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Muzai Moratorium / Innocence Moratorium
| houshuu wa nyuushago
heikousen de toukyou wa aisedo nannimo nai rikken 620 choudai [1] 19man (juukyuuman) [2] mo motte inai ochanomizu [3] maasharu no nioi de tonjatte taihen sa [4] maiban zecchou ni tasshite iru dake ratto [5] hitotsu o shoubai dougu ni shite iru sa soshitara benjii [6] ga hai ni utsutte torippu saikin wa ginza de keikangokko kokkyou wa koetemo Joushahissui ryoushuusho kaite choudai zeirishi nante tsuite inai korakuen [7] shourai sou ni natte kekkon shite hoshii maiban shingu de yuugi suru dake pizaya no kanojo ni natte mitai [8] soshitara benjii, atashi o gurecchi de butte [9] ao kande itte choudai [10] shuuden de kaeru tteba Ikebukuro maasharu no nioi de tonjatte taihen sa [4] maiban zecchou ni tasshite iru dake ratto [5] hitotsu o shoubai dougu ni shite iru sa soshitara benjii [6] ga hai ni utsutte torippu shourai sou ni natte kekkon shite hoshii maiban shingu de yuugi suru dake pizaya no kanojo ni natte mitai [8] soshitara benjii, atashi o gurecchi de butte [9] |
The reward’s on the
parallel lines after joining a company I love Tokyo but there’s nothing there Gimme a Rickenbacker 620 [1] Don’t have the 190,000 [2] Ochanomizu [3] It’s so rough I get off on the smell of the Marshall [4] Every night I’m just going to the top Making one Rat [5] the tools of my trade And then I trip when Benzie [6] reflects in my lungs Lately been playing cops in Ginza Even when you cross the border all glories must fade Gimme a receipt No tax accountants here Korakuen [7] In the future I want you to be a monk and get married Every night on your bed just playing games I wanna try being a pizza place girl [8] And then Benzie smacks me with his Gretsch [9] Blue bite it and come for me [10] I said I’ll go home on the last train Ikebukuro It’s so rough I get off on the smell of the Marshall [4] Every night I’m just going to the top Making one Rat [5] the tools of my trade And then I trip when Benzie [6] reflects in my lungs In the future I want you to be a monk and get married Every night on your bed just playing games I wanna try being a pizza place girl [8] And then Benzie smacks me with his Gretsch [9] |
Translation notes: [1] Rickenbacker 620 – her famous guitar, also known for being a favorite brand of the Beatles
[2] 190,000 - 190,000 yen or approximately $1500.
[3] Ochanomizu - a stop on the Marunouchi Tokyo subway line (Ginza and Ikebukuro are also Marunouchi stops)
[4] Marshall - brand of her amplifier
[5] Rat - her PROCO brand distortion pedal - her ’zine “RAT” is also named after this
[6] Benzie - nickname of one of her idols (and rumored former boyfriend), Asai Kenichi (of Blankey Jet City, Sherbets, and Ajico)
[7] Korakuen - a music hall in the Tokyo Dome and a Marunouchi stop
[8] pizza place girl - Shiina Ringo had worked part time at a pizza place before she made it big
[9] Gretsch - Asai Kenichi’s guitar
[10] The line “ao kande itte choudai” (Blue bite it and come for me) is a play on words - aokan is slang for “outdoor sex” and “outdoor prostitution,” and “iku (itte)” means “come” (reach orgasm)
Romanization & translation credit: Brian Stewart & Takako Sakuma
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