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白日 (Hakujitsu) (English translation)

King Gnu Ceremony English

Intro

Sometimes without knowing itWe hurt someoneOr lose them, and only thenDo we come to knowThe sin we've committed

Verse 1

I can't go back to how things wereEven if they seemed to shimmerI have to walk toward tomorrowNo matter how the snow falls thick

Pre-Chorus

What can I do now? What can I become?If I'm to live for someone elseI can't just speakWhat's right all the timeIf we meet again somewhere in the cityWill you remember my name?By then surelyThe spring breeze will blow

Chorus

Born anew, completely freshStarting life from scratchBut it clings and won't let goI'm walking through this continuous presentSaying goodbye to everything in whiteFalling snowWrap it all up for meJust for todayHide it all from me

Verse 2

I can't go back to how things wereEven if I felt enviousI have to walk toward tomorrowNo matter how the snow falls thick

Pre-Chorus

I was laughing as alwaysI thought we could understand each otherI missed the ambiguous signsAn endless search for mistakesIf we meet again across the seasonsCan I call out your name?By then surelyThe spring breeze will blow

Chorus

Born anew, completely freshStarting life from scratchHanging by a threadLiving through this helpless presentI have to go onSaying goodbye to everything in whiteFalling snowJust for now freeze this heart of mineMake me forget it all

Bridge

When I wake up tomorrowCould I become someone else somewhere?No, I couldn'tJust let it passIn the midst of this busy everyday lifeI've only grown olderBeyond thatWhat awaitsIs heaven or hell?

Pre-Chorus

People are always insensitiveWe don't understand what's insideAnd yet we love and are lovedLiving on, knowing it's our fateA life full of regretsOne or two mistakesThat can't be undoneEveryone has them, right?That's just how it isI'm fed up with it

Chorus

Born anew, completely freshStarting life from scratchBut it clings and won't let goI'm walking through this continuous presentSaying goodbye to everything in whiteFalling snowWrap it all up for meJust for todayHide it all from me
What the song means

A meditation on human imperfection and the weight of past mistakes. The song explores the impossibility of truly starting over, the burden of regret, and the desire for redemption through the metaphor of falling snow that conceals and cleanses. It captures the struggle between wanting to escape one's past and accepting the continuity of existence.

Learn a word

へばりついて — clinging, sticking

Describes something that adheres persistently and won't detach, used metaphorically for the past that won't let go.

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