Yorushika – Dakara Boku wa Ongaku wo Yameta Lyrics + English Translation
“Dakara Boku wa Ongaku wo Yameta (だから僕は音楽を辞めた)”, also known as “That’s Why I Gave Up on Music”, is the 14th track from the “Dakara Boku wa Ongaku wo Yameta” album released by Yorushika. It was released on April 10, 2019.
Lyrics
kangaetatte wakaranai shi aozora no shita, kimi wo matta kaze ga fuita shougo, hirusagari wo nukedasu souzou nee, korekara dou narun darou ne susume kata osowaranain da yo kimi no me wo mita nanimo iezu boku wa aruita kangaetatte wakaranai shi seishun nante tsumaranai shi yameta hazu no piano, tsukue wo hiku kuse ga nukenai nee, shourai nani shiterudarou ne ongaku wa shitenai to ii ne komaranaide yo kokoro no naka ni hitotsu sen wo hiite mo doushite mo kienakatta imasara nan dakara naa, mou omoidasu na machigatterun da yo wakattenai yo, antara ningen mo hontou mo ai mo sekai mo kurushisa mo jinsei mo dou demo ii yo tadashii ka douka shiritai no datte bouei honnou da kangaetan da anta no sei da kangaetatte wakaranai ga, hontou ni toshioitaku nain da itsuka shindara tte omou dake de mune ga karappo ni narun da shourai nani shiterudarou tte otona ni nattara wakatta yo nan mo shitenai sa shiawasena kao shita hito ga nikui no wa dou warikittara iin da mitasarenai atama no oku no bakemono mitai na rettoukan machigattenai yo naa, nandakanda antara ningen da ai mo sukui mo yasashisa mo konkyo ga nai nante kimi ga warui yo rabusongu nanka ga itai no datte bouei honnou da dou demo ii ka anta no sei da kangaetatte wakaranai shi ikiteru dake demo kurushii shi ongaku toka moukaranai shi kashi toka tekitou demo ii yo dou demo iin da machigattenai daro machigattenai yo na machigatterun da yo wakatterun da antara ningen mo hontou mo ai mo sukui mo yasashisa mo jinsei mo dou demo iin da tadashii kotae ga ienai no datte bouei honnou da dou demo ii ya anta no sei da boku datte shinnen ga atta ima ja gomi mitai na omoi da nando demo kimi wo kaita ureru koto koso ga dou demo yokattan da hontou da hontou nan da mukashi wa sou datta dakara boku wa ongaku wo yameta
English Translation
Thinking won't get me anywhere. Under the blue sky, I waited for you. At noon when the wind blew, I imagined escaping from the afternoon. Say, where do I go from here? No one tells us how to move forward. I looked into your eyes. Left speechless, I walked on. Thinking won't get me anywhere. Youth is nothing but a bore. I should have quit piano, but I can't help moving my fingers on the desk. Say, what will I be doing in the future? Let's hope I won't be making music. Don't feel bad, please. In my mind, I have drawn a line, but— it could never disappear. It's too late now. So, just forget about it. It's all wrong. You don't get it. You all humans, truth, love, the world, pain, life, I couldn't care less. Wanting to know if I'm right or not is another way of self-defense. I gave it a thought; it's your fault. Thinking won't get me anywhere, but I really don't want to get old. Just imagining the day I'll die makes my mind go blank. What will I be doing in the future? I grew up to realize that I'm doing— nothing at all. I hate people wearing happy faces. How can I come to terms with that? In the back of my frustrated head, like a monster, a sense of inferiority haunts me. I'm not wrong. Hey, you are all humans after all. If there's no reason for love, salvation, or kindness, it creeps me out. Cringing at things like love songs is another way of self-defense. What the hell, it's your fault. Thinking won't get me anywhere. Just staying alive is painful enough. Making music won't make me rich. Lyrics could be just whatever. It doesn't matter. Tell me if I'm wrong. I'm not wrong, right? I'm wrong. I know that. You all humans, truth, love, salvation, kindness, life, I couldn't care less. Not being able to say the right answer is another way of self-defense. Who cares? It's your fault. I used to have my own belief. Now it's just a rubbish idea. I wrote about you again and again. Commercial success was the last thing I wanted. It's really true. I used to be like that. It's true. That's why I gave up on music.
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