Wadachi

Here's a song... it's by Kobukuro, called Wadachi, from the Roadmade album way back in like 2001. I'm not like a fan or anything, but you know how sometimes songs can come your way... well, I was sent this one the other day and had fun trying to put it vaguely into English, in which it sounds not unlike something from Sesame Street, as so often happens with Japanese lyrics :S !! Anyway- it was either this or post about my ni-nen-sei's new fad for "cannabis" pencil tins or how very tiny the new first years look this year... If you want to hear the song let me know. It's very cheery! Oh and of course rival submissions of the English lyrics are welcome :P

轍　/ コブクロ そんなに遠い目をして 君は何を見ているの 一秒ずつの未来が 今も通りすぎているのに 眠れないほど悩んで 見えた答えがあるなら 君さえ知らない君を 見つける旅にでかけようよ 轍さえもない 道をただ進め 抱えきれない夢が 不安に変わりそうな日が来たら そんな時は僕のところへ おいで歌を唄ってあげよ 涙かれたその後にだけ 見える光明日を照らす そんなに遠い目をして 君は何を見ているの 昨日を振り返るなら 見えない明日に目を凝らせ こんなに強い自分が いることに気付いたのは この道が誰でもない 自分で選んだ道だから しがらみの中を かき分けて進め 傷だらけの両手が いつの日が輝いて見えるまで 開いた扉通り抜けても それじゃ強くなれやしないよ 閉じた扉タタキつぶでぃて ゆこう君の未来のほうへ そんな時は僕のところへ おいで歌を唄ってあげよ 涙かれたその後にだけ 見える光明日を照らす どんな時も僕はいつでも ここで歌を唄ってるだけ 閉じた扉タタキつぶして ゆこう君の未来のほうへ

With eyes so distant What are you looking at? Though each second of the future Is passing just the same as before Worrying so much you can’t sleep If there’s an answer you could see You’ve gotta go off searching for The you that even you yourself don’t know No more ruts in the road All you have to do is keep going If there comes a day when the Dreams you can’t quite grasp turn to insecurities Then just come find me And I’ll sing you a song It’s only after the tears have run dry That you can see tomorrow shining With eyes so distant What are you looking at? If you find yourself looking back at yesterday Strain your eyes looking for the tomorrow you can’t see The reason I found that I could be as strong as this Was because it was nobody else It was me that chose this road In the middle of the undergrowth You have to push your way through With both hands covered in grazes Until there comes a day when you can see the light Passing through an open door Doesn’t make you strong You have to smash down the closed doors To make it to your future So at those times come find me I’ll sing you this song It’s only after the tears have run dry That you can see tomorrow shining Anytime I’ll always be Right here, just singing this song You have to smash down the closed doors To make it to your future.