back number delivers ‘Winter & Spring’. Iyori Shimizu writes the lyrics. He joins Masanori Shimada to prepare the music.
Released: January 24, 2024
Winter & Spring
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Winter & Spring Lyrics Translation – Back Number
Iyori Shimizu tells about snow piled on withered branches that looked like a blooming flower. The songwriter also notes a jacket that doesn’t fit and a drunk’s rough words. He shows a girl skipped over in love.
Watashi o sagashiteita noniEven though you were looking for me,
Tochu de sono ko o mitsuketa karayou found that girl along the way.
Sonna baka mitaina owari niFor such a foolish ending,
Namida o nagasu kachi wa nai wait’s not worth shedding any tears.
Maku wa oriteThe curtain’s fallen,
Nagai hakushu mo owatteand the long applause is over.
Na no ni watashi wa nandeSo why am I still,
Mada mitsumeteiru nostaring at the stage?
AaAh,
Kareta hazu no eda ni tsumottathe snow that piled up on the withered branches,
Yuki saite mieta no walooked just like a blooming flower.
Anata mo onaji da to bakariI thought you were the same as me.
AaAh,
Haru ga sotto yuki o tokashitespring’s gently melting the snow,
Ima misete kureta no waand what it’s showing me now,
Erabarenakatta dake no watashiis just the version of me that wasn’t chosen.
Anna ni sagashiteita noniEven though I was looking so hard,
Nazeka anata ga motteita karabecause you somehow had it,
Otogibanashi no naka mitai niI thought, just like in a fairy tale,
Ohimesama ka nanika ni nareru mono da toI could become a princess or something.
Mendokusakute moEven if it’s a hassle,
Saigo made enjikitte yoplay the part ’til the very end.
Garasu no kutsu o suteta dareka toIt’s a story about someone who threw away their glass slipper,
Yogoreta mama no doresu no hanashiand a dress that’s still dirty.
AaAh,
Fuyu ga zutto yuki o furasetewinter kept the snow falling,
Shiroku kakushiteita no waand I thought what it was hiding in white,
Anata to no mirai da to bakariwas my future with you.
AaAh,
Haru ga sotto yuki o tokashitespring’s gently melting the snow,
Ima misete kureta no waand what it’s showing me now,
Shiritakunakatta kono kimochi no namaeis the name of this feeling I never wanted to know.
Niaimoshinai jaketto kiteHe’s wearing a jacket that doesn’t suit him,
You to kuchi warui yo ne aitsuand he’s got a foul mouth when he’s drunk.
Demo watashi soko mo suki nandesuBut I love those parts of him too.
DatteBecause,
Ii ko na no nehe’s a good person, isn’t he?
Demo ne ano neBut listen,
Sono teido no kakugo naraif that’s all the resolve you’ve got,
Watashi ni dattethen even I could…
AaAh,
Watashi janakute mo ii naraif it doesn’t have to be me,
Watashi mo anata janakute iithen it doesn’t have to be you either.
Dakishimete iu serifu janai neThat’s not exactly something you should say while hugging someone.
AaAh,
Kareta hazu no eda ni tsumottathe snow that piled up on the withered branches,
Yuki saite mieta no walooked just like a blooming flower.
Anata mo onaji da to bakariI thought you were the same as me.
AaAh,
Haru ga sotto yuki o tokashitespring’s gently melting the snow,
Ima misete kureta no waand what it’s showing me now,
Erabarenakatta dake no watashiis just the version of me that wasn’t chosen.
Hitori naiteiru dake noJust someone crying all alone,
Anata ga yokatta dake no watashijust the version of me that only wanted you.
Winter & Spring Music Video
‘Winter & Spring’ is about lost love and seeing your true self left behind. The lyrics, from Japanese band back number, reveal the unchosen version of a person.