V.W.P – Henshin (The Metamorphosis) Lyrics + English Translation

“Henshin (変身)”, also known as “The Metamorphosis”, is the 1st track from the “Henshin” digital single released by V.W.P -Virtual Witch Phenomenon-. It was released on November 17, 2021 and is used as the theme song for the game “Artery Gear: Fusion”.

Lyrics

海を渡って気づいた
– umi wo watatte kizuita
君を思って気づいた
– kimi wo omotte kizuita
化物になることばかりを
– bakemono ni naru koto bakari wo
選んだのは僕だった
– eranda no wa boku datta

あの日見た塩の味も
– ano hi mita shio no aji mo
夢で見た空の景色も
– yume de mita sora no keshiki mo
埃が舞うみたいに
– hokori ga mau mitai ni
痛みすら忘れてゆく
– itami sura wasurete yuku

蜜の味すら思い出せない
– mitsu no aji sura omoidasenai
昔食べてたお菓子すら
– mukashi tabeteta okashi sura
今じゃ粘土の塊みたいで
– ima ja nendo no katamari mitai de
あとに侘しさが残る
– ato ni wabishisa ga nokoru

鏡に映る自分は
– kagami ni utsuru jibun wa
見たことない化物になっていて
– mita koto nai bakemono ni natteite
知らん顔で
– shiran kao de
ファンデーションで濁した
– fandeeshon de nigoshita

風がなびいて花が笑って
– kaze ga nabiite hana ga waratte
そこに僕の顔があって
– soko ni boku no kao ga atte
何もかも愛したのは
– nanimo kamo aishita no wa
そこに未来があったからだ
– soko ni mirai ga atta kara da
空想が鼓動を打って
– kuusou ga kodou wo utte
好きな人も忘れ去って
– suki na hito mo wasuresatte
僕らはもう戻れないんだよ
– bokura wa mou modorenain da yo
根こそぎ抉っていく
– nekosogi egutte iku

恋に埋もれて夏になり
– koi ni uzumorete natsu ni nari
潮風が去って秋になり
– shiokaze ga satte aki ni nari
土に潜って冬になり
– tsuchi ni mogutte fuyu ni nari
知らずに肌が剥がれ落ちる
– shirazu ni hada ga hagareochiru

ツノが生えて泣き叫び
– tsuno ga haete nakisakebi
翼を払って海を浴び
– tsubasa wo haratte umi wo abi
化物になって夜空を謳歌した
– bakemono ni natte yozora wo ouka shita

寂しさばかりが
– sabishisa bakari ga
寒さに変わり心を攫っていく
– samusa ni kawari kokoro wo saratte iku
気づけば誰かの面影ばかりが
– kizukeba dareka no omokage bakari ga
絶えず変わっていく
– taezu kawatte iku

大人になれないまんまで体だけが
– otona ni narenai manma de karada dake ga
錆びついて炭になる
– sabitsuite sumi ni naru
翼が舞うたび新たな風が
– tsubasa ga mau tabi arata na kaze ga
過去を捨て去ってった
– kako wo sutesattetta

雨が好きだった理由も
– ame ga suki datta riyuu mo
雪が嫌いだった理由も
– yuki ga kirai datta riyuu mo
何もかも薄れるほど
– nanimo kamo usureru hodo
涙で何度夜を浪費した
– namida de nando yoru wo rouhi shita
空想が鼓動を打って
– kuusou ga kodou wo utte
好きな歌も忘れ去って
– suki na uta mo wasuresatte
僕らはもう戻れないんだよ
– bokura wa mou modorenain da yo
根こそぎ貪っていく
– nekosogi musabotte iku

海を渡って気づいた
– umi wo watatte kizuita
君を思って気づいた
– kimi wo omotte kizuita
化物になることばかりを
– bakemono ni naru koto bakari wo
選んだのは僕だった
– eranda no wa boku datta

冬が寒くて痛いから
– fuyu ga samukute itai kara
君の顔を探していた
– kimi no kao wo sagashiteita
あの日切り捨てたことすらも
– ano hi kirisuteta koto sura mo
羽根が全部持ってった
– hane ga zenbu mottetta

風がなびいて花が笑って
– kaze ga nabiite hana ga waratte
君がすきだった日々を
– kimi ga suki datta hibi wo
忘れるほどがむしゃらに生きて
– wasureru hodo gamushara ni ikite
何年が経っただろう
– nannen ga tatta darou
果実が鼓動を打って
– kajitsu ga kodou wo utte
意味なんて忘れ去って
– imi nante wasuresatte
今更もう戻れないんだよ
– ima sara mou modorenain da yo
がむしゃらに日々を
– gamushara ni hibi wo
貪って生きていく
– musabotte ikite iku

何回も何年も
– nankai mo nannen mo
思い出す
– omoidasu
抉れた翼で
– egureta tsubasa de
飛んでゆく
– tonde yuku

English Translation

Crossing the sea I realized
Thinking of you I realized
The one who chose to become
A monster was me

The taste of the salt I saw that day
The skyscapes in my dreams
Are like dust dancing in the air
I forget even the pain

I can’t even remember the taste of honey
Nor the sweets I used to eat
Now like a lump of clay
I have this lingering wretchedness

I see my reflection in the mirror
Now a monster I have never seen before
And this unknown face
Rocks my foundation to the core

The wind fluttered and the flowers smile
And there was my face
I loved anything and everything
Because there was a future
The vision sends my heart beating
I’ve even forgotten the people I love
There’s no going back for us
We’re going to uproot everything

Covered in love summer comes
The sea breeze passes autumn comes
Dive into the earth winter comes
Unaware the skin has flaked off

My horns sprouted and I cried out
Brush off the wings and bathe in the sea
I became the monster and celebrated the night sky

Only loneliness can carry off the heart
In place of the cold
Before you know it
This stranger’s face is ever changing

As I am I will never become an adult
Only the body rusted will turn to ash
Every time my wings flutter a new wind
Leaves the past behind

The reason I loved the rain
The reason I hated the snow
Is because anything and everything fades
How many nights have I wasted in tears
The vision sends my heart beating
I’ve even forgotten the song I loved
There’s no going back for us
We’re going to uproot and devour everything

Crossing the sea I realized
Thinking of you I realized
The one who chose to become
A monster was me

Winter is cold and painful so
I’ve been searching for your face
Even what I cut off that day
The feathers carried all away

The wind fluttered and the flowers smile
I foolhardy lived so much that I forgot
The days that I loved you
How many years have passed
Fruit that sends my heart beating
I’ve forgotten what that means
It’s too late I can’t turn back
Recklessly I’m going to
Consume the days away and live

Many times over many years
I remember
On clipped wings
I fly away

(from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vj7Gmv7FC-0)

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