Lines which reflect, perhaps, a duality in us. Our mundane reality and our glorious potential; the pragmatist and the dreamer.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
I just think it’s interesting how “dekinai” is practically part of the background vocals but is important to the understanding of the chorus. Unlike some other songs, like Chemistry’s “Now or Never” (in which you ignore the ‘Now or never”s in the chorus and connect the rest of it together to form a coherent sentence fragment.) I suppose, however, that “I can’t” could be inferred from context, especially in the case of a list like this.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
tozasareta mou hitori no jibun wo tokihanatsu tame no key<\/i> o
\nkitto te ni ireru <\/p>\nYou know, for a song about not be able to do something, this is quite an optimistic line. I have to admit I didn’t see it coming. Where’s the paradigm shift?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
SUUPAA HIIROO mo iranai BODIIGAADO mo iranai
\nmou hitori no jibun ni toikakeru kedo<\/p>\n
A confusing line. I don’t understand it. Can’t comment on it then, I guess.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
dekinai kirei janai kara dekinai futotte iru kara
\ndekinai atama itai kara dekinai hatachi sugite iru kara
\ndekinai jikan ga nai kara dekinai umakunai kara
\ndekinai nemui kara dekinai kyou wa tsukareta kara <\/p>\n
But you see, that when I shut my eyes I meet another me
\nShe sings to me sweet lullabyes and fantasies
\nShe says undo me ~set me free~
\nRelease me ~can’t you see?~
\nThat your mind controls everything
\nI don’t want to be a shadow of you fear and doubt of a little coward
\n’cause I can be anything I want to be so you and me
\nWe have to agree If anyone can do it So can we<\/i><\/p>\nThe other-self is like an inner motivational speaker. *shudders* How terrible. Actually, perhaps the superhero and bodyguard of the confusing line is referring to the “other me.” Actually, what this seems to be implying is a message similar to Nelson Mandela’s [it was a quote I copied from camp three years ago]–that we can be sucessful, and happy, if only we let ourselves be. But! This also seems to take it a step further, emphasizing the two parts of human nature, however you wish to define them: body-mind, mind-heart, child-adult … that both have to cooperate for any significant effect to occur. In short, one has to be completely committed. The implication of these lines, though, is that whatever the singer thinks she can’t do, she can actually do, “if anyone can do it.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
dekinai kirei janai kara dekinai futotte iru kara
\ndekinai atama itai kara dekinai dare mo iranai kara
\ndekinai jikan ga nai kedo dekinai umakunai kedo
\ndekinai jishin ga nai kedo dekinai hitori janai kara <\/p>\n
There’s an interesting change in the last chorus here…. “I can’t because I don’t need anyone … I can’t because I’m not alone.” Given all the overt references to “another me” in the song, the final words add an interesting twist. You’d think, perhaps, that the speaker needs someone else to motivate her, but it seems the “other me” is only making the problem worse, instead of better.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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