君はそう決めた - 坂本慎太郎

Well I didn't know Shintaro Sakamoto had a solo album.



But now I do. This is probably the best track on it (although I want to look for lyrics to others, too.)

You Just Decided - Shintaro Sakamoto [1]

You're attempting to do something on your own
You're trying to feel pleasure, plain
You want to be in love, to fight
You woke up today and just decided
suddenly

At times you want to try to shed tears
To try to scream so loud the windows break
You want to dance, to jump
Worn out, you opened the door
and suddenly left

You live in this city Doing your homework
And getting excited about simple lies [2]
Morning comes, night comes, and morning turns into night again
Morning comes again, night comes again, morning…

You want to be in love, to fight
You woke up today, opened the door
and suddenly left

You live in this city Watching people go by
And trying to be apathetic at a critical juncture [3] [Updated]
Morning comes, night comes, and morning turns into night again
Morning comes again, night comes again, morning…

You just decided suddenly
You just decided suddenly
You just decided suddenly
You just decided suddenly

Notes:

[1] This is the official English title of the song, so I didn't mess with it. It also influenced translation where the phrase was used in the song.

[2] and [3] seem like some of the most meaningful lines in the song, I guess since they are the most unique. But they are also the hardest to translate...because so much depends on what you read into the context.

[3] was the hardest line. I don't know, but I feel like I may have finally gotten it? Or close? The particle was kind of messing me up, but...I dunno. I dunno. lol You listen to this song and then you don't know -_-

[Update] Dang so I read it wrong haha. It's not things it's a point. Sooooo. Now it makes me want to change those parts of the song to first person kind of. Ugh now it's really hard. Ugh. Ugh -_- I can't decide.