あやとり (Ayatori) | Cat's Cradle [SSC6 Style Swap Challenge]

high-pitched female vocal, fast jrock, guitar, chiptune

NOTE: I don't speak Japanese. I wrote the lyrics in English and translated via ChatGPT -- apologies if any phrases don't quite make sense!

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[VERSE]

Hashiri nagara kimi o oikoshita
走りながら君を追い越した
I passed you as I ran

Ippon no toreiru o susumu naka de
一本のトレイルを進む中で
on the single track trail

Kimi no ashioto ga hibiiteita (hibiiteita)
君の足音が響いていた (響いていた)
your footsteps echoed (echoed)

Hanbun wasurekaketa uta no you ni.
半分忘れかけた歌のように。
like a half-remembered song.

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[VERSE]

Kimi wa boku o shiranai
君は僕を知らない
You didn’t know me

Soretomo hontou ni mienai
それとも本当に見えない
Or even really see me

Demo kimi no gensou o daita mama
でも君の幻想を抱いたまま
but I cradled your fantasy

Kimi no kokoro o kakenuketa
君の心を駆け抜けた
as I ran through your heart

Yasashiku (yasashiku)
優しく (優しく)
tenderly (tenderly)

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[CHORUS]

Boku wa kimi
僕は君
I me you

Kimi wa boku
君は僕
you me I

Bokura wa musubareteiru (musubareteiru)
僕らは結ばれている (結ばれている)
We are tied (tied)

Unmei no akai ito ja nai
運命の赤い糸じゃない
Not the red string of fate

Soshite toki no collage
そして時のコラージュ
But the collage of time passing

Kousa suru kako no jibun-tachi
交差する過去の自分たち
Crisscrossing old selves

Boku wa kimi no mirai no yuurei
僕は君の未来の幽霊
I am your future ghost

Kimi wa boku
君は僕
you me I

Boku wa kimi
僕は君
I me you

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[VERSE]

Sen kai kimi to deau
千回君と出会う
We meet a thousand times

Toshi, yama, sono aida de
都市、山、その間で
city, mountain, in between

Chiguhagu na yume o orinagara
ちぐはぐな夢を織りながら
Weaving an incoherent dream

Subete no bamen o tsumugu
すべての場面を紡ぐ
Stitching together all the scenes

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[VERSE]

Hashiri nagara kimi wa boku o oikoshita
走りながら君は僕を追い越した
You passed me as you ran

Me ni mienai mono o oikakete (oikakete)
目に見えないものを追いかけて (追いかけて)
blindly, chasing something (something)

Kimi wa sono namae o shirazu ni (sore wa shinkou?)
君はその名前を知らずに (それは信仰？)
you could not name (was it faith?)

Kimi no sakuhin no mae ni atama o sageru
君の作品の前に頭を下げる
I bow down before your work

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[VERSE]

Boku wa kimi no isshun isshun kara umareta
僕は君の一瞬一瞬から生まれた
I was birthed from every second

Kimi no hataraku toki ni (hataraku toki ni)
君の働く時に (働く時に)
of your work (work work)

Boku wa kimi no isshun isshun kara umareta
僕は君の一瞬一瞬から生まれた
I was birthed from every second

Kimi no hataraku toki ni (hataraku toki ni)
君の働く時に (働く時に)
of your work (work work)

Hajimari wa owari to tsunagaru
始まりは終わりと繋がる
When the start matches the finish

Subete no nobori ni wa hiku mama ga aru
すべての上りには引く間がある
Every ascent has an equal descent

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[CHORUS]

Boku wa kimi
僕は君
I me you

Kimi wa boku
君は僕
you me I

Bokura wa musubareteiru (musubareteiru)
僕らは結ばれている (結ばれている)
We are tied (tied)

Unmei no akai ito ja nai
運命の赤い糸じゃない
Not the red string of fate

Soshite toki no collage
そして時のコラージュ
But the collage of time passing

Kousa suru kako no jibun-tachi
交差する過去の自分たち
Crisscrossing old selves

Boku wa kimi no mirai no yuurei
僕は君の未来の幽霊
I am your future ghost

Kimi wa boku
君は僕
you me I

Boku wa kimi
僕は君
I me you

===

[VERSE]

Mizubukure wa hareru, ken wa hareru
水ぶくれは腫れる、腱は腫れる
Blisters burst, tendons strain

Itami o toushi to omou? Sorenara sore de ii—
痛みを闘志と思う？それならそれでいい—
Pain as an investment? So be it—

Shouhou no tame ni shinchou ni kitaeru
勝負のために慎重に鍛える
train incremental for each gain

Ame no naka de mugoi hodo kitaeru (ame no naka de)
雨の中で無慈悲ほど鍛える (雨の中で)
train so savage in the rain (the rain)

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[VERSE]

Kimi wa boku o kesshite shiranai to shitteiru
君は僕を決して知らないと知っている
You know you will never know me

Boku ga kanojo o kesshite shiranai to shitteiru no to onaji you ni
僕が彼女を決して知らないと知っているのと同じように
Just as I know I will never know her

Demo boku wa ticker tape o kakekoshite
でも僕はティッカーテープを駆け越して
But I sprint past the ticker tape

Subete no mono ga koko ni iru
すべてのものがここにいる
And we are all here together

(Onaji shunkan ni osaekomarete)
(同じ瞬間に押さえ込まれて)
(Compressed into the same second)

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Boku wa kimi (boku wa kimi)
僕は君 (僕は君)
I me you (I me you)

Kimi wa boku (kimi wa boku)
君は僕 (君は僕)
you me I (you me I)

===

[VERSE]

Nanimo kantan ni wa konai
何も簡単には来ない
Nothing ever came easy

Donna tategami o oru no ka?
どんなたてがみを織るのか？
What tapestry do we weave?

Sore wa impromptu na jinsei
それはインプロンプトな人生
It is a life impromptu,

Mezameta yume toshite umareru
目覚めた夢として生まれる
a waking dream conceived.

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Boku wa kimi (boku wa kimi)
僕は君 (僕は君)
I me you (I me you)

Kimi wa boku (kimi wa boku)
君は僕 (君は僕)
you me I (you me I)

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[spoken]
Is this incredibly stupid or crazy?

[laughing]

[spoken]
Yes, and keep going!!! (x2)

[guitar solo]
[outro]

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NOTE: I don't speak Japanese. I wrote the lyrics in English and translated via ChatGPT -- apologies if any phrases don't quite make sense! +++++++++++++++++++++++ [VERSE] Hashiri nagara kimi o oikoshita 走りながら君を追い越した I passed you as I ran Ippon no toreiru o susumu naka de 一本のトレイルを進む中で on the single track trail Kimi no ashioto ga hibiiteita (hibiiteita) 君の足音が響いていた (響いていた) your footsteps echoed (echoed) Hanbun wasurekaketa uta no you ni. 半分忘れかけた歌のように。 like a half-remembered song. === [VERSE] Kimi wa boku o shiranai 君は僕を知らない You didn’t know me Soretomo hontou ni mienai それとも本当に見えない Or even really see me Demo kimi no gensou o daita mama でも君の幻想を抱いたまま but I cradled your fantasy Kimi no kokoro o kakenuketa 君の心を駆け抜けた as I ran through your heart Yasashiku (yasashiku) 優しく (優しく) tenderly (tenderly) === [CHORUS] Boku wa kimi 僕は君 I me you Kimi wa boku 君は僕 you me I Bokura wa musubareteiru (musubareteiru) 僕らは結ばれている (結ばれている) We are tied (tied) Unmei no akai ito ja nai 運命の赤い糸じゃない Not the red string of fate Soshite toki no collage そして時のコラージュ But the collage of time passing Kousa suru kako no jibun-tachi 交差する過去の自分たち Crisscrossing old selves Boku wa kimi no mirai no yuurei 僕は君の未来の幽霊 I am your future ghost Kimi wa boku 君は僕 you me I Boku wa kimi 僕は君 I me you === [VERSE] Sen kai kimi to deau 千回君と出会う We meet a thousand times Toshi, yama, sono aida de 都市、山、その間で city, mountain, in between Chiguhagu na yume o orinagara ちぐはぐな夢を織りながら Weaving an incoherent dream Subete no bamen o tsumugu すべての場面を紡ぐ Stitching together all the scenes === [VERSE] Hashiri nagara kimi wa boku o oikoshita 走りながら君は僕を追い越した You passed me as you ran Me ni mienai mono o oikakete (oikakete) 目に見えないものを追いかけて (追いかけて) blindly, chasing something (something) Kimi wa sono namae o shirazu ni (sore wa shinkou?) 君はその名前を知らずに (それは信仰？) you could not name (was it faith?) Kimi no sakuhin no mae ni atama o sageru 君の作品の前に頭を下げる I bow down before your work === [VERSE] Boku wa kimi no isshun isshun kara umareta 僕は君の一瞬一瞬から生まれた I was birthed from every second Kimi no hataraku toki ni (hataraku toki ni) 君の働く時に (働く時に) of your work (work work) Boku wa kimi no isshun isshun kara umareta 僕は君の一瞬一瞬から生まれた I was birthed from every second Kimi no hataraku toki ni (hataraku toki ni) 君の働く時に (働く時に) of your work (work work) Hajimari wa owari to tsunagaru 始まりは終わりと繋がる When the start matches the finish Subete no nobori ni wa hiku mama ga aru すべての上りには引く間がある Every ascent has an equal descent === [CHORUS] Boku wa kimi 僕は君 I me you Kimi wa boku 君は僕 you me I Bokura wa musubareteiru (musubareteiru) 僕らは結ばれている (結ばれている) We are tied (tied) Unmei no akai ito ja nai 運命の赤い糸じゃない Not the red string of fate Soshite toki no collage そして時のコラージュ But the collage of time passing Kousa suru kako no jibun-tachi 交差する過去の自分たち Crisscrossing old selves Boku wa kimi no mirai no yuurei 僕は君の未来の幽霊 I am your future ghost Kimi wa boku 君は僕 you me I Boku wa kimi 僕は君 I me you === [VERSE] Mizubukure wa hareru, ken wa hareru 水ぶくれは腫れる、腱は腫れる Blisters burst, tendons strain Itami o toushi to omou? Sorenara sore de ii— 痛みを闘志と思う？それならそれでいい— Pain as an investment? So be it— Shouhou no tame ni shinchou ni kitaeru 勝負のために慎重に鍛える train incremental for each gain Ame no naka de mugoi hodo kitaeru (ame no naka de) 雨の中で無慈悲ほど鍛える (雨の中で) train so savage in the rain (the rain) === [VERSE] Kimi wa boku o kesshite shiranai to shitteiru 君は僕を決して知らないと知っている You know you will never know me Boku ga kanojo o kesshite shiranai to shitteiru no to onaji you ni 僕が彼女を決して知らないと知っているのと同じように Just as I know I will never know her Demo boku wa ticker tape o kakekoshite でも僕はティッカーテープを駆け越して But I sprint past the ticker tape Subete no mono ga koko ni iru すべてのものがここにいる And we are all here together (Onaji shunkan ni osaekomarete) (同じ瞬間に押さえ込まれて) (Compressed into the same second) === Boku wa kimi (boku wa kimi) 僕は君 (僕は君) I me you (I me you) Kimi wa boku (kimi wa boku) 君は僕 (君は僕) you me I (you me I) === [VERSE] Nanimo kantan ni wa konai 何も簡単には来ない Nothing ever came easy Donna tategami o oru no ka? どんなたてがみを織るのか？ What tapestry do we weave? Sore wa impromptu na jinsei それはインプロンプトな人生 It is a life impromptu, Mezameta yume toshite umareru 目覚めた夢として生まれる a waking dream conceived. === Boku wa kimi (boku wa kimi) 僕は君 (僕は君) I me you (I me you) Kimi wa boku (kimi wa boku) 君は僕 (君は僕) you me I (you me I) === [spoken] Is this incredibly stupid or crazy? [laughing] [spoken] Yes, and keep going!!! (x2) [guitar solo] [outro]

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