建前 名目 口実 作法に礼節 教養 十二単みたいに重たくて まともに歩けもしない 炎上したら忽ち火に包まれて 逃げることすら叶わない そんなもの脱いでしまえ 自分の本音を隠して生きてたって 息が詰まるだけだろ お前らの上品で薄っぺらい言葉より 誰かの無作法で重い一言を そいつを叩きつけてやれ 走っちゃいけない廊下をさ 走り抜けて窓を破り抜くのさ 井戸の中の蛙みたいに 外の世界に挙動不審な姿が 滑稽だね 建前 名目 口実 作法に礼節 教養 甲冑みたいに重たくて まともに歩けもしない 水没したら忽ち底に沈んで 足掻くことすら叶わない そんなもの脱いでしまえ 自分の本質を隠して生きてたって 息が詰まるだけだろ お前らの利口で薄っぺらい言葉より 誰かの愚鈍で重い一言を そいつで殴りつけてやれ 走っちゃいけない廊下をさ 走り抜けて窓を破り抜くのさ 蟻塚の中の蟻みたいに 眩しい光に散り散りになる様が 滑稽だね 本来の姿を晒すことも 素直な言葉も低俗になるなら 社会はどこまでもおままごと 被さる言葉は優しいようで 重なり重さを増して肺を潰す 被さる役割は輝かしいようで 重なり重さを増して心を潰す 全部捨てたら楽なようで もうヒトには戻れなくて お前らの嫌味で軽々しい言葉より 誰かの素直で重々しい一言を そいつで殴りつけてやれ 走っちゃいけない廊下をさ 走り抜けて窓を破り抜くのさ 籠から出た鳥みたいに 飛べない事実に絶望する姿が 虚しいね 生きるために必要だとか 賢くなければ生き残れないとか 守ることを口実に 首輪の大きさを測ってるだけ そういうソイツも首には大層御立派な ギラついた首輪が嵌まってて 繋いで繋いで繋いで 誰かが破るのを待つだけの 蜘蛛の巣にかかった虫ケラみたいだ 【English Interpretation】 Facades Formalities Convenient excuses Etiquette, manners, refinement Layer upon layer Heavy as a twelve-layer kimono Too heavy to even walk straight The moment the flames begin You’re swallowed whole by the fire Not even able to run away Tear it all off Living with your true voice buried inside Only leaves you gasping for air Your polished words So elegant, so paper-thin Can never outweigh One raw, unrefined sentence Spoken from the heart Throw it with everything you’ve got Run down the hallway The one they told you never to run through Smash straight through the window Like a frog trapped inside a well Stumbling into the outside world Awkward… uncertain… Almost laughable Facades Formalities Convenient excuses Etiquette, manners, refinement Layer upon layer Heavy as a suit of armor Too heavy to even walk straight The moment the flood comes You’re dragged beneath the surface Not even able to struggle free Tear it all off Living while hiding your true self Only leaves you gasping for air Your clever words So brilliant, yet paper-thin Can never outweigh One clumsy, heavy truth Strike them with it Run down the hallway The one they told you never to run through Smash straight through the window Like an ant inside an anthill Scattering beneath the blinding light What a ridiculous sight If revealing who you truly are And speaking honestly Are condemned as vulgar… Then society is nothing more Than a child’s game of pretend Gentle words keep piling on Growing heavier and heavier Until they crush your lungs Glorious roles keep piling on Growing heavier and heavier Until they crush your heart It seems so easy To throw it all away But once you do… You can never become “human” again Your spiteful words So light they drift away Can never outweigh One honest, weighty sentence Strike them with it Run down the hallway The one they told you never to run through Smash straight through the window Like a bird escaping its cage Realizing it cannot fly What an empty kind of despair “You need this to survive.” “Only the clever make it through.” They call it protection… But they’re only measuring The size of your collar And even they Wear an absurdly magnificent collar Gleaming around their own necks Bound… Bound… Bound… Like an insect caught inside a spider’s web Waiting for someone else To tear it apart
