No More Words
滨崎步(Ayumi Hamasaki) Lyrics
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Ikiru hodo ni shitte yuku
Soshite soshite bokutachi wa
Ikiru hodo ni wasureteku
Hajimari ga aru mono ni wa
Itsu no hi ka owari mo aru koto
Iki to shi ikeru mono nara
Moshi mo kono sekai ga shousha to haisha to no
Futatsu kiri ni wakareru nara
Aa boku wa haisha de ii
Itsu datte haisha de itain da
Kitto kitto bokutachi wa
Kanashii hodo ni utsukushiku
Yue ni yue ni boku tachi wa
Kanashii hodo ni yogoreteku
Mamoru beki mono no tame ni
Kyou mo mata nani ka wo gisei ni
Iki to shi ikeru mono tachi
Sono subete ga
Moshi mo kono sekai ga shousha to haisha to no
Futatsu kiri ni wakareru nara
Aa boku wa haisha de ii
Itsu datte haisha de itai n da
Boku wa kimi ni nani wo tsutaerareru darou
Konna chippoke de chiisana boku de shika nai
Ima wa kore ijou hanasu no wa yametoku yo
Kotoba wa sou amari ni mo
Toki ni muryoku da kara
The lyrics to 滨崎步(Ayumi Hamasaki)'s song No More Words reflect on the fleeting nature of life and the inevitability of both beginnings and endings. The opening lines, "We surely, surely learn as we live / But as we live, we surely forget," speak to the idea that as we accumulate experiences and knowledge throughout our lives, we also lose touch with certain memories and aspects of ourselves. The chorus continues this introspective tone with "Surely, surely we become more beautiful the sadder we get / And so, and so we become more stained the sadder we get."
The next verse shifts focus to the sacrifices we make for the things and people we care about, acknowledging that sometimes we have to give up something in order to protect something else. The lines "For the sake of what we must protect / Today too, something must be sacrificed" bear witness to this reality. The song concludes with the verse "What can I tell you? / I'm just a small being / Now let's stop talking anymore / Sometimes words are powerless," expressing a sense of emotional surrender and acceptance of life's mysteries.
Line by Line Meaning
Kitto kitto bokutachi wa
Surely, surely we come to know more as we live on,
Ikiru hodo ni shitte yuku
Understanding things more as we continue to live,
Soshite soshite bokutachi wa
And then, we forget things as we continue to live,
Ikiru hodo ni wasureteku
Simply because that's just the nature of living.
Hajimari ga aru mono ni wa
For everything that has a beginning,
Itsu no hi ka owari mo aru koto
There will someday be an end as well.
Iki to shi ikeru mono nara
For those of us who are alive,
Sono subete ni
We must give our all.
Moshi mo kono sekai ga shousha to haisha to no
If, for instance, the world were divided into winners and losers,
Futatsu kiri ni wakareru nara
In just two groups,
Aa boku wa haisha de ii
Ah, then I would rather be a loser.
Itsu datte haisha de itain da
Because I want to be one, always.
Kanashii hodo ni utsukushiku
Ironically, sometimes we become more beautiful with sadness,
Yue ni yue ni boku tachi wa
And little by little, we become stained with sadness.
Kanashii hodo ni yogoreteku
But such is the nature of life and living.
Mamoru beki mono no tame ni
For the sake of things that deserve protection,
Kyou mo mata nani ka wo gisei ni
We have to sacrifice something every single day.
Iki to shi ikeru mono tachi
And for those of us who are alive,
Sono subete ga
We must give our all.
Boku wa kimi ni nani wo tsutaerareru darou
What can I tell you?
Konna chippoke de chiisana boku de shika nai
I'm just a small, insignificant me.
Ima wa kore ijou hanasu no wa yametoku yo
I shouldn't say any more than this right now,
Kotoba wa sou amari ni mo
Because sometimes words are just not enough,
Toki ni muryoku da kara
Especially when we feel powerless.
Contributed by Aubrey C. Suggest a correction in the comments below.