Well, I was taking a stroll on my feed and a lot of hearts popped out... After a little investigation it came out it was JuneOfLove not-contest, and the assignment was, in a nutshell: "Make a track about love. Not postcard love. The kind that shakes you. That makes you laugh, dance, doubt, scream." That in my mind sounded like "Not postcard love... buuuuut postocard love?". So, yeah, I wrote down the assignment and flushed it down in the toilet, because simply ignoring it wasn't enough. And so I stole an idea from @Eqvirther (it's a guy which personae have always unfathomable esistential problems, but very well written, so it's kinda cool the same) and make it worse and weirder... But I put "Epiphany" in the title, so it's kinda cool the same. **** ***** **** [STRAIGHT TRANSLATION] [ITA] Since this morning / I've been feeling a bit strange I feel like my Italian half / is fading Is it the scent of sakura / rising in the evening? No, it's just an illusion / it's just garbage [ITA] Skirts getting shorter / legs getting longer Kneeling men / sing sweet serenades... No, wait, it's just a junkie / begging a whore To give him a discount / for a trip to nirvana The world is splitting in two / what the fuck is happening? Suddenly I remember / that I'm half Japanese [JAP] My heart is pounding (doki doki -> *heart beat*) A car explodes (dokaaan -> explosion) People flee in panic (bata bata -> people running) Your eyes stare into mine (uru uru -> shiny eyes?) •random scratching English words• •this is a Japanese song• [ITA] The City lights / in the hot and dark night Transform the scene / into the Shibuya crossing You seem to be waiting for me / in the Hachiko square But no, it’s not a statue / it’s just a constipated dog [ITA] My heart floats / adrift in a tide Is it love or symptoms? / Maybe still gonorrhea? I look at you, you look at me / and I feel less alone As you hand me a rose / that looks like a gun [ITA] The world is splitting in two / what the fuck is happening? Suddenly I remember / that I'm half Japanese [JAP] My heart becomes empty (gaan -> mind blank) Another car explodes (dokaaan -> explosion) Little birds are chirping (chun chun - bird chirping) Your eyes stare into mine (uru urur ->shiny eyes) •random scratching English words• [ITA] Your open head is a flower / as it explodes against the wall A hanabi during a matsuri / maybe a little premature You’re still holding the gun / I’ve got my trusty katana I’m pretty and sweet, sure / but I’m not stupid (shakin -> katana sound) 𝗚𝗼𝗱, 𝗜 DO 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 **** ***** **** Note: I didn't invented the onomatopeia. Welcome, everybody, to Japanese. **** ***** **** [verse] È da questa mattina / che mi sento un po' strana Sento venire meno / la mia metà italiana È profumo di sakura / che si alza nella sera? No, è solo un'illusione / è solo spazzatura [verse] Le gonne che si accorciano / le gambe che si allungano I maschi inginocchiati / dolci serenate cantano... No, aspetta, è solo un tossico / che prega una puttana Di fargli uno sconto / per un viaggio nel nirvana [Pre-Chorus] Il mondo si sdoppia / che cazzo succede? D'improvviso ricordo / che per metà son giapponese [Chorus] 心が高鳴る (ドキドキ) 車が爆発する (ドカーン) 人々が逃げまどう (バタバタ) あなたの瞳が私を見つめる (うる うる) •random scratching English words• •this is a Japanese song• [verse] Le luci della City / nella notte calda e buia Tramutano la scena / nell'incrocio di Shibuya Sembri aspettarmi / nello spiazzo di Hachiko Ma, no, non è una statua / è solo un cane stitico [verse] Il mio cuore fluttua / in balia d'una marea È amore oppure i sintomi? / Forse ancora gonorrea? Io ti guardo, tu mi guardi / e mi sento meno sola Mentre porgi una rosa / che assomiglia ad una pistola [Pre-Chorus] Il mondo si sdoppia / che cazzo succede? D'improvviso ricordo / che per metà son giapponese [Chorus] 私の心が空っぽになる (ガーン) また車が爆発する (ドカーン) 小鳥たちがさえずる (チュンチュン) あなたの瞳が私を見つめる (うる うる) •random scratching English words• [outro] La tua testa aperta è un fiore / mentre esplode contro il muro Un hanabi durante un matsuri / forse un poco prematuro Stringi ancora la pistola / io la mia fida katana Sono bella e cara, certo / ma non sono mica scema (シャキン) 𝗗𝗶𝗼, 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝗺𝗼 𝗹𝗮 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮