15才 lyrics with English translation

昔なら迷わず引けた 引き金が重くなった今日この頃

In the past, I could pull the trigger without hesitation, but nowadays it feels heavier.

殺したいアイツの中にすら見出した人間臭い諸々

Even in that one I wanted to kill, I found humanity in all its complexities.

あの日のトレンチコートマフィア

That trench coat mafia from that day.

無差別にぶっ放した銃弾

Bullets fired indiscriminately.

時を経て 俺の眉間目掛け見事にuターン

As time goes by, it perfectly does a U-turn aimed right at my brow.

ブーメラン

Boomerang.

今の俺を見てお前はどんな顔するか

Looking at me now, what kind of face would you make?

その中指は迷わずにこっちを向いた

That middle finger pointed right at me without a second thought.

確かにsexも知った

I’ve certainly learned about sex too.

理解者も増えた

My understanding audience has grown.

ある日お前の痛みに俺はメロディーと値札をつけた

One day, I put a melody and a price tag on your pain.

だから似たような痛みを求められんのさ

That's why you're drawn to a pain that's similar.

コレがお前の欲したキャラクターって奴だ

This is the character you've longed for.

襟を正さなきゃと"せいふく"するカラー

Straighten up, it's a 'uniform' kind of color.

染める色 閉じ込める殻

Dyeing colors, trapping in a shell.

でもその中身は

But what's inside is

ゆがんで見える鏡の前

In front of a mirror that distorts my view.

Tell me why? Or make me smile, sha-la-la-la-la

Tell me why? Or make me smile, sha-la-la-la-la.

Any time

Any time.

出口の無い袋小路かい？

Is it a dead-end alley with no exit?

Tell me why? Or make me smile, sha-la-la-la-la

Tell me why? Or make me smile, sha-la-la-la-la

眠れない

I can't sleep

そんな血走った目で俺を睨むないつかの15才

Those bloodshot eyes glaring at me, a 15-year-old from somewhere

その息苦しい 世界は今ここと地続き

This suffocating world is now connected to here

その個性はやがて武器に変わる

That individuality will soon transform into a weapon

その武器はいつか重荷になる

That weapon will eventually become a burden

自分の影に縛りつける

Tethered to my own shadow

振る舞え らしくらしくらしく

Act naturally, just as you are, just as you are

誰もが持つ別名 誰もが持つAKA

Everyone has their other name, everyone has their AKA

良くもまぁ見事に演じ分ける それこそが生命線

How splendidly you play your parts, that's the lifeline

俺も 対仲間 対女 対男 対大人 対子供 対世の中

I'm up against friends, against women, against men, against grown-ups, against kids, against the world

対会ったこともないどこかの誰かにも保ってたい体裁

I want to maintain appearances even for some stranger I've never met

また場面の数だけ仮面が増える

And with each scene, more masks just keep on growing

その仮面の数だけウソが増える

With every mask, more lies begin to flow

本音で生きてたい 本音で生きてたい

I want to live my truth, I want to live my truth

そう願ってあの日ペンを取ったのに

That's what I wished for when I picked up the pen that day

紙や音の上でなら素直になれるのに

On paper or through sounds, I can be honest and free

ゆがんで見える鏡の前

In front of a distorted mirror, I see

Tell me why? Or make me smile, sha-la-la-la-la

Tell me why? Or make me smile, sha-la-la-la-la

Any time

Any time

出口の無い袋小路かい？

Is this a dead-end street with no way out?

Tell me why? Or make me smile, sha-la-la-la-la

Tell me why? Or make me smile, sha-la-la-la-la

眠れない

I can't sleep

そんな血走った目で俺を睨むないつかの15才

Don't glare at me with those bloodshot eyes, fifteen years old

その息苦しい 世界は今ここと地続き

This suffocating world is now intertwined with here and now

自分のようで自分じゃない

It's like I'm myself, but not really me

他人のようで紛れもない

Like I'm someone else, yet undeniably clear

簡略化されたカリカチュアじゃ表せぬ多面体

A simplified caricature cannot express the many facets

15年先の未来 まだ逃げ切れない

In a future fifteen years ahead, I still can't escape

開きすぎたページに本当の顔は見当たらない

In the pages turned too wide, the true face cannot be found

おまえが欲したいくつかを手に入れて

With some of the things you wanted, I've gotten hold of them,

おまえが嫌ったいくつかを身につけて

Wearing some of the things you despised, I've put them on,

おまえが願ったいくつかを諦めて

Giving up on some of the things you wished for, I've let them go,

おまえと誓ったいくつかを忘れてる

Forgetting some of the vows we made, I'm lost in the past.