Rewrite

artist: Asien Kung-fu Generation

Kishin da omoi o hakidashitai no wa
Sonzai no shoumei ga ta ni nai kara
Tsukan da hazu no boku no mirai wa
"songen" to "jiyuu" de nujun shiteru yo
Yugan da zazou o keshi saritai no wa
Jibun no genkai o soko ni miru kara
Jiishiki kajou no boku no mado ni wa
Kyonen no karendaa hidzuke ga nai yo

Keshite riraito shite
Kudaranai chou gensou
Wasurarenu sonzai kan o
Kishikaisei
Riraito shite
Imi no nai mousou mo
Kimi o nasu dendouryoku
Zenshin zenrei o kure yo

Mebaete ta kanjou kitte kuyan de
Shosen tada bonyou shitte naite
Kusatta kokoro o
Usugitanai uso o

Keshite riraito shite
Kudaranai chou gensou
Wasurarenu sonzai kan o
Kishikaisei
Riraito shite
Imi no nai mousou mo
Kimi o nasu dendouryoku
Zenshin zenrei o kure yo

English translation

Wanting to spew out the jarred thoughts is
Because there’s no other proof of my existence
My future that I should’ve grabbed hold is
Conflicting between “dignity” and “freedom”

Wanting to erase the distorted afterimage is
Because I’ll see my limit there
In the window of the excessively self-conscious me
There are no dates in last year’s calendar

Erase and rewrite
The pointless ultra-fantasy
The unforgettable sense of being

Revive
And rewrite
The meaningless imagination and the driving force that creates you
Give it your whole body and soul

After cutting my feelings that grew, I regret
After realizing that after all, I’m just a mediocrity, I cry

Erase and rewrite the depressed heart and the dirty lie
The pointless ultra-fantasy
The unforgettable sense of being

Revive
And rewrite
The meaningless imagination and the driving force that creates you
Give it your whole body and soul