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Friday, February 18, 2005
7:45 PM

Romaji

What I get?
What you get?
Te ni shiteru mono wa
Shinjitai dake de
Gensou na no ka mo ne

What I say?
What you say?
Kotoba ni shinakucha
Tsutawaranai ka mo ne
Todokanai ka mo ne

Koko kara
Ima ga hajimaru

(chorus 1:)
A woman never runs away
A woman never hides away
In order to survive
Tatakai mo sezu ni
Iyashi motomeru mon ja nai

A woman never shows her fears
A woman never shows her tears
In order to survive
Namida wa tayasuku
Dareka ni miseru mon ja nai

What I need?
What you need?
Yokubou ga atte
Mitasarenai uchi wa
Daijoubu ka mo ne

What I lose?
What you lose?
Nakushite hajimete
Ki zuita da nante
Kikiakita ka mo ne

Ai nara
Koko ni aru kara

(chorus 2:)
A woman could be dangerous
A woman could be generous
In order to survive
Sonna ni itsu demo
Ii ko bakari de irarenai

A woman could be having fun
A woman could be like a nun
In order to survive
Itami wo shiranakya
Yasashiku nante irarenai

(repeat chorus 1&2)

English Translation

What I get?
What you get?
What I get may just be
Something I want to believe
It may just be an illusion

What I say?
What you say?
If I don't put it in words
It might not get across
It might not reach anyone

The present
Starts here

(chorus 1:)
A woman never runs away
A woman never hides away
In order to survive
You can't long for healing
Without a fight

A woman never shows her fears
A woman never shows her tears
In order to survive
Tears aren't something
To be shown to someone lightly

What I need?
What you need?
I have desires
As long as they're not satisfied
I might be all right

What I lose?
What you lose?
I might be tired of hearing
That you didn't know what you had
Until you lost it

Love
Is here

(chorus 2:)
A woman could be dangerous
A woman could be generous
In order to survive
I can't just be
A good girl all the time

A woman could be having fun
A woman could be like a nun
In order to survive
I can't be tender
Without knowing pain

(repeat chorus 1&2)

-Real Me, Ayumi Hamasaki

feminist(?) side of ayumi. interesting lyrics as always, music is of top-notch quality. after all, the track is from her Rainbow album, which IMHO is simply her best.

p.s. don't buy My Story. its a pretty disappointing album really.