polly writes and performs ‘Tokyo (re-recording),’ with music by 越雲龍马 and Kentaro Kimura. The vocalist sings over a thin arrangement. The lyrics place this track on the Dead End album.
Released: February 5, 2025
Tokyo (re-recording)
Polly • From “Dead End.”
Dead End.’s Tokyo (re-recording) Japanese Lyrics English Translation
越雲龍马 pens lyrics about doubting self-reflection. The lyrics ask, ‘Can I still catch a glimpse deep within my own eyes?’ They describe an unfillable void, using images of withered days.
Nee mada utsurimasu kaHey, do I still reflect
Anata no me ni wawithin those eyes of yours?
Nee mada kikoemasu kaHey, can you still hear
Watashi no koe wathe sound of my voice?
Nee mada utsusemasu kaHey, can I still catch a glimpse
Watashi no me ni wadeep within my own eyes?
Nee mada aisemasu kaHey, can you still find love for
Watashi no koe gathe way that I speak?
Hito ga miseta nemuranu machi naraIf this were the sleepless city others showed me,
Ai o teraseta kanaI wonder if love could’ve been illuminated.
Futo iyake ga sashiteSuddenly, a wave of disgust washes over me,
Mata kako o sagashiteso I search for the past once again
Ai o furikazashitaand brandish love like a weapon.
Nani o te ni iretatteNo matter what I manage to obtain,
Umaru koto nado nakutenothing ever fills this void,
Mata soko ni muguttaso I’ve dived back down there again.
Tokidoki kowaku natteSometimes I get so frightened,
Wasurerarenaku natteunable to let go of the memories,
Nanimo mirenaku nattauntil I couldn’t look at anything at all.
Dare ni hanashitatteIt doesn’t matter who I talk to,
Ieru koto nado nakutethere’s nothing that can be said,
Tameiki mo ku ni nattaand even breathing out a sigh became a burden.
TouI ask,
Kyou ga owatteas today comes to a close,
Nanimo narenakattaI couldn’t become anything at all;
Soko ni nani ga nokottawhat exactly was left behind there?
Dare mo koko ni inakuteThere’s nobody here with me,
Tsumoru ai o kakushiteso I hide away this accumulating grief
Shinde iku kyou o okuttaand saw off another day as it withered away.
Tokyo (re-recording) Music Video
The track brings a quiet intensity, and the lyrics of ‘Tokyo (re-recording)’ tell a story of urban isolation. polly’s Japanese voice carries this loneliness.