Boxer
Toshinobu Kubota 久保田利伸 Lyrics

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空が落ちてくる熱く青く
痛み感じない腕も足も
先を見る前に飛び出してく
夜も昼もなく走りまわる
I won't cry
I won't sigh
夢をつかむまで
Just like a boxer 誰かが投げた

Just like a boxer 白いタオルを
Just like a boxer 金色に変えて
Just like a boxer

街のざわめきに耳をふさげ
ニセの輝きに瞳伏せろ
I want all
I want more
すべてを手の中に
Just like a boxer 勝つか負けるか
Just like a boxer ふたつにひとつ
Just like a boxer それしかない
Just like a boxer

I won't cry
I won't sigh
夢をつかむまで
Just like a boxer エイトカウント
Just like a boxer 立ち上がるのさ

Just like a boxer 光りに追いつけ
Just like a boxer

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Toshinobu Kubota's "Boxer" seem to be a motivational message for the listener to keep fighting and pushing forward towards their dreams, no matter how hard the struggle might be. The lines "空が落ちてくる熱く青く" (The sky falls down, hot and blue), "痛み感じない腕も足も" (I don't feel the pain, in my arms or in my legs) and "先を見る前に飛び出してく夜も昼もなく走りまわる" (Before I see what's ahead, I jump out and run around day and night) creates an image of an unstoppable fighter, someone who has a goal and keeps going towards it without letting any obstacle stop him.

Throughout the verses, the lyrics draw parallelism between the struggles of a boxer and pursuing one's dreams. Lines like "Just like a boxer 誰かが投げた" (Just like a boxer, someone throws a punch), and "Just like a boxer それしかない" (Just like a boxer, that's all there is) imply that achieving one's dreams is like a boxing match, where the fighter needs to be ready for anything, and giving up is not an option. The chorus "I won't cry, I won't sigh, 夢をつかむまで" (I won't cry, I won't sigh, until I grab my dreams) reinforces the idea of perseverance and resilience, to keep going until the goal is achieved.

Line by Line Meaning

空が落ちてくる熱く青く
The sky is falling down, it's hot and blue

痛み感じない腕も足も
I don't feel any pain, neither in my arms nor my legs

先を見る前に飛び出してく
Jumping out before looking ahead

夜も昼もなく走りまわる
Running around with no regards to night or day

I won't cry
I won't cry

I won't sigh
I won't sigh

夢をつかむまで
Until I grab hold of my dreams

Just like a boxer 誰かが投げた
Just like a boxer, someone has thrown a punch at me

Just like a boxer 白いタオルを
Just like a boxer, turning a white towel into gold

Just like a boxer 金色に変えて
Just like a boxer, converting it into gold

Just like a boxer
Just like a boxer