Stuck - I Am

I can't get it out of my head, this second opening song of the Inuyasha anime, I Am by Hitomi. It's been going on and on like a broken recorder albeit a strangely pleasant one, helped in no small measure I guess by the marathon sessions of Inuyasha (Episode 55 and it's still that song) and the rather upbeat, drum like rhythm of the song. And before this was D-tecnolife by UVERworld from Bleach, which remains infectious anyway. Inuyasha by the way is one of the most enjoyable series I've seen to date: lots of comedy replete with loads of fighting.

So without further ado, I'll leave you to judge for yourself. Which in case you haven't noticed, is the first song on the Playlist.

I Am - Hitomi (Download link at Yaoi/Anime/Ost Guide post.)




探そう 夢のカケラ拾い集め
切なくても 今なら探せるだろう
めくるめく 毎日の形変えて
切なくても 確かな今を感じよう

見かけよりも単純で だけど伝えきれなくて
言いたいコトは いつもポケットにしまってるネ

子供じみたコトなんて 今さら言えない
時が解決するとか言うけど わかりあえずに

24時間 君を信じてるよ
見つめてるよ ありふれた言葉でも
時はいつも 急ぎ足で笑う
想い出より 求めたい今を見つけよう

動き出さなきゃ始まんない 悩みだすと止めらんない
一夜かぎりの夢に 甘えていたくはないし

乙女チックな願いも そのまま置き去り
愛が全てサ 僕らの時代は ここからはじまる

空を突き抜けてく 鳥みたいにネ
大空舞う イメージが動きだす
歩こう 道は遠く続くけれど
いつの間にか 輝きだすダイヤモンド

24時間 君を信じてるよ
見つめてるよ ありふれた言葉でも
時はいつも 急ぎ足で笑う
想い出より 求めたい今を見つけよう

探そう 夢のカケラ拾い集め
切なくても 今なら探せるだろう
めくるめく 毎日の形変えて
切なくても 確かな今を感じよう

English translation

Let's search for and gather the shards of dreams
Even if we're sad, we can probably still find them now,
changing the shape of the brightly turning tomorrow.

Even if we're sad, let's feel the sure present.
It's simpler than it looks, but I can't tell it all.

I'm always putting what I want to say away in my pocket.
I can't say things with childlike plainess now.

It's said that time settles all, but without understanding--
I believe in you 24 hours a day
I stare wide-eyed, even at common words
Time is always laughing on its swift feet
Let's find a present we want to look for more than memories.

If we don't move, we can't start. If we worry, we can't stop.
I don't want to be coddled by dreams of this world's limits.
A maiden's cheeky wish is left behind as it is.

Love is everything. Our era starts from here.
Like a bird cutting through the sky,
the image dancing in the great sky begins to move

Let's walk -- the road goes on for long, but
it'll shine like a diamond before we know it.

I believe in you 24 hours a day
I stare wide-eyed, even at common words
Time is always laughing on its swift feet
Let's find a present we want to look for more than memories.

Let's search for and gather the shards of dreams
Even if we're sad, we can probably still find them now,
changing the shape of the brightly turning tomorrow.
Even if we're sad, let's feel the sure present.