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Living in the city
Lyrics & Music: TOMOMI ~ Arrangement: TOMOMI, Shun Maruno

Aa natta no wa nazeka ima mo wakaranai
Ano kotoba ga atama kara hanarenai
Yaranakya ikenai koto ippai
Nanoni kyou ni kagitte ososugiru Wi-Fi
10PM itsumo nara Netflix
Poppukoon to kooku de binji uocchingu
Iya sonna kibun ni narenai shi
Nemuru ni wa mada chotto hayasugiru shi

Nn konbini ja sugu ni owaru shi
Dekita bakka no koin randorii from Berurin
Wazawaza Ponpu Fyuurii kimete
Sou yatte nantoka damashidamashi
Kitto dare ni demo aru konna yoru wo
Douyatte sugosu ka ga juuyou
Koko wa Toukyou

Living in the city
Sukoshizutsu I become me wakatteku
Dare yori mo jibun no koto
Living in the moment
Nandodemo waratte naite
Saigo ni wa itsudatte mae wo muite
Mirai ni kitai shitai
Souyatte ikite itai

Shuumatsu wa Pretty Things
Sore ka T-shatsu sagashi BerBerJin
Kousaten no bijon de
Kotoshi no heddorainaa wo shittari
How many oosugiru hito no nami mo
Jouzu ni norikonasu marude saafin
Kawaribae shinai you na sou demo nai you na
Dakedo chanto itooshii seikatsu

Kocchi wa kite hitotsu-me no koi ya
Katte ni kabe ni harareta sutekkaa
Chotto kusuguttai you na serifu wa
Yotteta kara yurushite ne sister
Zenbu wasuretakunai na
Dakishimetetai na
Watashi wa

Living in the city
Sukoshizutsu I become me wakatteku
Dare yori mo jibun no koto
Living in the moment
Nandodemo waratte naite
Saigo ni wa itsudatte mae wo muite
Mirai ni kitai shitai
Souyatte ikite itai

Aru hi natsukashii kaze ga fuite
Kyuu ni suikomaresou ni natte
Miukogi ga torenaku naru hodo
Kokoro no oku ga kyutto natte
Dakedo igai to kono machi wa
Yorisotte kureteru you na ki ga shita
Hey mama kono mama de ii kana
Wakaranai kedo onaka wa sukun da na
Nandaka ano ko ni aitai na
Ashita warattetai na kami-sama

Living in the city
Sukoshizutsu I become me wakatteku
Dare yori mo jibun no koto
Living in the moment
Nandodemo waratte naite
Saigo ni wa itsudatte mae wo muite
Mirai ni kitai shitai
Souyatte ikite itai

Souyatte ikite ikou
Kouyatte ikite ikou

Kana:

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English Translation

Ah, I still don't know why it happened
I can't get those words out of my head
I have so much to do
But the Wi-Fi's being slow today of all days
It's 10 pm - I usually turn on Netflix
And do some binge-watching with popcorn and Coke
No, I'm not in the mood for that
And it's a little too early to sleep

And that ends quickly at a convenience store
There's a newly opened coin laundromat from Berlin
I took the trouble of wearing some Instapump Fury shoes
And that's how I managed to fool myself
I'm sure everyone has nights like this
How you spend them is what matters
This is Tokyo

Living in the city
I become me a little at a time
Me, more than anyone else
Living in the moment
I'll laugh and cry over and over again
And ultimately always face forward
I have hope for the future
That's how I want to live

On the weekend I'll go to Pretty Things
Or go look for T-shirts at BerBerJin
The ads at the intersection
Tell me what this year's festival headliners are
How many are in this giant wave of people?
Managing to get through it is just like surfing
It feels like it's the same as always, but not quite
But this is the life I love

My first love after coming here
A sticker stuck on the wall without permission
I said those embarrassing things when I was drunk
So take it easy on me, sister
I don't want to forget any of it
I want
To embrace it

Living in the city
I become me a little at a time
Me, more than anyone else
Living in the moment
I'll laugh and cry over and over again
And ultimately always face forward
I have hope for the future
That's how I want to live

One day a nostalgic wind blew
I suddenly felt like I was being sucked in
To the point where I couldn't move
I feel a tingling in the depths of my heart
But surprisingly, it feels like
This city this embracing me
Hey mama, is it okay to stay like this?
I don't know, but I'm hungry
I kind of miss that girl
I want to laugh tomorrow, God

Living in the city
I become me a little at a time
Me, more than anyone else
Living in the moment
I'll laugh and cry over and over again
And ultimately always face forward
I have hope for the future
That's how I want to live

That's how I'll live
I'll live like this

First listen i heard "living in the living", which made me laugh, and now i can't stop listening that hahaha.

Thanks for the lyrics and translation!

M2Nice wrote:First listen i heard "living in the living", which made me laugh, and now i can't stop listening that hahaha

lol well, she does say "Living, living, living in the city"!

There are lots of product placement within the song's lyrics, hahaha!

I'm confused about the Pretty Things reference, what is it exactly,? the link only shows Tomomi DJ days  :-O

Star~world96 wrote:I'm confused about the Pretty Things reference, what is it exactly,? the link only shows Tomomi DJ days

Sorry; I put the wrong reference. Pretty Things is a coffee shop in Tokyo.

This is what I meant to link:

https://www.scandal-heaven.com/t14726-personal-buyer-interview-with-tomomi

@ TGE 
Oh OK, that clears it up lol. At first I thought it was some retail shopping store.

And thanks for the translation.

I've already posted elsewhere that this feels really personal, like I'm reading her diary or something. And for anyone interested, there's a bus from Shibuya Station that drops you off across the street from Pretty Things, so it's easier to get to than it looks.
And thank you very much for the translation!