Background[]
"Earphone to Semishigure" is an original song by Orangestar featuring IA.
As recalled by Orangestar, this song was created during the summer of 2014, after he and his family moved to USA for his education. Having yet to make new friends and having plenty of free time to himself, the young producer wrote about his nostalgia of the summers in Japan.[1]
This song has entered "Hall of Legend" on Nico Nico with more than 1.3 million views. It has also reached more than 1.5 million views on Youtube.
This song is featured in EXIT TUNES' compilation album Vocaloseasons ~Summer~, and in Orangestar's album Mikansei Eight Beats.
Lyrics[]
Japanese (日本語歌詞) | Romaji (ローマ字) |
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I need some holiday | |
But I don't wish that everyday is holiday | |
Because I didn't bear the pain | |
Because it wasn't a true freedom | |
捨てる程に不味くもないが 言える程に美味しくもないな | suteru hodo ni mazuku mo nai ga ieru hodo ni oishiku mo nai na |
自販機専売ゲテのモノ 飲み干した今日は夏の色 | jihanki senbai gete no mono nomihoshi ta kyou wa natsu no iro |
日差しも照りつけたんだ相当 熱いアスファルト駆け出した | hizashi mo teritsuke ta nda soutou atsui asufaruto kakedashita |
知らん世界で一人旅を 昔から憧れてた夏の世界 | shiran sekai de hitori tabi o mukashi kara akogarete ta natsu no sekai |
人影の無い街の陽炎 イヤホン流れ出したメロディ | hitokage no nai machi no kagerou iya hon nagaredashita merodi |
掻き消すは蝉時雨と 風に纏った夏の音 | kakikesu wa semishigure to kaze ni matotta natsu no oto |
何かと駆られてたんだ焦燥 昨日の思いも吐き出せない | nanikato kararete ta nda shousou kinou no omoi mo hakidasenai |
不安と後悔の結露を 夕立が洗い流していく夏の世界 | fuan to koukai no ketsuro o yuudachi ga arainagashite iku natsu no sekai |
夏の夢に染まっていたいだけ | natsu no yume ni somatte itai dake |
要らない思いを消したって 泣き止まぬ声は五月蝿いな | ira nai omoi o keshitatte nakiyama nu koe wa urusai na |
ほら大丈夫問題ないさと | hora daijoubu mondainai sa to |
強がりの思いも吐き出した 空(から)になる僕の存在感も透過して | tsuyogari no omoi mo hakidashita sora ni naru boku no sonzai kan mo touka shite |
夏の夢に染まっていたいだけ | natsu no yume ni somatte itai dake |
お願いどうか覚めないでよ | onegai douka samenai de yo |
消え去った木陰は 泣き止んだ空は | kiesatta kokage wa nakiyan da sora wa |
何処へ行ったの? この声は何なの? | doko e itta no? kono koe wa nani na no? |
泣き声に溺れた 夏の隅で | nakigoe ni oboreta natsu no sumi de |
笑うような | warau you na |
このまま今日に染まっていたいだけ | kono mama kyou ni somatte itai dake |
何かが欲しがってしまう度に 何か失ってしまうならば | nani ka ga hoshi gatte shimau tabi ni nani ka ushinatte shimau naraba |
なんて願ってしまう僕はもういないから | nante negatte shimau boku wa mou inai kara |
明日何を失っても 未来へ向かうと誓うからさ | ashita nani o ushinatte mo mirai e mukau to chikau kara sa |
あの夏の色を忘れてしまうくらいなら | ano natsu no iro o wasure te shimau kurai nara |
この涙も代償と 笑顔で歌える僕でまた いられるといいな | kono namida mo daishou to egao de utaeru boku de mata irareru to ii na |
I need some holiday | |
But I don't wish that everyday is holiday | |
Because I didn't bear the pain | |
Because it wasn't a true freedom |