Kahoru Kohiruimaki (小比類巻かほる Kohiruimaki Kahoru, nicknamed Kohhy, born on Ma… Read Full Bio ↴Kahoru Kohiruimaki (小比類巻かほる Kohiruimaki Kahoru, nicknamed Kohhy, born on March 16, 1967) is a Japanese singer who debuted in 1985. She had great success in the next ten years with around thirty singles, fifteen original albums and various compilations. Kohiruimaki is the most well known in the West for the song Ai yo kienaide, the first opening theme song from the anime series City Hunter in 1987, and for the ending theme song for the OVA Gall Force in 1986.

Stranger's City
小比類巻かほる Lyrics

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恋人なら別れたわ
2時間前人ごみで
有名になりたい
あなたは言ってた
友達ならいるけれど
慰めにも疲れるし
つまらない映画を
最後まで見てる

Stranger's City 傷ついてみても
誰も振り向かない物語
Stranger's City 生きている限り
札つきの淋しがりや
飾りたてた女達
雨になればいい気味ね
意地悪な気持も
どこか無理がある
Stranger's City 気がついていたわ
人の前で泣いた事がない
Stranger's City あなたの側なら
変われる気もしてたのに
スリムな街角をはみだしてしまう
Stranger's City 傷ついてみても
誰も振り向かない物語
Stranger's City 生きている限り
札つきの淋しがりや
Stranger's City 傷ついてみても

Stranger's City 生きている限り
Stranger's City

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of 小比類巻かほる's song "Stranger's City" portray a sense of loneliness and disconnect in a bustling city. The lines "If I had a lover, I would have broken up with them two hours ago in the crowd. You said you wanted to become famous. You have friends, but they get tired of comforting you, and you watch boring movies until the end" reflect the desire for fame and success in a city full of people, but the emptiness and lack of genuine connections that come with it.

The chorus "Stranger's City, even if I'm hurt, nobody turns around to look at my story. Stranger's City, as long as I'm alive, I'm a labeled lonely person" further emphasizes the feeling of being lost and unnoticed in a city full of strangers. The lines "The decorated women would be better as rain. There is some unreasonable cruelty in their feelings" hint at the superficiality of relationships and the unrealistic expectations that come with them.

The lyrics convey a sense of resignation in the lines "I realized in Stranger's City that I've never cried in front of people before. If I'm by your side, I feel like I could change. But I end up standing on a slim street corner" as the singer comes to terms with their loneliness and limitations.

Line by Line Meaning

恋人なら別れたわ
If we were lovers, we would have broken up by now

2時間前人ごみで
Just 2 hours ago, in the middle of a crowd

有名になりたい
You said you wanted to become famous

あなたは言ってた
You said that

友達ならいるけれど
You have friends, but

慰めにも疲れるし
Even comforting you has become tiring

つまらない映画を
We watched a boring movie

最後まで見てる
Until the very end

Stranger's City 傷ついてみても
In this Stranger's City, even if you get hurt

誰も振り向かない物語
No one will turn to look at your story

Stranger's City 生きている限り
In this Stranger's City, as long as you live