MALIYA writes and performs ‘99%’ from her album ‘pluto,’ blending her poetic lyrics with a melody co-composed by Kota Matsukawa, Takuya Hashimoto, and Ryusei. The song asks a simple yet haunting question: ‘Tell me what’s inside your mind.’ The artist crafts a sound that pulls you into a world of lingering emotions and unspoken words.
99%
Maliya • From “pluto”
Lyricist
Maliya
Composer
Maliya, Kota Matsukawa, Takuya Hashimoto, Ryusei
99% Lyrics Translation – pluto Soundtrack
The lyrics describe a love stuck at ’99,’ always close but never fully realized. ‘Every time we touch, it’s burning, but we can’t quite reach a hundred,’ MALIYA sings, capturing the tension of a relationship that feels just out of reach. The poet uses imagery like ‘the rain drapes across the window pane’ to emphasize the longing and distance between two hearts.
What’s inside your mindWhat’s inside your mind
Tell me what’s inside your mindTell me what’s inside your mind
What’s inside your mindWhat’s inside your mind
Tell me what’s inside your mindTell me what’s inside your mind
You’re everything I needYou’re everything I need
そばにいるのにEven though you’re right here beside me,
消えないメモリーthese memories just won’t fade away
Tell me what’s inside your mindTell me what’s inside your mind
触れる度 It’s burnin’Every time we touch, it’s burnin’
でも届かない 100but we can’t quite reach a hundred
満たせない one loveThis one love remains unfulfilled
We’re still just 99We’re still stuck at 99
Tell meTell me,
明かり灯す 0時as the clock strikes midnight and the lights glow
Take meTake me,
窓を濡らす rainywhile the rain drapes across the window pane
言葉にしたらIf I were to put this into words,
もう壊れそうな my heartmy heart would surely shatter
Close your eyesClose your eyes
If you want meif you want me
流れてくメロディThis melody just keeps on flowing
曇るグラスをなぞる late nightas I trace the fogged-up glass late tonight
滲む横顔 触れたいI want to reach out to your blurred silhouette
今は届かない 99but for now, we’re just out of reach at 99
このまま I want you to stay by my sideI want you to stay by my side just like this
I’m fallin’ deep into your eyesI’m fallin’ deep into your eyes
繰り返す one last timeLet’s repeat this one last time,
I wanna drown in your love’cause I wanna drown in your love
You’re everything I needYou’re everything I need
そばにいるのにEven though you’re right here beside me,
消えないメモリーthese memories just won’t fade away
Tell me what’s inside your mindTell me what’s inside your mind
触れる度 It’s burnin’Every time we touch, it’s burnin’
でも届かない 100but we can’t quite reach a hundred
満たせない one loveThis one love remains unfulfilled
We’re still just 99We’re still stuck at 99
Your love is all around meYour love is all around me
もう一度 you feel me?Can you feel me one more time?
明日も明後日もbeside meStay beside me tomorrow and the day after,
終わらないようにso that this never has to end
Take it slowTake it slow
I want youI want you
But what are you waiting for?But what are you waiting for?
そばで笑う君をWatching you smile right by my side
もう誰にも渡したくないとI don’t want to let you go to anyone else anymore
言えないままでBut I’m still left unable to say the words
I wanna stay little moreI want to stay just a little longer
何度も祈るようLike a prayer I’m repeating over and over
朝日が昇るまでUntil the morning sun begins to rise,
君を照らすからI’ll keep on shining my light upon you
このまま hold me downJust like this, keep me held down
痛みを溶かしてAnd let all this pain melt away
I wanna drown in your loveI want to drown in your love
You’re everything I needYou’re everything I need
そばにいるのにEven though you’re right here with me,
消えないメモリーThe memories just won’t seem to fade
Tell me what’s inside your mindTell me what’s inside your mind
触れる度 It’s burnin’Every time we touch, it’s burning
でも届かない 100But I still can’t reach that hundred mark,
満たせない one loveThis one love leaves me unfulfilled
We’re still just 99We’re still stuck at just ninety-nine
What’s inside your mindWhat’s inside your mind
Tell me what’s inside your mindTell me what’s inside your mind
What’s inside your mindWhat’s inside your mind
Tell me what’s inside your mindTell me what’s inside your mind
‘99%’ lyrics offer a bittersweet exploration of love and longing. The song, sung by MALIYA, mixes heartfelt emotion with a melody that stays with you long after it ends.
