Eir Aoi sings ‘Eso Gotoki (Unrealistic)’ with a powerful determination. The musician questions identity in the mirror before finding strength in connection. The track is a soaring anthem about pursuing an idealistic dream.
Released: April 5, 2026
絵空事 (Unrealistic)
藍井エイル (Eir Aoi)
絵空事 (Unrealistic) Lyrics Translation – 藍井エイル (Eir Aoi)
The songwriter describes an endless, tormenting loop of self-doubt. She then finds purpose, writing, ‘I want to protect the future I’ve envisioned.’ The poet uses opposites like fire and ice to show the conflict between different justices.
Kagami goshi no shouzou ga touThe portrait in the mirror asks,
“Boku wa ittai dare nano?”“Who exactly am I?”
Rifurein shite iruIt keeps repeating over and over.
Magyaku kara mite mo kekkyokuEven looking from the exact opposite side,
Deguchi no nai mugen ruupuit’s an endless loop with no way out,
Sainande iruand it’s tormenting me.
Aa demo hito to deatteAh, but when you meet someone,
Sono hitomi ni utsuru egao wo mitsumeteand gaze at the smile reflected in their eyes,
Jibun yori toutoi mono wo shiru darouyou’ll learn of something more precious than yourself.
Esoragoto to azawaraware tatteEven if they mock it as unrealistic,
Mamorinukitai egaku miraiI want to protect the future I’ve envisioned.
Seigi to seigi mujun suru sekaiIt’s a world where justice contradicts justice,
Dakedo aishitaibut I still want to love it.
We’re alike, but we’re not the sameWe’re alike, but we’re not the same.
We’re alive yuzurenu yume no tame niWe’re alive for a dream we won’t surrender.
“Doushite futatsu no negai“Why is it that of two wishes,
Kanau to hitotsu ga naku no”when granted, one is left crying?”
Marude haido ando shiikuIt’s just like a game of hide and seek.
Tadashisa dake ja susumenaiYou can’t move forward with correctness alone.
Erabenakatta kinou woI embrace the yesterday I couldn’t choose,
Semete idakuif nothing else.
Aa shunkan no bunkitenAh, at this momentary crossroads,
Zutto tamerau itoma mo nai darouthere’s no time to keep hesitating.
“Sore de ii”“That’s perfectly fine,”
Dareka no tame ni ikirareru no narabaif I’m able to live for someone else’s sake.
Rekishi wa kurikaesu da nanteThe claim that history repeats itself,
Sabita iiwake boku ni iranaiis a rusted excuse I don’t need.
Masshiro na sekaisen dare to mo chigauOn a pure white worldline unlike anyone else’s,
Iro wo shirushiteI’ll leave my own color.
“White and black,” “Day and night”“White and black,” “Day and night,”
“Kiss and cry,” woah, woah, woah“Kiss and cry,” woah, woah, woah.
“Fire and ice,” “Rain and shine”“Fire and ice,” “Rain and shine,”
“Bright and dark,” woah, woah, woah“Bright and dark,” woah, woah, woah.
Moshimo umareta seiza ga chigaebaIf we’d been born under different stars,
(“Hate and Love,” “Live and die”)(“Hate and Love,” “Live and die,”)
Boku to kimi to wa tomo kamoshirenaiyou and I might’ve been friends.
(“Tear and smile,” woah, woah, woah)(“Tear and smile,” woah, woah, woah.)
Mitsumereba koso mitomereba kosoOnly by facing it, only by acknowledging it,
(“Truth and lie,” “Lost and found”)(“Truth and lie,” “Lost and found,”)
Nigenai tatakaouI won’t run away, I’ll fight.
(“End and start,” woah, woah, woah)(“End and start,” woah, woah, woah.)
Monogatari wa kesshite tomaranaiThe story won’t ever come to a halt,
Tsubusa ni ai wo tsumugu kagirias long as we carefully weave our love.
Seigi wo ego to hakichigaenaide yukouLet’s move forward without mistaking justice for ego.
Esoragoto to warawareta yumeThat dream they laughed at as unrealistic,
Ima subete masayume ni kaeteI’ll now turn it all into reality.
Seigi to seigi koete iku sekaiIn a world that transcends opposing justices,
Yagate “I see the light”eventually “I see the light.”
We’re alike, but we’re not the sameWe’re alike, but we’re not the same.
We’re alive fumidasu michi ni ryuuseiWe’re alive, a shooting star on the path we walk,
Hikari tayasanu you niso the light won’t ever fade.
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