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line-mg.png Koufukuron / Theory of Happiness
Muzai Moratorium
/ Innocence Moratorium, Koufukuron single, Koufukuron single (re-release)

hontou no shiawase o sagashita toki ni
ai shi ai saretai to kangaeru you ni narimashita
soshite atashi wa kimi no tsuyosa mo kakushigachi na yowasa mo kunde
toki no nagare to sora no iro ni
nanimo nozomi wa shinai you ni
sugao de naite warau kimi ni enajii o moyasu dake na no desu.

hontou no shiawase wa me ni utsurazu ni
angai soba ni atte kizukazu ni ita no desu ga
kajikamu yubi no motomeru mono ga minareta sono te datta to shitte
atashi wa kimi no merodii ya sono
tetsugaku ya kotoba subete o
mamoru tame nara sukoshi kurai suru kurou mo itowanai no desu.

toki no nagare to sora no iro ni
nanimo nozomi wa shinai you ni
sugao de naite warau kimi no sono mama o ai shite iru yue ni
atashi wa kimi no merodii ya sono
tetsugaku ya kotoba subete o mamoritooshimasu

kimi ga soko ni ikite iru to iu shinjitsu dake de koufuku na no desu
When I started looking for true happiness
I started to think that I wanted to be in love and be loved back
And then I started to appreciate all of your strengths and the weaknesses you tend to keep hidden
You laugh and you cry and show me the real you
and I just use all my energy on you
So I don’t wish for anything at all from the flow of time or the color of the sky

But I never saw any true happiness around
And I never realized that it was right there the entire time
And then it dawned on me one day that the only thing these numb fingers need are those familiar hands of yours
So if it’s for that melody of yours, or
your philosophy or your words and
everything else I wouldn’t mind a little effort on my part in order to protect them.

You laugh and you cry and show me the real you
and so I love you just the way you are
So I don’t wish for anything at all
from the flow of time or the color of the sky.
That’s why I’ll protect that melody of yours and
your philosophy, and your words and everything else to the very end
You’re there living your life and just knowing this simple little fact makes me so happy.

Translation credit: Brian Dunn
Notes: The "etsuraku hen" (pleasure ver.) of this song that appears on the Muzai Moratorium album is a sped-up, more rushed and (IMO) uglier-sounding version than the one that appears on the singles.



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