あるいは地下鉄の私 (Arui wa Chikatetsu no Watashi)

==Lyrics==
Japanese 	Romaji 	English
準備中… 	junbichuu... 	Now boarding...This technically says “preparing” but train puns :)
 	 	
魔法はどうすりゃ解けんの 	mahou wa dou surya doken no 	What should I do to break the spell
あばら骨 鉄の箍 	abarabone tetsu no taga 	I even forgot the reason why
何のためにつけたものかも忘れて 	nan no tame ni tsuketa mono kamo wasurete 	I put iron loops on my ribs
 	 	
おもちゃ箱「くしゃみを出せ！」 	omochabako "kushami o dase!" 	The toy box says “Let out a big sneeze!”
漁るのは過去の飴 	asaru no kako no ame 	While I fish for a sweet from the past
秒針がまた首を絞めるよ、眠らなくちゃ 	byoushin ga mata kubi o shimeru yo, nemuranakucha	The clock’s second hand strangles me yet again, I gotta sleep
 	 	
アシタモハヤイ 	ashita mo hayai 	I gotta get up tomorrow too
 	 	
街を這うカラフルな 	machi o hau karafuru na 	Creeping around the town,
血管はまだ軋まぬ 	kekkan wa mada kishimanu 	My colorful blood vessels still aren’t creaking,
頭の中 花咲く前 その手鳴らせ 	atama no naka hana saku mae sono te narase 	Clap those hands before the flowers bloom in your head
 	 	
発車します 	hassha shimasu 	Now departing
 	 	
人知れず描いた夢想を 	hitoshirezu egaita musou o 	These tracks carry the dream I painted out in secret
身体ごと運んでく線路 	karadagoto hakondeku senro 	along with my whole body
夢やらイデアを入れた容れ物が 	yume yara idea o ireta iremono ga 	The container that holds my dreams and ideas
つり革に吊られ踊り出す 	tsurikawa ni tsurare odoridasu 	hangs from the strap and begins to dance
されど、改札は閉じたまま 	saredo, kaisatsu wa tojita mama 	But be that as it may, the ticket gate is still closed off
 	 	
霞ヶ関 	kasumigaseki 	KasumigasekiKasumigaseki is a district in Tokyo where a lot of government offices are located
虎ノ門ヒルズ 	toranomon hiruzu 	Toranomon HillsToranomon Hills is a large skyscraper in Tokyo
神谷町 	kamiyachou 	KamiyachoKamiyacho is a subway station in Tokyo
六本木 	roppongi 	RoppongiRoppongi is a district near Kamiyacho station
青山一丁目 	aoyama icchoume 	Aoyama itchōmeAoyama itchōme is another station
永田町 	nagatachou 	NagatachoNagatacho is another district in Tokyo
半蔵門 	hanzomon 	HanzomonHanzomon is yet another station
 	 	
別の星のような朝と 	betsu no hoshi no you na asa to 	Like a morning on another planet
毎日の伏線は 	mainichi no fukusen wa 	and the foreshadowing of each day
意味深なままで 	imishin na mama de 	stays profound
誰も回収してくれない 	dare mo kaishuu shite kurenai 	and no one will tie the loose ends
 	 	
創造と模倣の間 	souzou to mohou no aida 	Between creation and imitation
建設と破壊の先 	kensetsu to hakai no saki 	beyond construction and destruction
蛙 喋る夢を見て 	kawazu shaberu yume o mite 	I dreamt of a talking frog
九段下 目が覚めた 	kudanshita me ga sameta 	and I woke up in KudanshitaKudanshita is, you guessed it, another subway station near Tokyo
 	 	
閑話休題 	kanwakyuudai 	Back to our regularly scheduled program
 	 	
大した運命、 	taishita unmei, 	What a sucky fate,
むかしむかし…も今も変わらない愛憎ね 	mukashi mukashi...mo kyou mo kawaranai aizou ne 	Once upon a time… although a love and hate that’s no different from the present
でもポップでいたい とはいえ頭痛い… 	demo poppu de itai to wa ie atama itai... 	I still want to POP, but my head hurts…
物語は聞き飽きたの？そんなのないじゃん！ 	monogatari wa kikiakita no? sonna no nai jan! 	You’re tired of my story? How could you say that to me!
声を上げたい 手を握りたい 	koe o agetai te o nigiritai 	I want to raise my voice and hold your hand
薄れてく翼はオパール 	usureteku tsubasa wa opaaru 	These molting wings are made of opal
御伽噺のナンセンス 	otogibanashi no nansensu 	That essence of wanting to love
その愛していたいエッセンス 	sono aishite itai essensu 	Is like nonsense from a fairytale
終わりよければハッピー？ 	owari yokereba happii? 	All’s happy that ends well?This is a little bit of wordplay on the phrase “All’s well that ends well” due to the Japanese
それでも隣にいて欲しいよ 	soredemo tonari ni ite hoshii yo 	I still wish you were by my side
 	 	
いつの日もただ 誰かが産んだ 	itsu no hi mo tada dareka ga unda 	Everyday, we just smile wryly
歓びのパペットと 苦笑い 	yorokobi no papetto to nigawarai 	with the joyous puppet someone gave birth to
明日の日もまた あなたが産んだ 	ashita no hi mo mata anata ga unda 	Tomorrow, the lies and truths you gave birth to
嘘とか本当が この身満たす 	uso toka hontou ga kono mi mitasu 	will once again fill my body
 	 	
人知れず描いた夢想を 	hitoshirezu egaita musou o 	These tracks carry the dream I painted out in secret
身体ごと運んでく線路 	karadagoto hakondeku senro 	along with my whole body
愛やら言葉を詰めた容れ物が 	ai yara kotoba o tsumeta iremono ga 	The container stuffed with my love and words
光る糸 吊られ毎日を 	hikaru ito tsurare mainichi o 	hangs them up everyday on shining threads
やるせない日々の先へと 	yarusenai hibi no saki e to 	and dances as if it’s insane
踊り狂う 	odorikuruu 	beyond all of those miserable days
 	 	
人知れず描いた夢想は 	hitoshirezu egaita musou wa 	The dream I painted out in secret
身体から自由を纏って 	karada kara jiyuu o matotte 	is clad in the freedom from my body
それでも尽きぬ中身の容れ物が 	soredemo tsukinu nakami no iremono ga 	Even so, the container that holds endless content
胸の鉄の箍 外す時 	mune no tetsu no taga hazusu toki 	unfastens the iron loops in my chest,
その音が知らぬ駅に鳴る 	sono ne ga shiranu eki ni naru 	that sound will ring through the unknown station
==Translation Notes==
==Discography==
This song was featured on the following album:
*Chis-A no Wakka 1 4
==External Links==
*piapro - Lyrics
*piapro - Off-vocal
===Unofficial===
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*Magenetra - Translation source
Category:Japanese songs
Category:Dakucha songs list