Red Reception

ーーThe English lyrics are written below the Japanese lyricsーー [Intro Spoken] これは昔いた会社の話 もう思い出したくもない… でも 赤い照明の受付だけ 今でも夢に出てくる… [Verse 1] 求人ページはクールすぎた 笑顔の写真ばかり並ぶ 「風通しの良い職場です」 その文字だけ浮いていた 面接官は静かに笑う 「人を大切にしてます」 ガラス越しの会議室 誰も瞬きをしなかった 歓迎会の乾杯だけ やけに長く響いてた 名前を呼ばれるたび 少しずつ空気が重くなる [Pre-Chorus] 怒鳴る人はいなかった だから気づくのが遅れた 静かな場所ほど 音を立てずに削れていく [Chorus] Red lights glowing on the office floor 拍手だけ響く midnight 「無理しないでね」って言われると 誰もが必死に装いだす 白いシャツに残ってる コピー機の熱い風 あの会社は最初から どこか少し変だった [Post-Chorus] la-la-lai la-la-lai [Verse 2] “個性歓迎”の白い紙 同じ声だけ増えていく 終業時刻は書いてある でも誰も立ち上がらない 地下倉庫の古い写真 並んだ社員の笑顔だけ どの顔も似て見えて 目だけ少し眠れてない 「相談してね」のあとには 小さな会議室に呼ばれる 閉まるドアの向こう側で 誰かの声が凍えてた [Pre-Chorus] 帰る理由を探すほど 悪いことみたいになってく 終電より先に感覚の方が止まっていく [Chorus] Red lights bleeding through the office floor 静かな拍手の midnight 「働きやすい会社です」 その文字だけ剥がれない 相槌だけ上手くなって 本音だけ置いていく 抜け出した今でもまだ 拍手が聞こえてくる [Bridge Spoken] 怖かったのは圧力じゃない 慣れてしまった自分だった 「君なら馴染めそうだね」 その一言がまだ耳に残る [Final Chorus] Red lights glowing on the office floor 笑顔だけ増える midnight 「家族みたいな会社です」 その瞬間 少し寒かった もし今 理由もないまま 息が浅くなってるなら 壊れてるのは君じゃなく たぶん職場の空気の方だ [Outro Spoken] これは昔いた会社の話 でも今も時々思い出す… 辞める日にロッカーを開けたら 知らない匂いが残ってた… [Post-Chorus] la-la-lai Suspiria la-la-lai Suspiria ーーーーーEnglishーーーーー [Intro Spoken] This is a story about a company I used to work for I wish I could forget it by now… But that front desk glowing in red light Still shows up in my dreams sometimes… [Verse 1] The recruitment page looked way too clean Nothing but smiling faces everywhere “A workplace built on open communication” Only those words felt out of place The interviewer smiled so softly “We really value our people here” Behind the glass-walled meeting room Nobody even seemed to blink The welcome party toast that night Echoed just a little too long Every time they called my name The room felt heavier somehow [Pre-Chorus] Nobody ever screamed at me Maybe that’s why it took so long to see Sometimes the quietest places Wear you down without a sound [Chorus] Red lights glowing on the office floor Only applause ringing through midnight The moment they say “Don’t push yourself too hard” Everyone starts pretending they’re okay Heat from the copy machine Still clings to my white shirt sleeves That company felt from the very start Just slightly wrong somehow [Post-Chorus] la-la-lai la-la-lai [Verse 2] “Individuality welcome” on paper signs Yet everyone sounded more the same The clock said the workday ended But nobody ever stood to leave Old photos in the basement storage Rows of employees smiling wide Every face began to blur together Only the eyes looked half asleep Right after “Feel free to talk anytime” They’d call you into a smaller room And somewhere beyond the closing door Someone’s voice turned cold with fear [Pre-Chorus] The more I searched for reasons to go home The guiltier it somehow felt Before the last train even came My senses were already shutting down [Chorus] Red lights bleeding through the office floor Silent applause at midnight “We’re a company that’s easy to work for” Those words never peeled away I got better at nodding along While leaving my real thoughts behind Even now that I’ve finally walked away I still hear the sound of clapping in my head [Bridge Spoken] What scared me wasn’t the pressure It was how used to it I became “You seem like you’d fit in well here” I still hear those words sometimes [Final Chorus] Red lights glowing on the office floor Only the smiles keep multiplying at midnight “We’re like one big family here” And somehow that made the room feel cold So if lately for no clear reason Your breathing’s started feeling shallow Maybe the thing that’s broken isn’t you Maybe it’s the air inside that place [Outro Spoken] This is a story about a company I used to work for But sometimes it still comes back to me… The day I cleaned out my locker and left There was a smell in there I didn’t recognize… [Post-Chorus] la-la-lai Suspiria la-la-lai Suspiria