Irogure
Fading colours*
Kawarimono da to yoku iu keredo
Hito wa umare no kawarimono
We say "misfit" a lot but
Aren't people misfits by birth?
Kakushi joujin enjiru tame ni
Itsuwari keshou shiteiru dake
To play the role of a normal person
We only apply an imposter's makeup
Futsuu ni naru tame ni futsuu wo matomette sa
Uzoumuzou seken ni najimi iroaseru
In order to become normal, we gather that what is normal to us
We become familiar with the way the average person sees the world and our colours start to fade
Juuniiro no enpitsu wo shimatte kara kiduita
Ano goro wa junsui ni egaketa to
Kuroi iro no gayoushi no ue ni kuro wo nuru otona ga
Yume kuzushi kosei keshiteiru nda
From the day I put away my coloured pencils, I realised
That back then I used to colour innocently
Adults who draw on black paper with black pencils
Are losing their dreams and their individuality.
Mawari wo mite wa mawari wo manete
Ware miushinai kidukezuni
We watch the world around and copy it
Not realising that we are losing sight of ourselves
Hito ni awase nagasarenu yo ni sono kimi wo
Koi iro de nandomo kasanetara kie wa shinai
Matching the people around you, but trying not to be swept away, if you
Build up your deep colours many times, you'll not vanish that way.
Juuniiro no enpitsu wo moratta goro wa takusan no
Iro wo nutte mugamuchuu ni nareta hazu
Kimi no jiyuu ni sureba ii yo junshinmuku ni nari
Kore kara wa omoi omoi egake yo
The day I got those coloured pencils, I
Coloured in many colours, forgetting who and where I was
You should do as you please. Become pure and
From now make sure you imagine all your dreams.
Tsurai toki ni wa ao wo tsukatte
Ureshii toki ni wa suki ni shite
When times are tough, use blues
When times are happy, do as you please
Risoudoori was muzukashii yo
Iro no nai otona ga
Futsuu nante dasai iro kuwaeru kara
Kurenai surenaide kimi no iro ga
Tsuyoku aru nara kitto
Nanyori mo utsukushiku yuraginai
It's difficult to make everything go as planned
And because those adults with no colour
Are normal and only add hideous colours
If your colours aren't darkened or worn away
And are showing up strong, then I'm sure
That more than any one your colours will not fade or tremble, beautifully.
Hazukashii koto nante nai yo
Ari no mama de ii
Kudaranai yatsura ni nagasareru na
Iro wo nurikaero
There's nothing to be ashamed of
You're perfect as you are
Don't let those boring people sweep you away
Recolour yourself.
*This could be translated in so many ways, but I'm going with what matches the lyrics. It's literally the kanji for 'colour' and then 'dusk' or 'darkening'.