yoyo pens the heartfelt lyrics of ‘I Hope,’ a song that mixes regret and longing. The tune, created alongside いしわたり淳治 and Nobuyuki Murakami, offers a bittersweet reflection on love. The artist layers vivid memories with the ache of unmet expectations.
Released: June 18, 2025
I Hope
Yoyo
Lyricist
Yoyo, いしわたり淳治
Composer
Yoyo, いしわたり淳治, Nobuyuki Murakami
I Hope Lyrics English Translation by Yoyo
The lyrics mention a pair of white sneakers, now abandoned in a hallway, as a symbol of a love that once was. yoyo sings, ‘I wish I didn’t have to dream of anything at all,’ capturing the pain of holding on to hope even when it hurts. The song builds on small, everyday details to tell a larger story of heartbreak.
Tsukaikirezu ni firumu ga nokotta kameraA camera with a roll of film I couldn’t finish using,
Tanoshikatta futari o ima wa mitakunai karaBecause I don’t want to see the two of us when we were happy right now
Sanhonsen no shiroi osoroino suniikaa waThose matching white sneakers with the three stripes,
Kutsuzure ga sugu dekiru kara genkan no sumi damatteiruThey give me blisters so easily, so they’re just sitting silently in the corner of the hallway
Are shitai toka kore hoshii tokaSaying you want to do this or you want that,
Kimi ga ittekuretara naaI wish you’d just told me those things
Baka da ne kitai bakari gaI’m such a fool, nothing but expectations
Aa karamawatte karamatteikuAh, they’re spinning in place and getting all tangled up,
Sonna hito o suki ni natta noniEven though I fell for someone like that,
Nazeka kimi ni mada koishiteruFor some reason, I’m still in love with you
Kimi o aruita kaerimichiOn the way home where I walked with you,
Torikowasareta biru no ato waThe empty lot where a building was torn down,
Makku ga dekireba yoi noniI’d hoped a McDonald’s would open there,
Haisha ni natteitaBut it turned into a dentist’s office
Hora sukoshi dake mata sukoshi dakeSee, just a little bit, yet again just a little bit,
Uragirareteshimau n daI end up feeling betrayed
Kudaketa kitai no kakeraFragments of shattered expectations,
Aa furitsumotte kasanatteikuAh, they’re piling up and layering over each other,
Nanimo yume o minakya ii noniI wish I didn’t have to dream of anything at all,
Sou itta kimi ga mata tookunaruBut as you said that, you drift further away again
Mimi o sumasu natsu no owari mada semi wa urasakuteListening closely at summer’s end, the cicadas are still so noisy,
Kuchi ni dashita aishiteru toka sayonara saemo keshiteikuDrowning out even the words I spoke, like ‘I love you’ or even ‘goodbye’
Baka da ne kitai bakari gaI’m such a fool, nothing but expectations
Aa karamawatte karamatteikuAh, they’re spinning in place and getting all tangled up,
Sonna hito o suki ni natta noniEven though I fell for someone like that,
Kyou mo kimi ni mata koi o suruToday, too, I’m falling in love with you all over again
The translation of ‘I Hope’ lyrics explores the tension between love and disappointment. ‘I Hope’ from yoyo’s repertoire is a touching reminder of how love lingers, even when it’s broken.
