Скачать или смотреть Roses At The 20th Street ("lost" - trolleattroll; English reimagining)

Some lines may not be an accurate thought-for-thought interpretation of the original Japanese version. I cannot seem to find any lyrics on the web. I tried to do my best extracting the Japanese lyrics from the music video itself in to Romaji and then used Google Translate to render them in Japanese characters and then finally to English phrases. (My Nihonggo proficiency could barely pass N5 in the JLPT, my options are limited.)

I then tried my best to ball-up the song in to one whole idea based on what I was able to translate and also on some interviews posted online on trolleattroll's project background (Kaneko facing adulthood and not being so sure/sort of "scared" about it). I came up with the working lyrics from there while still trying to be as accurate as I can be with the interpretation where I think I am able to.

Production details: transposed one semitone above original key for range convenience (still hard to sing because of the style I was aiming for); extended some parts because why not (it's essentially EDM); used pitch correction because not a very good singer; SM58 through a Scarlet Solo on vocals; FLStudio x Reaper for the production cocktail. I need to buy better studio monitors. It's a "reimagining". A lot of things are intentionally different — even the title.

Produced, mixed, and mastered by: KillTheBunny! Records and TheIceCreamProject (Manila, PH)
Originally performed by: trolleattroll

Download on SoundCloud:   / roses-at-the-20th-street-lost-trolleattrol...  

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Sayonara 19
Getting out of 19
Forgetting my 19
Not takin' 'bout 19

'Don't know what
I wonder what
I wonder what's in-store for me
'Cannot see
what can be
Not so sure of what will be
I don't even know the words
to say of this uncertainty

(19)

But I'll stay alive
and I should be fine
Open the book
I'll stay for my story
Taken the chance
to bring myself home
Taking the time
the time to smell the roses

(19)

I cannot stay 19
I'm alienating 19
Don't introduce 19
Can't pull me back to 19

I don't know
'Couldn't know
I wouldn't know if I even tried
What was like a year ago
Can't be like the years to go
High position
High precision
I will make my own decision

(19)

I grit in my teeth
I made a strong bite
I give it a try
I give my best shot
I'm not turning back
I am coming around
I'll do it tonight
Even if I'm alone

(Winds blowing)
I'm holding a pen
and I'm writing on paper
(Birds flying)
Going around places
they go flying
(No pressure)
Taking this slow
And I'll take this down one-by-one
But I'm not staying here
'Cause I've got places to go