Asian Kung-Fu Generation – New Century Love Song

Lyrics: Masafumi Gotoh
Music: Masafumi Gotoh

If I had been able to have a second chance that day
Would the regret I bear now be no more?
Here I am, 15 years later, and I still can’t let go
Life goes on, life goes on

On the evening news someone, somewhere, has passed away
The newcaster’s moved to tears, and tomorrow
Even if we die like that, without being able to accept it
The world goes on, as if nothing ever happened

Oh, your tears, the 21st begins
Are a blessed rain
This is our new century

If you had quietly accepted what was at the bottom of your heart
Would everything have been settled without anyone getting hurt?
Though it left us ragged, we never learned our lesson and still loved
Life goes on, life goes on

On the evening news a plane crashed into a building
The newscaster covered their eyes, there were days like that
When we struggled with love and righteousness as our weapons
The world goes on, as if nothing ever happened

Oh, your tears, the 21st begins
Are a blessed rain
This is our new century

Endless dreams and junk merchandise
We’re saddled with so many ideas
A false story of depressing lyrics
We’ll let it echo, we’ll let it echo

Days go by without change
We connect our ideas together
A false story of depressing lyrics
We’ll let it echo, we’ll let it echo

I can’t think of the right words
And I can’t guess them correctly
But still we called it love
We called our uncertain feelings love

Nobody knows the truth
I don’t know everything about you
But still we called it love
We called our uncertain feelings love

Can you say you’re more than a monkey
Who just breathes, devours life and excretes?

Oh, your tears
Goodbye stone age
Are a blessed rain
This is our new century

Oh, your tears
Goodbye old century
Are a blessed rain
This is our new century