Babel

Babel (バベル) is a song released on April 29, 2023, featuring Kasane Teto and Kasane Teto SV.

Background[]

Babel (バベル) is track no. 2, disc 2 in Films, Sunny Spots, Graduations.

Meaning[]

The song is about how time flies and the burdens of becoming an adult. It is connected to Dreaming Scales.

Lyrics[]

※ Translation by Spicy Sweets

Japanese	English
名高い段差を歩く歩く	Walking on those famous steps, steps
拙いペースを守る守る	Keeping up a poor pace, pace
いつの間に建った	I'm thinking of an answer in
未開の塔で答えを考え中	a barren tower that was built out of nowhere
カルチャーを文字で話す話す	Communicating culture in writing, writing
過去無いジョークでうけるうける	A joke with no history gets viral, viral
注目の的だったマドンナ	I'm going on an eventful journey
ちょっと真似して珍道中	similar to that of the once renowned Madonna

商店街の向こうには	A mall was built
ショッピングモールが建ったんだよ	across the street from the shopping district
ずいぶん便利になったんだよ	It turned out to be pretty convenient
チューペットは買えないけど	But you can't buy chu-pets there^[1]
昔はまったアイドルは	An idol I used to obsess over
母親になったんだよ	had become a mother
隣町の駅で	I cried as I celebrated
泣きながら祝ったんだよ	in the next station over

それは奇跡とは呼ばないことを	I don't feel like that's something that can be called
感じてる	a miracle
だから命名中	so I'm thinking up a name for it

開かない瞼で過ごす　過ごす	As they pass through beneath my closed eyes, eyes
儚い憧れ積もる　積もる	The fleeting dreams pile, pile up
書類の束ばっか	I'm enjoying the year I became
おとなになった今年を堪能中	an adult with only stacks of documents to my name
消えない全ては残る　残る	Everything that won't disappear is all that's left, left
瞼を閉じたら戻る　戻る	If I shut my eyes I'll go back, back
ぴかぴかになった	I'm thinking while gazing at
夢のクローゼット眺め考え中	my cleaned out closet of dreams
ああ	Ahh

それは奇跡とは呼ばないことを	I don't think that's something that can be called
信じてる	a miracle
馬鹿だ、本当にさ。	It's so stupid.

重なった空が落ちる　落ちる	The piled up sky falls, falls
酸っぱい果実が熟れる　熟れる	The sour fruit ripens, ripens
逆さまになった未来の塔は	The flipped over tower of the future
あなたに似ている	looks a bit like you
嬉し涙を隠す　隠す	I hide my tears of joy, joy
パラシュートがまた開く　開く	A parachute opens up again, again
2着になったその一張羅	Now with two best outfits
明日を考え中！	I think of tomorrow!
ああ	Ahh