パレードオンパレード ♥ Parade on Parade

幼いころに憧れてた

osanai koro ni akogarete'ta

When I was little I admired

絵本の中から　とびだしたパレード

ehon no naka kara tobidashita parēdo

the parades that would jump out of picture books.

キラキラ　眩しい光の先に

kirakira mabushii hikari no saki ni

They told me about the illusion of the circus

まぼろしのサーカス　教えてくれた

maboroshi no sākasu oshiete kureta

beneath the sparkling, dazzling light.

おどけて笑う道化師が

odokete warau dōkeshi ga

Clowns that would fool around and smile

手招いている　その場所へ

temaneite iru sono basho e

beckoned me there.

どこまでもパレード

dokomademo parēdo

Parades everywhere you go.

暗闇の中に　突然あらわれた

kurayami no naka ni totsuzen arawareta

They suddenly appeared out of the darkness.

いつまでもパレード

itsumademo parēdo

Parades will keep on going.

それはホントの夢みたいな夢

sore wa honto no yume mitai na yume

It was a dream that seemed like a dream come true.

呪文を唱えれば　なんでも叶う

jumon o tonaereba nan demo kanau

If you recite the spell, you can have anything.

好きなあの子も　ふりむかせられる

suki na ano ko mo furimukaserareru

You can get the girl you like to take notice of you.

欲しいモノぜんぶ手に入れたあと

hoshii mono zenbu te ni ireta ato

After you've gotten everything you wanted,

ワナに気づいたって　もう手遅れ

wana ni kizuitatte mō teokure

even if you realize it's a trap, it's too late.

不気味に嘲笑わらう道化師が

bukimi ni warau dōkeshi ga

Where the weirdly sneering clowns

連れだした場所　落とし穴さ

tsuredashita basho otoshiana sa

have taken you is a pitfall.

とびこんだパレード

tobikonda parēdo

I jumped into the parade

知らない間に　抜け出せなくなった

shiranai aida ni nukedasenaku natta

where before I knew it I couldn't get out.

いじわるなパレード

ijiwaru na parēdo

The nasty parade

仮面の裏側　見せてはくれないね

kamen no uragawa misete wa kurenai ne

doesn't show what's behind the mask.

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大人になって判るコト

otona ni natte wakaru koto

What I realized when I grew up

手の鳴る方へ　

te no naru hō e

is to always follow the leader

いつでも前ならえ

itsudemo mae narae

in the direction they clap.

本当はパペット

hontō wa papetto

In reality it's the puppet that

ボクらをあやつって　食べつくしてしまう

bokura o ayatsutte tabetsukushite shimau

manipulates us and gobbles us up.

とらわれたパレード

torawareta parēdo

We're caught in the parade.

それがホントの嘘みたいな現実リアル

sore ga honto no uso mitai na riaru

That's the reality that seems like the real lie.

ぬけだしてパレード

nukedashite parēdo

Get out of the parade

かすんで見えないメジルシを頼りに

kasunde mienai mejirushi o tayori ni

relying on landmarks too hazy to see.

終わらないパレード

owaranai parēdo

The unending parade,

晴れだって雨だって

hare datte ame datte

come rain or shine

パレードオンパレード

parēdo on parēdo

it's a parade on parade.

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