RETRORIRON brings a heartfelt tune with ‘Recontinue,’ a track from their album ‘COLLECTION ALONE.’ The song features lyrics written by 涼音 and music composed by a team including RETRORIRON, Ryuma Annaka, Masahito Komori, and Tsubasa Yamazaki. The melody blends introspection with a touch of hope.
Recontinue
Retroriron • From “COLLECTION ALONE”
Recontinue Lyrics Translation Retroriron | COLLECTION ALONE
The lyrics writer 涼音 tells the story of someone tired of living by others’ expectations. A key line, ‘I’m breaking out of the Game of Life,’ shows the artist’s desire to reclaim their own path. The song uses the metaphor of a Sugoroku board to describe starting over.
もう辞めたよI’ve quit already.
誰かに日々を預けてHanding my days over to someone else,
幸せが訪れるのをAnd just waiting for happiness
ただ待つだけの生き方とかTo find its way to me.
もう辞めたよI’m through with that.
誰かが言ってたことをBelieving in what others said,
信じて馬鹿を見ることOnly to end up looking like a fool,
それを抱えて苦しむことAnd carrying that pain around.
何とかなってきたI’ve managed to scrape by until now.
コタエあわせの限界点I’ve reached the limit of matching others’ answers.
今ここで終わればきっとIf I let it end right here,
この先は納得できないなI know I won’t be satisfied with what follows.
だからもっといや、けどやっとSo I want more… no, I’ve finally realized,
そんな気持ちだけが今日も邪魔をしてThose feelings are just getting in my way today,
また僕をふりだしに戻そうとするTrying to drag me back to square one.
今日もどっかで不幸な自分にSomewhere today, I just want to drown
酔いしれたいだけIn my own misfortune.
いつもどっか平気なフリをしてはAlways pretending I’m fine somewhere,
頼れないだけJust because I don’t know how to lean on you.
たかが一度くらいでいたいI want it to hurt, just for once.
されど一度くらいじゃ嫌But once just isn’t enough for me.
今はもっと欲張ってみたいNow, I want to be a bit more greedy.
僕はもっと喜んでみたいI want to feel more joy than this.
人生ゲームなんて抜け出してI’m breaking out of the ‘Game of Life’,
双六のマスも入れ替えてSwapping the spaces on the ‘Sugoroku’ board,
いつでもスタートを切れるようにTo make sure I can start over anytime,
足を揃えてるI’m lining up my feet.
哲学とか美学をも超えたBeyond philosophy or aesthetics,
その先にあるものを掴みたいI want to grab what’s waiting out there.
価値観や偏見の外側がI want to know if there’s a world
存在しているのかを知りたいOutside of shared values and prejudice.
「今すぐ嫌なら逃げ出して」“If you hate it, run away right now.”
ときめかないのならIf it doesn’t make your heart race,
そこはホントの居場所じゃないThen it’s not where you truly belong.
今日もちょっとだけダメな自分にToday, I just want to indulge
甘えてたいだけThis broken version of myself.
本当はもっと弱さを見せてTruth is, I just want to show my weakness
君に甘えたいだけAnd rely on you.
ひとりよがりのsosA self-centered SOS,
ゆえに誰も気付いちゃいないThat’s why no one’s noticed it.
もはやもう終わらせてみたいI’ve even thought about just walking away from it all;
そんなことばかり頭をよぎる毎日Those thoughts cross my mind every single day.
蓋をした思い出もThe memories I’ve locked away,
邪魔するだけのAnd even the trauma
そのトラウマもThat does nothing but hold me back…
全ていつか許せるようなI don’t know if the day will ever come
日が来るのかは僕も知らないけどWhen I can finally forgive it all,
それでも今日を生きる為、賽を投げているBut I’m still rolling the dice just to survive today.
いつも転んできたI’ve always been falling down.
世間知らずの大逆転A naive dreamer’s grand comeback.
一度手にしたこの夢はThis dream I once grasped,
きっとこの先も離れられないのさI’m sure it won’t ever let me go.
だけどやっぱい いや、僕になんてBut still… no, for someone like me…
そんな気持ち達も今抱き抱えてI’m embracing those feelings now,
心の奥の声に手を伸ばしてみるReaching out for the voice deep in my heart.
「もっと素直に笑いたい」“I want to smile more honestly.”
そうさ僕ら弱さも強さもThat’s right, we don’t need to compare
比べなきゃいいだけOur weaknesses or our strengths.
それぞれ持って生まれた違いをWe just need to love the differences
愛せればいいだけWe were each born with.
誇れるような怪我してみたいI want to earn a scar I can be proud of.
笑えるくらいに間違えてみたいI want to make mistakes I can laugh about.
僕はもっとはみ出してみたいI want to step outside the lines,
君ともっと喜んでいたいAnd share more joy with you.
人生ゲームなんて抜け出してI’m leaving the ‘Game of Life’ behind,
双六のマスも入れ替えてRearranging the spaces on the ‘Sugoroku’ board,
今からをスタートに出来るようにSo I can make ‘right now’ the starting line,
足を揃えてるI’m lining up my feet.
Recontinue Music Video
‘Recontinue’ lyrics offer a message of self-discovery and resilience. The song, sung in Japanese, encourages listeners to embrace their unique journey and find joy in their own way.