Kiro Akiyama performs “BLANCO” from the album Quest. He pens lyrics while joining Nobuyuki Murakami on the tune. The track brings an honest look at sleep anxiety and existential fears.
Released: November 12, 2025
BLANCO
Kiro Akiyama • From “Quest”
BLANCO Lyrics Translation – Quest Soundtrack
Kiro Akiyama describes fading away as practicing for death. He writes about a heart shaped by sorrow. The lyrics mention groundless feelings riding on a swing.
Neru no ga kowai nda kodomo no koro karaI’ve been afraid of sleeping since I was a child.
Kiete iku kanji ga shinu renshu mitai deThe feeling of fading away is like practicing for death.
Sore na noni asa ni wa mou sukoshi nemuritaiEven so, I want to sleep just a little longer when morning comes.
Moshimo kokoro ga aru nara sonna katachi wo shite iruIf the heart has a shape, it must look exactly like that.
Yotta kaeri ni shineba yokattaI should’ve died on the way back from a night of drinking,
Ikiru riyuu to me wo samasu mae nibefore I woke up and found a reason to live.
Taeta namida wa doko e iku noWhere do the tears go once they’ve been held back?
Ashiba no nai kimochi ga buranko ni noruMy groundless feelings ride on a ‘swing’.
Mamoru mono bakari fuete iku yoThe things I have to protect just keep on growing.
Anata ni au mae ni shineba yokattaI should’ve died before I ever met you.
Sabotta bun de waratte shimattaI ended up laughing about the things I’d skipped out on.
Amatta bun wa sabitara kizuita yoI realized the parts I had left over had started to rust.
Shiawase wa nigate da tarinai to tsurai karaI’m not good at being happy, since it’s painful when there isn’t enough of it.
Hashitteta kara tsukareta no kanaAm I tired because I’ve been running?
Nee chigau deshouNo, that’s not it, is it?
Zutto mae karaIt’s been this way for a long time,
Konna no futsuu da tte omotte ikiteand I’ve lived my life thinking this was totally normal.
Shinu hodo tsurai toki ni shineba yokattaI should’ve died back when it was so painful I wanted to die,
Taete ikeru ka wakaranai nonieven though I don’t know if I can keep enduring this.
Saki ni kiete itta yatsu no bun daIt’s for the ones who disappeared before me.
Doitsu mo koitsu mo saaEvery single one of them, come on.
Kanben shiro yoJust give me a break.
Nani ga iya datta no ka itte ike yoTell me what it was that you hated so much.
Shinenaku naru mae ni shineba yokattaI should’ve died before I reached the point where I couldn’t.
Miserenu namida wa doko de nagasouWhere should I shed the tears I’m unable to show?
Ashita ni nattara buranko ni norouWhen tomorrow comes, I’ll ride the ‘swing’.
Shinenai ashita ni buranko ni noruI’ll ride the ‘swing’ into a tomorrow where I just can’t die.
BLANCO Music Video
“BLANCO” lyrics offer a journey through depression and endurance. Kiro Akiyama delivers a track that speaks to the pain of wanting to die before finding reasons to live.