She and the Star Chair / 彼女と星の椅子 English Lyrics Translation

ENGLISH

She and the Star Chair

In front of the TV

She, alone

Sits in a chair

And lights a cigarette

She watches a star

Singing

On the TV

And exhales cynicism

With the smoke

Truth is, you want to become a star

But you sit in that chair

Unable to do anything

Harshly

Attacked by others

You become wretched, but

Haven't things like this

Gone away?

By the night window

She, alone

Faces the stars

Singing a song

"What in the world

Do I want to do?"

She holds uncertainty in her mouth

With the cigarette

Truth is, you want to become a star

You sing

That song

While afraid

The thing

You understand most

The thing

That protected you every time

No matter

How harsh the rain

Come on! Look around you

The first stage

That you should stand on

Is right nearby

By the morning window

She, alone

Sits in a chair

And sings a song

You want to see more

Of your true self

You sing the first melody

To yourself

Up until now you've sung

And harshly, they've said

"OK, cut!" without waiting for the end

That, that can't be the end!

Gradually

You come closer to yourself

Can't you

See youself

Clearly?

There, there is no such happiness as that!

In front of the TV

She, alone

Stands on a chair

And sings a song

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JAPANESE

彼女と星の椅子

テレビの前では

彼女は一人

椅子に座って

煙草に火を付けた

テレビの中 唄う スターを見て

煙と共に 皮肉を吐いてる

本当はスターになりたい君が

何も出来ず

椅子に座ってる

散々

人に当たったって

自分が

惨めになるだけさ

こんな

損な事はないよ？

夜の窓辺で

彼女は一人

星にに向けて

歌を唄ってる

｢私は一体

何がしたいんだろう？｣

不安と共に

煙草をくわえた

本当はスターになりたい君が

怯えながら

唄う

その歌は

一番

君も解っていて

何度も

君を守ってきた

どんな

とんがった雨からも

さぁ！まわりを見てごらん

最初に君が

立つべき舞台は

すぐ近くに

朝の窓辺で

彼女は一人

椅子に座って

歌を唄ってる

本当の君を

もっと見て欲しい君が

君に唄う

最初のメロディ

散々

今まで唄ってきて

解散待たずに｢はい､カット！｣

そんな､そんな終わり方はないよ！

だんだん

自分に近づいて

自分が

充分

見えるだろう？

そんな､そんな幸せはないよ！

テレビの前で

彼女が一人

椅子に立って

歌を唄ってる

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OPINION

This song sounds very different from BUMP's other songs. It describes the sort of things that the band members, as performers, have probably had to deal with themselves. Even people that aren't musicians or performers have to deal with the fear of rejection, though, which is why anyone can appreciate this song. Fujiwara's lyrics are always universal like this.