Gunjou / 群青

* Japanese
* English

**Gunjou** / 群青 (Blue) is the fifth single released by YOASOBI on September 1, 2020. It was released as a single, then as a part of THE BOOK. The English equivalent released on October 29, 2021, and was featured as a part of E-SIDE.

## Song Information

### Etymology

* Literally, Gunjou (群青) means, **Ultramarine**, a certain shade of **Blue**, where the English equivalent got it's name from.

## Lyrics

* Japanese
* Romaji
* Official English

嗚呼いつもの様に

過ぎる日々にあくびが出る

さんざめく夜越え今日も

渋谷の街に朝が降る

どこか虚しいような

そんな気持ち

つまらないな

でもそれでいい

そんなもんさ

これでいい

知らず知らず隠してた

本当の声を響かせてよほら

見ないフリしていても

確かにそこにある

嗚呼 感じたままに描く

自分で選んだその色で

眠い空気纏う朝に

訪れた青い世界

好きなものを好きだと言う

怖くて仕方ないけど

本当の自分

出会えた気がしたんだ

♪

嗚呼 手を伸ばせば伸ばすほどに

遠くへゆく

思うようにいかない今日も

また慌ただしくもがいてる

悔しい気持ちも ただ情けなくて

涙が出る

踏み込むほど 苦しくなる

痛くもなる

嗚呼 感じたままに進む

自分で選んだこの道を

重いまぶた擦る夜に

しがみついた青い誓い

好きなことを続けること

それは楽しいだけじゃない

本当にできる

不安になるけど

嗚呼 何枚でも ほら何枚でも

自信がないから描いてきたんだよ

嗚呼 何回でも ほら何回でも

積み上げてきたことが武器になる

周りを見たって 誰と比べたって

僕にしかできないことはなんだ

今でも自信なんかない それでも

感じたことない気持ち

知らずにいた想い

あの日踏み出して

初めて感じたこの痛みも全部

好きなものと向き合うことで

触れたまだ小さな光

大丈夫 行こう あとは楽しむだけだ

嗚呼 全てを賭けて描く

自分にしか出せない色で

朝も夜も走り続け

見つけ出した青い光

好きなものと向き合うこと

今だって怖いことだけど

もう今はあの日の透明な僕じゃない

嗚呼 ありのままの

かけがえの無い僕だ

知らず知らず隠してた

本当の声を響かせてよほら

見ないフリしていても

確かにそこに今もそこにあるよ

知らず知らず隠してた

本当の声を響かせてよさあ

見ないフリしていても

確かにそこに君の中に

ā , itsumo no yō ni

sugiru hibi ni akubi ga deru

sanzameku yoru , koe , kyō mo

shibuya no machi ni asa ga furu

doko ka munashī yōna

sonna kimochi

tsumaranaina

demo sorede ī

sonna monsa

korede ī

shirazu shirazu kakushiteta

hontō no koe o hibikaseteyo , hora

minai furi shiteite mo

tashika ni soko ni aru

kanjita mama ni egaku

jibun de eranda sono iro de

nemui kūki matō asa ni

otozureta aoi sekai

sukina mono o sukida to iu

kowakute shikatanaikedo

hontō no jibun

deaeta ki ga shita nda

ā , te o nobaseba nobasu hodo ni

tōku e yuku

omō yō ni ikanai , kyō mo

mata awatadashiku mo ga iteru

kuyashī kimochi mo

tada nasakenakute

namida ga deru

fumikomu hodo

kurushiku naru

itaku mo naru

kanjita mama ni susumu

jibun de eranda kono michi o

omoi mabuta kosuru yoru ni

shigamitsuita aoi chikai

sukina koto o tsuzukeru koto

sore wa ” tanoshī ” dake janai

hontōni dekiru ？

fuan ni narukedo

nan mai demo

hora nan mai demo

jishin ga naikara egaitekita ndayo

nan kai demo

hora nan kai demo

tsumiagetekita koto ga buki ni naru

mawari o mita tte

dare to kurabeta tte

boku ni shika dekinai koto wa nanda

ima demo jishin nankanai

soredemo

kanjita koto nai kimochi

shirazu ni ita omoi

ano hi fumidashite

hajimete kanjita kono itami mo zenbu

sukina mono to mukiau koto de

fureta mada chīsana hikari

daijōbu , ikō , ato wa tanoshimu dakeda

subete o kakete egaku

jibun ni shika dasenai iro de

asa mo yoru mo hashiritsuzuke

mitsukedashita aoi hikari

sukina mono to mukiau koto

ima datte kowai kotodakedo

mō ima wa ano hi no tōmeina boku janai

arinomama no

kakegae no nai bokuda

shirazu shirazu kakushiteta

hontō no koe o hibikaseteyo , hora

minai furi shiteite mo

tashika ni soko ni ima mo soko ni aruyo

shirazu shirazu kakushiteta

hontō no koe o hibikaseteyo , sā

minai furi shiteite mo

tashika ni soko ni kimi no naka ni

Ah, like every day I see

Another day repeats, I'm yawning all the time

After all the cheers, the night, it fades out and

Shibuya receives a pour of the morning light

And somehow, an emptiness surrounds

That's what I always feel

Something is not enough

That's how it's gonna be

It's all a part of life

I'll let this be

See what, see what, covered deep inside

Let us hear the voice in you, and resonate in you, hold on

Pretending won't bring it out of sight

It is always waiting there for you

Ah, calling followed, what I feel's to be drawn

Going by my selection in this color, then

Suddenly, with the breeze of a drowsy morning

There was a world of blue shown in front of me

Liking what you believe in and saying that you do

Can be too terrifying, but I know

I've finally come across a true discovery of what I got

♪

Ah, the more that I reach out my hands to what I need

The further it becomes

Another one of these unruly days go on

I'm always in a hurry as I'm struggling

Misery, stemming from all my thoughts

Humiliation brings new tears into my view

The more that I step in, the harder it becomes

Even the pain renews

Ah, calling followed, what I feel is the move

Going by my selection in this path I walk

On a night fighting off eyelids drooping heavy

I'm grabbing tight, the blue vow in front of me

Taking what you believe and to keep doing so

Every step's not only fun all the time

Don't know if I'm able, 'cause I am worried a little

Ah, "one line" was drawn

Every "one line" was drawn

Missing inner confidence, I've drawn all pages I could draw

Ah, "one time" becomes

Every "one time" becomes

Soon, a large accumulation of a strength inside of you

All around, I look at them

Comparing what I do with them

What is it only I can do that nobody else can?

Even if I've got no true confidence, I'm moving on

Covered in thoughts and emotion within

Unknown to me, a brand new feeling

And on the day I took the step for the first time

Including even this, new pain that I felt too

Liking what I believe in and facing it led

To a touch of the preview of a light

Gonna be alright, let us go

All I can do now is to have the fun

Ah, everything is on the line as I draw

Using my own unique usage of colors and

Every dawn, every night, I would keep on running

And now I found the blue glowing light on me

Liking what you believe in and facing it too

Can be still terrifying but now I know

No longer am I these versions of me living in transparency

Now I know how to be my precious incomparable new self

See what, see what, covered deep inside

Let us hear the voice in you, and resonate in you, hold on

Pretending won't bring it out of sight

It is always waiting there, still always waiting there for you, and

See what, see what, covered deep inside

Let us hear the voice in you, and resonate in you, hold on

Pretending won't bring it out of sight

It is always waiting there, waiting inside of you

## Video

YOASOBI「群青」Official Music Video-2Original JapaneseYOASOBI - Blue (「群青」English Ver.)EnglishYOASOBI - 群青 - THE FIRST TAKE-2THE F1RST TAKE
## Trivia

* For an unpublished reason, the special MV which was produced in collaboration with Alfort (アルフォート), a Japanese chocolate brand, had been made private by YOASOBI's official YouTube account. Alfort had also renewed their promotional campaigns ever since, seemingly to erase any trace of this collaboration on their website.
* Gunjou was featured on Episode 96 of the F1RST TAKE.