Tシャツに口紅
RATS & STAR Lyrics

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夜明けだね青から赤へ
色うつろう空お前を抱きしめて
別れるの? って真剣に聞くなよ
でも波の音がやけに静かすぎるね

色褪せた Tシャツに口紅
泣かない君が泣けない俺を見つめる
鴎が驚いたように埠頭から翔び立つ

つきあって長いんだから
もうかくせないね心に射した影
みんな夢だよ今を生きるだけで
ほら息が切れて明日なんか見えない

色褪せた Tシャツに口紅
黙った君が黙った俺を叩いた
仔犬が不思議な眼をして
振り向いて見てたよ

朝陽が星を塗りつぶす俺たちを残して
これ以上君を不幸に俺出来ないよとポツリと呟けば
不幸の意味を知っているの? なんて
ふと顔をあげてなじるように言ったね

色褪せた Tシャツに口紅
泣かない君が泣けない俺を見つめる

鴎が空へ翔び立つ
動かない俺たちを俺たちを残して

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to T-SHIRT NI KUCHIBENI by RATS & STAR depict a moment of reflection and questioning in a relationship. The first verse sets the scene at dawn, as the sky transitions from blue to red. The persona embraces their loved one, but wonders if they will have to part ways. The stillness of the waves seems to suggest that a change is imminent. The chorus describes the persona and their loved one, both with tears in their eyes, looking at each other while wearing a faded t-shirt with lipstick stains. The seagulls take flight from the pier, echoing the couple's uncertainty and leaving them behind.

The second verse adds more layers to the emotions at play. The couple has been together for a long time, to the point where they cannot hide the shadows in their hearts from each other. The persona's breathing gets shorter, and they cannot see tomorrow. Their loved one, now hitting them while remaining silent, is compared to a curious puppy watching them. In the bridge, the rising sun paints over the stars as the persona confesses that they cannot make their loved one unhappy. After the latter retorts, asking if the former knows what unhappiness means, the song ends with the seagulls flying away from two motionless figures.

Line by Line Meaning

夜明けだね青から赤へ
It's dawn now, the sky is changing colors from blue to red

色うつろう空お前を抱きしめて
I embrace you under the sky that changes its colors

別れるの? って真剣に聞くなよ
Don't ask me seriously, 'Are we going to break up?'

でも波の音がやけに静かすぎるね
But the sound of the waves is unusually quiet

色褪せた Tシャツに口紅
You wear faded t-shirt and lipstick

泣かない君が泣けない俺を見つめる
While you, who don't cry, look at me, who can't cry

鴎が驚いたように埠頭から翔び立つ
Seagulls fly up from the pier as if they are surprised

つきあって長いんだから
Since we've been together for so long

もうかくせないね心に射した影
I can no longer hide the shadow that has pierced my heart

みんな夢だよ今を生きるだけで
It's just a dream, we're only living in the present

ほら息が切れて明日なんか見えない
Look, I'm out of breath, I can't see tomorrow or anything