Saucy Dog shares ‘Kusege’ on their album New Gate. Shinya Ishihara writes the lyrics and creates the music. The lyrics show a young person looking back on a past love.
Released: December 18, 2024
Kusege
Saucy Dog • From “New Gate”
Kusege Lyrics Translation – New Gate Soundtrack
Shinya Ishihara pens the line, ‘Our freezing hands slowly melting together.’ The songwriter uses this physical image to describe how time can warm even the coldest moments.
Hokori ni nureta nikkiA diary drenched in dust,
Ano koro no boku wa mijuku dattaI was so immature back then.
Kirisame ni uneru maegami o osaenagaraHolding down my bangs curling in the drizzle,
Nani o miteita ndakkewhat was I even looking at?
Oroshitate no suniikaaWearing brand new sneakers,
Shifuku ga nandaka gikochinai namy casual clothes felt somehow awkward.
Kagami ni utsuru jibun no kage hazukashikuteEmbarrassed by my own reflection in the mirror,
Me o sorashiteita ndakkeI used to look away, didn’t I?
Machikado de nagareru otonabita utaA mature song playing on the street corner,
Ai o kataru ni wa wakasugita yo nawe were too young to be talking about love,
Sugisatteitta haru ni amaeteleaning on the spring that was passing us by.
Kusege ga ki ni naridashita no waThe reason I started caring about my frizzy hair,
Magire mo naku kimi ni aeta karawas undeniably because I met you.
Omoidasu koto wa hotondo nai kedoI rarely think about it anymore, but…
Dareka o aisuru koto de shikaBecause only through loving someone,
Matomo ni seichou dekinai karacan we truly grow up properly,
Ima de wa sore de yokatta natte omotterunow I’m thinking that it was all for the best.
Kioku no hashi ni orime o tsukete shimattaI’ve folded the corner on the edge of my memory.
Tokoro de anata wa donnaBy the way, what kind of life did you live,
Seikatsu o dare to sugoshita ndaand who did you spend it with?
Sabishisa o umeru dake no hi oJust enduring days meant only to bury the loneliness,
Koraenagara nani o shiteita ndakkewhat was I even doing?
Are kara tsukihi ga tatteMonths and years have passed since then,
Irozaseta kako ni nariagatteturning into a faded past.
Seikaku ni omoidasu koto moEverything has blurred so much,
Dekinai kurai boyakete shimatta janai kathat I can’t even remember it accurately anymore, can I?
Kogoeta te to te ga yukkuriOur freezing hands slowly melting together,
Tokete shimau hodo ima demoeven now,
Imasarait’s too late for all that.
Totsuzen nikki o yomikaesta no waThe reason I suddenly reread my diary,
Anata o kanjitakunatta karawas because I wanted to feel you again,
Sonna ni kyuu ni tooku ni iku to wa omotte nai karasince I never thought you’d go far away so suddenly.
Kusege ga ki ni naridashita no waThe reason I started caring about my frizzy hair,
Hajimete kanpai o shita no wathe first time we ever raised a glass,
Dareka no tame ni naita no wathe reason I cried for someone else’s sake,
Tsumetai te o nigitta no waand the time I held your cold hands…
Dareka o aisuru koto de shikaBecause only through loving someone,
Matomo ni seichou dekinai karacan we truly grow up properly,
Ima de wa sore de yokatta natte omotterunow I’m thinking that it was all for the best.
Kioku no hashi ni orime o tsukete shimattaI’ve folded the corner on the edge of my memory.
Kusege Music Video
Saucy Dog delivers a reflective piece, and the meaning of ‘Kusege’ is that even fleeting love can shape our growth. The lyrics in Japanese recall small moments that highlight this change.