PROMiSE translation!

It's been a while, hasn't it!?! Oh my God.

So. I translated MiChi's song 「PROMiSE」 a while ago but never posted it...anywhere. :L

MiChi. She's really good. Her genre is very pop music. Very electronically influenced. From what I gather she's mainly a lyricist, but also a composer? Right? I dunno. She's bilingual too! So I guess this means there's little Engrish...except the PROMiSE part of the song sounds totally like "bromance".
I heard she was compared to Lily Allen, which isn't true at all. I don't think so either. I guess she's British? =D

Okay. Well. Enough of me, eh?!

(Italicised text was already in English! I've left it exactly as it appears in the original Japanese..unless it's horrendous I never correct their grammar.)

All I know is all this started back in 95
In the complete darkness I walked unsteadily my way
I'm searching for answers

Why do humans give up on their dreams?
You'll never know if today is your last,
So take a chance, yeah?
So, think and keep on going your way

GOD, TRUST life and our bodies,*
Trust in your perception
If you got questions, Go on
And keep on asking
LOVE keep giving it out,
Don't be scared of it
CHANCE will keep on coming
Look and grab it!
DANCE just loosen your bodies
Roll up your sleeves and have fun
Don't care what people think
Just keep on freaking with it
LAUGH like you really mean it
And give gratitude for today
Let's start with something, Hey! **

※Everyday is a new page
With this hand write a Story
The Feelings you felt that day,***
Remember them
Before they disappear.
When you feel like crying at night
I'll be with you through it
Don't forget:
Even at the end I'll be With you baby

All I know is someday you'll arrive at your goal****
Sometimes you feel it's impossible, but,
Always Believe in yourself

Every night you worry about tomorrow's problems,
But You know,
Thinking too much just causes anxiety, Hey yeah?
Look upwards and Keep on reaching higher

TRUST, GOD life and our bodies
Trust in your perception
If you got questions, Go on
Keep on asking
LOVE keep giving it out
Don't be scared of it
CHANCE will keep on coming,
Look and grab it!
DANCE just loosen your bodies
Roll up your sleeves and have fun
Don't care about what people think
Just keep on freaking with it
LAUGH like you really mean it
And give thanks for today
Let's begin immediately, Hey!




※ repeat

I won't give up on this PROMiSE
Until I see that smiling face,
I'll keep walking my way 
I won't stop
(I won't stop)
Before they disappear
When you feel like crying at night,
I'll be with you through it
Don't forget
The answer is In you baby

※ repeat

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Translator's notes:
* When it says "GOD, TRUST --" I'm not sure whether she means God in the list or just as an expletive. I guess with next chorus she means God as in the list? Maybe? Answers on a postcard, huh?
** I translated this really appallingly so I quickly changed it, I don't know who did that part of my translation, but credit goes to JPopAsia.
*** Yes I know it's weird to capitalise feelings in the middle of a sentence but the original Japanese is "あの日のFeelings" and I wanted to keep it as true as possible.
**** I know I said I didn't correct grammar unless it was terrible...but the original English said "to your dream" which makes sense when the rest of that line is in Japanese.

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Hopefully next week I can translate some more. I've had a week from Hell, but today has been excellent! I'm well happy. ^^

I'll probably post more tomorrow but I won't swear on it! Actually I've wrote this and I feel like writing more. So I'm gonna.

Recently I've been into Chihiro Onitsuka a lot, she's really talented. She composes and writes the lyrics for her entire discography with only a few being re-composed with her past producer. She seems like she's been through a lot and she has a penchant for beautiful and moving lyrics.
My favourite song of hers would be infection and 蛍 (firefly). So pretty!
Most of her songs are ballads with a rock tinge. Very easy on the ears. Her voice is low and deep but has the characteristic nasally quality that Japanese singers have (particularly Yumi Matsutoya interestingly enough).

She's really good. Seriously. Her latest album DOROTHY is fantastic. Go listen. =D

Also! alan's sophomore album came out the other day...well leaked the other day and I managed to listen to it! It's a really good album with lots of electronic pop music on it. There's some REALLY unexpected stuff on there. A lot of people are complaining it sounds generic..but..I disagree! =D

I'll do a proper review this week.

Okay. That's all I have to say! So bye~! :)