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Inspired by Majiko's song, "Emily" 😍

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Hokkaido 《北海道之小樽日记》[Irony by Majiko]

One thing I love about Japanese songs is that you can feel the singer pouring his or her heart out into the song that it touches your soul, and knowing the lyrics makes it even more beautiful, especially one that resonates with you. This song is about a girl who is upset and tired with life, she doesn’t ask much, just something to make her happy but even that is hard to achieve, so she just wants to rest and get away from it all. I guess life has a way of breaking us at some point of our lives. And listening to her angelic voice just soothes you, plus the sceneries is aesthetically pleasing that it calms you.

Below are the Japanese and English lyrics:

少し歩き疲れたんだ   I'm a little tired of walking 月並みな表現だけど Forgive the trite expression 人生とかいう長い道を But life's road is too long for me to bear 少し休みたいんだけど I want to take a little break, but... 時間は刻一刻残酷と Time cruelly goes by, hour by hour, 私を　引っぱっていくんだ And it drags me right along...

うまくいきそうなんだけど It seems like things are going well, うまくいかないことばかりで But in the end, they never really are, 迂闊にも泣いてしまいそうになる Now it seems like I may just carelessly burst into tears 情けない本当にな It's shameful indeed...

惨めな気持なんか These feelings of misery, 嫌というほど味わってきたし I've tasted more than I'd like to admit とっくに悔しさなんてものは And yet, I should've long ago 捨ててきたはずなのに Left behind all my regret...

絶望抱くほど     It's not quite so bad 悪いわけじゃないけど  That it brings me to despair,  欲しいものは  But the things I want  いつも少し手には届かない  Are always just out of reach... 

そんな半端だとね Really, it's silly, isn't it? なんか期待してしまうから But I just keep foolishly hoping...  それならもういっそのこと  In that case, just get it over with— ドン底まで突き落としてよ Just drop me into the depths already...

答えなんて言われたって I have received answers, but 人によってすり替わってって They all depend on the person だから絶対なんて絶対 So I could never, no, never, 信じらんないよ　ねぇ Believe in anyone, right?

苦しみって誰にもあるって Everyone has hardships— そんなのわかってるから何だって Yes, of course I understand that... なら笑って済ませばいいの？ So then is it right to just laugh them off? もうわかんないよ　バカ！ I don't know anymore, idiot! 

散々言われてきたくせに  Even though I'm told so harshly,  なんだ　まんざらでもないんだ  I still don't have everything together 簡単に考えたら楽なことも  When I think about it simply, even the easiest things,  難関に考えてたんだ  I also overthink about... 

段々と色々めんどくなって Everything's slowly getting more and more troublesome, もう淡々と終わらせちゃおうか So should I just casually put an end to it? 「病んだ？」とかもう　嫌になったから "Are you sick?" Well, I'm sick of hearing that; やんわりと終わればもういいじゃんか Can't I just have things end in peace?

夢だとか希望だとか My dreams, my aspirations, 生きてる意味とか My reasons for living...? 別にそんなものはさして It's not like there's any real need 必要ないから  To have such things... 

具体的でわかりやすい Concrete and easy to understand, 機会をください Please give me an opportunity that's like that... 泣き場所探すうちに While looking for a place to cry, もう泣き疲れちゃったよ I'd already gotten tired of crying...

きれいごとって嫌い　だって I have no need for any extravagant, flashy things, therefore 期待しちゃっても形になんなくて I keep hoping for something, but nothing ever takes form 「星が僕ら見守って」って "The stars watch over us," you say, 夜しかいないじゃん　ねぇ But they only appear at night, don't they?

君のその優しいとこ The moments where you show such kindness, 不覚にも求めちゃうから Please do the same even for the times when I fail この心やらかいとこ My heart is too frail; もう触んないで　ヤダ！ So don't touch it... No more!

もうほっといて Just back off... もう置いてって Just leave me be... 汚れきったこの道は This road I walk has become dirty, もう変わんないよ嗚呼 and it's not going to change... 

疲れちゃって弱気になって I'm worn out, I've turned timid, 逃げ出したって無駄なんだって And running away would be futile... だから内面耳塞いで So I block up my ears; もう最低だって泣いて It's so awful that I cry 

人生って何なのって What is life, anyway? わかんなくても生きてるだけで Not even knowing, I just keep living 幸せって思えばいいの？ But can I call that happiness? もうわかんないよ　バカ！ I don't know anymore, idiot!