Home - Shimizu Shota

Shimizu Shota recently won an award for being one of th Best 10 New Artist in the recent Japan Golden Disk Awards. I've liked his songs eversince Joan introduced him to me.

The song I'm posting  is the title track of his first single released a year ago. The song is called Home. I heard this song one time when we were hanging out at Joan's house. This is one of her favorite Japanese songs. I asked for a copy and from that time on I could never stop playing the song. Its on my playlist both at work and at home.

Home (Romanization)

*CHORUS*
imasara kaerenaiyo anobashoha
donna sutekina omoidemo
kokoroni shimatteokubeki nanosa
imademo omoidasuyo sorede iinda
shinpainaiyo mada utaeruyo
itsuka kaeruyo bokudakeno HOME
*CHORUS*

kyuuna toori ame tsunoru iradachi kokoroni hakidame
arekara ikutsuno kisetsuw koe
demo mada kikoetekuru　kokyou no koe
kakkou tsukete tobidashita
wakare oshimu　hitotachi uragitta kekka ni natta
konna boroborono yume hitorija doushiyoumo nakatta

sonna tokini deatta hitobito
kitto hitoha sonnani tsuyokunai dakara
shittoya egoni nomareteshimaisouni naruyo
demo sonna bokuwo yasashiku dakishimeta kanashikute naita
jibunno yowasaga sonotoki wakatta
demo yume kanatta sukoshi sonna kini natta

soshite bokuha HOME ga dekita
marude MAIHOOMU mitaina dekai　sasaega
meikaini mieta sekai kawatta
ikiwo surunoga rakuni natta
ichibyou ichibyou seichou shiteku minna
dakara deaete yokatta kounarete yokatta
dakara bokuha nanimo kamowo hanashita

kokoro yasurageru basho darenidemo hitotsuha aru hazu dayo
bokuha onaji hibi ikita nakamatachiya
tonarini itekureta koibitoya
sorewo ushinatte demo kanaetai yume
soremo ushinatte, demo mata omoidasasetekureta
atarashii bokuno HOME ga kokoni aru demo mada omoidasu

*CHORUS*

nakanaka netsukezu onaji yume kurikaeshi miteru boku
anokoro jibunwo ukeiretekureta basho subete sorega saisho
harau daishouno daishouni kakawarazu
aijouniha motto binkande itaina
itaiya tte omowasetakunai kara

RITAIYA nante sasetakunai kara

sou yatte mitsuketa ikiteku sube
henkenni mamireta joushiki kuzure
tsukitsukeba kowaresouna hodo morokute
demo nazeka egaoga taenakute
sonna fuuni omoetano kitto
hajimetede demo mijime kedo kireide
nanimo nai soraga kagayaite matataite
sono toki bokuraha mata naite

*CHORUS*

koremadewo furikaereba
ukabu egaoya namida
konnani furueru hodo utsushidasu
sorega boku jishinno miraihe tsunagaruto
shinjiteiru bokudakeno HOME

shinjiteiru kara

*CHORUS*

Home (Translation)

*CHORUS*

After all this time, I can't go back to that place...
No matter how wonderful the memories are in my heart, I should put them away.
I still remember to this day. That's good enough.
Don't worry. I can still sing.
Someday I'll return. The home all my own.

*CHORUS*

Quick shower of rain Increasingly irritated heart into a garbage dump
Like that several seasons passed
But I could still hear the voice of my hometown
Full of myself, I flew.
Ended up backstabbing people with farewell regrets.
This kind of crumbling dream, alone there was nothing I could do.

At that time, the people I met...
Surely, people aren't that strong That's why
they become swallowed up by jealousy and Ego
But that version of me was tenderly held close. Sorrowfully I cried.
I understood my own weakness.
But my dream came true. I got to liking it a bit.

So I created a home,
Kind of like a huge supportive mansion.
I saw clearly. The world changed.
It became easier to breathe.
Second by second we were growing up, everyone.
That's why I'm glad we met. I'm glad it happened this way.
And so, I've said just about everything.

A place where your heart can be at ease. I suspect everyone has one of these.
The friends I grew up with,
Lovers who've been by my side,
I've lost them all but... a dream I'd like to fulfill
I've lost that too, but once again I've been made to remember.
My new home is right here. But I still remember...

*CHORUS*

Not being able to sleep, I see the same dream over and over.
At that time I received the new place, an entirely new beginning
Regardless of the size of reparations to be paid
I want to be more sensitive to the love
because I don't want to be made to believe it hurts
I don't want to be forced to give up.

So, I've found a means to live
The prejudice-covered common sense crumbles.
If it was put in front of me, almost broken and brittle
but somehow the smile never faded.
It was just like that it seemed. Certainly
it was the first time but miserable yet beautiful.
The clear sky sparkled and twinkled
Right then, once more, we started to cry.

*CHORUS*

If I look back on where I've come thus far
The smiles and tears
Shaking and shivering it'd reflect.
That's me. When you tie it to my future,
I believe it. The home all my own.
because I believe in it.

*CHORUS*

Home (Kanji)

*コーラス*

今更　帰れないよ　あの場所は

どんな素敵な思い出も

心に　しまっておくべきなのさ

今でも思い出すよ　それでいいんだ

心配ないよ　まだ歌えるよ

いつか帰るよ　僕だけの　HOME

*コーラス*


急な通り雨　募る苛立ち心に掃き溜め

あれからいくつの季節を越え

でもまだ聞こえてくる故郷の声

格好つけて飛び出した

別れ惜しむ人達裏切った結果になった

こんなボロボロの夢　1人じゃどうしようもなかった



そんな時に出会った人々

きっと人はそんなに強くない　だから

嫉妬やエゴに飲まれてしまいそうになるよ

でも　そんな僕を優しく抱きしめた　悲しくて泣いた

自分の弱さがそのとき理解った

でも夢叶った　少しそんな気になった



そして僕はHOMEができた

まるでマイホームみたいなでかい支えが

明快に見えた　世界変わった

息をするのが楽になった

1秒1秒成長してくみんな

だから出会えてよかった　こうなれてよかった

だから僕は何もかもを話した



心安らげる場所　誰にでも1つはある筈だよ

僕は同じ日々生きた仲間達や

隣にいてくれた恋人や

それを失ってでも　かなえたい夢

それも失って、でも　また思い出させてくれた

新しい僕のHOMEがここにある　でもまだ思い出す



*コーラス*



なかなか寝付けず　同じ夢繰り返し見てる僕

あの頃自分を受け入れてくれた場所　全てそれが最初

払う代償の大小に関わらず

愛情にはもっと敏感でいたいな

痛いやって思わせたくないから

リタイヤなんてさせたくないから



そうやって見つけた生きてく術

偏見にまみれた常識崩れ

突付けば壊れそうな程脆くて

でも何故か笑顔が絶えなくて

そんな風に思えたのきっと

初めてで　でも惨め　けど綺麗で

何もない空が輝いて瞬いて　

その瞬間（とき）僕らはまた泣いて



*コーラス*



これまでを振り返れば

浮かぶ笑顔や涙

こんなに震えるほど映し出す

それが僕自身の未来へ繋がると

信じている　僕だけのHOME

信じているから



*コーラス*

 

** kanji lyrics from jpopasia, romanji and lyrics translation from shourainoyume

If you like the song please click here.