Cover art for Lilac by Mrs. GREEN APPLE
Lilac Song by Mrs. GREEN APPLE

Mrs. GREEN APPLE - 'Lilac' (ライラック): Romanized Lyrics

Romanized Lyrics

Sugite yukun da kyou mo
Kono jumyou no toori ni
Kagiri aru suuji ga heru you ni
Utsukushii suuji ga fueru you ni

Omoide no houko
Furui mono wa tana no oku ni
Hokori wo kabutteiru no ni
Hokori ga hikatte mieru you ni

Saredo
By my side
Fuan kassai rentai
Nigottari no anzen chitai
Guwanguwang ni naru
Asagata no kentaikan
Sanban hoomu junkyuu densha

Ao ni nita
Suppai haru to lilac
Kimi wo matsu yo koko de ne
Itamidasu jinsei tani no kizu mo
Itooshiku omoitai

Sagasu ate mo nai no ni
Wasurete shimau bokura wa
Nani wo hete nani wo ete
Otona ni natte yukun darou

Ikkai dake no chansu wo
Miokutte shimau koto ga nai you ni
Itsu demo kakato wo ukashite itai
Dakedo mo muzukashii you ni

Shujinkou no kouho
Kurai ni jibun wo omotte ita no ni
Namae mo nai yaku no you na
Spin-off mo tsukurenai yo na

Takaga
By my side
Kudaranai ai wo utau sai
Uso tsuki ni wa naritakunai
Wasawasa suru mune
Asagata no utomashisa
Zurashite noru kyuukou densha

Kage ga itai
Kachi nanka nai
Boku dake ga hitori no you na
Yoru ga kirai
Kimi ga kirai
Yasashiku narenai boku desu
Hikari ga itai
Kibou nanka kirai
Boku dake oitekebori no you na
Yoru ga kirai
Hitori ga kowai
Wagamama ga kojireta bitoku

Fukanzen na omoi mo
Ikansen daiji ni shitakute
Fuan darake no hibi demo
Aishite miru

Kanjita koto no nai
Kuso mitai na haibokukan mo
Dore mo kore mo ga boku wo
Tsukiugokashiteru

Kodou ga yurasu kono daichi to high touch
Subete kaketa ano natsu mo
Iroase wa shinai wasurerarenai na
Kyou wo ikiru tame ni.

Sagasu ate mo nai no ni
Nakushite shimau bokura wa
Nan no tame ni dare no tame ni
Kizu wo fuyashite yukun darou

Ame ga furu sono ato ni
Midori ga sodatsu you ni
Imi no nai koto wa nai to
Shinjite susumou ka

Kotae ga nai koto bakari
Dakara koso aisou to mo

Ano koro no ao wo
Oboete iyou ze
Nigami ga kasanatte mo
Hikatteru

Wari ni awanai kizu mo
Mitomete ageyou ze
Boku wa boku jishin wo
Aishiteru

Aiseteru.

English Lyrics

Another day passes
Just as life dictates
The finite numbers ticking down
As the beautiful ones tick up

A treasure trove of memories
The old ones shoved to the back of the shelf
Covered in dust, yet
Their pride seems to shine

And still
By my side
Uncertainty, applause, solidarity
A safe zone tinged with murkiness
A dizziness takes over
That early-morning fatigue
Platform three, the semi-express train

A sour spring, like the color blue, and lilacs
I’ll wait for you right here
Even the wounds that ache, etched across a lifetime
I want to cherish them

Though we have nowhere to go
We, who forget so easily
What will we endure, what will we gain
As we grow into adults?

So that I don’t miss
That one and only chance
I want to always stay on my toes
But it’s so difficult

I used to think I was
A candidate for the leading role
But now I feel like an unnamed extra
Not even worthy of a spin-off

At best
By my side
When I sing of trivial love
I don’t want to be a liar
A restless heart
That early-morning irritation
Boarding the express train, a little off schedule

Shadows hurt
Worthlessness stings
I feel like I’m the only one left behind
And I hate the night
I hate you
I can’t seem to be kind, it’s who I am
The light hurts
I hate hope
I feel like I’m the only one abandoned
And I hate the night
I’m scared of being alone
My selfishness has twisted into a virtue

Even these incomplete feelings
I want to cherish them somehow
Even in days filled with nothing but anxiety
I’ll try to love them

Defeats I’ve never felt before
The utterly ridiculous kind
All of it every bit
Is what pushes me forward

A high-five with the earth, trembling from my heartbeat
Even that summer, where I gave it all
Hasn’t faded, I’ll never forget it
As I live through today.

Though we have no destination
We, who lose so much
What are we doing it for, who are we doing it for
As we gather new wounds?

Just as rain nourishes the green that grows after
I’ll believe that nothing is meaningless
And press on

There’s no answer to most of it
And because of that, I’ll try to love it too

Let’s hold on to the blue of those days
Even if bitterness piles on
It still shines

Even the scars that seem unfair
Let’s learn to accept them
I am someone I love
And I am loved

I am loved.

Japanese Lyrics

過ぎてゆくんだ今日も
この寿命の通りに
限りある数字が減るように
美しい数字が増えるように

思い出の宝庫
古いものは棚の奥に
埃を被っているのに
誇りが光って見えるように

されど
By my side
不安 喝采 連帯
濁ったりの安全地帯
グワングワンになる
朝方の倦怠感
三番ホーム 準急電車

青に似た
すっぱい春とライラック
君を待つよ ここでね
痛みだす人生単位の傷も
愛おしく思いたい

探す宛ても無いのに
忘れてしまう僕らは
何を経て 何を得て
大人になってゆくんだろう

一回だけのチャンスを
見送ってしまう事が無いように
いつでも踵を浮かしていたい
だけども難しいように

主人公の候補
くらいに自分を思っていたのに
名前も無い役のような
スピンオフも作れないよな

たかが
By my side
くだらない愛を歌う際
嘘つきにはなりたくない
ワサワサする胸
朝方の疎ましさ
ズラして乗る 急行電車

影が痛い
価値なんか無い
僕だけが独りのような
夜が嫌い
君が嫌い
優しくなれない僕です
光が痛い
希望なんか嫌い
僕だけ置いてけぼりのような
夜が嫌い
一人が怖い
我儘が拗れた美徳

不完全な思いも
如何せん大事にしたくて
不安だらけの日々でも
愛してみる

感じた事のない
クソみたいな敗北感も
どれもこれもが僕を
突き動かしてる

鼓動が揺らすこの大地とハイタッチ
全て懸けた あの夏も
色褪せはしない 忘れられないな
今日を生きる為に。

探す宛ても無いのに
失くしてしまう僕らは
何のために 誰のために
傷を増やしてゆくんだろう

雨が降るその後に
緑が育つように
意味のない事は無いと
信じて 進もうか

答えがない事ばかり
だからこそ愛そうとも

あの頃の青を
覚えていようぜ
苦味が重なっても
光ってる

割に合わない疵も
認めてあげようぜ
僕は僕自身を
愛してる

愛せてる。