Consciously

意識

Ishiki

      頭が有(あ)れば要(かなめ)は簡単に片付いて
 Atama ga areba kaname wa kantan ni katazuite
      Once you have a head, the rest is easily settled
      子供と呼べば汚(よご)されないで済むのさ
 Kodomo to yobeba yogosarenai de sumu no sa
      If I call you a child, I can get by without dirtying myself
      僕に少しの光合成　君に似合ふ(にあう)遺伝子を
 Boku ni sukoshi no kōgōsei, kimi ni niau idenshi o
      A little photosynthesis for me; the genes that suit you
      ヒトは仕様(しよう)の無いことが好きなのだらう(なんだろう)
 Hito wa shiyō no nai koto ga suki nan darō
      People like things that they can’t do anything about, don’t they?
      嘘ヲ吐(ツ)クナヨ
 Uso o tsuku na yo
      Don’t lie to me

泣いたら何だつて(なんだって)此(こ)の白い手に入りさう(そう)で

Naitara nandatte kono shiroi te ni hairisō de

Why are you crying? You’ll soon be in these white hands

答へ(こたえ)なら純粋だ　惹(ひ)かれ合つてゐる(あっている)　こんな風に君を愛する　多分

Kotae nara junsui da, hikareatteiru, konna fū ni kimi o ai suru, tabun

The answer is genuine; we’re attracted to each other — this is how I love you, probably

      幾(いく)つに成れば淋(さび)しさや恐怖は消へ得る(きえうる)
 Ikutsu ni nareba sabishisa ya kyōfu wa kieuru
      How old do I have to become for loneliness and fear to disappear?
      子供を持てば軈(やが)て苦痛も失(う)せるのか
 Kodomo o moteba yagate kutsū mo useru no ka
      Will this pain finally go away when I have children?
      君が慕ふ(したう)思春期と　僕が用ゐる(もちいる)反抗期
 Kimi ga shitau shishunki to, boku ga mochiiru hankōki
      The adolesence you yearn for, and the rebelliousness I harbor
      最早(もはや)語呂を合はす(あわす)ことが好きなのだらう(なんだろう)
 Mohaya goro o awasu koto ga suki nan darō
      You already like the way those two sound together, don’t you?
      嘘ヲ吐(ツ)クナヨ
 Uso o tsuku na yo
      Don’t lie to me

泣いたらどんな法も覆(くつがえ)して願望通り

Naitara donna hō mo kutsugaeshite ganbō dōri

If you cry, I’ll overrule any law according to your wishes

答へ(こたえ)なら殘忍だ　騙(だま)し合つてゐる(あっている)　こんな風に君は愛する　多分

Kotae nara zannin da, damashiatteiru, konna fū ni kimi o ai suru, tabun

The answer is brutal; we’re deceiving each other — this is how I love you, probably

嘘ヲ吐(ツ)クナヨ

Uso o tsuku na yo

Don’t lie to me

      まう(もう)是(これ)以上知つて(しって)　眠らない夜と心中未遂
 Mō kore ijō shitte, nemuranai yoru to shinjū misui
      If I learn any more, I’ll attempt lovers’ suicide on a sleepless night
      思ひ出(おもいで)に酸化した此(こ)の含嗽薬(うがいやく)　迷彩(カモフラージュ)
 Omoide ni sanka shita kono ugaiyaku, kamofurāju
      This mouthwash has oxidized into memories — camouflage
      無い物　頂戴なんて憤つてゐる(むずかっている)幼児同様
 Naimono, chōdai nante muzukatteiru yōji dōyō
      Asking for the impossible makes you like an upset child
      お母様　混紡(こんぼう)の僕を恥ぢてゐ(い)らっしゃいますか
 Okaasama, konbō no boku o hajite irasshaimasu ka
      Mother, are you ashamed of my mixed-cloth self?

君が愛した　僕

Kimi ga aishita, boku

I loved you