Shichinarabe
tricot Lyrics

The overall theme of Tricot's song "しちならべ" can be interpreted as a reflection on the dullness of everyday life and the longing for something more. The opening lines, "たいくつです たいくつです いつもの 日曜日," express the boredom and monotony of a typical Sunday. The repetition of "たいくつです" emphasizes the feeling of tedium. The following line, "溶けてゆく 朝のオレンジ," can be interpreted as a metaphor for the passing of time and the gradual fading of excitement or passion. The final line of the opening stanza, "アホを薄めて僕を匿まってよ," is more difficult to translate directly, but can be roughly understood as a plea to someone (perhaps a lover) to keep the singer company and distract them from their boredom.

The chorus of the song reiterates the sentiment expressed in the opening stanza, with the lines "君がいないなら この部屋は いらないものだらけだ 君がいないから 僕の中身は いらないものだらけだ" ("If you're not here, this room is filled with unnecessary things. Because you're not here, my mind is filled with unnecessary things.") The repetition of "いらないものだらけだ" emphasizes the emptiness that the singer feels when they are alone.

The second stanza introduces the idea that the singer's thoughts can be changed simply by the act of breathing at night. The lines "単純に 単純に 思考は変わる 夜の呼吸で 誰もが頭じゃお喋りになった" ("Simply, simply, thoughts change with the breath of the night. Everyone's head becomes chatty.") suggest that there is potential for excitement or connection in the quiet of the night, even if it is just through one's own thoughts.

Overall, "しちならべ" confronts the idea of ennui and encourages the listener to seek out moments of excitement or warmth in the mundane.