misono (born as 神田美苑, Kōda Misono in October 13, 1984 in Fushimi, Kyoto Pre… Read Full Bio ↴misono (born as 神田美苑, Kōda Misono in October 13, 1984 in Fushimi, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese singer and actress. She was also the vocalist and songwriter of Japanese synth pop/rock band day after tomorrow, which disbanded in 2005.

In 2006 misono debuted as solo artist at Velfarre, a popular dance club owned by Avex. Her first single VS was released on 29th March, 2006 and was used as the theme song for Namco Bandai's Tale of the Tempest. In total, misono has released eleven singles and two albums as a solo artist. Most of her singles were used as theme songs for various J-dramas, games and movies (e.g. 二人三脚 for Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World).

倖田來未 (Kōda Kumi) is misono's elder sister, who has collaborated with her some times before. Both sisters collaborated in 2009 under the name 倖田來未×misono for Koda's forty-third single "It's All Love!", which was released on March 4, 2009.

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misono Lyrics

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はっきり言ってよ!諦めるから...
でも本音聞けば
この恋は...the END
その場限りの優しさ無責任だって
気を持たせるようなこと
言うあなたより
勘違いした私が悪いの?
気付かないフリをした

'振り回されてる私'も
"あなたの気まぐれや嘘"にも
鈍感なフリをした
慣れた感じの軽い行動も
私には重すぎて
先へ進めなくするの
信じたい...
想いもメールも一方通行
あなたの履歴には残らない圏外
あなたへの気持ちも
すぐ消去できたら...
素直にぶつかったって簡単にかわす
私の気持ち知っててズルイよ...
冷たくても優しくても
どっちにしろ辛い
諦めなければ
チャンスめぐってくんの?!
誰にでも言ってるの?
私にくれたあの言葉
明日には消えてるから
証拠が残らないから?

あーいえばこーいうし
頷いたけれど
本当はそんなに
大人じゃないのになぁ
「どうかキスで目を冷まして!」
待ってるだけの眠り姫
キライになりたいけど
もう少しだけスキでいたい

騙しとおして
2番目でもいいんだってば...

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of misono's song end＝START depict a one-sided and fruitless relationship where the singer is trying to come to terms with the fact that it has come to an end. The singer wants the other person to be honest with her and tell her that it's over so she can stop holding onto false hope. She acknowledges that the other person was only ever kind to her in the moment and that their words and actions conveyed carelessness and a lack of commitment. The singer takes the blame for being naive and not seeing the truth sooner.

The second verse of the song talks about how the singer tried to be oblivious to the other person's lies and fickleness, hoping that the feelings and messages she had for them would be returned. However, the message she sent out did not meet a response as it belonged to a world outside the other person's interest, and they had the power to erase it all in a second. Despite the other person being cruel and kind at the same time, the singer finds it hard to give up on the relationship and wonders if the other person has other people they're chasing instead. The last line indicates that the singer would rather be deceived and continue to have feelings for the other person, rather than completely give up on their relationship.

Line by Line Meaning

はっきり言ってよ!諦めるから...
I'm giving up, so please just be honest with me...

でも本音聞けばこの恋は...the END
If I hear your true feelings, I know this relationship is over.

その場限りの優しさ無責任だって
Your momentary kindness feels like irresponsibility.

気を持たせるようなこと言うあなたより
I blame myself more than you for leading me on.

勘違いした私が悪いの?
Is it my fault for misunderstanding?

気付かないフリをした'振り回されてる私'も
I pretended not to notice, but I also let you lead me on.

「あなたの気まぐれや嘘」にも鈍感なフリをした
I pretended not to be affected by your fickleness and lies.

慣れた感じの軽い行動も私には重すぎて
Even your casual actions that may seem normal to you are too heavy for me.

先へ進めなくするの信じたい...
I want to believe that I can move forward...

想いもメールも一方通行あなたの履歴には残らない圏外
My feelings and texts were always one-sided, never saved in your history, and out of reach.

あなたへの気持ちもすぐ消去できたら...
If only my feelings for you could disappear that easily...