Good Morning America - Mirai e no Spiral (english translation)

I don't have too much confidence in this one, it's more of a rough idea of what the song is about than anything.



未来へのスパイラル / A Spiral to the Future

Music and Lyrics: Shingo Kanehiro

Wo wo
Hope and despair
Wo wo
In a non-cyclical* spiral to the future
Wo wo
This transient system
Wo wo
Even when I’m feeling down, won’t you give it to me?

Today as well, I came home late
And immediately turned on my TV
Someone killed someone else
And someone’s parents were crying out
Ah
What are we living for?
I wash down my cold convenience store bento with this news,
And dream of tomorrow

Wo wo
Hope and despair
Wo wo
In a non-cyclical spiral to the future
Wo wo
What is “happiness”?
Wo wo
While I was thinking about that, I sank into a dream

I was having a nightmare, but I was rescued by my alarm clock
“Damn it’s loud”
I was getting irritated, so I shut it off with all my might
Ah
They’re talking about the murder that happened yesterday on TV again
I wash down all my breakfast with that
And wait for my fortune

Wo wo
Hope and despair
Wo wo
In a non-cyclical spiral to the future
Wo wo
What is life?
Wo wo
No matter how long I think about it, I still can’t come up with an answer

If I pay attention,
I notice that I’ve even become accustomed to the feeling of one week**
And my garbage can is filled with the cast-off skin of everyday life
I wonder if it’s okay to smile?
Even just smiling is wearing me out
What is guiding me forwards?

Wo wo
Hope and despair
Wo wo
In a non-cyclical spiral to the future

Wo wo
Wo wo
Wo wo
A non-cyclical spiral to the future
Wo wo
This transient system
Wo wo
Even when I’m feeling down, won’t you give it to me?

Notes:
*A spiral is actually an interesting way of expressing a routine life. It feels like you’re repeating the same thing, but you’re still moving further towards the end with each time you go around the centre, and there’s no going back.
**I don’t know about this line. I think he’s saying something like he notices that he’s fallen into a weekly routine

未来へのスパイラル / Mirai e no Spiral

WOW WOH
Kibou to zetsubou ga
WOW WOH
Junkan de wa naku mirai e no SUPAIRARU
WOW WOH
Mujou no SHISUTEMU ga
WOW WOH
Kanashinde iru setsuna mo ataete kurenai

Konya mo osoku tadaimashite
Toriaezu TEREBI tomoshita
Dareka ga dareka o koroshitatte
Dareka no oya ga sakende ita
Aa
Nan no tame ni ikiteru n dakke?
Sameta KONBINI no bentou
Sono NYUUSU to i ni nagashikonde
Asu o omou

WOW WOH
Kibou to zetsubou ga
WOW WOH
Junkan de wa naku mirai e no SUPAIRARU
WOW WOH
Shiawase to wa nanda?
WOW WOH
Kangaete iru aida ni yume ni shizunde iru

Akumu ni unasarete ita boku o
Mezamashidokei ga sukutta
“Yakamashii naa”
IRAIRA shite kite
Chikaramakase ni damaraseta
Aa
Mata TEREBI de kinou okita
Satsujinjiken ga nagarete iru
Zenbu asameshi to nagashikonde
Uranai matsu

WOW WOH
Kibou to zetsubou ga
WOW WOH
Junkan de wa naku mirai e no SUPAIRARU
WOW WOH
Jinsei to wa nanda?
WOW WOH
Kangaetemo mada kotae wa dasenai

Ki ga tsukeba isshuukan
Tte kankaku ni mo nare
GOMIbako wa hibi no
Nukegara de michite ita
Waratte ireba ii ka na?
Warau no ni mo tsukareta yo naa
Nani ga boku o michibiite iru?

WOW WOH
Kibou to zetsubou ga
WOW WOH
Junkan de wa naku mirai e no SUPAIRARU

WOW WOH
WOW WOH
WOW WOH
Junkan de wa naku mirai e no SUPAIRARU
WOW WOH
Mujou no SHISUTEMU ga
WOW WOH
Kanashinde iru setsuna mo ataete kurenai

Kanji:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RA3Z6PuZGc
^In the description