Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Low Love by King Gnu from Japanese to English.
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sabita yubiwa no ato itamiwake desu ne
The mark of a rusted ring — "So we're both hurt, call it even"
aza o kakushite ikiteku no deshou
Hiding our bruises, I guess we'll keep on living
shinobaseta yaiba ni kabuseta risei otona desu ne anata wa
Reason laid over a hidden blade, "You're so grown-up"
hiniku majiri de hikareau no deshou
With a touch of sarcasm, I guess we're drawn to each other
todomatteyuki na yo
Stay here a while
ibasho wa koko ni shika nai desho
"There's nowhere else you belong, right?"
busuina arayuru subete o
Every single crass thing there is
kowashiteshimaitai hossa
I want to smash it all — a "seizure"
keredo rararara rarara rarararara
But la la la la, la la la, la la la la la
yume mitaina hana ni te o nobashite
Reaching out for a dreamlike flower
kekkyoku wa hora rararara rarara rarararara
In the end, see, la la la la, la la la, la la la la la
zouka da to shitteru soredemo mi o yudaneta no nara
I know it's an artificial flower, but if I've surrendered to it anyway
shinkuukan no garasu o tatakiwatte haidashiteyuku
I'll smash the glass of the vacuum tube and crawl out
mi o nagedasu koto sae fukinukeru kaze to tomo ni sarinu
Even the urge to throw myself away is gone with the wind blowing through
omomi o torimodosu karada sore torimodoshite kara sa
My body takes back its weight, and once I've got that back
rararara ibasho wa koko ni shika nai desho
La la la la, "There's nowhere else you belong, right?"
itsumo no you ni muzousana kanjou dake de kizutsukeau nouha
Hurting each other with nothing but careless feelings, as always — our "brain waves"
keredo rararara rarara rarararara
But la la la la, la la la, la la la la la
yume mitaina hana ni te o nobashite
Reaching out for a dreamlike flower
kekkyoku wa hora rararara rarara rarararara
In the end, see, la la la la, la la la, la la la la la
zouka da to shitteru soredemo mi o yudaneta no nara
I know it's an artificial flower, but if I've surrendered to it anyway
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造花 — artificial flower / fake flower
造花 means an artificial flower, made to look like the real thing but unable to grow or fade. In the song, the speaker reaches for a dreamlike flower, then realizes it is artificial and still chooses to surrender to it, creating a memorable image of embracing something beautiful despite knowing it is unreal.
Two people who know they are bad for each other keep circling back anyway. The song opens on the mark a rusted ring leaves behind and a wry 「痛み分けですね」 (so we're both hurt, call it even): they will hide their bruises and go on living, drawn together through sarcasm. One of them keeps saying 「留まってゆきなよ」 (stay here a while) and 「居場所はここにしかないでしょ?」 (there's nowhere else you belong, right?).
The chorus reaches for 「夢みたいな花」 (a dreamlike flower) while admitting it is 「造花」 (an artificial flower), and the "la la la" fills the space where an honest answer should go. Near the end the singer wants to smash the glass of a 「真空管」 (vacuum tube) and crawl out, getting the weight back into their body, before slipping again into hurting each other on careless feeling alone.
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