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Gaining Through Losing album
released on 2001.07.04
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ALL ROMAJI & TRANSLATIONS BY: Cori
Thanks to Ryu for the translation help. ^^

01. She Is!
02. KISS OF LIFE
03. L'Amant
04. Miracles
05. TUG OF WAR
06. Merry-go-round highway
07. TABOO
08. Sweet Pillow
09. LOVE OR LUST (ENG)
10. World's End (ENG)
11. even if (ENG)
12. Gaining Through Losing 



She Is!
Romaji by: cori

Mune no tanima misete  shisen wo kanjiru to
Sugoku iya na kao shite wa  niramitsukete iru  She's so sticky

Kare to no FOTOGURAFU  tatekaketa mama de
Boku wo heya ni sasotte wa  ocha wo irete iru

Jibun wo hikitatete kureru  tomodachi tsurete  manzokuge ni machi wo aruku

* Babe demo ne  kimi-tte  hontou wa ne  sensai de soumei de
Sabishigari ya no material girl kamo ne
Ai-tte  hontou wa ne  kokoro no shakudo de  kimi ga hakarina yo

BATSU ga waruku naru to  namida ga deru you ni dekite iru  sono hitomi wa
Uso de nurete iru  She's so nasty

Otoko no kazu dake  koe wo kaeru kedo
Shoubu kimeru PAFYUUMU dake  kesshite kawaranai

Nugaseru tame no DORESU  KOOTO de tsutsumi  manzokuge ni yoru wo oyogu

Babe  demo ne  kimi-tte  hontou wa ne  junsui de  binkan de
Yumemita gari no  romantic girl dayo ne
Ai-tte  hontou wa ne  kirei na KAABU ja  egakenai mono sa

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KISS OF LIFE
From the J-dorama Love Revolution
Romaji by: cori

Kuchizuke kara hajimeyou
Yawaraka na shinjitsu wo  kasanetai imasugu ni

Kotoba no yaiba ni  makenai you ni  kokoro ni masui wo kakeru  
Kanjinai hibi wo  oginau tame no  eiga naraba  nakeru noni...

Ima  jinsei kaeru KISS ga shitai

* every day, every night, wanna kiss, want your lips
Kuchizuke kara hajimeyou
Kuchibiru wa kokoro wo kataru

any time, any place, wanna kiss, want your lips
Kuchizuke kara hajimeyou
Yawaraka na yorokobi wo  kasanetai imasugu ni

Hoshii mono hitotsu  te ni ireru tabi
Yume wa hoka ni aru to kizuku
Ima  kokoro furuwasu KISS ga shitai

every day, every night, wanna kiss, want your lips
Kuchizuke kara hajimeyou
any time, any place, wanna kiss, want your lips
Kuchizuke kara hajimeyou
Yawaraka na yorokobi de  uruoshite  imasugu ni

Tameiki sae  tsukenai hodo
Namida koboreru yoru wa
Inochi wo fukikonde  sono kuchibiru de

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every day, every night, wanna kiss, want your lips
Kuchizuke kara hajimeyou 
Yawaraka na shinjitsu wo  kasanetai itsumademo

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L'Amant
Romaji by: cori

Itazura na mahiru no kaze ga  kohaku'iro no PEEJI wo mekuru to
Anata ga sashidasu RABUSUTOORII ni  boku wa BUKKUKABAA wo kaketeru

TAITORU wo nusumimiru
"Aka to Kuro"  "RURU ON ZA BURIJII" sono tsugi ni wa "RA.MAN"
Kusuriyubi ni kagayaku sokubaku wa  kono mune mo shibaru

Namae sae shiranai  sono me mo mirenai
Sore demo anata wo mamoritai
Nani wo motome  nani wo osoreru no  oshiete
Kotoba kawasenai  fureru koto mo nai
Sore demo anata wo omoitai
Hontou no RABUSUTOORII oshietai

Kimagure na anata no shumi wo  boku wa dare yori shitteru kara
Kyou mo ashita mo itsumademo kono mise de  zutto matteru

Kageriaru yokogao  sono shiroi yubisaki de mokuji wo tadoreba
Shiawase ni naru kagi wo mitsukedasu koto ga dekiru no?

* Mirai sae mienai  sono kata dakenai
Sore demo anata wo ai shitai
Nani wo nozomi  nani wo urayamu no oshiete
Kokoro todokanai  kizuku koto mo nai
Sore demo anata wo ubaitai
Itsuka RABU SUTOORII tsutaetai

Namae sae shiranai  sono me mo mirenai
Sore demo  ubaitai
Nani wo motome  nani wo osoreru no  oshiete

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Miracles
Romaji by: cori

Sasayaku koe ga suki  mimimoto de mmmmh...
Kasaneru kuchibiru ni  ima kimi wa mahou wo fukikaketa
Hajimari wa itsumo yume no naka  hikari sasu toki wo osoreteta
Mezamereba kimi ga inaku naru you de

* Dakishimereba  dakishimeru hodo  kono kokoro wa chigirete shimaisou
Dakishimetai  dakishimete yo  motto  kono itami ga kieru made

Karameru kotoba sae  tokedashite mmmmh...
Mitsumetsuzuketetai  nemuru kimi wa  kimi wa  boku no mono
Sono yubi mo  kami mo  kuchibiru mo  sukitooru hada mo  hohoemi mo
Itsu no hi ka narete yuku no ga kowakute

Koibitotachi wa kawaranu mono wo  tsukamikakete  samayoi kurikaesu
Yami ni madou boku no mirai wa  kimi ni deatta ima  hikari hanatsu

Dakishimereba  dakishimeru hodo  kono kokoro wa chigirete shimaisou
Dakishimetai  dakishimete yo  tsuyoku  kono kiseki ga tsuzukuyou

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TUG OF WAR
Romaji by: cori

SHAWAA no oto ga hibiku sukima  kimi no me ga hikaru
Keitai no chakushin wo mite wa  boku ni tsumeyoru
Ushiro metai mono wa nai noni  kimi no shisen sorashichau
Nureta KARADA nugui mo sezu ni  ki ni shitenai taido tsurankuku

* "Ai shiteru no?"  "Nanda yo kyuu ni"
"Kuchi ni shite yo"  "Tereru daro"
"Doushite na no?"  "Kotoba ja nai yo!"
"Sonna no kankei nai"  "Kotoba ja nai daro!"

Otoko wa itsumo nerai sadame  oikakeru ikimono
Oikakerarehajimeru to sugu  nigedashitaku naru
Kinpaku shiteru hijou jitai wo  nukedasu sube wa tada hitotsu
Chikarazuku de KISU wo motomete dakiyosetara  umaku kawasareta

** "Watashi wo mite"  "Tsukarete irun da"
"Suki ja nai no?"  "Sou iu imi ja nai"
"Nee kiiteru no?"  "Nando mo iu na yo!"
"Sou itte nigeru ki?"  "Okoraseru na yo!"

"Ai shiteru no?"  "Sore wa wakaranai"
"Kuchi ni shite yo"  "Tereru daro"
"Doushite na no?"  "Kotoba ja nai kara"
"Ai shite nai no ne?  Dou na no!"

* repeat

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MERII-GOO-RAUNDO HAIUEI
Romaji by: cori

Ame ni nureta HAIUEI
Suberidasu dangan
SUPIN wo kurikaeshi
Marude MERII-GOO-RAUNDO

Nagaredashite wa  kuzureteku yoru
ORENJI-iro no kaze ga tobu you ni
Konna fuu ni kieteku no kana
Ima kimi no koto o omoidashitai

* MERII-GO-RAUNDO HAIUEI
Kamisama onegai
Ato juu-byou boku ni kudasai

** I LOVE YOU
Me wo tojite kimi no
Egao yakitsukeru made

* repeat

*** Kimi to koi shita koto
Kimi wo ai shita koto
Isshun ga eien ni naru

Aoi tsuki ga miteru
Gekiteki na shunkan
Boku dake de yokatta
Kimi ga inakute

Demo hontou wa  tada sabishikute
Totemo kowakute  sakibidashisou de
Kona toko de  owatteku no kana
Ima kimi no koe saigo ni kikitai

* repeat

I LOVE YOU
Sakki no "Sayonara"
Eien-tte imi ni natchau ne

* repeat

Umarekawatte
Kimi no tokoro e yuku yo
Kono sora wo FLY AS A BIRD TO YOU

I'm going to heaven
I'm going to heaven
Merry-go-round yeah
I'm going to heaven

* repeat
** repeat
* repeat
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TABOO
Romaji by: cori

* Steal your heart
You are my best friend's girlfriend
You'll be mine
It's my taboo

"Nee, kare no koto wa anata no hou ga shitteru desho"
Ima tameiki tsuku kimi ga ashi wo kumikaeteru
"Mou, osorenaide.  Aitsu wo shinjite mireba ii"
Tooi hitomi ni boku no uso ga nijimu
Nanika iikakete nomikonda kimi na noni
Fureatta tsumasaki de himeta omoi ni hi wo tsukeru

** Kitsuku shibareru hodo  sono kusari wo hodoite mitaku naru
Tsumi ni te wo yogoshite  kimi wa boku no TABOO

"mmmh...shitteru hazu yo.  Watashi ga anata ni au wake wo"
Tsuyoi hitomi ga boku no uso wo keshita
Hoshi no shimesu mama  michibiku mama  futari wa 
Karameau yubisaki de  akai fuan ni mi wo makasu

Mekakushi sareru hodo  shirazu ni ita yorokobi ga miete kuru
Yami wo ubawanaide  kimi wa boku no TABOO

Dareka no hito hodo  sono mitsu wo suitsuku shitaku naru
Kuchi wo hhirakanaide  kimi wa boku no TABOO

** repeat

Wakatte wa iru noni  tashika ni wakatteta hazu na noni
KARADA ga uzukidasu  kimi wa boku no TABOO

* repeat

You can steal my heart
Gonna make you mine
You'll be mine
It's my taboo

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Sweet Pillow
Romaji by: cori

Kimi no neiki de  futo me ga sameta nijuuroku ji
Choppiri hiraiita  sono kuchibiru ni nigawarai

Dame na boku wo semetatete
Kore de owari ni shiyou to naiteta
Ima tonari de yume wo miru  manuke kao wa  tenshi na no kana

Toki ga tomaru made  zutto te wo tsunaide iyou  Lay your head on my pillow
Nani yori atatakaku  yawaraka na sono hada de You're my sweet & soft pillow

Shimekitta PURAIDO  itsumo usuigurai kono heya ni
Kimi wa mado wo akete  hikari wo oshiete kureta ne

Hare watatte gogo no sora  BARUKONII de fukaku iki wo suitta
Hana ni mizu wo agete iru kimi ga iru  mou nani mo iranai

Sekai ga owaru made  futari kiri de iyou  Lay your head on my pillow
Nani yori yashikute  kiyoraka na sono hitomi  You are my sweet & soft pillow

Futari no subete wo  wakachiau koto wa dekinai kedo
Chiisana shiawase wo  terezu ni tsutaeatte sa fukuramasou yo

Kimi no negao o mite itara  mou nijuuhachi ji

Konna kimochi ni saseru koto  yume no naka no kimi wa shitte iru no?
Hiraita mama no kuchibiru ni  iki wo hisome  sotto KISSU wo shita

Toki ga tomaru made  zutto te wo tsunaide iyou  Lay your head on my pillow
Nani yori atatakaku  yawaraka na sono hada de You're my sweet pillow

Sekai ga owaru made  futari kiri de iyou  You're my sweet pillow
Nani yori yashikute kiyoraka na sono hitomi  You are my sweet & soft pillow

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LOVE OR LUST

Romaji by: cori
English translation by Cori w/Ryu

Nihongo


SHIITSU no umi mo shio ga hiitara futari no ashiato kesshite kureru
Kowareta omocha tebanasu you ni denwabangou yaburisuteta
Munashisa wo kakaetemo hoka ni wa sube mo naku
Midarekirezu ni nami ni oboreru dake

* Dare wo daite ite kokoro wa naite ite
soredemo hikari sagashitsuzukeru Love or Lust
Yoru dake daitan de asa ni wa aimai de
soretomo nukumori motometsuzukeru Love or Lust

Koi shita toki no mune no itami wo wasureta furi de tojikomeru
Aoi honou ga kienai you ni tameiki no nai asa ga kuru made
Aijou to yokubou wa senaka awase no KAADO
Onaji kao shite boku wo temaneki suru

Tsubomi hiraite ite soko dake naite ite
kowaki wo uruosu dake no GEEMU wa Love or Lust
Honne shimai konde yoru ni kuraitsuite
Shitatariochiru amai kajitsu Love or Lust

* repeat

Aishihajimeta toki ni wa tsugi no ai wo sagashihajimete iru Love or Lust?

* repeat

Tsubomi hiraite ite soko dake naite ite
kowaki wo uruosu dake no GEEMU wa Love or Lust
Honne shimai konde yoru ni kuraitsuite
soredemo jibun sagashitsuzukeru Love or Lust

I may be wrong, but I can't change my way
I've been searchin', hopin', dreamin'...is it Love or Lust?

Eigo

When the tide & the ocean of sheets pull back, it will erase our footprints
I tore up your phone number & threw it away like how one disposes of a broken toy
Even if I hold onto the emptiness, there isn't any other way to do it
Without being totally confused, I'll just drown in the waves

* I'm holding someone, my heart's crying, but I continue to search for the light..Love or Lust
With audacity only at night, vagueness in the morning, even so, I continue to search for warmth...Love or Lust

I pretend to have forgotten when we were in love & lock it in
until a sighless morning comes, so the blue flame won't disappear
Love & desire are on the back of a matching card
With the same kind of face, you beckon me

A bud is opening, I'm crying only in there, it's a game that only moistens my thirst...Love or Lust
On the night I put away my true intentions, you cling onto me; the sweet fruit drips down...Love or Lust

* repeat

I already begin to search for my next love when we began to love...Love or Lust?

* repeat

A bud is opening, I'm crying only in there, it's a game that only moistens my thirst...Love or Lust
On the night I put away my true intentions, you cling onto me,
but I continue to find myself...Love or Lust

I may be wrong, but I can't change my way
I've been searchin', hopin', dreamin'...is it Love or Lust?



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WAARUZU ENDO
Romaji & English translation by: cori

Nihongo

Boku wa mada utsukushii
Tenshi no sugata de
Kimi no tame ni kono shima de
Uta o utaitai

Demo ne sude ni hajimatteru n da
Henka no toki ga
Mou hitori no boku ga me wo samashidasu

* Nigero imasugu ni
Boku ga henshin suru mae ni
Kimi no koto ga suki dakara
Saa nigedashite kure
Boku wa MONSUTAA

Mou dare ni mo tomerarenai
Henshin no honnou
Midori no hada akai hitomi
Hikaru gin no hane

Kimi no shiroi hada ni
Tsume wo tsukisasu yokubou
Kimi wo kanzen ni shihai suru tame ni

** Nigero imasugu ni
Chiisana machi kara fune o dashite
Umi wo watatte haruka tooku
Saa nigedashite kuru
Boku wa MONSUTAA

* repeat

Dakara
** repeat

Eigo

With a figure still of
a beautiful angel,
I want to sing a song
at this island for you

But it's already beginning...
The moment I change,
I begin to awaken alone

Run away now
before I transform
I love you, so
please run away
I'm a monster.

My instinct of transforming
which no one can stop yet:
green skin, red eyes,
& shiny silver wings

I have a desire to
pierce your white skin
in order to control you completely

Run away now
take a boat from this small town,
cross the ocean, far away
Please run away
I'm a monster.

* repeat

That's why
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even if
Romaji & English translation by: cori

Nihongo

"Tamatama mitsuketan da"-tte sakki itta kedo
Hontou wa zutto mae kara kimi wo tsurete kitakattan da

KYANDORU ga yasashiku yureru kono mise no KAUNTAA de
Kimi wa ureshisou ni kare ni moratta yubiwa wo nagameteru

Kimi no kokoro ni boku no shizuku wa ochinai kedo
Kono BAABON to KASHISU SOODA ga nakunaru made wa
Kimi wa kimi wa boku no mono da yo ne

Kagi wo kakete jikan wo tomete kimi ga koko kara hanarenai you ni
Sukoshi dake yoihajimeteru no kana hontou no kimochi dakedo
Kimi mo sukoshi yotta hou ga ii soshite boku no kata ni yorikakareba ii
Dakedo subete no kotoba wo mata nomihoshite kimi kara me wo sorashita

Kaiwa ga togirete futari no jikan ga samayou tabi
Kimatte kimi wa kare no hanashi bakari wo kurikaesu

Kimi no koto wa donna koto demo shiritai hazu na noni
Kotoba wo saegiru tame dake ni tabako ni hi wo tsuketa

Kimi no GURASU wa hoka no dareka de mitasareteru
Kono BAABON to KASHISU SOODA wo nomihoshitara
Kimi wa kimi wa kare no mune ni modoru no?

Kagi wo kakete shuuden wo koete kimi ga kono mise kara kaerenai you ni
Ima wa tada hitori yogari dakedo hontou no kimochi nanda
Kimi mo isso yotte shimaeba ii soshite kare no koto wo wasurechaeba ii
Dakedo nokori no BAABON wo ima nomihoshite tokei no hari wo ki ni shita

Sorya kanari yoppara-tte iru kedo sono sekinin wa kimi nan dakara
Kagi wo kakete shuuden wo koete jikan wo tomete

Eigo

"I just happened to notice you," I said a while back, but
the truth is, I wanted to come & take you from a long time ago.

The candle gently flickers on the counter of this shop
You look happy; you gaze at the ring you received from him.

There isn't a drop of me that falls into your heart, but
until this bourbon & Cassis soda runs short,
you are, you are mine

Locking you up, stopping time so you don't leave
I wonder if I'm beginning to get just a little drunk, but those are my true feelings.
It's better if you get a little drunk too & then it'll be alright to lean on my shoulder But you drink up all of my words & I look away from you

The conversation pauses; everytime the time wanders when we're together,
you always just repeat everything he says

Your glass is filled up by someone else
After you drink up the bourbon & Cassis soda,
will you, will you return to his heart?

Although I should want to know anything about you,
I light a cigarette to interrupt the talking

Locking you up beyond the last train so you can't go home from this shop,
Right now, it's just self-satisfaction, but those are my true feelings
It's alright if you also get completely drunk & forget about him
but you drink up the leftover bourbon & was worried about the time

I'm pretty drunk, but the blame is on you
Locking you up beyond the last train, stopping time...



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Gaining Through Losing
Romaji by: cori

Megurikuru kisetsu goto ni  kono te kara koboreochiru mono
Tachidomari  furikaereba  samishige ni  boku wo miteru

Itsumo  itsu demo  hokoreru mono wo hitotsu  shinjite kita hibi

Deai to wakare wo kurikaeshi  aruite kita michi wo
Kakegae no nai mono to omou  ima no jibun naraba

Gamushara na jounetsu sae  natsukashiku omou hi ga kitemo
Shizuka naru tsuyosa himeta  tomoshibi wo kakagete iyou

Jiyuu  aijou  tebanashita toki  hajimete sono imi wo s hiru

Itami to yorokobi wakachiai  kizuna fukameta hito no
Kazaru koto nai kooba no tsubu  ima mo mune ni daite

Amagumo kirete  hikari ga sasu
Daichi ga utaihajimeru

We've been gaining one good thing through losing another.
I'm so proud to be with you, my love.
Now you know the meaning of SUNSHINE AFTER RAIN.
Let me tell you LIFE IS GOOD, my friends.

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All romaji lyrics & translations (unless noted) by Cori

These lyrics were added in 2001-2002