Translation: flyaway – Lyrics (English Translation) by Quartet4

It’s rare that we ever have full English translations of BACK-ON‘s songs, so it was so very exciting to find that Sowon, our awesome BOO Forums admin, had posted a translation of flyaway by Quartet4 on the Forums! You can see the original English translation here on Quartet4‘s own website, but they have very kindly given us permission to post the translation here as well!

If you haven’t had a chance to listen to the song yet (remember it’s the OP for Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 2) have a look at some of the options available in our earlier post, where you can watch the PV, download the mp3 or even enjoy a subbed version with karaoke effects!

You can either view the English-only translation below or a line-by-line translation with the original Kanji. Either way, this translation has really helped me to appreciate the song a lot more, and I am sure it will be the same for you as well. Thank you to Quartet4 for their great work!

English Translation

BACK-ON – flyaway

Lyrics: TEEDA, KENJI03
Music: BACK-ON

*Go on, open your arms and fly above that cloud
Pass beneath a rainbow and head to that destination, flyaway
(Even if the wind blows against you, or a giant wall is in the way
Let a favorable wind guide you towards that destination)
You’re here by my side

I held your hand cuz you said
“Take you to the shining place from a maze”

I trust you so I took your warm hand in mine
I see no clouds when I look into your eyes
All my sad emotions fell to the dry ground as tears
A single drop grows, blooming into flowers of various colors

I brandished my pretenses like a knife
Hurting others, hurting others, as I screamed in the darkness

(Repeat*)

Birds ride on the wind, flowers blossom vividly
It’s a beautiful world, not like before
The world turns endlessly
I used to watch the landscape fade away by myself
My clock has begun to work again
You softly reached out and led me to a shining world

I want to find a tomorrow without lies
I’ll flap my wings with all my strength
And go to where you’re shining

Now I fly to the ends of that shining sky
I hold your hand so we’ll never be apart, flyaway
(Even if the wind blows against you, or a giant wall is in the way
Let a favorable wind guide you towards that destination)
I’m here by your side

English Translation with Kanji

BACK-ON – flyaway

作詩:TEEDA・KENJI03 作曲:BACK-ON

※さあ両手拡げ あの雲をこえて
*Go on, open your arms and fly above that cloud

虹のアーチくぐって 目指す場所へ flyaway
Pass beneath a rainbow and head to that destination, flyaway

(向かい風だって デカいカベだって 追い風まとって目指す場所へ)
(Even if the wind blows against you, or a giant wall is in the way
Let a favorable wind guide you towards that destination)

君がそばにいるから※
You’re here by my side

I held you(r) hand cuz you said
“Take you to the shining place from a maze”

君を信じて 掴んだその手暖かくて
I trust you so I took your warm hand in mine

見つめるその瞳にくもりはなくて
I see no clouds when I look into your eyes

孤独を積み重ねた想いが枯れた大地に落とした涙
All my sad emotions fell to the dry ground as tears

一粒の雫が広がって 色とりどりの花を咲かしてく
A single drop grows, blooming into flowers of various colors

強がりのナイフを振り回して
I brandished my pretenses like a knife

傷つけて 傷つけて 暗闇で叫んでた
Hurting others, hurting others, as I screamed in the darkness

(※くり返し)
(Repeat*)

鳥達追い風に乗って 花達はあざやかに咲いて
Birds ride on the wind, flowers blossom vividly

It’s a beautiful world 今までと違う
It’s a beautiful world, not like before

止まる事なく世界は回る
The world turns endlessly

一人見つめてたんだボヤけた風景
I used to watch the landscape fade away by myself

My clock has begun to work again

君がそっと手を伸ばして光照らす世界の中へ
You softly reached out and led me to a shining world

偽りのない明日見つけたくて
I want to find a tomorrow without lies

全力で羽ばたいて 輝く君の元へ
I’ll flap my wings with all my strength
And go to where you’re shining

今光照らす あの空の果てへ
Now I fly to the ends of that shining sky

君の手を掴んで はなさない様に flyaway
I hold your hand so we’ll never be apart, flyaway

(向かい風だって デカいカベだって 追い風まとって目指す場所へ)
(Even if the wind blows against you, or a giant wall is in the way
Let a favorable wind guide you towards that destination)

僕がそばにいるから
I’m here by your side