Lemon by Kenshi Yonezu — Phonetic Lyrics & Translation

yume naraba dore hodo yokatta deshou

夢ならばどれほどよかったでしょう

How I wish it were all just a dream

imada ni anata no koto o yume ni miru

未だにあなたのことを夢にみる

I still see you in my dreams

wasureta mono o tori ni kaeru you ni

忘れた物を取りに帰るように

Like going back to fetch something forgotten

furubita omoide no hokori o harau

古びた思い出の埃を払う

Dusting off old memories

modoranai shiawase ga aru koto o

戻らない幸せがあることを

That there is a happiness that can never return

saigo ni anata ga oshiete kureta

最後にあなたが教えてくれた

Is what you taught me in the end

iezu ni kakushiteta kurai kako mo

言えずに隠してた昏い過去も

The dark past hidden without being said

anata ga inakya eien ni kurai mama

あなたがいなきゃ永遠に昏いまま

Would remain dark forever without you

kitto mou kore ijou kizutsuku koto nado

きっともうこれ以上傷つくことなど

Surely, getting hurt any more than this

ari wa shinai to wakatte iru

ありはしないと分かっている

Is something that I know will never happen

ano hi no kanashimi sae

あの日の悲しみさえ

Even the sadness of that day

ano hi no kurushimi sae

あの日の苦しみさえ

Even the suffering of that day

sono subete o aishiteta anata to tomo ni

そのすべてを愛してた あなたとともに

I loved all of it, together with you

mune ni nokori hanarenai

胸に残り離れない

Remaining in my heart and never leaving

nigai lemon no nioi

苦いレモンの匂い

The bitter scent of lemon

ame ga furi yamu made wa kaerenai

雨が降り止むまでは帰れない

I cannot go home until the rain stops

ima demo anata wa watashi no hikari

今でもあなたはわたしの光

Even now, you are still my light

kurayami de anata no se o nazotta

暗闇であなたの背をなぞった

I traced your back in the pitch darkness

sono rinkaku o senmei ni oboete iru

その輪郭を鮮明に覚えている

I still remember those contours with vivid clarity

uketatome kirenai mono to deau tabi

受け止めきれないものと出会うたび

Whenever I encounter things too heavy to bear

afurete yamanai no wa namida dake

溢れてやまないのは涙だけ

Tears alone overflow without end

nani o shite ita no

何をしていたの

What were you doing?

nani o mite ita no

何を見ていたの

What were you looking at?

watashi no shiranai yokogao de

私の知らない横顔で

With a side profile I never knew

doko ka de anata ga ima

どこかであなたが今

If somewhere right now you are

watashi to onaji you na

私と同じ様な

Just like me

namida ni kure sabishisa no naka ni iru nara

涙にくれ 淋しさの中にいるなら

Drowning in tears and trapped in loneliness

watashi no koto nado douka wasurete kudasai

私のことなどどうか 忘れてください

Please go ahead and completely forget about me

sonna koto o kokoro kara negau hodo ni

そんなことを心から願うほどに

As deeply as I wish that from the bottom of my heart

ima demo anata wa watashi no hikari

今でもあなたはわたしの光

Even now, you are still my light

jibun ga omou yori koi o shite ita anata ni

自分が思うより 恋をしていたあなたに

I was in love with you far more deeply than I ever realized

are kara omou you ni iki ga dekinai

あれから思うように 息ができない

Since then, I cannot breathe the way I used to

anna ni soba ni ita no ni marude uso mitai

あんなに側にいたのにまるで嘘みたい

We were so close by each other's side, now it feels like a dream

totemo wasurerarenai sore dake ga tashika

とても忘れられないそれだけが確か

The only thing certain is that I can never forget you

ano hi no kanashimi sae

あの日の悲しみさえ

Even the sadness of that day

ano hi no kurushimi sae

あの日の苦しみさえ

Even the suffering of that day

sono subete o aishiteta anata to tomo ni

その全てを愛してたあなたと共に

I loved all of it, together with you

mune ni nokori hanarenai

胸に残り離れない

Remaining in my heart and never leaving

nigai lemon no nioi

苦いレモンの匂い

The bitter scent of lemon

ame ga furi yamu made wa kaerenai

雨が降り止むまでは帰れない

I cannot go home until the rain stops

kiriwaketa kajitsu no katahou no you ni

切り分けた果実の片方の様に

Like one half of a fruit cut in two

ima demo anata wa watashi no hikari

今でもあなたはわたしの光

Even now, you are still my light