モノクローム
クラムボン Lyrics

The lyrics to クラムボン's song モノクローム speak about the contrast between darkness and light, and the singer's own sense of being in between these two extremes, in a world where things are often simplified into black and white. The lyrics also touch on the theme of wanting to start over, to be "blank" once again. The imagery of rain drops and the color blue also feature prominently in the lyrics, suggesting a sense of melancholy and longing.

The first verse of the song sets the stage by describing the singer's state of being: "私と" ("watashi to," meaning "with me") suggests that the singer is alone in their current situation, while "闇と光と灰色の" ("yami to hikari to haiiro no," meaning "darkness, light, and gray") suggests that they are in a place of in-betweenness. The second line of the verse, "生ぬるい空気が澄んでゆくわ あぁそうか生きていたんだ" ("nurui kuuki ga sunde yuku wa aa sou ka ikite ita nda," meaning "the lukewarm air is clearing up, ah, so I was alive after all"), suggests that the singer has perhaps been feeling disconnected from life, but is starting to sense that they are still living.

The chorus of the song focuses on the color blue ("海のブルー 空のブルー 貴方のブルー 私のブルー," or "the blue of the sea, the blue of the sky, your blue, my blue"), and the idea that in a world where things are often simplified into black and white, there is still room for ambiguity and nuance ("曖昧な色を見てる 白と黒しかないこの世界で ほんとはなにもわかっちゃいなくいせにね," or "looking at ambiguous colors in a world where there is only black and white, even though I don't really understand anything").

Overall, the lyrics of モノクローム convey a sense of longing and uncertainty, but also a desire to find meaning and beauty in the world despite its complexities.