This is a hauntingly beautiful song about introspection, specifically about looking back at a relationship that started bad and ended so poorly, that the narrator wants to go back to the very beginning and tell himself to not even travel down that road. I believe that the relationship started poorly because of the lines:
"Take me back to the night we met:When the night was full of terrors: And your eyes were filled with tears: When you had not touched me yet"
So, the first night was not a great start, but the narrator pursued the relationship and eventually both overcame the rough start to fall in love with each other:
"I had all and then most of you"
Like many relationships that turn sour, it was not a quick decline, but a gradual one where the narrator and their partner fall out of love and gradually grow apart
"Some and now none of you"
Losing someone who was once everything in your world, who you could confide in, tell your secrets to, share all the most intimate parts of your life, to being strangers with that person is probably one of the most painful experiences a person can go through. So Painful, the narrator wants to go back in time and tell himself to not even pursue the relationship.
This was the perfect song for "13 Reasons Why"
Romaji
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hajimemashite ayaman japan desu minna iku toki wa issho dayo
ninninnin ninninnin ninninnin ttara ninninnin
ninninnin ninninnin ninninnin ttara ninninnin
poipoipoipopoipoipopi- poipoipoipopoipoipopi-
OPI OPI ooki na koe deoppaiwasshoi
koshi motte ketsu motte shushupopo shushupopo
minnade isshoni shushupopo shushupopo
anatanoo takara shushupopo shushupopo
massurusuteikku shushupopo shushupopo
ie nai ie nai otona no jijou de ie nai
ii tai ii tai demo otona no jijou de ie nai
anatano egao gatotemo mabushi sugiteoshaberininaru
kono kimochi kidui te anata igai ha mie nai
migi maccho hidari maccho ryoute wo awa sete oppai oooppai
poipoipoipopoipoipopi- poipoipoipopoipoipopi-
esui-ekkusu esui-ekkusu ooki na koe de esui-ekkusu
koshi motte ketsu mottezukkonbakkon zukkonbakkon
koshi motte ketsu mottezukkonbakkon zukkonbakkon
koshi motte ketsu mottezukkonbakkon zukkonbakkon
koshi motte ketsu mottezukkonbakkon zukkonbakkon
kyodaku gaorinai ayaman JAPAN jaorinai karano
haruna ai haruna ai haruna ai dake oritayo
ima janai koto wakattetakara ie nakatta kotoba
mou sukoshi hayaku ae tara anatano tonari ni ire tano ?
migi maccho hidari maccho kono kinniku ha te ko suji
poipoipoipopoipoipopi- poipoipoipopoipoipopi-
esui-ekkusu esui-ekkusu ooki na koe de esui-ekkusu
koshi motte ketsu motte zukkonbakkon zukkonbakkon
koshi motte ketsu motte zukkonbakkon zukkonbakkon
koshi motte ketsu motte zukkonbakkon zukkonbakkon
koshi motte ketsu motte zukkonbakkon zukkonbakkon
iwa nai iwa nai ayaman JAPAN mo otona damon
demo ii tai ii tai otona ninantenaritakunai
poipoipoipopoipoipopi-
poipoipoipopoipoipopi-
hai ayaman kara hajimaru yay gyutan game yay yoroshiku ne
kankei naikara kankei naikara
kankei naikara kankei naikara karano
poipoipoipopoipoipopi-
poipoipoipopoipoipopi-
English
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"Nice to meet you. We're Ayaman Japan. Everyone, when you come, come together!"
Nin nin nin, nin nin nin, nin nin nin tara nin nin nin
Nin nin nin, nin nin nin, nin nin nin tara nin nin nin
Poi poi poi po poi poi po pi! Poi poi poi po poi poi po pi!
O-P-I (boobs), O-P-I (boobs), with a big voice, heave ho!
Lift your back, lift your bum! Shushupopo shushupopo (Japanese train sound)
Everyone together, shushupopo shushupopo
Your treasure, shushupopo shushupopo
Muscle stick, shushupopo shushupopo
I can't say, I can't say because it's for adults only
I want to say, I want to say because it's for adults only
Your smile is so bright, it makes me chatty
Notice this feeling, no one can see it but you
Right macho, left macho, push both hands together, boobs, boobs!
Poi poi poi po poi poi po pi! Poi poi poi po poi poi po pi!
S-E-X, S-E-X, with a big voice S-E-X!
Lift your back, lift your bum! Zukkonbakkon Zukkonbakkon (Japanese sex sound)
Lift your back, lift your bum! Zukkonbakkon Zukkonbakkon
Lift your back, lift your bum! Zukkonbakkon Zukkonbakkon
Lift your back, lift your bum! Zukkonbakkon Zukkonbakkon
We're not allowed because we're Ayaman Japan
Haruna Ai, Haruna Ai, Haruna Ai is the only one allowed
I knew that now was not the right time, the word I couldn't say
If we would have met earlier, could I be with you?
Right macho, left macho, this is the hand job muscle
Poi poi poi po poi poi po pi! Poi poi poi po poi poi po pi!
S-E-X, S-E-X, with a big voice S-E-X!
Lift your back, lift your bum! Zukkonbakkon Zukkonbakkon (Japanese sex sound)
Lift your back, lift your bum! Zukkonbakkon Zukkonbakkon
Lift your back, lift your bum! Zukkonbakkon Zukkonbakkon
Lift your back, lift your bum! Zukkonbakkon Zukkonbakkon
I won't say, I won't say because Ayaman Japan are adults
But I want to say, I want to say, I don't want to be an adult
Poi poi poi po poi poi po pi!
Poi poi poi po poi poi po pi!
"OK. Starting with Ayaman. Yay! Gyutan game. Yay! Let's have a good game."
(Gyutan game sounds)
This is not related! This is not related!
This is not related! This is not related!
Poi poi poi po poi poi po pi!
Poi poi poi po poi poi po pi!
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hajimemashite ayaman japan desu minna iku toki wa issho dayo
ninninnin ninninnin ninninnin ttara ninninnin
ninninnin ninninnin ninninnin ttara ninninnin
poipoipoipopoipoipopi- poipoipoipopoipoipopi-
OPI OPI ooki na koe deoppaiwasshoi
koshi motte ketsu motte shushupopo shushupopo
minnade isshoni shushupopo shushupopo
anatanoo takara shushupopo shushupopo
massurusuteikku shushupopo shushupopo
ie nai ie nai otona no jijou de ie nai
ii tai ii tai demo otona no jijou de ie nai
anatano egao gatotemo mabushi sugiteoshaberininaru
kono kimochi kidui te anata igai ha mie nai
migi maccho hidari maccho ryoute wo awa sete oppai oooppai
poipoipoipopoipoipopi- poipoipoipopoipoipopi-
esui-ekkusu esui-ekkusu ooki na koe de esui-ekkusu
koshi motte ketsu mottezukkonbakkon zukkonbakkon
koshi motte ketsu mottezukkonbakkon zukkonbakkon
koshi motte ketsu mottezukkonbakkon zukkonbakkon
koshi motte ketsu mottezukkonbakkon zukkonbakkon
kyodaku gaorinai ayaman JAPAN jaorinai karano
haruna ai haruna ai haruna ai dake oritayo
ima janai koto wakattetakara ie nakatta kotoba
mou sukoshi hayaku ae tara anatano tonari ni ire tano ?
migi maccho hidari maccho kono kinniku ha te ko suji
poipoipoipopoipoipopi- poipoipoipopoipoipopi-
esui-ekkusu esui-ekkusu ooki na koe de esui-ekkusu
koshi motte ketsu motte zukkonbakkon zukkonbakkon
koshi motte ketsu motte zukkonbakkon zukkonbakkon
koshi motte ketsu motte zukkonbakkon zukkonbakkon
koshi motte ketsu motte zukkonbakkon zukkonbakkon
iwa nai iwa nai ayaman JAPAN mo otona damon
demo ii tai ii tai otona ninantenaritakunai
poipoipoipopoipoipopi-
poipoipoipopoipoipopi-
hai ayaman kara hajimaru yay gyutan game yay yoroshiku ne
kankei naikara kankei naikara
kankei naikara kankei naikara karano
poipoipoipopoipoipopi-
poipoipoipopoipoipopi-
English
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"Nice to meet you. We're Ayaman Japan. Everyone, when you come, come together!"
Nin nin nin, nin nin nin, nin nin nin tara nin nin nin
Nin nin nin, nin nin nin, nin nin nin tara nin nin nin
Poi poi poi po poi poi po pi! Poi poi poi po poi poi po pi!
O-P-I (boobs), O-P-I (boobs), with a big voice, heave ho!
Lift your back, lift your bum! Shushupopo shushupopo (Japanese train sound)
Everyone together, shushupopo shushupopo
Your treasure, shushupopo shushupopo
Muscle stick, shushupopo shushupopo
I can't say, I can't say because it's for adults only
I want to say, I want to say because it's for adults only
Your smile is so bright, it makes me chatty
Notice this feeling, no one can see it but you
Right macho, left macho, push both hands together, boobs, boobs!
Poi poi poi po poi poi po pi! Poi poi poi po poi poi po pi!
S-E-X, S-E-X, with a big voice S-E-X!
Lift your back, lift your bum! Zukkonbakkon Zukkonbakkon (Japanese sex sound)
Lift your back, lift your bum! Zukkonbakkon Zukkonbakkon
Lift your back, lift your bum! Zukkonbakkon Zukkonbakkon
Lift your back, lift your bum! Zukkonbakkon Zukkonbakkon
We're not allowed because we're Ayaman Japan
Haruna Ai, Haruna Ai, Haruna Ai is the only one allowed
I knew that now was not the right time, the word I couldn't say
If we would have met earlier, could I be with you?
Right macho, left macho, this is the hand job muscle
Poi poi poi po poi poi po pi! Poi poi poi po poi poi po pi!
S-E-X, S-E-X, with a big voice S-E-X!
Lift your back, lift your bum! Zukkonbakkon Zukkonbakkon (Japanese sex sound)
Lift your back, lift your bum! Zukkonbakkon Zukkonbakkon
Lift your back, lift your bum! Zukkonbakkon Zukkonbakkon
Lift your back, lift your bum! Zukkonbakkon Zukkonbakkon
I won't say, I won't say because Ayaman Japan are adults
But I want to say, I want to say, I don't want to be an adult
Poi poi poi po poi poi po pi!
Poi poi poi po poi poi po pi!
"OK. Starting with Ayaman. Yay! Gyutan game. Yay! Let's have a good game."
(Gyutan game sounds)
This is not related! This is not related!
This is not related! This is not related!
Poi poi poi po poi poi po pi!
Poi poi poi po poi poi po pi!
Lyrics submitted by MoyashiSubs, edited by yeeeeeeeeeeeee
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