トーキョーオルタナティブ (Tokyo Alternative)

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Song title
"トーキョーオルタナティブ" Romaji: Tookyoo Orutanatibu English: Tokyo Alternative
Original Upload Date
August 3, 2018
Singer
Kagamine Rin
Producer(s)
Solaris (music, lyrics) Newo (illustration)
Views
41,000+ (NN), 7,200+ (YT)
Links
Niconico Broadcast / YouTube Broadcast YouTube Broadcast (reprint, subbed)
Description Part of the Tokyo Series. Available on the album ALTN.

Lyrics

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The following translation was made by Magenetra, and may only be used in accordance with the restrictions stated on their tumblr.

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Japanese	Romaji	English
未完成のアイに溺れて	mikansei no ai ni oborete	Drowning into the incomplete love,
淡々と命描き殴った	tantan to inochi kakinagutta	I unconcernedly scribbled my life
おんなじだ　傷を作って	onnaji da kizu o tsukutte	They’re the same, the wounds I make;
目を逸らし　罪を吐き出したい	me o sorashi tsumi o hakidashitai	as I avert my eyes, I want to spit out my sins
渇いた舌が声を奪った	kawaita shita ga koe o ubatta	My thirsty tongue stole my voice
脳髄溢れ出す感情の渦	nouzui afuredasu kanjou no uzu	The maelstrom of emotions overflowing from my brain was
無自覚だった	mujikaku datta	unconscious,
無気力だった	mukiryaku datta	apathetic,
無秩序だった	muchitsujo datta	and chaotic
…言えない―。	…ienai―.	…I won't say that―.
ふるびたアイが指さす	furubita ai ga yubisasu	The love that has grown old points
きっとTRUE ENDの分岐点はとっくに過ぎたんだ	kitto TRUE END no bunkiten wa tokku ni sugitan da	Surely, I walked past the crossroads of the TRUE END long ago
掴みとれたオルタナティブ　どこで無くした？	tsukamitoreta orutanatibu doko de nakushita?	Where did I lose the alternative that I took hold of?
<if…>の世界は妄想だって　言い聞かせても	<if…>no sekai wa mousou datte iikikasete mo	Even if you let me know that the world of <ifs…> was just an illusion,
カラカラの瞳じゃ、明日(ゆめ)見れない	karakara no hitomi ja, yume mirenai	I still can’t see tomorrow (dreams) with my empty eyes
理由を求め、粗捜しする	riyuu o motome, arasagashi suru	I’m looking for a reason and nit-picking;
指先で騙るペルソナ	yubisaki de kataru perusona	it’s a persona who swindles with their fingertips
錆び付いた安堵を得たい	sabitsuita ando o etai	I just want to obtain my rusted relief,
その為に　誰か突き落とした	sono tame ni dareka tsukiotoshita	and, for that reason, I’m pushed off
「今じゃない」って　はぐらかしてた	"ima janai" tte hagurakashiteta	“Now is not the time,” I evaded,
あしらうことが上手になった	ashirau koto ga jouzu ni natta	as I became someone to handle it skillfully
無関心で	mukanshin de	My apathetic,
無計画で	mukeikaku de	haphazard,
無神経な	mushinkei na	and insensible
呼吸は　乱れて、息が詰まりそう	kokyuu wa midarete, iki ga tsumarisou	breathing is interrupted and I feel like I'm about to choke
きっとTRUE ENDの分岐点はとっくに過ぎたんだ	kitto TRUE END no bunkiten wa tokku ni sugitan da	Surely, I walked past the crossroads of the TRUE END long ago
掴みとれたオルタナティブ　どこで無くした？	tsukamitoreta orutanatibu doko de nakushita?	Where did I lose the alternative that I took hold of?
<if…>の世界は妄想だって　言い聞かせても	<if…>no sekai wa mousou datte iikikasete mo	Even if you let me know that the world of <ifs…> was just an illusion,
カラカラの瞳じゃ、明日(ゆめ)見れない	karakara no hitomi ja, yume mirenai	I still can’t see tomorrow (dreams) with my empty eyes
もし、キミに生殺与奪権があるならば　どうか	moshi, kimi ni seisatsuyodatsuken ga aru naraba douka	Then, if you have power over life and death, please,
繋がれたこの配線を切ってくれないか―。	tsunagareta kono haisen o kitte kurenai ka―.	won’t you cut off these connected wires―.
熱が宿った感情が頬を伝わる	netsu ga yadotta kanjou ga hoo o tsutawaru	My feelings, filled with heat, stream down my cheeks,
朽ち果てた心臓がもがきはじめる	kuchihateta shinzou ga mogakihajimeru	and my decayed heart begins to struggle
ボクに選択ができるなら　やり直せるなら	boku ni sentaku ga dekiru nara yarinaoseru nara	If I could make another choice, if I could start over—
違う道、別の未来　それを見せてくれ	chigau michi, betsu no mirai sore o misete kure	Even if it’s a different path or another future, please, let me see it
<if…>の世界は妄想だった　安らかに眠れ	<if…>no sekai wa mousou datta yasuraka ni nemure	Since the world of <ifs…> was an illusion, you can rest in peace
東京は今日もまた 涙々涙々涙(あめのちあめ)	toukyou wa kyou mo mata ame nochi ame	Tokyo still, to this day, is raining after the rain (tears tears tears tears tears)

English translation by Serene_Snowfall (checked by Forgetfulsubs)

External Links

• VocaDB
• Magenetra - Translation source
• Hatsune Miku wiki