リライト
ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION Lyrics


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軋んだ想いを吐き出したいのは
存在の証明が他にないから
掴んだはずの僕の未来は
「尊厳」と「自由」で矛盾してるよ

歪んだ残像を消し去りたいのは
自分の限界をそこに見るから
自意識過剰な僕の窓には
去年のカレンダー、日付がないよ

消してリライトして
くだらない超幻想
忘れられぬ存在感を

起死回生リライトして
意味のない想像も
君を成す原動力全身全霊を
くれよ

芽生えてた感情切って泣いて
所詮ただ凡庸知って泣いて
腐った心を、薄汚い嘘を

消してリライトして
くだらない超幻想
忘れられぬ存在感を

起死回生リライトして
意味のない想像も




君を成す原動力全身全霊を
くれよ

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION's "リライト" ("Rewrite") speaks to the desire to express and rid oneself of inner conflict and limitations in order to find purpose and define oneself. The first stanza begins with the desire to release pent up emotions, as the only means of proof of one's existence is in the struggle to express oneself. The contradiction between nobility and freedom in the singer's future is a representation of the internal struggle they face.


In the second stanza, the singer wishes to erase distorted reflections, as they only serve as a reminder of their own limitations. The singer is self-aware, perhaps overly so, and this is represented by the old calendar that hangs in their window without a date from the previous year. The chorus presents the desire to rewrite and forget mundane fantasies, while holding onto the unforgettable sense of existence.


The final stanza speaks to the cutting off and crying over the budding feelings, realizing they are just mundane, and crying over a corroded heart and filthy lies that need forgetting. The chorus reprises again, symbolizing the necessity to rewrite, but this time it speaks to the importance of imagination as the driving force that is necessary for the singer's survival.


Line by Line Meaning

軋んだ想いを吐き出したいのは
I want to express my pent-up emotions


存在の証明が他にないから
Because I have no other proof of my existence


掴んだはずの僕の未来は
The future that I thought I had grasped


「尊厳」と「自由」で矛盾してるよ
Is contradictory with 'dignity' and 'freedom'


歪んだ残像を消し去りたいのは
I want to erase the distorted afterimage


自分の限界をそこに見るから
Because I see my own limitations there


自意識過剰な僕の窓には
On the window of my narcissistic self


去年のカレンダー、日付がないよ
Last year's calendar has no dates


消してリライトして
Erase and rewrite


くだらない超幻想
Silly, unrealistic fantasy


忘れられぬ存在感を
Unforgettable sense of existence


起死回生リライトして
Revive and rewrite


意味のない想像も
Even meaningless imagination


君を成す原動力全身全霊を
All of my being that drives you forward


くれよ
Please give it to me


芽生えてた感情切って泣いて
Cut off the budding emotions and cry


所詮ただ凡庸知って泣いて
Just knowing that I'm mediocre and crying


腐った心を、薄汚い嘘を
My corrupted heart, my filthy lies




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@mood954

Romaji lyrics if anybody wanna sing along:

Kishin da omoi wo hakidashitai no wa
Sonzai no shoumei ga ta ni nai kara
Tsukan da hazu no boku no mirai wa
"Songen" to "jiyuu" de nujun shiteru yo

Yugan da zazou wo keshi saritai no wa
Jibun no genkai wo soko ni miru kara
Jiishiki kajou no boku no mado ni wa
Kyonen no KARENDAA hidzuke ga nai yo

Keshite RIRAITO shite
Kudaranai chou gensou
Wasurarenu sonzai kan wo

Kishikaisei RIRAITO shite
Imi no nai souzou mo
Kimi wo nasu dendouryoku
Zenshin zenrei wo kure yo

Mebaete ta kanjou kitte kuyan de
Shosen tada bonyou shitte naite
Kusatta kokoro wo
Usugitanai uso wo

Keshite RIRAITO shite
Kudaranai chou gensou
Wasurarenu sonzai kan wo

Kishikaisei RIRAITO shite
Imi no nai souzou mo
Kimi wo nasu dendouryoku
Zenshin zenrei wo kure yo



@user-wi3lh9cy7s

//Letra

Estos pensamientos de verdad quiero borrar,
si no existe prueba de que mi vida valdrá,
éste es el futuro que hoy tengo que llevar,
tan contradictorio realidad o libertad.

Queriendo tan sólo las imágenes guardar,
para que pueda ver hasta dónde puedo dar,
miré en la ventana toda mi vitalidad,
en el calendario no hay fechas créelo...

... Borré, Reescribiré ... la inútil fantasía,
el sentimiento que quedó...
... Renacer, Reescribiré ...
la poca imaginación
la fuerza que motiva para el corazón,
corazón, woh! ...

Después de haber frenado todo lo que sentí
después de darlo todo yo sin fuerzas lloré,
se mata mi corazón...
por la asquerosa traición...

... Borré, Reescribiré ... la inútil fantasía,
el sentimiento que quedó...
... Renacer, Reescribiré ...
la poca imaginación
la fuerza que motiva para el corazón,
corazón, woh! ... !
... Oh!, Yeah!, Yeah!, Yeah!



@yurievvellyn8731

Lyric:
Kishinda omoi wo hakidashitai no wa
Sonzai no shoumei ga hoka ni nai kara
Tsukanda hazu no boku no mirai wa
"Songen" to "jiyuu" de mujun shiteru yo

Yuganda zanzou wo keshisaritai no wa
Jibun no genkai wo soko ni miru kara
Jiishikikajou na boku no mado ni wa
Kyonen no calender hizuke ga nai yo

Keshite rewrite shite
Kudaranai chou gensou
Wasurareru sonzaikan wo


Kishikaisei rewrite shite
Imi no nai souzou mo
Kimi wo nasu gendouryoku
Zenshinzenrei wo kure yo

Mebaeteta kanjou kitte
Naite shosen tada
Bonyou shitte naite
Kusatta kokoro wo
Usugitanai uso wo

Keshite rewrite shite
Kudaranai chou gensou
Wasurarenu sonzaikan wo

Kishikaisei rewrite shite
Imi no nai souzou mo
Kimi wo nasu gendouryoku
Zenshinzenrei wo kure yo



@FruhMambruh

LYRICS

Kishinda omoi wo hakidashitai no wa
Sonzai no shoumei ga hoka ni nai kara
Tsukanda hazu no boku no mirai wa
Songen to jiyuu de mujun shiteru yo

Yuganda zanzou wo keshisaritai no wa
Jibun no genkai wo soko ni miru kara
Jiishiki kajouna boku no mado ni wa
Kyonen no CALENDAR, hizuke ga nai yo

Keshite REWRITE shite
Kudaranai chou-gensou
Wasuraren' sonzaikan wo

Kishikaisei REWRITE shite
Imi no nai souzou mo
Kimi wo nasu gendouryoku zenshin zenrei wo
Kure yo

Mebaeteta kanjou kitte naite
Shosen tada bonyou shitte naite
Kusatta kokoro wo, usu-gitanai uso wo

Keshite REWRITE shite
Kudaranai chou-genzou
Wasuraren' sonzaikan wo

Kishikaisei REWRITE shite
Imi no nai souzou mo
Kimi wo nasu gendouryoku zenshin zenrei wo



@forsaken-to

Kishinda omoi wo hakidashitai no wa
Sonzai no shoumei ga hoka ni nai kara
Tsukanda hazu no boku no mirai wa
"Songen" to "jiyuu" de mujun shiteru yo

Yuganda zanzou wo keshisaritai no wa
Jibun no genkai wo soko ni miru kara
Jiishikikajou na boku no mado ni wa
Kyonen no calender hizuke ga nai yo

Keshite rewrite shite
Kudaranai chou gensou
Wasurareru sonzaikan wo

Kishikaisei rewrite shite
Imi no nai souzou mo
Kimi wo nasu gendouryoku
Zenshinzenrei wo kure yo

Mebaeteta kanjou kitte
Naite shosen tada
Bonyou shitte naite
Kusatta kokoro wo
Usugitanai uso wo

Keshite rewrite shite
Kudaranai chou gensou
Wasurarenu sonzaikan wo

Kishikaisei rewrite shite
Imi no nai souzou mo
Kimi wo nasu gendouryoku
Zenshinzenrei wo kure yo



All comments from YouTube:

@Emezie

Who-hoo! They finally released these from Region-lock purgatory!
Listen while you can!

@duckling1305

Emezie Okorafor I was wondering how I didn’t see this sooner!

@izeecial

Dad what are you doing here

@ENRIQUEARUIZ-vw3de

Where u from?

@enderspider15

Didn't expect to see you here while reliving some animu openings from my childhood. It's cool to see an awesome creator on a slightly more obscure video.

@n.xavierl.6808

Hey Emezie, wasn’t expecting you here... cool man.

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@sarahl9398

Wow...this makes me feel like a teenager all over again. Was in my mid teen years in high school, feeling infinite. Now I'm 32, but I still love coming back to this 😭

@laterskaters7788

lol i know right im turning 32 in couple months

@DoctorKhaos

I feel you bro I'm turning 31 this year lol

@Bashy776

Ahah same and I'm 32 too

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