情熱の代償
Girl Next Door Lyrics

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あふれる涙は情熱の代償なの?
やけに苦くてせつない
風の噂で...あなたのこと聞いた
前の彼女に...私が似てると
ホントの気持ちなんて
わからないのについ
気づかぬフリなんてできず
問い詰めていた

あふれる涙は情熱の代償なの?
やけにあなたは無口で
別にそれでもかまわない
かまわないと
自分にいい聞かせたけど

こんなプライド...脱ぎ捨てられたら
そばにいられる...でも許せなくて
「ごめん」だなんてコトバ
聞きたくなかったよ
ありのままのこの私を
見てほしかった
信じられると思ってた思い上がり
そんなに強くなかった
あの優しさは誰のため?
誰のために?
そこに私はいないね

否定してくれないの?
ついていい嘘もある
けれどそんな器用じゃない
だから惹かれた
あふれる涙は情熱の代償なの?
やけに苦くてせつない

矛盾だらけのこの胸に残されてる
答えはひとつサヨナラ

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Girl Next Door's song "情熱の代償" (or "The Price of Passion") are about the feelings of a woman who realizes that her significant other is still haunted by memories of his ex-girlfriend. The woman is tormented by her emotions and questions if her tears are the price she's paying for her passion. She heard rumors about her significant other from the wind and learned that he thinks she resembles his ex-girlfriend. Even though she knows that she should not get caught up in his past, she cannot help but question him and shed tears over his past love.

Despite knowing that she is someone new and different from his ex-girlfriend, she feels like she cannot shake off the residue of the past that is still affecting their present. The woman feels that she has lost her pride by staying with someone who she cannot fully accept, even though she loves him. She realizes that her love may not be enough to overcome the past, and that she must accept the reality of their situation. The song concludes with a melancholic farewell, as the woman says goodbye to her lover, unwilling to continue carrying the burden of their tumultuous relationship.

Overall, "The Price of Passion" explores the idea that unresolved feelings from past relationships can impede the growth of a new relationship. It raises questions about whether it is possible to let go of the past and embrace the present with an open heart.

Line by Line Meaning

あふれる涙は情熱の代償なの?
Is the overflowing tears the price of passion?

やけに苦くてせつない
It's painfully bitter and sad

風の噂で...あなたのこと聞いた
I heard about you through the wind's rumor

前の彼女に...私が似てると
She told you I look like your ex-girlfriend

ホントの気持ちなんて
Although I don't really know for sure

わからないのについ
I still can't help but

気づかぬフリなんてできず
Not pretend to notice and ask you directly

問い詰めていた
Questioning you about it

あふれる涙は情熱の代償なの?
Is the overflowing tears the price of passion?

やけにあなたは無口で
It's strange that you're so quiet

別にそれでもかまわない
It doesn't matter to me either way