Just released on the 1st August is the new single “ALONES” by Aqua Timez, which is currently being used as the 6th opening theme for the anime series Bleach.

It took them a very very long time for the single to be officially released. I would rate this single as “very average”. Apart from Alones, I didn’t find the other tracks on the single any impressive at all.

There are a total of 4 tracks found on this single:

1. 01 ALONES
2. 02 暁 akatsuki
3. 03 Mr.ロードランナー(remix)
4. 04 ALONES(Instrumental Mix)

Actually Aqua Timez isn’t a stranger to Bleach since they had already previously sung Overcome A Thousand Nights (千の夜をこえて Sen no Yoru wo Koete) for the theme song to the movie version of Bleach. So this year they returned again with “ALONES”, and I must say its really a great opening theme song.

But somehow personally, I actually prefer the TV size version of the song to the full version, I find the full version abit tad too draggy. Don’t know why just feel that way.


Full ALONES Lyrics 歌詞:

Romanji Version:

oreta awai tsubasa
kimi wa sukoshi
aosugiru sora ni tsukareta dake sa
mou dareka no tame ja nakute
jibun no tame ni waratte ii yo

izen to shite shinobiyoru kodoku
uchigawa ni tomoru rousoku
nigiwau ba ni gouka na shanderia to wa urahara ni

tarinai kotoba no
kubomi o nani de umetara ii n’ darou
mou wakaranai yo

semete yume no naka de
jiyuu ni oyogetara anna sora mo iranai no ni
kinou made no koto o
nuritsubusa nakute mo asu ni mukaeru no ni

oreta awai tsubasa
kimi wa sukoshi
aosugiru sora ni tsukareta dake sa
mou dareka no tame ja nakute
jibun no tame ni waratte ii yo

rettoukan to no wakai wa
kantan ni wa kanawanaisa
Jiishiki no teppen ni suwaru
kagami ga utsusu hanabira

furishiboru you ni
kogoreta ai wo sakende miru keredo
modokashikute

meguru toki no naka de
kizuguchi wa yagate
kasabuta ni kawatte iku
kimi wa sore o matazu
totemo utsukushiku
totemo hakanage de

hagare ochita ato no
ubuge no you ni
hi damari no naka de furueru inori
ima wa muri ni dareka no koto wo
ai sou to omowanakute ii no ni

[instrumental]

toki ni kono sekai wa
ue wo muite
aruku ni wa sukoshi mabushii sugiru ne
shizumu you ni
me wo fuseru to
kawaita chimen ga namida wo susuru

What do you remember?
I know anytime
Subete wo uketomenakute ii yo
what do you remember?
I know anytime
koraeru koto dakedo
Yuuki ja nai

Kanji Version:

※折れた 淡い翼
君は少し青すぎる空に疲れただけさ
もう誰かのためじゃなくて
自分のために笑っていいよ※

以前として忍びよる孤独
内側にともる蝋燭
賑わうパーティー
豪華なシャンデリアと裏腹に

足りない言葉の
窪みを何で埋めたらいいのだろう？
もうわからないや

せめて夢の中で
自由に泳げたら
あんな空もいらないのに
昨日までのことを
塗り潰さなくても
明日に向かえるのに

※繰り返し

劣等感との和解は
簡単には叶わないさ
自意識のてっぺんに座る
鏡が写す花びら

振り絞るように
凝れた愛を叫んでみるけど
もどかしくて

巡る時の中で
傷口はやがて
かさぶたに変わっていく
君はそれを待たず
とても美しく
とてもはかなげで

剥がれ落ちたあとの
産毛のように
日だまりの中で震える祈り
今は無理に誰かのことを
愛そうと思わなくていいのに

（間奏）

時にこの世界は
上を向いて
歩くには少し眩しすぎるね
沈むように
目を伏せると
乾いた地面が涙をすする

What do you remember?
I know anytime
全てを受けとめなくてもいいよ
What do you remember?
I know anytime
こらえることだけが
勇気じゃない