BUCK-TICK Lyrics | 太陽とイカロス (Taiyou to Icarus)

The Sun and Icarus

Words by Sakurai Atsushi

Music By Hoshino Hidehiko

Japanese

ああ　燃えている　水平線
ああ　燃えている　ワタシハ飛ビ立ツ
暁　咲イタ　愛ト言フ¹機体³
翼　震ワセ
アナタニ会イニ行クヨ
天翔ケヨウ
太陽だ　イカロス！
ギラギラ　突き刺さる
永遠だ　舞い上がれよ
ララララン²

青イ空ヲ　何処マデモ行コウ
鳥ニナッテ　風トナッテ
サア逝コウ
悲シクハ無イ　コレデ自由ダ
涙ガ　ボロボロ　ボロ
零レ　タ

ああ　燃えている　沈む夕陽
ああ　燃えている　ワタシハ旅立ツ
紅　染マレ　傷付イタ機体³
魂　震ワセ
アナタニ会イニ行クヨ
天翔ケヨウ
太陽だ　イカロス！
ギラギラ　突き抜けろ
祝祭だ　舞い踊れよ
ララララン

青イ空ヲ　何処マデモ行コウ
鳥ニナッテ　風トナッテ
サア逝コウ
悲シクハ無イ　コレデ自由ダ
涙ガ　ボロボロ　ボロ
零レ　タ
悲シイケド　コレデ自由ダ
涙ガ　ボロボロ　ボロ
零レ　タ

青イ空ヲ　何処マデモ行コウ
鳥ニナッテ　風トナッテ
サア逝コウ
悲シクハ無イ　コレデ自由ダ
涙ガ　ボロボロ　ボロ
溢レ　タ..

Romaji

By: Yoshiyuki

Aa　moeteiru　suiheisen
Aa　moeteiru　watashi wa tobitatsu
Akatsuki　saita　　Ai to ifu¹ karada³
Tsubasa　furuwase
Anata ni ai ni iku yo
Amakake you
Taiyou da　Ikarosu!
Giragira　Tsuki sasaru
Eien da　Mai agare yo
Rarararan²

Aoi sora wo　Doko made mo yukou
Tori ni natte　Kaze to natte
Saa yukou
Kanashiku wa nai　Kore de jiyuu da
Namida ga　boro boro　boro
kobore-ta

Aa　moeteiru　shizumu yuuhi
Aa　moeteiru　watashi wa tabitatsu
Kurenai　somare　Kizutsuita karada³
Tamashii　furuwase
Anata ni ai ni iku yo
Amakake you
Taiyou da　Ikarosu!
Giragira　Tsuki nukero
Shukusai da　Mai odore yo
Rarararan

Aoi sora wo　Doko made mo yukou
Tori ni natte　Kaze to natte
Saa yukou
Kanashiku wa nai　Kore de jiyuu da
Namida ga　boro boro　boro
kobore-ta
Kanashii kedo　Kore de jiyuu da
Namida ga　boro boro　boro
kobore-ta

Aoi sora wo　Doko made mo yukou
Tori ni natte　Kaze to natte
Saa yukou
Kanashiku wa nai　Kore de jiyuu da
Namida ga　boro boro　boro
afure-ta..

English

By: Yoshiyuki

Ah, the horizon is burning
Ah, it’s burning　I take flight
Dawn is blooming　This body³ named love
Wings　Trembling
I’m coming to see you
Let’s soar
That’s the sun, Icarus!
Glaring　Piercing through
It’s eternity　Soar up and away
La-la-la-lan²

The blue sky stretches into infinity
Become a bird, become one with the wind
Come, let’s go
There’s no need to be sad　Now you’re free
Tears are　tumbling　rolling down
falling

Ah, the setting sun is burning
Ah, it’s burning　I set off
Drenched crimson　This wounded body³
This soul　Trembling
I’m coming to see you
Let’s soar
That’s the sun, Icarus!
Glaring　Break through
It’s a celebration　Dance away
La-la-la-lan²

The blue sky stretches into infinity
Become a bird, become one with the wind
Come, let’s go
There’s no need to be sad　Now you’re free
Tears are　tumbling　rolling down
falling
It’s sad but　Now you’re free
Tears are　tumbling　rolling down
falling

The blue sky stretches into infinity
Become a bird, become one with the wind
Come, let’s go
There’s no need to be sad　Now you’re free
Tears are　tumbling　rolling down
over..flowing

Notes:

¹ 言ふ (ifu) is an archaic way of saying 言う (iu). 

² This part is also a wordplay involving the word 爛々 (ranran) which is an adverb used to describe something as “flaming/fiery/blazing”.

³ 機体 is typically read kitai instead of karada which Sakurai has chosen here. 機体 is defined as “airframe” or the body of an aircraft, while karada is usually written with the singular kanji 体, meaning “body”, i.e. a person’s body. The wordplay here essentially equates the flight equipment to Icarus’ body.

From Toll’s interview in FT107, his cymbal stand broke during the filming of their MV because he stacks two cymbals together to reduce the noise he makes during filming but that means that the cymbals wouldn’t move as much as they usually should, so he has to hit them harder so that movement would captured for the MV. With the added weight and increased pressure from hitting, the stand eventually broke mid-shoot.