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Saint's Elmo's Fire
I'll chase after you before the night is over
We take the same hilly road, but you are above
We head towards the same place, we walk there
What sort of face are you making right now?
I wonder how far ahead of me you are?
We both know the words
But neither of us have enough of them
I followed you here by my own will
And you go without a care
Really, everything about us is alike
How far are you?
Do you realize how beautiful the stars are?
I realized this
Thanks to you
Because you are always looking up
Suddenly the road gets steep and I have to use my hands
I hope I don't get hurt as I climb
I know you stopped and waited for me
It's so cold I could laugh
Did you remember to bring a coat?
We get lost trying to understand each other
We are close, far, complicated, difficult
So I follwed you
That's easy to understand, right?
It's a bit exhausting, but fun
How far are you?
I found a small, trembling flower
I'm not scared of the dark any more
Thanks to you
Because you take the same road as me
There's nothing I want to say
There's nothing I want to hear
There's just something I want you to know
That I followed after you
That's the foolish truth
It may be worthless, but
That's the one thing I want you to know
I wonder how far ahead of me you are?
I wonder how far apart we are?
I'll take a small break as I tie my shoelaces
It doesn't matter now, but
I wish I'd brought a canteen
The darkness laughs
At the night sky I tried to lie down upon
The moon blurs and wavers
My heart is full of something I don't understand
I am very tired, but my feet keep on moving
After all, we head towards the same place
We walk there
I head towards you
How far are you?
Of course
We are alive together
Our breath
Eagerly comes forth
We have come this far
How far are you?
If you haven't noticed
My song
I'll keep on singing for you forever
Thanks to you
Because you are always looking for me
Because I'm sure you'll find me
What sort of face are you making right now?
It's a bit exhausting, but fun
Really, everything about us is alike
Well, what sort of song shall I sing?
What sort of face you are making right now?
(I wonder how far ahead of me you are?)
It's a bit exhausting, but fun
(I wonder how far apart we are?)
Really, everything about us is alike
(How far have I chased after you?)
Well, what sort of song shall I sing?
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JAPANESE
セントエルモの火
夜が終わる前に追い付けるかな
同じ坂道の上の違う位置で
同じ場所に向けて步いてるんだ
今どんな顏してる
どれくらい先にいるんだろう
言葉を知ってるのはお互い様な
言葉が足りないのもお互い様様な
勝手について来たんだ
構わず行けよ
ほら全部がお互い様な
How far are you?
星が綺麗な事に気付いてるかな
僕が気付けたのは
君のおかげなんだよ
ずっと上を見てたから
急に険しくなった手も使わなきゃ
ここ登る時に怪我なんかしてないといいが
立ち止まって知ったよ
笑うくらい寒いや
ちゃんと上着持ってきたか
解り合おうとしたら迷子になる
近くても遠くてややこしくて面倒な僕らだ
だからついて来たんだ
解り易いだろう
ちょっとしんどいけど楽しいよ
How far are you?
震える小さな花を見付けたかな
闇が怖くないのは
君のおかげなんだよ
君も步いた道だから
言いたい事は無いよ
聞きたい事も無いよ
ただ届けたい事ならちょっとあるんだ
ついて来たっていう
馬鹿げた事実に
価値など無いけど
それだけ知って欲しくてさ
どれくらい先にいるんだろう
どれくらい離れてるんだろう
靴紐結びがてら少し休むよ
どうでもいいけどさ
水筒って便利だ
寝転んでみた夜空に
静寂は笑って
月が滲んで搖れる
解らない何かで胸が一杯だ
こんなに疲れても足は動いてくれる
同じ場所に向けて
步いてたんじゃない
僕は君に向かってるんだ
How far are you?
一緒に生きてる事は
当たり前じゃない
別々の呼吸を
懸命に読み合って
ここまで来たんだよ
How far are you?
僕が放った唄に
気付いてないなら
いつまでだって歌おう
君のおかげなんだよ
いつも探してくれるから
必ず見付けてくれるから
今どんな顏してる
ちょっとしんどいけど楽しいよ
ほら全部がお互い様な
さあどんな唄歌う
今どんな顏してる
(どれくらい先にいるんだろう)
ちょっとしんどいけど楽しいよ
(どれくらい離れてるんだろう)
ほら全部がお互い様な
(どれくらい追い付けたんだろう)
さあどんな唄歌う
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OPINION
One thing I love about BUMP's songs is that the writing is so complicated and doesn't fall back on a repetitive hook or chorus. Lines are repeated, but in a way that ties the song together and is not filler (not that all repetitive songs are filler… I listen to a lot of remixes that use repetition in a really nice way.) This is one of their songs in which Fujiwara sings very fast and says a lot. Saint's Elmo's Fire, according to Wikipedia (link below), is a weather phenomenon in which plasma gathers on a sharp or pointed object where there's a lot of electricity in the atmosphere. It looks like violet or bright blue fire. Apparently this is most common on the masts of ships are sea during thunderstorms. It seems like Saint's Elmo's Fire was generally seen as a good sign or a guide. Isn't that awesome?! It's related to the song because the person in the story that the speaker chases after is always metaphorically "above" him. This person is like a beacon for him, but doesn't realize that the speaker is there.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Elmo's_fire
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