君のままでいい (J-UNITY Cover)
Bedroom Pop, Lo-fi Chillhop, Minimal Neo-soul, Melancholic City Pop, Mellow Jazz Groove. 83 BPM. Mood: Melancholic, bittersweet, emotional restraint, stoic, nostalgic, self-acceptance, reassurance. Vocals: Follow Persona / Voice, no belting, heartfelt, sincere. Close to microphone, intimate, like talking to herself. Harmonization during Choruses. Instruments: Rhodes Electric Piano: melody notes, instead of the guitar. Violin: counter melody, harmony, question-and-answer. Oboe: harmony with violin. Bass: rounded notes, simple but groovy playing utilizing muting and passing notes, light syncopation. Drum: lo-fi drums, simple groove, plays a little behind the beat. No guitar. Structure: Ending must resolve. Sound Effects: soft vinyl crackle. Production: clean production, low noise floor, low-Q boost 1db at 800hz, small room reverb.
君のままでいい (J-UNITY Cover)
Bedroom Pop, Lo-fi Chillhop, Minimal Neo-soul, Melancholic City Pop, Mellow Jazz Groove. 83 BPM. Mood: Melancholic, bittersweet, emotional restraint, stoic, nostalgic, self-acceptance, reassurance. Vocals: Follow Persona / Voice, no belting, heartfelt, sincere. Close to microphone, intimate, like talking to herself. Harmonization during Choruses. Instruments: Rhodes Electric Piano: melody notes, instead of the guitar. Violin: counter melody, harmony, question-and-answer. Oboe: harmony with violin. Bass: rounded notes, simple but groovy playing utilizing muting and passing notes, light syncopation. Drum: lo-fi drums, simple groove, plays a little behind the beat. No guitar. Structure: Ending must resolve. Sound Effects: soft vinyl crackle. Production: clean production, low noise floor, low-Q boost 1db at 800hz, small room reverb.
Lyrics
I really resonated with message in the original. J-UNITY's heartfelt lyrics reassure that, even after a tough time, it is okay to just be yourself.
It is a message that fits nicely into Emiko-Chan's story as she learns to accept herself and her introversion.
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Verse 1
誰も見てないところで
涙こらえてたこと
笑って誤魔化すその肩が
少し震えてたこと
Verse 2
優(やさ)しい人だと言われてきたこと
弱音が吐けなかったこと
ずっと心に抱え込んできたこと
Pre-Chorus
なにも言わなくていいから
無理に声にしなくていい
Chorus
君がずっと堪えてきたこと
こぼれ落ちる涙と一緒に
言葉にできないその想いを
流し終わるまで泣いてほしい
涙は拭くから そのまま眠ってほしい
バラバラの心を
無理に集めなくていい
泣きじゃくった顔のままで
今日は眠ればいい
Instrumental Solo
Bridge
生きてきたすべてがちゃんと
君の顔に宿ってるから
痛みを知った分だけ
周りを幸せにしてるから
あたしにはわかってるんだよ
Chorus
悔しいことも 情けないことも
逃げ出したい日も 眠れない夜も
消えない傷跡も
どれだけ痛かったのかも
君が何を飲み込んだのかも
何も言わなくていい
今日もこうして君に救われているんだから
君は君のままでいい
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English translation
Verse 1
In a place where no one is watching
The way you were holding back your tears
The way your shoulders, laughing it off to hide it,
Were trembling just a little
Verse 2
The way you've been told you're a kind person
The way you couldn't voice your complaints
The way you've been carrying it all in your heart
Pre-Chorus
You don't have to say a word
You don't have to force yourself to speak
Chorus
Everything you've been enduring for so long
Together with the tears that overflow
Those feelings you can't put into words
I want you to cry until they've all washed away
I'll wipe your tears, so just fall asleep like that
You don't have to force yourself
To pick up the pieces of your broken heart
Just as you are, with your face stained from crying
You should just sleep today
Bridge
Everything you've lived through
Is clearly reflected in your face
Because as much as you've known pain
You've made those around you happy
I understand that
Chorus
The frustrating things, the pathetic things
The days you want to run away, the sleepless nights
The scars that won't fade
How much it hurt
What it was that you swallowed down
You don't have to say anything
Because even today, I am saved by you like this
You are fine just as you are