This is a sequel to 2001's "Reckless Abandon", and features the band looking back on their clumsy youth fondly.
Bad Dream
samekirenu yume no omosa ni unasare
Bad Dream
nigete mo nigete mo oikakete kuru
In the dark
yami no naka samayou ore ga mita mono wa
In the eyes
awaku aoi hikari no gen'ei
nanika ni osareru you ni (In the light)
suikomarete iku
machi-ukete ita tamashii ga moe-hajimete iru
Violator
hikari no mae ni tachi-hadakatta mono wa
Vicious mind
(?) i tsurashita ore datta
nanika ga ayatsuru you ni (Shoot and Kill)
uchi-nomeshite iku
ikidootte ita tamashii ga moehatte iru (?)
itsuka tsukami-kaketa tada massugu na yume o
iishirenu kodoku ni usuware se o muketa
hibiwareta maboroshi samasu zawameki wa
kioku ni hisomu sakebi
At present
mabayui hikari no naka ni mita mono wa
At that magire mo nai osanai hi no yume
nanika o motomete (Right away)
mou ichido umare-kawaru
yomigaette kuru tamashii ga moetsukiru made
kyozou ni michita genjitsu ni mukatte
mujun shita kokoro toki-hajimeru
hibiwareta maboroshi samasu zawameki wa
kioku ni hisomu sakebi
In dazzle I was ready to be destroyed
under the power (that) was in visible
When I saw the truth, I heard my ghost cry.
samekirenu yume no omosa ni unasare
Bad Dream
nigete mo nigete mo oikakete kuru
In the dark
yami no naka samayou ore ga mita mono wa
In the eyes
awaku aoi hikari no gen'ei
nanika ni osareru you ni (In the light)
suikomarete iku
machi-ukete ita tamashii ga moe-hajimete iru
Violator
hikari no mae ni tachi-hadakatta mono wa
Vicious mind
(?) i tsurashita ore datta
nanika ga ayatsuru you ni (Shoot and Kill)
uchi-nomeshite iku
ikidootte ita tamashii ga moehatte iru (?)
itsuka tsukami-kaketa tada massugu na yume o
iishirenu kodoku ni usuware se o muketa
hibiwareta maboroshi samasu zawameki wa
kioku ni hisomu sakebi
At present
mabayui hikari no naka ni mita mono wa
At that magire mo nai osanai hi no yume
nanika o motomete (Right away)
mou ichido umare-kawaru
yomigaette kuru tamashii ga moetsukiru made
kyozou ni michita genjitsu ni mukatte
mujun shita kokoro toki-hajimeru
hibiwareta maboroshi samasu zawameki wa
kioku ni hisomu sakebi
In dazzle I was ready to be destroyed
under the power (that) was in visible
When I saw the truth, I heard my ghost cry.
Lyrics submitted by user725371
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