Something about an International Language

That's right, music. We're going to do another of these I post a video of myself doing something embarrasing with a guitar in my hands things. This is a little different from Garden State and T-Tones covers, however. Well, it's still most definitely a cover, but this time I'm not singing in English. This is a Japanese song that I think is pretty sweet. I'm trying to think of what I would compare this band to, and I guess I would say that while they have the sartorial style of Pearl Jam, they are more musically aligned with a band like Lifehouse or something like that. They're totally a product of the mid 90s, though, that's for sure. It's nice to know that we were all going through the mushroom cut, sloppy flannel-phase at the same time all over the world. It's a point of unity, you know? So here it is. I'll translate the lyrics below, though I can't be entirely sure of a couple parts...


The song is called "Sora mo Toberuhazu" which roughly translates to "I Feel like I Could Fly," and here's the best I can do on the English translation

While unable to make my little fever go down,
I feel afraid of God's shadow
The hidden knife eased my out of place self
with silly songs

As the color fades,
as it all starts to break apart,
I call out for a sparkling escape

I feel full of the miracle
that was meeting you
For sure, I ought to be able
to fly right now

When the tears that soak my dreams
wash out to sea
I want you here smiling next to me

I'll tear up the transparent lies
I used as the aces up my sleeve
on the evening of the full moon

To the smell of hair
fluttering hollowly in space,
I wake up from a deep deep sleep

My heart is full
with the miracle that is meeting you
For sure, I ought to be able
to fly right now

Even though this world glittering with trash
rejected us,
I still want you here smiling next to me

Oh yeah. That translation sucks a little bit I realize, but it's Ok. It's a trickier song that I thought. Ok, I'm off to a festival, maybe there'll be some more to come later.