o sashite
Wasurete wa ikenai itami toshite kizamareteku
* Hana no youni hakanai no nara
Kimi no moto de saki hokoru deshou
Soshite egao mitodoketa ato
Sotto hitori chitte yuku deshou
lalala...
Kimi ga zetsubou to iu nanofuchi ni tatasare
Soko de mita keshiki wa donna mono datta no
darou
Ikibasho o nakushite samayotteru mukidashi no
kokoro ga
Fureru no o osorete surudoi toge harimeguraseru
**Tori no you ni habatakeru nara
Kimi no moto e tonnde yuku deshou
Soshite kizu o otta sono se ni
Boku no hane o sashidasu deshou
repeat *
repeat **
Kaze no you ni nagareru no nara
Kimi no soba ni tadori tsuku deshou
Tsuki no you ni kagayakeru nara
Kimi o terashi tsuzukeru deshou
lalala...
Kimi ga mou koreijou nidoto kowai mono o
Minakute sumu no nara boku wa nanni demo narou
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10. walking proud
Romaji by: cori
watashi no kuchibiru ga hitotsu uso wo tsuita
sore wa sasai na riyuu kara de
dare no tame demo naku
tada oroka na jibun wo
mamoru tame datta n' darou
ki ga tsuita koro ni wa kazoekirenu uso ni
kakomarete ugokenaku natteta nasu sube mo naku
*1 miageta sora kirei deshita
kimi no koto wo omoimashita
kimi no you ni tsuyoku mae wo muite
aruite iketara to
sonna michi no tochuu genjitsu kara nigeta
arayuru itami kara mo nigeta
ima wa konna dakedo
itsuka risou doori no
jibun ni naru no dakara to
iiwake shita ato de iikagen mezameta
dekiru koto wa ima wo ikinuku koto dake datta
*2 konna koe wa todokimasu ka
kimi no mune e hibikimasu ka
kimi no se wo ikiru michishirube ni
kyou mo aruite'masu
*1, *2 repeat
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11. CAROLS
Romaji by: cori
hajimete atta hi wo ima mo oboete iru
tereta you ni kimi wa
utsumuite me wo sorashite bakari datta ne
sono shigusa wo totemo itoshiku omou you ni natta no wa
itsu no koro kara datta kana
nandaka natsukashii ne
yagate ikutsumo no kisetsu ga
bokutachi no mae wo ashibaya ni toorinuketa
* shiroi yuki ga machi wo
someru koro ni mo kimi no soba ni isasete
watashi kore kara mo komarasete bakari kamo shirenai kedo
yo dooshi hanashiteta mirai da to ka ima ga
anmari ni watashi ni wa mabushikute toutoku kanjite ita
itsuka kako wo yuruseru hi ga kuru to ii noni to
omottara namida afureta
** shiroi yuki ga tokete machi ga azayaka ni irodorareru koro mo
koushite kimi no koto ga daiji de shikata nai watashi de itai
wakariaenai mama surechigatta hi mo
namida no hi soshite egao afureru hi mo
sou donna toki datte donna hi ni deattemo
itsumo uketomeru yo
*, ** repeat
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13. INSPIRE
Romaji by: cori
fusawashisou na egao erande
mottomorashii SERIFU narabete atama n' naka masshiro de
kanjou nakushita furi wa sorosoro owari ni shite
* sou hito wa hitori ja ikirenai
sonna atarimae no koto toka
sou ai datte nakya ikirenai
imasara mi ni shimiteru
** mou konna jidai dakara tte
sore tte dou iu iiwake
nee ai da toka yume da toka wo
kuchi ni suru koto wa kakko warui koto nanka ja nai
dare ni muketa kotoba na no ka
nan no tame no katei na no ka
ikiru tte nani na no ka
moshimo tashika na kotae ga attara tsumannai yo ne
*** mou mayou hitsuyou nante nai
mamoritai mono nara wakatteru
mou hikikaesu koto wa dekinai
sonna no shouchi no ue
*4 sou nando datte tachiagaru
kabe nante kowashite shimaeba ii
nee madamada kore kara nan ja nai
michi ga tsudzuku kagiri tobira nara hiraite'keba ii
* repeat
** repeat
*** repeat
*4 repeat
tobira nara hiraite'keba ii
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14. HONEY
Romaji by: cori
nandaka TAIMINGU warukute
nanimokamo ga umaku ikanakute jibun ga
kirai ni narisou na hi ni wa
dareka ni yasashiku dekiru you na
yoyuu sae mo nakushite dou shiyou mo naku
sara ni ochikondari suru no
*1 sonna toki tte kitto
daiji na hito wo ichiban kizutsukete
shimatte'tari suru no kamo
*2 (myHONEY) itsu datte soba ni ite
akireru kurai ni maemuki ni
watashi no te wo hiite aruite yuku
(myHONEY) itsu datte soba ni ite
sou dare yori mo soba ni ite
watashi yori mo zutto watashi no koto shitteru
nandaka omotta yori zutto
nanimokamo ga umaku ikisugite hitori de
azen to suru hi mo aru yo ne
soshite omoidasu no
jibun no koto no you ni issho ni natte
naite kureta yokogao wo
*3 (myHONEY) itsumademo soba ni ite
nannen tattemo kawaranai
miagereba soko ni aru egao
(myHONEY) itsumademo soba ni ite
sou dare yori mo soba ni ite
kimi no koto nara kimi yori mo zutto shitteru
*1, *2, *3 repeat
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15. Replace
Romaji by: cori
kimi ni todoku you ni to
koushite utaitsudzukete iru yo
*1 boku wa kimi e to
kimi wa dareka ni
tsutaete hoshii
hitori ja nai to
itsuka hanashite ita tooi
omoi wo haseta mirai ni
bokura wa tatteru
osanaki hi ni mita
yumemonogatari datta hazu no hibi ga
me no mae ni SHU-RU ni hirogaru
dakedo wasurenai yo
maketari shinai to
sukoshi namida ukabete
tsuyoku katatta yokogao wo
*2 kimi ni todoku you ni to
koushite utaitsudzukete iru yo
mata aeru toki made
akiramenaide aruite ite ne
sono toki wa itsumo no egao wo misete ne
hitotsu wakatte iru koto wa
kore kara mo kono michi wa tsudzuite yuku koto
donna iro no sora no shita de
donna kaze ga bokura wo tsutsunda toshitemo
kimi ga waratte iru to ii
sayonara no kawari ni
kono uta wo koko e oite yuku yo
mata aeru toki made akiramenaide aruite ite ne
moshimo hito shirezu ni
naku hi ga attemo
kimi ni todoku you ni to
koushite utaitsudzukete iru yo
sayonara no kawari ni
kono uta wo koko e oite yuku yo
mata aeru toki made
akiramenaide aruite ite ne
*2, *1 repeat
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16. winding road
Romaji & English translation by: cori
tobikata wasureta tori no you ni
arukikata wo wasureta boku wa
tada hitasura hashiritsudzuketa
Like a bird that forgot how to fly,
I forgot how to walk, [but]
I continued to run earnestly
nagakatta you na mijikakatta you na
sonna michinori wo ima
furikaette nagamete miru
Now, I will try to look back & survey the path
that seemed so long, yet short
sou kore ga boku no eranda michi
Yes, this is the path that I chose
* nee boku ga nokoshite kita ashiato wa sa
ibitsu de doro darake dattari suru yo
nee dakedo sukoshi mo kuyande nanka nai yo
kokoro kara hokori ni omotteru n' da
Hey, the footprints that I left behind
are distorted and full of mud
But, you know, I'm not mourning one bit
I feel proud from the bottom of my heart
sou kore ga boku no eranda michi
Yes, this is the path that I chose
* repeat
nee ima mo umaku wa ikirenai yo
sonna ni kiyou na boku ja nai n' da
nee dakedo hitotsu dake ieru toshitara
kore kara mo mune wo hatte kono michi wo yuku sa
Hey, even now I can't live successfully
I'm not so skillful
But, you know, if I can say just one thing:
even from now, I will hold my head high & walk on this path
tobikata wasureta tori wa itsuka
mou ichido habatakeru darou
boku ga arukidaseta you ni
The bird that forgot how to fly
will probably be able to flap its wings once again someday
Just like I will be able to walk again
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17. Humming 7/4
Romaji by: cori
soko kara mieru keshiki wa donna ka tte
na mo naki hito ga kyoumibukaku tazuneru
kimi ga omou doori no mon' darou tte
kotaeru
datte setsumei suru dake muda sa
everybody GO! everybody JUMP!
boku wa hanauta demo
everybody GO! everybody JUMP!
utainagara iku sa
everybody GO! everybody JUMP!
naitemo warattemo
everybody GO! everybody JUMP!
onaji nara warattokou
kitai sareta kotae mo youi shiteru
dakedo ne
sore wo itta toko de nan ni naru
(everybody GO! everybody JUMP!)
everybody GO! everybody JUMP!
motto takaku toberu
everybody GO! everybody JUMP!
datte tsubasa ga aru
everybody GO! everybody JUMP!
osoreru koto wa nai
everybody GO! everybody JUMP!
boku datte onaji sa
boku ga akogarete iru mono wa
yoku aru arifureta keshiki nanda
dare ni wakatte moraenaku tatte
koushite negau koto dake wa
hitei shinaide yo
everybody GO! everybody JUMP!
everybody GO! everybody JUMP!
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