[Translation] Breakdown (lyrics)

[truehappiness]

Originally Posted by Aga-chan

Yes, so amazing. *o*

I like that she admits that she actually does have regrets. In the past, Ayu always used to say that she has no regrets. Like in "Born To Be...", "there have been many failures, but I have no regrets". But there was a time when I clearly felt that she does have regrets, but she didn't really say so directly.

Thank you for the translation. ^^

I think in Born To Be... she was trying to project that bit of a front that she was keeping up until the 2010s but now we're seeing a lot of vulnerability with Ayu, like her walls are completely down.

[Aga-chan]

Originally Posted by truehappiness

I think in Born To Be... she was trying to project that bit of a front that she was keeping up until the 2010s but now we're seeing a lot of vulnerability with Ayu, like her walls are completely down.

I think that she really felt like that back then. But then things happened and she was indirectly saying that she regrets, see "You were...".

Originally Posted by tenshi no hane

When I felt I had reached the place of my dreams
it turned out to be just another chapter of reality

I'm just thinking, Ayu likes to use 夢の続き, continuation of the dream, and I kind of think that 現実の続き should be translated as "continuation of reality". What do you think? I feel "another chapter of reality" gives of a different feeling. Nuances, I guess.

[BlackSilence]

Originally Posted by Aga-chan

I'm just thinking, Ayu likes to use 夢の続き, continuation of the dream, and I kind of think that 現実の続き should be translated as "continuation of reality". What do you think? I feel "another chapter of reality" gives of a different feeling. Nuances, I guess.

actually i think the "continuation of reality" flows better with this, than "chapter" does. At least to me.

[Aga-chan]

Originally Posted by artcika

actually i think the "continuation of reality" flows better with this, than "chapter" does. At least to me.

Originally Posted by SunshineSlayer

Yes, I agree with this. Another chapter of reality isn't bad either, but continuation I think captures the nuance a little better. It was pretty much the only line that really stood out to me as I was listening to the song just now while reading the lyrics.

I'm glad I'm not the only one. ^^
Chapter makes it feel fragmented, like one chapter ended and another one began, but continuation makes it feel like a flow, like nothing really changed. Or even if a dream comes true, the hardships are the same afterwards, something like that.

[SunshineSlayer]

Originally Posted by Aga-chan

I'm just thinking, Ayu likes to use 夢の続き, continuation of the dream, and I kind of think that 現実の続き should be translated as "continuation of reality". What do you think? I feel "another chapter of reality" gives of a different feeling. Nuances, I guess.

Yes, I agree with this. Another chapter of reality isn't bad either, but continuation I think captures the nuance a little better. It was pretty much the only line that really stood out to me as I was listening to the song just now while reading the lyrics.