Dragon Ash – Viva La Revolution

Lyrics: Furuya Kenji
Music: Furuya Kenji

We don’t know why we’re born into these times
Taking naps and not caring as time passes us by
As always underneath the square sky
The sun shines brightly outside the window
Bringing a new day again
We can’t fly in the sky
By just putting on the shoes we left laying around
Cruel days continue in far away lands
Yet it seems like tiny walls are stopping us
As we’re colored by the red sky beyond the sea
Let’s break down those tiny walls
And start something new, come on

Yes, I used to feel like I could reach those distant birds
Now set the noble blood flowing through this body on fire

It was an oath made with courage in a world that laughs at us
Let’s leave this age behind
Our generation will be the ones to make a change, yeah
Sitting in a dark room alone and doing nothing, that’s like being a coward
It’s like that if you let things handle themselves
It’s like this if you pretend you don’t see
We needed a reason for standing here so we fought desperately
And kept the tiny pride we won in our pockets
I’ll try standing here once again
Here I am with a bit of pride showing on my face
I look in front of me and see all your smiling faces

Yes, just to see a light in the clouds illuminating my destination
I would embrace an unbearable amount of pain in my heart

My days as a young boy without any obligations
Were filled with endless echoes of laughter and irresponsible dreaming
But now those days are long gone
So many things can give you an interminable headache
We eventually come to fear time
No time to find shelter, we’re just carried along by each moment
And though your warmth softly covers me
I’m still sitting around and not doing anything
Nothing will come of that, salvation won’t be found in sleep
That’s why I’ll walk forward of my own will
It’s strange but I feel no hesitation at all

Yes, I used to feel like I could reach those distant birds
Now set the noble blood flowing through this body on fire

Sometimes, even when a strong icy wind is blowing
Even when a sorrowful rain keeps pouring outside
Listen and you can hear a bird gently calling for us to awaken
Once we start taking action, something’s bound to happen again