Netenai Pierrot

**Netenai Pierrot** (ねてないピエロ *Netenai Piero lit.* Sleepless Clown) is a 2019 trio by Sora Ohara, Ren Munakata, and Nozomu Nanase.

## Overview

The lead song from SOARA's fifth entry in the RE:START series.

## Lyrics

*\*Note: Romaji and English translations are fan translated as official translations have not been released as of yet.*

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* Sora Ohara
* Ren Munakata
* Nozomu Nanase
* Ren & Nozomu

* Kanji
* Romaji
* English

端くれに咲いた雑草になんて　なりたくないのに

僕は　出遅れちゃったなぁ

本気出せば　ゴボウ抜きできるとか

過剰な自信に騙されてきたんだよ

振り向かせたいや　こんな僕だってさ

相も変わらず　その日暮らしでも

あくびしたんだ　泣いちゃいないから　気づいてよ

アナタに似合わない　凡才だけど

人込みでひとり躍起の道化師になって

誰よりも　笑われてみせるから

頼まれてもいないのに　ついつい出しゃばっちゃって

かえって　迷惑かけてきたっけなぁ

そんでもって　誰かに頼るのはニガテなんだ

重たい荷物を引きずっても oh

すっ転んでばっかりで　ブレイクダンサーみたいかも

ステップ磨いて　自慢できるかな？

ぐったりしているけど　遊び疲れだから

アナタに心配なぞ　かけないよ

朝が来たら　ぜんぶ夜のせいにできるんだ

毎日が　ステージの幕開けさ

Wow Yeah Wow Yeah

Singin'

Wow (Wow) Yeah (Yeah) Wow (Wow) Yeah (Yeah)

罵倒されたって　落ちてもしょうがない

ヒール役だって　買ってみせんだよ

僕の背中見て　笑ってくれて　結構

それも　一個の栄養に変えてゆく

ファッション改めてリスタート

分っかんない駅を開拓

好奇心　むき出しの目線

西→東→北→南

全力で　道に迷って

ヤマカンで　失った時間もさ

楽しんでこ～！？

あくびしたんだ　泣きべそじゃない　よく見てよ

アナタに似合わない　能天気だけど

人混みで　ひとりぼっちの毎日だってさ

僕なりに　ガンバってるんだ

ぐったりしているヒマは　もう無いのに　眠たいから

目覚めの着信とか待っちゃう　バカだよ

アナタへと　まっしぐらの道化師になって

誰よりも笑われてみせるから

端くれで咲いています

Wow (Wow) Yeah (Yeah)Wow (Wow) Yeah (Yeah)

Singin'

Wow (Wow) Yeah (Yeah)Wow (Wow) Yeah (Yeah)

Hashikure ni saita zassou ni nante naritakunai no ni

Boku wa deokurechatta naa

Honki daseba gobounuki dekiru toka

Kajou na jishin ni damasarete kitandayo

Furimukasetai ya konna boku datte sa

Ai mo kawarazu sono higurashi demo

Akubi shitanda naichainai kara kizuite yo

Anata ni niawanai bonsai dakedo

Hitogomi de hitori yakki no doukeshi ni natte

Dare yori mo warawarete miseru kara

Tanomaretemo inai no ni tsuitsui deshabacchatte

Kaette meiwaku kaketekitakke naa

Sonde motte dareka ni tanomaru no wa nigate nanda

Omotai nimotsu wo hikizuttemo oh

Sukkoronde bakkari de bureikudansaa mitai kamo

Suteppu migaite jiman dekiru kana?

Guttari shiteiru kedo asobi tsukare dakara

Anata ni shinpai nazo kakenai yo

Asa ga kitara zenbu yoru no sei ni dekirunda

Mainichi ga suteeji no makuake sa

Wow Yeah Wow Yeah

Singin'

Wow (Wow) Yeah (Yeah) Wow (Wow) Yeah (Yeah)

Batou saretatte ochitemo shouganai

Hiiru yaku datte katte misendayo

Boku no senaka mite waratte kurete kekkou

Sore mo ikko no eiyou ni kaete yuku

Fasshon aratamete risutaato

Wakkannai eki wo kaitaku

Koukishin mukidashi no mesen

Nishi→higashi→kita→minami

Zenryoku de michi ni mayotte

Yamakan de ushinatta jikan mo sa

Tanoshindeko~!?

Akubi shitanda nakibeso janai yoku mite yo

Anata ni niawanai noutenki dakedo

Hitogomi de hitori bocchi no mainichi datte sa

Boku nari ni ganbatterunda

Guttari shiteiru hima wa mou nai noni netai kara

Mezame no chakushin toka macchau baka dayo

Anata he to masshigura no doukeshi ni natte

Dare yori mo warawarete miseru kara

Hashikure de saiteimasu

Wow (Wow) Yeah (Yeah) Wow (Wow) Yeah (Yeah)

Singin'

Wow (Wow) Yeah (Yeah) Wow (Wow) Yeah (Yeah)

Though I don’t wanna become a weed sprouting in a scrap of land

Looks like I got a late start, huh…

With stuff like “I can overtake them all if I get serious”

My overconfidence ended up tricking me instead

I want you to turn around and see me, even though I’m like this

I’ve been living that day-to-day life, the same as always

I yawned, not cried, and that’s why I have tears— notice me already

Even though I’m just still so ordinary, I don’t suit you

I’ve become a clown so desperate by myself in a crowd of people

Because I’ll be the one to get laughed at the most, just watch

No one relies on me, but I just put my foot in my mouth

And end up causing trouble, huh…

Because of that, I’m bad at having others rely on me

Even when heavy burdens are being dragged along, oh

All I do is trip over myself, maybe like a breakdancer

Do you think I could brag about it if I made my steps better?

I’m totally exhausted, but that’s because I’m tired from too much fun

I can’t solve the riddle of why you’re worrying about me

Once morning comes, I can blame it all on the nighttime

Since every day’s the beginning of the stage

Wow Yeah Wow Yeah

Singin'

Wow (Wow) Yeah (Yeah) Wow (Wow) Yeah (Yeah)

I can’t help how I get insulted and I fail

I’ll even act out a bad guy, because that’s what you paid for

When you watch my back and laugh for me, so I’ll

Pretty much change it into my nutrition

Restarting my fashion once again

I’ll find a new path at a station I don’t know

Curiosity’s plain to see in those gazes

West→East→North→South

Losing my way with all my might

Even the time lost when I’m guessing

I’ll keep going and having fun~!?

I yawned, not cried, and my face isn’t contorted in tears— look closely

Even though I’m just still so optimistic, I don’t suit you

It’s that everyday life of being all by myself in a crowd of people

I’m still working hard in my own way

I don’t have much time left to stay totally exhausted, because I wanna sleep

I’m an idiot for waiting for your wake-up message

I’ve become a clown at breakneck speed for you

Because I’ll be the one to get laughed at the most, just watch

I’ll sprout in a scrap of land

Wow (Wow) Yeah (Yeah) Wow (Wow) Yeah (Yeah)

Singin'

Wow (Wow) Yeah (Yeah) Wow (Wow) Yeah (Yeah)

## Trivia

* In English, 'pierrot' refers to a stock comic character of old French pantomime, usually having a whitened face and wearing loose white clothes. However, in Japanese it commonly refers to a clown - a common sight in theme parks - fitting with SOARA's RE:START theme.
* As part of TSUKINO's 2022 Setsubun celebrations Akira Takizawa ended up sharing some trivia related to the RE:START series. For SOARA, he shared that Netenai Pierrot was actually orginally titled "Nemutai Pierrot" (ねむたいピエロ *Nemutai Piero lit.* Sleepy Clown), but after watching two of three singers in the recording studio he realised that they had far too much energy so he changed the song title almost immediately.

## References

1. ↑ Kanji provided by ameagarinoUFO on Twitter.
2. ↑ Romaji translations by ameagarinoUFO on Twitter.
3. ↑ English translations by ameagarinoUFO on Twitter.
4. ↑ https://twitter.com/JZness/status/1489212218562715648