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命のへそ (Inochi no heso) – Life’s bellybutton

from Durian shounen single.

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To all the subdued people
Living without finding your dreams
The needle of time
Moves on regardless
As if scorning us
Are you going to die without achieving anything?

Just walking along the same path
That you walked along yesterday
You have no idea
Where to head to, right?

Life’s bellybutton
Come, tighten your belly!
And pour in your spirit
Don’t sink!
Come, step on the ground and move out!
What’s important
Is facing forward
Standing up to any wind that blows
Don’t run away
Discipline yourself despite the pain
With the abdominal strength to stay alive

To all the downcast people
Who are unable to find even one thing they wish to do
Your palms
Remain empty
Slicing through air
Don’t you want to grasp your desires?

All successes are determined
By how you live your life
Don’t pass it off
With any excuses

Life’s bellybutton
Close your eyes gently
Hoard your hope
Don’t give up!
Just focus your heart right now!
Even if you’re wrong
Even if you fail
You’ll get to see a different scenery
Just try
You’ll get used to pain
Life is just like training

Life’s bellybutton
Come, tighten your belly!
And pour in your spirit
Don’t sink!
Come, step on the ground and move out!
What’s important
Is facing forward
Standing up to any wind that blows
Don’t run away
Discipline yourself despite the pain
With the abdominal strength to stay alive

Life’s bellybutton
Is you
Live without wavering!

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どうでもいい人仮面 (Doudemo ii hito kamen) – An inconsequential person’s mask

from Durian shounen single.

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If I find out that you dislike me
Then I won’t know what I’d do tomorrow

Unable to show my true self
I’ve put on a safety mask that everyone likes

To be a good person to you, the rest doesn’t matter
I’m an inconsequential person, never to be loved
But I don’t care about that
As long as I can be by your side…
Love is always satisfactory by itself
Even if you never notice me…

If I were to force a confession upon you
Yes, our relationship will surely become awkward

I love you too much, it’s made me a coward
So I look the other way on purpose, feigning disinterest

I’m a friend to you, just one out of many…
Just a harmless friend, not anyone special
But such an existence is easy
I mean, I’ll never get hurt…
Love will reach a sad sufficiency by itself
Nothing will end if I don’t dream

For a person who never means anything, nothing will happen
For a person who isn’t your type, I’ve always wanted to be your boyfriend…

To be a good person to you, the rest doesn’t matter
I’m an inconsequential person, never to be loved
But I don’t care about that
As long as I can be by your side…
Love by itself is always satisfactory
Even if you never notice me…

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ドリアン少年 (Dorian shounen) – Durian boy

from Durian shounen single.

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Hey! Hey! Hey!
Fu! Fu!…

When I first showed my friends
A photo of the guy I really like
“That’s impossible!”, “You have bad taste”
I was shot down like this

“A person as cool as him
Surely does not exist anywhere else”
I was so proud of that, but
It was a brutal attack!

I’ve changed a little
Since I was a child
Rather than candy (or chocolate)
Rather than cake (I prefer)
A slightly salty taste

Being plain or handsome, it’s a thin line
Every girl has her own ideal guy
If everyone takes no notice of him
Then he is mine, my prince
Being plain or handsome is the same
Yes, because love is blind
No matter what anyone says, I’m in love
I mean, he is the only one
The durian boy of my obsession

Once they meet him in person
They’ll understand his charm
Everyone will freeze, mouths open
Their eyes wide

But that won’t happen
His style is really doubtful
Yet for me, he is without flaws
The lover of my dreams

What I hope to get
For my birthday present
Rather than a doll (or a soft toy)
Rather than a dress (what I wanted)
Were gardening shears

Ignoring and passing through the little forked branches
To a delicacy that girls won’t touch
Even the unpalatable fish, reduced to bones
Is still a treasure inside
Can’t ignore the little forked branches
It’s natural to be worried
But I believe that my intuition is right…
The one that everyone dislikes
He is my durian boy

Being plain or handsome, it’s a thin line
Every girl has her own ideal guy
If everyone takes no notice of him
Then he is mine, my prince
Being plain or handsome is the same
Yes, because love is blind
No matter what anyone says, I’m in love
I mean, he is the only one
The durian boy of my obsession

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