人間の心の中には生まれつきある音楽が流れていてそれに似た曲を人は好きになるんだとか。「自分の曲」は何だろうといつも考えながら歌詞を和訳しています。
I have heard that every one of us has a special music running deep inside our soul and whatever music we love in our lives has something in common with it. I always translate English lyrics into Japanese, wondering what my music sounds like.
人間が神なる存在を敬愛し恐れるのはその存在のすることが人間にはわからないからです。だとすれば仮に神が人間の要求に応えることがあったとすれば，それはもう神とは呼べません。 I think we revere and fear a god just because we cannot predict what they do and what they don't. So if they should do something they're asked for by humans, that's not a god anymore. Into My Arms (Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds)
[Verse 1] I don't believe in an interventionist god But I know, darling, that you do But if I did, I would kneel down and ask him Not to intervene when it came to you Oh, not to touch a hair on your head Leave you as you are If he felt he had to direct you Then direct you into my arms
[Chorus] Into my arms, O Lord Into my arms, O Lord Into my arms, O Lord Into my arms
[Verse 2] And I don't believe in the existence of angels But looking at you I wonder if that's true But if I did I would summon them together And ask them to watch over you Oh, to each burn a candle for you To make bright and clear your path And to walk like Christ in grace and love And guide you into my arms
[Chorus] Into my arms, O Lord Into my arms, O Lord Into my arms, O Lord Into my arms
[Verse 3] But I believe in love And I know that you do too And I believe in some kind of path That we can walk down, me and you So keep your candles burning And make her journey bright and pure That she'll keep returning Always and evermore
[Chorus] Into my arms, O Lord Into my arms, O Lord Into my arms, O Lord Into my arms
家から離れている時間が長くなればなるほど馴染みは薄れていきます。他の場所で長い時間を過ごした後では，自宅といえどもそこにいると余所者になったような気がするかもしれません。 The longer you stay away from your home, the less it gets familiar. After spending quite a long period of time somewhere else, you'd feel like a stranger even at your place. Slight Return (The Bluetones)
[Verse 1] Where did you go? When things went wrong for you? When the knives came out for you? Where did you go? All you needed was a friend You just have to ask and then
[Chorus] You don't have to have the solution You've got to understand the problem And don't go hoping for a miracle All this will fade away So I'm coming home, I'm coming home
[Verse 2] What did you learn? Locked away all on your own Chance and your head all blown What did you learn? It was unfortunate You missed your chance to find out that
[Chorus] You don't have to have the solution You've got to understand the problem And don't go hoping for a miracle All this will fade away So I'm coming home, I'm coming home
You don't have to have the solution You've got to understand the problem And don't go hoping for a miracle, yeah All this will fade away So I'm coming home, I'm coming home I'm coming home, but just for a short while
いやもう間違いなく終わっています。主人公は必死になってまたやり直そうと相手に迫っていますが手遅れだと思われます。 Yes, it's definitely over already. The narrator is desperately trying to convince the second person to start again, I think it's too late. Not Over Yet (Grace)
[Verse 1] I'll live for you I'd die for you Do what you want me to I'll cry for you My tears will show That I can't let you go
[Chorus] It's not over, not over, not over, not over yet You still want me, don't you? It's not over, not over, not over, not over yet 'Cause I can see through you It's not over, not over, not over, not over yet
[Verse 2] Don't let me down Don't make a sound Don't throw it all away Remember me So tenderly Don't let it slip away
[Chorus] It's not over, not over, not over, not over yet You still want me, don't you? It's not over, not over, not over, not over yet 'Cause I can see through you It's not over, not over, not over, not over yet
[Post-Chorus] Ooh Yeah
[Verse 1] I'll live for you I'd die for you Do what you want me to I'll cry for you My tears will show That I can't let you go
[Chorus] It's not over, not over, not over, not over yet You still want me, don't you? It's not over, not over, not over, not over yet 'Cause I can see through you It's not over, not over, not over, not over yet You still want me, don't you? It's not over, not over, not over, not over yet 'Cause I can see through you
文脈を意識せずただ単に何かを楽しんだり毛嫌いしたりするのは不可能なのでしょうか？世間にはなにかというと「解釈」しそれがあたかも究極の真実であるように語る人間が多すぎるような気がします。 Is it possible to just enjoy and loathe things as they are without any context? There are too many people who are eager to 'interpret' and say their interpretation is the absolute truth. Motercycle Emptiness (Manic Street Preachers)
[Verse 1] Culture sucks down words Itemise loathing and feed yourself smiles Organise your safe tribal war Hurt, maim, kill, and enslave the ghetto Each day living out a lie Life sold cheaply forever, ever, ever
[Chorus] Under neon loneliness Motorcycle emptiness Under neon loneliness Motorcycle emptiness
[Verse 2] Life lies a slow suicide Orthodox dreams and symbolic myths From feudal serf to spender This wonderful world of purchase power Just like lungs sucking on air Survival's natural as sorrow, sorrow, sorrow
[Chorus] Under neon loneliness Motorcycle emptiness Under neon loneliness Motorcycle emptiness
[Bridge] All we want from you are the kicks you’ve given us All we want from you are the kicks you’ve given us All we want from you are the kicks you’ve given us All we want from you are the kicks you’ve given us
[Chorus] Under neon loneliness Motorcycle emptiness Under neon loneliness Motorcycle emptiness
[Verse 3] Drive away and it's the same Everywhere death row, everyone's a victim Your joys are counterfeit This happiness, corrupt political shit Living life like a comatose Ego, loaded and swallow, swallow, swallow
[Chorus] Under neon loneliness Motorcycle emptiness Under neon loneliness Motorcycle emptiness Under neon loneliness Motorcycle emptiness Under neon loneliness Everlasting nothingness
で結局主人公は相手に何を望んでいるのでしょうか？気づいて欲しいのかそうでないのか。私にはわかりません。 So what is the narrator asking for the second person? Do they really want to get noticed or not? I'm not sure. Sitting Down Here (Lene Marlin / Albi (ITA))
[Intro] I'm sitting down here But hey, you can't see me
[Verse 1] Your words cut rather deeply, they're just some other lies I'm hiding from a distance, I've got to pay the price Defending all against it, I really don't know why You're obsessed with all my secrets, you always make me cry You seem to wanna hurt me, no matter what I do I'm telling just a couple, but somehow it gets to you But I've learned how to get revenge and I swear you'll experience that someday
[Chorus] I'm sitting down here, but hey, you can't see me Kind of invisible, you don't sense my stay Not really hiding, not like a shadow Just thought I would join you for one day I'm sitting down here, but hey, you can't see me
[Verse 2] I'm not trying to avoid you, just don't wanna hear your voice When you call me up so often, I don't really have a choice You're talking like you know me and wanna be my friend But that's really too late now, I won't try it once again You may think that I'm a loser, that I don't really care You may think that it's all forgotten, but you should be aware 'Cause I've learned to get revenge and I swear you'll experience that someday
[Chorus] I'm sitting down here, but hey, you can't see me Kind of invisible, you don't sense my stay Not really hiding, not like a shadow Just thought I would join you for one day I'm sitting down here, but hey, you can't see me Kind of invisible, you don't sense my stay Not really hiding, not like a shadow Just thought I would join you for one day
[Instrumental Break]
[Bridge] You seem to wanna hurt me, no matter what I do I'm telling just a couple, but somehow it gets to you But I've learned how to get revenge and I swear you'll experience that someday
[Chorus] I'm sitting down here, but hey, you can't see me Kind of invisible, you don't sense my stay Not really hiding, not like a shadow Just thought I would join you for one day I'm sitting down here, but hey, you can't see me Kind of invisible, you don't sense my stay Not really hiding, not like a shadow Just thought I would join you for one day I'm sitting down here, but hey, you can't see me Kind of invisible, you don't sense my stay Not really hiding, not like a shadow Just thought I would join you for one day I'm sitting down here, but hey, you can't see me Kind of invisible, you don't sense my stay Not really hiding, not like a shadow Just thought I would join you for one day
ハイウェイは有料道路でそこを使うためには通行料を払わねばならないと以前は思っていたのですが，実は都市を繋ぐただの幹線道路でした。 I thought highways were a kind of roads on which drivers have to pay a toll. They're just the main roads connecting cities and towns. Life Is A Highway (Tom Cochrane)
[Verse 1] Life's like a road that you travel on When there's one day here and the next day gone Sometimes you bend, sometimes you stand Sometimes you turn your back to the wind There's a world outside every darkened door Where blues won't haunt you anymore Where the brave are free and lovers soar Come ride with me to the distant shore We won't hesitate, break down the garden gate There's not much time left today
[Chorus] Life is a highway I want to ride it all night long If you're going my way I want to drive it all night long
[Verse 2] Through all the cities and all these towns It's in my blood and it's all around I love you now like I loved you then This is the road and these are the hands From Mozambique to those Memphis nights The Khyber Pass to Vancouver's lights Knock me down, get back up again You're in my blood, I'm not a lonely man
[Refrain] There's no load I can't hold The roads are rough, this I know I'll be there when the light comes in Just tell 'em we're survivors
[Chorus] Life is a highway I want to ride it all night long If you're going my way I want to drive it all night long, hmm Life is a highway I want to ride it all night long (Gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme yeah) If you're going my way I want to drive it all night long
[Bridge] There was a distance between you and I A misunderstanding once But now we look it in the eye Oh
[Harmonica Break]
[Refrain] There ain't no load that I can't hold Road so rough, this I know I'll be there when the light comes in Just tell 'em we're survivors
[Chorus] Life is a highway I want to ride it all night long (Yeah yeah yeah, yeah) If you're going my way I want to drive it all night long (Yeah, yeah) (Gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme yeah) Life is a highway I want to ride it all night long If you're going my way I want to drive it all night long (Gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme yeah) Life is a highway I want to ride it all night long (Yeah, yeah) If you're going my way I want to drive it all night long, ooh (Gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme yeah)
この曲はよくある主人公の報われない想いを語ったラヴ・ソングに聞こえますが，後半に実は主人公が浮気をしていたことが判明します。 This songs sounds like an ordinary love song about a unrequited love of the narrator until you hear the part in which the narrator reveals their cheating. Always the Last to Know (Del Amitri)
So you're in love with someone else Someone who burns within your soul And it looks like I am the last to know I hear you've never felt so alive So much desire beyond control And as usual I am the last to know
The last to know how you're feeling The last to know where you are The last to know if you're happy now Or if he's treating you like I treated you Or if he's cruel I'll be the last to know
We spent summers up beyond the bay And you said these are such perfect days That if the bomb drops baby I wanna be the last to know But now you're living up behind the hill And though we share the same city and feel the same sun When your winter comes I'll be the last to know
Always the last to know how you're feeling The last to know where you are The last to know if you're happy now Or if he's pleaded with you Like I pleaded with you if you go Don't let me be the last to know Don't let me be the last to know
Creation's gone crazy The TV's gone mad Now you're the only sane thing that I've had
Always the last to know how you're feeling The last to know where you are The last to know if you're happy now Or if he's cheated on you Like I cheated on you, oh You were the last to know You were the last to know Don't let me be the last to know
Oh, Oh, Oh
Don't let me be the last to know
No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No
皆様にもこういうことはおありでしょうか？私は最近ずっと苦手だった昆虫が面白くなってきました。 Did it happen to you? Recently I found insects which I've loathed for a long time rather interesting. When She Loved Me (Randy Newman & Sarah McLachlan)
[Verse 1] When somebody loved me Everything was beautiful Every hour we spent together Lives within my heart And when she was sad I was there to dry her tears And when she was happy, so was I When she loved me
[Verse 2] Through the summer and the fall We had each other, that was all Just she and I together Like it was meant to be And when she was lonely I was there to comfort her And I knew that she loved me
[Bridge] So the years went by, I stayed the same But she began to drift away, I was left alone Still, I waited for the day When she'd say, "I will always love you"
[Verse 3] Lonely and forgotten Never thought she'd look my way And she smiled at me and held me Just like she used to do Like she loved me When she loved me
[Outro] When somebody loved me Everything was beautiful Every hour we spent together Lives within my heart When she loved me
主人公はバスや電車といった公共交通機関で相手と出会ったのでしょう。仮に主人公が車に乗っていたら相手と知り合う機会はなかったと思われます。 The narrator seems to have met the second person on some public transportation like buses and trains. If they drive, they wouldn't have had a chance to get to know each other. Chicago (Michael Jackson)
[Verse 1] Ah, I met her on my way to Chicago Where she was all alone And so was I, so I asked her for her name She smiled and looked at me I was surprised to see That a woman like that was really into me
[Chorus] She said she didn't have no man Raised the kids the very best she can (She was lovin' me) She told me she was all alone Sad at home, she didn't have no one (She was wantin' me) She said just to give her a page Fifty-nine was the code she gave (She was lovin' me) She'd lied to you, lied to me 'Cause she was lovin' me, lovin' me, yeah
[Verse 2] I never woulda thought she was livin' like that Her words seemed so sincere When I held her near, she would tell me how she feels It felt so real to me, this girl, she had to be An angel sent from Heaven just for me
[Chorus] She said she didn't have no man (Ah, ah) Raised the kids the very best she can (Look, she's lovin' me) She told me she was all alone Sad at home, she didn't have no one (She was lovin' me) She said just to give her a page Fifty-nine was the code she gave She'd lied to you, lied to me 'Cause she was lovin' me, lovin' me, yeah (Look who's lovin' me) She tried to live a double life Lovin' me while she was still your wife (She was wantin' me) She thought that lovin' me was cool With you at work and the kids at school (She was lovin' me) She said that it would never end Tried to keep me any way she can (She was wantin' me) She'd lied to you, lied to me 'Cause she got a family, family, yeah
[Post-Chorus] Woah-oh-oh, no Alright Oh, I'm in love, love
[Verse 3] I didn't know she was already spoken for 'As I'm not that kind of man Swear that I would've never looked her way Now I feel so much shame And all things have to change You should know that I'm holdin' her to blame
[Chorus] She said she didn't have no man Raised the kids the very best she can (Holdin' her to blame) She told me she was all alone Sad at home, she didn't have no one (Holdin' her to blame) She said just to give her a page Fifty-nine was the code she gave (Holdin' her to blame) She lied to you, lied to me 'Cause she was lovin' me, lovin' me, yeah (Holdin' her to blame) She tried to live a double life Loving me while she was still your wife (Holdin' her to blame) She thought that loving me was cool With you at work and the kids at school (Holdin' her to blame) She said that it would never end Tried to keep me any way she can (Holdin' her to blame) She'd lied to you, lied to me 'Cause she got a family, family, yeah
[Outro] She said she didn't have no man (Ah, ah) Raised the kids the very best she can (Look, she's lovin' me) She told me she was all alone Sad at home, she didn't have no one (She was lovin' me) She said just to give her a page Fifty-nine was the code she gave (She's with me) She'd lied to you, lied to me 'Cause she was lovin' me, lovin' me, yeah (Look who's lovin' me) She tried to live a double life Lovin' me while she was still your wife (She was wantin' me) She thought that lovin' me was cool With you at work and the kids at school (She was lovin' me) She said that it would never end Tried to keep me any way she can (She was wantin' me) She'd lied to you, lied to me 'Cause she got a family, family, yeah
人生で問題が起こった時には必ず助けるからと相手に言うことでこの主人公は相手を慰めようとしています。 The narrator is trying to comfort the second person saying they will be there for them when something bad happens to the second person. If I Ever Leave This World Alive (Flogging Molly)
[Verse 1] If I ever leave this world alive I'll thank ya for the things you did in my life If I ever leave this world alive I'll come back down and sit beside your feet tonight Wherever I am you'll always be More than just a memory If I ever leave this world alive
[Verse 2] If I ever leave this world alive I'll take on all the sadness That I left behind If I ever leave this world alive The madness that you feel will soon subside So in a word, don't shed a tear I'll be here when it all gets weird If I ever leave this world alive
[Bridge] So when in doubt just call my name Just before you go insane If I ever leave this world Hey I may never leave this world But if I ever leave this world alive
[Verse 3] She says I'm okay, I'm alright Though you have gone from my life You said that it would Now everything should be all right
「Feathers on my breath（つく息の上に羽毛が乗っかると）」という下りに登場する「feather」が本当に「feathers」なのかあるいは「fearless」なのかを確実に知っているのはこの曲を書いた当人だけでしょう。 Probably no one but who wrote the lyrics can be sure what followed by "on my breath" is actually 'feathers' not 'fearless'. Teardrop (Massive Attack / Girl In The Year Above, Antony Genn & Martin Slattery)
[Verse 1] Love, love is a verb Love is a doing word Feathers on my breath Gentle impulsion Shakes me, makes me lighter Feathers on my breath
[Chorus] Teardrop on the fire Fearless on my breath
[Verse 2] Night, night of matter Black flowers blossom Feathers on my breath Black flowers blossom Feathers on my breath
[Chorus] Teardrop on the fire Feathers on my
[Verse 3] Water is my eye Most faithful mirror Feathers on my breath Teardrop on the fire Of a confession Feathers on my breath Most faithful mirror Feathers on my breath
[Chorus] Teardrop on the fire Feathers on my breath
[Outro] You're stumbling in the dark You're stumbling in the dark
① teardrop on the fireという表現が何度も登場する（名詞＋名詞） ② この曲を歌っているElizabeth Fraserがスコットランド出身であり発音に独特のアクセントがある ③ その後に「Gentle impulsion, Shakes me, makes me lighter（ちょっと押される感じになって うろたえちゃうけど楽になる）」という浮上するイメージが続く
大学の頃，自分ではそれと気づかずに相手に気があるような態度を取る知り合いがいて，少なからぬ人間がそれにやられたそうです。 When I was in uni, I knew a person who always unwittingly behaved like she liked others. I heard many boys fell for her. Uninvited (Alanis Morissette)
[Verse 1] Like anyone would be I am flattered by your fascination with me Like any hot blooded woman I have simply wanted an object to crave
[Chorus] But you, you're not allowed You're uninvited An unfortunate slight
[Verse 2] Must be strangely exciting To watch the stoic squirm Must be somewhat heartening To watch shepherd meet shepherd
[Chorus] But you, you're not allowed You're uninvited An unfortunate slight
[Verse 3] Like any uncharted territory I must seem greatly intriguing You speak of my love like You have experienced love like mine before
[Chorus] But this is not allowed You're uninvited An unfortunate slight
[Outro] I don't think you unworthy But I need a moment to deliberate
BBCのドラマPeaky Blindersのために作られたわけではないとわかっていても，この曲はそのシリーズの雰囲気を驚くほど良く表しています。 I know it's not written for a BBC drama series Peaky Blinders but it captures the vibes of it surprisingly well. Red Right Hand (Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds)
[Verse 1] Take a little walk to the edge of town and go across the tracks Where the viaduct looms, like a bird of doom as it shifts and cracks Where secrets lie in the border fires in the humming wires Hey man, you know you're never coming back Past the square, past the bridge, past the mills, past the stacks On a gathering storm comes a tall handsome man In a dusty black coat with a red right hand
[Verse 2] He'll wrap you in his arms, tell you that you've been a good boy He'll rekindle all the dreams, it took you a lifetime to destroy He'll reach deep into the hole, heal your shrinking soul But there won't be a single thing that you can do He's a god, he's a man, he's a ghost, he's a guru They're whispering his name through this disappearing land But hidden in his coat is a red right hand
[Verse 3] You don't have no money? He'll get you some You don't have no car? He'll get you one You don't have no self-respect, you feel like an insect Well don't you worry buddy 'cause here he comes Through the ghettos and the barrio and the Bowery and the slums A shadow is cast wherever he stands Stacks of green paper in his red right hand
[Verse 4] You'll see him in your nightmares, you'll see him in your dreams He'll appear out of nowhere but he ain't what he seems You'll see him in your head, on the TV screen Hey buddy, I'm warning you to turn it off He's a ghost, he's a god, he's a man, he's a guru You're one microscopic cog in his catastrophic plan Designed and directed by his red right hand
（補足） * the ghetto, the barrio and the Bowery and the slum ・・・ the ghetto（ユダヤ人街） the barrio （ヒスパニックの暮らす地区）the Bowery（バワリー通り：ニューヨーク市のマンハッタン南端部の通りおよび地域。酒場が多くいざこざの絶えない地域として有名） and the slum（貧民街）
日本において火事の原因のトップはタバコで焚火，コンロと続きます。ベッドで喫煙するのは止めましょう。 In Japan the top cause of fire is cigarettes followed by open fire and gas stove. Don't smoke in bed. Insomnia (Faithless)
[Intro] And here we are Half past three in the morning I can't get no sleep
Yeah Yeah
I never sleep I never sleep I never sleep I never sleep I never sleep
[Verse: Maxi Jazz] Uh Yeah, I only smoke weed when I need to And I need to get some rest---yo, where's the cess? I confess, I burned a hole in the mattress Yes, yes, it was me, I plead guilty And at the count of three I pull back the duvet Make my way to the refrigerator One dry potato inside, no lie, not even bread Jam, when the light above my head went bam! I can't see, something's all over me, greasy Insomnia please release me and let me dream About making mad love on the heath Tearing off tights with my teeth But there's no relief, I'm wide awake in my kitchen It's black and I'm lonely Oh, if I could only get some sleep Creeky noises make my skin creep I need to get some sleep I can't get no sleep
この曲を聞いて泣いたという人がいましたがわからないではありません。おそらくこちらをご覧の皆様のなかにも同じようにお考えの方が少なからずいらっしゃるのではないでしょうか？ Someone said this song made them cry. Yes, I think I can feel it. Maybe many of you can too. Black (Pearl Jam)
[Verse 1] Sheets of empty canvas, untouched sheets of clay Were laid spread out before me, as her body once did All five horizons revolved around her soul, as the Earth to the Sun Now the air I tasted and breathed has taken a turn
[Pre-Chorus] Ooh-oh, and all I taught her was everything Mmm, oh, I know she gave me all that she wore
[Chorus] And now my bitter hands chafe beneath the clouds Of what was everything All the pictures have all been washed in black Tattooed everything
[Verse 2] I take a walk outside, I'm surrounded by some kids at play I can feel their laughter, so why do I see her?
[Pre-Chorus] Mmm-hmm, all the twisted thoughts that spin 'round my head I'm spinnin', oh, I'm spinnin' How quick the Sun can drop away
[Chorus] And now my bitter hands cradle broken glass Of what was everything All the pictures have all been washed in black Tattooed everything
[Post-Chorus] All the love gone bad, turned my world to black Tattooed all I see, all that I am, all that I'll be, yeah Uh-huh (Uh-huh, ooh)
[Bridge] I know someday you'll have a beautiful life, I know you'll be a star In somebody else's sky, but why? Why? Why can't it be? Oh, can't it be mine? (Doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo) Ooh, ah, yeah Ah, ooh-ooh
個人的には世の中の悲惨な事件の多くは「十分に与えられていない貧困者」と「必要以上に富を持ちすぎている金持ち」が引き起こしていると思います。 I think that most horrible things in this world are caused by those who don't have enough and those who have too much. I Will Buy You A New Life (Everclear)
[Verse 1] Here is the money that I owe you Yeah, so you can pay the bills I will give you more when I get paid again I hate those people who love to tell you Money is the root of all that kills They have never been poor They have never had the joy of a welfare Christmas
[Bridge] Yeah I know we will never look back Yeah
[Verse 2] You say you wake up crying Yes, and you don't know why You get up and you go lay down inside my baby's room Yeah, I guess I'm doing okay I moved in with the strangest guy Can you believe he actually thinks that I am really alive
[Chorus] I will buy you a garden where your flowers can bloom I will buy you a new car, perfect, shiny, and new I will buy you that big house way up in the West Hills I will buy you a new life Yes I will
[Verse 3] Yes, I know all about that other guy The handsome man with athletic thighs I know about all the times before With that obsessive little rich boy They might make you think you're happy Yeah, maybe for a minute or two They can't make you laugh No, they can't make you feel the way that I do
[Chorus] I will buy you a garden where your flowers can bloom I will buy you a new car, perfect, shiny, and new I will buy you that big house way up in the West Hills I will buy you a new life Yeah I will buy you a new life
[Bridge] Yeah I know we can never look back Yeah No Will you please let me stay the night (No one will ever know) Will you please let me stay the night (No one will ever know) No one will ever know
[Chorus] X 2 I will buy you a garden where your flowers can bloom I will buy you a new car, perfect, shiny, and new I will buy you that big house way up in the west hills I will buy you a new life
主人公も相手も「あの子」が気づいていないと思っているようですが私は違います。「あの子」はこういうこともすっかり気づいていながら，不安を抱えているために現実に向き合うのがとにかく怖いだけだと思います。 Neither the narrator nor the second person thinks the girl knows, I think she does. She's fully aware of these and just too scared to face the reality because of her insecurity. If Your Girl Only Knew (Aaliyah)
[Intro: Timbaland] Yeah, ha Here we go, like that, oh Yeah, ha Here we go, like that, uh Ha, yeah, ha Here we go, like that, uh Ha, yeah, ha, Aaliyah, sing
[Verse 1: Aaliyah] If your girl only knew That you was tryin' to get with me (What would she do?) If your girl only knew That you was dissin' her to talk to me, she
[Chorus: Aaliyah] She would probably leave (Probably leave) You alone (You alone) She would probably curse you out And unplug her phone (Oh) I bet she'd be glad (Oh, yeah) That you was gone (That you was gone) And then she wouldn't have to worry, no
[Verse 2: Aaliyah] If your girl only knew That I would want to kick it with you (If she knew) And if your girl could only see How you be callin' me Gettin' fresh with me She'd probably leave
[Chorus: Aaliyah] She would probably leave (Leave you) You alone (You alone) She would probably curse you out And unplug her phone (Unplug her phone) I bet she'd be glad (She'd be glad) That you was gone (That you was gone) And then she wouldn't have to worry
[Verse 3: Aaliyah] She She's crazy, put up with you (Hey) But boy, I won't be no fool (Won't be no fool) Let you like what you see It ain't easy to get with me (No, baby) Girl, it's dumb to put up with you (With you) I won't be no fool (Won't be no fool) Let you like what you see It ain't easy to get with me
[Chorus: Aaliyah] She would probably leave you alone (Alone) She would probably curse you out And unplug her phone I bet she'd be glad (She'd be glad) That you was gone (That you was gone) And then she wouldn't have to worry She would probably leave (Leave) You alone (You alone) She would probably curse you out And unplug her phone (Oh) I bet she'd be glad (Oh, yeah) That you was gone (That you was gone) And then she wouldn't have to worry
[Chorus: Aaliyah] She would probably leave (If your girl only knew) You alone She would probably curse you out And unplug her phone I bet she'd be glad (If your girl only knew) That you was gone And then she wouldn't have to worry
[Outro: Aaliyah & Timbaland] If your girl only knew What you sayin', what you sayin', what you sayin', huh? What you sayin', what you sayin', what you sayin', huh? What you sayin', what you sayin'? (Mmm) If your girl only knew (Knew) What you sayin', what you sayin', what you sayin', huh? What you sayin', what you sayin', what you sayin', huh? What you sayin', huh, check it (Mmm) If your girl only knew What you sayin', what you sayin', what you sayin', huh? What you sayin', what you sayin', what you sayin', huh? You ain't sayin' nothing, baby (Mmm) If your girl only knew What you sayin', what you sayin', what you sayin', huh? What you sayin', what you sayin', what you sayin', huh? You ain't sayin' nothing, baby (Mmm) Why like that? Ha, you ain't sayin' nothing, baby, ha Let the music ride Let's take a walk down with me, baby, uh Can you feel me, can you feel me, word Timbaland, one mo' 'gain, uh Blackground, check it
（補足） * kick it with ・・・ ～と遊ぶ ** get fresh with ・・・ 人に馴れ馴れしくする *** one mo' gain ・・・ （社会的によくないとされている）楽しい行為や経験を繰り返す **** blackground check ・・・ 自分のコメントやジョークが（アフリカ系の人々の）気分を害す可能性があると思われる時，前もってそういった人々が周囲にいないか確認する行為
寒くなると死にたくなるという主人公ですが，研究によると体温が上がるほどウツが酷くなりやすいそうです。 The narrator is lamenting they feel like dying when it's cold. Researchers say the higher the body temperature gets, the more likely the person gets depressed. When It's Cold I'd Like To Die (Moby)
[Verse 1: Mimi Goese] Where were you when I was lonesome? Locked away with freezing cold Someone flying only stolen I can't tell this light so old
[Chorus: Mimi Goese] I don't want to swim the ocean I don't want to fight the tide I don't want to swim forever When it's cold I'd like to die
[Verse 2: Mimi Goese] What was that my sweet sweet nothing? I can't hear you through the fog If I holler let me go If I falter let me know
[Chorus: Mimi Goese] I don't want to swim the ocean I don't want to fight the tide I don't want to swim forever When it's cold I'd like to die I don't want to swim the ocean I don't want to fight the tide I don't want to swim forever When it's cold I'd like to die
[Outro: Mimi Goese] I don't want to swim the ocean I don't want to fight the tide
「ここ（the House）」が実際に何を指しているのかは不明で，クラブやバーなどの場所を指している可能性もあれば瞑想することで至るなんらかの精神的状態である可能性もあります。 I don't know what 'the House' exactly refers to. Could be a place like a club or a bar or some mental state one can reach through meditation. Come on Up to the House (Tom Waits)
[Verse 1] Well, the moon is broken and the sky is cracked Come on up to the house The only things that you can see is all that you lack Come on up to the house
All your cryin' don't do no good Come on up to the house Come down off the cross, we can use the wood You gotta come on up to the house
[Chorus] Come on up to the house Come on up to the house The world is not my home I'm just a-passin' through You gotta come on up to the house
[Verse 2] There's no light in the tunnel, no irons in the fire Come on up to the house And you're singing lead soprano in a junkman's choir You gotta come on up to the house
Does life seem nasty, brutish and short? Come on up to the house The seas are stormy and you can't find no port Got to come on up to the house, yeah
[Chorus] You gotta come on up to the house Come on up to the house The world is not my home I'm just a-passin' through You gotta come on up to the house, yeah
[Chorus] You gotta come on up to the house Come on up to the house The world is not my home I'm just a-passin' through You gotta come on up to the house
[Verse 3] There's nothin in the world that you can do You gotta come on up to the house And you been whipped by the forces that are inside you Gotta come on up to the house
Well, you're high on top of your mountain of woe Gotta come on up to the house Well, you know you should surrender, but you can't let go You gotta come on up to the house, yeah
[Chorus] Gotta come on up to the house Gotta come on up to the house The world is not my home I'm just a-passin' through You gotta come on up to the house Gotta come on up to the house You gotta come on up to the house, oh yeah * [Verse 1] そうだよな夜空に浮かぶ月が壊れて空にもヒビが入ったら いいからここにやってこい あれもないこれもないってそんなことしか浮かばないなら いいからここにやってこい
「brain fugue」という言葉をネットで検索すると「解離性遁走（dissociative fugue）」という項目が多数挙がってきますが，これは「非常に稀な精神状態であり，その特徴として一時的に自分が誰だかわからなくなり，往々にして突然旅に出たり放浪したりしてしまう」ということのようです。 Searching 'brain fugue' online, you will get many hits about dissociative fugue which is "a rare psychiatric condition characterized by reversible amnesia regarding one's identity, often accompanied by unexpected travel or wandering." Rhythm Is A Dancer (Snap!)
[Chorus: Thea Austin] Rhythm is a dancer It's a soul's companion People feel it everywhere, mm Lift your hands and voices Free your mind and join us You can feel it in the air
[Post-Chorus: Thea Austin] Oh, it's a passion Oh, you can feel it in the air Oh, it's a passion Oh, oh, oh, oh
[Chorus: Thea Austin] Rhythm is a dancer It's a soul's companion People feel it everywhere, mm Lift your hands and voices Free your mind and join us You can feel it in the air
[Verse 1: Daniel Iribarren] How very like the future this place might be It's a tiny world just big enough to support the cubicle of one Knowledge Worker Feel a wave of loneliness, head back down But I'm going too fast
[Chorus: Thea Austin] Rhythm is a dancer It's a soul's companion People feel it everywhere, mm Lift your hands and voices Free your mind and join us You can feel it in the air
[Verse 2: Daniel Iribarren] I plunge right on through the office door and into the bottomless indigo below Suddenly, I can't remember how to stop, turn around Do I point behind myself? Do I have to turn around before I can point? I flip into a brain fugue
[Chorus: Thea Austin] Rhythm is a dancer It's a soul's companion People feel it everywhere, mm Lift your hands and voices Free your mind and join us You can feel it in the air
