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The Hikikomori Song
03:25
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Lyrics by Satou Tatsuhiro
The freezing cold, six-mat, single room —
Oh, this apartment:
Even though I want to leave, my escape is still distant.
I lie on the bed, even while awake, and sleep sixteen hours a day.
Near the shadows of the kotatsu,
A cockroach is hiding.
When I eat, I have one meal a day.
And I lose weight every day.
Sometimes, I head to the convenience store,
The gazes of others frighten me, though.
A cold sweat even springs forth,
Telling me how hard it is to escape my apartment.
N.H.K., which seems like a fantasy —
There is emptiness in searching and not finding it.
Today, when the sun sets, I go weakly forth
To lie down in my damp bed.
My tired and heavy brain —
Oh, I can't go on. I can't go on!
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2. |
Let Me Introduce Myself
04:28
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Always searching for the right words to say
Always longing for a vowel to buy
Maybe I don’t talk enough
But I mean every word.
I’m not resolute like Heisenberg
Ain’t got a way out like Saul
Not a poet nor an illiterate
Just a suburban kid with good parents
I ain’t got a pretty face, or a nice haircut
But I’ll make it through somehow
Let me introduce myself
This is who I am
/ I am the songs I sing
I am the days I want to live
And when I wait for my name to be called
I could be another face in the crowd
But I hope to stand high and proud /
I still find myself in Basket Case
Or Welcome to the NHK!
I’m a sinner looking for redemption
Like Mumford and his sons
You can’t blame me for getting music
In red bedrooms and white coats
‘cause I find comfort in a Scrubs episode
After a heavyhearted day
I’m not a musician or a guitarist
I’m just strumming along
Let me introduce myself
This is who I am
/ I am the songs I sing
I am the days I want to live
And when I wait for my name to be called
Maybe I’m another face in the crowd
But I hope to stand high and proud /
I guess life is about finding your way home
A place, a face, a reason to wake up every day
The future scares the hell out of me
But I’m here, waiting and fighting like everyone else
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