#voising

Vocal: BLACK FLAP ↓ Amarai Raimu・Hizumi・Rami・Hakka Mitsuki・Yuel・Rindo Neiro Music: Kotobuki Kodoku ※ Lyrics, Arrangement credits omitted

happy new year, and happy release day for black flap's second original song!! i can't stress this enough but oh my GOD it is so damn cool...!! i really recommend checking out the song lyrics yourself (especially if you know japanese) because there are so many cool wordings that i just couldn't find the words to translate into.. as always, feel free to point out mistakes with the translation and especially the line distribution! i think my hearing has gotten a little better, but once again i'm only very familiar with micchan's voice 😅

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English Lyrics

At the fault of rusted good-and-evil LIKE A bug, throbbing so damn loud With the riff-raff’s lives, I’ve got no reason to interfere

I’m just faultfinding!

At such a loss that I’m short of breath, Gnawing off my tongue, yet God’s work ain’t happening This life flowing with sparkling eyes Gets muddled behind a happy face; just can’t grasp why, right?

OUT DOUBT Like a flashback, this experience OUT DOUBT With bloodshot eyes, now

I’m just faultfinding! All-devouring intellect Love and sadism are the future’s offspring Pestering, annoying, tick-me-off things While hacking out complaints and bearing burns, that’s how I live

So inhumane, right? Your future’s still undecided To the point you can’t say you’d forget it, I’ll burn a new memory into your mind with this finishing act

MR. LOUD DIFFUSER, how’re you holding up? Always going viral on lack of compassion, this world’s unstable Not enough, not enough, not enough Can’t you satisfy this frustration for me? You’re barking up the wrong tree.

Not even an ounce of mercy Even stirring controversy, no problem What’s left over after is an undeniable alibi Peace is not what’s being wished for, is it? It can’t be stopped, not now; and not so simply, either.

All-deciding intellect Talent put to use is prodigious mimicry Irritated, yet still at-ease things Derailed to cold-hearted extents, a life betting on that road

So inexhaustible, right? Even in the future, it won’t be forgiven after all Once that belittling attitude has finally changed, Spare me your final words at the curtain call

This critical view won’t go away Tomorrow brings insanity In this lamenting lifetime, A single coal of reason is lit

I’m just faultfinding! All-devouring intellect Love and sadism are the future’s offspring Pestering, annoying, tick-me-off things While hacking out complaints and bearing burns, that’s how I live

So inhumane, right? Your future’s still undecided To the point you can’t say you’d forget it, I’ll burn a new memory into your mind with this finishing act

OUT DOUBT Pointing out a finger as I sink into the swamp OUT DOUBT There’s no end, until I find the final fault

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Romaji Lyrics

sabita zen to aku no sei LIKE A bagu de urusai kodou uzoumuzou no ikizama ni chacha ireru sujiai wa nai

tada arasagashite

iki kasumu hodo maicchau shita kamikiru miwaza ga natte nee giratsuku manako nagareru inochi ga shiawase kao de nigoru gesenai mono ne

OUT DOUBT furasshubakku suru you na taiken wo OUT DOUBT chibashiru me de ima

tada arasagashite kuracchau chinou ai to shigyaku wa mirai no tane urusai uzai ki no warui mono ne kujou tarete yakedo oi nagara ikiru kyougai

hijindou ne omae no mirai wa kimatte nashi wasureta toka iwasenee hodo no atarashii kioku ni todomesasu butai wo

MR. LOUD DIFFUSER choushi wa dou da? fujou kimatte bazucchau sekai wa guragura tarinai tarinai tarinai sono yokkyuufuman wa omae ja mitasenai okadochigai

jihi nante moutou nai enjou sura moumantai ato ni nokoru makka na aribai heiwa nante nozonjainai ne tomaranai ima mou tada ja sumanai ze

kimatteku chinou joujita sai wa hibon na mane iratsuite mo okiraku na mono ne hijou na made hazureta michi wo tosu jinsei

mujinzou ne shosen no mirai de mo yurusanai namekitta taido ga kawatta koro shimai toki no iinokosu kotoba wo choudai

hihanteki na koukei wa kienaide asu ga kurutteiku kuyandeiru shougai ni umareta risei no hidane

tada arasagashite kuracchau chinou ai to shigyaku wa mirai no tane urusai uzai ki no warui mono ne kujou tarete yakedo oi nagara ikiru kyougai

hijindou ne omae no mirai wa kimatte nashi wasureta toka iwasenee hodo no atarashii kioku ni todomesasu butai wo

OUT DOUBT yubi tatete ochiru numa no naka OUT DOUBT owari nante nai arasagasu made

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Translator's Notes

"I’ll burn a new memory into your mind with this finishing act" ← Originally 「新しい記憶にトドメ刺す舞台を」 in Japanese. 「記憶にとどめ」 means "to keep in mind", while 「トドメを刺す」 means "to deliver a final blow", so I hope that explains the wording I chose here!

"It can’t be stopped, not now; and not so simply, either." ← By "not so simply," Micchan is implying that there'd be consequences for stopping. So cool...

The song's title is 粗探し (searching for faults) written in katakana. Because of this and a lack of official English title, I used romanization for the title! If we want to go for meaning, then I'd call this song Faultfinding in English.

Speaking of meaning, I considered using "nitpicking" instead of "faultfinding". Same meaning, I just ended up liking the alliteration for faultfinding and thought it fit well with the OUT DOUBT parts. Personal preference.

VOISING所属 いれいす If様『夜撫でるメノウ』【Cover】

Vocal: BLACK FLAP ↓ Amarai Raimu・Hizumi・Rami・Hakka Mitsuki・Yuel・Rindo Neiro Music, Lyrics, Arrangement: Hosomi Ryotaro

happy 2nd anniversary to chrono reverse and happy release day to black flap's third original song! i'm very fond of this one because you can really hear the emotion they put into the lyrics, which have such beautiful and relatable meaning as well... i hope they can touch everyone's hearts for years to come 🥹 like usual, don't hold back on pointing out mistakes with the translation and line distribution! 🙇

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English Lyrics

Each time morning comes, just a little Yesterday fades away The pain only in the form of an outline, again Filled up the calendar

Having been unable to choose The path ahead, I can contemplate on it, but can’t turn back “What wasn’t expected back then isn’t much of a worry right now” If I could throw that away as such…

Pretending that my wounds have closed But still feeling pain when they’re touched, is that All at my fault?

And even then, now The depths of my heart are Screaming out like that Through the screen, there’s nothing but those usual excuses

And if that’s so, then now Without doing anything about The things I can’t do I don’t want to sit around just lamenting them, Ah

Breathed in, then out, this ORBIT

Each time the sun sets, today as well I go back down the path which I came The repeating everyday of inertia will Become whose sustenance?

A conventional success; Even that can be grandeur, and has no relevance to me as of now “With bare-minimum effort, to one’s own sense of accomplishment” And I’d been bound by that as such…

We are bound, By these repeating day-by-days This drawn-out ORBIT is Facing towards the light, right?

“It’s all up to me” was something That even without being told, I understood If this rock-bottom version of me could be accepted as is…

And even then, still, the depths of my heart are Screaming out like that Searching for that one and only answer

And even then, now The depths of my heart are Clearing up little by little Through the screen, there’s nothing but somebody’s excuses

And if that’s so, then now Without doing anything about The things I can’t do I don’t want to sit around just lamenting them, Ah

Kick, then leap, this ORBIT

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Romaji Lyrics

asa ga kuru tabi chotto kinou ga usurete rinkaku dake itami wa mata karendaa wo umeta

erabitorezu ni ita michi no saki no koto kangaetete mo modorenai ano toki no souteigai ima ja sonna mondai nai nante suteraretara

kizu wa fusagatta furi wo shite mada fureru to itai no wa boku no sei nano ka?

sore demo ima mune no oku ga konna ni mo sakenderu gamengoshi de wa itsumo no iiwake bakari

sore nara ima nani mo sezu ni dekinai koto nageku dake ja iya, Ah

sutte, haita, kidousen

hi ga shizumu tabi kyou mo  michi wo hikikaesu kurikaeshi no dasei mainichi wa dare no kate ni naru?

arikitari no seikou soresura mo gousei de ima no boku ni toccha kankei nai saiteigen no rouryoku de, sorenari no tasseikan nante shibarareteta

bokura wo shibaru kurikaeshi no hibi ga egaku kidousen wa hikari e mukau kai?

zenbu jibun shidai da nante iwarenakute mo wakattenda saitei na boku mo ari no mama de yuruseba

sore demo mada mune no oku ga konna ni mo sakenderu tatta hitotsu no kotae motomete

sore demo ima mune no oku ga sukoshizutsu hareteiku gamengoshi de wa dareka no iiwake bakari

sore nara ima nani mo sezu ni dekinai koto nageku dake ja iya, Ah

kette, tonde, kidousen

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Translator's Notes

The song's title is read as Kidousen, which is also how it's read in the lyrics. However, ORBIT in big bold letters is plastered everywhere in the MV, so I'm using that as the English title and for whenever it's sung in the translation. 軌道 (kidou) does mean "orbit", but 軌道線 refers to a railway line.

"Clearing up little by little" ← This line uses 「晴れていく」 which is most commonly used to refer to weather, such as rain stopping and clouds clearing up to reveal a sunny sky. I was afraid this wasn't apparent enough, so I wanted to clarify this line specifically!

"I don’t want to sit around just lamenting them, Ah" ← Originally 「嘆くだけじゃ嫌、Ah」 in Japanese, which translates to just "I don't want to just lament, Ah". However, since the previous lines talk about helplessness, I added "sit around" to emphasize that theme. Wanted to note this because I usually try to be as literal as possible with my translations, so adding something extra is pretty rare...