Translyrics: noun; a combination of “translation” and “lyrics”. A translation of lyrics from one language to another that you can actually sing to the original melody.

I swear I’m still writing the novel. I’ve just been procrastinating productively in the meantime. Enjoy?

FlyDay Chinatown

フライディ・チャイナタウン Ms.OOJA

Artist: Yasuha
English Translation Source: Lyrics Translate

[Chorus]
It’s so fly-day, fly-day Chinatown
Stars shine down bright upon the living
It’s so fly-day, fly-day Chinatown
Neon signs above stay glowing

[Verse #1]
Surfing through across the floor by me,
A stranger brushes past and they wink
Easily, our eyes were meeting—
Such a foreign language I was seeing
Even if I’m dancing off the midnight oil,
‘Til I see the sun, I’m not leaving
So, someone pour another drink out now
While I’m sat on a dock by the bay

[Chorus]
It’s so fly-day, fly-day Chinatown
I need a dear kiss of midnight jasmine
It’s so fly-day, fly-day Chinatown
I think I’m losing myself to the city

[Verse #2]
Glancing quick, I’m drawn to something new
A silk dress comes to view
Your face crinkles sternly
But tonight I want to think selfishly
An ingratiating smile opens for me
Saying the dress looks to die for
Art like this is made for all to see
But I want to go someplace where we’re alone

[Chorus]
It’s so fly-day, fly-day Chinatown
We’re swishing together in the moonlight
It’s so fly-day, fly-day Chinatown
I think I’m losing myself to the city
It’s so fly-day, fly-day Chinatown
I need a dear kiss of midnight jasmine
It’s so fly-day, fly-day Chinatown
I think I’m losing myself to the city

Love Trap Muchuu (TV Version)

Artist: MAISONdes (feat. asmi & Surii)
English Translation Sources: 
- Lyrical Nonsense
- Bruh Clan (via YouTube)

[Chorus]
I can’t escape
Caught in this game of love
All-in for the two of us
Don’t pout, darling
Never frown like so
It’s aching in my chest,
But luckily there’s still love left
Here, my pounding heart proudly beats for you

[Verse #1]
I hate being alone
But your touch feels like home
A certain spark connects,
Leaves a positive effect
Who cares what people think?
They can keep to their beliefs
That petty apathy
Can’t get under me

[Pre-Chorus]
Now, my fashion sense was never best in show
Wearing envy, misery, what has got to me?
Hinting feelings I’ve never felt before
Guess I’ll have to come clean with it all
I want you to know!

[Chorus]
I can’t escape
Caught in this game of love
All-in for the two of us
Don’t pout, darling
Never frown like so
It’s aching in my chest,
But luckily there’s still love left
This pain I bear just for you

[Bridge]
So I’ll pretend
And spend
Time with my visions
In these days now,
Is there really love?
Caught in this game of love
All-in for the two of us
Here, my pounding heart proudly beats for you

[Outro]
Rarararara
The mood is “I need you”
Rarararara
Let’s cure the lost and lonely
Rarararara
The truth is I need you
Here, until the end, I’m caught in this game for two

Seishun Complex (TV Version)

Artist: Kessoku Band
English Translation Source: Bruh Clan (via YouTube)

[Verse #1]
Cramped inside, I was in the dark
I buried my face, hiding away my spark
My eyes resented the cruel world up above
In truth, they desperately yearned for true love

[Verse #2]
I swam alone, getting washed by the flood
I thought my face looked better in the mud
Pretended to be afraid of the hurricane
Waiting for the pouring rain to burst over us

[Chorus]
Strike through the light waves, your sound’s never too far away
Let it roar, go make them feel thunderstruck
Drum beyond the pain, ‘cause dreams are found beyond the gray
How can I show my heart pounding out of control?

[Chorus]
Strum in a quartet, harmony’s what I can’t forget
This war of mine, I want to cause a coup d’etat
Singing in forte, ‘cause laments aren’t playing today
This much I know: gems in the rough were once lone coals

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