Slightly Out of Sync
J-pop, Calm and introspective, built on a restrained neo-soul groove with electric piano leading, supported by soft clean guitar accents, warm rounded bass, and lightly syncopated drums that feel human and slightly behind the beat, male vocal delivered in an intimate, conversational tone with a hint of breath, avoiding excess power, chords lean on jazzy extensions with gentle tension and release, mid tempo around 95 BPM, space and silence treated as active elements, allowing gaps and subtle imperfections to remain, minimal processing, organic dynamics, slightly uneven timing preserved as intent, controlled yet fragile atmosphere, not overproduced
Slightly Out of Sync
J-pop, Calm and introspective, built on a restrained neo-soul groove with electric piano leading, supported by soft clean guitar accents, warm rounded bass, and lightly syncopated drums that feel human and slightly behind the beat, male vocal delivered in an intimate, conversational tone with a hint of breath, avoiding excess power, chords lean on jazzy extensions with gentle tension and release, mid tempo around 95 BPM, space and silence treated as active elements, allowing gaps and subtle imperfections to remain, minimal processing, organic dynamics, slightly uneven timing preserved as intent, controlled yet fragile atmosphere, not overproduced
Lyrics
A quiet love song about two people sharing the same space while slowly drifting through different rhythms of time. Embracing the small mismatches in warmth, distance, and emotion, it quietly longs to remain beside each other anyway.
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ーーThe English lyrics are written below the Japanese lyricsーー
[Verse 1]
同じ朝なのに君だけ軽いな
僕はまたコーヒーこぼして笑った
通知が鳴るたび少し急ぐけど
君がいるだけでまぁいいかってなる
[Pre-Chorus]
うまく分けられないやさしさの量は
足りないぶんだけ近づける気がした
[Chorus]
愛じゃなくても過ごせるなら
それでもいいって顔しないで
ちょっとズレてるくらいがいい
それを選びたい
半分じゃなくてもいい
多い日があってもいい
触れたいそれだけでいい
ちゃんと今がいい
[Verse 2]
同じ部屋なのに違う時間だな
君は先に行く僕はここにいる
ぬるくなった水飲み干してみたら
悪くない味で少しだけ笑う
[Pre-Chorus]
正しさは多分ひとつじゃないけど
揃えたふりして 声が少し遠くなる
[Chorus]
愛じゃなくても過ごせるなら
それでもいいって言い聞かせてる
ちょっとズレてるくらいがいい
それでも怖いけど
近くにいるのにさ少し遠くなる
触れたいそれだけなのに
うまく触れられない
[Bridge]
ゼロには戻れない それでもいいから
ズレたままでもさ 隣にいたいんだ
[Chorus]
愛じゃなくても過ごせるなら
それでもいいとは言いたくない
ちょっとズレてるくらいがいい
それでも君がいい
同じじゃなくていい
違うままでいい
触れたいそれだけでいい
ここで生きてたい
[fade out]
ズレたままがいい
それで笑えたらいい
君のそばでまだ息をしていたい
ーーーーーEnglishーーーーー
[Verse 1]
Same morning, but you feel lighter than me
I spill my coffee again, laugh it off casually
Every notification makes me rush a little more
But when you’re here, I don’t mind it anymore
[Pre-Chorus]
This kindness we can’t seem to divide
Feels like the missing parts pull us closer inside
[Chorus]
If we can live without calling it love
Don’t look at me like that’s enough
A little out of sync feels right
That’s the way I wanna choose tonight
It doesn’t have to be half and half
Some days too much is not so bad
I just wanna reach for you
Right here, right now feels true
[Verse 2]
Same room, but we’re in different time
You move ahead while I’m left behind
I drink the water that’s gone lukewarm
It doesn’t taste bad… I smile a little more
[Pre-Chorus]
Maybe there’s no single “right” to hold
But we fake alignment, and your voice turns cold
[Chorus]
If we can live without calling it love
I keep telling myself that’s enough
A little out of sync feels right
Even if it scares me sometimes
We’re so close, but we drift apart
I just wanna reach your heart
That’s all I’m trying to do
But I can’t quite get to you
[Bridge]
We can’t go back to zero again
But I don’t need that to pretend
Even if we stay misaligned
I just wanna stay by your side
[Chorus]
If we can live without calling it love
I don’t wanna say that’s enough
A little out of sync feels right
Still, it’s only you I want tonight
We don’t have to be the same
We can stay this way, unchanged
I just wanna reach for you
I wanna live right here with you
[fade out]
Out of sync is fine with me
If we can still smile, that’s all I need
I just wanna keep breathing here
Somewhere close to you, still near