Artist: YOASOBI

English Translation: Genius

[Intro]
Fix, flash, and flaunt a smile—break the media
Leave the whole world gasping for air mysterious
Even my wrongs remain rights in this area
I am she, prim and perfect skillful liar,
(All hail the idol from above)

[Verse 1]
What did you eat today?
What title earns your praise?
Where in this whole wide world 
Would you go to just have some fun?
My stomach growls in pain,
But they will never know
Perception here is king 
While the truth ruins the show

[Verse 2]
Beauty and grace,
Another brilliant face
Secrets ‘tween you and I,
Kept from eyes,
Taste sweet like honey
There is nothing there
There is nothing here
What’s your ideal type?
You’re cuffed up, right?
I deserve to know

[Pre-Chorus]
“I don’t know anything,
I am all alone,
‘Bout falling deep 
With someone
I can really call my own”
I can’t tell if that’s truth 
Or if it’s a lie
But still I will believe
In words I see again
I will fall 
For you up 
Until the end

[Chorus]
Everyone here came here just to worship you,
You’re a model paragon, you’re an idol
Disappear into the perfect blue
Own the night as a shining star born anew
This smile on display
It’s “I love you” everyday
Everyone is deeply mesmerized by you, and even if 
Behind your tired eyes
Tell deceitful lies
You will always be my real idol, my Ai

[Verse 3]
Yeah, yeah, we all get that she’s special, yes
Watching closely from the sidelines, we all must confess
We’re supporting roles for a shining star, we’re truly blessed
And who are we if not all thanks to the goddess of
Dreams, pompous queen,
No way in hell there’s jealousy,
Never envy,
This isn’t me joking,
I can’t forgive you really,
Imperfect being,
I can’t forgive you really,
I hate a part inside me,
I won’t acknowledge someone
Who isn’t stronger and better than she

[Chorus]
Everyone believes and truly worships you
Invincible, ultimate, you are an idol
No weakness within that perfect blue
With your hands, you hold new stars into view
Don’t wear your heart out on a sleeve,
They’ll cut it, cut it,
Don’t show a part that you don’t ever want to know now
It must always be unequaled,
Or it’s mayday,
That’s what it takes to make a real Ai

[Bridge]
With my smile, headlines cook across the media
It’s the only secret that I’ve kept hidden now
“I love you”—peddling this lie makes my career
In some way, that’s kinda just my ideal style of love
Beauty when the sweat is flowing, that’s Aqua
Ruby hides behind my eyes in this saga
In song, in dance, and in motion, I am Maria
Yes, these lies are truly the purest kinds of love

[Pre-Chorus]
Even though in life for me, there’s been no one
That’s loved me nor have I ever truly loved someone
I keep on so someday, in my wildest dreams,
All of these lies of mine become reality
(Yes, I believe)

[Chorus]
I know someday, everything that I want I’ll obtain
That is me and my greed, I am an idol
I just want to truly show my love
As I stand, in the flesh, just the way I am
But, hey, I’m lying here today
With my hands, I pray
Waiting, hoping, for the day 
When these words might become true
But still, for some reason
There was something stopping
Me from saying those words
Out loud to you

[Outro]
It’s my breakthrough
Between you two
I can truly say it—
Yes, I love you

Note: volume warning for the music video (somebody fumbled the audio mixing).

メフィスト QUEEN BEE

Artist: Queen Bee

Translation: Genius

[Verse 1]
Last chance, hunger’s rattling all throughout my bones now
Stepping fast, running through the darkened clouds alone now
A stalwart stance, no, nothing can sway me
For the stars still remain the gems of my dreams

[Verse 2]
Sweat and tears trickle down, washing the blood so quickly
It’s all a show through your eyes, bear the flood almighty
An endless stage, it will never let me go
And I cry and I try more than you’ll know
This longing burns forever

[Pre-Chorus]
“I’ve never seen such a liar.”
When she gazed at the deep, so too came me
“This lie is love, and this lie is a gift to the world.”
Remember who made you what you were destined to be

[Chorus]
I would give you everything
Even risk my life, I would give my life for you
Was it you that kept me lingering
On, and who gave me more time?
If I could now, I would make my dreams come true
Wouldn’t that be sweet, to make a wish complete?
Heaven knows, I want to see you
But now my dreams rest upon the stars

[Verse 3]
Are memories only cherished when there’s no return, do you know?
Without beginning, you can never climb to learn if that’s so 
Those days of ease won’t come and send relief
A sad light, in this blight, shines on my grief
This pain bores a hole in me

[Pre-Chorus]
When she gazed at the deep, so too came me
“This lie is love, and this lie is a gift to the world.”
I think I forgot who I was in this life!

[Bridge]
If there’s a chance that life could find you
Bringing back what was, when it was just us
Wouldn’t care what happened to me
If all of that could simply be
But it seems that broken dreams can
Never become true, what is there to be done now?
If that’s so, I shall become you
Stars above will shatter and will shine

[Chorus]
I would give you everything
Even risk my life, I would give my life for you
Was it you that kept me lingering
On, and who gave me more time?
If I could now, I would make my dreams come true
Wouldn’t that be sweet, to make a wish complete?
Heaven knows, I want to see you
Now my desires lie upon the stars

[Outro]
Oh, children of the stars wandering
Please won’t you all slumber well
Your brilliance won’t ever fade away
Because that part is simply you
Oh, children of the stars wandering
May your aim ever be tried and true
Don’t ever blink at mirrors in your way
Because those parts are simply you

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