I have become a big fan of this band since I started listening to them just a month (or two) ago. On the first listen, I didn’t really like Shukumei that much – and it was probably because I didn’t really listen 100% to it, nor try to understand what its lyrics meant. Now, this is officially my favorite song!

I transcribed this Romaji lyrics while in Narita airport last July, wishing I’d be able to watch them play live someday. True enough, that wish came true! I was able to win tickets to their concert in Osaka this November (win because it was via lottery, but I still had to purchase the ticket).

Anyhow, here goes the video and the romaji lyrics so that you too can get hooked! You can also turn on the CC on the video to view the English translation.

Romaji Lyrics

Shinzou kara afuredashita koe de
Utau merodii furimuita mirai
Kimi kara afuredashita koe to
Awasatte hibiita
Gunjou no sora no shita

Yume ja nai, yume ja nai
Namida no ashi ato
Uso ja nai, uso ja nai
Doro darake no egao
Yume ja nai, yume ja nai
Kata wo kunde sakebitai
Bokura no omoi todoke

Kiseki ja nakute ii
Utsukushikunakute ii
Ikigai-tte yatsu ga hikari kagayaku kara
Kirenai battery tamashii no kagiri
Shukumei-tte yatsu wo moyashite
Abaredasu dake nanda

Chinmoku ga tsuzuita earphone
Jibun no yowasa ni toozakatteku mirai
“Daijoubu” ya “Ganbare”-tte kashi ni
Iradatte shimatta
Sonna yoru mo atta

Yume ja nai, yume ja nai
Ano hi no kuyashisa to
Wasurenai, wasurenai
Tenohira no tsume ato
Muda ja nai, muda ja nai
Sore mo subete tataetai
Mou ato sukoshi

Negai no atsusa ni
Ase mamire ni nattari
Kitai seotte tatte
Omosani okubyou ni naru kedo
Bokura no sebangou
Sore wa senaka ja naku
Hitomi no oku no answer
Kasanatte terashi atteku FOREVER

Kinchou kara fuan ga mebaete
Ne wo haru mitai ni
Bokura wo shihai suru
Sonna mono ni maketeta maru ka to
Ima shukumei-tte yatsu wo moyashite
Aberedasu

Todoke!
Kiseki janakute ii
Utusukushikunakute ii
Ikigai-tte yatsu ga hikari kagayaku kara
Kirenai battery tamashi no kagiri
Shukumei-tte yatsu wo moyashite
Abaredasu dake nanda

Tada shukumei-tte yatsu wo kazashite
Tachi mukau dake nanda