Syrup16g is a rock band from Tokyo, Japan, formed in 1993, known for their … Read Full Bio ↴Syrup16g is a rock band from Tokyo, Japan, formed in 1993, known for their sound style and depressing lyrics. Syrup16g formed when Igarashi and drummer Nakahata Daiki met at vocational school in Sendai and decided to form a band. Shortly after, bassist Satou Motoaki and a short-lived vocalist joined the band. In 1996, the vocalist left and guitarist Igarashi (who had written the songs all along) took over vocal duties. From the release of their first 6 song demo EP in 1998 until 2001, the band built quite a name for themselves in the Sendai indie scene, attracting the attention of indie label Daizawa Records. In 2001, Syrup's first album, Copy was released on Daizawa records to critical acclaim, with the record-release show at Shimokitazawa's Club Que selling out. Their major label debut on Columbia, Coup D'etat, followed in 2002. Shortly after the release of Coup D'etat, bassist Satoh parted ways with the band, and Studio Apes bassist Kitada Maki joined to replace him. For about 3 years, Syrup16g kept up a backbreaking pace of touring and studio work, consistently releasing more than one album a year and never failing to both tour in support of the albums and appear at major events such as the Rock in Japan Festival and the Fuji Rock Festival. In addition, they have released two live DVDs and a number of singles. At a December 7, 2007 concert at NHK Hall, the band announced that it would dissolve. They played their last live in Budoukan on March 1st, 2008. However, on June 27, 2014 it was announced that the band had plans to reunite and release a new album, called Hurt. The band will be on tour in Japan in July 2015.

Members:
[bandmemberfrom=1993]五十嵐隆 (Igarashi Takashi, Vocal/Guitar)
[bandmemberfrom=1993]中畑大樹 (Nakahata Daiki, Drums)
[bandmemberfrom=1993]キタダマキ (Kitada Maki, Bass)

汚れたいだけ
Syrup16g Lyrics

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テレビをつけたら
何も感じなくなってしまったよ
そういつのまにか
無力をなげいては
誰に言い訳したいんだろう
卑怯な奴だな
心のスピードに
振り回されっぱなしだよ

大人になれなかった
正解にすがれば
救われると信じたんだよ
気が狂ってしまうから
脳が思考の停止を
始めたらそこから何か落とした
探してみたってもう
見つけられるのは自分の手
どうでもいいのに
あなたの嘘に傷つくんだろう
誰とでも寝ればいい
食欲あるくせに
食べるのが好きじゃないなんて
矛盾しているよなあ
脳が思考の停止を
始めたらそこから何か落とした
探してみたってもう
見つけられるのは自分の手
友好的なのは
心の奥に本当の事を隠すから
小学5年から
人生なめくさってんだ
汚れたいだけ

復讐するのが
生きる意味に成り果てても
悲しむ事はない
復讐それだけが
生きる意味に成り得るんだよ
疑う余地はないね
しょうがないね
しょうがないね
しょうがないぜ NO
脳が思考の停止を
始めたらそこから何か落とした
探してみたってもう
見つけられるのは自分の手
脳が思考の停止を
始めたらそこから何か落とした
探してみたってもう
見つけられるのは自分の手
壊さないで壊さないで壊さないで
汚れたいだけ
汚れてたいだけ

汚れてたいだけ
汚れてたいだけ

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Syrup16g's song 汚れたいだけ delve deep into the underlying emotions of a person who is lost and seeking answers. The opening lines of the song, "When I turn on the TV, I feel nothing. Somehow, I’ve become so powerless. I wonder who I’m trying to make excuses for by throwing a fit. What a cowardly person I am," suggest that the persona has lost touch with their emotions and is suffering from a sense of helplessness. The line "I believed that I’d be saved if I clung to the right answer because I would go crazy otherwise" indicates that the persona has been relying on external sources to guide them while struggling to find their own identity.

The lyrics also touch upon the dangers of playing out emotions to appease others, often at the cost of one's own well-being. The lines "Nobody cares, yet I’m hurt by your lies. Sleeping with anyone would do, but I contradict myself because I don't like food" suggest that the persona is battling inner demons, their thoughts and emotions at war with each other. The line "From the fifth grade, I have been chewing up life" communicates that the persona has been struggling with their identity and grappling with self-worth since childhood.

Overall, the lyrics of Syrup16g's song 汚れたいだけ evoke a sense of inner turmoil, a loss of identity, and the struggle to establish one's worth in a world that only sees value in success and perfection.

Line by Line Meaning

テレビをつけたら
When I turn on the TV

何も感じなくなってしまったよ
I don't feel anything anymore

そういつのまにか
Somehow, without realizing it

無力をなげいては
I throw around my feelings of helplessness

誰に言い訳したいんだろう
I wonder who I'm trying to make excuses to

卑怯な奴だな
I'm such a coward

心のスピードに
My heart is beating so fast

振り回されっぱなしだよ
And I can't seem to control it

大人になれなかった
I couldn't grow up

正解にすがれば
I believed that if I cling to the right answers

救われると信じたんだよ
I would be saved, I believed that