センセーショナルの翌年 || The Sensational Next Year

歌詞

センセーショナルの当日、
テレビもネットもぜんぶ電気きえた
外に出てみたら、信号も街灯も灰色で
車だけは忙しなく走ってた

薄暗いコンビニは早い者勝ちの奪い合い
コンビニの兄ちゃんがチラシの裏にでっかく「閉店」って書いてる

夕方ってこんなに灰色だったっけ
そしてみんな灰色に活き活きしているね

狭い部屋に電球だけが光ってる
キャンプだね、冒険だね、余った電池でラジオを鳴らして
「状況は壊滅的です」なんて言われたってピンと来ない

夜ってこんなに真っ暗だったっけ
世界の終わりみたいなのに危機感が無いよ

センセーショナルの当日、センセーショナルの当日、
センセーショナルの当日さ

センセーショナルの翌日、
崩れた部屋を片付ける
間もなく電気も通った
情報が大量に押し寄せる
友達の友達の街が跡形もない
それでも明るい気持ちだ、電気もついたし

早々と近所のスーパーも開いた
商品がなくてどの棚も空っぽなので
一列おきに写メを撮った

この不便はいずれ終わるだろって
予定調和の他力本願に身を委ねた

センセーショナルの翌日、センセーショナルの翌日、
センセーショナルの翌日さ

センセーショナルの翌週、酒の肴に重い現実を語った
センセーショナルの翌月、みんなで権力を怒った
センセーショナルの年末、希望に向かってとテレビが謳った

センセーショナルの翌年、
関係のない僕たちはただの日常に戻った
テレビもまるで去年を忘れたよう
決着のないまま置き去りにされた、砂漠のような日々

煮え切らず、煮え切らず、気持ち悪いまま続いてく
苦痛の人が未だ打ちひしがれる横で
隣りの人が緩やかに過ごせちゃっている
センセーショナルの翌年さ

センセーショナルの翌々年……

Romanisation

senseeshonaru no toujitsu,
terebi mo netto mo zenbu denki kieta
soto ni dete mitara, shingou mo gaitou mo haiiro de
kuruma dake wa sewashinaku hashitteta

usugurai konbini wa hayaimono-gachi no ubaiai
konbini no nii-chan ga chirashi no ura ni dekkaku “heiten” tte kaiteru

yuugata tte konna ni haiiro datta kke
soshite minna haiiro ni iki iki shite iru ne

semai heya ni denkyuu dake ga hikatteru
kyanpu dane, bouken dane, amatta denchi de rajio o narashite
“joukyou wa kaimetsu-teki” nante iwareta tte pin to konai

yoru tte konna ni makkura datta kke
sekai no owari mitai nanoni kikikan ga nai yo

senseeshonaru no toujitsu, senseeshonaru no toujitsu,
senseeshonaru no toujitsu sa

senseeshonaru no yokujitsu,
kuzureta heya o katadzukeru
ma mo naku denki mo tootta
jouhou ga tairyou ni oshiyoseru
tomodachi no tomodachi no machi ga atokata mo nai
sore demo akarui kimochi da, denki mo tsuita shi

haya baya to kinjo no suupaa mo hiraita
shouhin ga nakute dono tana mo karappo nanode
ichiretsu oki ni shame o totta

kono fuben wa izure owaru daro tte
yotei chouwa no tariki hongan ni mi o yudanete

senseeshonaru no yokujitsu, senseeshonaru no yokujitsu,
senseeshonaru no yokujitsu sa

senseeshonaru no yokushuu, sake no sakana ni omoi genjitsu o katatta
senseeshonaru no yokugetsu, minna de kenryoku o okotta
senseeshonaru no nenmatsu, kibou ni mukatte to terebi ga utatta

senseeshonaru no yokutoshi,
kankei no nai bokutachi wa tada no nichijou ni modotta
terebi mo marude kyonen o wasureta you
kecchaku no nai mama okizari ni sareta, sabaku no you na hibi

nie kirazu, nie kirazu, kimochi warui mama tsudzuiteku
kutsuu no hito ga mada uchi hishigareru yoko de
tonari no hito ga odayaka ni sugosechatte iru
senseeshonaru no yokutoshi sa

senseeshonaru no yokuyokutoshi…

Translation

That sensational day,
The internet and all the televisions went out.
I had a look outside, and all the traffic and street lights were grey
and only the cars were busily running.

Everyone’s scrambling at the gloomy convenience store. The quickest one wins!
The guy at the register was writing ‘closed’ in big letters beneath a leaflet.

Was evening always this ashen?
Everyone bustles about. They, too, are ashen.

In my small room, only a light bulb is shining.
It’s like I’m camping. It’s like an adventure. I put the radio on with the leftover batteries.
“The situation is catastrophic.” That’s what they said, but it doesn’t hit home.

Was night always this dark?
It’s like the end of the world, but I feel no sense of danger.

It’s a sensational day, it’s a sensational day,
It’s a sensational day!

The sensational next day,
I put my untidy room in order.
Before long, the electricity was connected
and I was overwhelmed by news.
A friend of a friend’s town had vanished without a trace.
Still, I feel pretty cheerful. After all, I have electricity now.

The neighbourhood supermarket opened promptly.
They had no stock, and all their shelves were bare
so I took photos, row by row, with my phone.

Thinking that this inconvenience must end sooner or later,
I left it up to others to do what’s expected.

It’s a sensational day, it’s a sensational day,
It’s a sensational day!

The sensational next week, we spoke about that heavy reality over drinks.
The sensational next month, we all reprimanded the authorities.
At the sensational end of the year, the TVs declared that we should face forward with hope.

The sensational next year,
We, who weren’t involved, returned to our daily lives.
Even the TVs seemed to have forgotten about last year.
We were left behind without a conclusion, during days that felt like deserts.

We continued to live half-heartedly, feeling unpleasant.
Those who suffered are still stricken, lying prone
and their neighbours wind up living easy.
It’s certainly a sensational year after!

The sensational year after that…