共犯 Lyrics in English by Mrs.GREEN APPLE

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Verse 1

hiroiatsumete sarani sagasu toukyou

Gathering them up, I search Tokyo even more

sou michinari ni michi nari ni

Yes, following the road, following the unknown

kangaesugiru no ga anata no yakkaina tokoro

Overthinking is the troublesome thing about you

mou desutinii desu sudeni

It is already destiny

Prechorus 1

monku o iu wari ni wa anata wa amai

For all your complaining, you're soft

bukiyouna maindo mou iya ni naru wa

Such a clumsy mind, I'm already sick of it

zureta hone o ajasuto

Adjust the bones that slipped out of place?

mureta kimi ni wa batsu o

Punishment for you, running with the pack

Chorus 1

wasureteshimaetara ii noni ii noni

If only I could forget it all, I wish, I wish

kizu o nameau bokura wa kyouhan kyouhan

We lick each other's wounds, we're accomplices, accomplices

yasumaru koto nanka wa nai noni nai noni

Even though there's never any rest, never, never

shakai to iu beddo ni minna de nemuru

We all sleep together in a bed called society

Postchorus 1

tada kono hiroi sekai wa moroi

This wide world is just so fragile

tada ashita mo chiisana shiawase o to

Just wishing for a little happiness tomorrow too

tada sonna chikai wa amarinimo moroi

That kind of vow is just far too fragile

yasashisa mo wakeatte migoto ni kyouhan

Sharing our kindness too, perfect partners in crime

Verse 2

jibun o mamoru koto to dareka o kougekisuru koto wa dougi janai

Protecting yourself and attacking someone else aren't the same thing

kangaesugiru kara kekkyoku ippo mo ugokezu ni

Because I overthink, in the end I can't move a single step

jikoken'o butsukeru no

And I just throw my self-hatred around

Prechorus 2

nougaki o tareru ni wa

To go around preaching

taishita koto nai otona bakka de iya ni naru wa

It's all just unimpressive grown-ups, it makes me sick

zurechatten no yo

You've got it all twisted

kokou to kodoku wa chigau no yo

Being aloof and being lonely aren't the same

Chorus 2

rikai o shitehoshii nara sunao ni sunao ni

If you want to be understood, be honest, be honest

ikkouni narenai bokura wa kyouhan kyouhan

We just can't ever be that honest, we're accomplices, accomplices

yuruseru wake nanka wa nai noni nai noni

There's no way I can forgive it, no way, no way

mata te o tsunaideshimau bokura wa joushuuhan

But we hold hands again, we're repeat offenders

kuukyona busou shuudan

A hollow armed gang

Chorus 3

subarashisa o wakattehairu noni

Even though I know how wonderful it is

kono sekai ni umaretara mou kyouhan kyouhan

Once you're born into this world, you're already an accomplice, an accomplice

kansha o saretai nara nesshin ni nesshin ni

If you want to be thanked, be eager, be eager

utagawanai ai koso ga kyoukan kyoukan

Love that never doubts is true empathy, empathy

yasumaru koto nanka wa nai noni nai noni

Even though there's never any rest, never, never

mirai ni zenbu betto dekiru risou ga wakanai

I can't come up with an ideal worth betting my whole future on

Postchorus 2

tada kono kiyoi inochi wa moroi

This pure life is just fragile

tada ashita mo chiisana shiawase o to

Just wishing for a little happiness tomorrow too

mada sonna chikai o shinjiteitai

I still want to believe in a vow like that

yasashisa mo wakeatte migoto ni kyouhan

Sharing our kindness too, perfect partners in crime

Outro

itami to kyouraku

Pain and pleasure

manabi to kyouran

Learning and frenzy

jibun to kyoukan

Myself and empathy

bokura wa kyouhan

We're accomplices

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共犯 means "accomplices" or "partners in crime", and Mrs.GREEN APPLE use it in a surprisingly warm way. The crime here is being human: getting hurt, hurting each other, and still holding on. The chorus line "傷を舐め合う僕らは共犯共犯" (we who lick each other's wounds are accomplices, accomplices) uses the idiom 傷を舐め合う, literally "licking each other's wounds". In Japanese it is a bit of a dig: it means comforting each other in a self-pitying way. The song admits that, then shrugs and calls everyone guilty together.

The best image for me is "社会というベッドに皆で眠る" (we all sleep together in a bed called society). Nobody gets real rest, as the next line says: "休まる事なんかは無いのに無いのに" (even though there's never any rest, never any rest). The verses are sharp too. "孤高と孤独は違うのよ" (being proudly aloof is not the same as being lonely) is a blunt little lecture, and 孤高 versus 孤独 is a great pair to learn: one is chosen solitude, the other is not.

The lyrics also mix in English loanwords written in katakana, like デスティニー (destiny), マインド (mind), アジャスト (adjust) and ベット (bet). "未来に全部ベット出来る理想が湧かない" (I can't come up with an ideal worth betting my whole future on) is a gambling metaphor, and it sits close to ベッド (bed) from earlier, which feels like a deliberate bit of wordplay. Then the ending stacks short pairs, "痛みと享楽" (pain and pleasure) and "学びと狂乱" (learning and frenzy), before landing on "僕らは共犯" (we are accomplices). It is cynical about the world and still oddly tender about the people in it.

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