Good Friends English Lyrics Translation

ENGLISH

Good Friends

Every day I compare and contrast

Whether I know you

Or not

Knowledge

Hardships

Abilities

How's that person's

Life going?

My heart is healthy

I am always quiet

My face looks free of worry

I play innocent

I'm sure

That I can get along with others

No matter how different we are

Because we look so alike

If you find somthing you can't grow to like

You don't have to hate it

Just don't pay attention to it

And slowly abandon it

If you're an adult

Do not hurt others aimlessly

But I'm not around

So someone might end up worrying about me

I'm sure

That I can get along with others

We laugh and look down on others

Because we feel we've been laughed at

My heart is healthy

I'm as quiet as I should be

I pretend I've given up

But I haven't even given it a try

I'm sure

That I can get along with others

I keep looking down on others

Because I don't want to be like them

But we're not discussing if I truly feel that way

Or if I don't

I'm sure

That I can get along with others

But I won't!

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JAPANESE

good friends

比較対照探しの毎日

知り合っても

知らなくても

知識

苦労

資格

今あいつは

人としてどんな具合

心は健やかに

いつでも穏やかに

何も気にしないような顔して

棚に上げたまま止めない

きっとさ

仲良く出来ると思うんだ

どれほど違っても

これほど似ているから

好きになれないものを見つけたら

わざわざ嫌わなくていい

そんなもののために時間割かず

そっと離れればいい

大人なら触らずに

いたずらに傷付けずに

だけど自分が無いから

誰かが気になっちゃって仕方ない

きっとさ

仲良く出来ると思うんだ

見下して笑うのは

笑われた気がするから

心は健やかに

適当に穏やかに

全部諦めた様なふりして

試みてもいないのに

きっとさ

仲良く出来ると思うんだ

見下し続けるのは

どうにも似たくないから

その気があるとか

ないとかの話じゃない

きっとさ

仲良く出来ると思うんだ

しないんだ

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OPINION

A lot of BUMP's songs deal with becoming an adult, not wanting to grow up, and variations on that theme. I interpret this as one of those songs. This song describes the actions and attitudes of adults in the eyes of someone who doesn't want to be one. The speaker seems to accept all of these things as normal… Until the final line, when the speaker says, "But I won't!" He refuses to accept things that other people think are inevitable as you grow up. What an epic turnaround…This is why I love BUMP!!! And don't even get me started on Fujiwara's singing and the harmonica…!

***UPDATE: Datenshi Kuriko has kindly provided the audio here:
http://gimmeseasalticecream-07.tumblr.com/post/56681927119
Thanks so much!! Enjoy the song everyone. ^^