Sanmon Gossip
| [Ringo] shikei hanketsu iiwatashi kiita basho o wasureta ka ubugoe wa kyokkei no aizu shikkou made yuuyo wa nai techou no yotei chouwa shite ou bakari no mainichi ka omoiataru toujisha yo yuuutsu na waga kyouhansha kyou, saisho de saigo no X day deaigashira no shouzou wa iei ni kaita gikyoku no daimei ga yuigon kotae o nokosu seizonsha wa dare da iiwake wa tsuuyou shinai no sa kiba o muitara sondai no aizu tooboe wa youchi na shouko wakai misora aokute mo saihate ni tatta mono kachi kyou, saisho de saigo no X day wakareshina no egao ga iei ni saita wadai no fuuai wa yuigon kotae o tadasu taimingu nara ima da ○(maaru)kunai to sasaranai yo [Mummy-D] naifu no you ni togatta sono teguchi mawata de karametoru no ga ore no teguchi saa, sashite mina toge mo hana mo ukeireyou hosshikerya soko kara nan datte ubatte ike yo tanjoubi kara kasareta shuushinkei manryou hi made migaku chuusuushinkei umidashita kiraboshi mo subete maboroshi kieru sadame no utsutsu no tsumihoroboshi |
[Ringo] Did you forget about the place you heard the death sentence judgment? A baby’s first cry is a signal for capital punishment There will be no deferment until the execution Is it going to be nothing but chasing every day, with our memo pads in pre-established harmony? Our depressed accomplice is the interested party that I recall Today is the first and last X(death) day [1] Images pass by one another on the photograph of the deceased The title of the play I wrote is my will Who is the survivor that will leave an answer? Excuses are not proof against it When I snarl, it’s a signal of haughtiness Howling is childish evidence At this young age--no matter how blue [2] A win for those that stood at the farthest ends Today is the first and last X(death) day [1] One last smile is on the photograph of the deceased The texture of the topic that bloomed is a will Now is the time to correct your answer With it not rounded, it won’t prick [Mummy D] Those tricks are sharpened like a knife What’s arrested in silk wadding are my tricks Now, prick me, I’ll take in both thorns and flowers If I want it, go and take anything away from there A life sentence imposed on me since my birthday Until the day it expires I’ll refine my central nerves All of it, even the glittering stars brought into existence, is an illusion Atonement for a reality of disappearing rules |
[2] The color blue in Japan generally symbolizes the past and one's youth/nostalgia for one's youth.
Info: Mummy-D of the band Maboroshi contributed guest vocals for this track. Part demarcations added by me.
About the title... the Japanese word teguchi is normally written 手口, where the 口 is a kanji character meaning "mouth." However, Ringo chose to write it 手□ (in the title only, not in the lyrics), where the □ is a square symbol, in order to mirror the title "○(zero) chiten kara," its symmetrical counterpart in the track listing (hence why there is also a ○ circle character in the lyrics to this song as well--and a □ square characters in the lyrics to the other song). In order to preserve that connection for those of us who use roman letters, I've kept that square character in the title, romanizing it as "Te□(guchi)."
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